10 Years of Kodansha Comics—February Spotlight: Battle Angel Alita (Rightstuf exclusive pins, sweepstakes & MORE)
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10 Years of Kodansha Comics—January Spotlight: AKIRA (Otomo interview, Rightstuf exclusive pins, sweepstakes & MORE)
A Silent Voice The Movie returns to theaters January 28 and 31!
ICYMI: A Silent Voice The Movie Returns to theaters for a limited time!
Did you miss your chance to see the animated film adaption of Yoshitoki Oima’s beloved manga, A Silent Voice during the film’s run last year? Or maybe you did—and have been dying to see it again? Either way, you’re in luck! Eleven Arts and Fathom Events are bringing A Silent Voice back to theaters again for a limited time!
Subtitled screenings of the film will be held on January 28th, and dub screenings will be held on January 31st. Tickets are now on sale [...]
Announcements from AnimeNYC 2018!
UPDATE — November 17!
Kodansha Comics and Vertical Comics made some new licensing announcements today at our industry panel! KC 4 ALL: Manga for all ages Kodansha Comics is launching a new campaign called KC 4 ALL starting November 20, where we’ll be releasing 4 new and unique digital-first manga that we’d like to recommend to the audience of any age.
Debuts November 20! Good Dog, Cerberus! by Moha Arimura
Cerberus—the guard dog of the underworld—is a clumsy puppy who can’t do his job. Alth [...]
Announcements from New York Comic Con 2018!
UPDATE — October 6!
Hey! We just made some cool announcements yesterday at our industry panel— where, besides the new licensing announcements recapped below, we had a special guest from Japan, Yohei Takami, the editor-in-chief of Monthly Shonen Magazine and founding editor of Noragami, to talk about his experience of working with Harold Sakuishi, who received this year's International Spotlight Award at the Harvey Awards for his groundbreaking music manga BECK. Digital-first announcementsEDENS ZERO Global Pins! Exclusive designs revealed + special message from Hiro Mashima!
Hiro Mashima, creator of Fairy Tail and EDENS ZERO, just dropped some exciting news for his fans around the world!
To celebrate the release of EDENS ZERO Volume 1 in Japan—and in the rest of the world—we here at Kodansha are kicking off the EDENS ZERO Global Campaign, where fans from Japan, France, Korea, Thailand, and the United States can get a set of EDENS ZERO pins with unique national designs for each region! For more details on this campaign, check out this website.
BECK creator Harold Sakuishi coming to New York Comic Con 2018!
Just announced! Harold Sakuishi, legendary manga creator of BECK and Seven Shakespeares, is going to attend New York Comic Con 2018 October 4-7!
Harold Sakuishi has published several award-winning works in his native Japan, but his name will probably be forever entwined with his groundbreaking marriage of manga and indie rock, BECK, which is currently being published in English by comiXolog [...]
Announcements from San Diego Comic Con (July 19-22)!
Psssst! Going to San Diego Comic Con July 19-22?
We're going to have some exciting new announcements for Battle Angel Alita and The Ghost in the Shell—as well as other new licensing announcements for 2018 and beyond!. Plus, join the Q&A for a chance to win special giveaway items!
So come check out the Kodansha Comics panel on Saturday July 21, 2018 at 11:30am-12:30pm in Room 8!
"Do I have to be there?" For giveaways and fun—yes! But for the info, just check back here at kodanshacomics.com for breaking updates on our panel announcements!
Attack on Titan Season 3 World Premiere Event! July 10-11
Seems like forever we've waiting for this moment. But it's FINALLY HAPPENING. The new season of the Attack on Titan anime kicks off July 21! If you're keeping up with the manga by Hajime Isayama, you know this is possibly going to be the most exciting season yet!
Can't wait that long?! On July 10 and 11, Funimation Films presents Attack on Titan Season 2 Movie: Roar of Awakening and the Attack on Titan Season 3 world premiere in select U.S. and Canadian theaters!
This Attack on Titan Season 3 event immediately follows up the recap movie with a special presentation of Season 3 Episode 1 of the series. This North American wor [...]
What’s Happening at AX2018? Con exclusives, panels, activities & MORE!
July 7 update: all of our major licensing announcements from our Saturday industry panel!
Time for the biggest otaku party of the year—and we’re going bigger than ever before! Come visit Kodansha Comics and Vertical at this year’s Anime Expo, July 5-8 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and meet the stars and people behind your favorite manga and anime, get exclusive convention merchandise and free stuff, pick up pre-release books, and be the first in the world to hear about our massive plans for 2019 and beyond! We’re hosting and participating in five panels this year, our most ever: our re [...]