Del Rey Manga
Del Rey Manga was the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann.
History
Del Rey Manga was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHolic, are published in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. Tricia Narwani, the editor of Del Rey, stated that "Del Rey finds most of its talent through conventions and existing professional contacts".In October 2010, Kodansha and Random House announced that the US division of Kodansha, Kodansha USA, will take over publishing over all Del Rey Manga titles as well as their own manga, starting on December 1. Random House will act as the sales and marketing distributor.
Titles
Del Rey made its debut in May 2004 with four manga titles:Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - by Masatsugu IwaseNegima! Magister Negi Magi - by Ken AkamatsuTsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - by ClampxxxHolic - by ClampIt has since then licensed additional titles:A Perfect Day for Love Letters - by George AsakuraAir Gear - by Oh! greatCode:Breaker - by Akimine KamijyoAlive (manga) - by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka Dragon Eye - by Kairi FujiyamaES (Eternal Sabbath) - by Fuyumi SoryoFairy Navigator Runa - by Miyoko Ikeda and Michiyo Kikuta Fairy Tail - by Hiro MashimaFree Collars Kingdom - by Takuya FujimaGacha Gacha - by Hiroyuki TamakoshiGacha Gacha: The Next Revolution - by Hiroyuki TamakoshiGakuen Prince - by Jun YuzukiGankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo - by Mahiro MaedaGenshiken - by Shimoku KioGhost Hunt - by Shiho Inada and Fuyumi Ono Guru Guru Pon-chan - by Satomi IkezawaHaridama Magic Cram School by Atsushi SuzumiHell Girl - by Miyuki EtoKagetora - by Akira SegamiKamichama Karin Chu - by Koge-DonboKitchen Princess - by Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Ando Koko ni iru yo! - by Ema ToyamaKujibiki Unbalance - by Kio Shimoku and Kōme Keito Kurogane - by Kei ToumeLe Chevalier D'Eon - by Tow Ubukata and Kiriko Yumeji Love Roma - by Minoru ToyodaMamotte! Lollipop - by Michiyo KikutaMao-Chan - by Ken Akamatsu and RAN Me and the Devil Blues - by Akira HiramotoMermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch - by Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori Minima! - by Machiko SakuraiMobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - by Masatsuga IwaseMoyasimon: Tales of Agriculture – by Masayuki IshikawaMushishi - by Yuki UrushibaraMy Heavenly Hockey Club - by Ai MorinagaNegima! Neo - by Ken Akamatsu and Takuya Fujiyama Night Head Genesis - by George Ida and You Higuri Nodame Cantabile - by Tomoko NinomiyaOthello - by Satomi IkezawaPapillon - by Miwa UedaParasyte - by Hitoshi IwaakiPastel - by Toshihiko KobayashiPink Innocent - by Kotori MomoyukiPrincess Resurrection - by Yasunori MitsunagaPsycho Busters - by Yuya Aoki and Akinari Nao Pumpkin Scissors - by Ryōtarō IwanagaQ·Ko-Chan: The Earth Invader Girl - by Hajime UedaRave Master - by Hiro MashimaSamurai 7 - by Akira KurosawaSayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei - by Koji KumetaSchool Rumble - by Jin KobayashiShiki Tsukai - by To-Ru ZekuuShugo Chara! - by Peach-PitSugar Sugar Rune - by Moyoco AnnoTrain Man - by Machiko OchaThe Wallflower - by Tomoko HayakawaPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - by Kenji KurodaYokaiden by Nina MatsumotoYozakura Quartet by Suzuhito Yasuda
Mature line
In early December 2005, it was announced that Del Rey Manga would begin publishing a mature line of manga. It included:Basilisk - by Futaro Yamada and Masaki Segawa The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls - by Masaki SegawaSuzuka - by Kōji SeoOEL titles
Del Rey also publishes the following original English-language manga titles:Bakugan Battle BrawlersBen 10: Alien ForceIn Odd We TrustKasumi (comic) - by Surt Lim and Hirofumi Sugimoto Yōkaiden- ''King of RPGs''
Light novels
In December 2007, Del Ray announced that they would begin licensing light novels, in addition to manga. However, several of the titles that were later announced never saw release. Among the titles announced and released were:- Zaregoto series volumes 1 and 2×××Holic AnotherHolic Landolt-Ring Aerosol
- The Garden of Sinners
- Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings