Month: October 2019

MONOGATARI Contest! Cosplay! Fan Art! Enter October 4-November 17!

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Did you hear our announcement of MONOGATARI artist VOFAN’s visit to the U.S. during Anime NYC (November 15-17)? To help celebrate this rare appearance by the Taiwanese master illustrator and publication of his forthcoming Colorful Dreams artbook, we’re hosting a special MONOGATARI Contest!

And guess what?! None other than VOFAN himself will be the judge of the contest! Plus we’ve got some pretty sweet prizes, courtesy of our friends at Kinokuniya USA and XP-Pen! 

Entry Period: October 4-November 17, 2019

You can show your love and creativity for MONOGATARI in 3 ways:

Category 1: Fan Art

Email your fan art and brief description to [email protected]  or post your entry to Twitter or Instagram by November 17. Be sure to tag us and include the hashtag #MONOGATARIContest to make sure we see your entry!
Grand Prize (1)

Runners-up (2)

Category 2: Cosplay

Email a photo of you in cosplay as one of MONOGATARI characters and brief description to [email protected]  or post your entry to Twitter or Instagram by November 17. Be sure to tag us and include the hashtag #MONOGATARIContest to make sure we see your entry!
Grand Prize (1):

Runners up (2): 

Category 3: Anime NYC Cosplay Contest

Going to Anime NYC? Cosplay as one of MONOGATARI characters and swing by the Vertical booth (Booth #1617) on Sunday, November 17 at Noon! We’ll have VOFAN as an honorary judge, plus we’ll have special prizes for contest winners onsite!
Grand Prize (1):

Runners up (2): 

Bring out your creative monsters within! 

Updates 10/4: Our announcements recap from NYCC 2019!

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October 4 NYCC UPDATE!
Kodansha Comics and Vertical made some exciting announcements about upcoming titles and events for 2019 and 2020! Plus, Hidemi Shiraki, the editor of Kodansha’s Young Magazine, joined the panel to introduce Kodansha Comics’s newest license announcement, The Witch and the Beast (scroll down below!), and the behind-the-scene process of making manga!

Announcements from Vertical!

KATANAGATARI Volume 3 cover reveal! On sale November 26!

MONOGATARI Box Set Season 2 artwork by VOFAN reveal! On sale December 19!

VOFAN coming to ANIME NYC!
Preorder a copy of VOFAN’s new artbook Colorful Dreams on Anime NYC’s website and get an exclusive enamel pin and ticket to the autograph session! More information on preorders coming soon!

Join the MONOGATARI Contest between October 4-November 17!
Submit your fan art and cosplay photo online!
OR
Going to Anime NYC?

Cosplay as one of MONOGATARI characters and swing by the Vertical booth (Booth#1617) on Sunday, November 17 at 12:00 p.m.!
We’ll have VOFAN as an honorary judge—plus we’ll have special prizes for the contest winners onsite!

… more details

Halloween Comic Fest!
Both Kodansha Comics and Vertical will be part of the festivities and this year! Check out the Halloween Comic Fest website to find a participating retailer near you.

… more details

Digital-First Announcements!

My Boss’s Kitten by Yumi Hisawa Aya was deserted right before her marriage and was left without a place to live. One day, she finds herself wandering back into the house she was supposed to own after her wedding. To her surprise, the cold-blooded boss she hates from work had moved in as the new owner! A dangerous love ignites under one roof between the girl who lost love and her sadistic boss! Coming October 15! Read Chapter 1 right here!

1122: For a Happy Marriage by Peko Watanabe Wife: Ichiko Aihara. Husband: Otoya Aihara. Married for seven years, they get along well, but sexless and without children, they agree to see other people. Otoya has an affair with Mitsuki, and Ichiko is aware of it. Looking at Otoya in a state of bliss with Mitsuki, Ichiko begins to change, too … Peko Watanabe tells a story of lies and truth—whether or not you ever want to get married, the real life of this thirtysomething couple might give you some second thoughts about that institution we call marriage! Coming October 22! 

Guilty by Ai Okaue Affection, betrayal, desperation—love between grown-ups is never a rational thing. Sayaka, age 35, has lived with the perfect husband for ten years. Perfect, that is, except for his disinterest in raising a child—she wants one badly, but just can’t come clean to him about it. Instead she unloads her frustrations on her younger friend Rui at their favorite bar. They trust each other enough to talk about almost anything—but Rui has a secret she can’t even let Sayaka know about! Coming October 29! 

Our Fake Marriage by Kiui Tokina An ordinary girl, Yae, loses her home and job at age 29 and has nowhere to turn. But when she runs into a childhood friend, Takumi, he “proposes” she live with him in a high-rise condominium in the city, acting as his fake spouse … A tale of deceit … involving a handsome architect! Coming November 5! 

Print Announcement!

Special guest Hidemi Shiraki (editor for Young Magazine) revealed  The Witch and the Beast will be coming in print in 2020!

Ashaf and Guideau know one thing: “Wherever a witch goes, only curses and disasters follow.” But they have scores to settle, and they won’t hesitate to remove anyone in their way.

Artist Kousuke Satake makes a suave and explosive manga debut with a story of vengeance set in a stylish, art-deco urban wonderland that’s one part Fullmetal Alchemist and one part Cowboy Bebop.

Well, that’s it, for now!

September 23
The biggest pop-culture party in the Big Apple is happening October 3-6 at Javits Convention Center, and we here at Kodansha Comics will be there represent ourselves at the hometown show! 
Join us at our panel (see below) to celebrate 10 Years of Kodansha Comics! Participate in Q&A and maybe you’ll win some awesome prizes!
Plus we’ll have exciting news and announcements to share with you—to be updated on this page soon after. So stay tuned! 
10 Years of Manga from Kodansha Comics & Vertical Comics 
When? 1:30-2:30 p.m., October 4 (Friday)
Where? Room 1A24
The publisher of Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan, Akira, and many more celebrate our 10th year releasing manga in English, with new and upcoming Kodansha and Vertical releases, free samplers, prizes, and Q&A with the people behind all your favorites. Get insider info straight from Japan! 

See you there! 

 

Buy 2 Get 3rd manga free at Barnes & Noble college campus stores!

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Live near, or in, a college town? Head over to your local Barnes & Noble college campus bookstore and pick up some extra manga! Here’s the deal: buy any 2 books from the list below, and get the 3rd title FREE! You should see a display table featuring a Buy 2 Get 1 free sign …

Attack on Titan Volume 1
Attack on Titan Volume 28
Fairy Tail Volume 1
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Volume 1
Fate/Grand Order Volume 1
The Golden Sheep Volume 1

Promotion runs in 220 B&N College Campus stores through October 31. For a full list of participating stores, scroll down below!
Not in a college town? Not exactly what you’re looking for? No worries—all regular Barnes & Noble stores (include bn.com) are running a Buy 2 Get 1 Free Sale on all Kodansha Comics and Vertical manga through October 28!

List of participating Barnes & Noble College Campus bookstores

Alabama
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville
USA Bookstore Mobile
University of Montevallo Bookstore Montevallo
Coastal Alabama Community College Bookstore Bay Minette
Troy University Bookstore Troy
UAB Blazer Bookstore Birmingham
Arkansas
Hendrix College – Village Books Conway
California
College of the Sequoias Bookstore Visalia
Oxnard College Bookstore Oxnard 
OCC Bookstore Costa Mesa 
UCI Bookstore – The Hill Irvine
Cuesta College Paso Robles
Porterville College Bookstore Porterville
Sierra College Bookstore Rocklin
Viking Bookstore – LAC Campus Long Beach
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo (SLO) Campus Bookstore San Luis Obispo
Lake Tahoe Community College Bookstore South Lake Tahoe
COC Bookstore College of the Canyons Santa Clarita
Mission College Bookstore Santa Clara
The University Bookstore Los Angeles
Bakersfield College Bakersfield
Cerro Coso College Bookstore Ridgecrest
Cabrillo College Bookstore Aptos
Golden West College Bookstore Huntington Beach
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles
Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven
Yale Bookstore New Haven
UCONN Greater Hartford Bookstore West HartfordT
University of Connecticut – Storrs Center Storrs
Delaware
University of Delaware Bookstore Newark
Florida
Nova Southeastern Univ Bookstore Fort Lauderdale
Florida International University – Biscayne Bay Campus North Miami
Barnes & Noble at Florida Poly Bookstore Lakeland
Seminole State College of Florida Sanford / Lake Mary Campus Bookstore Sanford
University of Tampa Tampa
St. Petersburg College Bookstore û St Petersburg/Gibbs St Petersburg
Broward College A. Hugh Adams Central Bookstore Davie
Eckerd College St. Petersburg
Northwest Florida State College Bookstore Niceville
University of Central Florida Bkst. Orlando
Florida International University Miami
Georgia
Piedmont College Bookstore Demorest
Georgia Institute of Technology Bkstr. Atlanta
Emory University Atlanta
Hawaii
Hawaii Pacific University Bookstore – Downtown Campus Honolulu
Illinois
Illinois Institute of Technology Bookstore Chicago
Rock Valley College Bookstore #687 Rockford
Southwestern Illinois College – Belleville Bookstore Belleville
Southwestern Illinois College-Granite City Granite City
DePaul University, Loop Campus Chicago
University of Chicago Bookstore Chicago
Northwestern University Chicago
Indiana
Ivy Tech CC Columbus Campus Columbus
IU South Bend Bookstore South Bend
Ivy Tech CC Kokomo Connection Kokomo
IU Southeast Bookstore New Albany
Ivy Tech CC Indianapolis Campus Indianapolis
Ivy Tech CC Lawrenceburg Campus Lawrenceburg
Ball State Bookstore Muncie
Indiana State University Terre Haute
Barnes & Noble @ IUPUI Indianapolis
Indiana Unv Bloomington Bloomington
Iowa
Clinton Community College Bookstore Clinton
Kansas
Memorial Union Bookstore Emporia
Kentucky
Henderson Community College Bookstore Henderson
Eastern Kentucky University Bookstore Richmond
NKU Bookstore Highland Heights
University of the Cumberlands Bookstore Williamsburg
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Bookstore Prestonsburg
Jefferson Community and Technical College Bookstore Southwest Louisville
University of Kentucky Lexington
Louisiana
Loyola Bookstore New Orleans
Nicholls State University Thibodaux
University of Louisiana Monroe Bookstore Monroe
Louisiana State Bookstore Baton Rouge
Tulane University Bookstore New Orleans
Massachussetts
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester
Harvard Cooperative Society Bkst. Cambridge
MIT Coop at Kendall Square Bkst. Cambridge
Barnes & Noble @ Emerson College Boston
Boston University Bkst Boston
Berklee College of Music Bookstore Boston
Northeastern University Bookstore Boston
Maryland
CCBC Catonsville Bookstore Baltimore
Hood College Bookstore Frederick
Washington College Bookstore Chestertown
CCBC Essex Bookstore Baltimore
CCBC Dundalk Bookstore Baltimore
University of Maryland Bkst @ CollegePark
B&N @ John Hopkins University Baltimore
Michigan
Kendall College of Art and Deisgn – Ferris State University Grand Rapids
Barnes & Noble @ Oakland University Bookstore Rochester
Saginaw Valley State University Bookstore University Ctr
Montcalm Community College Bookstore Sidney
Barnes & Noble at Northern Michigan University Marquette
Mott Community College Bookstore Flint
Washtenaw Community College Bookstore Ann Arbor
Lake Michigan College Bookstore Benton Harbor
North Campus Commons Bookstore Ann Arbor
Baker College Bookstore Clinton Township
Madonna University Bookstore Livonia
Lawrence Technological University Bookstore Southfield
McNichols Campus Bookstore Detroit
Wayne State University Detroit
Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi – Gulf Park Campus Long Beach
Univ. of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg
Mississippi State University Bookstore Mississippi State
Ole Miss Bookstore University
New Hampshire
Keene State College Bookstore BN #8231 Keene
New Jersey
B&N Bookstore, Ocean County College Toms River
Stevens Institute of Technology Campus Store Hoboken
New Jersey City University Jersey City
Camden County College Bookstore Blackwood
Middlesex County College Edison
Barnes & Noble at Rutgers University Newark Newark
Barnes & Noble at Rowan University Glassboro
Rutgers University Bookstore New Brunswick
Barnes & Noble @ Kean University Union
College of New Jersey Ewing
New Mexico
New Mexico State University Las Cruces
New York
Whitney Applied Technology Center, B&N 611 Syracuse
University Bookstore Binghamton
Cayuga Community College Bookstore Fulton
Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Flushing
Farmingdale State College (SUNY) Farmingdale
The Campus Shop Batavia
SUNY Geneseo University Bookstore Geneseo
Baruch College (CUNY) New York
Herkimer College Bookstore Herkimer
Westchester Community College Bookstore Valhalla
Buffalo State Buffalo
Barnes & Noble @ RIT Rochester
Columbia Univ. Medical Center Bookstore New York
Columbia University Bkst.
Barnes & Noble @ Monroe College New Rochelle
Barnes & Noble @ Univ. of Rochester Bookstore Rochester 
North Carolina
Johnston Community College Smithfield
Barnes & Noble at Elon University Elon
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte
University of North Carolina Greensboro
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill
Ohio
University of Akron – Polsky Campus Bookstore Akron
Wayne College of the University of Akron Bookstore Orrville
COTC OSU Newark Bookstore Newark
University of Akron Bookstore Akron
Kent State University Stark Campus North Canton
Central State University Bookstore Wilberforce
Youngstown State University Bookstore Youngstown
Case Western Reserve University Bkst. Cleveland
Oberlin College Bookstore Oberlin
University of Toledo Toledo
University of Northwestern Ohio Lima
Kent State University Kent
The Ohio State University Bookstore Columbus
Oklahoma
Rogers State University Bookstore Claremore
Oregon
Southern Oregon University Bookstore Ashland
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania
Penn State / Abington Bookstore Abington
RMU / Barnes & Noble 545 Moon Township
RACC Bookstore Reading
Gettysburg College Gettysburg
Penn State / Beaver Bookstore Monaca
Penn State / Capital Bookstore Middletown
PSU – York Bookstore York
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Erie
Penn State Berks Reading
Penn State / Mont Alto Bookstore Mont Alto
Albright College Bookstore Reading
University of Penn Bkst. Philadelphia
Temple University/Law School Bookstore Philadelphia
Penn State University Bkst. University Park
B & N @ Wilkes-Kings Innovation Center Wilkes-Barre
Bucknell University Lewisburg
Barnes & Noble @ Duquesne Pittsburgh
Moravian College Bookstore Bethlehem
South Carolina
USC Beaufort Bookstore Bluffton
Winthrop University Bookstore Rock Hill
HGTC Bookstore Conway
Chanticleer Store Conway
University of South Carolina Columbia
College of Charleston Charleston
Tennesse
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville
University of the South Sewanee
Vanderbilt Nashville
Texas
HCC Central Bookstore Houston
San Jacinto College Bookstore #552 Central Campus Pasadena
Collin College Bookstore Plano
Tarrant County College Bookstore Hurst
Tarrant County College Bookstore Fort Worth
LSC-Cy Fair Bookstore Cypress
Barnes & Noble Bookstore Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches
LSC-University Park Bookstore Houston
Lamar University Bookstore Beaumont
San Jacinto College Bookstore #553 South Campus Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
University of Houston Houston
Southern Methodist University Dallas
Texas A & M Bkst. Coll. Station
Univ. of North Texas Denton
Virginia
Tidewater CC – Virginia Beach B&N #605 Virginia Beach
Northern Virginia CC, Manassas Campus Bookstore Manassas
Woodbridge Campus Bookstore Woodbridge
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg
Alexandria Campus Bookstore Alexandria
Annandale Campus Bookstore Annandale
Liberty University Bookstore Lynchburg
Longwood University Bookstore Farmville
George Mason University Bkst. Fairfax
William & Mary Bkst. Williamsburg
Barnes & Noble @ Tidewater Community College Norfolk
Barnes & Noble @ VCU Richmond
Washington
Everett Community College Bookstore Everett
South Puget Sound CC Bookstore Olympia
Olympic College Bookstore Bremerton
SPU Bookstore Seattle
The College Store Lynnwood
Wenatchee Valley College Bookstore Wenatchee
Washington State University (The Bookie) Pullman
Washington D.C.
Barnes & Noble @ Catholic University Washington, D.C.
Barnes & Noble @ Howard University Washington, DC
Georgetown University Bookstore Washington DC
Wisconsin
University of WI Eau Claire Bookstore B&N 223 Eau ClaireI
Fox Valley Technical College Bookstore Appleton
Turtle Creek Books/Beloit College Beloit
West Virginia
West Virginia University Tech Bookstore Beckley
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Bookstore Parkersburg
WVU Bookstore Morgantown
WVU Bookstore Evansdale Morgantown

NISIOISIN Sale! Digital manga and MONOGATARI novels up to 50% off—plus Halloween Comic Fest!

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To commemorate in style the debut of our epic BAKEMONOGATARI manga team-up today, we’ve decided to hold a special week-long digital sale featuring Japan’s biggest literary phenom (and palindromic pen-name) NISIOISIN! (It’s also our first digital sale featuring novels!)
If you’re an ebook reader, here’s a great chance to dive into some of the most original, daring fiction to appear on the Japanese literary scene in years. On sale is the “first season” of NISIOISIN’s famous MONOGATARI Series, featuring your favorite characters Kiss-Shot, Senjogahara, and Hanekawa. In addition, you can also pick up the full set of NISIOISIN’s thriller manga, Imperfect Girl.
Go to our digital retail partners Apple Books, BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and nook this week and get up to 50% off on our NISIOISIN digital libary! Sale ends October 7, though. Full list of titles on sale, below:

[novels]

KIZUMONOGATARI

BAKEMONOGATARI Part 1

BAKEMONOGATARI Part 2

BAKEMONOGATARI Part 3

NISEMONOGATARI Part 1

NISEMONOGATARI Part 2

NEKOMONOGATARI: BLACK

[manga]

Imperfect Girl

Halloween Comic Fest 2019

 

Wait, there’s more!? The end of the month marks not just Halloween, but Halloween Comic Fest—when participating comic-book specialty shops give away specially published comic books absolutely free. Just check out the Halloween Comic Fest website to find a participating retailer near you.
Both Kodansha Comics and Vertical will be part of the festivities and this year Vertical will be showcasing none other than the BAKEMONOGATARI manga! So here’s one way you can get a free sample, specially printed for comics stores!
As a bonus, there will also be special tribute artwork printed inside … details to be revealed soon!