Kaiten Books Fall 2022 Update
Torrance, CA — Friday, October 14, 2022:
With the changing of the seasons upon us, it's time for another update from us at Kaiten Books! Let's cut to the chase and see what's in the pipeline as the year starts to wind down:
First and foremost, we have a brand-new license to announce! Follow the misadventures of Rize Babablon as he bluffs his way into becoming a bona-fide baron in The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top Vol. 1 (manga) coming out digital-first on November 4th, 2022.
But that's not all! Print editions of The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 4 will be available just in time for the holidays on December 2nd, 2022, with Loner Life in Another World Vol. 6 (manga) joining shortly after on December 9th, 2022. Pre-orders can be made through Right Stuf, Book Depository, Amazon, and more, with links to each storefront up on our website.
As a general announcement, we also wanted to let everyone know that physicals for Gacha Girls Corps and other series are in the works, and we will provide more info when we can.
Also, some of you who wanted to get their hands on physicals of The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting may have noticed that volume 1 has been a bit hard to get a hold of as of late, but rest assured there's another reprint in the works that should hit our distributor in the coming months!
As always, we want to thank everyone for their support as we continue on our journey. We look forward to keep bringing you more of the best Japan has to offer, and hope everyone continues to stay healthy and take care of themselves as we head toward the end of the year!
The Bottom-Tier Baron's
Accidental Rise to the Top Vol. 1
Author: Manzi Mazi
Artist: Parabola
Character Design: falmaro
Digital Release: November 4th, 2022
Welcome to the Barony of Babalon, where barbarians battle and blasphemous believers babble.
After the death of the Babalons, the Baron and Baroness of the Barony, young Rize Babalon inherits both the title of Baron of Babalon and the barren Barony of Babalon. But as soon as he rises to the rank and files paperwork to take over, the rank-and-file citizens of the barony rise up and try to take over instead. But to save himself, Baron Rize does what he does best! He sucks up to the citizens! magic is the divine might that makes divine right for the nobility and aristocracy to rule. But our young baron decides to use that power for the citizens and bribe his way into a comfortable life.
Or so he thought!
His approval ratings suddenly skyrocket, and before he knows it, his people hail him as a savior! His magic may be revolutionary, but he didn't want a revolution! He just wanted to relax on the seaside, not commit regicide! He started empty-headed and empty-handed, but now things are getting out of hand!
And thus begins The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top!
STAFF LIST
Translation: H. Anthony Israel
Editing: Jack Diaz
Typesetting: Arbash Mughal
Quality Assurance: Ryan Fornoles
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 4
Author/Artist: Tsukiya
Physical Release: December 2nd, 2022
BABYSITTER BLUES
Kirishima goes missing without a trace—so it's up to Yaeka and Sugihara to find him.
Though the incident that caused Yaeka injury seems to have been settled, it still weighs heavily on Kirishima's heart. But thanks to Yaeka and Sugihara, they might just be able to return to their peaceful everyday lives at last.
STAFF LIST
Translation: Jenny McKeon
Editing: David Musto
Typesetting: Viet Phuong Vu
Quality Assurance: Megan Turner
Loner Life in Another World Vol. 6
Author: Shoji Goji
Artist: Bibi
Character Design: Gaou
Physical Release: December 9th, 2022
WHERE'S THE TREASURE? SIX FEET UNDER!
Haruka's saved his friends, he's stopped a monster stampede, he's plumbed the recesses of an ancient dungeon and rescued a cute skeleton girl from certain despair! So what will he do now? Go home? Finally find his peaceful loner life? Of course not!
He has to revitalize the local economy first! Gathering his classmates together, he plans to turn Omui into a bustling hub of commerce so he can sit back, relax, and watch that sweet passive income flow. What's first on the agenda? Dungeon diving for treasure! And he's taking Angelica with him. Just what might our not-so-lonely duo find in the depths of their flooded destination?
STAFF LIST
Translation: Andrew Hodgson
Editing: Kris Swanson
Typesetting: Viet Phuong Vu
Quality Assurance: Hendra Boerma
About Kaiten Books
Kaiten Books is a localization and publishing company driven to bring the best Japan has to offer to the English-speaking fans of the world—like us! Our name is based off the famous sushi-go-round restaurants in Japan (called “kaiten-zushi,”) and our goal is to bring you as much variety in our releases as you would find on the menu in the finest Tokyo sushi bars.
We started our company as fans of manga. Now, we passionately work alongside the most premium talents in the localization industry to make sure each release is the highest quality it can be. There are plenty of updates throughout the release process to keep our readers up to date on their favorite series.
If you're going to eat sushi, you want the best chef. If you're going to read Japanese translations—you want Kaiten Books. Our doors are always open for lovers of manga, so come on in and check out what's on the menu today!
With the changing of the seasons upon us, it's time for another update from us at Kaiten Books! Let's cut to the chase and see what's in the pipeline as the year starts to wind down:
First and foremost, we have a brand-new license to announce! Follow the misadventures of Rize Babablon as he bluffs his way into becoming a bona-fide baron in The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top Vol. 1 (manga) coming out digital-first on November 4th, 2022.
But that's not all! Print editions of The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 4 will be available just in time for the holidays on December 2nd, 2022, with Loner Life in Another World Vol. 6 (manga) joining shortly after on December 9th, 2022. Pre-orders can be made through Right Stuf, Book Depository, Amazon, and more, with links to each storefront up on our website.
As a general announcement, we also wanted to let everyone know that physicals for Gacha Girls Corps and other series are in the works, and we will provide more info when we can.
Also, some of you who wanted to get their hands on physicals of The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting may have noticed that volume 1 has been a bit hard to get a hold of as of late, but rest assured there's another reprint in the works that should hit our distributor in the coming months!
As always, we want to thank everyone for their support as we continue on our journey. We look forward to keep bringing you more of the best Japan has to offer, and hope everyone continues to stay healthy and take care of themselves as we head toward the end of the year!
The Bottom-Tier Baron's
Accidental Rise to the Top Vol. 1
Author: Manzi Mazi
Artist: Parabola
Character Design: falmaro
Digital Release: November 4th, 2022
Welcome to the Barony of Babalon, where barbarians battle and blasphemous believers babble.
After the death of the Babalons, the Baron and Baroness of the Barony, young Rize Babalon inherits both the title of Baron of Babalon and the barren Barony of Babalon. But as soon as he rises to the rank and files paperwork to take over, the rank-and-file citizens of the barony rise up and try to take over instead. But to save himself, Baron Rize does what he does best! He sucks up to the citizens! magic is the divine might that makes divine right for the nobility and aristocracy to rule. But our young baron decides to use that power for the citizens and bribe his way into a comfortable life.
Or so he thought!
His approval ratings suddenly skyrocket, and before he knows it, his people hail him as a savior! His magic may be revolutionary, but he didn't want a revolution! He just wanted to relax on the seaside, not commit regicide! He started empty-headed and empty-handed, but now things are getting out of hand!
And thus begins The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top!
STAFF LIST
Translation: H. Anthony Israel
Editing: Jack Diaz
Typesetting: Arbash Mughal
Quality Assurance: Ryan Fornoles
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 4
Author/Artist: Tsukiya
Physical Release: December 2nd, 2022
BABYSITTER BLUES
Kirishima goes missing without a trace—so it's up to Yaeka and Sugihara to find him.
Though the incident that caused Yaeka injury seems to have been settled, it still weighs heavily on Kirishima's heart. But thanks to Yaeka and Sugihara, they might just be able to return to their peaceful everyday lives at last.
STAFF LIST
Translation: Jenny McKeon
Editing: David Musto
Typesetting: Viet Phuong Vu
Quality Assurance: Megan Turner
Loner Life in Another World Vol. 6
Author: Shoji Goji
Artist: Bibi
Character Design: Gaou
Physical Release: December 9th, 2022
WHERE'S THE TREASURE? SIX FEET UNDER!
Haruka's saved his friends, he's stopped a monster stampede, he's plumbed the recesses of an ancient dungeon and rescued a cute skeleton girl from certain despair! So what will he do now? Go home? Finally find his peaceful loner life? Of course not!
He has to revitalize the local economy first! Gathering his classmates together, he plans to turn Omui into a bustling hub of commerce so he can sit back, relax, and watch that sweet passive income flow. What's first on the agenda? Dungeon diving for treasure! And he's taking Angelica with him. Just what might our not-so-lonely duo find in the depths of their flooded destination?
STAFF LIST
Translation: Andrew Hodgson
Editing: Kris Swanson
Typesetting: Viet Phuong Vu
Quality Assurance: Hendra Boerma
About Kaiten Books
Kaiten Books is a localization and publishing company driven to bring the best Japan has to offer to the English-speaking fans of the world—like us! Our name is based off the famous sushi-go-round restaurants in Japan (called “kaiten-zushi,”) and our goal is to bring you as much variety in our releases as you would find on the menu in the finest Tokyo sushi bars.
We started our company as fans of manga. Now, we passionately work alongside the most premium talents in the localization industry to make sure each release is the highest quality it can be. There are plenty of updates throughout the release process to keep our readers up to date on their favorite series.
If you're going to eat sushi, you want the best chef. If you're going to read Japanese translations—you want Kaiten Books. Our doors are always open for lovers of manga, so come on in and check out what's on the menu today!
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