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 ...

-publishing

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, a branch of

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, which in turn is part of

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, 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'' ...

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

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

. 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: * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has dev ...

'' (''Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED'') - by Masatsugu Iwase * ''

Negima! Magister Negi Magi ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from February 2003 to March 2012, with its chapters ...

'' (''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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oh! great, serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from November 2002 to May 2012, with its chapters collected in thirty-seven ''tankōbon'' volu ...

'' - by Oh! great * '' Code:Breaker'' - by Akimine Kamijyo * '' Alive (manga)'' - by Tadashi Kawashima (story) and

Adachitoka is the collective pen name used by female manga artists and . The former draws the foreground and characters, while the latter draws the backgrounds. The duo started out as an assistant to Motohiro Kato, before being put in charge of illustra ...

(art) * '' Dragon Eye'' - by Kairi Fujiyama * ''

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 t ...

'' - by Fuyumi Soryo * ''

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 ...

'' - by Miyoko Ikeda (story) and

Michiyo Kikuta Michiyo (written: 道世, 道代, 路代, 真世, 充代, 通世, 迪与, 美千代, 実千代, 美智代, 美知依, 美知代, 三千代 or みちよ in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ...

(art) * '' Fairy Tail'' - by Hiro Mashima * '' 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 ...

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

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

Mahiro Maeda Mahiro Maeda (前田真宏 ''Maeda Mahiro''; born March 14, 1963) is a Japanese anime director, character designer, and animator. Helen McCarthy in ''500 Essential Anime Movies'' called him "one of the most imaginative visualists in anime". He ...

* '' Genshiken'' - by Shimoku Kio * '' Ghost Hunt'' - by Shiho Inada (story and art) and

Fuyumi Ono is a Japanese novelist best known for writing , which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel ''Another''. Biography Ono is married to , a mystery novelist who writes under th ...

(original novel) * ''

Guru Guru Pon-chan is a Japanese manga series by Satomi Ikezawa about a Labrador puppy, named Ponta, who turns into a human and falls in love with Mirai Iwaki, who's very popular in his school. In 2000, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. It was publ ...

'' - by

Satomi Ikezawa is a Japanese manga artist. Her works include ''Guru Guru Pon-chan'', ''Othello (Satomi Ikezawa manga), Othello'' and ''Sue-chan wa Himitsu''. In 2000, she received the Kodansha Manga Award in the ''shōjo'' category for ''Guru Guru Pon-chan''. ...

* ''

Haridama Magic Cram School is a one-shot (comics), one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Atsushi Suzumi. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen (manga), shōnen magazine, ''Monthly Shōnen Sirius'', ending the serialization at 5 chapters. The indivi ...

'' by

Atsushi Suzumi is a Japanese manga artist. She has been drawing manga since kindergarten and cites Akira Toriyama and Mutsumi Inomata as influences. In 2005, she released '' Haridama Magical Cram School'', and in 2007, she released '' Amefurashi: The Rain Godd ...

* ''

Hell Girl , also known as ''Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell'', is a Japanese anime series conceptualized by Hiroshi Watanabe and produced by SKY Perfect Well Think, Tokyo MX, Wakasa Seikatsu, Fujishoji, Aniplex and Studio Deen. It is directed ...

'' (''Jigoku Shōjo'') - by Miyuki Eto * '' Kagetora'' - by Akira Segami * '' Kamichama Karin Chu'' - by

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 Ba ...

* ''

Kitchen Princess is a '' shōjo'' (targeted towards girls) cooking, romance manga series written by Miyuki Kobayashi and illustrated by Natsumi Andō. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from the September 2004 issue to the October ...

'' - by Miyuki Kobayashi (story) and Natsumi Ando (art) * '' Koko ni iru yo!'' - by Ema Toyama * ''

Kujibiki Unbalance is a three-episode original video animation spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' i ...

'' - by Kio Shimoku (story) and Kōme Keito (art) * '' Kurogane'' - by Kei Tōme * '' Le Chevalier D'Eon'' - by Tow Ubukata (original creator) and Kiriko Yumeji (art) * '' Love Roma'' - by Minoru Toyoda * ''

Mamotte! Lollipop is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in the magazine ''Nakayoshi'' and published by Kodansha in Japan between February 2003 and July 2005. The story revolves around female protagonist Nina Yamada, ...

'' - by

* ''

Mao-Chan , also known as ''Earth Defender! Mao-chan'', is a 26-episode anime created by Xebec. It stars three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, as they try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to ...

'' - by Ken Akamatsu (story) and RAN (art) * '' Me and the Devil Blues'' - by

Akira Hiramoto is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut with ''Sono Tomodachi ni Gimon Ari'' story in 1995 in Weekly Young Magazine. He is best known as the creator of ''Prison School'', which won the General Manga Category award at the 2013 Kodansha Aw ...

* ''

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch is a ''shōjo'' manga and anime series created by Michiko Yokote, with artwork by Pink Hanamori. The manga was originally published in the monthly shōjo manga anthology ''Nakayoshi''. There are 32 chapters published (including two spec ...

'' - by

Michiko Yokote is a Japanese screenwriter. Screenwriting • head writer denoted in bold Anime television series *'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1990) *'' Ranma ½'' (1990–1992) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) *''Magical Project S '' (1996–1997) *'' You’re ...

(story) and

Pink Hanamori is a Japanese manga artist known for illustrating the manga ''Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch'' which was written by Michiko Yokote. Michiyo Kikuta ('' Mamotte! Lollipop'') once worked under Hanamori as an assistant. Hanamori is a fan of Shōne ...

(art) * '' Minima!'' - by Machiko Sakurai * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. S ...

'' - by Masatsuga Iwase * '' Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'' – by Masayuki Ishikawa * '' Mushishi'' - by Yuki Urushibara * ''

My Heavenly Hockey Club is a manga series written and illustrated by Ai Morinaga. It is published by Kodansha in Japan and Del Rey Manga in America. The series ran for 14 volumes, ending in 2005. The first eight volumes were released in North America. Series Ove ...

'' - by

Ai Morinaga (28 April 1981 – 2 August 2019) was a Japanese manga artist from Okayama Prefecture. Among her best-known series are '' Your and My Secret'' and ''My Heavenly Hockey Club''. Morinaga's last work was '' Kirara no Hoshi'', which was published in ' ...

* '' Negima! Neo'' - by Ken Akamatsu (story) and Takuya Fujiyama (art) * ''

Night Head Genesis ''Night Head Genesis'' is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the 1992 TV drama ''Night Head''. It began airing on the anime television network Animax on July 27, 2006. The series was licensed for a North American release on Febr ...

'' - by George Ida (story) and

You Higuri is a Japanese '' shōjo'' and yaoi manga artist who has made several appearances at anime and manga conventions in the United States, as well as in Germany. Her first U.S. appearance was at the initial Yaoi-Con in San Francisco in 2001 (Yaoi-Con ...

(art) * ''

Nodame Cantabile is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized in Japan by Kodansha in the ''josei'' manga magazine ''Kiss'' from July 2001 to October 2009 and collected in 23 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A two-v ...

'' - by Tomoko Ninomiya * ''

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...

'' - by

* '' 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 Amer ...

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

Pastel A pastel () is an art medium in a variety of forms including a stick, a square a pebble or a pan of color; though other forms are possible; they consist of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those use ...

'' - by

Toshihiko Kobayashi is a Japanese manga artist. In 1995, Half Court was serialized in Magazine Special from No. 1 to No. 11. After the serial publication of Parallel in Magazine Special from No. 8 in 2000 to No. 1 in 2002, Pastel was serialized in Weekly Shonen Magaz ...

* '' Pink Innocent'' - by

Kotori Momoyuki Kotori is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese voice actress *Kotori Momoyuki, manga artist of ''Pink Innocent'' and ''Princess Debut'' *, Japanese television personality, model, singer and voice actres ...

* ''

Princess Resurrection is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga was serialized in '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' magazine and published by Kodansha. A 26-episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007. Both the ma ...

'' (''Kaibutsu Ōjo'') - by Yasunori Mitsunaga * ''

Psycho Busters is a light novel series written by Yuya Aoki and drawn by Rando Ayamine. It was published by Kodansha in Japan and is licensed by Del Rey in the United States. Plot The story follows the life of Kakeru, while wishing for something a little ...

'' - by Yuya Aoki (story) and Akinari Nao (art) * ''

Pumpkin Scissors is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryotaro Iwanaga. Originally serialized in ''Magazine GREAT'' in 2002 it was later moved to ''Monthly Shonen Magazine'' in October 2006. The manga has been licensed by Del Rey. An anime ad ...

'' - by Ryōtarō Iwanaga * '' Q·Ko-Chan: The Earth Invader Girl'' - by Hajime Ueda * '' Rave Master'' - by Hiro Mashima * '' Samurai 7'' - by

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dyna ...

* '' Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' - by

Koji Kumeta Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to: *Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144 *Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558 *Koji orange, a Japanese citrus ...

* ''

School Rumble is a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes b ...

'' - by Jin Kobayashi * '' Shiki Tsukai'' - by To-Ru Zekuu * '' Shugo Chara!'' - by

Peach-Pit A peach pit is the pit or stone of a peach. Peach pit or peachpit may also refer to: *Peach-Pit (manga artist duo), a manga artist duo * Peach Pit (band), a Canadian indie pop band *Peachpit Peachpit is a publisher of books focused on graphic ...

* '' 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 Tomoko (ともこ, トモコ) is a female Japanese given name. Like many Japanese names, Tomoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 友子 - "friendly child" * 知子 - "knowing child" * 智子 - "wise child" * 朋子 ...

* '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' (based on the

Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in t ...

game series) - by Kenji Kuroda * '' Yokaiden'' by Nina Matsumoto * ''

Yozakura Quartet is a Japanese manga series created by Suzuhito Yasuda that began publishing by Kodansha in 2006, and was then published in the US by Del Rey in 2008. The anime adaptation aired from October 2 to December 18, 2008 in Japan and comprised 12 ...

'' by

Suzuhito Yasuda is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is known as the creator of '' Yozakura Quartet'' and for illustrating the light novel series ''Durarara!!'' and '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', all of which have been adapted ...

Mature line

In early December 2005 it was announced that Del Rey Manga would begin publishing a mature line of manga. It included: * ''

Basilisk In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk ( or ) is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes. According to the '' Naturalis Historia'' of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk of Cyre ...

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Futaro Yamada was the pen name of , a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery short story and was awarded a prize by the magazine . He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 ''N ...

(story) and

Masaki Segawa Masaki may refer to: Name * Masaki (given name), a unisex Japanese given name * Masaki (surname), a Japanese surname Places * Masaki, Ehime, a town located in Iyo District, Japan * Masaki Art Museum, a museum in Tadaoka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan th ...

(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 Scr ...

'' - by

* '' 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

Surt Lim Surt may also refer to: * Sirte, a city in Libya * Sirte District * Surtr In Norse mythology, Surtr (Old Norse "black"Orchard (1997:154). "the swarthy one",Simek (2007:303–304) Surtur in modern Icelandic), also sometimes written Surt in Engli ...

(story) and Hirofumi Sugimoto (art) * ''

Yōkaiden ''Yōkaiden'' is an original English-language manga written and illustrated by Nina Matsumoto and published by Del Rey Manga. The story features Hamachi, a boy fascinated by the Japanese monsters called '' yokai''. When one of these monsters stea ...

'' * ''

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 ''Hikaru ...

Partnership with Marvel

Del Rey Manga teamed up with

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...

to produce manga versions of their titles (previous attempts, like '' Marvel Mangaverse'' and '' X-Men: The Manga'', had variable success). Titles confirmedAnother look at the manga-style Wolverine, X-Men
,

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, April 22, 2008 are: * '' Wolverine: Prodigal Son'' by writer

Antony Johnston Antony may refer to: * Antony (name), a masculine given name and a surname * Antony, Belarus, a village in the Hrodna Voblast of Belarus * Antony, Cornwall, a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom ** Antony House, Cornwall, United Kingdom * Antony, ...

, with art by Wilson Tortosa * '' X-Men Misfits'' by writers Raina Telgemeier and

Dave Roman Dave Roman (born May 26, 1977) is an American writer and artist of webcomics and comics. Career Roman attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. He started working in comics as an intern at DC Comics, then got a full-time job at Nickelodeon M ...

, with art by Anzu

References

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