Kodansha Confirms Publishing Enterprise

The esteemed Calvin Reid at PW receives the tap on the shoulder and the walk to the quiet part of the room where words are shared that is confirmation of the widely-rumored news that Kodansha will sponsor a company in North America to publish some comics.

According to the article, the publisher will set up an office in New York City, the set-up will be spearheaded by known Kodansha quantities Yoshio Irie and Tomoko Suga, the books will be distributed by Random House, they will initially target the books that people thought they were initially targeting (Akira and Ghost In The Shell), as expected the line will initially focus on Kodansha's expansive backlist although original publishing may happen on down the line, and that there will be plenty of titles and plenty of licensing relationships available for other publishers for years to come. I think they could be a fascinating player in that market, and potentially a stabilizing one.
 
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