Piccoma has emerged as the manga app to beat in Japan. The feat is incredible considering that it has just been a few years since the app was introduced. Owned by the South Korean internet company Kakao, the company started off with a single studio in Japan before it branched out to two more studio locations, one each in Seoul and Tokyo. The app had turned out to be the highest … [Read more...] about What makes Piccoma the most profitable manga app in Japan?
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Manga Out of The Box serves as a comprehensive guide to Google and manga
Google recently introduced Manga Out of The Box at "Google Arts & Culture" which serves as a comprehensive guide to manga such as its history, how it has come to influence fashion and art in Japan and elsewhere in the world, and so on. As Engadget Japan reported, Manga Out of The Box also serves as a comprehensive guide on famous writers such as Osamu Tezuka or Fujiko F. … [Read more...] about Manga Out of The Box serves as a comprehensive guide to Google and manga
Magademy Awards by BookLive is going to be the Oscars of manga
The Japanese e-bookstore BookLive is hosting the inaugural Magademy Awards event for the first time ever, something that has been conceived in line with the Academy Awards ceremonies. As it is with the latter that honors those with artistic and technical brilliance in the film industry, the Magademy Awards has been created to celebrate and honor the manga characters as well as … [Read more...] about Magademy Awards by BookLive is going to be the Oscars of manga
Japanese big four manga publishers to sue American firm for piracy, again
The big four of manga publishers in Japan - Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Kadokawa - have dragged the American web infrastructure company Cloudflare to court on charges of hosting servers containing pirated manga, Japan Today reported. The publishers accuse Cloudfare of hosting a server that is powerful enough to support an average monthly viewership of 300 million and … [Read more...] about Japanese big four manga publishers to sue American firm for piracy, again
MangaPlaza service being hyped via pre-registration campaign offering cashback and other freebies
NTT Solmare, founders of Comic C’moA is hyping the launch of MangaPlaza, the new digital manga platform, and is doling out cashback offers for the same AniTrendz reported. Plus, the Japan-based company is also offering winners the chance to collaborate with anime/manga YouTuber Akidearest and MyAnimeList, the Obey Me! – One Master to Rule Them dating simulation game. All of … [Read more...] about MangaPlaza service being hyped via pre-registration campaign offering cashback and other freebies
Digital comics including Webtoon and Smartoon registers strong growth in 2021
The publishing market in Japan grew by 3.6 percent in 2021, revealed the All Japan Magazine and Book Publisher's and Editor's Association (AJPEA) which pegged the entire segment to be worth 1.6742 trillion yen or roughly US$14.70 billion, AnimeNewsNetwork reported. This marks three consecutive years of growth for the entire publishing industry taken as a whole. This also points … [Read more...] about Digital comics including Webtoon and Smartoon registers strong growth in 2021
MangaPlaza – the largest digital Manga stores for U.S. fans to go live in early 2022
Here is some good news for manga fans in the US. NTT Solmare Corp is all set to launch a digital manga store - MangaPlaza which is going to be the largest library of digital content from Japanese publishers. The store will have thousands of titles covering a wide range of genres which include drama, comedy, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, action-adventure, and LGBTQA+. Members … [Read more...] about MangaPlaza – the largest digital Manga stores for U.S. fans to go live in early 2022
Anime News Network introduces Winter 2021 Manga Guide
The Anime News Network's Winter 2021 Manga Guide is here. Now, this is not to be mistaken with the sort of the Anime Preview Guides where critics come up with their view on the new anime television premiere that comes up at the beginning of the season. Following a similar strategy with manga has its own set of challenges simply because there are no seasonal release schedules as … [Read more...] about Anime News Network introduces Winter 2021 Manga Guide
Saudi Research & Media Group introduces Manga Arabia
The Saudi Research & Media Group or SRMG has announced the launch of Manga Arabia which is an attempt to tap into the growing popularity of Japanese Manga and Anime. As it is, the Japanese comic and animation series has seen steady growth in popularity in the middle east country for the last two decades and the launch of Manga Arabia can be seen as a manifestation of … [Read more...] about Saudi Research & Media Group introduces Manga Arabia
How to read Manga on your E Ink Kindle e-reader
The Amazon Kindle is by far the most popular e-book reader out there. And there sure are enough reasons for it to be so. The Kindles are handy lightweight devices with an excellent display and long battery life. There also isn't any dearth of content to read on the Kindle though things could end up being a bit tricky when it comes to reading Manga. Now, it is only the Kindle … [Read more...] about How to read Manga on your E Ink Kindle e-reader