I've never seen an overall positive experience when an established, successful anime /
manga company gets bought out by some other company that doesn't have anime / manga as a focus.
So many MORE that I gave up superhero comics and I still could not keep up with all the
new manga companies and titles released each month.
Scanlations were around before the
US manga companies decided to start making money on the medium.
Gardena, CA (March 17, 2009)- Digital Manga Publishing, Inc., one of the industry's most
innovative manga companies, is pleased to announce a very special contest for anyone who purchases the DokiDoki titles Train Train Vol.
I know with
other manga companies there are multiple licensors, but in our case it is our parent company, and their requirement of us is we provide the best reading experience in the local market.
Digital Manga company JManga has announced today that the company is folding and closing up shop on May 30th, 2013.
I have seen a ton
of Manga companies go under, and they suspend the cloud storage where all the comics are stored, and everyone loses all of their content.
They signed it back in early 2013 and the
Canadian manga company has garnered tremendous success with their Street Fighter, Makeshift Miracle and Dark Stalkers comics.
Their recent press release states they were one of the
first manga companies to get on Comixology, with their original titles such as Amazing Agent Luna, AOI House and Vampire Cheerleaders, and soon followed with a few of their licensed titles such as Young Miss Holmes.
Anime and
manga company Viz Media has announced it will partner with Hollywood talent agency United Talent Agency, or UTA, to create live - action content based on its anime and manga library.
They made agreements with all of the major publishing, newspaper, and
manga companies to sell content via their Sony eBook Store.
But while I like reading manga on my computer screen, that doesn't mean I give
every manga company that posts their wares online a pass.
Finally,
a manga company is embracing the new media!
And I do not think
the manga companies are ready to do that yet as the market adjusts during this current economic rollercoaster.
I too also hope for color, so I really don't see myself getting a Kindle or ereader till
the manga companies fully support, ie making available their ENTIRE available libraries.
Sony has been marketing its e-readers and ebook system for a number of years and has convinced major newspapers, ebooks, and
manga companies to adopt a sound digital strategy.
A lot of people are complaining about
these manga companies getting it wrong, but has anyone got it right?
Brigid Alverson at Robot 6 makes some observations including how nice it was that some of the scanlators complied without making a big deal about it, and that it's odd for
a manga company to go after titles not licensed.