Month: September 2026

This year, 2026, marks the 20th anniversary of the beloved, action-fantasy epic, FAIRY TAIL! And to help celebrate this momentous occasion, and also spotlight the wider works of legendary mangaka, Hiro Mashima, you’ll find some amazing savings on all his works with the Creator Spotlight: Hiro Mashima digital sale!

Alongside the original FAIRY TAIL, you can pick up spin-offs 100 Years Quest, City Hero, Zero, S, Ice Trail and Fairy Girls, as well as other Mashima series including, EDENS ZERO and Rave Master; with first volumes available for just $0.99 and additional volumes available for up to 50% off!

Sale ends Monday, October 12, 2026!

You can pick these titles up for your collection by purchasing them on kodansha.us or through one of our participating digital manga vendors:

Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
Bookwalker
Google Play
Apple Books
MyAnimeList
Mangamo
and more! 

See the full details on these discounted titles for the Creator Spotlight: Hiro Mashima digital sale below:

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FAIRY TAIL
By Hiro Mashima

Cute girl wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But instead her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu’s not your typical hero—he gets motion sickness, eats like a pig, and his best friend is a talking cat. With friends like this, is Lucy better off with her enemies?

Rated: 13+

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EDENS ZERO
By Hiro Mashima

It’s here! The creator of Fairy Tail, manga superstar Hiro Mashima, is back with a high-flying space adventure! All the steadfast friendship, crazy fighting, and blue cats you’ve come to expect…in space! A young boy gazes up at the sky and sees a streaming bolt of light. The friendly, armor-clad being at his side tells him gently, “That’s a dragon.” The fact that he’s joking isn’t important. What’s important is the look of wonder on the boy’s face…and the galaxy-spanning adventure that’s about to take place! Join Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) once more as he takes to the stars for another thrilling saga!

Rated: 13+

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Rave Master
By Hiro Mashima

Sometimes, Haru feels like he doesn’t have a purpose. Sometimes, he feels like he’ll never leave the island he lives on, the island of Garage. But, when fate comes a knockin’, he answers the cry. There’s this evil called Dark Bring, it’s wielded by Demon Card. They’re using this power to take over the world. Only one thing can stop it – the four missing rave stones. And now, Haru will find them wherever they lie. He doesn’t ever want to feel that he’s let his people down. He’ll journey all around the world, all the way to Hip Hop Town. Yeah! The all-powerful Dark Stone – a magical stone and ruler of the dark side – awakens after a 50-year respite. When it falls into the hands of the evil Demon Card, the world is in terrible danger. A sacred sword called Rave and its master Shiba are the only defense against the Dark Stone & No. 30196; evil powers. Yet, Shiba loses control over Rave after he is mortally attacked by a Demon Card assassin. With the dark side looming, a boy called Haru may be the world’s single hope of revitalizing Rave and escaping the clutches of evil.

Rated: 13+

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FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest
By Hiro Mashima

A wizard’s job is never done! Get fired up for the official sequel to Fairy Tail, with story and layouts by original creator Hiro Mashima himself! Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Erza, and the whole Fairy Tail Guild are back in action! And they’ve decided to tackle the “100 Years Quest”—a job no one’s dared take on since the founding of the guild more than a century ago. A mysterious town, a baffling spirit, a ghastly new enemy…and a brand new continent to explore. When you’re with real friends, the adventures never stop!

Rated: 13+

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FAIRY TAIL Zero
By Hiro Mashima

The spellbinding story behind the founding of the wizard guild Fairy Tail, complete in one 270+ page volume. Mavis, the future first master of Fairy Tail, lives with her best friend Zera on Sirius Island. At six years old, Mavis is just a simple bookworm who dreams of meeting fairies someday. In the year X686, treasure hunters invade Sirius Island, forcing Mavis to take flight and embark on a fantastical adventure! She etches the joys and sorrows of each new encounter and heartbreaking farewell into her memory, and finally figures out her ultimate goal…

Rated: 13+

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See below for the full list of discounted series during the Creator Spotlight: Hiro Mashima digital sale happening now until October 12, 2026:

EDENS ZERO
Fairy Girls
FAIRY TAIL
FAIRY TAIL Ice Trail
FAIRY TAIL S
FAIRY TAIL Zero
FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest
FAIRY TAIL: City Hero
Rave Master

Looking for some amazing shonen series to add to your digital collection? Then the Sirius Magazine Spotlight digital sale is perfect for you, with Sirius savings on some of the best stories they have to offer!

That’s right we’re celebrating the Monthly Shonen Sirius Magazine—Kodansha’s famed manga magazine that first started in the early 2000s, and have since debuted such fan-favorite titles as APOSIMZ, Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!, Tank Chair, Cells at Work!, The Great Cleric, Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! and more—with first volumes starting at $0.99 and additional volumes available for up to 50% off.

Sample and save on some of the best Monthly Shonen Sirius Magazine manga by getting all 17 volume 1s on sale for less than $20!

Sale Ends Monday, September 28, 2026!

You can pick these titles up for your collection by purchasing them on kodansha.us or through one of our participating digital manga vendors:

Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
Bookwalker
Google Play
Apple Books
MyAnimeList
Mangamo
and more! 

See the full details on these discounted titles for the Sirius Magazine Spotlight digital sale below:

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APOSIMZ
By Tsutomu Nihei

From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest science-fiction epic. This story takes place on the frigid, massive artificial planet known as Aposimz. Eo, Biko and Etherow, residents of the White Diamond Beam, are in the middle of combat training when suddenly a girl appears, Rebedoan Empire soldiers in hot pursuit. The girl asks for their help in keeping safe a “code” and seven mysterious “bullets.” This chance encounter marks a major shift in the fate of the entire planet…

Rated: 13+

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Cells at Work!
By Akane Shimizu

Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone…she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!

Rated: 13+

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How to Treat a Lady Knight Right
By Kengo Matsumoto

Leo Cornelia has dedicated her entire life to the battlefield. There is no demon she can’t slay, no challenge she can’t handle—at least, not until that confounding halfwit mage Foolie Dent confesses his love to her. Nothing feels farther from her than long-discarded notions of femininity and romance, but this annoying but dependable new friend might just be the key to opening the heart she closed long ago.

Rated: 13+

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Tank Chair
By Manabu Yashiro

An assassin in the world’s deadliest wheelchair and his devoted sister carve an ultra-violent path to recovery across a slick, dystopian landscape in this action manga for fans of Chainsaw Man, Battle Angel Alita, and Dorohedoro!

Living on Guicheng Island, called “the most dangerous town in the universe,” is no easy task. Genetic doping is common for gangs to gain ultimate power. Shizuka, a young girl, takes on the most dangerous of assassin jobs, but she’s not the one doing the killing. Rather, it’s her brother, Nagi, a strong assassin who took a bullet to protect his sister, leaving him in a comatose state and having to use a wheelchair. However, Shizuka has figured out the key to waking her brother up: he must be faced with murderous intent! Thus begins a violent journey of recovery, battling the most dangerous foes!

Anime premieres October 2026 on Crunchyroll!

Rated: 16+

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The Great Cleric
By Broccoli Lion, Hiiro Akikaze and sime

One man’s story of turning blood, sweat, and tears into a successful living-literally! After his untimely death as the hardest-working salary man in Japan, Luciel is reincarnated into the magical fantasy world Galdardia. Always the man with a plan, he recreates himself to be a healer, and sets about making his way in the world. But while Luciel knows a thing or two about making money, he knows absolutely nothing about Galdardia. Will his good heart and great work ethic be enough to make him…The Great Cleric?

Rated: 16+

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See below for the full list of discounted series during the Sirius Magazine Spotlight digital sale happening now until September 28, 2026:

Altair: A Record of Battles
APOSIMZ
Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For!
Cells at Work: Platelets!
Cells at Work!
Cells at Work! White Brigade
Cells NOT at Work!
Clockwork Planet
How to Treat a Lady Knight Right
I Was Reincarnated with OP Invincibility, so I’ll Beat ’em Up My Way as an Action-Adventurer
Maga-tsuki
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!
Tank Chair
The Great Cleric
The Hero Life of a (Self-Proclaimed) “Mediocre” Demon!
The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Yozakura Quartet

If the end of summer has you feeling a bit nostalgic, we’re here to help by offering huge discounts no classic Kodansha stories like MARS, BECK, Battle Angel Alita, BLAME! and more during the Throwback Favorites digital sale! Right now fans can take advantage and sample 12 different series with each volume 1 priced at only $0.99. Not only that continue to binge or complete your collection of these Throwback Favorites with additional volumes up to 50% off!

Sale ends Monday, September 14, 2026!

You can pick these titles up for your collection by purchasing them on kodansha.us or through one of our participating digital manga vendors:

Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
Bookwalker
Google Play
Apple Books
MyAnimeList
Mangamo
and more! 

See the full details on these discounted titles for the Throwback Favorites digital sale below:

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BECK
By Harold Sakuishi

Fourteen-year-old Yukio Tanaka is one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. His shy and somewhat neurotic personality makes him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets rocker Ryusuke Minami, an unpredictable sixteen-year-old with a cool dog named Beck. Ryusuke has just returned to Japan from America, and when he inspires Yukio to get into music, the two begin a journey through the world of rock ‘n’ roll dreams! Lace up your Docs and head to the mosh pit-Harold Sakuishi’s manga series that spawned the hit anime is back!

Rated: 16+

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MARS
By Fuyumi Soryo

Are you ready for some … drama? The all-time, long out-of-print shojo manga classic is back! With even more twists and turns then you probably remember, Fuyumi Soryo’s beautifully illustrated high-school psychodrama turned some young comics readers heads inside-out when it was first released, with hysterical plots revolving around the traumatic secret histories of its seemingly poised protagonists. Art class was never quite like this … Super popular motorcycle racer Rei and shy, neurotic art student Kira are worlds apart … until one fateful day brings them together. Rei stumbles upon Kira in the harassing hands of her sleazy art teacher and saves the quiet girl from his clutches. And when the resident school pretty boy plants a kiss on a statue of Mars in the studio, Kira finds herself drawn in and even summons up the nerve to ask him to model for her!

Rated: 13+

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Shugo Chara!
By PEACH-PIT

Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and supercool Amu has it all. But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams—it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.

Rated: 10+

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Kitchen Princess Omnibus
By Natsumi Ando

Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart-and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is-magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?

Rated: 13+

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School Rumble
By Jin Kobayashi

She … is a second-year high school student with a single all-consuming question: Will the boy she likes ever really notice her? He … is the school’s most notorious juvenile delinquent and he’s suddenly come to a shocking realization: He’s got a huge crush, and now he must tell her how he feels. Life-changing obsessions, colossal foul-ups, grand schemes, deep-seated anxieties, and raging hormones-School Rumble portrays high school as it really is: over-the-top comedy!

Rated: 16+

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See below for the full list of discounted series during the Throwback Favorites digital sale happening now until September 14, 2026:

ARISA
Battle Angel Alita
BECK
BLAME!
Kitchen Princess Omnibus
Love Hina Omnibus
MARS
Peach Girl
Saiyuki: The Original Series Resurrected Edition
School Rumble
Shugo Chara Chan!
Shugo Chara!