Viz Media adds indies to its manga empire with publishing deal with Rose City Games

Viz Media has been orbiting video games for a while now, publishing manga adaptations of hits like Pokémon — and it’s now going to publish indie games. It has teamed up with studio Rose City Games, which will also be developing the first title it’s releasing: The World Next Door, an action-adventure fantasy game that’s slated for PC release for an unannounced date.

Viz is best known for its licensing and distribution of Japanese anime and manga outside of Japan, including big names Dragon Ball and Naruto. It also publishes a number of manga based on video games, like Nintendo’s Splatoon and Pokémon.