Spring is finally here! And it’s time to get some cleaning in make way for more of what you love in life – in this case MANGA! So to help you stock-up your library we’re discounting a number of hidden gems & series you might’ve missed up to 50% off during the Spring Cleaning Digital Manga Sale!
Whether you’re looking for a fun genre romp or serious drama / mystery this sale runs the gamut givings fans of all kinds of manga something to love. Looking for a hilarious ninja love story, try A Springtime with Ninjas. Or maybe you’d like to try a beautifully thoughtful battle manga like Land of the Lustrous? We even have anime-inspiring titles on sale including In/Spectre, My Little Monster, Interviews with Monster Girls, Smile Down the Runway. There’s plenty to love and tons of way to save that won’t clean out your wallet!
But this sale won’t last long so be sure to visit your favorite digital vendor to get all the titles above and below up to 50% off: Bookwalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Nook and izneo. Sale runs from March 16th to March 22nd!
~Spring Cleaning Digital Manga Sale~ See below for the full list of titles being offered during this sale, and click on the links to read chapter 1s FREE!
We made it to the end of 2020, and how else could we celebrate but with manga!
We’ve done it! Well… maybe not quiet yet, but we’re just about to the end of 2020 and there’s really only one way we could imagine celebrating this momentous occasion – with manga! So won’t you join us in saying GOODBYE 2020?
That’s right, for a limited time take advantage great deal by visiting one of our participating digital vendors: Bookwalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Nook and izneo. Sale runs from December 22 to January 4th!
~GOODBYE 2020 Digital Manga Sale ~ December 22 to January 4th See below for the full list of titles being offered during this sale, and click on the links below to read chapter 1s FREE!
At Kodansha USA Publishing we’ve been lucky to have a number of great manga adapted into anime and to celebrate our 2020 releases we want to help you experience the manga of these fan-favorite anime at an amazing price! Whether it’s the wild super-powered battle manga Gleipnir, the supernatural action saga In/Spectre, or the absurdly hilarious odd-couple series My Roomie is a Dino, now it’s easier than ever to read the manga before you watch the anime!
Because not only do we have these series priced at up to 50% off, we’ve extended our 99¢ Vol. 1 sale to let you explore even more of what Kodansha Comics and VERTICAL have to offer.
So give all these amazing series a try for 99¢ a volume, and then catch up on the rest for up to 50% off at all participating digital vendors including: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Nook and izneo. Sale runs from April 14, until April 20.
~Year of Kodansha Anime 2020 Digital Manga Sale! ~ April 14 – April 20 Click on the featured titles for more info or to read Chapter 1s FREE!
MANGA Volumes 1-6 available in print & digital now! ANIME Available to stream on funimation.com
A dark and sexy body-horror action manga perfect for fans of Prison School and High School of the Dead!
Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl’s life, sharing his secret with her. But she’s searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn’t care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission …
MANGA Volumes 1 is available in digital now! ANIME Available to stream on funimation.com
Kakushi Gotou is a single father with a secret: he’s a top-selling manga artist of a raunchy series that perhaps isn’t suitable reading material for his young daughter, Hime. So he does what any doting father would do—he hides it all from her, no matter the hijinks that ensue!
MANGA Volumes 1 is available in digital now! ANIME Available to stream on funimation.com
We’ve all been there—a couple drinks too many, and a hazy wander back to your home, where you wake up wondering how you got there. But in Kaede’s case, not only was she not sure how she got home … she wasn’t sure how the dinosaur got there, either! The two are soon fast friends, but though their personalities jive, they’ll have to learn how to communicate in order to live peacefully together!
MANGA Volumes 1-3 are available in digital now! ANIME Available to stream on funimation.com
From manga legend Hiroaki Samura, creator of Blade of the Immortal and Die Wergelder, comes something completely different, the journey of one disgruntled young woman’s journey into the wild rapids of talk radio!
The stage is Sapporo, Hokkaido. One night, our heroine, Minare Koda, spills her heartbroken woes to a radio station worker she meets while out drinking one night. The next day, she hears a recording of her pitiful grumbling being played live over the air. Minare storms into the station in a rage, only to then be duped by the station director into doing an impromptu talk show explaining her harsh dialogue. With just one recording, the many eccentric facets of Minare’s life begin to pull every which direction as she falls ever deeper into the world of radio.
Drape yourself in elegance and savings during the Fabric, Runways & Fashionistas Digital Manga Sale! From the crafty and inventive cosplayers of Complex Age, to the eternal students of fashion and beauty in Princess Jellyfish & Smile Down the Runway, these amazing stories will dazzle you with high drama, both on and off the runway, all for a price that won’t leave you in rags!
Take up to 50% off all volume of the series listed below by visiting our participating digital partners: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, MyAnimeList, and nook. Sale runs from March 23, until March 30.
~ Fabric, Runways & Fashionistas Digital Manga Sale! ~ March 23-30 Click on the featured titles for more info or to read Chapter 1s FREE!
There’s nothing quite like the start of a new anime season. The hype surrounding new shows, finally getting to hear a cast of talented voice actors come together and best of all (in our biased opinion) seeing your favorite manga come to life!
This season, three of our hit titles are making their way to the small screen, and we couldn’t be more proud. They grow up so fast!
To celebrate, we’ll be offering discounts of up to 50% on a trio of new manga-to-anime titles this week: Drifting Dragons, In/Spectre and digital newcomer Smile Down the Runway! The sale is on at all of our online retail partners: Apple Books, BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and nook! Sale ends January 27!
~ Kodansha Comics Manga to Anime Sale ~ January 21-27 Click on the featured titles to read Chapter 1 for FREE!
Mika is a draker on the airship Quin Zaza. He earns his livelihood hunting the whales of the sky—dragons! The beautiful beasts are flying treasure troves, providing food and materials, and the Quin Zaza is among the last draking vessels. Mika’s not just a talented hunter; he’s also a gourmand with a refined palette and a taste for the exotic. Between his duties aboard the ship, his ambitions as an eater, and his new job training the rookie dragon hunter Takita, Mika’s days are never boring. But even with the lively crew of the Quin Zaza as his family, the nomadic life of a draker can be lonely and dangerous …
The new mystery thriller with a romantic edge from the creator of Blast of Tempest and The Record of a Fallen Vampire! Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro’s personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn’t have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives …
A charming new comedy about a high-school girl chasing down the dream of becoming a high-fashion model. Her ambitions literally hit a ceiling, though, when she stops growing—and her only chance might be to team up with a talented-but-overlooked designer classmate! Chiyuki Fujito has a dream: to become a Paris Collection model. The problem is, she’s too short to be a model, and everyone around her tells her so! But no matter what they say, she won’t give up. Her classmate, a poor student named Ikuto Tsumura, also has a dream: to become a fashion designer. One day Chiyuki tells him that it’s “probably impossible” for him, causing him to consider giving it up … ?! This is the story of two individuals wholeheartedly chasing after their dreams in spite of all the negativity that comes after them!
UPDATED August 20—here’s the list of our new digital-first shojo manga debuting every week starting today!
Vampire Dormitory by Ema Toyama The new manga from shojo hit-machine Ema Toyama, creator of Missions of Love and Aoba-kun’s Confessions, about a poor girl whose encounter with a bishonen vampire leads her down a dark path … Starts August 20!Click on the cover to read Chapter 1 FREE
Smile Down the Runway by Kotoba Inoya(Japanese title: Runway de waratte) A charming new comedy about a high-school girl chasing down the dream of becoming a high-fashion model. Her ambitions literally hit a ceiling, though, when she stops growing—and her only chance might be to team up with a talented-but-overlooked designer classmate! Starts September 3!
Queen Bee By Shizuru Seino (Japanese title: Seishun otome bancho!) A new high-school romantic comedy about a potentially very mismatched odd couple—misunderstood and monstrous Hirata and popular Touma-kun! Starts September 10!
More to come—stay tuned!
Our original July 23 post:
Just announced at our Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con panels! Here’s the rundown for our new digital-first manga debuts, with a new series kicking off EVERY WEEKstarting July 23! We begin with a quartet of brand-new isekai (other worlds) series:
The Great Cleric By Broccoli Lion and Hiiro Akikaze (character designs by sime) The manga based on the hit light novel series (Japanese title: Seija musou), about an ordinary salaryman who cheats death and now must find his way in another world—as a great healer. On sale now! Click on the cover to read Chapter 1 free!
The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime By Shiba (based on story and character designs by Fuse and Mitz Vah) Gut-busting 4-panel gag comix based on the smash-hit isekai saga about that guy who got reincarnated as a slime! Starts July 30! Click on the cover to read Chapter 1 free!
Goodbye! I’m Being Reincarnated! By Kenji Saito and Parabora From Trinity Seven creator Kenji Saito comes a new manga series (Japanese title: Goodbye! Isekai tensei) about an ordinary high school guy’s big chance to become the one true great hero when one day he’s greeted by a princess from another world! Starts August 6! Click on the cover to read Chapter 1 free!
The Knight Cartoonist and Her Orc EditorBy Indo So and Takafumi Sato Reverse otherworld-incarnation hijinx about an orc reborn in this world as … a manga editor! And the knight who becomes a … manga artist! If you’re looking for a unique insider look into the manga industry, this is it (maybe)! Starts August 13! Click on the cover to read Chapter 1 free!
