Vertical will publish Tezuka's Ode to Kirihito in a single 800-page "Blankets-sized" volume this fall. It will carry a $24.95 MSRP, and will include the material from all three volumes originally published in Japan. Vertical Marketing and Publicity maven Anne Ishii described the work as "Tezuka's Elephant Man."
Vertical will also begin releasing a trade paperback version of its Tezuka Buddha series (the original release was in hardcover) this summer. The first volume will be released in May, followed by new volumes every two months. MSRP will be $14.95.