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The whole
purpose of digital manga is to be able to read it anytime, anywhere, just like the print, but more conveniently.
What really caught me off - guard is that they're all licensed for print, unlike their bulk licensing
of Digital Manga Guild titles which are digital only.
Ed Chavez over at MangaCast also made note late in 2008 that a number
of these Digital Manga titles had not yet been published, and true enough to his words then, nothing has been been heard about their status since.
This month, readers are also invited to browse April's
selection of Digital Manga Bundles that offer the opportunity to dive into multiple collected volumes from a selection of acclaimed food related manga series, including FOOD WARS!
Following up on recent news
of Digital Manga licensing Starry ☆ Sky, the company's website has now been updated to show the series is being released under their Digital Manga Publishing line.
Readers are also invited to browse February's selection
of Digital Manga Bundles that offer the opportunity to dive into multiple collected volumes from a wide selection of acclaimed series at special savings over buying the volumes individually.
That's on a par with Viz Media, which prices
most of its digital manga at $ 6.99 per volume, and less than Kodansha Comics, which goes for a $ 10.99 price point.
Also, I wonder what the Japanese publishers
think of Digital Manga doing this for a title they haven't even licensed yet?
I've seen this work successfully for independent creators who don't have the initial means to afford print runs but a company size
of Digital Manga doing it?
This format garnered $ 1.28 billion, a 27.1 % increase from the previous year, while sales
of digital manga magazines amounted to $ 27.24 million, a 55 % increase from the previous year.
According to a newsletter sent out this weekend, DMP expects to be able to offer «thousands more» manga through the new program, which will rely on fan translators, editors, and letterers to revolutionize its production
of digital manga in English.
Viz Media has a whole new selection
of digital manga from their Select line, and Yen Press has new chapters of Black Butler and The Royal Tutor for those who can't wait for the print releases.
I'm not sure what surprises me more these days — how many different Osamu Tezuka titles I've never heard of, or how many
of them Digital Manga takes to Kickstarter.
I was a little surprise to see so little news come out of the convention but there were still some new manga licenses
courtesy of Digital Manga.
According to a survey by the Research Institute for Publications, sales
of digital manga last year are estimated to have risen 17.2 % from a year earlier to 171.1 billion yen, while sales of prints fell roughly 14.4 % and generated $ 166.6 billion yen.
This interview with Hikaru Sasahara,
president of Digital Manga, the company struggling with how to publish more works by Osamu Tezuka after their massive Kickstarter failed, has some new information I found surprising and troubling.
«We are strong advocates for the continued
growth of digital manga content, and are very pleased to partner with Amazon to bring the world's best titles to millions of avid readers and fans in North America,» Viz Media's Gagan Singh said in a statement.
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news of Digital Manga licensing Starry ☆ Sky, the company's website has now been updated to show the series is being released under their -LSB-...]
We are offering $ 600 +
worth of digital manga, including the first freakin» 45 volumes of the hit shonen manga by Hiro Mashima and all the spin - off series from the world of Fairy Tail!
We don't cover much in the way
of digital manga here on Kuriousity, but there are always exceptions and this is one.
Firstly, AnimeNewsNetwork has teamed with Aniplex (from whom they've licensed their two simulcasting series) and Pop Travel Japan (the tour -
company of Digital Manga) to offer a contest where the winner gets a fully - paid trip to Japan!
Most
of the digital manga on this list have had wildly successful anime that have done very well on Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Ed and Johanna are also now the second crazy generous people to have me on - board for a podcast with this week's Going Digital — a podcast where we all discussed different
elements of digital manga: what's out there, what we think of it and the pros and cons, among lots of other things.
Boys» love made up the bulk of my online purchase with my most eagerly awaited purchase being the hardcopy
edition of Digital Manga «s Rabbit Man, Tiger Man (Vol.
Viz Media has
plenty of digital manga ending and beginning this month, even a few surprises for their VIZ Select imprint.
Tune in to the latest Manga Out Loud podcast for a marathon talkfest on the
topic of digital manga, hosted by Ed Sizemore and Johanna Draper Carlson and featuring Rob McMonigal, Alex Hoffman, Lissa Pattillo, and yours truly!
Yen Press's panel was up first with some new adaptations and new manga licenses, along with some really exciting news for
fans of digital manga to top it all off and a good Q&A sesssion.
As of this writing, there are 55 titles, including Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss, Johnny Ryan's Prison Pit and Angry Youth Comix, Jess Fink's Chester 5000, the classic Omaha the Cat Dancer, and, predictably, a
handful of Digital Manga titles.
Also, from now through January 8, the company is taking 20 % off the price of manga sold via its apps and website, which brings the price of most volumes
of digital manga down to $ 3.99.