Manga about doctors at a university hospital launched in 2007
AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday a new manga release for the week of October 31 for its new e-book store service “emaqi.”
Image courtesy of Orange Inc.Orange Inc. provides additional manga Anesthesiologist Hana (Masuikai Hana) by Hakua Nakao and Kappei Matsumoto and story description:
Amid the health care crisis, the shortage of anesthesiologists is especially acute.
This manga delves into their grueling daily lives through the eyes of Hanako Hanaoka, an anesthesiologist at a university hospital. With the perfect combination of drama and humor, it paints a surprisingly realistic picture of the profession.
Long hours, low pay, and even sexual harassment – despite the challenges, Hanako tackles each day with enthusiasm, ready to make her patients suffer!
The manga debuted in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine in 2007. The sixth volume was published in January 2017. J Manga previously released a partial manga in English in 2011.
Orange launched its emaqi service in the United States and Canada on September 3. The “emaqi” platform has about 6,000 manga volumes from 13 publishers in this launch, with plans to add at least one new title first. This is not yet published in English every week. Orange Inc. announced that it has acquired translation, publishing and distribution rights from publishers including Shonengahosha, Futabasha and Akita Publishing. The company also acquired distribution rights from Kodansha USA Publishing.
The company's partnership with Shueisha to localize one-shot manga from Shonen Jump+ allows readers to read newly translated stories in English several times a week for free. Both Shueisha's emaqi and MANGA Plus services simultaneously published this one-shot manga. MANGA Plus also announced its new program to release all one-shots from the Shonen Jump+ service simultaneously in English.
Readers can create a free account on emaqi and access the platform's diverse content. Each manga has a detailed summary and sample chapters or previews are available for readers to try. Readers can purchase individual comic volumes or subscribe to an ongoing series directly through this platform.
emaqi is web-based and Orange is considering launching the service as a mobile app next year.
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