Del Rey Manga was the

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of

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, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of

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History

Del Rey Manga was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as '' Tsubasa Chronicle'' and '' xxxHolic'', are published in the United Kingdom by

Tanoshimi Tanoshimi was the United Kingdom arm of US publisher Random House and was responsible for the publication of their English Language, English-language manga titles. Its relationship with Random House was the same as Del Rey Manga, Del Rey, which re ...

. Tricia Narwani, the editor of Del Rey, stated that "Del Rey finds most of its talent through conventions and existing professional contacts". In October 2010, Kodansha and Random House announced that the US division of Kodansha, Kodansha USA, will take over publishing over all Del Rey Manga titles as well as their own manga, starting on December 1. Random House will act as the sales and marketing distributor.

Titles

Del Rey made its debut in May 2004 with four manga titles: * ''

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* '' Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' (''Mahō Sensei Negima!'') - by Ken Akamatsu * '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' - by Clamp * '' xxxHolic'' - by Clamp It has since then licensed additional titles: * '' A Perfect Day for Love Letters'' (''Koibumi Biyori'') - by George Asakura * '' Air Gear'' - by Oh! great * '' Code:Breaker'' - by Akimine Kamijyo * ''

Alive (manga) is a manga series written by Tadashi Kawashima and illustrated by Adachitoka. The series premiered in ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' in October 2003. Kawashima finished the series on his sickbed in February 2010 and the final chapter was published ...

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Tadashi Kawashima (April 7, 1969 – June 15, 2010) was a Japanese manga artist and manga gensakusha from Ehime Prefecture. He is best known for writing the manga '' Alive -Saishū Shinkateki Shōnen-''. Career Kawashima made his professional debut with '' Daughte ...

(story) and Adachitoka (art) * ''

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* ''

ES (Eternal Sabbath) is an eight-volume manga series by Fuyumi Soryo. ES (Eternal Sabbath) is a gene developed by a group of scientists who sought immortality. The presence of the gene grants the carrier up to 200 years of life immune from all viruses. Though ...

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Fuyumi Soryo is a Japanese manga artist. Life Soryo was born in Beppu, Oita, Japan. She is a graduate of the Oita prefectural Geijutsu Midorigaoka High School. She was born into the home of a master of the Kanze school of Noh. In her childhood she like ...

* ''

Fairy Navigator Runa is a children's novel series by Miyoko Ikeda published by Iwasaki Shoten. It was later adapted into a manga series by Michiyo Kikuta published in ''Nakayoshi'' by Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in B ...

'' - by Miyoko Ikeda (story) and Michiyo Kikuta (art) * '' Fairy Tail'' - by

Hiro Mashima is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial ''Rave Master'', published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, ''Fairy Tail'', published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, ...

* '' Free Collars Kingdom'' - by Takuya Fujima * '' Gacha Gacha'' - by

Hiroyuki Tamakoshi is a Japanese manga artist born in 1970. His manga are mostly his comedic take of an ecchi boy's harem romance themes. Most of his work has appeared in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, with '' Boys Be.''and ''Gacha Gacha'' his best-known titles. On Se ...

* '' Gacha Gacha: The Next Revolution'' - by

* '' Gakuen Prince'' - by Jun Yuzuki * '' Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo'' - by Mahiro Maeda * '' Genshiken'' - by

Shimoku Kio is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga ''Genshiken'', which was originally serialized in the '' Afternoon Magazine''. It was later published in Japan by Kodansha, which produces '' Afternoon Magazine'', and by Del Rey in the United ...

* '' Ghost Hunt'' - by Shiho Inada (story and art) and Fuyumi Ono (original novel) * '' Guru Guru Pon-chan'' - by Satomi Ikezawa * ''

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'' by

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* '' Hell Girl'' (''Jigoku Shōjo'') - by Miyuki Eto * ''

Kagetora ''Kagetora'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Segami. It has been licensed in North America by Del Rey and consists of 11 volumes. Plot The story is about a male ninja named Kagetora, whose job is to teach the art ...

'' - by Akira Segami * ''

Kamichama Karin Chu is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialized ...

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Koge-Donbo is a Japanese manga artist. Koge-Donbo* started her career soon after college as a doujinshi artist. She got the idea of a unique pen-name, Kobe-Donbo* from Akira Toriyama's pet cat. She made her first official US appearance at Otakon 2004 in ...

* '' Kitchen Princess'' - by Miyuki Kobayashi (story) and Natsumi Ando (art) * '' Koko ni iru yo!'' - by Ema Toyama * '' Kujibiki Unbalance'' - by Kio Shimoku (story) and Kōme Keito (art) * '' Kurogane'' - by

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* '' Le Chevalier D'Eon'' - by Tow Ubukata (original creator) and Kiriko Yumeji (art) * '' Love Roma'' - by Minoru Toyoda * '' Mamotte! Lollipop'' - by Michiyo Kikuta * '' Mao-Chan'' - by Ken Akamatsu (story) and RAN (art) * '' Me and the Devil Blues'' - by Akira Hiramoto * '' Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch'' - by

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(story) and Pink Hanamori (art) * ''

Minima! ''Minima!'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Sakurai. It was cancelled in February 2008. Manga The manga was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Del Rey Manga. As of February 2009, Del Rey ...

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* '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' - by Masatsuga Iwase * '' Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'' – by Masayuki Ishikawa * '' Mushishi'' - by Yuki Urushibara * '' My Heavenly Hockey Club'' - by Ai Morinaga * '' Negima! Neo'' - by Ken Akamatsu (story) and Takuya Fujiyama (art) * '' Night Head Genesis'' - by George Ida (story) and You Higuri (art) * '' Nodame Cantabile'' - by Tomoko Ninomiya * ''

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'' - by Satomi Ikezawa * '' Papillon'' - by Miwa Ueda * ''

Parasyte is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki and published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North Ameri ...

'' (''Kiseiju'') - by Hitoshi Iwaaki * ''

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* '' Pink Innocent'' - by Kotori Momoyuki * '' Princess Resurrection'' (''Kaibutsu Ōjo'') - by Yasunori Mitsunaga * '' Psycho Busters'' - by Yuya Aoki (story) and

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(art) * '' Pumpkin Scissors'' - by Ryōtarō Iwanaga * '' Q·Ko-Chan: The Earth Invader Girl'' - by Hajime Ueda * '' Rave Master'' - by

* '' Samurai 7'' - by Akira Kurosawa * '' Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' - by Koji Kumeta * '' School Rumble'' - by

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* '' Shiki Tsukai'' - by To-Ru Zekuu * '' Shugo Chara!'' - by Peach-Pit * '' Sugar Sugar Rune'' - by Moyoco Anno * '' Train Man'' (''Densha Otoko'') - by Machiko Ocha * '' The Wallflower'' (also known as ''Perfect Girl Evolution'' or ''My Fair Lady'') - by Tomoko Hayakawa * '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' (based on the

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game series) - by Kenji Kuroda * '' Yokaiden'' by Nina Matsumoto * '' Yozakura Quartet'' by Suzuhito Yasuda

Mature line

In early December 2005 it was announced that Del Rey Manga would begin publishing a mature line of manga. It included: * '' Basilisk'' - by Futaro Yamada (story) and Masaki Segawa (art) * ''

The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls is a period-themed seinen manga by Masaki Segawa that was serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from 2005 through 2007 and compiled into 11 collected volumes. Like the author's previous title ''Basilisk'', ''The Yagyu Ninja S ...

'' - by Masaki Segawa * '' Suzuka'' - by Kōji Seo

OEL titles

Del Rey also publishes the following original English-language manga (OEL) titles: * '' Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' * '' Ben 10 Alien Force'' * '' In Odd We Trust'' * '' Kasumi (comic)'' - by

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(story) and

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(art) * '' Yōkaiden'' * ''

King of RPGs ''King of RPGs'' is an American graphic novel about roleplaying written by Jason Thompson and drawn by Victor Hao. Development Thompson first submitted the idea to Tokyopop's '' Rising Stars of Manga'' contest in 2004, and was inspired by '' Hi ...

Partnership with Marvel

Del Rey Manga teamed up with Marvel Comics to produce manga versions of their titles (previous attempts, like ''

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'' and '' X-Men: The Manga'', had variable success). Titles confirmedAnother look at the manga-style Wolverine, X-Men
, Newsarama, April 22, 2008 are: * '' Wolverine: Prodigal Son'' by writer Antony Johnston, with art by Wilson Tortosa * '' X-Men Misfits'' by writers Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman, with art by Anzu

References

External links

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