Re: The official Jump Square thread
For more Ultimo info (Story, names, HQ images of characters, number of pages) check this article out:
http://shamanking-nation.com/english/hiroyuki-takei/ultimo-new-series-with-joint-us-japan-release/
A bit long, but it covers everything you need to know and more! Plus HQ images (bigger than those already posted).
Anyways, I would like to make this statement. Viz is actually trying to release this manga in a timely manner. It's probably going to come out in SJ USA in a month or so. And since this is a prologue, that means it's a full series (which will probably be released in JumpSQ). Viz has licensed it, and as soon as it's released in Japan, Viz will annouce it's official release for the USA. So... for this reason, I know it may be hard, but I don't think Edited Mangas of the manga should be made. Viz is making a strong effort to get manga over to English readers as fast as possible (like Gonzo with it's new anime distro policies), and I think we should try to honor this, to allow for future projects such as this to happen. I'm sure somebody will upload the raw scan, and I understand that, but I think an English Edited Manga is not needed. For this reason, my Edited Manga group, Mankin-Trad, will not be Editing Ultimo, since we have respect for Viz's attempt at a monthly world-wide release of a manga. And if anybody does provide translations for the manga, I would encourage that you request that your translations not be used for Edited Manga use.