Kodansha Starter Pack Digital Sale Discounts Best Beginner Manga with Vol. 1s only $0.99
Save on sensational starter series like WIND BREAKER, Nina the Starry Bride, Parasyte, Ajin: Demi-Human and more!
Are you starting your manga journey? Want to sample some of Kodansha’s best starter series without emptying your bank account? Now’s the best time to sample a great slate of beginner-friendly manga during the Kodansha Starter Pack digital sale where you can start 13 new series for just $13 with volume 1s starting at $0.99! Find a series you NEED to know more about? Get additional volumes up to 50% off.
Whether you’re into thoughtful inclusive romance like A Sign of Affection, classic genre adventures like Parasyte, poignant emotional dramas like Your Lie in April, or action-forward thrillers like Ajin: Demi-Human, start with this sale to show you the depth and breadth of Kodansha’s catalog!
Sale ends Monday, July 6, 2026!
Start saving by purchasing these discounted volumes on Kodansha.us or through one of our participating digital manga venders:
Amazon Kindle
Bookwalker
Barnes and Noble Nook
Google Play
Apple Books
MyAnimeList
Mangamo
and more!
Looking for some recommendations for where to start on with the Kodansha Starter Pack digital sale? Check out the shortlist of spotlight titles below:
Ajin: Demi-Human
By Gamon Sakurai
High school student Kei Nagai is struck dead in a grizzly traffic accident, but immediately revives to learn that he may not be like every other human. Instead, he may be a mysterious almost immortal being granted not only the powers of rejuvenation but the abilities to see supernatural beings. Scared, he runs away, and is aided in his escape from society by his friend. Unfortunately for Kei, the manhunt is on and he will soon be caught within a conflict between mankind and others like him as they prepare to fight a new war based on terror.
Rated: 16+
A Sign of Affection
By suu Morishita
Yuki is a college student who’s into friends and fashion. She’s also deaf. A chance meeting on a train leads to a serious crush… but can it grow into something more? A sweet and touching manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake! Yuki, who’s always been deaf, is used to communicating with sign language and her phone. But she’s not used to English, so when a tourist from overseas asks for directions, she nearly panics…until a handsome stranger steps in to help. His name is Itsuomi, and it turns out he’s a friend of a friend. A charismatic globetrotter, Itsuomi speaks three languages, but he’s never had a deaf friend. The two feel drawn to each other and plan a date on a romantic winter’s night…but Yuki’s friend is afraid that she might be setting herself up to get hurt. Could this be something real? Or will these feelings melt away with the snow?
Rated: 16+
Shangri-La Frontier
By Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji
Second-year high school student Rakuro Hizutome loves nothing more than finding so-called “trash games” and beating the crap out of them. When he decides to change things up by playing a new, “god-tier” VR game known as Shangri-La Frontier (a.k.a. SLF), he does what he does best: min-maxes, skips the prologue, and jumps straight into action! Rakuro may be a seasoned gamer, but a meeting with an old rival will change the fate of every SLF player forever. Clad in nothing but shorts and a bird mask, Rakuro (player name: Sunraku) launches into the world of SLF. Things are going well at first as he takes down a goblin, a bunny, and even a python. But then Sunraku comes up against a huge, hard-hitting wolf known as Lycagon the Nightslayer. Will Sunraku’s years of “trash game” experience be enough, or is he about to suffer a rude awakening just a few hours into his SLF adventure?
Rated: 16+
BLAME!
By Tsutomu Nihei
Second-year high school student Rakuro Hizutome loves nothing more than finding so-called “trash games” and beating the crap out of them. When he decides to change things up by playing a new, “god-tier” VR game known as Shangri-La Frontier (a.k.a. SLF), he does what he does best: min-maxes, skips the prologue, and jumps straight into action! Rakuro may be a seasoned gamer, but a meeting with an old rival will change the fate of every SLF player forever. Clad in nothing but shorts and a bird mask, Rakuro (player name: Sunraku) launches into the world of SLF. Things are going well at first as he takes down a goblin, a bunny, and even a python. But then Sunraku comes up against a huge, hard-hitting wolf known as Lycagon the Nightslayer. Will Sunraku’s years of “trash game” experience be enough, or is he about to suffer a rude awakening just a few hours into his SLF adventure?
Rated: 16+
Nina the Starry Bride
By RIKACHI
Nina had a rough start to life, orphaned and stealing to survive, only to be abducted for her unusual lapis lazuli eyes. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess…specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha, who had her same eyes. Despite her changing fortune, Nina won’t give up her old life without a fight. Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits, but how much can she trust him? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another…?
Rated: 16+
See below for the full list of discounted series during the Kodansha Starter Pack digital sale happening now until July 6, 2026:
10 Dance
A Sign of Affection
Ajin: Demi-Human
BLAME!
Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
Land of the Lustrous
Nina the Starry Bride
Parasyte
Shaman King
Shangri-La Frontier
Waiting for Spring
WIND BREAKER
Your Lie in April