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Kodansha USA

April 12, 2024

Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, US, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008,[3] Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, the latter under their Kodansha Manga imprint (formerly Kodansha Comics).

Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Parent companyKodansha
StatusActive
FoundedJuly 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York, New York
DistributionPenguin Random House Publisher Services (US)[1]
Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)[2]
Key peopleAlvin Lu (president and CEO)
Takashi Sakuda (COO)
Publication types
Nonfiction topics
  • Japan
  • Japanese culture
ImprintsKodansha Comics
Vertical
Official websitekodansha.us

In 2020, Kodansha announced that it had consolidated Kodansha Advanced Media and Vertical into Kodansha USA Publishing, with Kodansha Advanced Media general manager Alvin Lu becoming the President and CEO of Kodansha USA Publishing.[4][5]

On March 9, 2021, Kodansha USA Publishing announced it had rebranded and relaunched its website, and unified Kodansha Comics, Kodansha USA International, and Vertical under the Kodansha name, and Kodansha Comics being renamed Kodansha Manga.[6]

Kodansha Comics edit

Kodansha Comics is an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing 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.[7] 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.[8]

Kodansha Comics later began to acquire series that were previously published by Tokyopop, after their licenses were made to expire by Kodansha.[9] 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.[7] 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.[10][11]

Vertical edit

Vertical
 
Parent companyKodansha USA Publishing
StatusActive
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
FounderHiroki Sakai
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City, New York, U.S.
DistributionPenguin Random House Publisher Services
Publication typesFiction / Non-fiction / Visual Media
Nonfiction topicsBusiness / Self-help / Lifestyle
Fiction genresSci-fi / Fantasy / Mystery
Owner(s)Kodansha (since 2020)
Official websitewww.vertical-inc.com/index.html

Vertical is a Japanese novel and manga imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by Kodansha (46.7%) and Dai Nippon Printing (46.0%).[12] The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020.[4][5]

Titles edit

Vertical, Inc. publishes books from a variety of genres, including prose fiction, manga, nonfiction, crafts, and cooking.

Novels edit

Short story collections edit

Non-fiction and miscellaneous edit

Manga edit

Kodansha Advanced Media edit

Kodansha Advanced Media, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
FoundedDecember 4, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-04)
DefunctJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)[118]
FateMerged into Kodansha USA Publishing
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
Key people
Hiroaki Morita (president and CEO)
Alvin Lu (general manager)
ProductsDigital manga distribution
OwnerKodansha
Digital Garage (19%)[119]
ParentKodansha
Websitekodanshacomics.com

Kodansha Advanced Media, LLC was an American distribution company, based in San Francisco, and established on December 4, 2014. The company was a subsidiary of Kodansha, and a sister company of Kodansha USA Publishing. Kodansha Advanced Media handled the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics manga, as well as digital distribution of select Vertical titles. Kodansha Advanced Media also maintained the Kodansha Comics website.[120]

Kodansha Advanced Media was established in 2014 with funding from Kodansha USA Publishing in order to handle the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics' manga titles in English. In February 2015, Kodansha and Digital Garage announced a joint venture to distribute manga digitally in North America, establishing a Japanese-based joint venture company to invest in digital distribution services, and using Kodansha Advanced Media to distribute manga via websites and smartphone apps.[119] Kodansha Advanced Media is also responsible for handling film releases and events,[119] and in 2015, were responsible for releasing an app for Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches for English-speaking audiences.[121]

In response to piracy, Kodansha Advanced Media simul-translated and simul-published Kodansha Comics titles,[122] as well as released certain titles on digital platforms prior to physical printing.[123] In December 2015, Kodansha Advanced Media announced that they had made Kodansha Comics titles available in North American public libraries digitally through OverDrive.[124]

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kodansha, publishing, publishing, company, based, york, subsidiary, japan, largest, publishing, company, kodansha, established, july, 2008, publishes, books, relating, japan, japanese, culture, manga, latter, under, their, kodansha, manga, imprint, formerly, k. Kodansha USA Publishing LLC is a publishing company based in New York US and a subsidiary of Japan s largest publishing company Kodansha Established in July 2008 3 Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan Japanese culture and manga the latter under their Kodansha Manga imprint formerly Kodansha Comics Kodansha USA Publishing LLCParent companyKodanshaStatusActiveFoundedJuly 2008 15 years ago 2008 07 Country of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationNew York New YorkDistributionPenguin Random House Publisher Services US 1 Turnaround Publisher Services UK 2 Key peopleAlvin Lu president and CEO Takashi Sakuda COO Publication typesBooksMangaNonfiction topicsJapanJapanese cultureImprintsKodansha ComicsVerticalOfficial websitekodansha wbr usIn 2020 Kodansha announced that it had consolidated Kodansha Advanced Media and Vertical into Kodansha USA Publishing with Kodansha Advanced Media general manager Alvin Lu becoming the President and CEO of Kodansha USA Publishing 4 5 On March 9 2021 Kodansha USA Publishing announced it had rebranded and relaunched its website and unified Kodansha Comics Kodansha USA International and Vertical under the Kodansha name and Kodansha Comics being renamed Kodansha Manga 6 Contents 1 Kodansha Comics 2 Vertical 2 1 Titles 2 1 1 Novels 2 1 2 Short story collections 2 1 3 Non fiction and miscellaneous 2 1 4 Manga 3 Kodansha Advanced Media 4 References 5 External linksKodansha Comics editKodansha Comics is an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing 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 7 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 8 Kodansha Comics later began to acquire series that were previously published by Tokyopop after their licenses were made to expire by Kodansha 9 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 7 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 10 11 Vertical editVertical nbsp Parent companyKodansha USA PublishingStatusActiveFounded2001 23 years ago 2001 FounderHiroki SakaiCountry of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationNew York City New York U S DistributionPenguin Random House Publisher ServicesPublication typesFiction Non fiction Visual MediaNonfiction topicsBusiness Self help LifestyleFiction genresSci fi Fantasy MysteryOwner s Kodansha since 2020 Official websitewww wbr vertical inc wbr com wbr index wbr htmlVertical is a Japanese novel and manga imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai in February 2011 the company was bought by Kodansha 46 7 and Dai Nippon Printing 46 0 12 The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020 4 5 Titles edit Vertical Inc publishes books from a variety of genres including prose fiction manga nonfiction crafts and cooking Novels edit A Caring Man 13 Akira Arai A Rabbit s Eyes 14 Kenjiro Haitani Ashes 15 Kenzo Kitakata Attack on Titan Before the Fall 16 Ryō Suzukaze Attack on Titan Harsh Mistress of the City 17 Ryō Kawakami Attack on Titan Lost Girls 18 Hiroshi Seko The Blade of the Courtesans 19 Keiichiro Ryu Body 20 Asa Nonami The Cage 21 Kenzo Kitakata The Cat in the Coffin 22 Mariko Koike City of Refuge 23 Kenzo Kitakata The Crimson Labyrinth 24 Yusuke Kishi Edge 25 Koji Suzuki ENMA the Immortal 26 Fumi Nakamura Fallout 27 Tetsuo Takashima The Flowers of Edo 28 Michael Dana Kennedy Gray Men 29 Tomotake Ishikawa Guin Saga 30 Kaoru Kurimoto A Guru is Born 31 Takeshi Kitano Innocent World 32 Ami Sakurai Monogatari series 33 34 35 NisiOisiN Kubikiri Cycle NisiOisiN Lala Pipo 36 Hideo Okuda May in the Valley of the Rainbow 37 Yoichi Funado The Mediterranean Trilogy 38 Shiono Nanami Naoko 39 Keigo Higashino Now You re One of Us 40 Asa Nonami Outlet 41 Randy Taguchi Paradise 42 Koji Suzuki Parasite Eve 43 Hideaki Sena The Poison Ape 44 Arimasa Osawa Pro Bono 45 Seicho Matsumoto Promenade of the Gods 46 Koji Suzuki The Ring Trilogy 25 Koji Suzuki Sayonara Gangsters 47 Genichiro Takahashi Seraph of the End Guren Ichinose Catastrophe at Sixteen 33 Takaya Kagami Seraph of the End Guren Ichinose World Resurrection at Nineteen Takaya Kagami Shinjuku Shark 48 Arimasa Osawa Summer of the Ubume 49 Natsuhiko Kyogoku Translucent Tree 50 Nobuko Takagi Twinkle Twinkle 51 Kaori Ekuni Winter Sleep 52 Kenzo Kitakata Zero Over Berlin 53 Joh Sasaki Short story collections edit Birthday 25 Koji Suzuki Boy 54 Takeshi Kitano Dark Water 55 Koji Suzuki Season of Infidelity 56 Oniroku Dan Non fiction and miscellaneous edit A Slow Death 57 NHK TV Tokaimura Criticality Accident Crew Aranzi Aranzo 58 The Honda Myth 59 Masaaki Sato Iron Chef Chen s Knockout Chinese 60 Chen Kenichi J Horror 61 David Kalat Nintendo Magic 62 Osamu Inoue North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter 63 Sakie Yokota Saying Yes to Japan 64 Tim Clark Carl Kay Sayonara Mr Fatty 65 Toshio Okada Slow Sex Secrets 66 Adam Tokunaga The Toyota Leaders 67 Masaaki Sato Walking Your Way to a Better Life 68 Kimiko Manga edit 5 Centimeters Per Second 69 70 Makoto Shinkai Yukiko Seike 7 Billion Needles 71 72 Nobuaki Tadano A School Frozen in Time Mizuki Tsujimura Naoshi Arakawa An Older Guy s VR First Love Tomoko Boryoku After the Rain 73 Jun Mayuzuki Ajin Demi Human Gamon Sakurai Andromeda Stories 74 Ryu Mitsuse Keiko Takemiya Avant garde Yumeko Shuzō Oshimi Ayako 75 Osamu Tezuka Apollo s Song 76 Osamu Tezuka Black Jack Osamu Tezuka 77 Blame 78 Tsutomu Nihei Blood on the Tracks 79 Shuzo Oshimi The Book of Human Insects 80 Osamu Tezuka Buddha 81 Osamu Tezuka Cardfight Vanguard Akira Itō Chi s Sweet Home 72 Kanata Konami Ciguatera 72 Minoru Furuya CITY Keiichi Arawi Devil s Line Ryou Hanada Dissolving Classroom 78 Junji Ito Don t Toy with Me Miss Nagatoro Nanashi Dororo 82 Osamu Tezuka Dream Fossil Satosi Kon The Drops of God 83 Tadashi Agi Shu Okimoto The Flowers of Evil 84 85 Shuzō Oshimi Flying Witch Chihiro Ishizuka From the New World 86 Yusuke Kishi The Garden of Words Makoto Shinkai A Girl on the Shore Inio Asano Go with the Clouds North by Northwest Aki Irie 87 The Gods Lie Kaori Ozaki The Great Cleric Broccoli Lion Hiiro Akikaze GTO 14 Days in Shonan 88 89 Tooru Fujisawa GTO The Early Years 89 90 Tooru Fujisawa The Guin Saga Manga The Seven Magi 91 Kaoru Kurimoto Kazuaki Yanagisawa Helter Skelter 92 93 Kyoko Okazaki Heroman 94 Stan Lee BONES Tamon Ohta Immortal Hounds 78 Ryō Yasohachi In Clothes Called Fat Moyoco Anno Insufficient Direction Moyoco Anno Knights of Sidonia 95 Tsutomu Nihei Limit 96 Keiko Suenobu Lychee Light Club 97 Usamaru Furuya Message to Adolf 70 98 Osamu Tezuka Miss Miyazen Would Love to Get Closer to You Taka Aki Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 99 100 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Yoshiyuki Tomino Hajime Yatate Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Glory of the Losers Tomofumi Ogasawara Katsuyuki Sumisawa 101 Moteki Mitsuro Kubo Mysterious Girlfriend X 102 Riichi Ueshiba MW 103 Osamu Tezuka My Neighbor Seki Takuma Morishige My Boy 104 Hitomi Takano Ninja Slayer Bradley Bond Philip Ninj Morzez Nichijou Keiichi Arawi No Longer Human 83 105 Usamaru Furuya Ode to Kirihito 106 Osamu Tezuka Paradise Kiss 107 Ai Yazawa Peepo Choo 72 108 Felipe Smith Pink Kyoko Okazaki Pop Team Epic Bkub Okawa Princess Knight 83 109 Osamu Tezuka Prophecy Tetsuya Tsutsui Sakuran 70 110 Moyoco Anno Sickness Unto Death Takahiro Seguchi Summer Wars Mamoru Hosoda To Terra 111 Keiko Takemiya Tokyo ESP Hajime Segawa Tropic of the Sea Satoshi Kon The Twin Knights 92 93 Osamu Tezuka To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Maybe 112 Twin Spica 72 113 Kou Yaginuma Utsubora The Story of a Novelist 114 115 Asumiko Nakamura Velveteen amp Mandala 116 117 Jiro Matsumoto What Did You Eat Yesterday Fumi Yoshinaga Witchcraft Works Ryu Mizunagi Wolfsmund 99 100 Mitsuhisa Kuji Kodansha Advanced Media editKodansha Advanced Media LLCCompany typeSubsidiaryFoundedDecember 4 2014 9 years ago 2014 12 04 DefunctJuly 1 2019 2019 07 01 118 FateMerged into Kodansha USA PublishingHeadquartersSan Francisco California United StatesKey peopleHiroaki Morita president and CEO Alvin Lu general manager ProductsDigital manga distributionOwnerKodanshaDigital Garage 19 119 ParentKodanshaWebsitekodanshacomics wbr comKodansha Advanced Media LLC was an American distribution company based in San Francisco and established on December 4 2014 The company was a subsidiary of Kodansha and a sister company of Kodansha USA Publishing Kodansha Advanced Media handled the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics manga as well as digital distribution of select Vertical titles Kodansha Advanced Media also maintained the Kodansha Comics website 120 Kodansha Advanced Media was established in 2014 with funding from Kodansha USA Publishing in order to handle the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics manga titles in English In February 2015 Kodansha and Digital Garage announced a joint venture to distribute manga digitally in North America establishing a Japanese based joint venture company to invest in digital distribution services and using Kodansha Advanced Media to distribute manga via websites and smartphone apps 119 Kodansha Advanced Media is also responsible for handling film releases and events 119 and in 2015 were responsible for releasing an app for Yamada kun and the Seven Witches for English speaking audiences 121 In response to piracy Kodansha Advanced Media simul translated and simul published Kodansha Comics titles 122 as well as released certain titles on digital platforms prior to physical printing 123 In December 2015 Kodansha Advanced Media announced that they had made Kodansha Comics titles available in North American public libraries digitally through OverDrive 124 References edit Current Clients Penguin Random House Publisher Services Publishers Representatives Publishers Distributors Turnaround Publisher Services Retrieved January 12 2018 Kodansha To Publish Sell Manga In U S In September Anime News Network July 1 2008 Retrieved January 21 2011 a b Reid Calvin January 22 2020 Lu Named Kodansha USA Publishing President and CEO Under Restructuring Publishers Weekly Retrieved January 26 2020 a b Pineda Rafael Antonio January 23 2020 Vertical Kodansha Advanced Media Consolidate Under Kodansha USA Anime News Network Retrieved January 26 2020 Welcome to the Brand New Kodansha us Kodansha USA Publishing March 9 2021 Retrieved April 9 2021 a b Reid Calvin October 5 2009 Kodansha Sets Up to Publish Manga in U S Archived from the original on December 12 2009 Retrieved November 15 2017 Kodansha Confirms Plans To Publisher Manga 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