Kodansha USA

Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Parent company	Kodansha
Status	Active
Founded	July 2008
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New York, New York
Distribution	Penguin Random House Publisher Services (US); Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)
Key people	Alvin Lu (president and CEO); Takashi Sakuda (COO)
Publication types	Books; Manga;
Nonfiction topics	Japan; Japanese culture;
Imprints	Kodansha Comics; Vertical
Official website	kodansha.us

Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, US, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008,^[3] Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, the latter under their Kodansha Manga imprint (formerly Kodansha Comics).

In 2020, Kodansha announced that it had consolidated Kodansha Advanced Media and Vertical into Kodansha USA Publishing, with Kodansha Advanced Media general manager Alvin Lu becoming the President and CEO of Kodansha USA Publishing.^[4]^[5]

On March 9, 2021, Kodansha USA Publishing announced it had rebranded and relaunched its website, and unified Kodansha Comics, Kodansha USA International, and Vertical under the Kodansha name, and Kodansha Comics being renamed Kodansha Manga.^[6]

^ Current Clients Penguin Random House Publisher Services
^ "Publishers Representatives | Publishers Distributors". Turnaround Publisher Services. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ "Kodansha To Publish, Sell Manga In U.S. In September". Anime News Network. July 1, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
^ Reid, Calvin (January 22, 2020). "Lu Named Kodansha USA Publishing President and CEO Under Restructuring". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 23, 2020). "Vertical, Kodansha Advanced Media Consolidate Under Kodansha USA". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "Welcome to the Brand New Kodansha.us". Kodansha USA Publishing. March 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[1] Current Clients Penguin Random House Publisher Services

[2] "Publishers Representatives | Publishers Distributors". Turnaround Publisher Services. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[3] "Kodansha To Publish, Sell Manga In U.S. In September". Anime News Network. July 1, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2011.

[consolidation-4] Reid, Calvin (January 22, 2020). "Lu Named Kodansha USA Publishing President and CEO Under Restructuring". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[consolidation2-5] Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 23, 2020). "Vertical, Kodansha Advanced Media Consolidate Under Kodansha USA". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[6] "Welcome to the Brand New Kodansha.us". Kodansha USA Publishing. March 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

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