While the rest of us were sending e-mails and making phone calls about the rumor that Kodansha was going to set up shop in the U.S., Japanator’s Dick McVengeance actually showed up at an event and asked Del Rey’s Ali Kokmen what the deal was. I quote:
After a bit of a laugh at it, Ali told me that it was totally false. He was at BEA, and heard nothing of Kodansha’s move, and when the rumor hit that Kodansha was coming in, Del Rey had someone in Japan setting up new Kodansha licenses for 2009 and 2010. So, that would seem to be a rumor that got busted.
Nothing to see here folks, move along. For now, anyway.
I had a feeling that that rumor was false. Thanks for clearing that up. ^^