Giant Manga Publisher Kodansha Launches Official App “K MANGA” in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore

TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Kodansha Ltd. — one of Japan’s major publishers with hit manga titles such as Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Blue Lock, and GACHIAKUTA — is launching its official manga app “K MANGA” in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The app will be available starting October 22nd (subject to change) on iOS and Android platforms. K MANGA offers over 500 titles in English, including around 100 ongoing series that are updated simultaneously with their release in Japan. Users can also read all chapters of popular series like Attack on Titan, Tokyo Revengers, and Fairy Tail for free by using daily tickets (excluding some ongoing series).

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To commemorate the launch, five hugely popular titles will be listed at 50% off for a limited time. Don’t miss this chance to discover new favorites, from legendary series to current hits!

Kodansha’s overseas manga sales have surged in recent years, driven largely by the success of titles like Attack on Titan and Tokyo Revengers, reflecting the growing popularity and acceptance of Japanese manga among English-speaking readers.

K MANGA was launched in the U.S. last May, marking the service’s first expansion into other markets. Kodansha is striving to further increase accessibility for English-speaking fans, delivering the latest stories as quickly as possible. The company also plans to continue expanding into new regions, aiming to make K MANGA a global service that connects fans with their favorite works, and creators with their audiences.

Links

App Store:

• iOS　 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1637040002
• Android　 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kodansha.kmanga

Launch Campaign Details

During the following period, selected titles are available at 50% off.
Period: 12:00 AM on October 22nd, 2024 through 11:59 PM on November 4th, 2024 (JST - UTC+09:00)
Discounted Works: Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Wistoria: Wand and Sword, WIND BREAKER, Rent-a-Girlfriend

Features of K MANGA

As Kodansha’s official serialization platform, K MANGA offers over 500 titles, including 100 ongoing manga series across a variety of genres, such as Action, Thriller, Isekai, Romance, and Fantasy. Users have access to K MANGA’s extensive library and can read a number of chapters for free.*

• Earliest Exclusive Access to Latest Chapters
  Get the earliest possible access to chapters of popular manga that are currently ongoing in Japan, such as Blue Lock, Shangri-La Frontier, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse.
• Access to Popular Manga in Kodansha’s Catalogue
  Alongside the latest releases, K MANGA offers a diverse selection of beloved manga from Kodansha’s library, such as The Flowers of Evil, Fire Force, and Chihayafuru.
• A Manga Service by the Editors, for the Fans
  K MANGA is managed by Kodansha’s editorial team—the same team responsible for creating new manga daily and tirelessly editing and producing numerous global mega-hits.
• Official Localization
  K MANGA delivers official translations by industry professionals familiar with each manga.

*The number of free chapters that can be read per day varies from manga to manga.

Official X account

@KMANGA_KODANSHA https://x.com/KMANGA_KODANSHA

About Kodansha

KODANSHA Ltd. is Japan’s leading publishing house based in Tokyo, having delivered stories into ready hands across the globe with a wide variety of content from manga to novels, fashion magazines, news journals, and picture books for children, as well as TV anime, movies, series, and video games since 1909 in the spirit of “Inspire Impossible Stories.” KODANSHA is globally recognized as the licensor of some of the world’s most loved manga IPs, such as AKIRA, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell. Their digital book platform, MAGAPOKE was launched in July 2015 and to date has been downloaded nearly 25 million times. For more information, visit: www.kodansha.com/

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