One of the things that I’ve been saying the manga market is missing out on is getting their books in the mainstream comics app stores, which is basically turning into the main comic book store for the digital audience. Digital Manga Publishing looks to be on the path towards fixing some of that and gaining a few new eyeballs by getting their main series, Vampire Hunter D, onto the iVerse Comics+ app that’s used on the iOS platform.
“The Vampire Hunter D series is a great property that’ll appeal to all fans around the world, so that’s why Digital Manga is making an effort to expand and distribute this property to as many platforms as possible.”— Fred Lui, VP-Publishing of Digital Manga.
The publisher is setting the price of $9.99 for the volumes that will be on it. Five volumes are currently available and more will be added over the next few months.
Plot concept: Kikuchi’s post-apocalyptic vision of the distant future mixes gothic horror, science fiction and romance with classic Western; while up and coming manga artist, Saiko Takaki’s surreal illustrated adaptation complements his vision where humanity is ruled by vampires and tormented by a host of creatures including demons, werewolves and mutants, as well as half-human, half-vampire ‘dhampirs’.
