This weekend, Vertical announced that they have licensed Nisio Isin's Bakemonogatari modern folklore mystery novels, set to be released starting in December 2016. They previously released prequel Kizumonogatari.

New novel announcement:

BAKEMONOGATARI

The volumes starting December 2016 pic.twitter.com/R3zc4bMMPD — Vertical Inc. (@vertical_ed) February 13, 2016

BAKEMONOGATARI will be released in three volumes starting Dec 2016.

Volume two tentatively scheduled for Jan 2017, with volume 3 Feb 2017. — Vertical Inc. (@vertical_ed) February 13, 2016

Additionally Vertical Comics announced three manga licenses:

Immortal Hounds (aka Shinazu no Ryouken) - Ryou Yasohachi's 2013 police versus violent zombie series from Harta

BLAME master's edition - Tsutomu Nihei's (Knight of Sidonia) 1997 cyber horror - an early edition of which was released by Tokyopop





Junji Ito's (Uzumaki, Gyo) Dissolving Classroom - 2013 story of pair of demoic siblings



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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.