Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter

Between 2015 and the present, Udon Entertainment’s Manga Classics imprint adapted Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel The Scarlet Letter into a single-issue manga, with Crystal S. Chan and Stacy King handling the adaptation and SunNeko Lee providing the art. This entry in the line brings the brooding Puritan drama of sin, guilt, and societal judgment to a new audience through expressive, panel-driven storytelling. It matters as part of a respected series that makes literary canon accessible to manga readers, preserving the original’s weight while reframing it for a visual medium.