According to a report by Nikkei, a Japanese media conglomerate the specialises in business and industry, an e-book service is headed to the Nintendo 3DS.
Librica, which is a company formed by TOSE, developers of Densetsu no Stafy and Dragon Quest Monsters and partners in several more development ventures of the last few decades, and publishers Kodansha, Kadokawa Shoten, Shueisha and Shogakukan will be the umbrella company for the service.
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So Japan keeps getting all the neat stuff huh? -.-
The neat thing is the fact that they are putting over 100 different Manga series for purchase through the service. I hope it comes to to the west so I can get my One Piece fix