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Sirou Tunasima Bails On Jinki Extend Manga Date: 1/16/2007 |
| Citing differences of opinion in policy with the editor in-chief of Mag Garden's Comic Blade Magazine, mangaka Sirou Tunasima has decided to discontinue publication of Jinki Extend. In a January 15th internet diary entry by the author he apparently quotes his editors' critique: "Mecha in this magazine do not have the same rights as a human character". Tunasima contends he has drawn his mecha like a human character up until now and when started the serial at the magazine there was an understanding on this between himself and the editorial staff. Volume 9 was the last released manga volume to hit shelves in Japan on December 14th, 2006. Reviews across the board from longtime series followers have ranked it near the best of all the JE stories. Post volume 9, Tunasima adds he has completed and submitted 60 pages of additional material which effectively tie the story up (or leave it hanging) as much as possible. He hopes to be able to bring Jinki Extend back at some point in the future. This could possibly come through a new deal with another magazine. Jinki has already traded hands with different publications once before, having previously ran in GanGan Wing Magazine. The presently ongoing Jinki Extend Manga and Anime are licensed in the United States by ADV. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
