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The single-volume compilation of five works serialized in the YouTube manga magazine 'MANGAPOLO ZERO,' planned and operated by Dentsu Inc., has been decided and will go on sale starting July 29.
Five works that were the first series serialized upon the launch of the YouTube manga magazine "MANGAPOLO ZERO" in July 2014, operated by Dentsu Inc. within the official YouTube channel "MANGAPOLO" on the video-sharing site "YouTube," have been compiled into a tankōbon volume. Sales began on July 29.
These five works were selected through a rigorous screening process during an audition co-hosted with Nihon Bungeisha and serialized in MANGAPOLO ZERO. Nihon Bungeisha is also handling the publication of these collected volumes.
■ Overview of "MANGAPOLO"
"MANGAPOLO" is a project themed around "Discover New Manga," aiming to create encounters between manga and readers. Since launching the "MANGAPOLO" manga channel on YouTube in February 2013, it has distributed videos for multiple manga works. It has gained support not only from manga enthusiasts but also from those who had distanced themselves from manga, accumulating approximately 58,000 channel subscribers.
URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/MANGAPOLO
■ Overview of the 5 Series in "MANGAPOLO ZERO"
"The Vampire Next Door" by Ryoko Takahata
Three vampire sisters living among humans to learn about society. Eldest sister Elder values vampire traditions, second sister Angelica is carefree and dreamy, and youngest sister Linden is always calm and realistic. A laid-back slice-of-life story about these three sisters with completely different personalities.
Release Date: Volume 1 - Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Volume 2: Scheduled for release on Saturday, August 29, 2015
Price: ¥741 (excluding tax)
Specifications: B6 perfect binding, 144 pages ※All pages full color
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"Doburoku-chan" Potato Chip Jiro
At life's crossroads, when you're lost in thought, a high-alcohol-content helper lady appears. "Here's your drink—!!" Drink, get drunk, get drunk, drink, and before you know it, she's pushing you forward. That mischievous, teasing girl's name is Doburoku-chan. A spirit born from rice.
Release Date: Volume 1 - Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Volume 2: Scheduled for release on Saturday, August 29, 2015
Price: ¥620 + tax
Specifications: B6 perfect binding, 144 pages
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"Magic Contract: Ichigo★Promise" by Michi Saito
"No matter how old I get, will you still like me?" Ichigo is a love-struck second-grader. She yearns for the older Yuto, but sighs daily over the unbridgeable age gap. Then one day, she meets a talking cat with a sharp gaze and ends up making a shocking magical girl contract...! A magical girl battle with a twist, here we go!
Release Date: Volume 1 - Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Volume 2: Scheduled for release on Saturday, August 29, 2015
Price: ¥620 (excluding tax)
Specifications: B6 perfect binding, 146 pages ※ Includes 2 pages of color illustrations
"I absolutely don't want anyone at work to find out" Wakatsuki Abishi
Maruyama Emi, 26, a socially awkward office lady who hates people. Isolated at work, she eats alone in the bathroom. She can't even get along with her elementary school classmate Nakajima, who works at the same company, and lives in despair. But one day, her life changes completely!! The thing that changes her life is that cute, pink creature...!?
Release Date: Scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Price: ¥639 (excluding tax)
Specifications: B6 perfect binding, 208 pages
"My Town" New Residence Achieved
This town is my town. Guys, girls, people whose gender is unclear, nice folks, jerks, weirdos, super weirdos, dangerous types, and even dangerous types too crazy to put in a manga—all kinds of people live here. I'm gonna draw the awesome, happy-go-lucky days of my town without overthinking it!!
Release Date: Scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Price: ¥620 (excluding tax)
Specifications: B6 perfect binding, 192 pages
To celebrate the tankobon release, a Twitter campaign will be held where you can win signed copies of the comic and signed color paper by the author.
■Twitter Campaign Overview
(Campaign Page URL: https://mangapolo.com/zero/news/6 )
Dentsu Inc. News Release: http://www.dentsu.co.jp/news/release/2015/0729-004106.html
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