Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition Wins 2026 Ringo Award for Design
The Deluxe Edition of Lone Wolf and Cub won Best Presentation in Design at the 2026 Ringo Awards, announced at Baltimore Comic-Con on September 26.
The Deluxe Edition of Lone Wolf and Cub won the Best Presentation in Design award at the 2026 Ringo Awards, according to animenewsnetwork.com. The winners were announced at the 26th annual Baltimore Comic-Con on September 26.
May Hijikuro is credited as the designer of the Deluxe Edition. The first volume shipped on December 9.
Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima serialized the original manga from 1970 to 1976. Kojima died in 2000 and Koike died in 2019.
First Comics premiered the manga in English in May 1987, and Dark Horse Comics began releasing the series in 2000. The manga inspired six feature films, four stage plays, and a television series. As of October 2017, Paramount held rights to an English-language live-action film adaptation.
A kabuki stage play adaptation ran at Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo from June 3–25. The 2026 ceremony marked the 10th annual Ringo Awards.
Quick answers
What award did the Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition win?
It won the Best Presentation in Design award at the 2026 Ringo Awards.
Who designed the Deluxe Edition?
May Hijikuro is credited as the designer.
When did the first volume of the Deluxe Edition ship?
The first volume shipped on December 9.