Yen Press and Square Enix have announced that the two publishers are collaborating to release manga in English-language ebook form in over 200 countries. The 175 titles that will be distributed through Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Kobo at the same time as their print releases.
The first titles to be released as part of this partnership are:
- Soul Eater by Atsushi Ohkubo
- Black Butler by Yana Toboso
- Doubt by Yoshiki Tonogai
More titles will become available in April 2014, including:
- Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
- Pandora Hearts by Jun Mochizuki
- Higurashi: When They Cry by Ryukishi07
- Until Death Do Us Part by Hiroshi Takashige and DOUBLE-S
The two companies, along with Tuttle-Mori Agency, will also release new chapters of two ongoing series starting on April 14, 2014:
- Soul Eater Not! by Atsuhi Ohkubo
- Secret by Yoshiki Tonogai
Source: ANN
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