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ComiXology Adds Kodansha Manga, Viz's Shonen Jump
posted on by Karen Ressler
The digital reading platform Comixology announced on Monday that it will add Viz Media's digital manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. In addition, Comixology announced on Tuesday that it has added more than 350 manga titles from Kodansha Comics, and will add more over the next few months.
Weekly Shonen Jump is already available to English speakers on Viz Media's website and app in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The magazine will launch on Comixology, as well as the Kindle Store, in the same regions.
Weekly Shonen Jump currently serializes Black Clover, Bleach, Blue Exorcist, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, My Hero Academia, Nisekoi, One Piece, One-Punch Man, Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Toriko, World Trigger and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.
Kodansha's titles will be available worldwide on Comixology and the Kindle Store. New manga volumes will be added the same day they become available in print. Comixology has also promised digital-only debuts.
These titles include Attack on Titan and its spinoffs, Fairy Tail, Noragami, Say "I love you"., Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, The Seven Deadly Sins, Sankarea, Love Hina, A Silent Voice, Inuyashiki, and My Little Monster, among others.
Amazon purchased Comixology in 2014. The platform offers more than 75,000 manga and comic book titles.