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Kodansha Comics & Vertical Holiday Gift Guide 2019!

Published: December 10, 2019
Looking to be a manga Santa this year? Or maybe you’re looking to give yourself a nice treat to curl up with! To help out with your gift-hunting, we here at Kodansha Comics thought of the two most important parts of any present: who's it for and what’s inside? So the following curated selection of manga features information about what you’re getting and who might want to get it! Nothing feels better than checking off those names from the list (... well, besides seeing them open their gift of course!) Happy Holiday gift hunting!

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Cyber Monday Sale: Featuring 15+ cyborg-related digital manga series up to 50% off! (ends 12/2)

Published: November 26, 2019
01000011 01111001 01100010 01101111 01110010 01100111 00100000 01001101 01101111 01101110 01100100 01100001 01111001 00100000 01010011 01100001 01101100 01100101 ...or as you humans might say, Cyber Monday Sale! All your favorite manga featuring human-machine hybrids up to 50% off! It’s almost enough to make a robot emotional! This week only, over 15 series of our cyborg-themed series are now up to 50% off at our digital retail partners: BookWalker, Read More »

Digital Battle Angel Alita Sale! All 3 story arcs up to 50% off

Published: July 9, 2019
Here's an easy and economical way to get into all-time cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro and the movie it's based on, Alita: Battle Angel, all at once: Preorder the Alita: Battle Angel Blu-Ray/DVD/4K on Amazon before July 22, and you'll get a digital download code for Battle Angel Alita Volumes 1 and 2 on comiXology!  And if you like what you're reading, keep going! Because for the next two weeks we're putting all three Battle Angel Alita series on s [...]

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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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Kodansha Comics Gift Guide Part 1: Black Friday Buying Guide

Published: November 20, 2018
Kodansha Comics Gift Guide Part 1: Black Friday Buying Guide If you’re looking to save big bucks this Black Friday on the latest and greatest manga sets, we’ve got you covered. From extravagant collector’s editions to limited edition box sets of your favorite classic series, whether you’re looking to complete your own manga collection, or to find a great set to gift someone special, you won’t want to miss stacking up on our top picks for Black Friday buys. Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set Read More »

Announcements from New York Comic Con 2018!

Published: September 20, 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 announcements

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