Books
Megatokyo was first published in print by Studio Ironcat, a partnership announced in September 2002. Following this, the first book, a compilation of Megatokyo strips under the title "Megatokyo Volume One: Chapter Zero", was released by Studio Ironcat in January 2003. According to Gallagher, Studio Ironcat was unable to meet demand for the book, due to problems the company was facing at the time. On July 7, 2003, Gallagher announced that Ironcat would not continue to publish Megatokyo in book form. This was followed by an announcement on August 27, 2003 that Dark Horse Comics would publish Megatokyo Volume 2 and future collected volumes, including a revised edition of Megatokyo Volume 1. The comic once more changed publishers in February 2006, moving from Dark Horse Comics to the CMX Manga imprint of DC Comics. The comic then transferred to CMX's parent Wildstorm, with its last volume published in July 2010. CMX, alongside with Wildstorm closed down in 2010. Former publisher Dark Horse has regained the rights to the series and will release it in omnibus format in January 2013.
As of July 14, 2010, six volumes are available for purchase: volumes 1 through 3 from Dark Horse, volumes 4 and 5 by CMX/DC, and volume 6 by Wildstorm. The books have also been translated into German, Italian, French, and Polish. In July 2004, Megatokyo was the tenth best-selling manga property in the United States, and during the week ending February 20, 2005, volume 3 ranked third in the Nielsen BookScan figures, which was not only its highest ranking to date (as of August 2006), but also made it the highest monthly rank for an original English-language manga title.
- Megatokyo Volume 1: Chapter Zero (Megatokyo vol.1 1st ed.) ISBN 1-929090-30-7
- Megatokyo Volume 1, 2nd ed. ISBN 1-59307-163-9 (published March 31, 2004)
- Megatokyo Volume 2 ISBN 1-59307-118-3 (published January 21, 2004)
- Megatokyo Volume 3 ISBN 1-59307-305-4 (published February 2, 2005)
- Megatokyo Volume 4 ISBN 1-4012-1126-7 (published June 21, 2006)
- Megatokyo Volume 5 ISBN 1-4012-1127-5 (published May 23, 2007)
- Megatokyo Volume 6 ISBN 1-4012-2481-4 (published July 14, 2010)
In July 2007, Kodansha announced that in 2008 it intends to publish Megatokyo in a Japanese-language edition, (in a silver slipcased box as part of Kodansha Box editions, a new manga line started in November 2006). Depending on reader response, Kodansha hopes to subsequently publish the entire Megatokyo book series. The first volume was released in Japan on May 7, 2009.
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