Sailor Moon Vol. 1 Goes Back for Second Print Four Weeks After Release
Title remains at number one on The New York Times bestseller list for manga for third consecutive week
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (October 14, 2011) – Kodansha USA Publishing is pleased to announce that Sailor Moon volume 1 has sold out in just four weeks, so the company has commissioned a second print run equal to the first, doubling the initial 50,000 copy run and bringing the total to 100,000 copies in print.
Sailor Moon's return to the U.S. market is a clear success, with the first volume currently holding the number one spot on The New York Times bestseller list for the third week in a row. Reviews of the new editions have been stellar as well, with great reviews coming in from all over. Anime News Network raves “This rerelease of Takeuchi's best-loved work is one that many fans have been waiting for… well worth reading,” while fans have commented that Sailor Moon is “wonderfully retranslated,” “an absolute 100% must buy,” and “long awaited and … worth it!”
Codename: Sailor V volume 1 has also sold tremendously well, seizing the number two spot on the Times list for two weeks. This two volume series, which has never before been available in the U.S., tells the story of Sailor Venus before she joins the other pretty guardians along with Sailor Moon. Codename: Sailor V has been well received, with reviewers calling it “A must buy for Sailor Moon fans,” “wonderfully entertaining and a fantastic read,” and “It is truly wonderful to have Codename: Sailor V available in English.”
Sailor Moon volume 2 and Codename: Sailor V volume 2 are both due to release on November 15.
About Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Established in New York in 2008, Kodansha USA Publishing (KUP) is a subsidiary of Kodansha, Japan's largest publisher. KUP's first works under the Kodansha Comics imprint were Katsuhiro Ōtomo's Akira and Masamune Shirow's The Ghost in the Shell. In 2011, KUP is expanding their catalog to include such titles as Negima by Ken Akamatsu, Shugo Chara! by PEACH-PIT, and Bloody Monday by Ryou Ryumon and Kōji Megumi. Kodansha Comics is distributed by Random House Publisher Services.
