Dark Horse to Release New Series “Hatsune Miku: Rin-chan Now!”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, Ore., (August 23, 2016)—Dark Horse is proud to announce a trade series of Hatsune Miku: Rin-chan Now! This series was inspired by the 2011 music video “Rin-chan Now!” The video’s creators, writer Sezu and illustrator Hiro Tamura, collaborated with Dark Horse to publish the series. The four-volume series will be published in 2017. Volume 1 (of four) follows Vocaloid Kagamine Rin, Hatsune Miku’s sassy blond friend, as she takes center stage. Fans will be treated to Kagamine’s daily life as she performs onstage, practices in the studio, and relaxes at home. Volume 1 of Hatsune Miku: Rin-chan Now! goes on sale February 15, 2017. ### About Dark Horse For thirty years, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, the company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.