Straight Edge Launches Horizontal Manga Label Straight Edge Comic
Straight Edge is applying the royalty and profit-sharing terms that author-side ventures tend to argue for, guaranteeing planning and development payment to creators whose storyboards fail the editorial meeting and letting freelance editors share in a hit.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Straight Edge, the author agency and IP production company founded by Kazuma Miki, launched a manga label called Straight Edge Comic on Wednesday. The digital-first label will plan, edit, and publish manga in horizontal format, with serialization targeted to start in 2027. Kento Kaji, formerly editor-in-chief at STUDIO ZOON, joins as a manga editing adviser. Miki will produce the works and media mix strategies.
The label's motto is "Creator First," and its terms carry the weight: a sliding royalty rate that rises with sales, success-based compensation for external editors, and payment of planning and development costs even when a project does not clear the editorial meeting. Straight Edge is recruiting original authors, manga artists, and freelance editors.
Digital distribution runs through major online stores, with printed volumes reserved for hit works. The stated initial goal is an anime adaptation, with one of Japan's largest advertising groups collaborating on select titles as a partner for promotion, marketing, and screen adaptation.
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