Viz sent out more information on its SIGIKKI imprint yesterday, and I thought I’d try and track down some additional information on the titles. I think that Viz’s approach – gauging and building demand before committing to print and physical distribution costs – is interesting, and I hope it works out for them. I also think a lot of the imprint’s possible titles sound really intriguing, so part of that hope is selfish. I just want to read the books.
Here’s the link to Shogakukan’s IKKI site, and here’s the Wikipedia entry on the magazine. Below are covers of the titles listed in Viz’s release. You can click on any of them to see their pages at Shogakukan’s web site; once there, you can click on the button with the magnifying glass and you can browse some sample pages, or click on the hyperlink in the lower table to the right of the cover image to see additional volumes of the series.
Afterschool Charisma By Kumiko Suekane
Bokurano: OURS By Mohiro Kitoh
Dorohedoro By Q Hayashida
House of Five Leaves By Natsume Ono
I’ll Give it My All…Tomorrow By Shunju Aono
Kingyo Used Books By Seimu Yoshizaki
Saturn Apartments By Hisae Iwaoka
Tokyo Flow Chart By Eiji Miruno
Because I’m always curious to see just how envious I should be of the French, here’s the rundown on which titles are already available there, and from whom:
Only three… we’re not as far behind as usual! Last but not least, I’ll post a quick poll:
Feel free to pick as many as interest you. And this is one of those HTML hell posts for me, so if anything looks funky or goes the wrong place, please mention it in the comments so I can clean it up.