There’s a charm to retro 16-bit themed video games in the comics community thanks to series such as Scott Pilgrim. But when you have not just a 16-bit game, but also a manga, created by the acclaimed Nintendo designer Takaya Imamura (Co-creator of Captain Falcon and that infamous Super Mash Bros. Falcon Punch), what you have here is something special: an intersection of where comics meets video games with OMEGA 6.
Dark Horse Comics is presenting OMEGA 6, a complete story in one manga volume available for the first time in English on October 2025. The manga will be translated by award-winning manga translator Zack Davisson (H.P. Lovecraft’s The Colour out of Space, Cat + Gamer) as the original French Manga edition of OMEGA 6 was released back in November of 2022.
Here’s the synopsis of Omega 6:
After awakening from a rejuvenating months-long stasis, androids Thunder and Kyla are ready to spring back into bounty-hunting action! With the aid of some peculiar magic fruits, the pair enter a nearly invincible berserker state. However, there’s a catch—once the effect wears off, they will age rapidly and become feeble until they can return to their recovery pods. Their current target, an assassin named Petrogaze, carries an appealing $300 million credit bounty on his head. The job seems easy: the duo plans to power up, bag the bad guy, and be home before dinner. But Petrogaze is much tougher than anticipated! Forced to consume their fruits early, the bounty hunters are suddenly on a life-or-death timer. Dinner’s gonna have to wait!
“I sincerely hope that my manga and games can be enjoyed by people regardless of where they live, and it would make me very happy if my work delivers an exciting and thrilling experience!” said Creator Takaya Imamura about bringing the original manga to English readers in conjunction with the game.
It should be stressed, though, that there will be a difference between the two versions of Omega 6.
“The videogame version is a totally different story,” confirmed Junji Seki, Game Director and President of Happymeal. “(The video game is) set in the same world as the Omega 6 comic, full of drama-infused encounters and battles with the 100 plus unique aliens created by Imamura-san. I hope you enjoy the adventures of Thunder and Kyla in the game as well as the comic; you may even discover characters making an appearance in both!”
OMEGA 6 THE TRIANGLE STARS is also a 16-bit pixel adventure video game set to release at the end of the month. It’ll be available on Nintendo Switch and PC. You can see a preview of the game below, though I’d also look at the Limited Run Games physical copies, as those tend to be collectibles.
Omega 6 the manga translated is filled with 216 pages (5.75″ x 8.25″) of retro-futuristic fun in a paperback left-to-right style. Readers can lock in on your target when it arrives in bookstores and comic shops on October 21, 2025 for $14.99. Cover featured below.
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