Gutsoon! Entertainment has announced that it will launch Raijin Comics, the first weekly US manga anthology, in November 2002.  Gutsoon! is the US spawn of Image-style breakaway Coamix in Japan, which launched the Japanese version of Raijin in May.  The Japanese version carried a special bilingual supplement that contributed to its success in Japan.  In the US, a special supplement titled Fujin will provide readers with news on anime, videogames, and Japanese pop culture. 

 

The initial features in Raijin, which translates as 'Thunder God,' will be Hojo's City Hunter, Hara's Fist of the Blue Sky, Inoue's Slam Dunk, and Niwano's Bomber Girl.  Gutsoon! is targeting an initial 15,000-copy circulation for the US edition.