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Posted March 7, 2014 by Tony Tuason in Anime/Manga
 
 

VIZ Acquires Publishing Rights For MASTER KEATON Series By Naoki Urasawa

Looks like another Naoki Urasawa masterpiece alongside 20th Century Boys, Monster and Pluto is going to be published by Viz Media. Master Keaton, which has never been published in English is scheduled for a December release under the Viz Signature imprint.

The classic series ran from 1998 to 1994, which inspired creators to make an anime and some OVAs.  So if you’re looking for new books to read, you might wanna check this out when it gets released, Urasawa has never failed for me.

Here’s a snippet from the press release:

MASTER KEATON was created and drawn by the award-winning manga artist Naoki Urasawa, story coproduced with Hokusei Katsushika and Takashi Nagasaki. MASTER KEATON will be rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and carry an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN. Each paperback volume will receive a deluxe treatment, including 18 pages of full-color artwork. In addition to publishing MASTER KEATON in North America, VIZ Media will also release it in print in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The riveting detective drama introduces Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, an archeology professor and part-time insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. The son of a Japanese zoologist and an English noblewoman, educated in archaeology at Oxford and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buried secrets, thwart would-be villains, and pursue the truth. The manga series was originally published in Japan between 1988 and 1994 in Big Comic Original magazine and also inspired a popular 39-episode anime adaptation.


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