Azuki Makes Young Magazine English Special Edition Available for Free to All Users

NEW YORK, NY—At Anime NYC 2025, digital manga platform and publisher Azuki announced that they've added Kodansha's special English edition of seinen manga magazine Young Magazine to their apps. The special edition contains over 1000 pages of new manga, and is available for free to all users. Kodansha's synopsis is below:

Join Young Magazine in celebrating their 45th anniversary by reading the very first English edition of the magazine! This 1000+ page tome is chock-full of new manga written by emerging artists and famous artists alike, available now for free! Cast your vote for selected titles by November 10th, 2025, and join in the rare chance to make manga history. The top 5 series with the most votes will be serialized in English too! Enjoy bonus contents, including the first chapter of UNDER NINJA and the new series Subaru and Subaru by Shūichi Shigeno.

Fans can vote for their favorites on Kodansha's official Young Magazine website.

About Azuki and KiraKira Media Inc.

Azuki is a digital comics publisher and subscription app run by a small team of manga fans and tech experts at KiraKira Media Inc. in San Francisco, CA.

Azuki is available on the web at www.azuki.co and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 550 manga series, with new chapters updated daily. Manga fans can start reading for free with advertisements today, or upgrade to Premium to unlock thousands of chapters for $4.99 a month. A 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available, and additional volumes and chapters outside the subscription are available for purchase. Most titles are available worldwide (except Japan). Stay up to date on the latest announcements by following Azuki at instagram.com/readazuki, bsky.app/profile/azuki.co, and x.com/ReadAzuki