Category Archives: Manga Sale

Post-Valentine’s Day! Love Is a Battlefield Sale! 60+ romance manga with a twist up to 50% off on digital

Published: February 19, 2019
Post-Valentine's Day! Love Is a Battlefield Sale! Congratulations, you've survived Valentine's Day, again. But let's be real: romance doesn't begin or end on February 14, in real life—or in manga! In fact the so-called most romantic day of the year might just be the prelude to one wild emotional rollercoaster ride. And as well-read fans of Kodansha Comics's extensive romance-manga lineup know, love can be as tough as or tougher than any battle in shonen manga. So, to get you through to next year's Valentine's Day, at least as far as manga is concerned, this week we've selected a massive 60+ romance manga series with a twist, and put them at 50% off at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, Read More »

The World of Battle Angel Alita Sale, Part 1: The Original Manga Series

Published: February 4, 2019
The World of Battle Angel Alita Sale, Part 1 Um, ready for Alita: Battle Angel to hit theaters February 14? We here at Kodansha Comics HQ  frankly can't wait to see Alita's world realized in a big Hollywood pic, but we're also gearin' up for the big debates and gushy emotions that get stirred up whenever there's a movie adaptation of a manga! So, whether you're a gnarly old school fan of Alita through the manga (or better yet, the OVA from the 90s) or a shiny new school fan who just found out about Alita through the movie, you have to know the original material to be ready for such battles! That's why, starting this week, we're having The World of Battle Angel Alita Sale, where Read More »

Humble Bundle x Kodansha Comics: Fantasy Manga

Published: January 30, 2019
Battle Angel Alita, Noragami, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ... Kodansha Comics are, first and foremost, about worlds of fantasy! That's why, starting Wednesday January 30, we're teaming up with Humble Bundle once again to bring you our BIGGEST manga bundle yet, Humble Bundle x Kodansha Comics: Fantasy Manga! That's up to $1000 worth of digital manga including our current hottest titles like  Cells at Work! and Land of the Lustrous, as well as introduce you to both new and classic titl [...]

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Manga to Anime Sale: The Quintessential Quintuplets

Published: January 29, 2019
Have you heard of The Quintessential Quintuplets? We launched Negi Haruba's manga (Japanese title: Gotoubun no Hanayome) as a digital-first last year, and it's now the hottest anime on Crunchyroll! It's about the five sisters—each with unique quirks and complex personality—and they're all terrible students!  So is this just a another harem story? Well, not quite. Our protagonist is just a brainy but broke high school student who takes the job to tutor these girls to help them graduate. If they don't, he doesn't get paid! And it's a big challenge, since the sisters seem to only care for each other and anything but studying! Through his eyes, you'll get to know each and one of them—and there's more to them than meets the eye ...  Get the jump on these [...]

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Manga to Anime Sale: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime—all digital volumes up to 50% off!

Published: January 22, 2019
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: All manga volumes 50% on digital!  Monsters ... magic ... adventures ... with an all powerful, all knowing SLIME?! (Ain't slime usually the most basic monster in RPG games? Well, not in this case.) If you're into anime, you may already be enjoying That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, the story that originally started as a web light novel by Fuse with charming illustrations by Mits Vah (the English version of the light novels are available from Yen Press). It's since been adapted into a manga by Taiki Kawakami with volumes 1-8 available from none other than yours truly, Kodansha Comics, and now it's turned into the bi [...]

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Manga to Anime Sale: Fairy Tail! 99-cents Volume 1 + all additional volumes & spinoffs 50% off!

Published: January 15, 2019
Hey! Are you enjoying the newest and final season of Fairy Tail anime courtesy of Funimation? It sure is nice to see Natsu, Lucy, and Happy all powered up and being together after a long break! (Actually, can you believe it's been almost three years since the end of Season 2 for some of us?) As they go on a quest to find the ex-Fairy Tail members to bring back the disbanded guild, they soon realize the mission ain't that easy ...  Not only have some of the ex-members moved on with their lives, there's a black magic cult is causing shady commotions. Meanwhile, the Magic Council is on the move. What is the book of E.N.D. that they're all looking for? And just who really is Zeref? And what's his relation to the first guild master of Fairy Tail, Mavis? All the mysteries of the world o [...]

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Kasane Series Finale Sale! 99-cent Volume 1 + all remaining volumes over 50% off! (ends 1/14)

Published: January 8, 2019
Here's a good manga for you. Pause that show you've already seen on your streaming service and binge-read this beautiful and suspenseful drama series from Kodansha Comics––Kasane! Because to celebrate the release of the final Volume 14 on January 8, we are having Kasane Series Finale Sale where Volume 1 is only 99 cents and all remaining volumes are OVER 50% off at all of our digital-partner platforms: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and nook. (Sale ends 1/14) Kasane's not your typical happy-go-lucky kind of manga/anime girl ... In fact she's the ultimate underdog. She was born the daughter of the grea [...]

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Kodansha Comics holiday linewide sale! SAVE BIG on 1800+ digital manga thru Jan 2

Published: December 18, 2018
Happy Holidays from Kodansha Comics and Vertical! With gift cards, new devices, and/or back-to-back days off you know the holidays are the best time to stock up on manga! To give you that extra boost, Kodansha Comics and Vertical are putting (almost) every single digital book we publish up to 50% off at all of our digital-partner platforms: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, and nook. That's 1800+ volumes of manga that you can save big on! (Sale ends Janu [...]

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