Japanese writer SHUEISHA introduced via their MANGA Plus web site that they’ll have a sales space at New York Comic Con 2023 , from October 12-15, 2023 at the Jacob Ok. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
NYCC guests to the MANGA Plus sales space (#1035) might be ready to try HD (excessive definition) reproductions of authentic manga pages from standard collection together with My Hero Academia, One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, Chainsaw Man, Kaiju No. 8, and Oshi no Ko. Visitors who additionally present Manga Plus app on their cellular units will get a free pin from one of many featured collection (whereas provides final).
Shueisha’s MANGA Plus Booth at NYCC
MANGA Plus’ NYCC sales space might be situated at #1035 within the exhibition corridor, with shows selling 7 standard manga collection featured in Shueisha’s numerous JUMP print and on-line magazines: One Piece, My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, SPY x FAMILY, Chainsaw Man, KAIJU NO.8 (Monster #8), and [OSHI NO KO]. All 7 collection have anime diversifications which have already aired, excluding KAIJU NO.8, which has already been confirmed to debut in 2024.
The manga for six of the featured collection are revealed in English by VIZ Media, whereas [Oshi no Ko] is revealed in English by Yen Press. All 7 collection even have new chapters simulpubbed (launched in English and a number of other different languages, together with Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese and Thai the identical day because it’s launched in Japan) on MANGA Plus, and can be found to learn worldwide, besides Japan, S. Korea and China.
Vote to your favourite MANGA Plus Newcomer
In addition to photograph sales space ops, MANGA Plus will even be holding a newcomer’s contest for readers to vote on the brand new manga collection featured on MANGA Plus that they like essentially the most–with the winner to be introduced afterward their the MANGA Plus Twitter/X account at @mangaplus_o. This is a uncommon alternative for readers exterior of Japan to have a direct impression on the fates of latest, up-and-coming manga collection in Jump, so I’m excited to see the turnout at this occasion!
Free Badge Pin for MANGA Plus readers
As a freebie for followers who’re already studying on MANGA Plus, the sales space workers might be giving free pins if you happen to present them the MANGA Plus app in your cellphone. The giveaway might be random, so that you gained’t know which one you’ll get. The Gear 5 Luffy design seems to be very enjoyable, however I personally need the pin that includes Pochita from Chainsaw Man. At final yr’s occasion I bought a Chainsaw Man beanie from the VIZ sales space, so now I would like to maintain the custom going!
Shueisha and JUMP manga magazines
SHUEISHA is a high manga writer in Japan and is finest identified for his or her flagship journal, Weekly Shonen Jump. At its peak, Weekly Shonen Jump bought as a lot as 6 million copies per week on newsstands in Japan. Nowadays, weekly print gross sales of this journal is nearer to 1.2 million/week, however it continues to produce numerous profitable hits within the worldwide comics business. Many manga collection initially serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump commonly high the graphic novel gross sales charts in N. America, Europe and Asia, and plenty of of their anime diversifications are big hits with followers worldwide too.
MANGA Plus is Shueisha’s worldwide digital manga service that gives free chapters revealed concurrently with Japan, referred to as simulpubs. Among the collection provided on this service embody titles from Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Young Jump, a seinen journal aimed at younger grownup males, and Jump+, their Japanese digital subscription service.
MANGA Plus is run by Shueisha, so whereas among the collection featured on MANGA Plus use the VIZ Media-localized, edited and lettered variations of those tales, there are lots of collection which might be solely accessible as simulpub chapter releases on MANGA Plus, together with Rugby Rumble, which was not too long ago the topic of some controversy surrounding its use of AI-assisted lettering.
What Does This Mean for NYCC?
It’s nice information, as a result of now we have a brand new manga writer on the ground, and this time they’re primarily based in Japan! It’s additional assurance that as manga turns into globally loved, publishers are paying consideration to their worldwide viewers. MANGA Plus specifically is an attention-grabbing case to observe, as a result of it was based whereas Shueisha was already invested within the Anglo-sphere via the Viz Media and Shonen Jump manufacturers. Being a service that provides a number of languages is exclusive, and helps with reaching markets that may not in any other case use English.
Whether or not MANGA Plus will grow to be a daily exhibitor at this Big Apple comics present stays to be seen. However, I’m nonetheless fairly enthusiastic about it, if only for the newcomer’s promotion, the place worldwide followers might be ready to determine what manga will get to be picked up! For their first convention look stateside, SHUEISHA is beginning off with a bang.
Visit Shueisha’s MANGA Plus web site for more information about their service, their plans for NYCC 2023, and hyperlinks to obtain their apps for iOS and Android.
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