Manga coming to the Japanese Wii
Sunsoft/Suncorporation has teamed up with Nintendo to offer Manga on the Japanese version of WiiWare. First up is a new series created by legendary manga creator Leiji Matsumoto of Captain Harlock and Space Battleship Yamato (known as Starblazers here in the U.S.).
Panel from Leiji Matsumoto’s 1979 Space Battleship Yamato/Starblazers manga
The news is on a press release on the company’s official site, but it’s all in Japanese so I had to gleam what i could from the Google Translation of the Sunsoft WiiWare announcement.Here’s an interesting bit in all its Engrish glory.
Sunsoft’s business strategy of “Globalization” and “multi-platform deployment,” said Matsumoto Leiji “impressed fans around the world who want to offer” consistent with the feeling that a new original work created comic drawing down For the global launch of the project.
I hope that a similar offering will be available for Western consumers, but time will tell.
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I just did a quick translation of the main part of the press release:
Matsumoto Leiji’s representative works include “Space Battleship Yamato”, “Galactic Express 999″, “Captain Harlock”. His works have been translated into many different languages, and have impressed and been loved by fans the world over.
Sunsoft’s “global expansion” and “multiplatform deployment” business strategies, along with Matsumoto Leiji’s desire to “impress fans aroudn the world” matched, and they will work together on a global project to create a new comic.
First, they will distribute digital comics via Nintendo’s WiiWare service. Later developments will push forward with an entire media franchise including games, pachinko, anime, books, and various character goods.
Comment made on June 30, 2008 @ 7:01 am
Hey Koorogi, thanks for the clarification ^_^
Comment made on June 30, 2008 @ 10:00 am