Japanese Manga Portal Website – JManga.com = To Launch August 17, 2011 in North America
Japan’s Digital Comic Association (*1), comprised of 39 Japanese publishers,
is currently testing out its new manga portal website targeting North
America – JManga.com – in a closed beta as it prepares for the site’s
official launch on August 17, 2011. The launch of JManga.com has also been
announced at the currently in-progress San Diego Comic-Con in a panel and
industry release reception on July 22nd.
JManga.com aims to be a manga portal website that can be enjoyed by as wide
a readership as possible, with the goal conveying the interest and fun of
manga to as many people as possible. Be sure to mark JManga.com’s launch on
your calendars!
The JManga Portal is…
Ø      An official manga portal website in which a concentration of
Japanese manga publishers can release content.
Ø      A place for the release manga titles from the plethora of genres
spawned by Japanese manga culture.
Ø      A site to read such diverse titles as; NARUTO, Kekkaishi, Crayon
Shinchan, Devil King, Cigarette Kisses, Dragon Girl, Tujiurauri, Soredemo
Machi wa Mawatteiru, Young-kun, ADEKAN, Manga Science, and more.
Ø      A medium to provide services and content that only an official site
can, such as, manga artist interviews and feature articles.
Ø      A gathering point for manga fans worldwide to communicate their
activities, thoughts and tastes via social networking features to be
integrated.
Ø      An official manga portal website operated by the Digital Comic
Association supported JManga Co., Ltd. (*2)
The JManga Portal aims to become a hub to unite readers worldwide more
dynamically than ever before.
*1: The Digital Comic Association
The Digital Comic Association was formed to ensure the robust development of
the digital comic industry while paving the way for a new generation of
publishing culture. The Association promotes the digitalization of manga and
manga culture, as a cultural treasure of Japan, aiming to propel the
diffusion of digital comics, alongside manga artists, beginning with Japan
and on throughout the world.
www.digital-comic.jp <http://www.digital-comic.jp>