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Type of site | Digital Manga |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, Spanish, Thai, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian, French |
| Owner | Shueisha |
| Editor | Shuhei Hosono |
| URL | mangaplus |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | January 28, 2019 |
| Current status | Active |
Manga Plus (stylized as MANGA Plus) is an online manga platform and smartphone app owned by Shueisha that was launched on January 28, 2019. It is available worldwide except in Japan, China, and South Korea which already have their own services, including Shōnen Jump+, the original Japanese service. Manga Plus publishes translated versions of new chapters from currently serialized manga in Weekly Shōnen Jump, a big portion of manga from the Shōnen Jump+ app/website, and some manga from Jump Square, Weekly Young Jump, Tonari no Young Jump and V Jump. The first three chapters and the three most recent chapters of all titles on the platform are available for free, while all titles from Shonen Jump+ have all of their chapters for free, except in the US where some are also limited to first and last three chapters, due to the license of some manga.[1] A Spanish version of the service launched on February 25, 2019.[2]
History[]
Weekly Shōnen Jump reached a peak weekly circulation of 6.53 million copies in the 1990s, but the decline of print media has since been reducing readership. In response, Shueisha turned towards digital distribution to attempt to reach out to a wider audience.[3] In 2012, Shueisha launched the online Jump Book Store. In 2014, Shueisha launched Shōnen Jump+, an online platform that allows users to buy e-book versions of Jump manga and a digital version of Weekly Shōnen Jump. It also has large samples that can be read for free.[citation needed]
Shuhei Hosono, the head editor for Shōnen Jump+ and Manga Plus, said that they were aware of the many manga readers overseas, and that they wanted to bring manga to more people around the world. They began talks about a possible global version of Shōnen Jump+ in 2017. Shueisha finally launched Manga Plus on January 28, 2019. The service was made available to every country except China, South Korea, and Japan, with the latter countries being excluded because they each already have their own separate services.[3]
At the start, English was the only available language. The Spanish version of the site launched on May 20, 2019, albeit with a different lineup of manga titles. The Thai version of the site launched in December 2019, only available in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.[4] In February 2021, some titles are available in Indonesian. The Portuguese version of the site launched in April 2021, only available in Brazil and Portugal. In August 2021, MANGA Plus took away the region restriction for all languages, and it's possible to move to other languages from the series page. The Russian version of the site launched on August 9, 2021 with series Dr. Stone, Jujutsu Kaisen, Black Clover, Spy × Family, Kaiju No. 8 and Choujin X. The French version of the site launched in September 2021 in response to popular demand.
Up until the launch of Manga Plus, Shueisha's titles had been distributed throughout the world via local publishers or distribution lines. The launch was the first time that Shueisha had expanded direct service globally.[3]
In October 2020, MANGA Plus has started its own official Discord server.[5]
In February 2021, a redesigned web-app version of MANGA Plus launched to commemorate its second anniversary.
Titles[]
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- Weekly Shōnen Jump series
- Act-Age (originally, now removed)
- Agravity Boys
- Assassination Classroom
- Ayakashi Triangle
- Ayashimon
- Bakuman
- Beast Children
- Black Clover
- Bone Collection
- Bleach
- Blue Box
- Build King
- Burn the Witch
- Candy Flurry
- Captain Tsubasa (Spanish only)
- Chainsaw Man
- Death Note
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Doron Dororon
- Dr. Stone
- Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya
- Dragon Ball
- Double Taisei
- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
- Guardian of the Witch
- Haikyu!!
- Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin
- Hell Warden Higuma
- High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku
- Hinomaru Sumo
- Hunter × Hunter
- i tell c
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency
- Jujutsu Kaisen
- Kuroko's Basketball
- Magu-chan: God of Destruction
- Me & Roboco
- Mashle: Magic and Muscles
- Mission: Yozakura Family
- Mitama Security: Spirit Busters
- Moriking
- My Hero Academia
- Naruto
- Neolation
- Neru: Way of the Martial Artist
- Nine Dragons' Ball Parade
- Nisekoi: False Love
- One Piece
- Our Blood Oath
- Phantom Seer
- PPPPPP
- Protect Me! Shugomaru
- Reborn! (Spanish only)
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
- Sakamoto Days
- Teenage Renaissance! David
- The Elusive Samurai
- The Hunters Guild: Red Hood
- The Last Saiyuki
- The Promised Neverland
- Time Paradox Ghostwriter
- Tokyo Shinobi Squad
- Undead Unluck
- We Never Learn
- Witch Watch
- Yui Kamio Lets Loose
- Zipman!!
- Shōnen Jump+ series
- Abyss Rage
- Arata Primal: The New Primitive
- Blue Flag
- Curtain's up, I'm off
- Dandadan
- Dear Sa-chan
- Diamond in the Rough
- Don't Blush, Sekime-san!
- Dricam!!
- East, Into The Night
- Even if You Slit My Mouth
- Excuse Me Dentist, It's Touching Me!
- Ghost Reaper Girl
- Heart Gear
- Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku
- Hina Change
- Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!
- Kiruru Kill Me (Spanish only)
- KoLD8: King of the Living Dead
- Land Lock
- Monster #8
- Moon Land
- Nano Hazard
- Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective
- Soloist in a Cage
- Spotless Love: This Love Cannot Be Any More Beautiful.
- Spy × Family
- Summer Time Rendering
- Suito-to (Spanish only)
- 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
- The Sign of Abyss
- The Vertical World
- Wa no Kage (Spanish Only)
- World's End Harem: Britannia Lumiere
- Jump Square series
- Blue Exorcist
- Claymore
- Platinum End
- Rosario + Vampire
- Rosario + Vampire II
- Seraph of the End
- Show-ha Shoten!
- Tegami Bachi
- Twin Star Exorcists
- World Trigger
- V Jump series
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- Dragon Ball Super
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
- Weekly Young Jump series
- Choujin X
- Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible
- Terra Formars
- Tokyo Ghoul
- Saikyō Jump series
- I'm From Japan
References[]
- ↑ Rafael Antonio Pineda (January 27, 2019). "Shueisha Launches Free Global MANGA Plus Service". Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-27/shueisha-launches-free-global-manga-plus-service/.142634.
- ↑ Karen Ressler (February 26, 2019). "Manga Plus Service Launches in Spanish, Offers Reborn!, Captain Tsubasa Manga". Anime News Netowrk. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-02-26/manga-plus-service-launches-in-spanish-offers-reborn-captain-tsubasa-manga/.143895.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kim Morrissy (January 27, 2019). "Everything You Need to Know about MANGA Plus by Shueisha". Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2019-01-27/everything-you-need-to-know-about-manga-plus-by-shueisha/.142401.
- ↑ "Shueisha Launches Manga Plus App in Thai". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Join the MANGA Plus Discord Server!". Discord. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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