San Diego Comic Con by GamingAngels

VIZ media has decided to take a gamble and create a venue for digital manga. SigIkki.com is a new web destination that will feature downloadable items, chapters from upcoming manga, series information and creator information.

(if anyone knows the artist for the song in the video please let me know!)

Ten chapters are already up on Ikki.com for Children of the Sea, a new title by Daisuke Igarashi. Here is the video trailer:

During the panel they gave brief introduction to some of the series that will be coming to the website, some as early as 7/30.

Bokurano Ours is a story of kids going to summer school who wander off to explore a cave. In the cave they find out about a game and the children decide to join in. The story will feature 15 main characters.

Saturn Apartments is a story where people are now living on rings around earth because earth is uninhabitable. The manga focuses on a young kid who’s job it is to clean the windows in the Saturn Apartments.

After School Charisma is set in a school where all the students are clones of historical figures, except one. Of course odd things start to happen.

House of Five Leaves is by Natsume Ono and is a period piece from the 17th/18th century. The main character is forced to take a job as a bodyguard for a mob leader.

Viz Signature Ikki shows real promise. Viz has already stepped up to the plate by offering manga right at launch and a breadth of very unique titles. Most titles will be on the site for several months but how long is still to be determined. Your best bet is to head over to Ikki.com and check it out for yourself!