Shonen Sunday Goes Live

Looks like Shonen Sunday is up and running! The site already has online manga available for reading, as well as other multimedia features, including a trailer for RIN-NE.

There are already a couple of articles online and they have creator bios available for the following:

• Haro Aso, Hyde & Closer
• Kotaro Isaka, creator of MAOH Juvenile Remix
• Megumi Osuga, writer and artist for MAOH Juvenile Remix
• Rumiko Takahashi, RIN-NE
• Yellow Tanabe, Kekkaishi
• Yuu Watase, Arata The Legend

What I'm more impressed by is Viz's latest foray into simultaneous Japanese releases between this site and Weekly Shonen Jump. This site has a lot going for it content-wise and is quite impressive considering the deadline Viz's staff must have been under considering San Diego Comic-Con International starts in just a few hours.

I've read and reviewed the first few chapters of RIN-NE, and found that it eventually grew on me. While in many ways this is a "stake in my Shojo Beat-loving heart," I hope Shonen Sunday sees success.