Simultaneous Japan/North America Release for Rumiko Takahashi's Latest Manga

Date: 2009 April 15 19:03

Posted by Queen Of Swords

Rin-Ne, the latest offering from manga superstar Rumiko Takahashi, will be published simultaneously in Japan and North America beginning April 22, 2009.

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A childhood encounter gave Sakura Mamiya the power to see ghosts. Then one day a mysterious event changed her life...

Rumiko Takahashi's latest manga Rin-Ne will be published simultaneously in Japan and North America. Viz Media is bringing the story of a young girl who disappears into the woods and returns with the ability to see ghosts to North American readers online starting April 22nd at TheRumicWorld.com, a new website devoted to all things Rumiko Takahashi. In Japan the manga will be published in Shonen Sunday.

"Rumiko Takahashi is an artist without equal and we’re extremely honored to present her long-awaited new series Rin-Ne simultaneously with Shonen Sunday," Gonzalo Ferreyra, Viz Vice President, sales and marketing told Publishers Weekly. "Her signature style has come to be known as the ‘Rumic World,’ and we invite fans across North America to visit her official web site on April 22nd for the English debut."