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Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Debuts App Version
posted on by Anita Tai
AI localization company Orange Inc. launched the app version of its emaqi e-bookstore service in the United States and Canada on Wednesday.
The app features titles from numerous publishers including Viz Media, Kodansha USA, Yen Press, Akita Shoten, Futabasha, Shonen Gahosha, Nihon Bungeisha, and COAMIX.
It also features exclusive titles including Anjo the Mischievous Gal, The Vampire Dies in No Time, and Liverleaf. The app aims to expand its exclusive translated titles to 100 projects by the end of 2025.
Orange launched the emaqi service in the United States and Canada on September 3. The emaqi platform featured about 6,000 volumes of manga from 13 publishers in its launch, with plans to add at least one new title previously unpublished in English every week. Orange Inc. announced that it has secured translation, publishing, and distribution rights from publishers including Shonengahosha, Futabasha, and Akita Publishing. The company also acquired distribution rights from Kodansha USA Publishing.
The company is also partnering with Shueisha to localize one-shot manga from Shonen Jump+. Both the emaqi and Shueisha's MANGA Plus services are simultaneously publishing the one-shot manga.
Readers can create a free account on emaqi to access the platform's content. Each manga has a detailed synopsis, and sample chapters or previews that are available for readers to try out. Readers can buy individual volumes of a manga title, or subscribe to an ongoing series directly through the platform.
Source: Press release
