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MW from Vertical Later this Year (rumored title)
Big Ups to my correspondent Andre for sending me this info.

According to information found over at Amazon Canada (suddenly the hot spot for new license hunters) is word of another Vertical title. Weeks after Takemiya Keiko's Andromeda Story was found at Amazon, another classic has been dug up for a Q3 2007 release. Tezuka Osamu's MW appears to be making the trip across the Pacific.

Pronounced "mu" this late 70's Shogakukan title takes a look vengeance and "original sin". The lead character in this manga is like nothing I have ever seen in a Tezuka manga. Pure evil is the only way to describe Yuki Michio. Having survived a tragedy as a young man, he grows up with something beyond rage inside of him. When he is not a at his day job, Yuki seems like epitome of evil as goes about manipulating, raping, and killing without showing remorse. And when his vengeance is not satiated he begins to plan out a way to kill humanity with the very substance that caused his nightmare 15 years ago!

As of yet I have not gotten word from Anne Ishii if MW or Andromeda Story has been confirmed or not. If they have been picked up, both will be welcomed additions to what is turning out to be a great line-up from the boutique pub. I am crossing my fingers as I wish to hear about both titles by NYCC later this month.

Vertical Inc

MW by: 手塚治虫 MW by: Tezuka Osamu Shogakukan/Big Comics seinen/3 vol

A final comment before I go about this... If people had issues with To Terra... being shounen/shoujo (I actually think it even has BL elements) what will the fans say when they see the homosexual relationship in this manga. A BL Tezuka manga?? Possibly not but I love to see the reaction from the BL reviewers out there. Would Yuki be an effeminate seme with Father Garai the uke @_@?? Vertical help me out here!!