Episode of Heartslabyul/Chapter 1

The first chapter of Disney Twisted Wonderland The Comic -Episode of Heartslabyul- was published in Monthly G Fantasy April 2021 issue on March 18th, 2021.

Summary
The chapter starts out with Yuuken's normal life helping his fellow members of the kendo club at his school. Yuuken promises a newcomer, Saya, with his kendo training for the upcoming kendo tournament. After school, Yuuken encounters a black carriage and somehow gets transported to Twisted Wonderland.

Upon waking up, Yuuken breaks himself free and finds himself in unfamiliar place. The headmaster, Dire Crowley mistakes Yuuken as a new student and believes he's still lucid from transportation. Confused and furious, Yuuken grabs his shinai and demands to know where he is and the college he's been transported to. After Crowley explains about Night Raven College, Yuuken refuses to enroll this school because he can't use magic and attempts to leave the ceremony to find a way out. Suddenly, Grim jumps through the window, willing to take Crowley's offer to become a student in Yuuken's place. Furious for being mistaken by tanuki by Yuuken and made fun of by other unnamed students, Grim starts his rampage by setting the ceremony on fire with his magic. When Riddle orders Grim to leave the ceremony immediately and Grim blasts him with his magic, Yuuken tackles Riddle out of the way, but he gets injured. Yuuken asks Riddle if he's okay after saving him, but Riddle isn't happy about it and pushes him off. Riddle prepares to use his magic on Grim. Riddle uses his Unique Magic "Off With Your Head!", and collars him. When attempting to remove the collar and use his magic, Grim realizes he can't due to Riddle's Unique Magic. The chapter ends with Crowley having subdued Grim, and Riddle approaches Yuuken and threatens him that if he ever gets his way again, he shall have his head.

Characters

 * Enma Yuuken (First Appearance)
 * Koito Saya (First Appearance)
 * Azul Ashengrotto
 * Kalim Al-Asim
 * Vil Schoenheit
 * Leona Kingscholar
 * Idia Shroud
 * Riddle Rosehearts
 * Malleus Draconia (Cameo)
 * Dire Crowley
 * Grim
 * Trey Clover
 * Cater Diamond

Trivia

 * The first chapter covers "A Stranger's Awakening", "Break the Solemnity!" and the first half of "Cruel Answer!"
 * According to Yana Toboso, the manga will tackle the Heartslabyul arc a bit differently from how it’s handled in the game.
 * Unlike in the anthologies where leaves Yuu’s existence is left unaddressed, the manga introduces a new character named Enma Yuuken to fill the role of the player character from the game.
 * While the chapter follows the few parts quite closely, the manga's depiction expands on the Prologue in several ways.
 * The gigantic monster at the beginning of the game before the start of Prologue is cut.
 * The chapter expands Yuuken's life was like before being transported to Twisted Wonderland. This is different from the player character from the game, who’s life before coming to Twisted Wonderland currently remains unknown.
 * A brief scene where all the dorm leaders are shown in their respective dorms is added.
 * In the comic, Yuuken got transported to Night Raven College at the beginning of the ceremony instead of before the ceremony began like in the game.
 * In the game, it was implied that Yuu was wearing ceremonial robe upon arriving to Night Raven College, but in the comic, Yuuken wears his school uniform.
 * The scene where Crowley uses his whip of love on Grim was cut.
 * Yuuken manages to break himself free from a coffin instead of Grim blasting out by accident.
 * Yuuken did not get tested to see if he can use magic or not by the Dark Mirror. Instead, he refuses to enroll Night Raven College because he's already a student from another school.
 * In the game, Yuu meet Grim before Night Raven College Ceremony started, but in the comic, Yuuken meet Grim during the ceremony.
 * Kalim wasn't caught by Grim's fire magic like in the game.
 * In the comic, Trey and Cater were present during Grim's rampage at the ceremony. This was not the case in the games prologue.
 * In the comic, Yuuken attempts to save Riddle from Grim's fire magic, being injured as a result. In the game, Yuu did nothing when Grim rampaged during the ceremony until Azul and Riddle has to stop him.
 * Riddle never mentions one of the rules of Queen of Hearts.
 * An extend scene where Riddle uses the full incarnation of his Unique Magic on Grim.
 * Crowley does not mistaken Grim as Yuuken's familiar even though they just met.
 * An extend dialogue before Crowley throws Grim out of Night Raven College, he was considering make Grim into stew, but decides not to because he is gracious.
 * Riddle threatens Yuuken after he got in his way dealing with Grim's rampage. This was not featured in the game as Yuu did not get involved in Grim’s rampage.