Happy Halloween! Horror October Reveal 10/31: PTSD Radio

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“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” 

Just as ol' Lovecraft would have wanted, for our month-long Horror October Reveal celebration we here at Kodansha Comics fully intend to bring you that fear of the unknown—of unknown new digital manga licenses, that is!

All month long we have terrified you each Tuesday by revealing a new horror manga series available at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Crunchyroll, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook!

And for our final reveal, debuting Halloween October 31, is Masaaki Nakayama's traumatizing short manga: PTSD Radio

Summary …ha…ir……hand hand hand…. han..d……fire………be…hin…d……blood……u……sh…shadow………ahh……ow……ow…w……co……bo…box……chil…dren……straw………shears……s…sss……sever…GROooOHH……rah……O…gu…shi…sa……………This is AERN-BBC, PTSD Radio. No tuning…necessary. 

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Check out all the new digital-first manga revealed during Horror October! 

Kokkoku: Moment by Moment by Seita Horio
 Until Your Bones Rot by Yae Utsumi
 I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina
PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama

Thanks for reading … and Happy Halloween!

Write Messages to Hiro Mashima and Your Favorite Characters from FAIRY TAIL!

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The final volume of Fairy Tail (Fairy Tail, Vol. 63) will be released in Japan on Friday, November 17, 2017, and to celebrate the completion of this unforgettable manga, Kodansha is collecting messages from fans all over the world! 

Write a message to Hiro Mashima and your favorite characters from Fairy Tail – all you have to do is include the hashtags #THXFT #FAIRYTAIL in a tweet on Twitter. All messages will be compiled to create one large “Fairy Tail Word Cloud Art”, which will be displayed at Shibuya Station in Shibuya, Japan on November 20th! For additional campaign details, please visit the official campaign page.  

Don’t miss your chance to leave a message for Hiro Mashima, and for your message to be part of Fairy Tail history!!

Mark your calendar: The final volumes of Fairy Tail in English is coming soon!

Volume 62 (second to last volume) on November 14, 2017! 

Volume 63 (final volume) on January 23, 2018! 

 

Update 11/20: Thanks for waiting! The messages from all over the world are now put together to be one big collaborative “Fairy Tail Word Cloud Art!” It will be displayed at JR Shibuya Station Yamanote Line Platform 1 inside Tamagawa gate from November 20 to November 26. 


Bummed that you're not in Tokyo? Check out this video to see the actual piece of art! 

Wanna closer look? Go to this page, and see if your message has made it in the project!

 

Tomorrow: Kodansha Comics Sampler at Halloween Comic Fest on October 28!

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Halloween Comic Fest is a chance to see all the coolest comics coming up this holiday season – all for free. If you’re familiar with Free Comic Book Day, it’s like that, only spookier.


This year, Kodansha Comics is participating for the first time, with a special preview of brand new editions of three of the greatest manga of all time: Akira 35th Anniversary Edition, Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, and Sailor Moon Eternal Edition! These upcoming premium manga will feature newly revised translations, new lettering, and larger art, and this is your first chance to see them! 

Just head to your nearest comic shop and pick up the book for free!

Horror Manga Sale: scary digital manga up to 50% off!

Candy … costumes … and everything scary … Gearing up for Halloween? We certainly are here at Kodansha Comics and this week, we're putting all the horror mangaincluding our 3 newly released October Horror reveals—on sale up to 50% off at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Crunchyroll, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook. Sale ends November 6 at 11 p.m. Eastern Time, or for select stores, in local time. 

— Kodansha Comics Horror Manga Sale  —
October 24-November 6
Read Chapter 1s at the links! 

ALIVE
Ajin: Demi-Human
As the Gods Will: The Second Series
Cage of Eden
Deathtopia
Devils' Line
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life
Fort of Apocalypse
Happiness
Hozuki's Coolheadedness
Kasane
Kokkoku: Moment by Moment
I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die 
Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
Livingstone
The Ghost and the Lady
Neo Parasyte f
Museum
Mushishi
Parasyte
Princess Resurrection
Sankarea
Until Your Bones Rot
Witchcraft Works


We're revealing a new digital-first horror manga every week during Horror October! 

Horror October Reveal 10/24: I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” 

Just as ol' Lovecraft would have wanted, for our month-long Horror October Reveal we here at Kodansha Comics fully intend to bring you that fear of the unknown—of unknown new digital manga licenses, that is!

All month long we will terrify you each Tuesday by revealing a new horror manga series available at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Crunchyroll, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook!

Debuting on October 24, we've got Umi Shiina's haunting—and somehow bittersweet and funny—love story I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die

Summary I would die if it would allow me to touch you. That is my love. Airhead Yuri-chan and her boyfriend Aono-kun had a perfectly normal relationship until one day Aono-kun suddenly “passed away” … They will never be bound together, and they cannot even touch. This is their difficult and almost too sincere love story. Read all of the haunting Chapter 1 right here:

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Check back on Halloween Day next Tuesday October 31 for the final reveal! 

Horror October Reveal 10/17: Until Your Bones Rot

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” 

Just as ol' Lovecraft would have wanted, for our month-long Horror October Reveal celebration we here at Kodansha Comics fully intend to bring you that fear of the unknown—of unknown new digital manga licenses, that is!

All month long we will terrify you each Tuesday by revealing a new horror manga series available at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Crunchyroll, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook!

Debuting on October 17, is Yae Utsumi's creepy horror-thriller about a group of teenagers who share an unspeakable truth: Until Your Bones Rot
 

Summary The summer they were eleven, they killed a man and buried his body in a cave. Since then, every year, one summer night has marked a ritual: a ritual never to forget, and never to betray. Five years have passed. Their sixteenth summer. The body, now a skeleton. Unraveled lies. A faceless blackmailer. The phone rings, and a life is torn apart. The bones, like their crime: never rotting, never fading away. Now, a living hell begins. Read all of the chilling Chapter 1 right here:

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Check back next Tuesday October 24 for another reveal, and of course the last reveal will take place October 31—Halloween!

Horror October Reveal: Kokkoku

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“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” 

Just as ol' Lovecraft would have wanted, for our month-long Horror October Reveal celebration we here at Kodansha Comics fully intend to bring you that fear of the unknown—of unknown new digital manga licenses, that is!

All month long we will terrify you each Tuesday by revealing a new horror manga series available at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Crunchyroll, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook!

First up? We have Seita Horio's absolutely unique dark fantasy involving time-stoppage and grotesque creaturesKokkoku: Moment by Moment on sale starting October 10! 

Summary In order to save her brother and nephew who have been kidnapped by a mysterious religious group known as the Genuine Love Society, Juri and her family cast a spell using a stone hidden by her grandfather to enter the world of stopped time known as Stasis. However, when they infiltrate the kidnapper's base, they're met by other people who can also move about freely. With grotesque creatures lurking about, will they be able to escape the parallel world and return to their normal lives?! Read all of Chapter 1 right here:

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Check back next Tuesday October 17 for another reveal, then on October 24, and of course the last reveal will take place October 31—Halloween!

 

 

#ThankYouMashima SNS Contest! Show your love for Hiro Mashima

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Do you wish you were at New York Comic Con this year to celebrate the conclusion of Fairy Tail with the guest of honor Hiro Mashima in person? If you want your voice to be heard by the creator of one of the greatest shonen manga, no matter where you are at, this is your chance! All you have to do is share your stories and how much Fairy Tail means to you!

How to enter the contest: 

Step 1. Follow Kodansha Comics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
Step 2. Use the hashtag #ThanYouMashima and post a comment from SNS account. 

How do I know if I won?

Kodansha will pick a winner from each SNS and contact via direct message by the end of NYCC and they will receive the limited Fairy Tail Ultimate bundle which includes all the exclusive retail items made by Kodansha to celebrate Hiro Mashima at NYCC!

Good Luck!

Hiro Mashima digital sale: all Mashima including Rave Master, Fairy Tail 50% off thru October 9

This week Kodansha Comics celebrates Hiro Mashima, the hit-machine creator of Fairy Tail and Guest of Honor at New York Comic Con! We're putting all of his works on sale for 50% off at all of our digital retail partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Crunchyroll, Google Play, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook. Sale runs through October 9. 

Mashima just completed his long-run bestselling shonen fantasy series, Fairy Tail  in July. While we're waiting for volumes 62 and 63 of the English graphic novels to come out, this is a perfect opportunity to catch up on the volumes you need to get to the end of the story!

That ain't all—Mashima's world of Fairy Tail expands even further with its spinoff series. Ever wonder how the legendary guild got started? Or what the daily lives of the Fairy Tail girls are like?

But you're already all caught up on Fairy Tail and all the spinoffs, you say? Truly impressive, but then you must also know about Mashima's original breakout fantasy series, Rave Master! Long out of print, Rave Master is now all the way back in digital form—Kodansha Comics just re-launched volumes 1 thru 35, and you can get 'em all now, cheap, and binge-read the whole shebang all the way to its conclusion~


— Hiro Mashima Sale —
October 3-9 

Fairy Tail volumes 1-61
Rave Master volumes 1-35
Fairy Tail Zero
Fairy Tail: Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth
Fairy Tail: Rhodonite
Fairy Girls volumes 1-4 
Fairy Tail Ice Trail volumes 1-2 
Fairy Tail Blue Mistral volumes 1-3 
Monster Soul volumes 1-2

Getting all fired up now? Dive in and celebrate the world of Fairy Tail with us today!