{"id":63878,"date":"2011-08-17T21:29:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T04:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=63878"},"modified":"2011-08-17T21:29:16","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T04:29:16","slug":"jmanga-com-launched-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2011\/08\/17\/jmanga-com-launched-in-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"JManga.com Launched In North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a manga reader who is tired of not being able to find a wide variety of manga in the bookstores? Well, you&#8217;re in luck! Japan&#8217;s Digital Comic Association (DCA), which is comprised of 39 prominent Japanese publishers, has launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmanga.com\/\" target=\"blank\">JManga.com<\/a> in North America. <\/p>\n<p>The DCA&#8217;s manga portal site provides online manga for sale by chapter and volume; the manga can be purchased by a monthly point subscription. Previews are free for everyone, as well as information on manga titles being published in North America. The site also features interviews with manga artists, special feature content on manga culture, and more. The aim of the site is to bridge the gap between the manga artists and their fans. <\/p>\n<p>Right now, the site has a few hundred titles including &#8220;NARUTO,&#8221; &#8220;Kekkaishi,&#8221; &#8220;Crayon Shinchan,&#8221; &#8220;Devil King,&#8221; &#8220;Cigarette Kisses,&#8221; &#8220;Dragon Girl,&#8221; &#8220;Tujiurauri,&#8221; &#8216;Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru,&#8221; &#8220;Young-kun,&#8221; &#8220;ADEKAN,&#8221; &#8220;Manga Science&#8221; and more new to North America. The site plans on updating with new titles every Tuesday and expects to have 10,000 by 2013. <\/p>\n<p>Other elements of the site will include forums where fans can interact, social networking, and direct links to manga artists and publishers. You can get to the site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmanga.com\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>What do you think about this news? If you are a manga fan, are you thrilled about a new place to find manga? Sound off below. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63943\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jmanga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jmanga.jpg\" alt=\"JManga\" title=\"JManga\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jmanga.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jmanga-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JManga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a manga reader who is tired of not being able to find a wide variety of manga in the bookstores? Well, you&#8217;re in luck! Japan&#8217;s Digital Comic Association (DCA), which is comprised of 39 prominent Japanese publishers, has launched JManga.com in North America. 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