The Go! Comi folks are pretty excited about their upcoming series 07-GHOST, so much so that they have set up a dedicated website with forums, a character guide, wallpapers, and all sorts of goodies for the benefit of the “early adopters.” I wonder if that’s a reference to the folks who have been reading it in scanlation all along? There’s also a preview of the first volume, so we can all be early adopters. The book is due out in December. Read on for more.
OFFICIAL “07-GHOST” WEBSITE NOW ONLINE
7 October 2008 LOS ANGELES
Manga publisher Go! Comi today announced the launch of 07ghost.com, the official website of the highly anticipated manga, 07-GHOST. The website features news about the series, forums, downloadable wallpapers and icons, and much more.
“Company websites dedicated to a single manga series aren’t very common,” says Go! Media Creative Director Audry Taylor, “but 07-GHOST is an uncommon series. It’s had fans in this country since it first started running in Japan, and we wanted to give the ‘early adopters’ a place where they could hang out and get more involved with the series.”
07-GHOST tells the story of Teito Klein, a former slave who is now pursued by the forces of the Barsburg Empire because of his exceptional ability to use a form of magic called Zaiphon, as he finds himself at the center of the conflict between Verloren, the God of Death, and the mysterious “beings of light” sent by Heaven to oppose him: the Seven Ghosts. The series is a major hit in Japan, where it appears alongside Loveless and Sayuki Reload in Ichijinsha’s Zero-Sum Magazine.
Volume 1 of 07-GHOST will be released in early December, with subsequent volumes released every three months. The official website can be found at www.07ghost.com .
ABOUT GO! COMI
Go! Comi is known for its exciting manga series and top-notch production values. Among its publications are the Bookscan best-sellers “The Devil Within” and “Her Majesty’s Dog,” and the Eisner Award-nominated “After School Nightmare,” which was named one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens of 2008 by the Young Adult Library Services Association. Two other Go! Series, “Train + Train” and “Cantarella,” have also been cited by the YALSA Great Graphic Novels list.