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10/26/2016
Gardena, CA

Digital Manga Inc. (DMI), a long-time publisher of manga, is launching their next new Kickstarter campaign on tomorrow, 10/27/2016 to crowd fund another of Osamu Tezuka’s dark anthology works, 'Under The Air', for print and digital publication. This compilation of 300 pages of short stories from the late Osamu Tezuka, reflects a challenging time in the creator’s life, focusing on themes of the duality of man and the dark side of the human condition which lies in every one of us. The 30 day campaign has its initial goal of $25,000, which will cover the publication of this work, and launches in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Tezuka's debut.

The Kickstarter campaign will go live at 11AM Pacific Standard Time (PST)/1PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Rewards are exclusive and limited, so make sure you're one of the early backers to guarantee your rewards.

Tezuka’s manga ‘Crater’ has been long anticipated for US release, and after a failed campaign by an unrelated party, Tezuka fans were left with their hands empty handed. As a special surprise bonus, Digital Manga will also be releasing The Crater as a special Add-On item to the campaign. This special “rescue” title has been re-licensed to DMI, from Tezuka Productions, to offer as print and digital publications to all Tezuka backers on Kickstarter. 'The Crater' is yet another of Tezuka’s collection of dark anthology works, which will be released as an omnibus edition with over 550 pages of excruciating themes of horror, mystery, suspense and sci-fi, centering around the dark nature of man. As a favor to the community, Digital Manga Inc. is allowing backers from the failed 2013 Kickstarter to get ‘The Crater’ at a discounted rate, despite having no affiliation with the previous campaign.

“We’re excited to work on ‘Under The Air’,” says spokesperson Rebecca Bolen, “But we’re really looking forward to giving ‘The Crater’ fans the opportunity to finally own that title after everything they went through with the previous Kickstarter.”

Digital Manga Inc. aims to raise $25,000 within 30 days for the costs of localization, translation, and printing ‘Under The Air’. After an initial donation which guarantees a copy of ‘Under The Air’, backers can pledge additional funds to receive ‘The Crater’ as well. Along with these two titles, backers can participate in multiple tiers which offer Tezuka-themed Packages. These packages include items such as limited edition ‘Astroboy’ figures as well as highly sought-after original ‘Astroboy’ posters.

“We’re confident we can give these titles the quality they deserve,” Bolen says. “Once we realized what had happened with the ‘The Crater’ Kickstarter in 2013 we knew we had to intervene so we could do something for the fans.”

Digital Manga Inc. has a successful history of funded Kickstarter campaigns and deliveries, having published manga for 20 years. Currently, the publisher has produced titles for every audience, from mainstream family titles like Tezuka's 'Astroboy' all the way to more mature titles like 'Vampire Hunter D'.

For more information and updates, check back on Digital Manga Inc.'s Facebook, Twitter, or Kickstarter profile.

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Just for everybody's clarification, Melody of Iron is the only stretch goal (50K) of this campaign. Those who added the additional cost for Melody of Iron to their pledge will get the Melody of Iron add-on cost refunded back to them if the (50K) stretch goal is not achieved. So we encourage those who want Melody of Iron, to add that to their pledge now, rather than waiting after the stretch goal is achieved, as it would diminish the chances of reaching the stretch goal. The Crater is not part of any stretch goal, and should only be treated as an Add-on item only! The Crater will be published regardless of the outcome of this campaign. -Digital Manga

Due to the fact that we've now entered peak season for production - we are now about 2 weeks out from receiving the final product in the warehouse. From there, we will have your copies posted ASAP. Delivery could take between 1-3 weeks depending on where in the world you are!

We got an update just today, and it seems like his condition has been growing worse, and he has recently been experiencing seizures regularly. We ask that you have him in your prayers, and if you would like, you can send us a postcard with your condolences that we will deliver to him. Our CEO will be travelling to Japan in early December, so please send us your postcards to our office by December 1st.

Address: Digital Manga Inc, 1487 W 178th St # 300, Gardena, CA 90248