Del Rey Talks Kodansha
Dallas Middaugh has posted to the Del Rey Manga blog regarding Kodansha’s new manga publisher: to keep it short, Kodansha has not pulled any licenses back, and they have new licenses to announce– so it’ll be business as usual at Del Rey.
I didn’t especially think that Kodansha was going to cancel contracts. But the question that remains, really, is more like: what will this mean in terms of future licenses? Will Del Rey continue to have the pick of the Kodansha litter, or will Kodansha hold some of their bigger titles back to publish themselves?
On the other hand, Kodansha could take a more focused approach and publish mostly within a particular genre, which might not interfere with Del Rey Manga at all– it’s hard to say until we know more about Kodansha’s plans.
As soon as I know more, I’ll of course let you know!
Tags: del-rey-manga, kodansha, speculation, western industry
July 1st, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I look forward to hearing more about this, as I do not want to see Del Rey losing any possible future title, while I am interested in seeing just want Kodansha wants to do in the US market.
And if those plans include Kamen Rider Spirits, fine by me.
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:48 am
[...] the other hand, Gia wonders if Kodansha will hold back on the juicier titles in the more distant [...]
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 am
I guess the immediate question is if Kodansha isn’t pulling any licenses from Del Rey and is allowing them new licenses through 2010, they what will Kodansha be publishing in September?