Social Manga

Originating in Japan, Manga magazines have quickly spread across the world to dozens of countries and translated into many languages. In fact, manga became so popular in some areas, that local authors started publishing their own manga for the local audience. In the United States notable manga magazines include Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat, RumblePakk, SakuraPakk, and Yen Plus.

Shonen Jump and its sister magazine Shojo Beat are both published by the American company VIZ Media, with the first magazine being for boys and the latter being for girls. Both of these magazines stem from the original influence of the popular manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, released by Shueisha. Shonen Jump and Shojo Beat have combined to publish about 30 total manga series, half of which are still ongoing. Additionally, both official websites of the magazines offer users to enjoy manga online, as well as other cool features such as downloads, games and more. Some notable manga published in Shonen Jump includes Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Naruto, Yu-Gu-Oh!, Bleach and many more.

The newly established Yen Plus is an American monthly anthology magazine of Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, and Original English-language manga (OEL manga) published by Yen Press, which is headquartered in New York City. The first issue was released on July 29, 2008 with five manga titles originally published by Gangan Comics, four manhwa titles, and two OEL manga titles. Yen Plus contains over 450 pages per issue, and reads both right-to-left for manga titles, and left-to-right for manhwa and OEL manga titles; with each issue having two covers. Yen Plus is one of the few magazines that finally features some local English-based manga of the United States. Manag lovers can further explore Yen Press’ collection of magazines, books, and other features on the company website such as blogs and news.

Sakura Pakk is a shojo manga magazine, with a female-oriented manga series showcasing alternative side of femininity. Released bi-monthly, Sakura Pakk features 160 pages of original manga content from the best new artists from all over the world. From magical fantasy to historic drama to silly modern sci-fi and romance, there is something for everyone in Sakura Pakk manga magazine. In addition to the comics, the magazine features drawing tutorials, articles on Japanese culture, and more. Some manga series released by Sakura Pakk include Sakura Pakk, Queen of Clubs, Wanna Be Friends, Cornation Saga. Sakura Pakk manga series can be bought at Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, as well as online on Amazon and eigoManga store.

Relayed to Sakura Pakk, Rumble Pak is a shonen manga anthology comic book series showing original manga created by artists from all over the world include a new line-up of original manga stories written and produced by acclaimed television screen writers and bets selling novelists. Rumble Pak offers variust categories of manga including sci-fi, action/adventure, fantasy and comedy. Rumble Pak manga can be bought in bookstores and comics shops and also online on eigoManga.