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Manga Planet to Add 7 New BL Titles & 5 Volume Updates from Animate International

Ikebukuro, Japan — Manga Planet is excited to announce the upcoming addition of seven Boys' Love (BL) manga titles* from Animate International Co., Ltd. to its library:

*Release dates to be announced later.

Manga Planet will also add the following volumes to these titles, whose previous volumes have already been on the online manga reading service:

These new titles and volumes will be added to Manga Planet's futekiya (BL) category. They will be excluded from the Manga Planet Pass (subscription plan); fans can read these titles by digitally purchasing them with Points.

Featuring a subscription plan called the Manga Planet Pass, as well as options to purchase or rent titles by chapter or volume, Manga Planet offers a variety of manga titles from publishers, mangaka, and independent artists, including but not limited to Kodansha Ltd., WANIBOOKS Co., Ltd., Parsola Inc., WWWave, Starts Publishing, Shodensha Publishing, Thirdline, SOZO Comics, Home-sha, Inc., LEED Publishing Co., Ltd., SAN-EI Corporation, SHONENGAHOSHA, FUNGUILD, Mobile Media Research, I.T. Planning, Inc., Hobby Japan, CLLENN Inc., COMPASS Inc., Ohzora Publishing Co.,Ltd., Masaya Hokazono, and Nakashima723.

The catalog of futekiya, Manga Planet's BL category, includes titles published by Shodensha Publishing, Home-sha, Inc., Parsola Inc., Thirdline, CLLENN Inc., swamp, KAIOHSHA, Tokyomangasha, DOGENZAKA SHOBO, TAIYOHTOSHO, TORICO, COMPASS Inc., Libre Inc., TOSUISHA Co.,Ltd., SHONENGAHOSHA, Shusuisha Inc., ShuCream Inc., WWWave, Kodansha Ltd., FUNGUILD, Mobile Media Research, and independent BL artists.

About Manga Planet
Manga Planet started in 2012 as a joint project between FANTASISTA, INC. and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. to research the ways manga is read throughout the world.

In 2019, Manga Planet launched the Boys' Love (BL) subscription service futekiya Library, followed by the multi-genre Manga Planet Library in the same year. Both libraries were merged into one Manga Planet in April 2023.

Bridging the needs of international manga fans and the Japanese manga industry, Manga Planet pushes for affordable access to officially licensed English-language manga through its subscription plan, as well as newly added options to purchase or rent individual titles.
Manga Planet's subscription plan starts at US$1.99 for one week. Visit Manga Planet's official website to find out more about its service, and start by signing up for free.

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