Mangamo announced today that their manga reading app has launched for Android devices! You can acquire the app from the Google Play Store! The app originally launched on the iOS platform is also available from the Apple App Store.
“Mangamo was created by manga fans, for manga fans. Our purpose is to connect the manga community to manga creators and provide an easy and affordable way to read and discover tons of new manga whenever you want, in the palm of your hand,” said Buddy Marini, founder and CEO of Mangamo. “Being available on Android means bringing manga to even more people all over the world, and we encourage everyone to let us know what they think so we can make Mangamo the best way to read and discover manga.”
Some of the hundreds of titles available to read on Mangamo include:
- Fire Force
- Attack on Titan
- The Seven Deadly Sins
- Fairy Tail
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- In/Spectre
- Knights of Sidonia
- Ajin: Demi Human
- Japan Sinks 2020
- Dropkick on My Devil!
- Somali and the Forest Spirit
- Loving Yamada at LV999
Mangamo is continually adding new titles including two brand-new ones that were announced today: The Most Tsundere Boss in History and The Warrior Demigods, Champions of Sparta! These titles will be part of Mangamo’s Monthly Featured Titles.
Earlier this year, the service launched the Monthly Featured Titles initiative to inform fans about the hundreds of various titles available on the service, whether that’s top shonen hits or hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Mangamo has over 100 titles that have never before been released in English, and over the summer, Mangamo announced its first Mangamo Original Manga, Japan Sinks 2020, based on the Netflix Original Anime by famed director Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby, Lu Over the Wall).
Mangamo’s November Featured Titles include Immortal Undertaker, Department of Demon Resources, Devil-Chi, Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, and Laughing Under the Clouds plus two of its spin-offs, Laughing in the Fog and Laughing in Purgatory.
In addition to adding new publishers and titles since its initial launch in April, the service has ramped up chapter releases. The new chapter release schedule can be found on the website, shared on social media and on the app’s explore page. Over one-third of Mangamo’s library is current (vs. complete), which means that the app will be releasing new chapters on over 100 titles regularly.
The app also features a customized reader. A tracker is also included so you can keep your own personal library with all of the manga that you’re currently reading, the titles you’ve added to your list for later, and your completed manga. Need a break? Your reading progress will automatically be saved.
Over 30 million people worldwide access English-language manga piracy sites every month (SimilarWeb), and despite this global popularity of manga, publishers and manga creators do not reap the rewards of their hard work. Mangamo licenses all titles directly from publishers and shares profits to support creators and the industry.
Mangamo recently completed an investment round which included investments by Sony, through their investment arm The Sony Innovation Fund; the Septeni Group, the Japanese digital marketing and media company with their own domestic manga business, and others.
“Mangamo is ushering in a new frontier in digital manga that makes it as widely available and easily bingeable as anime for fans everywhere,” said Gen Tsuchikawa, Chief Investment Manager, Sony Innovation Fund. “This investment signifies our confidence and excitement in Mangamo’s role in the growing global manga market and the possibilities for this new, influential consumer touchpoint of entertainment IP.”
