Kodansha USA Publishing & InkyPen Bring Manga on Demand to Nintendo Switch

Starting today you can read Kodansha Comics & VERTICAL manga on Nintendo Switch with InkyPen all-you-can-read subscription service.

Bergen, Norway / New York, NY - 24/04/2020

You can now read many of the world's top manga on your Nintendo Switch using InkyPen, the All-You-Can-Read comic subscription service. InkyPen has joined forces with Kodansha USA Publishing, purveyors of some of the world’s most recognized manga properties, to bring All-You-Can-Read manga to its subscription catalog, retailing at 7.99USD per month.

Kodansha USA Publishing houses world famous manga titles such as Attack on Titan, Parasyte, Battle Angel Alita, FAIRY TAIL and much, much more. All of which are available immediately on InkyPen, with new releases to be added regularly.

View the announcement video here:

InkyPen launched in December 2018 as one of the few apps on the Nintendo eShop launching soon after YouTube and Hulu. With a diverse range of comics from top publishers such as IDW, Dark Horse, Archie Comics and Valiant. However while InkyPen had a strong catalog with hundreds of series and over 10,000 comics, manga was not among the list and quickly became the top requested addition from the community.

“Our readers wanted manga and we listened and there’s simply no bigger and better manga publisher than Kodansha.” says Ronan Huggard, InkyPen CEO

“We’re thrilled to further bring the Kodansha Comics & VERTICAL library into the digital space through InkyPen’s digital subscriptions service,” said Alvin Lu, Kodansha USA Publishing President and CEO. “We’re excited for not only InkyPen readers, but also Nintendo Switch users to have easy access to a growing number of Kodansha USA Publishing titles through this all-you-can-read service.”,

Now for the first time, popular comics such as Archie, Locke & Key, Hellboy and Bloodshot, can be found amongst the likes of fan-favorite manga titles such as Attack on Titan and Fire Force on a purely all-you-can-read service.

Whether you’re jumping back in for manga, or just now hearing of InkyPen, it’s an exciting time to check it out. The application is free to download from the Nintendo eShop and has a variety of free comics to read, with all-you-can-read comics and manga for only 7.99USD a month.

About InkyPen

Hello fellow Manga & Comic enthusiasts! InkyPen was founded in 2017, as a result of wanting something that didn't yet exist. InkyPen CEO Ronan Huggard and games company Rain CEO Peter Meldahl, started drawing the outlines for an All-you-can-read subscription service that allowed comic book and graphic novel fans to read what they want, when they want. The company is developed by a team of comic book enthusiasts from Norway and Luxembourg, who’s continuing focus is building an extensive catalogue of graphic novels and comics available from all over the world, including Manga, U.S comic books and European comics. Our inventory contains top publishers, among them IDW, Dark horse Comics, Valiant and Kodansha.

In December 2018 InkyPen launched as one of the three first non-game applications on Nintendo Switch™, directly following in the footsteps of Hulu and Youtube. InkyPen was declared a Gazelle company in 2023.

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