Titan Manga Holds Five Star Stories Volume 1 Over Translation Review
Titan Manga said Thursday it has placed a hold on distribution of its English edition of Mamoru Nagano's The Five Star Stories, including the Newtype magazine release, while it reviews a translation situation.
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Why it matters
The publisher is holding a book it had already pushed three times rather than ship an edition it has not cleared, which puts the December 1 date and the credited translation itself in question.
Key Facts
- Titan Manga placed a hold on distribution of The Five Star Stories first English volume to review a translation situation.
- A Titan Manga spokesperson called the hold a precaution and did not specify the translation problem.
- The first volume credits Greco D. Espinoza as translator and was scheduled for December 1.
- The volume had been delayed from July 7 to September 1 to November 17 before the December 1 date.
- Mamoru Nagano launched The Five Star Stories in Kadokawa's Newtype magazine in 1986.
A Titan Manga spokesperson said the company takes translation quality seriously and called the hold a precaution. The first volume, credited to translator Greco D. Espinoza, was scheduled for December 1 after delays from July 7 to September 1 to November 17.
Titan Manga did not say what the translation problem is. Its spokesperson said only that distribution is on hold as a precaution while the company reviews the situation and decides next steps, and that it wants an edition that respects the original work.
The volume has already moved twice: from July 7 to September 1, then to November 17, and now to a December 1 target. Nagano's manga has run in Kadokawa's Newtype since 1986, intermittently, with the 19th compiled volume released on May 9. An earlier English release was left unfinished, and an unofficial translation has circulated.
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