Yen Press Hates Me
Here I am, packing up to go to New York for NYCC, I literally have to leave the house in five minutes. I finally get to my computer– just to shut it down and pack it up –and what do I hear? Yen Press has licensed The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya manga. (I was expecting Bandai Entertainment to pick it up, too, like they did with Code Geass.)
Anyway, ANN and ICv2 (primary, but saw ANN’s first thanks to the six trillion e-mails I got) report that they’ve pick up the manga– the Gaku Tsunagu version, of course, not the short-lived and unpopular Mizuno Makoto version –through the fourth volume (there are five to date).
Curse my timing! Though at least it wasn’t the announcement of the light novels. Still waiting on those…*eyes various publishers*
Tags: Suzumiya-Haruhi-no-Yuuutsu, yen-press
April 17th, 2008 at 7:08 am
You’re going to NYCC?
I’m gonna be there saturday maybe we should meet up! :P
April 17th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I would LOVE for the novels to finally be licensed, but someone picking up the manga is good news too.
April 17th, 2008 at 7:45 am
@hinano: we absolutely should! will you be at any of the industry panels? go ahead and email me at gia@giapet.net :)
April 17th, 2008 at 7:50 am
I honestly don’t really have anything planned lol other than the TMR Panel + Concert. I figured I’d wander around but I have my smartphone on me so I’ll try to send you an email. If you get something from “hiyonochan” thats me :P
April 17th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Actually, they are releasing the novels too (working with a children’s publisher), starting in April 2009. See this post at AoD:
http://www.animeondvd.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1288228&postcount=9
April 18th, 2008 at 1:45 am
@TheFly: they somehow managed to describe Haruhi as “Hannah Montana meets Heroes”.
T_T
April 18th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Um… Haruhi… Montana…. HEAD EXPLODEY!