The Manga Planet subscription service announced the addition of over 150 Kodansha USA titles which will take place this month. Popular series likeAttack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Fire Force,andInuyashikiwill be added to the servicealongside plenty of others.
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Manga Planet has worked with anarray of other publishersbefore the deal with Kodansha. The subscription service paired with LEED Publishing, Bunkasha Publishing, Home-sha, San-Ei Corporation, Kaiohsha Publishing, MugenUp, Shodensha Publishing, Starts Publishing Corporation, K.K. HarperCollins Japan, and Tokuma Shoten Publishing in the past.
The Manga Planet service is a collaboration between Dai Nippon Printing and Fantasista, Inc. Though the service itself launched in 2019, Manga Planet started as a Facebook page in 2012. It would make itsfirst foray into publishingwith 2017sThe Golden Age of DecadenceandAfter School!series. Dai Nippon Printing also operates online book retailer Honto.jp, which sells both digital and physical products.
Kodansha USA is a subsidiary of the larger Kodansha Ltd, and was established in 2008. The group localizes Kodansha titles for the English market. Kodansha USA began publishing old Tokyopop titles after their licenses had expired, and would do the same with Del Ray titles after the imprint shut down in 2010.
Aside from the imprint’s more recognized titles, readers can expect other popular Kodansha USA series likeYoshitoki Oima’sTo Your Eternity,PETOS’ Interviews with Monster Girls, Ken Akamatsu’sNegima!, and Jin Kobayashi’sSchool Rumbleamong others.
Manga Planet also offers users a three-month subscription plan of USD 17.99 and a six-month subscription of USD 29.99 as alternatives to the standard monthly fee.
Source:Anime News Network
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