Viz Media is one of the largest distributors of manga and anime. The company has just partnered with Funimation, the second largest streaming platform, next to Crunchyroll. The new deal will include 2018 sci-fi boxing anime Megalo Box and Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. They'll join existing titles from the VIZ Media catalog, such as Hunter x Hunter, on September 22nd, and a … [Read more...] about Viz partners with Funimation for streaming anime
Digital Manga and Anime News
Manga Sales are booming due to COVID
Viz Media is one of the largest manga distributors in the United States and due to COVID, sales are booming. Kevin Hamric, the vice president of publishing sales at Viz Media recently gave an interview to ICV2 and stated "VIZ has been doing extraordinarily well during the pandemic period. Our sales are beyond expectations. For VIZ, it's extremely good, but the manga market is … [Read more...] about Manga Sales are booming due to COVID
Japan Passes New Copyright Law to Criminalize Manga Piracy
Japan has just passed a new law that criminalizes manga piracy and also to the websites that link to it. The parliament passed new copyright amendments last Friday that ban the unlicensed downloading of manga, magazines and academic texts from the Internet. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2021.The law revision came as the country saw a rising number of piracy and … [Read more...] about Japan Passes New Copyright Law to Criminalize Manga Piracy
Mangamo is a new unlimited subscription service for Manga
Mangamo is new unlimited subscription service for iOS that gives you a free two month trial and after that it is $4.99 per month. The main selling point is that all of their manga is in English and they have partnered with 11 manga publishers and expects to roll out more than 300 titles in upward of 1,000 volumes over the next three months, with new chapters added … [Read more...] about Mangamo is a new unlimited subscription service for Manga
J-Novel Club and Bookwalker giving away hundreds of free light novels
J-Novel Club is a publisher that puts an emphasis on light novels, which are a form of young adult fiction. Many of the most popular animes are based on them, such as the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Overlord, Log Horizon, and Sword Art Online. J-Novel and Bookwalker are running a free promotion where you can download over 55 light novels, without paying anything. You simply … [Read more...] about J-Novel Club and Bookwalker giving away hundreds of free light novels
Japanese Manga Publishers are targeting US Pirate Sites
Japanese manga publishers have always targeted piracy websites in Japan, but they are starting to branch out and file lawsuits in other countries. In July, Romi Hoshino, also known as Zakay Romi, was arrested in the Philippines in connection with his role as administrator of Manga Mura, the now-defunct website which was the highest-profile provider of pirated Japanese-language … [Read more...] about Japanese Manga Publishers are targeting US Pirate Sites
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition Manga now available on Comixology
Sailor Moon digital manga is now available in English from Kodansha Comics and distributed by Comixology. Each volume reads at roughly 300 pages and future digital volumes of Sailor Moon Eternal Edition will release alongside the print version.In 2020 Sailor Moon will enjoy a banner year. Not only is there a new manga, but a new season of Sailor Moon Crystal and there will … [Read more...] about Sailor Moon Eternal Edition Manga now available on Comixology
Webtoons are starting to overshadow digital manga
Japanese Manga used to rule the roost and was the most popular print and digital format. South Korean webtoons has slowly been gaining popularity and is starting to overshadow it.The past several years have seen these South Korean webcomics make forays into Japan, where they have quickly carved out a fan base among “digital native” youth who are increasingly shunning the … [Read more...] about Webtoons are starting to overshadow digital manga
VIZ Originals is new self-publishing platform for manga
VIZ is launching a new self-publishing platform for manga, although all content will be vetted by the company. They are currently asking for creators to prepare portfolio packages to give to VIZ at major anime and manga events in the United States. They will review everything and if they like it, the manga will get turned into a graphic novel that will be available in print and … [Read more...] about VIZ Originals is new self-publishing platform for manga
Shueisha Launches Global MANGA Plus Service
Shueisha has just launched a new online manga site and app called MANGA Plus. This service is available globally and there is an official app for iOS and Android devices and it also has a website where you can read. This new platform is similar to the new Shonen Jump service, just without the subscription service.There are 50 titles at launch, including 13 completed … [Read more...] about Shueisha Launches Global MANGA Plus Service
Manga will play a huge role in Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day will occur on May 4th 2019 and manga is going to play an important role. Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia and Kaiu Shirai's The Promised Neverland will be available as Silver Sponsor titles from Viz Media. Other manga titles represented are Ryo Takamisaki's Pokémon: I Choose You! This is in addition to Hidenori Kusaka and Mato's Pokémon Adventures from … [Read more...] about Manga will play a huge role in Free Comic Book Day
