Digital Manga Inc. Blog

Gardena, CA (March 19, 2012) – Digital Manga Publishing, one of the manga industry’s most unique and creative publishers is proud to announce the partnership with iVerse Media, LLC, to digitally release their flagship manga title Vampire Hunter D to the Comics+ storefront for the iOS. iVerse Media, LLC is a digital content distributor that’s quickly emerging as an one of the leading innovators and leaders in the mobile publishing field specializing in digital comic books for mobile platforms. The first five volumes of the series will be available with more to follow in the in the coming months.

Launched in 2007 by Digital Manga Publishing, Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Vampire Hunter D manga adapts the well renowned novel series, which was originally release over 20 years ago. Kikuchi’s post-apocalyptic vision of the distant future mixes gothic horror, science fiction and romance with classic Western; while up and coming manga artist, Saiko Takaki’s surreal illustrated adaptation complements his vision where humanity is ruled by vampires and tormented by a host of creatures including demons, werewolves and mutants, as well as half-human, half-vampire ‘dhampirs’.

“The Vampire Hunter D series is a great property that’ll appeal to all fans around the world, so that’s why Digital Manga is making an effort to expand and distribute this property to as many platforms as possible.”— Fred Lui, VP-Publishing of Digital Manga.

Through this partnership Digital Manga Publishing will be releasing more of their acclaimed titles through the Comics+ storefront. All volumes of Vampire Hunter D will be available on the Comics+ platform for $9.99

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An infamous bodyguard, a mysterious organization with unbelievable abilities, and an evil inventor poised to take over the world with his legions of toys: THIS. IS. REPLICA! The long-awaited 2nd volume has arrived at Akadot for March Manga Madness!

Get it HERE

Haven’t picked up the series yet? Fans of shonen series like Soul Eater or D.Gray-man will like the twisted, Halloween-esque aesthetics and the shonen action, this blogger guarantees it. (psst, fujoshi: the boys are lovely) If you want a preview of the first volume, you can take a look here at eManga!

Shoujo manga fans, your day has come! Right now on eManga.com we’ve got Itazura na Kiss, and it’s in full color! Right now you can grab volume 1 here for 899 points (that’s $8.99 for those of you unfamiliar with the points system) and enjoy Kaoru Tada’s shoujo hit in shiny, sparkling color!

At long last, two series are getting the continuations they deserve! Digital Manga, Inc. is proud to announce the return of Chigusa Kawai’s Alice the 101st and Yuki Shimizu’s ZE. Volumes 3 and 4 of Alice have been licensed, along with volumes 7 and 8 of ZE. Stay tuned for release dates!

Due to the events that transpired on Thursday, March 15th we were prepared for the worst. But thanks to the massive outpouring of fan support protesting Kindle’s illogical censorship policies and flimsy guidelines, Digital Manga’s Kindle account was restored in record time. We had expected an uphill battle, but manga fans and advocates of equal rights made their voices heard and Amazon realized how loud you all can be. This morning, we received this email:

Hello [DMP],

Thank you for your email concerning the status of your account.

After reviewing your response, we have reinstated your account and we will once again accept your books for possible publication.

Please be advised that all of your submissions must comply with our Content Guidelines for publishing in the Kindle Store and that your future submissions may be subject to additional review prior to being published. This may result in a delay in publishing.

If any future submissions fail to comply with our Content Guidelines, your account may be terminated.

If you would like to review our Content Guidelines, please visit: https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?ie=UTF8&topicId=A2AH1EAPH0YKI9

Best regards,
[Amazon]

Again, we extend our biggest, most heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped raise awareness of the issue and to everyone who spoke out against Amazon.

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