Kodansha USA
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Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, US, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008,[3] Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, the latter under their Kodansha Manga imprint (formerly Kodansha Comics).
Parent company | Kodansha |
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Status | Active |
Founded | July 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07) |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York, New York |
Distribution | Penguin Random House Publisher Services (US)[1] Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)[2] |
Key people | Alvin Lu (president and CEO) Takashi Sakuda (COO) |
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Imprints | Kodansha Comics Vertical |
Official website | kodansha |
In 2020, Kodansha announced that it had consolidated Kodansha Advanced Media and Vertical into Kodansha USA Publishing, with Kodansha Advanced Media general manager Alvin Lu becoming the President and CEO of Kodansha USA Publishing.[4][5]
On March 9, 2021, Kodansha USA Publishing announced it had rebranded and relaunched its website, and unified Kodansha Comics, Kodansha USA International, and Vertical under the Kodansha name, and Kodansha Comics being renamed Kodansha Manga.[6]