Image source: Press release — via Anime News Network
Japanese publishing company Shueisha announced on Thursday that it has launched its global digital manga platform "MANGA MILLION" in Tagalog and English, among other languages. The application has over one million pages of translated manga from 400 titles at launch.
The company stated that over 150 of those titles are shojo manga. The titles include ONE PIECE, Naruto, Bleach, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu noYaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kingdom, Oshi no Ko, SPY×FAMILY, Chainsaw Man, Nana, Kimi ni Todoke – From Me to You, and more.
The platform is free without registration for a“limited time” but Shueisha has not specified for how long it will be free. ANN reached out to Shueisha to ask about how long the manga will be available for and the company stated that the timeline for free access has not been decided yet. The platform has over 100 languages including Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, French, Hindi, Turkish, Korean, and Polish. Shueisha also confirmed with ANN that AI translation was not used for this project. Shueishastated in its announcement, "International licensing partners from around theworld provided support for this unprecedented translation endeavor, making MANGA MILLION one of the largest initiatives in Shueisha's history."
Editor-in-Chief of MANGA Plus by Shueisha Shuhei Hosono is the initiator of the MANGA MILLION projectand he stated regarding the launch:
Shueisha operates the MANGA Plus app, which is available in the Philippines in English. The app mainly focuses on shonen titles from magazines like Weekly Shonen Jump, Jump SQ., and Weekly Young Jump, as well as the Shonen Jump+ platform.