Speeding up the delivery of serialized manga in English from Japan!
Announced at Virtual Crunchyroll Expo 2021 with TheAnimeMan!
The first 3 chapters are FREE on BOOK WALKER Global, a $20 value giveaway, and more!
KADOKAWA CORPORATION (Headquarter: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Takeshi Natsuno; hereinafter “KADOKAWA”) is pleased to announce that in response to requests from fans of Japanese comics and light novels in English-speaking countries, it will begin speedy ebook translation and distribution directly!
We have delivered our translated manga and light novels through our group company Yen Press and other local publishers, but in order to meet the needs of readers who want more titles earlier, we will translate and deliver the official versions of these IPs straight from the source!
It usually took six months to a year from a title's serialization in Japan to their translation and publication in English-speaking countries, but we will soon release many of our manga as “simulpubs” with Japan on the online ebook store BOOK WALKER Global, which is operated by a KADOKAWA group subsidiary. As for light novels, as soon as they are translated, we will speedily deliver them chapter by chapter!
Regarding the number of titles to be released, we carefully selected ones that were not translated into English but are already highly recognized in the English-speaking world, and will start with seven manga! From October, we will distribute three more light novel titles as well! (Details are as follows.) The number is expected to exceed 100 titles soon.
These titles will be available on “BOOK WALKER Global” and a few other online stores. More outlets will be added gradually.
In addition, in order to let our fans experience this service firsthand, we currently offer the following three campaigns! Don't miss this opportunity!
This project is scheduled to be announced at the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo 2021, an online event held by Crunchyroll, Inc (headquarters: California, U.S.), on 7th August 13:45 (U.S. Pacific Time) (8th August 5:45 (Japan time)).
*The announcement was shot at Kadokawa Culture Museum's “Bookshelf Theater” with a renowned influencer “TheAnimeMan” as a host. The video will be available on the following website until 9th August, 23:59 US Pacific time, (10th August, 15:59 Japan time).
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