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5 Centimeters per Second Media tie-in9781932234961 Paperback COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Manga Age (years) from 10, Grade (US) from 5 On Sale Date:June 26, 2012$20.95 CAD 5.5 x 7.48 x 1.43 in | 1.08 lb | 566 pages Carton Quantity:24 Canadian Rights: Y Vertical Comics
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Love can move at the speed of terminal velocity, but as award-winning director Makoto Shinkai reveals in his latest comic, it can only be shared and embraced by those who refuse to see it stop.
Takaki Tohno quickly befriends Akari Shinohara when she transfers to his school. They grow closer to each other due to similar interests and attitudes; for instance, they both prefer to stay inside during recess due to their constitutions. As a result, they form a strong bond.
Upon ending their school year, Akari moves to Tochigi, due to her parents’ jobs. The two keep in contact by writing letters, but eventually begin to drift apart.
Story Locale: Tokyo, JapanBio
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese film director, animator, and writer. A native of the Nagano prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle school. Considered one of the best animators in the world today, he is often called the “next-Miyazaki”. Shinkai developed his abilities as a video game designer for FalCom, where he worked on the cult-classic role-playing game Y"S. Shinkai is unique as an animator as he cut his teeth by producing almost all elements many of his works - from animation to music composition to voice acting. He has won numerous awards: 12th DoGA CG Animation Award; 1st New Tokyo International Animation Festival Grand Prize; 7th Kobe Animation Prize; 6th Japanese Media Art Award for Digital Media; 34th Nebula Award (World Con); 59th Mainichi Films Animation Prize; 2007 Asia Pacific Film Award; and the Lancia Platinum Grand Prize (Italy).
His film credits include: Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
Author Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Author Hometown: Nagano, JapanMarketing & Promotion
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Marketing: The 5 Centimeters per Second animated film is available for subscribers through Crunchyroll.com
5 Centimeters per Second is available on DVD. The most recent DVD distributed by Bandai Entertainment was briefly the top ranked animated DVD on Amazon.com.
DVD also available in Austrailia through Madman Entertainment and the UK through Manga Entertainment UK.
5 Centimeters per Second posters are available through Pop Culture Graphics.
Special Summer 2012 preview featuring 5 Centimeters per Second, Flowers of Evil and Tezuka’s Adolf to be distributed in early Spring.
February 27th is known in the film industry as Global Makoto Shinkai Day, a day devoted to Makoto Shinkai and the production of one-person animation. On this date all his films are distributed for free online through Yahoo and Crunchyroll.com.
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Praise for the animated film by Makoto Shinkai:
[Makoto] Shinkai has been hailed as the next Hayao Miyazaki, and his dreamy mindscapes often equal or surpass the anime maestro in breadth of detail and depth of emotion." - Ronnie Scheib, Variety
"In 5 Centimeters [Shinkai's] imagination may not leap to Hayao Miyazaki's strange and wonderful heights, but he is better (blasphemy!) at piercing the veil of the everyday to reveal a poignant, evanescent beauty most of us notice only in rare moments...Is he really the "new Miyazaki?" He won't become one by imitating the master, but at 34 he is the anime world's bright new hope. That and a brilliant minor gem like "5 Centimeters per Second" are enough, for now." - Japan Times
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9781626926110 Paperback JUVENILE FICTION / Classics Age (years) from 7 - 10, Grade (US) from 2 - 5 On Sale Date:November 21, 2017$14.99 CAD 5.87 x 8.26 x 0.92 in | 0.74 lb | 400 pages Carton Quantity:24 Canadian Rights: Y Seven Seas-
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REVISIT THE HEARTRENDING HALLWAYS OF MISS MICHIN’S BOARDING SCHOOL IN THIS NEW, ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF A BELOVED CLASSIC. Seven-year-old Sara Crewe learns of the tragic death of her father not long after she is left in the care of Miss Michin, headmistress of a boarding school. Now an orphan and stripped of her family fortune, Sara must survive the emotional trials of loss and the mental anguish of abuse at the hands of her new caretakers. With her new friends, warm memories, and a prized doll—a gift from her Father—Sara Crewe weathers the storm of her new life with spirit, courage, and kindness.Bio
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9781626925403 Paperback JUVENILE FICTION / Classics Age (years) from 7 - 10, Grade (US) from 2 - 5 On Sale Date:September 26, 2017$15.99 CAD 5.9 x 8.2 x 1.4 in | 1.18 lb | 500 pages Carton Quantity:21 Canadian Rights: Y Seven Seas
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An all-new illustrated edition of the beloved classic by Lucy Maud Montgomery with adorable artwork by manga artist Maki Minami! When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan to help them tend their farm on Canada’s Prince Edward Island, they are shocked when an eleven-year old girl is sent to them instead, the affable Anne Shirley. Despite their initial disappointment, the Cuthberts are quickly won over by Anne’s charm, spirit, and wit. Follow Anne as she adapts to her new family and finds a place for herself on the island—befriending neighbors, attending school, exploring her adoration for the written word, and using her endless imagination to enchant locals and readers alike.Bio
Lucy Maud Montgomery is a Canadian born author best known for her novel Anne of Green Gables, along with its many sequels and related stories, such as Emily of New Moon. Throughout her life, Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote over twenty novels and numerous short stories, poems, and plays. Maki Minami is a Japanese manga artist best known for her series S.A., Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy, and Komomo Confiserie.Marketing & Promotion
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9781934876886 Paperback YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels Age (years) from 8 - 12, Grade (US) from 3 - 7 On Sale Date:December 07, 2010$13.99 CAD 5 x 7.5 x 0.9 in | 0.61 lb | 304 pages Carton Quantity:40 Canadian Rights: Y Seven Seas
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Teenage mages, Emily, Kara, and Adriane have their hands full monitoring the portal at the Ravenswood Preserve. The portal has become the "Grand Central Station" of the Magic Web, with magical creatures and animals stopping by on their way to otherworldly destinations. Matters become really complicated when a new student, a handsome young warlock named Donovan, shows up at Stonehill High. When monsters start attacking Ravenswood looking for Donovan, the mages realize he may be trouble. However, Donovan holds a fairy map with a portal sequence that could lead the mages right to Avalon, the source of all magic.With the prospect of finally finding Avalon in their grasps, the girls try to work with Donovan towards their common goal, if mage and warlock magic can mix without putting all of Ravenswood in terrible danger!Bio
Rachel Roberts is the author of Avalon: Web of Magic, including Secret of the Unicorn, Cry of the Wolf and All That Glitters. The Warlock Diaries is her first manga work. Roberts, who lives in Southern California, enjoys meeting her readers through her website, avalonmagic.com. Shiei is the artist for Aoi House. She is the most prolific Original English Language manga artist in the US, having completed 4 volumes of Aoi House and 6 volumes of Amazing Agent Luna so far. Shiei resides in Southern California.Marketing & Promotion
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9781945054822 Paperback COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Manga On Sale Date:May 01, 2018$12.95 CAD 5.51 x 7.5 x 0.27 in | 0.33 lb | 96 pages Carton Quantity:48 Canadian Rights: Y Vertical Comics-
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Cat lovers and comic readers alike rejoice at the return of manga’s biggest name in feline cartoons - Chi! Chi’s Sweet Adventures collects dozens of new full color Chi stories.
Chi is back! Manga’s most famous cat comic returns with a brand new series! Inspired by the new Amazon PrimeTV anime, Chi’s Sweet Adventures collects a number of new full-color kitty tales made for readers of all ages!
Story Locale: JapanBio
Konami Kanata was born on July 3, 1958, in Nagano, Japan. A veteran manga artist Konami made her professional debut in 1982 with the serialized comic Petit Cat Jam-Jam for Kodansha’s semenal shoujo manga magazine NakaYoshi. The daughter of an elementary school teacher, most of Konami’s stories are for readers of all ages making her one of the most accessible artists in recent history.
In her nearly thirty year career, Konami has penned more than a dozen comic series, with the majority of them focusing on cats and pets. Konami is well regarded within the pet-manga community for her keen sense of cat ecology. Her ability to observe and render feline behavior has earned her respect from the Japanese manga community as a whole. While most of her properties were published for a younger female demographic, her most recent series Chi’s Sweet Home is currently being published by Kodansha’s Morning magazine, Japan’s leading comic magazine for adult readers. Proving that quality can be found even in the cutest of sources.
Author Residence: Nagano, Japan
Author Hometown: Nagano, JapanMarketing & Promotion
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Marketing: Dedicated website with interviews, games, videos and comics at www.chisweethome.net
Cross promotion with Kodansha Advanced Media and ads in the Complete Chi’s Sweet Home.
Publicity: Amazon is currently broadcasting a new Chi anime weekly on their Amazon Prime service. As of Feb 2017, it is the second most popular anime on their service in North America and the most watched anime in the EU zone.
DVDs of the Chi’s Sweet Home anime now available through Discotek (US) and MadMan (AUS).
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“2010 Manga of the Year”—About.com
“2010 Best New Comics for Kids”—School Library Journal
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Series: Sailor Moon Eternal EditionCodename: Sailor V Eternal Edition 1 (Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 11)9781646511433 Paperback COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Manga On Sale Date:September 28, 2021$36.99 CAD 7.08 x 9.99 x 0.65 in | 1.82 lb | 288 pages Carton Quantity:15 Canadian Rights: Y Kodansha Comics
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Before Sailor Moon, there was Sailor V! Minako Aino is 13 years old when she meets a talking white cat named Artemis, who tells her something unbelievable: With a magic pen, she has the power to transform into the elegant, masked hero Sailor V. Experience Minako’s adventures, before she became Sailor Venus, featuring a new, glittering cover, a fresh translation, and remastered interior art!
A year before meeting Sailor Moon—and her destiny as a member of the Sailor Guardians—Minako was the first hero to find her calling. At age 13, all this teen can talk about is finding a boyfriend, but her dreams change when a talking cat with a crescent moon on his forehead reveals her true identity as the Soldier of Justice, Sailor V! Miracles have returned to modern Tokyo, and she must use her powers to stop the Dark Agency, which is trying to manipulate Japan’s entertainment industry and enslave the population.
This definitive, two-volume “Eternal Edition” of the Codename: Sailor V manga follows the ten-volume Sailor Moon Eternal Edition. They feature new cover illustrations by Sailor V and Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi, a new translation, entirely redesigned lettering, and, for the first time, all the color pages from the original magazine run in the 1990s, at the largest size available anywhere in the world!
In the name of Sailor V, don’t miss this chance to complete your collection!
Story Locale: Modern-day Tokyo, JapanBio
Naoko Takeuchi lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi’s works have a wide following among anime and manga fans worldwide. Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, has become one of the most recognized manga and anime to date.
Author Residence: Japan
Author Hometown: JapanMarketing & Promotion
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Marketing: Advertising in Diamond Previews
Publicity: Ongoing collaboration with Sailor Moon anime licensor Viz Media, including at Anime Expo (110,000 attendees) and other events
Major announcement and support by Kodansha Comics on their social media (56,000 Twitter followers, 11,000 Instagram followers, 18,000 Facebook follows, and growing)
Promotion on Kodansha’s email newsletter (around 20,000 subscribers)
Sales materials shared with Diamond retailers and indie accounts through direct newsletter
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“Sailor Moon was like little else young girls had ever before seen on television, and miles above anything American animators were offering them. The anime led to interest in the manga, which in turn became the sort of success that made the bookstore market sit up and take notice. Scratch a modern-day manga fangirl, and you’re likely to find someone who watched Sailor Moon when she was young.” -The Comics Journal
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9781942993438 Paperback JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels Age (years) from 7 - 10, Grade (US) from 2 - 5 On Sale Date:February 23, 2016$11.95 CAD 5 x 7 x 0.5 in | 0.33 lb | 160 pages Carton Quantity:24 Canadian Rights: Y Vertical Comics-
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The New York Times bestselling cartoonist Konami Kanata returns with another delightful collection of all-ages cat comics that feature the feline superstar FukuFuku.
A stray kitten, FukuFuku has been adopted into the home of a widowed grandmother, and the two develop a close relationship—all told from the kitten’s point of view. Related in eighteen scenarios as a flashback to the kittenhood days of the now-adult FukuFuku, these vignettes will charm readers young and old as they watch this fun-loving, trouble-making feline grow into a lazy and almost cynical pet, but one that expresses its love and devotion as only a pampered house cat can.
Story Locale: Nagano, JapanBio
Konami Kanata was born on July 3, 1958, in Nagano, Japan. A veteran manga artist Konami made her professional debut in 1982 with the serialized comic Petit Cat Jam-Jam for Kodansha’s seminal shoujo manga magazine NakaYoshi. The daughter of an elementary school teacher, most of Konami’s stories are for readers of all ages making her one of the most accessible artists in recent history.
In her nearly thirty year career, Konami has penned more than a dozen comic series, with the majority of them focusing on cats and pets. Konami is well regarded within the pet-manga community for her keen sense of cat ecology. Her ability to observe and render feline behavior has earned her respect from the Japanese manga community as a whole. While most of her properties were published for a younger female demographic, her most recent series Chi’s Sweet Home is currently being published by Kodansha’s Morning magazine—Japan’s leading comic magazine for adult readers—proving that quality can be found even in the cutest of sources.
Author Residence: Chino, Japan
Author Hometown: Nagano, JapanMarketing & Promotion
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Marketing: Print ads in Otaku USA, NEO Magazine and Shonen Jump
Promotion through Kodansha Advance Media (KAM) website. Web ads to be funded and produced by KAM starting March 2016.
Publicity: Preview chapters to be published in Chi’s Sweet Home.
Dedicated website launching in Early 2016.
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Konami Kanata is a Multiple Award Winner in North America - School Libarary Journal, Manga.About.Com.
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9781942993636 Paperback JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels Age (years) from 7, Grade (US) from 2 On Sale Date:February 07, 2017$11.95 CAD 5.02 x 7 x 0.52 in | 0.33 lb | 160 pages Carton Quantity:24 Canadian Rights: Y Vertical Comics-
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FukuFuku’s exploration of the endless wonders to be discovered in her owner’s house and garden continue in this volume, as the old lady and her kitten forge that special bond between owner and pet. As the seasons turn, FukuFuku learns, changes and grows into a fine feline companion.
Story Locale: Nagano, JapanBio
Konami Kanata was born on July 3, 1958, in Nagano, Japan. A veteran manga artist Konami made her professional debut in 1982 with the serialized comic Petit Cat Jam-Jam for Kodansha’s seminal shoujo manga magazine NakaYoshi. The daughter of an elementary school teacher, most of Konami’s stories are for readers of all ages making her one of the most accessible artists in recent history.
In her nearly thirty year career, Konami has penned more than a dozen comic series, with the majority of them focusing on cats and pets. Konami is well regarded within the pet-manga community for her keen sense of cat ecology. Her ability to observe and render feline behavior has earned her respect from the Japanese manga community as a whole. While most of her properties were published for a younger female demographic, her most recent series Chi’s Sweet Home is currently being published by Kodansha’s Morning magazine—Japan’s leading comic magazine for adult readers—proving that quality can be found even in the cutest of sources.
Author Residence: Chino, Japan
Author Hometown: Nagano, JapanMarketing & Promotion
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Marketing: Print ads in Otaku USA, NEO Magazine and Shonen Jump
Promotion through Kodansha Advance Media (KAM) website. Web ads to be funded and produced by KAM starting March 2016.
Publicity: Preview chapters to be published in Chi’s Sweet Home.
Dedicated website launching in Early 2016.
The author is a multiple NY Times Bestseller and multiple award winner in the US. Repeatedly reviewed online and in print. -
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Konami Kanata is a Multiple Award Winner in North America - School Libarary Journal, Manga.About.Com.
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Series: HeroManHeroMan, Volume 19781935654582 Paperback COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Superheroes Age (years) from 10, Grade (US) from 5 On Sale Date:October 30, 2012$11.95 CAD 4.5 x 7.01 x 0.61 in | 0.32 lb | 192 pages Carton Quantity:24 Canadian Rights: Y Vertical Comics
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Orphaned American teen Joseph Carter Jones, Joey, lives with his grandmother in Center City, California. When he is not in class you can generally find the youth working diligently at a diner to help things meet at home. Joey’s a bit scrawny for his age. He’s not athletic or much of a bookworm. Actually he doesn’t fit in anywhere, but he’s got a set of friends and a few hobbies that help him cope when not busy at work.
Upon hearing of a new toy robot called the Heybo, Joey becomes set on believing that acquiring said gadget will turn his life for the better. Like many impressionable teens, Joey thinks material goods can bring him good fortune, and given his life situation he could really use some luck. Unfortunately, he cannot afford to buy the machine on his meager salary.
His luck changes when he picks up a broken down Heybo abandoned by a school bully. Said bully is a member of the football team and was picking on Joey because the runt was hanging out with his friend and lead cheerleader Lina. In Joey’s eyes this used bot could be a source of strength. It could turn him into a hero for Lina and his school…if he could make it work. So he tries to fix the toy, and eventually names it Heroman. Initially his effort seems to go to waste as the bot refuses to function, but when Heroman gets struck by a bolt of lightning, it transforms into a giant robot…. Just in time to save his friend Lina from impending danger.
Story Locale: Los Angeles
Series Overview: A young teen stumbles upon a robotic toy that comes to life when Earth is invaded by a race of giant insects.Bio
Stan Lee is an American icon. Creator of many of the most famous comic characters of all time, Stan is almost as much of a character as the fictional figures he has penned in his 70-plus year career as a writer. Stan may best be known as the face of Marvel Comics. He was there from the time it was known as Atlas in the 40’s and 50’s, through the company’s heydays in the 60’s and 70’s. He is credited as creator or co-creator of properties such as Spiderman, Silver Surfer, The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, DareDevil and The X-Men; many of which would become multi-media sensations. Throughout the years Stan has become more of an icon than a writer. He can be seen in many Marvel films. And he is a regular on the comic book circuit making appearances with his trademark “Excelsior!” catch-phrase.
Tamon Ohta is a veteran comic artist. He was the 2006 SquareEnix GI GanGan Award winner for comics. Heroman will be his first series published in English.
Author Hometown: New York, New York
Tamon Ohta is a veteran comic artist. He was the 2006 SquareEnix GI GanGan Award winner for comics. Heroman will be his first series published in English.
Illustrator Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Illustrator Hometown: Aichi, JapanMarketing & Promotion
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Marketing: Advertising in Diamond Comics Previews.
Online advertising on Comic Book Resources and Tor.com.
Online preview will be available through INSIGHT.
Comics Alliance and MTV.com are also scheduled to host previews.
A variety of Heroman toys and action figures are available in stores currently from Bandai Toys.
The Heroman animation is currently streaming online for free on the web service Crunchyroll.com. Having debuted in the summer of 2010 it continues to be one of the more popular cartoons on the website.
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Praise for the Anime:
"A romping, stomping alien-invasion actioner for kids big and small, minus the idiocy and talking down to usually associated with such fare; eye candy galore." -- Anime News Network
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9781626925656 Paperback JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels Age (years) from 7 - 10, Grade (US) from 2 - 5 On Sale Date:November 28, 2017$14.99 CAD 6 x 9 x 0.4 in | 0.99 lb | 180 pages Carton Quantity:18 Canadian Rights: Y Seven Seas
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A full-color revisit to the critically acclaimed steampunk hit! Little Lucy Snow was supposed to attend a prestigious boarding school; however, a macabre twist of fate finds her enrolled instead at Miss Weaver’s Academy for the Scientifically Gifted and Ethically Unfettered, also known as Hollow Fields. Located on the outskirts of Nullsville and run by the insidious Engineers, the grim boarding school dedicates itself to raising the next generation of mad scientists and evil geniuses! Classes include Live Taxidermy, Cross-Species Body Part Transplantation, and Killer Robot Construction. For her own survival, Lucy must master her lessons quickly. At the end of each week, the student with the lowest grades is sent to the old windmill for detention…and so far, no child has ever returned.Bio
Madeleine Rosca is both writer and artist of Hollow Fields. She is a former librarian who lives in Tasmania, Australia and is currently publishing her new online webcomic, Rise From Ashes.Marketing & Promotion
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