10 Years of Kodansha Comics: Monthly Spotlights & MORE! #KC10YRS
Feb 20, 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!
November Spotlight: CLAMP
Our November Spotlight is on the critically acclaimed manga team CLAMP and their expansive interconnected world including series like Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa, xxxHOLiC, and the newly minted Magic Knight Rayearth Box Set! So what kind of "special surprises" do we have to whisk you away this month? Check these out! … Read More
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ctober Spotlight: The Ghost in Shell
Our October spotlight title is the cyberpunk cop classic The Ghost in the Shell. Not the usual kind of ghosts October is known for, but as the year winds down to a close, we’re focusing on some timeless manga classics! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have waiting for you this month? Check these out! … Read More
September Spotlight: Akiko Higashimura
Our September Spotlight is on celebrated all-around manga genius Akiko Higashimura and her iconic shojo series Princess Jellyfishand Tokyo Tarareba Girls, just in time to celebrate Tokyo Tarareba Girls winning the prestigious Eisner Award at this year’s San Diego Comic Con! …Read More
August Spotlight: Vinland Saga
Our August Spotlight title is Makoto Yukimura’s Viking epic Vinland Saga, which recently received an anime debut! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have for you to pillage this month? Check these out …Read More
July Spotlight: Fire Force
Our July Spotlight title is Atsushi Ohkubo’s red-hot series Fire Force, set to debut as anime series this month! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have waiting for you? Check these out …Read More
June Spotlight: Hiro Mashima
Our June Spotlight is the one-and-only Hiro Mashima, the superstar manga creator of classic shonen sagas Fairy Tail and newcomerEdens Zero! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have waiting for you this month? Check these out …Read More
May Spotlight: The Seven Deadly Sins
Our May Spotlight title is Nakaba Suzuki’s beloved, action-packed shonen series The Seven Deadly Sins! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have waiting for you this month? Check these out…Read More
April Spotlight:A Silent Voice
Our April Spotlight title is Yoshitoki Oima’s moving coming-of-age manga A Silent Voice, and with the release of the A Silent Voice movie now out on Bluray and DVD, it couldn’t be better timing to celebrate this Eisner-nominated series! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have waiting for you this month? Check these out …Read More
March Spotlight: Sailor Moon
Our March Spotlight title is Naoko Takeuchi’s classic magical girl manga Sailor Moon, and with the release of Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 3, "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" The Super Live making its U.S. Debut in Washington D.C. and New York this month, and the U.S. Bluray and DVD release of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars from our friends at VIZ, it couldn’t be a better month to celebrate this magical classic! ...Read More
February Spotlight: Battle Angel Alita
Our February spotlight title is Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro—the kickass, cyberpunk classic that Kodansha Comics brought back in 2018 in beautiful, hardcover deluxe editions after over a decade out of print. And with the upcoming theatrical release of 20th Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel (in theaters on February 14), it couldn’t be a better month to celebrate this classic series and all things Alita! ...Read More
January Spotlight: AKIRA
For the month of January, we have our spotlight on Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo—one most influential comics ever drawn and one of the first Kodansha Comics releases way back in 2009. ...Read More