Kodansha Comics, comiXology and Amazon announced today the launch of new chapters from best-selling manga series to be available in English the same day they are published in Japan, on both the comiXology platform as well as Amazon’s Kindle Store. A brand new chapter of the post-apocalyptic global phenomenon Attack on Titan, Chapter 80, goes on sale today on comiXology and Kindle, the same day it appears in Bessatsu Shonen magazine in Japan. All previous chapters from the series are also available.

In addition to kicking off with Attack on Titan, there are sixteen Kodansha series debuting with simultaneous publication, for a total of 17. Today also sees the launch of over 1,900 chapters, creating a vast library for fans that want to dive in for the first time or get caught up before the upcoming volumes digitally debut in English. 

“English readers can now buy chapters of their favorite manga series the same day Japanese fans are picking up new issues in convenience stores,” said Alvin Lu, General Manager at Kodansha Advanced Media. “A simul-pub initiative has never been done like this before—it’s effectively a new format and it’s made possible by digital publishing. Doing this through comiXology and Amazon connects the global readership for this broad range of series at a level we’ve never seen.”

“We’re so excited to completely cut the wait time for English-speaking manga fans to no wait at all to read same day as Japan releases of their favorite Kodansha titles” said comiXology’s Senior Director of Communication, Chip Mosher. “Immediate access to new popular Kodansha manga is something we know both comiXology and Kindle fans love and we’re thrilled to be able to provide that access to manga fans everywhere on the same day all around the world.”

The launch of this unprecedented program on comiXology and Kindle worldwide makes same-day manga chapters more widely available to English-language readers than ever before. These English translations will not be available in Japan.

Included in today’s launch are the following series, to be released in English on comiXology and Kindle on a weekly as well as bi-weekly, monthly, and semi-regular basis: 

Weekly:

• As the Gods Will: The Second Series
• Fairy Tail
• Fuuka
• GTO Paradise Lost
• The Seven Deadly Sins
• UQ Holder
• Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches

Bi-Weekly:

• Inuyashiki
• Space Brothers

Monthly:

• Ajin: Demi-Human
• Attack on Titan
• Kiss Him, Not Me
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan
• Magatsuki
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Side: P4
• Sweetness and Lightning

Semi-regularly:

• Princess Jellyfish

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With over 75,000 comics, graphic novels and manga from more than 75 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of digital comics in the world. ComiXology’s immense catalog and cinematic Guided View reading experience make it the best digital platform for comics worldwide.