Del Rey will publish Air Gear, by Tenjho Tenge creator Oh! Great, in America. An extremely popular series in Japan, where 5.5 million copies of 12 volumes are in print, the series features the story of a powerful high school wrestler who lives with two sexy and mysterious sisters. When he leads his school to victory over a team with gangster connections, the sisters help him save the school and bring him to a thrilling, and terrifying, new world. The 16 and up series will launch in on July 25th. Del Rey is making a point of letting buyers know that the series will not be edited in any way.
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Posted by ICv2 on January 22, 2006 @ 11:00 pm CT

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