Vertical (publisher)
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| Parent company | Kodansha USA Publishing |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Hiroki Sakai |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Distribution | Penguin Random House Publisher Services |
| Publication types | Fiction / Non-fiction / Visual Media |
| Nonfiction topics | Business / Self-help / Lifestyle |
| Fiction genres | Sci-fi / Fantasy / Mystery |
| Owner(s) | Kodansha (since 2020) |
| Official website | www |
Vertical is a Japanese novel and manga imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by Kodansha (46.7%) and Dai Nippon Printing (46.0%).[1] The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020.[2][3]
Titles[]
Vertical, Inc. publishes books from a variety of genres, including prose fiction, manga, nonfiction, crafts, and cooking.
Novels[]
- [4] ()
- [5] (Kenjiro Haitani)
- [6] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- Attack on Titan: Before the Fall[7] ()
- Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City[8] ()
- Attack on Titan: Lost Girls[9] (Hiroshi Seko)
- The Blade of the Courtesans[10] (Keiichiro Ryu)
- [11] (Asa Nonami)
- [12] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- [13] (Mariko Koike)
- [14] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- The Crimson Labyrinth[15] (Yusuke Kishi)
- [16] (Koji Suzuki)
- [17] ()
- [18] (Tetsuo Takashima)
- [19] ()
- [20] ()
- Guin Saga[21] (Kaoru Kurimoto)
- [22] (Takeshi Kitano)
- [23] ()
- KIZUMONOGATARI: Wound Tale[24] (NisiOisiN)
- Kubikiri Cycle (NisiOisiN)
- Lala Pipo[25] ()
- [26] (Yoichi Funado)
- [27] (Shiono Nanami)
- Naoko[28] (Keigo Higashino)
- [29] (Asa Nonami)
- [30] ()
- [31] (Koji Suzuki)
- Parasite Eve[32] (Hideaki Sena)
- [33] (Arimasa Osawa)
- [34] (Seicho Matsumoto)
- [35] (Koji Suzuki)
- The Ring Trilogy [16] (Koji Suzuki)
- [36] (Genichiro Takahashi)
- Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen[24] (Takaya Kagami)
- Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: World Resurrection at Nineteen (Takaya Kagami)
- [37] (Arimasa Osawa)
- Summer of the Ubume[38] (Natsuhiko Kyogoku)
- [39] (Nobuko Takagi)
- [40] (Kaori Ekuni)
- [41] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- [42] (Joh Sasaki)
Short story collections[]
Non-fiction and miscellaneous[]
Manga[]
- 5 Centimeters Per Second[58][59] (Makoto Shinkai, Yukiko Seike)
- 7 Billion Needles[60][61] ()
- A School Frozen in Time (Mizuki Tsujimura, Naoshi Arakawa)
- After the Rain[62] (Jun Mayuzuki)
- Ajin: Demi-Human (Gamon Sakurai)
- Andromeda Stories[63] (Ryu Mitsuse, Keiko Takemiya)
- Ayako[64] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Apollo's Song[65] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Black Jack (Osamu Tezuka)[66]
- Blame![67] (Tsutomu Nihei)
- Blood on the Tracks[68] (Shuzo Oshimi)
- The Book of Human Insects[69] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Buddha[70] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Cardfight!! Vanguard (Akira Itō)
- Chi's Sweet Home[61] (Kanata Konami)
- CITY (Keiichi Arawi)
- Devil's Line ()
- Dissolving Classroom[67] (Junji Ito)
- Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro ()
- Dororo[71] (Osamu Tezuka)
- (Satosi Kon)
- The Drops of God[72] (Tadashi Agi, )
- The Flowers of Evil[73][74] (Shūzō Oshimi)
- Flying Witch (Chihiro Ishizuka)
- From the New World[75] (Yusuke Kishi)
- The Garden of Words (Makoto Shinkai)
- A Girl on the Shore (Inio Asano)
- Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest ()[76]
- The Gods Lie ()
- GTO: 14 Days in Shonan[77][78] (Tooru Fujisawa)
- GTO: The Early Years[78][79] (Tooru Fujisawa)
- The Guin Saga Manga: The Seven Magi[80] (Kaoru Kurimoto, )
- Helter Skelter[81][82] (Kyoko Okazaki)
- Heroman[83] (Stan Lee, BONES, )
- Immortal Hounds [67] ()
- In Clothes Called Fat (Moyoco Anno)
- (Moyoco Anno)
- Knights of Sidonia[84] (Tsutomu Nihei)
- Limit[85] (Keiko Suenobu)
- Lychee Light Club[86] (Usamaru Furuya)
- Message to Adolf[59][87] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin[88][89] (Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Hajime Yatate)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - Glory of the Losers (, )[90]
- Moteki (Mitsuro Kubo)
- Mysterious Girlfriend X[91] (Riichi Ueshiba)
- MW[92] (Osamu Tezuka)
- My Neighbor Seki (Takuma Morishige)
- My Boy[93] ()
- Ninja Slayer (Bradley Bond, Philip "Ninj@" Morzez)
- Nichijou (Keiichi Arawi)
- No Longer Human[72][94] (Usamaru Furuya)
- Ode to Kirihito[95] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Paradise Kiss[96] (Ai Yazawa)
- Peepo Choo[61][97] (Felipe Smith)
- Pink (Kyoko Okazaki)
- Princess Knight[72][98] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Prophecy (Tetsuya Tsutsui)
- Sakuran[59][99] (Moyoco Anno)
- Sickness Unto Death (Takahiro Seguchi)
- Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda)
- To Terra...[100] (Keiko Takemiya)
- Tokyo ESP ()
- (Satoshi Kon)
- The Twin Knights[81][82] (Osamu Tezuka)
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Maybe)[101]
- Twin Spica[61][102] (Kou Yaginuma)
- [103][104] (Asumiko Nakamura)
- Velveteen & Mandala[105][106] (Jiro Matsumoto)
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Fumi Yoshinaga)
- Witchcraft Works (Ryu Mizunagi)
- Wolfsmund[88][89] ()
References[]
- ^ "Kodansha, Dai Nippon Printing Buy Vertical (Updated) - News". Anime News Network. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ Reid, Calvin (January 22, 2020). "Lu Named Kodansha USA Publishing President and CEO Under Restructuring". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (January 23, 2020). "Vertical, Kodansha Advanced Media Consolidate Under Kodansha USA". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "A Caring Man — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "A Rabbit's Eyes — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Ashes — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Light Novel Series - News". Anime News Network. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Vertical Announces "Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City" Light Novel". Crunchyroll. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Novel, Nichijō, FukuFuku: Kitten Tales Manga - News". Anime News Network. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "The Blade of the Cou'rtesans — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Body — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Cage — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Cat in the Coffin — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "City of Refuge — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Crimson Labyrinth — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b c "Koji Suzuki — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "ENMA the Immortal — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Fallout — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Flowers of Edo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Gray Men — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Guin Saga — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "A Guru is Born — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Innocent World — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds Kizumonogatari Novel, Seraph of the End Novels, Ninja Slayer Manga - News". Anime News Network. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Lala Pipo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "May in the Valley of the Rainbow — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Shiono Nanami — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Naoko — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Now You're One of Us — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Outlet — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Paradise — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Parasite Eve — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Poison Ape — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Pro Bono — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Promenade of the Gods — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Sayonara, Gangsters — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Shinjuku Shark — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Summer of the Ubume — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Translucent Tree — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Twinkle Twinkle — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Winter Sleep — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Zero Over Berlin — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Boy — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Dark Water — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Season of Infidelity — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "A Slow Death — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Aranzi Aranzo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Honda Myth — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Iron Chef Chen's Knockout Chinese — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "J-Horror — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Nintendo Magic — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Saying Yes to Japan — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Sayonara, Mr. Fatty!". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Slow Sex Secrets — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Toyota Leaders — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Walking Your Way to a Better Life — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "5 Centimeters per Second — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b c "NYAF: Vertical Adds "Sakuran," "5 Centimeters Per Second" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "7 Billion Needles — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b c d "Vertical Adds Peepo Choo, Twin Spica, Needle, Chi's Sweet Home". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "After the Rain — Vertical". Vertical. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Andromeda Stories — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Ayako — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Apollo's Song — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Black Jack — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b c "Vertical Licenses Blame!, Dissolving Classroom, Immortal Hounds Manga". Anime News Network. February 13, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Blood on the Tracks — Vertical". Vertical. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "The Book of Human Insects — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Buddha — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Dororo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b c "Vertical Adds Princess Knight, Drops of God Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Flowers of Evil — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Licenses "Flowers of Evil"". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Kyoko Okazaki's Pink, From the New World Manga". ANN. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (May 18, 2018). "Vertical Licenses Kino's Journey, 'Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest' Manga, Sherlock Holmes and Hirobumi Ito Novel". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "GTO: 14 Days in Shonan — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds GTO Prequel, Sequel Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "GTO: The Early Years — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "The Guin Saga Manga — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds Tezuka's Twin Knight, Kyoko Okazaki's Helter Skelter Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b "Vertical Manga Licenses Osamu Tezuka's "Twin Knight" and Kyoko Okazaki's "Helter Skelter" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Heroman — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Knights of Sidonia — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Limit — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Lychee Light Club — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Message to Adolf — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds Gundam: The Origin, Wolfsmund Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ a b "Vertical To Release "Gundam: The Origin" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Licenses Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers, Helvetica Standard Manga". Anime News Network. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Mysterious Girlfriend X, The Gods Lie, Devil's Line Manga". Anime News Network. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "MW — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "My Boy — Vertical". Vertical. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "No Longer Human - Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Ode to Kirihito — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Paradise Kiss — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Peepo Choo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Princess Knight — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Sakuran — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "To Terra... — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Comics Adds Maybe's The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga". Anime News Network. August 28, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Twin Spica — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Asumiko Nakamura's Utsubora Mystery Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Licenses "Utsubora" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Velveteen & Mandala — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Jiro Matsumoto's Velveteen & Mandala Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
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