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
- A Caring Man[4] (Akira Arai)
- A Rabbit's Eyes[5] (Kenjiro Haitani)
- Ashes[6] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- Attack on Titan: Before the Fall[7] (Ryō Suzukaze)
- Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City[8] (Ryō Kawakami)
- Attack on Titan: Lost Girls[9] (Hiroshi Seko)
- The Blade of the Courtesans[10] (Keiichiro Ryu)
- Body[11] (Asa Nonami)
- The Cage[12] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- The Cat in the Coffin[13] (Mariko Koike)
- City of Refuge[14] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- The Crimson Labyrinth[15] (Yusuke Kishi)
- Edge[16] (Koji Suzuki)
- ENMA the Immortal[17] (Fumi Nakamura)
- Fallout[18] (Tetsuo Takashima)
- The Flowers of Edo[19] (Michael Dana Kennedy)
- Gray Men[20] (Tomotake Ishikawa)
- Guin Saga[21] (Kaoru Kurimoto)
- A Guru is Born[22] (Takeshi Kitano)
- Innocent World[23] (Ami Sakurai)
- KIZUMONOGATARI: Wound Tale[24] (NisiOisiN)
- Kubikiri Cycle (NisiOisiN)
- Lala Pipo[25] (Hideo Okuda)
- May in the Valley of the Rainbow[26] (Yoichi Funado)
- The Mediterranean Trilogy[27] (Shiono Nanami)
- Naoko[28] (Keigo Higashino)
- Now You're One of Us[29] (Asa Nonami)
- Outlet[30] (Randy Taguchi)
- Paradise[31] (Koji Suzuki)
- Parasite Eve[32] (Hideaki Sena)
- The Poison Ape[33] (Arimasa Osawa)
- Pro Bono[34] (Seicho Matsumoto)
- Promenade of the Gods[35] (Koji Suzuki)
- The Ring Trilogy [16] (Koji Suzuki)
- Sayonara, Gangsters[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)
- Shinjuku Shark[37] (Arimasa Osawa)
- Summer of the Ubume[38] (Natsuhiko Kyogoku)
- Translucent Tree[39] (Nobuko Takagi)
- Twinkle Twinkle[40] (Kaori Ekuni)
- Winter Sleep[41] (Kenzo Kitakata)
- Zero Over Berlin[42] (Joh Sasaki)
Short story collections
- Birthday[16] (Koji Suzuki)
- Boy[43] (Takeshi Kitano)
- Dark Water[44] (Koji Suzuki)
- Season of Infidelity[45] (Oniroku Dan)
Non-fiction and miscellaneous
- A Slow Death[46] (NHK-TV “Tokaimura Criticality Accident” Crew)
- Aranzi Aranzo[47]
- The Honda Myth[48] (Masaaki Sato)
- Iron Chef Chen's Knockout Chinese[49] (Chen Kenichi)
- J-Horror[50] (David Kalat)
- Nintendo Magic[51] (Osamu Inoue)
- North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter[52] (Sakie Yokota)
- Saying Yes to Japan[53] (Tim Clark, Carl Kay)
- Sayonara, Mr. Fatty![54] (Toshio Okada)
- Slow Sex Secrets[55] (Adam Tokunaga)
- The Toyota Leaders[56] (Masaaki Sato)
- Walking Your Way to a Better Life[57] (Kimiko)
Manga
- 5 Centimeters Per Second[58][59] (Makoto Shinkai, Yukiko Seike)
- 7 Billion Needles[60][61] (Nobuaki Tadano)
- A School Frozen in Time (Mizuki Tsujimura, Naoshi Arakawa)
- An Older Guy's VR First Love (Tomoko Boryoku)
- After the Rain[62] (Jun Mayuzuki)
- Ajin: Demi-Human (Gamon Sakurai)
- Andromeda Stories[63] (Ryu Mitsuse, Keiko Takemiya)
- Avant-garde Yumeko (Shūzō Oshimi)
- 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 (Ryou Hanada)
- Dissolving Classroom[67] (Junji Ito)
- Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (Nanashi)
- Dororo[71] (Osamu Tezuka)
- Dream Fossil (Satosi Kon)
- The Drops of God[72] (Tadashi Agi, Shu Okimoto)
- 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 (Aki Irie)[76]
- The Gods Lie (Kaori Ozaki)
- The Great Cleric (Broccoli Lion, Hiiro Akikaze)
- 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, Kazuaki Yanagisawa)
- Helter Skelter[81][82] (Kyoko Okazaki)
- Heroman[83] (Stan Lee, BONES, Tamon Ohta)
- Immortal Hounds [67] (Ryō Yasohachi)
- In Clothes Called Fat (Moyoco Anno)
- Insufficient Direction (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)
- Miss Miyazen Would Love to Get Closer to You (Taka Aki)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin[88][89] (Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Hajime Yatate)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - Glory of the Losers (Tomofumi Ogasawara, Katsuyuki Sumisawa)[90]
- Moteki (Mitsuro Kubo)
- Mysterious Girlfriend X[91] (Riichi Ueshiba)
- MW[92] (Osamu Tezuka)
- My Neighbor Seki (Takuma Morishige)
- My Boy[93] (Hitomi Takano)
- 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 (Hajime Segawa)
- Tropic of the Sea (Satoshi Kon)
- The Twin Knights[81][82] (Osamu Tezuka)
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Maybe)[101]
- Twin Spica[61][102] (Kou Yaginuma)
- Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist[103][104] (Asumiko Nakamura)
- Velveteen & Mandala[105][106] (Jiro Matsumoto)
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Fumi Yoshinaga)
- Witchcraft Works (Ryu Mizunagi)
- Wolfsmund[88][89] (Mitsuhisa Kuji)
References
- ^ "Kodansha, Dai Nippon Printing Buy Vertical (Updated) - News". Anime News Network. February 23, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ 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 March 20, 2013.
- ^ "A Rabbit's Eyes — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Ashes — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Light Novel Series - News". Anime News Network. October 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Vertical Announces "Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City" Light Novel". Crunchyroll. October 12, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Novel, Nichijō, FukuFuku: Kitten Tales Manga - News". Anime News Network. July 3, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "The Blade of the Cou'rtesans — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Body — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Cage — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Cat in the Coffin — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "City of Refuge — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Crimson Labyrinth — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Koji Suzuki — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "ENMA the Immortal — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Fallout — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Flowers of Edo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Gray Men — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Guin Saga — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "A Guru is Born — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Innocent World — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds Kizumonogatari Novel, Seraph of the End Novels, Ninja Slayer Manga - News". Anime News Network. February 15, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Lala Pipo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "May in the Valley of the Rainbow — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Shiono Nanami — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Naoko — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Now You're One of Us — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Outlet — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Paradise — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Parasite Eve — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Poison Ape — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Pro Bono — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Promenade of the Gods — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Sayonara, Gangsters — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Shinjuku Shark — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Summer of the Ubume — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Translucent Tree — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Twinkle Twinkle — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Winter Sleep — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Zero Over Berlin — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Boy — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Dark Water — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Season of Infidelity — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "A Slow Death — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Aranzi Aranzo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Honda Myth — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Iron Chef Chen's Knockout Chinese — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "J-Horror — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Nintendo Magic — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Saying Yes to Japan — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Sayonara, Mr. Fatty!". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Slow Sex Secrets — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Toyota Leaders — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Walking Your Way to a Better Life — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "5 Centimeters per Second — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c "NYAF: Vertical Adds "Sakuran," "5 Centimeters Per Second" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "7 Billion Needles — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Vertical Adds Peepo Choo, Twin Spica, Needle, Chi's Sweet Home". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "After the Rain — Vertical". Vertical. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Andromeda Stories — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Ayako — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Apollo's Song — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Black Jack — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ 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 April 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Book of Human Insects — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Buddha — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Dororo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Vertical Adds Princess Knight, Drops of God Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Flowers of Evil — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Vertical Licenses "Flowers of Evil"". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Kyoko Okazaki's Pink, From the New World Manga". ANN. Retrieved January 7, 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 March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds GTO Prequel, Sequel Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "GTO: The Early Years — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Guin Saga Manga — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds Tezuka's Twin Knight, Kyoko Okazaki's Helter Skelter Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vertical Manga Licenses Osamu Tezuka's "Twin Knight" and Kyoko Okazaki's "Helter Skelter" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Heroman — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Knights of Sidonia — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Limit — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Lychee Light Club — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Message to Adolf — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vertical Adds Gundam: The Origin, Wolfsmund Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vertical To Release "Gundam: The Origin" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "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. July 24, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "MW — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "My Boy — Vertical". Vertical. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "No Longer Human - Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Ode to Kirihito — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Paradise Kiss — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Peepo Choo — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Princess Knight — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Sakuran — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "To Terra... — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "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 March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Asumiko Nakamura's Utsubora Mystery Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Vertical Licenses "Utsubora" Manga". Crunchyroll.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Velveteen & Mandala — Vertical, Inc". Vertical, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Vertical Adds Jiro Matsumoto's Velveteen & Mandala Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2013.