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Twin Engine, Bandai Launch New Manga Platform Bibibi Comic
posted on by Anita Tai
Anime planning and production company Twin Engine launched a new manga platform called Bibibi Comic with Bandai Co., Ltd. as part of their previously announced strategic partnership.
Users can read titles with free tickets after completing missions, as well as one free chapter every 23 hours.
There are 33 titles are available at launch as of press time including Sayaka Mogi's Shibarikami (Binding God), Koge Donbo's Saitsu yo Akuyaku Reijō Saikyō Jūdō-ka no Kan Akuyaku Reijō to Naru (The Strongest Villainess: The Strongest Judo Man Becomes The Strongest Villainess), and other titles.
Twin Engine and Bandai's joint initiative will involve original manga, animated adaptation, and licensed merchandise and toys. Twin Engine will handle the planning, production, advertising, and distribution for the animation portion, while Bandai will handle planning, product development, marketing, licensing, and maximizing the worth of the intellectual property as a whole.
Both companies aim to make a collective initial investment of up to 4 billion yen (about US$25.35 million). The companies will reveal more details on the initiative soon.
Source: Bibibi Comic via @MangaMoguraRE
