Yokusaru Shibata ( creator of Air Master ) announced on the ninth issue of Shueisha’s bimonthly Miracle Jump magazine start a new manga in the magazine’s 10th issue in August. The manga will be titled Misako.
Shibata’s 28-volume Air Master manga received a television anime adaptation from Toei Animation in 2003. Toei Animation itself tried to enter the North American DVD market in 2005 by releasing Air Master and two other titles, but only shipped the first volumes before leaving the market. Funimation signed a partnership with Toei Animation in 2009 to distribute the series on its website.