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Elex Media Licenses The Promised Neverland, Twin Star Exorcists Manga
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Indonesian publisher Elex Media Komputindo revealed last Friday that it has licensed Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku no Neverland), Yoshiaki Sukeno's Twin Star Exorcists (Sōsei no Onmyōji) and Binbō-gami ga!, and Shin Yoshida and Naohito Miyoshi's Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V manga.
Viz Media publishes The Promised Neverland in North America, and it describes the manga:
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing. The children of the orphanage are being raised as food for monsters, and their loving caretaker is behind it all! Emma and the others plan their escape, but can they make it out before it's too late…?
Shirai and Demizu launched The Promised Neverland manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in August 2016, and the series has entered its final arc as of last September. Shueisha published the manga's 13th compiled book volume on March 4.
The manga inspired a recently-concluded television anime adaptation that premiered on January 10. Aniplus Asia aired a simulcast of the anime in Southeast Asia. The anime will have a second season in 2020.
Viz Media publishes Twin Star Exorcists in North America, and it describes the manga:
Rokuro is from a family of exorcists, but he'd rather be a singer, a soccer player, or anything but an exorcist! He's forced to own up to his own incredible potential when new arrival Benio stirs his competitive spirit. But their rivalry gets a twist when they earn the prestigious title of "Twin Star Exorcists" - two supreme fighters fated to marry and birth the ultimate spiritual warrior!
Sukeno launched the manga in Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine in November 2013. Shueisha published the manga's 18th compiled book volume on March 4.
The manga's television anime adaptation premiered in Japan in 2016. Animax Asia aired a simulcast of the anime.
The Binbō-gami ga! supernatural comedy manga revolves around Ichiko Sakura, a girl whose blissful life comes from her bountiful "happiness energy" — gained by sapping that energy from other people. To restore the balance, the Binbō-gami (Poverty God) Momiji Binbada attempts to eliminate her.
Sukeno launched the manga in Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine in 2008, and ended in July 2013. Shueisha published 16 compiled book volumes for the manga.
The series inspired a 13-episode television anime series in 2012.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V's story is set in Maiami City on the coast of Japan. Yūya is a second-year middle school student who loves to entertain people. Although he is small, he has been training his tough body and Action Duelist arms with weapons. His dream is to become an "Entertainment Duelist" who makes people smile. One day, Yūya ends up fighting an exhibition match with the current champion of the Pro Duel world.
Yoshida and Miyoshi launched the manga in Shueisha's V Jump magazine in 2014, and it is ongoing. Shueisha published the manga's sixth compiled book volume last October.
The Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V anime series premiered in April 2014, and ended in 2017.
Source: Elex Media editors' Twitter account via Kaori Nusantara
