The tragic VOCALOID song series “Story of Evil” has recently gained a lot of popularity due to the “Daughter of Evil” musical that took place back in June. And now, the hype continues as the story is distributed in digital comic form!
About the Comic
On November 2nd, publishing company HarperCollins Japan launched a pair of new electronic labels titled “Character Vocal Novel” and “Character Vocal Comics.” The company aims to publish and distribute novelizations and comics based on popular VOCALOID stories in digital form, starting with “Daughter of Evil.”
HarperCollins Japan’s first digital publications will be the “Daughter of Evil: Clôture of Yellow” light novel, and the “Daughter Evil: Act 1” comic. In the future, the company will aim to release more digital comics and novels based on VOCALOID songs such as “Secret ~Black Vow~,” “Secret Police,” “Sakura no Ame,” “Prisoner,” and “Paper Plane.“
HarperCollins Japan will be working with PHP Institute, VG Books, and Enterbrain KCG Books to get their VOCALOID song comics and novelizations published and distributed digitally for the reduced price of ¥600 (~$5), excluding tax.
Where to Buy
Purchase “Daughter of Evil: Clôture of Yellow” on Amazon
Purchase “Daughter of Evil: Act 1” on Amazon
Future Lineup
Under the “Character Vocal Novel” label:
Sakura no Ame: We Are Not Alone: November 16th, 2017
Daughter of Evil: Wiegenlied of Green: December 7th, 2017
Prisoner & Paper Plane: Youth Paradox: December 21st, 2017
Secret ~Black Vow~: January 18th, 2018
Secret Police FILE:01-Escape: February 1st, 2018
Sakura no Ame: Our Miraculous Chance Encounter: February 15th, 2018
Under the “Character Vocal Comics” label:
Daughter of Evil: Act 2: November 16th, 2017
Daughter of Evil: Act 3: December 7th, 2017
Daughter of Evil: Act 4: December 21, 2017
Source: IT Media, ValuePress!