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There's a Little Something For Everyone on MangaPlaza

This digital manga store was launched in 2022 in the U.S. and offers a wide range of series from various well known Japanese publishers and even has titles that have never been previously released in English. ― Accessibility is key. The more cost effective platforms that allow people to access large libraries of high-quality content, the better. Not only do they offset the growing threat of circulate...
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Mangadon: Your new online manga reading service! Subscribe to read as much as you want!

WWWave of America Corp. has recently launched its new service, Mangadon, an online platform that provides unlimited online reading of licensed manga. ― WWWave of America Corp. has recently launched its new service, Mangadon, an online platform that provides unlimited online reading of licensed manga. It's accessible on computers, smartphones, and tablets. By joining the monthly subscription, readers...
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Advice and More From the TATESC Award Winning Author of LILIES

With submissions for the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards currently open, Yuto Komiya was more than happy to give advice to those looking to win the award as well as share her experiences with the success that has come after. ― Yuto Komiya was one of the winners of the first ever TATESC awards for her vertically scrolling manga LILIES—which is, to this day, one of TATESC's most popular ongoing titles...
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What it Takes to Win the TATESC Comics Global Awards New Manga Contest

While this is the first global version of the contest, two other TATESC Comics Awards competitions were held in Japan previously. So, let's check out the winners of the last contest to see what kinds of comics the judges are looking for. ― With the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards new manga contest, aspiring manga creators from across the world have a chance to have their comics reviewed by a vast nu...
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What the Judges Are Looking for in the TATESC Comics Global Awards Contest

So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? So here's what one of the English language judges had to say on the subject. ― So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? Well then, it w...
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Win Kadokawa's TATESC Contest and Get Your Own Manga Published!

Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you. ― Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you. TATESC is a Kadokawa-owned manga label that focuses on vertically scrolling manga—i.e., manga that are designed to be read on a phone, tablet, or computer whe...
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Coolmic Launches PC Website!

The best digital source for ecchi manga (and even some not so ecchi titles) is finally available on your PC! ― Coolmic, the official digital comics and anime store from Japan, has expanded its platform and is now available for PC as well! Coolmic is a service that started in 2018, distributing popular manga (Japanese comics) and anime to English and French-speaking audiences. Until now, the service w...

The Newest Manga App of 2022 Is Here! ~ Mangapon: Daily Comic App! ~

Available to download (iOS / Android) for free in over 70 countries including the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and more! ― Available to download (iOS / Android) for free in over 70 countries including the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and more! App launched on April 4th, 2022. WWWave of America Corp. has recently released Mangapon, a free manga reading app containing popular and exciting Jap...

Everything You Need to Know About Coolmic!

Introducing Coolmic, an official digital comics and anime store that provides Japanese comics in English and in French for smartphone users. ― We are happy to introduce you to Coolmic, an official digital comics and anime store that provides Japanese comics in English (since 2018) and in French (since 2019) for smartphone users. Coolmic also publishes exclusive, original comics that can only be read...

Advice for Aspiring Manga Artists, from Manga Artists!

Five female manga creators from around the world and TOKYOPOP sat down to ask about how they got started in the business, what inspired them on their journey, and how they crafted their stories. ― For many aspiring manga artists, breaking into the industry can be a daunting prospect. You've got the passion, you've been reading manga for years and you know this is what you want to do. But where do yo...

A Mountain of Manga Coming to the USA

A mountain of manga has arrived at an eBook store near you, thanks to Media Do International, Inc. (MD-i), a new manga provider in North America. ― A mountain of manga has arrived at an eBook store near you, thanks to Media Do International, Inc. (MD-i), a new manga provider in North America. MD-i is the US subsidiary of Media Do, the largest eBook distribution group in Japan that has close ties to e...

How Photographs Can Be Used To Create Manga/Graphic Novels/Comics

What if you could have a manga-style story in live-action? No, we don't mean a film or a TV show based on a manga, but an actual comic strip that uses photography, plus ingenious practical and digital effects. ― What if you could have a manga-style story in live-action? No, we don't mean a film or a TV show based on a manga, but an actual comic strip that uses photography, plus ingenious practical an...

Why Are There So Many Parallel World Anime?

Sword Art Online, Re:Zero and No Game No Life are but three examples. Where did all the isekai anime come from? ― It's the middle of the dullest day ever. You pay for your toilet paper without even looking at the shop assistant who hands you the change. You're so bored with life, day after day doing nothing to speak of, except for gaining another few levels on that RPG at home. The shop doors slide o...

Monster Musume Voting Results!

Not only the global results, but also the Japanese results. How did Global readers on ANN differ from Japanese readers (hint: the top 3 are not the same!). ― The votes have been cast, the results tallied. The hackers trying to push Ms. Smith to first place have been detected, captured and handed over to Rachnera for disposal. Yes, the world's most diverse beauty contest, where species is no barrier, ...

Seven Times Monster Musume Almost Became Rated R

Monster Musume is a very, very naughty manga. When you've got a harem interspecies comedy where the girls are half-snake, half-horse or half-slime mould, the sexy permutations are pretty much infinite. Below, we've nominated our seven favourite guilty pleasures from Monster Musume's early chapters. Warning: the following scenes contain acts which some people may find unnatural... 1 – Monster Musu...

The Monster Girls Want to Play!

The spicy boy-meet-girl-monsters manga comedy Monster Musume has been a hit since it slithered sexily from the mind of artist OKAYADO. You could call it a harem manga, but you've never seen a harem like this one. It starts with a bird-girl, a snake-girl and a horse-girl, and then it gets really strange. All these ladies are flying, clopping and otherwise perambulating to Japan as part of a govern...
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Omakase Exclusive: Kill la Kill Gold Foil Hardcover Manga

Viewster is kicking off their new subscription service, OMAKASE, in style by featuring the acclaimed masterpiece Kill la Kill from Studio Trigger! The first item revealed in the carefully curated merchandise package, part of the OMAKASE subscription, is an exclusive gold-foil hardcover edition of the Kill la Kill manga. If you dare wait (these kind of things tend to sell out), Viewster will reveal...
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What is Manga 2.5?

Is it manga!? Is it anime!? It's a whole new way to enjoy Japanese comics!! ― An innovative style of manga has arrived. Japanese manga has been transformed into a motion comic, featuring complete voice-overs by professionals. It's an exciting new concept, which you can check out online now. Manga2.5 is made by taking the original pages of a manga, then splicing them with color, movement, voiceovers ...
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Yen Press

― Perhaps some of you out there might remember a few key words from our panel at New York Comic-Con 2012—namely, Square Enix, English language manga, digital, and WORLDWIDE? Well, we're happy to say that wasn't just a blip on your newsfeed! It's taken a lot of work to get such an ambitious project off the ground, but thanks to the continuous efforts of our friends at Square Enix and a lot of people ...

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