{"id":680091,"date":"2025-07-15T23:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kodansha-publishes-u-s-version-of-young-magazine\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T23:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:05:19","slug":"kodansha-publishes-u-s-version-of-young-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kodansha-publishes-u-s-version-of-young-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodansha Publishes U.S. Version of Young Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kodansha<\/span> has announced that it will be launching a special English edition of its Young Magazine in the United States, which celebrates the magazine\u2019s 45th anniversary. The seinen magazine\u2019s first issue was published in Japan on June 16, 1980.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The special edition magazine will be released in the U.S. with 20 new manga<\/a> series<\/a>. It will feature a concept called \u201c[UN-filtered MANGA]\u201d which will include \u201csci-fi, dark horror, and cyberpunk stories for adults that portray the raw, unfiltered realities of ordinary human beings in extraordinary situations.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Additionally, new titles will be unveiled from several established manga creators to accompany the magazine\u2019s launch in the U.S., including <\/span>Shuzo Oshimi<\/b> (<\/span>The Flowers of Evil<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Blood on the Tracks<\/span><\/i>), <\/span>Masaaki Nakayama<\/b> (<\/span>PTSD Radio<\/span><\/i>), and <\/span>Shuichi Shigeno <\/b>(<\/span>Initial D<\/span><\/i>), among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There will also be a fan voting event featured inside the magazine, where readers can choose their favorite titles from among 16 eligible works. The winning manga series will be serialized on Kodansha\u2019s K MANGA app<\/a> service. The vote will be held on the magazine\u2019s <\/span>official English website<\/span><\/a> (which will launch on August 21, 2025) and official <\/span>Twitter\/X account<\/span><\/a> beginning from August 21, 2025 to November 10, 2025. The results will be available in real time on the official website on December 15, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The English version of Young Magazine will contain over 1,044 pages of content, and will be distributed for free to attendees of Anime NYC. In addition, there will also be discussion events and autograph sessions with manga creators like <\/span>Minetaro Mochizuki <\/b>(<\/span>Dragon Head<\/span><\/i>) and <\/span>Kengo Hanazawa<\/b> (<\/span>UNDER NINJA<\/span><\/i>) on August 24, 2025. More details will be announced from Anime NYC in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The magazine will also be available at participating Kinokuniya locations for a limited time. Mini autograph boards will be included with the purchase of any work originating from Young Magazine between August 21, 2025 to November 10, 2025 until supplies last. There will also be exclusive in-store decorations at Kinokuniya\u2019s New York City location, starting on August 18, 2025 for a week and special exhibitions featuring reproduced artwork at all stores. More details will be announced on the store\u2019s official <\/span>Twitter\/X account<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The full lineup of titles and creators featured in the English Young Magazine issue include:<\/span><\/p>\n

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