Digital Manga#Digital Manga Publishing
{{Short description|American publishing company}}
{{about|the publisher|digital publishing of manga|Digital manga}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2009}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
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| founded = 1996
| founder = Hikaru Sasahara
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| country = United States
| headquarters = Gardena, California
| distribution = Diamond Book Distributors (books)[http://www.diamondbookdistributors.com/default.asp?t=2&m=1&c=53&s=660 Our Publishers]
| publications = Comics, manga
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| genre = Josei manga, romance, Shōjo manga, {{transl|ja|yaoi}}
| imprints = 801 Media, DMP Books, DokiDoki, eManga, Juné Manga, Lilyka, Project-H
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| url = {{URL|https://emanga.com/}}
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Digital Manga is a California-based publishing company that licenses and releases Japanese manga, anime, and related merchandise in the English language.
Digital Manga also owns and operates eManga, a digital publishing site for manga and light novels, that publishes books and e-book editions of works from other publishers.
The non-publishing division includes Pop Japan Travel (a tour service) and several e-retail sites for books and for import products, including Akadot Retail and Yaoi Club.
Since 2011, Digital Manga has utilized Kickstarter for funds. The first Kickstarter project was to reprint Osamu Tezuka's titles, and the most successful project to be funded was to print the Finder series by Yamane Ayano.
Subdivisions
=Digital Manga Publishing=
The company has co-published manga with publishing house Dark Horse Comics, including Berserk, Hellsing, The Ring, and Trigun.
==Imprints==
- The DMP Books imprint is used for general-audience manga. The company prints how-to books on drawing manga, as well as online tutorials and contests, under the "Manga Academy" imprint.{{cite web |url=http://www.mangaacademy.com/aboutus.php |title=Manga Academy ~ About Us |author=Manga Academy |access-date=January 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710040134/http://www.mangaacademy.com/aboutus.php |archive-date=July 10, 2009 }}
- Digital Manga Guild is an imprint for titles localized by non-professional translators. Brigid Alverson of Publishers Weekly described it as an attempt to speed up the manga localization process. She explained, "No one is paid up front; the manga is published digitally, and the DMP, the licensor, and the localization team all share the proceeds once the book starts to sell."{{cite news | first=Brigid | last=Alverson | url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/48282-inside-the-digital-manga-guild.html | title= Inside the Digital Manga Guild | work=Publishers Weekly | date=August 9, 2011 | access-date=September 29, 2024}} 1,300 people applied for positions, with 30% passing, and the imprint's first title was released in 2011.
- Akadot Retail was the official retail store for Juné and Digital Manga Publishing. The shop imported manga, clothing, figures, magazines, and miscellaneous merchandise from Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.akadot.com/|title=AkadotRetail|author=Digital Manga Inc.|access-date=May 2, 2014}}
- Juné is DMP's {{transl|ja|yaoi}} (male-male romance, also known as boys' love or BL) line of manga, novels, and other related books. Until April 2006, all of DMP's {{transl|ja|yaoi}} manga bore the DMP label, but starting with The Art of Loving by Eiki Eiki, a new design was displayed on the dust cover, featuring a white rose beneath Juné's text logo. The imprint was named after the Japanese magazine June, which in turn was named after Jean Genet, particularly the Japanese pronunciation of "Genet" as "Jooneh".{{cite web |title=Company Information |url=https://junemanga.com/pages/about-us |website=Juné |access-date=April 20, 2021}} Some Juné titles originally published by Taiyoh Tosho or Oakla Publishing are co-branded with the Japanese publisher, whose logo appears on the spine. As of October 2016, the imprint Juné and the store Akadot joined forces to become a singular shop. The new store, purely under the Juné Manga name, sells all DMI's forms of {{transl|ja|yaoi}} in both print and digital titles (including 801 Media and Doki Doki titles).
- 801 Media is a division of Digital Manga, Inc. and sister company to DMP, formed in 2006 to publish more explicit, uncensored {{transl|ja|yaoi}} titles. These titles are available on the new Juné website as of October 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.rightstufanime.com/publisher/801-MEDIA,PROJECT~H|title=801 Media - About Us|author=801 Media|access-date=January 4, 2010}} In June 2016, Libre Publishing terminated their partnership with Digital Manga Publishing, affecting the release of their {{transl|ja|yaoi}} titles.{{cite news | first=Crystalyn | last=Hodgkins | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-18/libre-ends-publishing-agreement-with-digital-manga-inc/.103361 | title=Libre Ends Publishing Agreement With Digital Manga, Inc. | work=Anime News Network | date=June 18, 2016 | access-date=February 24, 2020}}{{cite news | first=Crystalyn | last=Hodgkins | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-23/libre-publishing-comments-on-termination-of-agreement-with-digital-manga-inc/.103537 | title=Libre Publishing Comments on Termination of Agreement With Digital Manga Inc. | work=Anime News Network | date=June 23, 2016 | access-date=February 24, 2020}}
- In April 2009, DMP announced the DokiDoki line in cooperation with the Japanese publisher Shinshokan, to license {{transl|ja|shounen-ai}} (male-male romance) and Shōjo manga from Shinshokan's Wings, Dear, and Dear+ anthologies. The name DokiDoki comes from the onomatopoeia for a heartbeat in Japanese.{{cite web|url=http://www.dokidokibooks.com/about/|title=About Us|publisher=DokiDoki|access-date=August 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901015002/http://www.dokidokibooks.com/about|archive-date=September 1, 2009|url-status=dead}}
- Project-H is the {{transl|ja|hentai}} (pornographic) imprint of Digital Manga Inc.'s 801 Media division. It publishes Seinen manga (young adult men's) {{transl|ja|hentai}} manga.{{cite web|url=https://emanga.com/|title=Project-H Launches in August (2011)|author=Digital Manga Inc.|access-date=November 23, 2011}}
- Lilyka is Digital Manga Inc.'s Yuri (genre) (female-female romance) manga imprint, specializing in {{transl|ja|dōjinshi}} (self-published) works. The imprint was formed in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Digital Manga Launches New Self-Published Yuri Label on May 1 (Updated) |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-04-26/digital-manga-launches-new-self-published-yuri-label-on-may-1/.146144 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 20, 2021 |date=April 26, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Danica |title=Inside Lilyka, Digital Manga Inc.'s New Yuri Imprint |url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/inside-lilyka-digital-manga-inc-s-new-yuri-imprint/ |website=Otaku USA |access-date=April 20, 2021 |date=April 30, 2019}}
Publications
{{Incomplete list|date=September 2021}}
=Osamu Tezuka series=
- Alabaster
- Record of the Glass Castle
- Melody of Iron
- The Crater
- Under the Air
- Ludwig B
- Barbera
- Clockwork Apple
- Brave Dan
- Crime And Punishment
- Unico (2nd edition)
- Swallowing the Earth
- Atomcat
- Triton of the Sea
- Storm Fairy
- The Shinsengumi
- Captain Ken
- New Treasure Island
- Leo the Lion Cub
- Wonder 3
- Mr. Cactus
- Age of Adventure
- The Castle Of Dawn
- Lemon Kid
References
External links
{{Portal|Los Angeles|Companies|Anime and manga}}
- {{Official website|https://emanga.com/}}
- [https://www.junemanga.com/ Official website for Juné]
- [https://www.lilykamanga.com/ Official website for Lilyka]
- [https://www.projecthentai.com/ Official website for Project-H]
Category:Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Book publishing companies based in California