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mediatoon October 2018
 
The cream of the independent crop is with MFR!
 
Dear partners and clients,

Ankama Editions has been shaking up the bande dessinée, comics, and manga scenes ever since it began publishing in 2006. Mediatoon Foreign Rights is proud to represent rights for the entire Ankama catalogue, which is bursting at the seams with hard-hitting, no-holds-barred, explosive graphic works like the “Mutafukaz” series and “Radiant,” a fantasy action series by Tony Valente, the first French manga author to be published in Japan. What’s more, an anime adaptation of “Radiant” is coming out this very week through the Japanese studio Lerche.

With nine published volumes, rights sales in six languages, and more than 200,000 volumes sold in France, it’s safe to say that the adrenaline-soaked adventures of young wizard Seth are just beginning…

In the mini-newsletter below, you’ll find a selection of our favorite Ankama series. Ask us about rights availability and reading copies for your language, and make sure to brace yourselves for a wild ride through the world of independent French manga and more.

 

 
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Radiant

Radiant (9)

By Valente

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric 

Seth is an aspiring wizard from the Pomp Hills region. Like all wizards, he is an “infected,” one of the few living beings that survived when they met the Nemesis. His apparent immunity led him to become a hunter and attempt to fight the Nemesis. But more than that, Seth is on a quest that goes beyond hunting monsters. Surrounded by a group of wizards, he travels the world in search of Radiant, the alleged birthplace of the Nemesis, under the dreaded eye of the Inquisition.


 
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Double Me

Double Me (2)

By Mākasu & Oto-san

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Sci-Fi 

Aiko and her best friend Eri spend all their time chatting on the social network Double.Me. They talk about everything, but above all about Dosan, a handsome high school student both are in love with. Tragically, Eri dies. Aiko, deeply affected by the disappearance of her friend, then sees a new Double.Me application come to life… in the form of an AI imitating her deceased friend. Aiko lets herself get caught up in these virtual conversations, but just how far will she let them take her?


 
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Shangri-La

Shangri-La (one-shot)

By Bablet

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Sci-Fi 

A few hundred years in the future, mankind lives in a space station far from Earth. The station is run not by a government, but by a multinational corporation worshiped by a veritable cult. At least on the surface, everyone appears to be satisfied by this “perfect society” until the day mankind decides to push its limits even further. They design a way to create life from nothing: in short, they plan to rewrite the Book of Genesis. The place they choose to carry out their project is Shangri-La, one of the more hospitable regions on Titan. As for the hero, he’s charged with investigating a series of mysterious explosions in several laboratory stations dedicated to the grand plan…


 
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La belle mort

La belle mort (one-shot)

By Bablet

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Sci-Fi 

The end of humanity has come. Insects from space now rule the earth. Things have gotten this bad, so why resist now? This is what Wayne, Jeremiah, and Scham, the only survivors of the devastating invasion, ask themselves each day. Seeking a purpose, a pointless fate justifying their presence in a world in ruins, they do not realize they are part of a much larger plan, something completely beyond them and that involves another survivor…


 
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Kairos

Kairos (compilation)

By Malassagne

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Fantasy & Esoteric 

“All love stories end badly.” This will never be true of Nills and Anaëlle! But Nills’ naivety shields him from reality, and during a getaway with Anaëlle and her family at their country house, a darker dimension of their relationship will emerge. Burdened with a deeply buried secret, Anaëlle fears the consequences if Nills were to find out. But fate will inevitably open the doors to the past, and one thunderous night, strange creatures will come and whisk her away into their world. When Nills decides to dive into this other world to save his beloved, he does not yet know that it will change his life.


 
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Mutafukaz

Mutafukaz (compilation)

By Run

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Sci-Fi 

Inspired by 1950s sci-fi, “Mutafukaz” combines contemporary ingredients like hip-hop and wrestling. This mix makes for a series with a dark, tense, irony-soaked atmosphere. Angelino, a young loser like thousands of others at Dark Meat City, is squatting in a seedy hotel room in Rios Rosas with his friend Vinz. His daily life goes by slowly until a scooter accident, at which point he’ll be thrown into a whirlwind of unimaginable troubles. The recent feature film “Mutafukaz” and its dissident hip-hop soundtrack were received with great critical acclaim.


 
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Doggybags

Mapple Squares (one-shot)

By Hasteda & Chesnot

Publisher: Ankama
Genres: Suspense & Thrillers 

Need a triple dose of adrenaline? More brutal than a bullet to the head and more vicious than having your teeth pulled out by a crowbar, “DoggyBags” is a tribute to the pulp fiction and horror comics of the fifties. The car engines roar, guns fire and blood flows freely in good times and bad. Get out your doggy bags, because there will be meat left over for sure!