This month we’re putting a spotlight on several masters of manga like Hiro Mashima, by letting fans dive deep into extensive catalogs of amazing tales at a great price!
Now’s a great time to save big on the amazing stories of Hiro Mashime during the Spotlight onHiro Mashima digital sale! To see all the discounted series being offered right now, visit one of our participating digital vendors: Bookwalker, Amazon Kindle, Google Play, Kobo, Nook, izneo, MyAnimeList and more!
Sale Ends Monday, January 9th!
Curious about this sale but don’t know where to start? Read the FREE 1st chapter of the action-packed shonen fantasy epic, FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest!
Still looking to browse more manga at a discount? See below for the full list of Discounted series on sale during the Spotlight on Hiro Mashima digital sale!
Get vol. 1 for 99¢ and take up to 50% off subsequent volumes!
As part of the Throwback Thursday digital manga sale you can now get the first volume of the shonen action fantasy epic by Hiro Mashima, FAIRY TAIL, specially priced at 99¢, and also take up to 50% off select volumes after that! Sale starts now and ends Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
Learn about Fairy Tail: 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?
Now’s the best time to find your new favorite manga or catch up on some of the best series of 2021!
Starting now until Monday,1/31, fans can save up to 50% off more than 3000 Kodansha’s Digital Manga! This is not a drill!
Whether you’ve been wanting to start a new series like the fan-favorite awkward office romance, Sweat and Soap, the viking action adventure, Vinland Saga, the critically acclaimed titles like the trans coming-of-age series, Boys Run the Riot, or a psychological thriller from the Shuzo Oshimi’s canon including, Blood on the Tracks, Happiness, and Flowers of Evil – this sale lets you sample and explore tons of manga without emptying your wallet.
This Kodansha Line-Wide Digital Manga sale is especially exciting for fans who have been excitedly watching the anime but haven’t yet read the manga! Now you can save big on hit anime-inspiring series like, Attack on Titan, Tokyo Revengers, Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Blue Period& more!
With so many manga series to try, it’s tough to know what to pickup first. So to get you started we’ve got some recommendations for you! Click any of the links below to sample a FREE chapter one preview!
Let’s start with some of the hottest anime-inspiring manga of 2021!
All these series and over 3000 more, are now up to 50% off during the Kodansha Line-Wide Digital Manga Sale. To take advantage just visit visit one of our many participating digital vendors to see how you can save: Bookwalker, comiXology, Kindle, Google Play, Kobo, Nook, izneo, MyAnimeList and more! Sale ends 01/31!
When you’re looking for the perfect manga & book gifts to give to others… or yourself!
Think it’s too early to think about holiday gift giving? Think again! Any time is a great time to give the gift of manga and books, and we’re here to help you pick the best Kodansha has to offer with the Kodansha 2021 Holiday Gift Guide!
Even if your gift giving list consists of only on person – you – you’ll want to take a look at all the amazing box sets, premium editions, as well as the print & digital releases we’ll be spotlighting from now until the end of the year! See below for our list of items sure to make you the best gift giver of the year!
PREMIUM BOX SETS:
Give the gift of elegance with a variety of Kodansha premium box sets. Perfect for voracious readers and people who love to show off their bookshelf!
nichijou 15th anniversary box set By Keiichi Arawi
First serialized in 2006, Keiichi Arawi’s nichijou went on to become a worldwide cultural phenomenon.
This fall, we’ll celebrate the series with a 15th Anniversary Box Set with all ten of the original volumes in an extraordinary package with an exclusive bonus sticker sheet!
Join Mio, Yuuko, Mai and the rest of the cast of colorful characters of nichijou in this slice-of-surreal-life comedy series that explores every facet of their anything-but-ordinary lives…
In this just-surreal enough take on the “school genre” of manga, a group of friends grapple with all sorts of unexpected situations in their daily lives as high schoolers.
The gags, jokes, puns, and haiku keep this series off-kilter even as the cast grow and change. Check it out and meet the new ordinary.
Fandom’s favorite fivesome now come bundled together in two seven-volume box sets! This deluxe, collectible set includes two huge, exclusive, double-sided posters depicting four of the rambunctious quints. Collect them all, as the popular anime series returns in 2021!
Five girls who want to do anything but study, and their tutor: A high school boy who’s got book smarts and not much else. Futaro Uesugi took the tutoring gig because he was desperate for cash, but when his students–the five beautiful daughters of a wealthy businessman–find five times the excuses to slack off, what can he do?! At this rate, the sisters won’t graduate, so if he wants to get paid, Futaro must think of a plan to suit each of them… Which feels hopeless when five out of five of them think he’s a loser!
This set includes Vol. 1-7 of The Quintessential Quintuplets manga series.
The acclaimed, bestselling manga about a girl who can’t hear and the boy who bullied her, from start to finish, in a premium, collectible box set. Includes all seven volumes, plus an exclusive, double-sided 10-by-15-inch poster and a replica of Shoko’s communication notebook.
The acclaimed, bestselling manga about a girl who can’t hear and the boy who bullied her, from start to finish, in a premium, collectible box set. Includes all seven volumes, plus an exclusive, double-sided 10-by-15-inch poster and a replica of Shoko’s communication notebook.
Your instant FAIRY TAIL manga collection! Stylish boxes of the magical shonen adventure that became an anime megahit!
Lucy is a young, rebellious celestial wizard with a dream: to join Fairy Tail, the world’s most rambunctious and powerful magical guild! When she happens to meet one of Fairy Tail’s top wizards, he turns out to be not quite what she expected: a slob traveling with a flying cat. But the promise of adventure is real, and together they escape from pirates and a devious magician! Their next task: to steal a book from the evil wizard-killing Duke Everlue, and outsmart his death trap. Eccentric new friends join along the way in this lushly-drawn modern classic!
• Box Set 1 includes volumes 1-11, plus an exclusive bonus sticker sheet. • Box Set 2 includes volumes 12-22, plus an exclusive bonus sticker sheet. • Box Set 3 includes volumes 23-33. • Box Set 4 includes volumes 34-43. • Box Set 5 includes volumes 44-53.
Chi’s Sweet Home, a multiple New York Times Best Seller, now bundled up in a purrfect box set which includes all 4 volumes of the series! And no Chi box set would be complete without sweet bonus items inside! Bring this cute set home today!
Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, she feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment…where pets are strictly not permitted.
The original manga that became a legendary anime franchise, now in a complete collector’s box set. Includes three large-sized hardcover volumes, plus a collectible lithograph by creator Shirow Masamune.
From Shirow Masamune, the award-winning creator of Appleseed and Dominion, comes The Ghost in the Shell, the definitive cyberpunk manga that inspired the internationally acclaimed animated film. An epic dystopian tale of politics, technology, and metaphysics, The Ghost in the Shell has been hailed worldwide as an unparalleled visionary work of graphic fiction.
Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including “ghost hackers” who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interfance and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside down.
We also have a number of premium & omnibus editions for some of our fan-favorite series like Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin, Attack on Titan & more! These editions make for special gifts without breaking the bank.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition By Shirow Masamune
The guardians in sailor suits return in this definitive edition of the greatest magical girl manga of all time! Features all-new cover illustrations by creator Naoko Takeuchi, a glittering holographic coating, an extra-large size, premium paper, French flaps, and a newly-revised translation!
Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she’s never gotten good grades, and, well, she’s a bit of a crybaby. But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon! Experience the Sailor Moon manga as never before in these extra-long editions (about 300 pages each).
It’s never been easier to attack Attack on Titan than with these new, giant-sized 3-in-1 omnibus editions! If you’ve been waiting for the final anime season to check out the do-or-die shonen adventure that defined a decade, now’s your chance. These new books tuck almost 600 pages of manga behind a specially-embossed cover, all in a larger size than the regular version.
Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN By Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Release Date: On Sale Now
The biggest name in Japanese science fiction—Gundam—returns with one of its creators retelling its origins 25 years after the series debuted. Caught in the crossfire of a space civil war, teenager Amuro Ray accidentally finds a new mobile weapon—the RX-78 Gundam.
It is the year Universal Century 0079, in a space colony the Earth Federation is storing and testing a new piloted robot for use in the battle against the Principality of Zeon. The experimental RX-78 Gundam mobile suit is scheduled to be transported to Federation command in Jaburo, deep within the Brazilian jungles. Unfortunatley, before the transporter would arrive, the Federation would come under attack from Zeon. With few resources available against the Zeon’s most mobile mechs, Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam.
Caught in the crossfire is a young teen named Amuro Ray. Not willing to see innocent people die like this, Amuro crawls into the cockpit of the closest machine around him. Whether it be a tank, jeep or jet, he was going to use it to help stop this slaughter. And what he happened to slide into was another Gundam. Having never operated a machine like this, what are the chances he can do anything to repel an experienced squad of mech-piloting invaders?
Volume 1 includes an essay from Hideaki Anno, director of the hit anime Neon Genesis Evengelion.
Color pages from Yas.
And an essay from Kadokawa Publishing Executive Shinichiro Inoue.
The boys are back, in 400-page hardcovers that are as pretty and badass as they are! This hit adventure—which blends mythology from around the world into a classic adventure story—has been out of print for years, and this collector’s edition is a fitting celebration of its return!
Genjo is a Buddhist priest in the city of Shangri-La, which is being ravaged by yokai spirits that have fallen out of balance with the natural order. His superiors send him on a journey far to the west to discover why this is happening and how to stop it. His companions are three yokai with human souls. But this is no day trip—the four will encounter many discoveries and horrors on the way, and on the road, Genjo will wonder … can he really trust his supernatural companions?
Own a modern shonen classic at price that’s no fantasy!
This Wayback Wednesday we’re spotlighting the action / fantasy shonen classic, FAIRY TAIL, by Hiro Mashima. The bingeable, anime-inspiring manga series spans 63 action-packed volumes, and for a limited time, is 99¢ for volume 1 and up to 50% off for every volume after that! FAIRY TAIL is a key piece of the Mishima extended universe that includes RAVE MASTER, EDENS ZERO, and a number of FAIRY TAIL spin-offs, like Happy’s Heroic Adventure, Blue Mistral, City Hero, not to mention massive cross over event Mashima HERO’S
In the world of FAIRY TAIL, 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?
This deal will soon magically vanish, so try FAIRY TAIL volume 1 for only 99¢, and save up to 50% off select volumes after that! Just visit our participating digital vendors to take advantage of this great discount: Bookwalker, comiXology, Kindle, Google Play, Apple Books, Nook, Kobo and izneo!. Sale runs from August 25, until August 31!
Curious but want to see more? Check out the 1st chapter preview FREE below!
Start a new digital manga series, get 3 volumes for under $5
Today, Kodansha announced a FREE digital volume 1 giveaway and sale, to help new and existing manga fans get started on some of Kodansha’s most popular, anime-inspiring, and longest running manga series like, Attack on Titan, Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Tokyo Revengers and more! At participating digital vendors, fans can now get volume 1s of select series for FREE, volume 2s for $.99, and volume 3s for $1.99 – 3 volumes for under $5, until Monday, August 2nd!
Curious about this sale but want to see more? Check out below to read the FREE 1st chapter of our featured series, Tokyo Revengers. Or click on any of the titles featured below to read their free 1st chapter preview.
Add some FREE vol. 1s to your digital library:Discover Free Vol. 1s
Whether you’re a complete manga newbie or a seasoned veteran we’re giving manga fans the opportunity to start a potential new favorite series during the Kodansha Manga Starter Pack sale!
That’s right we’re giving you up to 50% off the first 3 volumes of some of Kodansha’s most celebrated, critically acclaimed and fan-favorite series. Now is a great time to jump in head-long into the post-apocalyptic dark fantasy, Attack on Titan (now in it’s final anime season!), the multiple award-winning slice of life, A Silent Voice & magic fantasy saga Witch Hat Atelier, or even the shonen battle epic, The Seven Deadly Sins, all for an amazing price that makes it easy to buy in bulk!
But be sure to get your starter packs before time runs out! Visit your favorite digital vendor to save up to 50% off select titles from the series mentioned below: Bookwalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Nook and izneo. Sale runs from April 27th to May 3rd!
Curious about this sale but want to see more? Check out below to read the FREE 1st chapter of our featured series, Attack on Titan
And See below that for the full list of titles being offered during this sale, with links to read other chapter 1s FREE!
Build Your Digital Library:With Great Starter Series
Start the year with tons of manga at a great price until 1/18!
To celebrate the New Year, we’re discounting more than 3000 select digital manga titles up to 50% off at participating digital retailers Bookwalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Nook and izneo, during the New Year, New Manga sale!
Kodansha USA Announces Expanding Partnership with INKR Comics
Anime Inspiring manga series, Attack on Titan, A Silent Voice, Your Lie in April, among this week’s new additions, with even more debuting next week
Read over 400 volumes from Kodansha USA on the new manga, webtoons, manhua, and comics streaming service
December 17, 2020 – New York, NY – Today, Kodansha USA, purveyors of some of the world’s most recognized manga properties, has expanded its partnership with INKR Comics, the immersive new comics reading and publishing app, to increase its existing library of fan-favorite manga to over 400 volumes. This week marks the debut of such popular series as Attack on Titan, To Your Eternity, A Silent Voice, Your Lie in April, and more. Also joining the INKR streaming service next week are a number of anime-inspiring manga series like Fire Force, FAIRY TAIL, and The Seven Deadly Sins. Kodansha USA is among the highest profile publishers to be a part of the INKR Comics app launch on October 15, 2020, and has continued to add titles to the budding manga, webtoons, manhua, and comics streaming service. Fans who want to try the new platform can download the app for iOS and Android, here. Once in the app, users can read select chapters of manga for free, and even sample the INKR EXTRA streaming service with a 30-day free trial. At the end of the trial, fans pay only $4.99 a month to continue using the service.
INKR offers readers universal access to comics from around the world, including Japanese manga from Kodansha USA and Tokyopop, Korean webtoons from Mr. Blue and Toons Family, Chinese manhua from Weibo and FanFan, and American comics from publishers such as Image, an unparalleled catalog of diverse works available to read on one app. For more information on this and other Kodansha USA Publishing titles please visit: https://kodansha.us/.
All the fun of Black Friday with none of the pushing and shoving!
We know your wallet might already be strained by all the crazy deals all over the internet BUT how many of them will open your eyes vast manga universes for just .99¢ a pop? Can’t think of one? Well we’re just THAT deal! Right now until Monday, November 30th, you can indulge in nearly 30 series ranging from sci-fi landscapes like in Battle Angel Alita, BLAME! and EDENS ZERO, to magical realms like FAIRY TAIL, The Seven Deadly Sins, and To Your Eternity, and the even love-filled corridors of romance series like in Domestic Girlfriend, Motekiand O’ Maidens in Your Savage Season– each one, only .99¢ for volume 1s.
It’s a deal that won’t last long but, also won’t burden your wallet! Just visit one of our participating digital vendors to start any (or ALL) of these amazing series for just 99¢ each!: Bookwalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Nook and izneo. Sale runs from November 25 – 30th!
~(Not Just) Black Friday Digital Manga Sale ~ November 25 – 30th See below for the full list of titles being offered during this sale, and click on the links below to read chapter 1s FREE!
