Recently, an app was released by Kadokawa called Comic Walke

[Vertical Inc]

Recently, an app was released by Kadokawa called Comic Walker. Not only does it give access to full-colour chapters of THE ORIGIN (with the Vertical translation) for free, it includes that Amuro 0082 spinoff in English as well. Two questions: 1) Do you foresee this digital release hindering sales of the deluxe editions at all? 2) Was the translation of Amuro 0082 done by Vertical as well?

Hmmm… Tough questions. Let me answer the easier one first.

No. We did not provide the translation for the Amuro side-story. We do not have the rights to that at this time. I have no clue who translated or lettered it. Actually before this ASK, I didn’t even know it was on that service.

To answer your first question… I honestly do not know. But we will be keeping an eye on the project very closely.