November 20, 2000
Videogame giant Square
(Final Fantasy Series) and Shueisha (Jump) have have
announced that they will be setting up a joint venture
firm to distribute Manga from Shueisha's weekly manga
magazine Shonen Jump on the internet. Shueisha will
acquire a 70% stake in the new firm, which is to be
formed in the spring, and Square will aquire the remaining
30%.
So far Square has not
announced how the manga will be viewed or how the charges
will be handled.
Fans will be able
to read every Monday's Manga on Shonen on the upcoming
Saturday.
Source: Anime
New Network
-Kaio-sama
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