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Death Jr. Manga Announced on June 07, 2006.
New addition to the franchise will be developed by Seven Seas Entertainment
Backbone Entertainment, a division of Foundation
9 Entertainment, announced today that it is collaborating with Seven Seas
Entertainment to produce an all-new original manga based on the hit Death, Jr.
entertainment franchise. Death, Jr. began its life as a successful video game
for the PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) system and critically-acclaimed comic
series, and has since built up a vibrant franchise, including a forthcoming
sequel for the PSP system game called Death, Jr. 2: Root of Evil, a new game for
the Nintendo DS™ called Death, Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom, a second comic
book series, and an assortment of other collectible merchandise.
“We’re excited to see DJ, Pandora, and all of the unforgettable Death, Jr.
characters come to life in such a popular format,” says Mike Mika, studio head
of Backbone Entertainment’s Emeryville location. “Seven Seas has helped create a
great visual concept and storyline for the manga that will attract long-time DJ
fans, and will really appeal to a new audience.”
Written and drawn by Hai (Blade for Barter), Seven Seas’ Death, Jr.: Pandora
manga will feature the franchise’s first break from convention as the spotlight
is shone on a force as powerful as the son of Death himself—his girlfriend! The
story will follow Pandora as she discovers a secret portal that sends her to the
future and into the body of her teenage self. Besides having to grapple with
teenage angst, she must save the future DJ from his greatest enemy yet—a
snake-haired foreign exchange student with a deadly gaze and even deadlier
intentions!
“A big driving force behind manga is the female audience, so it’s the perfect
opportunity to put a shoujo manga spin on Death, Jr, ” says Seven Seas’
president Jason DeAngelis. “The Death, Jr. universe is one of those unique
sandboxes that’s a blast to get in and play, and we’ll be taking these
characters along a wild ride the likes of which they’ve never seen.”
Since the release of its first titles in 2005, Seven Seas has carved a name for
itself in the manga industry for producing the highest-quality original English
language manga with top writers and artists from around the world. Death, Jr.
will mark Seven Seas’ second foray into creating original comics based on an
existing franchise, preceded by a Speed Racer color comic book series which will
be released this fall.
The Death, Jr: Pandora manga will be presented in the standard manga format:
black and white, digest-sized, 192 pages. Look for it in 2007!
Source: Konami
Reported by Joseph Bennett. |
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