KodansaJapanese publishing house known for best-selling manga series such as Attack on Titan, Blue LockAnd ghost in the shellAnnounced a new manga distribution platform exclusive to US readers, K MANGAIt will be released in May 2023.
On March 21, Kodansha announced its official serialization platform, K MANGA, which will provide fans in the US with easy access to the publisher’s series. K MANGA will release the latest episodes of Kodansha’s original serialized manga. Blue LockAlong with the publisher’s weekly and monthly magazines containing a collection of different manga titles. The release will take place simultaneously in the US and Japan, making the latest stories available earlier than other competing US services. At launch, K MANGA will have around 400 titles, including 70 manga titles currently in serialization, all localized in English by a team of professional translators.
US Readers Finally Have Easy Access to Kodansha’s Manga Series
Kodansha is Japan’s largest publisher, producing both literary and manga magazines. Kodansha publishes some of the best-selling manga of all time. Attack on Titan And FairytaleAlong with other hit series such as seven deadly sins, THOSE WHO ZEROAnd Tokyo Avengers. While the physical versions of these books are distributed in the USA by Kodansha USA, the lack of a digital platform has made accessing Kodansha’s series in the Western world more difficult compared to its main competitor Shueisha, which can take advantage of the MANGA Plus service.
The launch of K MANGA will change that and make Kodansha’s series more accessible to US readers. Features will include early exclusive access to the latest chapters of the popular manga currently in progress in Japan. THOSE WHO ZERO, Blue Lock, Girlfriend Hiring, The Seven Deadly Sins: The Four Knights of the ApocalypseAnd Don’t Play With Me, Miss Nagatoro. Users will also have access to Kodansha’s library, which includes series such as: Attack on Titan, seven deadly sinsAnd Firepower. One of the highlights is that it is managed by the same editorial team that worked on K MANGA’s manga series, ensuring the highest quality.
Just like with MANGA Plus, users will be able to read limited episodes, the amount of which varies according to the series, for free. This Official Twitter and as the website launches on March 21, K MANGA The official app will be available from May 10, 2023. The exact launch date of the website has yet to be announced.