Mr. Kimiko Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Viz Media no longer has the rights to the all-time great manga series known as Shaman King. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Kimiko Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Is it possible we can spread this news far and wide? I think I'm going to set up a petition to have a new company relicense the manga. Edited May 14, 2018 by Mr. Kimiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Kimiko Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-12-26/shaman-king-trademark-listed-under-kodansha/.125772 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Kimiko Posted May 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Shaman King License Status in English As previously mentioned on Twitter by Hiroyuki Takei’s Shonen Magazine Edge editor, they are hoping to have Shaman King re-licensed across the world. Currently, no additional publishers have announced that they have the rights to the new Kodansha eBooks or the new Shaman King manga series (The Super Star or Gaiden). However, Vertical and Kodansha Comics, both English USA-based licencors/distributors, are currently in talks with Kodansha in Japan for the license rights. This is typically a private bidding process, followed by writing a contract prior to any official announcement. Often this licensing process can take several months to complete. Both Vertical and Kodansha Comics are partially owned by the Japanese company Kodansha. Currently Viz Media only has the license for the print volumes, but has not made an official statement as to how long those rights will remain in their hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konichiua Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 God I loved Shaman King growing up. Shame it didn't see as much success as OP or Naruto. Hopefully its new licensor can revitalize the ip and we'll get new games and a Blu-ray release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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