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Digitized Manga Hits Asia In English And Chinese
Date: 9/16/2006
ebookjapan and Kyocera Communication have announced a joint venture to translate manga from Japanese into Chinese and English, with sites set on the Asia region. Sales begin on the 19th in Singapore, expanding to include Taiwan and Hong Kong from April, 2007. 100 titles inclufing Riyoko Ikeda's "Versailles Nobara" will be among the works to be sold. The plan has 300 titles scheduled to be released within 1 year. Estimated sales of 200 million Yen over the course of two years is projected.
Source: Anime News Service