Negima! fan Hata reported a couple of things from Akamatsu-sensei’s recent tweets. Here’s the first tweet in question. Basically, Akamatsu-sensei is answering a question posed to him on whether his next manga series will be published in Weekly Shounen Magazine or not. Akamatsu-sensei’s answer confirms that he’s no longer exclusive to Kodansha, and has a
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Kodansha Comics — What’s Going On With You?


Kodansha Comics — What’s Going On With You? When Kodansha USA basically booted Del Rey out of the manga publishing world to take over, I decided to be mostly positive in how I took this. I ignored a lot of the concerns I had read then. However, as Kodansha Comics lollygagged around, I became concerned

“Love Hina” Being Re-released by Kodansha Comics?


“Love Hina” Being Re-released by Kodansha Comics? With Akamatsu-sensei releasing his Love Hina comic in Japan for free on his J-Comi website combined with the TokyoPop U.S. edition of the manga out of print, I wasn’t sure that it would be coming back to U.S. shores. However, it seems that RightStuf has something that Kodansha

Kodansha USA sez: xxxHOLiC Manga Stays With Del Rey! (Say What?!)


Kodansha USA sez: xxxHOLiC Manga Stays With Del Rey! (Say What?!) So, I’m taking a small break from the insanity that is my life at the moment when I note a couple of e-mails regarding xxxHOLiC. Apparently, at the Kinokuniya Store event back on December 12 when Kodansha Comics announced their new licenses and release

Kodansha USA sez: Negima! Volumes 1-3 to get NEW TRANSLATION!


Kodansha USA sez: Negima! Volumes 1-3 to get NEW TRANSLATION! I hadn’t been too happy with Kodansha’s take over of Del Rey manga titles but finally, the company decides to put some information out there. Amidst the news about new manga titles coming to the U.S. were two bits of Negima! news. First, Kodansha will

So, When Are We Getting Del Rey’s Former Manga Titles, Kodansha USA?


So, When Are We Getting Del Rey’s Former Manga Titles, Kodansha USA? It was back on July 1, 2008 that we learned that the Japanese manga publisher Kodansha decided to cut out the middleman in the U.S. and create a new division for US manga publications and sales called Kodansha USA. Then in 2009, Kodansha