AMBot | 08/27/2008 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
As recently announced, the Japanese cult publishers Shueisha (including "Ribon" and "Shonen Jump") and Shogakukan (including "Shonen Sunday") plan to distribute their series directly in Europe in the future.
This revolutionary strategy is set to launch in France in fall 2009 initially. After that, the UK and Spain will follow. Other European countries will be added later.
Several titles from the two publishers are already successful in Europe today. These include Naruto, Death Note, and InuYasha, all of which are also released in Germany.
Meanwhile, the third major manga publisher in Japan—Kodansha (Tokyo Mew Mew, Sailor Moon, Akira, and many more)—is looking eastward: A subsidiary of the publisher will open in New York next month.
Source: ANN
This revolutionary strategy is set to launch in France in fall 2009 initially. After that, the UK and Spain will follow. Other European countries will be added later.
Several titles from the two publishers are already successful in Europe today. These include Naruto, Death Note, and InuYasha, all of which are also released in Germany.
Meanwhile, the third major manga publisher in Japan—Kodansha (Tokyo Mew Mew, Sailor Moon, Akira, and many more)—is looking eastward: A subsidiary of the publisher will open in New York next month.
Source: ANN
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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