Manga 2.5 is the future of manga! We’ve added motion and sound to traditional manga titles to improve the experience while staying true to what makes manga amazing. We’ve hired Hollywood voice talent, professional artists, composers and sound designers to offer top quality motion comics for you to love.
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3 titles available on iTunes Movie Store:
①”Otogi-Soushi” (Chapter 1-8)
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: The Birth-1/生誕草啻-1(Seitan-Soushi 1)
Chapter 2: The Birth-2/生誕草啻-2(Seitan-Soushi 2)
Chapter 3: Changes/激変草啻(Gekihen-Soushi)
Chapter 4: Tears/号泣草啻(Goukyuu-Soushi)
Chapter 5: Runaway/暴走草啻(Bousou-Soushi)
Chapter 6: Hell/地獄草啻(Jigoku-Soushi)
Chapter 7: Lord Enma/閻魔草啻(Enma-Soushi)
Chapter 8: The Return/帰還草啻(Kikan-Soushi) * ‘soushi’ means story
Synopsis:
Welcome to the ancient and enchanted world of the Japanese gods where Yokais and other creatures dwell in peace and harmony. Enter Guren, the little son of the most powerful warrior god who, unlike his father, is a spoiled little crybaby. The adventure begins on Guren’s sixth birthday when he is visited by a messenger from Hell. Before he knows it, he finds himself in the realm of Hell! “Hell? Demons? Nobody ever told me this before!” Down in Hell, ordeals beyond anyone’s imagination are in store for Guren. Will the little god be able to overcome the hardships and face the astronomical destiny that awaits him!? With an unparalleled array of fantastical characters such as Shishi-Usagi, the Leonine Rabbit guardian god, and the sharp-tongued Dragon God, Guren’s daily adventures are vividly and wildly illustrated and told, often with a distinctive brand of humour. Visit the wondrous and spectacular world of Otogi!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HAPPINET AND INCEPTION MEDIA GROUP LAUNCH NEWLY CREATED MANGA2.5 DIGITAL FORMAT EXCLUSIVELY ON iTUNES STORE
First-ever high-definition “motion comic” digital format now available
February 19, 2013 LOS ANGELES and TOKYO HAPPINET CORPORATION, a comprehensive entertainment trading company of toys, visual and music software, video games, and amusement products in Japan, and Inception Media Group, LLC, a diversified media company specializing in the production, acquisition and distribution of filmed entertainment, today announced the launch of HAPPINET’s newly created Manga2.5 digital media format, which is now available exclusively on the iTunes Store: www.itunes.com. Manga2.5 is the first-ever high-definition English-language “motion comic” made from traditional Japanese manga.
Manga2.5 brings traditional manga to life by maintaining each and every frame and integrating English language acting, animation, motion, coloring and sound.
Manga2.5 is now available on the iTunes Store in many countries around the world including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and South Africa.
Manga2.5 launched with two titles:
The Mythical Detective Loki
An occult detective manga by author Sakura Kinoshita. http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/id595180239
Karasuma Kyoko No Jikenbo
A futuristic, supernatural police procedural manga by author Ohji Hiroi and artist Yusuke Kozaki.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/karasuma-kyoko-no-jikenbo/id595563049
Both Manga2.5 titles are now available exclusively on the iTunes Store for download-to-own (EST) and download-to-rent (VOD) in both standard and high-definition. A third Manga2.5 title, “Otogi-Soushi” by Yumi Amachi is a fantasy manga based on ancient Japanese gods’ adventures and is scheduled for release in March.
“Manga2.5 provides consumers a new way to experience manga while staying true to what has made the art form unique for so many years,” said Keiji Korogi, General Manager of Digital Publishing Department for HAPPINET. “Inception Media Group will enable us to bring Manga2.5 to consumers throughout the world.”
HAPPINET will continue collaborating with Japanese manga publishers in order to release additional Manga2.5 titles monthly throughout 2013.
“Manga2.5 represents a milestone in the creation and digitization of entertainment content,” said David Borshell, partner of Inception Media Group, LLC. “With iTunes we are able to introduce this amazing new format to old and new Manga fans around the world.”
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Find Manga2.5 online at http://www.inceptionmediagroup.com
About HAPPINET
HAPPINET CORPORATION is based in Tokyo, Japan and is a wholesaler of entertainment products. Their operations cover toys, visual and music software, video games, amusement products (capsule toys, card games, others) and similar products. In addition the company plans and creates original toys and visual content. More information is available at www.happinet.co.jp
About Inception Media Group
Inception Media Group, LLC is based in Los Angeles and is a diversified media company specializing in the production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures and other filmed entertainment across all media platforms and channels of distribution. Inception Media Group’s management team has extensive relationships with exhibitors, retailers, distributors and technology companies, enabling the Company to maximize the services performed on behalf of its content partners. The company boasts a catalog of approximately 100 filmed entertainment properties and over 2,500 hours of digital content encompassing feature films, episodic television series, documentaries and special interest programming. More information is available at www.inceptionmediagroup.com.
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Launch Titles:
①”Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo” (Chapter 1-8) on the iTunes Movie Store
②”The Mythical Detective LOKI” (Chapter 1-5) on the iTunes Movie Store
To celebrate the launch, we’re offering the 1st chapter of both titles FREE OF CHARGE.
“Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo” (Chapter 1 – 14 minutes 37 seconds)
more chapters available on the iTunes Movie Store.
“The Mythical Detective LOKI” (Chapter 1 – 14 minutes 07 seconds)
more chapters available on the iTunes Movie Store.
We’ve just created a short movie showing the process of adapting “Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo” into Manga2.5. Enjoy!
We have almost finished adapting “Karasuma Kyoko No Jikenbo” and “The Mythical Detective Loki”. In the meantime, enjoy this ‘making-of’ video of our motion comic adaptation of “The Mythical Detective Loki”.
The Cast of “Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo”
■Alexa Kahn – Kyoko
■William Winckler – Gen, Uncle Naito, Man in Kimono, TV Announcer
■Alison Lees Taylor – Big Mama-san, Murderess
■Caleb Pearson – Shoichi Ise
■Bryan Forrest – Kirio Uchida
■Kyle Rea – Oni, Police, Men, Monster
■Larry Butler – Kozo Mitamura, Narrator
■Nate Joyner – Ray Kumano
■Marieve Herington – Women, Children, Radio
■David Gerrold – Chief Kunimitsu, Mr. Sudo, Mr. Kambe
■Bradford Hill – Police, Men, Construction Worker
The Cast of “The Mythical Detective Loki”
■Caleb Pearson – Loki, Loki Puppet
■Beth Ann Sweezer – Mayura
■William Winckler – Yamino & Shikigami, Murderer, Kogure
■Kyle Rea – Misao Daidouji, Midgarsorm
■Bryan Forrest – Inspector Niiyama, Koutarou, Narugami, dog
■Alison Taylor – Ayana Kakinouchi, Announcer, Female Students, Miss, Ishibashi, Nanako Itou
■Larry Butler – Detective, Grim Reaper, Nagakura
■Alexa Kahn – Miho Arai, Teens, Victims, Ritsuko Orihara
■David Gerrold – Man in Suit, Ayana’s Father
■Marieve Herington – Girl, Teens, Kaho, Uriel
■Bradford Hill – Detective
We’ve just started encoding our motion comic adaptation of “Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo”! We will announce the release date soon. Until then, be sure to check out the original version of “Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo”.
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Our motion comic adaptation of “KARASUMA KYOKO NO JIKENBO (烏丸響子の事件簿)”, is scheduled for a Spring 2013 release.
Authors: Ohji Hiroi and Yusuke Kozaki
Publisher: Gentosha Comics
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: The Oni Feast (1)/鬼祭り 1
Chapter 2: The Oni Feast (2)/鬼祭り 2
Chapter 3: Kamikakushi (1)/神隠し 1
Chapter 4: Kamikakushi (2)/神隠し 2
Chapter 5: Shadow of Decadence (1)/斬れよ、猥雑な闇を 1
Chapter 6: Shadow of Decadence (2)/斬れよ、猥雑な闇を 2
Chapter 7: Invasion of Abnormalities/異端たちの侵攻
Chapter 8: The Second Defeat/二度目の敗北
Synopsis: Tokyo, 2050. Asakusa is a district where old meets new. Kyoko Karasuma is a young security officer with near-superhuman speed and prowess who works for the special division of the Asakusa district’s police department. As she and her partner, Raymond Kumano, follow leads in their investigation of cases involving paranormal phenomena and apparitions of supernatural beings, the presence of a breed known as the “Oni” clan increases. They work to get to the bottom of a rumored pact between the humans and the Oni, but instead they face resistance from their own colleagues in the department. Meanwhile, during an operation, Kyoko encounters an Oni clan boy named Uchida who asks her an enigmatic question about her own identity…
©2003~2012 O HIROI, Y KOZAKI/ GC
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