Kodansha Launches New Series KATANA Beast Simultaneously in Japan & U.S. on K Manga
Kodansha Launches New Series KATANA Beast Simultaneously in Japan & U.S. on K MANGA
New series KATANA Beast by Akimine Kamijyō, creator of Samurai Deeper Kyo and Code:Breaker.
Tokyo, Japan (October 31, 2023) - Kodansha Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will launch the new series KATANA Beast by Akimine Kamijyō simultaneously in Japan and the United States at the same time. The English version of KATANA Beast will be available on the K MANGA service as a simulpub title starting November 1st 12:00AM JST (October 31st 8:00AM PDT). The K MANGA service is currently exclusively available in the United States.
Akimine Kamijyō is known for the Samurai Deeper Kyo and Code:Breaker manga series which were both published in North America. Samurai Deeper Kyo inspired an anime adaptation in 2002, while Code:Breaker inspired an anime adaptation in 2012.
In a message to K MANGA readers, Kamijyo said: “Inspired by the twelve zodiac signs which have been passed down since ancient times in Japan, this is a story about the main character, Hijimaru, and the twelve tribes. The ‘Festival’ where the beasts will fight each other with their lives by the blade is about to begin! I hope everyone in America enjoys it at the same time as Japan! Thank you!”
About KATANA Beast
Synopsis: The Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog, and the Pig. These twelve tribes, each boasting their own special powers, battled for hegemony over the nation until the Emperor, tired of these endless wars, instead proposed a "festival"—5v5 proxy battles for which each tribe must send a "beastblade" to fight on their behalf. Princess Ibusuki of the Rabbit tribe, the weakest clan of all, was searching for her own champion to whom she could entrust the fate of her people when she came upon Hijimaru of the legendary Lion tribe. Little did she know that this encounter would mark the beginning of something far greater! Welcome to the fantastical tale of the zodiac struggle!
About K MANGA
Since its launch in May 2023, K MANGA has distributed hundreds of manga titles in English with notable titles such as Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, Heavenly Delusion, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Lightning and Romance, Skip and Loafer, and Space Brothers.
K MANGA also distributes simulpub titles in English with notable ones including A Sign of Affection, DEAD ROCK, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Clayman Revenge, Tune In to the Midnight Heart, and Chihiro-kun Only Has Eyes For Me. Before the end of 2023, K MANGA will have added over 100 additional titles to its service since its launch in May. K MANGA plans to continually add even more titles to its service for readers to enjoy.
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1637040002
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Kodansha.kmanga
Website: https://kmanga.Kodansha.com/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/KMANGA_KODANSHA
About Kodansha
Kodansha Ltd. is Japan's leading publishing house based in Tokyo, having delivered stories into ready hands across the globe with a wide variety of content from manga to novels, fashion
magazines, news journals, and picture books for children, as well as TV anime, movies, series, and video games since 1909 in the spirit of “Inspire Impossible Stories.” KODANSHA is globally
recognized as the licensor of some of the world's most loved manga IPs, such as AKIRA, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell. Their digital book platform, MAGAPOKE was launched in July 2015 and to date has been downloaded nearly 20 million times. For more information, visit:
www.Kodansha.com/
New series KATANA Beast by Akimine Kamijyō, creator of Samurai Deeper Kyo and Code:Breaker.
Tokyo, Japan (October 31, 2023) - Kodansha Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will launch the new series KATANA Beast by Akimine Kamijyō simultaneously in Japan and the United States at the same time. The English version of KATANA Beast will be available on the K MANGA service as a simulpub title starting November 1st 12:00AM JST (October 31st 8:00AM PDT). The K MANGA service is currently exclusively available in the United States.
Akimine Kamijyō is known for the Samurai Deeper Kyo and Code:Breaker manga series which were both published in North America. Samurai Deeper Kyo inspired an anime adaptation in 2002, while Code:Breaker inspired an anime adaptation in 2012.
In a message to K MANGA readers, Kamijyo said: “Inspired by the twelve zodiac signs which have been passed down since ancient times in Japan, this is a story about the main character, Hijimaru, and the twelve tribes. The ‘Festival’ where the beasts will fight each other with their lives by the blade is about to begin! I hope everyone in America enjoys it at the same time as Japan! Thank you!”
About KATANA Beast
Synopsis: The Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog, and the Pig. These twelve tribes, each boasting their own special powers, battled for hegemony over the nation until the Emperor, tired of these endless wars, instead proposed a "festival"—5v5 proxy battles for which each tribe must send a "beastblade" to fight on their behalf. Princess Ibusuki of the Rabbit tribe, the weakest clan of all, was searching for her own champion to whom she could entrust the fate of her people when she came upon Hijimaru of the legendary Lion tribe. Little did she know that this encounter would mark the beginning of something far greater! Welcome to the fantastical tale of the zodiac struggle!
About K MANGA
Since its launch in May 2023, K MANGA has distributed hundreds of manga titles in English with notable titles such as Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, Heavenly Delusion, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Lightning and Romance, Skip and Loafer, and Space Brothers.
K MANGA also distributes simulpub titles in English with notable ones including A Sign of Affection, DEAD ROCK, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Clayman Revenge, Tune In to the Midnight Heart, and Chihiro-kun Only Has Eyes For Me. Before the end of 2023, K MANGA will have added over 100 additional titles to its service since its launch in May. K MANGA plans to continually add even more titles to its service for readers to enjoy.
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1637040002
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Kodansha.kmanga
Website: https://kmanga.Kodansha.com/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/KMANGA_KODANSHA
About Kodansha
Kodansha Ltd. is Japan's leading publishing house based in Tokyo, having delivered stories into ready hands across the globe with a wide variety of content from manga to novels, fashion
magazines, news journals, and picture books for children, as well as TV anime, movies, series, and video games since 1909 in the spirit of “Inspire Impossible Stories.” KODANSHA is globally
recognized as the licensor of some of the world's most loved manga IPs, such as AKIRA, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell. Their digital book platform, MAGAPOKE was launched in July 2015 and to date has been downloaded nearly 20 million times. For more information, visit:
www.Kodansha.com/
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