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Kodansha USA Publishing
Parent company Kodansha
Status Active
Founded July 2008; 10 years ago (2008-07)
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location
New York, New York
Distribution
Penguin Random House Publisher Services (US)[1]
Turnaround Publisher Services (Comics: UK)[2]
Key people Yoshio Irie (President & CEO)
Publication types

  • Books


  • Manga (through Kodansha Comics)

Nonfiction topics

  • Japan

  • Japanese culture

Imprints Kodansha Comics
Official website kodanshacomics.com

Kodansha USA Publishing is an American publishing company and subsidiary of Japanese publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008,[3] Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, the latter under the Kodansha Comics imprint.




Contents






  • 1 Kodansha Comics


  • 2 Titles


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Kodansha Comics


Kodansha Comics is an imprint of Kodansha USA who are responsible for the localization and publication of Kodansha manga. Established in 2009, the imprint was established to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Kodansha.[4] The imprint's launching titles were Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow and Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo, both of which were previously published in English by Dark Horse Comics.[5]


Kodansha Comics later began to acquire series that were previously published by Tokyopop, after their licenses were made to expire by Kodansha.[6] Although bearing the Kodansha name, Kodansha Comics was not intended to be the sole distributor of Kodansha titles, with Del Rey Manga publishing many of Kodansha's titles until the company was shut down in 2010.[4] After the shut down of Del Rey Manga on October 4, 2010, Kodansha Comics gradually began to publish some Del Rey Manga titles, with Random House acting as the distributor for the imprint.[7][8]



Titles



  • Ace of Diamond

  • Again!!

  • A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-

  • Air Gear

  • Akira

  • Alive: The Final Evolution

  • All Out!!

  • Altair: A Record of Battles

  • Animal Land

  • A Silent Voice

  • Attack on Titan

  • Attack on Titan: Junior High

  • Attack on Titan: Lost Girls

  • Battle Angel Alita

  • Battle Angel Alita: Last Order

  • Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle

  • Bloody Monday

  • Cells at Work!

  • Codename: Sailor V

  • Days

  • Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

  • Dragon Head

  • Edens Zero

  • Elegant Yokai Apartment Life

  • Fairy Tail

  • Fairy Tail Zero

  • Fire Force

  • Ghost in the Shell

  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

  • Giant Killing

  • Gon

  • GTO: Paradise Lost

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan

  • House of the Sun

  • Hozuki's Coolheadedness

  • Inuyashiki

  • Kokkoku: Moment by Moment

  • Kōnodori

  • Monster Hunter Orage

  • Monster Soul

  • Mushishi

  • Parasyte

  • Queen Emeraldas

  • Rave Master

  • Sailor Moon

  • Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei

  • The Seven Deadly Sins

  • Sherlock Bones

  • Space Brothers

  • To Your Eternity

  • Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle

  • Vinland Saga

  • xxxHolic

  • The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls

  • Your Lie in April



References




  1. ^ Current Clients Penguin Random House Publisher Services


  2. ^ "Publishers Representatives | Publishers Distributors". Turnaround Publisher Services. Retrieved 2018-01-12..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Kodansha To Publish, Sell Manga In U.S. In September". Anime News Network. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2011-01-21.


  4. ^ ab Reid, Calvin (2009-10-05). "Kodansha Sets Up to Publish Manga in U.S." Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2017-11-15.


  5. ^ "Kodansha Confirms Plans To Publisher Manga In U.S." Anime News Network. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2011-01-21.


  6. ^ "Tokyopop Confirms Its Kodansha Manga Licenses Have Ended (Update 3)". Anime News Network. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-15.


  7. ^ "Kodansha USA To Take Over Del Rey Titles". Anime News Network. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2017-11-15.


  8. ^ "Kodansha USA Has No Plans to Rescue Any More Del Rey Titles". Anime News Network. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2017-11-15.



External links




  • Kodansha USA website

  • Kodansha Comics website


  • Kodansha Comics at Anime News Network's encyclopedia









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