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| Parent company | Del Rey Books (Random House) |
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| Founded | 2004; 22 years ago (2004) |
| Defunct | 2010; 16 years ago (2010) |
| Successor | Kodansha Comics |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | Manga |
| Owner | Bertelsmann |
| Official website | Official website |
Del Rey Manga was themanga-publishingimprint ofDel Rey Books, a branch ofBallantine Books, which in turn is part ofRandom House, the publishing division ofBertelsmann.
Del Rey Manga was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisherKodansha.[1] Some of the Del Rey titles, such asTsubasa Chronicle andxxxHolic, are published in theUnited Kingdom byTanoshimi. Tricia Narwani, the editor of Del Rey, stated that "Del Rey finds most of its talent through conventions and existing professional contacts".[2]
In October 2010, Kodansha and Random House announced that the US division of Kodansha,Kodansha USA, will take over publishing over all Del Rey Manga titles as well as their own manga, starting on December 1. Random House will act as the sales and marketing distributor.[3]
Del Rey made its debut in May 2004 with four manga titles:
It has since then licensed additional titles:
In early December 2005, it was announced[4] that Del Rey Manga would begin publishing a mature line of manga. It included:
Del Rey also publishes the followingoriginal English-language manga (OEL) titles:
In December 2007, Del Ray announced that they would begin licensing light novels, in addition to manga.[5] However, several of the titles that were later announced never saw release. Among the titles announced and released were:
In addition, Del Rey released two volumes of theFaust literary magazine.[6] These volumes featured several short stories and excerpts from several light novel series which were never fully licensed by Del Rey. This includes the first chapter of the unreleased Garden of Sinners translation, as well as the first chapter ofNisio Isin'sShin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka series. Cover art for both volumes was drawn by Take, artist of the Zaregoto series.[7][8]
Del Rey Manga teamed up withMarvel Comics to produce manga versions of their titles (previous attempts, likeMarvel Mangaverse andX-Men: The Manga, had variable success).[9] Titles confirmed[10][11] are:
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