Fuji Television has launched a new digital manga service for residents of Japan. Customers who subscribe to Fuji TV on demand will get access to over 50,000 single issue and graphic novels that they can read online or via EBLIEVA app for smartphones and tablets.
Fuji is running a series of commercials on their online streaming service that is hyping their new manga initiative. They are trying to convince users that once you finish watching the anime you can go and pick up the manga edition for maximum immersion.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.