MediaOCD Announces Deal to Sell Physical Editions of Manga from Manga Mavericks Books, Mahjong Pros
Manga currently available on MediaOCD's website from Manga Mavericks Books include ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE], First Time in Taiwan: A Delicious Adventure, FISHGOD, Great Metal God, Horon of the Closed Country, Princess Da Huang & Other Tales, The Pipe Machine, Vegetable Sandwich, and Zigoku's Foreman.
The Manga Mavericks website and podcast established the Manga Mavericks Books publishing division in April 2025 to license, localize, and distribute works worldwide from indie creators in Japan.
Manga Mavericks announced in July the Independent Manga Alliance, an industry association and joint venture between Manga Mavericks CEO Varun Gupta and Mahjong Pros head of partnerships and licensing Harrison Doan. The venture aims to provide distribution, marketing, and sales support to independent creators and small publishers, linking them to partner publishers and distributors located in the United States or globally. The founding members of the Independent Manga Alliance are Manga Mavericks Books, Mahjong Pros, Strict Algorithm LLC, Red String Manga, and Curation Entertainment Partners Inc.
Manga Mavericks Books entered a distribution deal with Pathway Book Service and with Gazelle Book Services Ltd for Europe last February. Pathway is handling comprehensive book fulfillment, warehousing, and retail distribution for Manga Mavericks Books.
Mahjong set company Mahjong Pros' Mahjong Pros Publishing imprint focuses on licensing, localizing, and distributing mahjong-themed manga and textbooks. The company announced its Mahjong Pros Publishing imprint in June 2025.
Source: Press release
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