Throwback Thursday: Inuyashiki $0.99 Volume 1 + all remaining volumes over 50% off! (ends 6/12)

Published: June 6, 2019

10 years of Kodansha Comics!  The year 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the first Kodansha Comics manga published in English. To highlight some of the best manga from the past decade, every week on Thursdays–– and for one week only, we'll bring you a special deal called Throwback Thursday Sale where volume 1 of a selected title is ONLY $1.99 + all remaining volumes over 50 [...]

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MONOGATARI novels—now available on digital! Get ’em for 50% off, BookWalker exclusive wallpaper & MORE!

Published: June 5, 2019
Looking for great summer eBook reads? Look no further ... Starting June 5,  NISIOISIN's legendary MONOGATARI novel series from Vertical Inc., featuring beautiful artwork by illustrator VOFAN, is available as eBooks! If you're familiar with the MONOGATARI series from its anime adaptations, and want a great way to get into the original stories, this is the perfect chance. For this week only, the entire "first season" eBooks (that's the first 7 volumes of the series) are debuting at 50% off on our eBook partner platforms: BookWalker, iBooks, Kindle, and Google Play. But hurry! The sale lasts for 1 week only until June [...]

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10 Years of Kodansha Comics—June Spotlight: Hiro Mashima

Published: June 4, 2019

10 years of Kodansha Comics! The year 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the first Kodansha Comics manga published in English. Please join us in celebration as we select one classic Kodansha Comics series each month for exclusive content, promotions, and other surprises!  

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Bootsleg: Free Chapter 1 of the new manga from the creator of Yozakura Quartet!

Published: April 25, 2019
Read this new manga from Suzuhito Yasuda, creator of Yozakura Quartet, the same day it comes out in Japan!  Here's something cool. Suzuhito Yasuda, the wildly imaginative creator of fan-fave Yozakura Quartet, just launched a brand-new manga series in Japan called Bootsleg—today! And because we're a swell bunch of people, we're super-excited to give you a sneak peek of it on the same day it debuts in Japan — in English! So here it is, the full Chapter 1 for the very first time! Read on ...  [reader chapter_id="28546"]

Well, that was crazy and beautiful, wasn't it?  Stay tuned for more Bootsleg updates on KodanshaComics.com! 

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Read the essay: “Hikaru Nakamura’s Saint Young Men Power”—Volume 1 on sale now

Published: April 22, 2019
The most talked-about and highly anticipated manga of recent years, Hikaru Nakamura’s Saint Young Men—is finally here in English. Volume 1 goes on sale as a digital edition on April 23 at all of Kodansha Comics’s partner digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and nook. Nakamura’s sly comedy documents the everyday life of two not-so-ordinary young men sharing an apartment in modern-day Tokyo: Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha. Published in 16 volumes (and still ongoing) under the Japanese title Seinto oniisanRead More »

Time for manga drama! All of MARS and You’re My Pet now out on comiXology Originals

Published: June 12, 2019
The return of two all-time romance manga classics! Ready for some ... drama? ComiXology Originals and Kodansha Comics today revive a pair of all-time fan favorites: Fuyumi Soryo's high-school psychodrama MARS, featuring even more twists and turns then you probably remember, and Yayoi Ogawa's You're My Pet (first released as Tramps Like Us, but now back with its original title), fondly remembered for its sharp portrayal of one of the most remarkable female protagonists in manga history. As part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive content, all 15 volumes of MARS and all 14 volumes of You're My Pet feature new covers and are now ava [...]

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Digital-first Manga Sale, Part 1: Ao-chan Can’t Study! + 50 series up to 50% off!

Published: June 11, 2019
A few years ago when we started releasing digital-first manga series—with the aim of offering an even more diverse and robust library of manga officially in English than what’s available in print—we didn't quite imagine it'd go so well ... or that we'd be up to over 100 digital-first series by now! And while some digital-firsts have since gone on to become available in print, there's still a ton of great reads in our lineup that are only available digitally. To help get you into those series, for the next two weeks, we're hosting our two-fisted Digital-first Manga Sale, where all volumes of selected series are up to 50% off at our digital retail partners: BookWalke [...]

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Kodansha Comics Manga 2 Anime Humble Bundle (Ends 06/24)

Published: June 10, 2019
Attack on Titan, The Quintessential Quintuplets, Fire Force ... A big new wave of Kodansha Comics manga-turned-anime-powerhouses have been coming out of our pages to your screen! Starting Monday June 10, Kodansha Comics and Humble Bundle team up again to present you our BIGGEST manga bundle yet, Humble Manga Bundle: Manga 2 Anime! That's $1000+ worth of digital manga including  Attack on Titan and its spin-off Read More »

Hiro Mashima Creator Spotlight Sale! Fairy Tail, Rave Master, Edens Zero & more

Published: June 4, 2019
Fairy Tail, Rave Master, Edens Zero ... For all ten years of Kodansha Comics's existence, Hiro Mashima has been the constant appearing at the top of our manga artist roster, the one who keeps knocking out one manga hit after another! This week, to showcase his works, we’re hosting the Hiro Mashima Creator Spotlight Sale where all volumes of his manga series, spinoffs, and one-shots are up to 50% off at our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, and nook. (Sale ends June 1 [...]

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Battle Manga Sale featuring I’m Standing on A Million Lives + 35 manga series up to 50% off

Published: May 28, 2019
What's your weapon of your choice? Superpowers? Martial arts? Mobile suits? Or an entire army?! When it comes to manga with epic battles, you can never be too sure! This week, we’re featuring 35+ manga series with the best fight scenes and put them on discount up to 50% off during the Battle Manga Sale at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, and nook. (Sale ends June 3.)

Wanna see ... Battles x Fantasy? 

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Romance Manga Sale: 99-cent Volume 1s + 50% off all additional volumes for 30+ series

Published: May 21, 2019
Looking for a new romantic relationship—with manga? 😂 Because here at Kodansha Comics, we may have just the right match for you! This week only, we're featuring 33 spicy manga hits like Peach Heaven, Domestic Girlfriend, and Ao-chan Can't Study, and put them up for a crazy deal at our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, and nook.  Here's the deal Looking for something casual? Then try Volume 1's of every romance manga on sale on digital for only 99¢! Wanna ge [...]

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