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{{Short description|American subsidiary of Japanese publisher}}
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| headquarters = [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| headquarters = [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| distribution = [[Penguin Random House]] Publisher Services (US)<ref>[http://www.penguinrandomhouse.biz/publisherservices/clients/index.html Current Clients Penguin Random House Publisher Services]</ref><br/>Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)<ref>{{Cite web |title= Publishers Representatives {{!}} Publishers Distributors |publisher= Turnaround Publisher Services |access-date = January 12, 2018 |url= https://www.turnaround-uk.com/publisher.html}}</ref>
| distribution = [[Penguin Random House]] Publisher Services (US)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prhpublisherservices.com/|title=PRH Publisher Services}}</ref><br/>Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)<ref>{{Cite web |title= Publishers Representatives {{!}} Publishers Distributors |publisher= Turnaround Publisher Services |access-date = January 12, 2018 |url= https://www.turnaround-uk.com/publisher.html}}</ref>
| keypeople = Alvin Lu (President & CEO)<br/>Takashi Sakuda (COO)
| keypeople = Alvin Lu ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br/>Takashi Sakuda ([[Chief operating officer|COO]])
| publications = {{unbulleted list|[[Book]]s|[[Manga]]}}
| publications = {{unbulleted list|[[Book]]s|[[Manga]]}}
| topics = {{unbulleted list|Japan|Japanese culture}}
| topics = {{unbulleted list|Japan|Japanese culture}}
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==Vertical==
==Vertical==
{{main article|Vertical (publisher)}}
{{Infobox publisher
<!-- Commented out: | image = verticalcomicslogo.jpg -->
| name = Vertical
| parent = Kodansha USA Publishing
| status = Active
| founded = {{start date and age|2001}}
| founder = Hiroki Sakai
| successor =
| country = United States
| headquarters = New York City, New York, U.S.
| distribution = [[Penguin Random House#Penguin Random House Publisher Services|Penguin Random House Publisher Services]]
| keypeople =
| publications = Fiction / Non-fiction / Visual Media
| topics = Business / Self-help / Lifestyle
| genre = Sci-fi / Fantasy / Mystery
| imprints =
| revenue =
| owner = [[Kodansha]] (since 2020)
| numemployees =
| nasdaq =
| url = {{URL|https://www.vertical-inc.com/index.html}}
|image=[[file:Vertical Inc logo.png|30px]]}}

'''Vertical''' is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] novel and [[manga]] [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by [[Kodansha]] (46.7%) and [[Dai Nippon Printing]] (46.0%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-23/kodansha-dai-nippon-printing-buy-vertical |title=Kodansha, Dai Nippon Printing Buy Vertical (Updated) - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020.<ref name="consolidation"/><ref name="consolidation2"/>
'''Vertical''' is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] novel and [[manga]] [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by [[Kodansha]] (46.7%) and [[Dai Nippon Printing]] (46.0%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-23/kodansha-dai-nippon-printing-buy-vertical |title=Kodansha, Dai Nippon Printing Buy Vertical (Updated) - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020.<ref name="consolidation"/><ref name="consolidation2"/>

===Titles===
Vertical, Inc. publishes books from a variety of genres, including [[prose]] fiction, manga, nonfiction, [[handicraft|crafts]], and [[Cookbook|cooking]].
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====Novels====
* ''[[A Caring Man]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/acaringman.html|title=A Caring Man — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Akira Arai]])
* ''[[A Rabbit's Eyes]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/rabbit.html|title=A Rabbit's Eyes — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kenjiro Haitani]])
* ''[[Ashes (Kenzo Kitakata novel)|Ashes]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/ashes.html|title=Ashes — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kenzo Kitakata]])
* ''[[Attack on Titan: Before the Fall]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-11/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan/before-the-fall-light-novel-series |title=Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Light Novel Series - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=October 11, 2013 |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> ([[Ryō Suzukaze]])
* ''[[Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/10/12-1/vertical-announces-attack-on-titan-harsh-mistress-of-the-city-light-novel |title=Vertical Announces "Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City" Light Novel |publisher=Crunchyroll |date=October 12, 2014 |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> ([[Ryō Kawakami]])
* ''[[Attack on Titan: Lost Girls]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/vertical-adds-attack-on-titan-lost-girls-novel-nichijo-fukufuku-kitten-tales-manga/.90012 |title=Vertical Adds Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Novel, Nichijō, FukuFuku: Kitten Tales Manga - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=July 3, 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> ([[Hiroshi Seko]])
* ''[[The Blade of the Courtesans]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/blade.html|title=The Blade of the Cou'rtesans — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Keiichiro Ryu]])
* ''[[Body (novel)|Body]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/body.html|title=Body — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Asa Nonami]])
* ''[[The Cage (japanese novel)|The Cage]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/cage.html|title=The Cage — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kenzo Kitakata]])
* ''[[The Cat in the Coffin]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/catinthecoffin.html|title=The Cat in the Coffin — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Mariko Koike]])
* ''[[City of Refuge (Kitakata novel)|City of Refuge]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/cityofrefuge.html|title=City of Refuge — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kenzo Kitakata]])
* ''[[The Crimson Labyrinth]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/crimson.html|title=The Crimson Labyrinth — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Yusuke Kishi]])
* ''[[Edge (Koji Suzuki novel)|Edge]]''<ref name="kojisuzuki" /> ([[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]])
* ''[[ENMA the Immortal]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/enma.html|title=ENMA the Immortal — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Fumi Nakamura]])
* ''[[Fallout (Tetsuo Takashima novel)|Fallout]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/fallout.html|title=Fallout — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Tetsuo Takashima]])
* ''[[The Flowers of Edo]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/flowersofedo/index.html|title=Flowers of Edo — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Michael Dana Kennedy]])
* ''[[Gray Men (novel)|Gray Men]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/graymen.html|title=Gray Men — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Tomotake Ishikawa]])
* ''[[Guin Saga]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/guinsaga/index.html|title=The Guin Saga — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kaoru Kurimoto]])
* ''[[A Guru is Born]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/guru.html|title=A Guru is Born — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Takeshi Kitano]])
* ''[[Innocent World (novel)|Innocent World]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/innocent.html|title=Innocent World — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Ami Sakurai]])
* ''[[Monogatari (series)|Monogatari series]]''<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-15/vertical-adds-kizumonogatari-novel-seraph-of-the-end-novels-ninja-slayer-manga/.85001 |title=Vertical Adds Kizumonogatari Novel, Seraph of the End Novels, Ninja Slayer Manga - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=February 15, 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monogatari |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/MOI/monogatari/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> ([[NisiOisiN]])
* ''[[Zaregoto Series|Kubikiri Cycle]]'' ([[NisiOisiN]])
* ''[[Lala Pipo]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/lalapipo/index.html|title=Lala Pipo — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Hideo Okuda]])
* ''[[May in the Valley of the Rainbow]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/may.html|title=May in the Valley of the Rainbow — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Yoichi Funado]])
* ''[[The Mediterranean Trilogy]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/shiononanami/shiono_top.html|title=Shiono Nanami — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Shiono Nanami]])
* ''[[Naoko (novel)|Naoko]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/naoko.html|title=Naoko — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Keigo Higashino]])
* ''[[Now You're One of Us]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/nowyoureoneofus/index.html|title=Now You're One of Us — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Asa Nonami]])
* ''[[Outlet (novel)|Outlet]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/outlet.html|title=Outlet — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Randy Taguchi]])
* ''[[Paradise (Koji Suzuki novel)|Paradise]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/kojisuzuki/paradise.html|title=Paradise — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Koji Suzuki)
* ''[[Parasite Eve (video game)|Parasite Eve]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/parasiteeve.html|title=Parasite Eve — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Hideaki Sena]])
* ''[[The Poison Ape]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/shinjukushark/poisonape.html|title=The Poison Ape — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Arimasa Osawa]])
* ''[[Pro Bono (novel)|Pro Bono]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/probono.html|title=Pro Bono — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Seicho Matsumoto]])
* ''[[Promenade of the Gods]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/promenade/index.html|title=Promenade of the Gods — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]])
* ''[[Ring (Suzuki novel)|The Ring Trilogy]]'' <ref name="kojisuzuki" /> ([[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]])
* ''[[Sayonara, Gangsters]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/sayonara.html|title=Sayonara, Gangsters — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Genichiro Takahashi]])
* ''[[Seraph of the End|Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen]]''<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com"/> ([[Takaya Kagami]])
* ''[[Seraph of the End|Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: World Resurrection at Nineteen]]'' ([[Takaya Kagami]])
* ''[[Shinjuku Shark]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/shinjukushark/index.html|title=Shinjuku Shark — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Arimasa Osawa]])
* ''[[Summer of the Ubume]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/ubume.html|title=The Summer of the Ubume — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Natsuhiko Kyogoku]])
* ''[[Translucent Tree]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/tree/index.html|title=Translucent Tree — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Nobuko Takagi]])
* ''[[Twinkle Twinkle (novel)|Twinkle Twinkle]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/twinkle.html|title=Twinkle Twinkle — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kaori Ekuni]])
* ''[[Winter Sleep (novel)|Winter Sleep]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/wintersleep.html|title=Winter Sleep — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kenzo Kitakata]])
* ''[[Zero Over Berlin]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/zero.html|title=Zero Over Berlin — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Joh Sasaki]])

====Short story collections====
* ''[[Birthday (short story collection)|Birthday]]''<ref name="kojisuzuki">{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/kojisuzuki/kojisuzuki_top.html|title=Koji Suzuki — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]])
* ''[[Boy (Takeshi Kitano book)|Boy]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/boy.html|title=Boy — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Takeshi Kitano]])
* ''[[Dark Water (book)|Dark Water]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/kojisuzuki/darkwater.html|title=Dark Water — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]])
* ''[[Season of Infidelity]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/infidelity.html|title=Season of Infidelity — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Oniroku Dan]])

====Non-fiction and miscellaneous====
* ''[[A Slow Death]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/slowdeath.html|title=A Slow Death — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[NHK]]-TV “Tokaimura Criticality Accident” Crew)
* ''[[Aranzi Aranzo]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/aranzi_aronzo/|title=Aranzi Aranzo — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[The Honda Myth]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/honda.html|title=The Honda Myth — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Masaaki Sato]])
* ''[[Iron Chef|Iron Chef Chen's Knockout Chinese]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/ironchef.html|title=Iron Chef Chen's Knockout Chinese — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Chen Kenichi]])
* ''[[J-Horror (book)|J-Horror]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/jhorror.html|title=J-Horror — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[David Kalat]])
* ''[[Nintendo Magic (book)|Nintendo Magic]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/nintendo.html|title=Nintendo Magic — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Osamu Inoue (writer)|Osamu Inoue]])
* ''[[North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/northkorea.html|title=North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Sakie Yokota]])
* ''[[Saying Yes to Japan]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/sayingyes.html|title=Saying Yes to Japan — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Tim Clark (author)|Tim Clark]], [[Carl Kay]])
* ''[[Sayonara, Mr. Fatty!]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/fatty/index.html|title=Sayonara, Mr. Fatty!|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Toshio Okada]])
* ''[[Slow Sex Secrets]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/slowsex/index.html|title=Slow Sex Secrets — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Adam Tokunaga]])
* ''[[The Toyota Leaders]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/toyota.html|title=The Toyota Leaders — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Masaaki Sato]])
* ''[[Walking Your Way to a Better Life]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/walking.html|title=Walking Your Way to a Better Life — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kimiko (author)|Kimiko]])
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====Manga====
* ''[[5 Centimeters Per Second]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/5cmps.html|title=5 Centimeters per Second — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Crunchyroll 1">{{cite web|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]].com|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/14-1/nyaf-vertical-adds-sakuran-5-centimeters-per-second-manga|title=NYAF: Vertical Adds "Sakuran," "5 Centimeters Per Second" Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Makoto Shinkai]], Yukiko Seike)
* ''[[7 Billion Needles]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/needles.html|title=7 Billion Needles — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ANN 1">{{cite web|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-25/vertical-adds-twin-spica-chi-sweet-home-needles-manga|title=Vertical Adds Peepo Choo, Twin Spica, Needle, Chi's Sweet Home|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Nobuaki Tadano]])
* ''[[A School Frozen in Time]]'' ([[Mizuki Tsujimura]], [[Naoshi Arakawa]])
* ''[[An Older Guy's VR First Love]]'' (Tomoko Boryoku)
* ''[[After the Rain (manga)|After the Rain]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical.|url=https://www.readvertical.com/product/after-the-rain-1/|title=After the Rain — Vertical.|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> ([[Jun Mayuzuki]])
* ''[[Ajin (manga)|Ajin: Demi-Human]]'' (Gamon Sakurai)
* ''[[Andromeda Stories]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/keikotakemiya/andromeda.html|title=Andromeda Stories — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Ryu Mitsuse]], [[Keiko Takemiya]])
* ''[[Avant-garde Yumeko]]'' ([[Shūzō Oshimi]])
* ''[[Ayako (manga)|Ayako]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/ayako.html|title=Ayako — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Osamu Tezuka]])
* ''[[Apollo's Song]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/apollo.html|title=Apollo's Song — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]'' (Osamu Tezuka)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/blackjack/index.html|title=Black Jack — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Blame!]]''<ref name=Feb2016>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-13/vertical-licenses-blame-dissolving-classroom-immortal-hounds-manga/.98645 | title=Vertical Licenses Blame!, Dissolving Classroom, Immortal Hounds Manga | date=February 13, 2016 | website=Anime News Network | access-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> ([[Tsutomu Nihei]])
* ''[[Blood on the Tracks (manga)|Blood on the Tracks]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical.|url=https://www.readvertical.com/product/blood-on-the-tracks-1/|title=Blood on the Tracks — Vertical.|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> ([[Shuzo Oshimi]])
* ''[[The Book of Human Insects]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/humaninsects.html|title=The Book of Human Insects — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[Buddha (manga)|Buddha]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/buddha/buddha_top.html|title=Buddha — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[Cardfight!! Vanguard]]'' ([[Akira Itō (artist)|Akira Itō]])
* ''[[Chi's Sweet Home]]''<ref name="ANN 1" /> ([[Kanata Konami]])
* ''[[Ciguatera (manga)|Ciguatera]]''<ref name="ANN 1" /> ([[Minoru Furuya]])
* ''[[City (manga)|CITY]]'' (Keiichi Arawi)
* ''[[Devil's Line]]'' ([[Ryou Hanada]])
* ''[[Dissolving Classroom]]''<ref name=Feb2016/> ([[Junji Ito]])
* ''[[Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro]]'' ([[Nanashi (artist)|Nanashi]])
* ''[[Dororo]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/dororo.html|title=Dororo — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[Dream Fossil]]'' ([[Satosi Kon]])
* ''[[The Drops of God]]''<ref name="ANN 4">{{cite web|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-27/vertical-adds-princess-knight-drops-of-god-manga|title=Vertical Adds Princess Knight, Drops of God Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Shin Kibayashi|Tadashi Agi]], [[Shu Okimoto]])
* ''[[The Flowers of Evil (manga)|The Flowers of Evil]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/flowersofevil.html|title=The Flowers of Evil — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]].com|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/02-1/vertical-licenses-flowers-of-evil|title=Vertical Licenses "Flowers of Evil"|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Shūzō Oshimi]])
* ''[[Flying Witch]]'' (Chihiro Ishizuka)
* ''[[From the New World (novel)#Manga|From the New World]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Vertical Adds Kyoko Okazaki's Pink, From the New World Manga|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-01/vertical-adds-kyoko-okazaki-pink-from-the-new-world-manga|publisher=ANN|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> ([[Yusuke Kishi]])
* ''[[The Garden of Words]]'' ([[Makoto Shinkai]])
* ''[[A Girl on the Shore]]'' ([[Inio Asano]])
* ''[[Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest]]'' ([[Aki Irie]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Vertical Licenses Kino's Journey, 'Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest' Manga, Sherlock Holmes and Hirobumi Ito Novel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-18/vertical-licenses-kino-journey-go-with-the-clouds-north-by-northwest-manga-sherlock-holmes-and-hirobumi-ito-novel/.131753|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref>
* ''[[The Gods Lie]]'' ([[Kaori Ozaki]])
* ''[[The Great Cleric]]'' ([[Broccoli Lion]], [[Hiiro Akikaze]])
* ''[[GTO: 14 Days in Shonan]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/gto14days/index.html|title=GTO: 14 Days in Shonan — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ANN 2">{{cite web|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-26/vertical-adds-gto-prequel-sequel-manga|title=Vertical Adds GTO Prequel, Sequel Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Tooru Fujisawa]])
* ''[[Shonan Junai Gumi|GTO: The Early Years]]''<ref name="ANN 2" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/earlyyears.html|title=GTO: The Early Years — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Tooru Fujisawa]])
* ''[[Guin Saga|The Guin Saga Manga: The Seven Magi]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/guinsagamanga/index.html|title=The Guin Saga Manga — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kaoru Kurimoto]], [[Kazuaki Yanagisawa]])
* ''[[Helter Skelter (manga)|Helter Skelter]]''<ref name="ANN 3">{{cite web|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-12/vertical-adds-tezuka-twin-knight-kyoko-okazaki-helter-skelter-manga|title=Vertical Adds Tezuka's Twin Knight, Kyoko Okazaki's Helter Skelter Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Crunchyroll 2">{{cite web|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]].com|url=http://www.crunchyroll.ca/anime-news/2012/10/12/vertical-manga-licenses-osamu-tezukas-twin-knight-and-kyoko-okazakis-helter-skelter-manga|title=Vertical Manga Licenses Osamu Tezuka's "Twin Knight" and Kyoko Okazaki's "Helter Skelter" Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kyoko Okazaki]])
* ''[[Heroman]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/heroman.html|title=Heroman — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Stan Lee]], [[Bones (studio)|BONES]], [[Tamon Ohta]])
* ''[[Immortal Hounds ]]''<ref name=Feb2016/> ([[Ryō Yasohachi]])
* ''[[In Clothes Called Fat]]'' ([[Moyoco Anno]])
* ''[[Insufficient Direction]]'' ([[Moyoco Anno]])
* ''[[Knights of Sidonia]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/sidonia.html|title=Knights of Sidonia — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Tsutomu Nihei]])
* ''[[Limit (manga)|Limit]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/limit.html|title=Limit — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Keiko Suenobu]])
* ''[[Lychee Light Club]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/lychee.html|title=Lychee Light Club — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Usamaru Furuya]])
* ''[[Message to Adolf]]''<ref name="Crunchyroll 1" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/adolf.html|title=Message to Adolf — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[Miss Miyazen Would Love to Get Closer to You]]'' (Taka Aki)
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin]]''<ref name="ANN 5">{{cite web|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-29/vertical-adds-gundam/the-origin-wolfsmund-manga|title=Vertical Adds Gundam: The Origin, Wolfsmund Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Crunchyroll 3">{{cite web|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]].com|url=http://www.crunchyroll.ca/anime-news/2012/07/29-1/vertical-to-release-gundam-the-origin-manga|title=Vertical To Release "Gundam: The Origin" Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Yoshikazu Yasuhiko]], [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]], [[Hajime Yatate]])
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - Glory of the Losers]]'' ([[Tomofumi Ogasawara]], [[Katsuyuki Sumisawa]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Vertical Licenses Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers, Helvetica Standard Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-07/vertical-licenses-gundam-wing-the-glory-of-losers-helvetica-standard-manga/.111968|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 1, 2018|date=January 1, 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Moteki]]'' (Mitsuro Kubo)
* ''[[Mysterious Girlfriend X]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-24/vertical-adds-mysterious-girlfriend-x-the-gods-lie-devil-line-manga/.90846 |title=Vertical Adds Mysterious Girlfriend X, The Gods Lie, Devil's Line Manga |date=July 24, 2015 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=September 30, 2015 }}</ref> ([[Riichi Ueshiba]])
* ''[[MW (manga)|MW]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/mw.html|title=MW — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[My Neighbor Seki]]'' (Takuma Morishige)
* ''[[My Boy (manga)|My Boy]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical.|url=https://www.readvertical.com/product/my-boy-1/|title=My Boy — Vertical.|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> ([[Hitomi Takano]])
* ''[[Ninja Slayer]]'' (Bradley Bond, Philip "Ninj@" Morzez)
* ''[[Nichijou]]'' (Keiichi Arawi)
* ''[[No Longer Human (Furuya manga)|No Longer Human]]''<ref name="ANN 4" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/nolongerhuman.html|title=No Longer Human - Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615031324/http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/nolongerhuman.html|archive-date=June 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Usamaru Furuya]])
* ''[[Ode to Kirihito]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/odetokirihito.html|title=Ode to Kirihito — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[Paradise Kiss]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/paradisekiss.html|title=Paradise Kiss — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Ai Yazawa]])
* ''[[Peepo Choo]]''<ref name="ANN 1" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/peepochoo.html|title=Peepo Choo — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Felipe Smith]])
* [[Pink (1989 manga)|Pink]] ([[Kyoko Okazaki]])
* ''[[Pop Team Epic]]'' ([[Bkub Okawa]])
* ''[[Princess Knight]]''<ref name="ANN 4" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/princessknight.html|title=Princess Knight — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[Prophecy (manga)|Prophecy]]'' ([[Tetsuya Tsutsui]])
* ''[[Sakuran]]''<ref name="Crunchyroll 1" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/sakuran.html|title=Sakuran — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Moyoco Anno]])
* ''[[Sickness Unto Death (manga)|Sickness Unto Death]]'' (Takahiro Seguchi)
* ''[[Summer Wars]]'' ([[Mamoru Hosoda]])
* ''[[Toward the Terra|To Terra...]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/keikotakemiya/toterra.html|title=To Terra... — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712072954/http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/keikotakemiya/toterra.html|archive-date=July 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Keiko Takemiya]])
* ''[[Tokyo ESP]]'' ([[Hajime Segawa]])
* ''[[Tropic of the Sea]]'' (Satoshi Kon)
* ''[[The Twin Knights]]''<ref name="ANN 3" /><ref name="Crunchyroll 2" /> (Osamu Tezuka)
* ''[[To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts]]'' (Maybe)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-28/vertical-comics-adds-maybe-the-abandoned-sacred-beasts-manga/.92215 |title=Vertical Comics Adds Maybe's The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga |date=August 28, 2015 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=February 21, 2016 }}</ref>
* ''[[Twin Spica]]''<ref name="ANN 1" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/twinspica/index.html|title=Twin Spica — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Kou Yaginuma]])
* ''[[Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-29/vertical-adds-asumiko-nakamura-utsubora-mystery-manga|title=Vertical Adds Asumiko Nakamura's Utsubora Mystery Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]].com|url=http://www.crunchyroll.ca/anime-news/2012/09/30-1/vertical-licenses-utsubora-manga|title=Vertical Licenses "Utsubora" Manga|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Asumiko Nakamura]])
* ''[[Velveteen & Mandala]]''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Vertical, Inc.|url=http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/vandm.html|title=Velveteen & Mandala — Vertical, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-19/vertical-adds-jiro-matsumoto-velveteen-and-mandara-manga|title=Vertical Adds Jiro Matsumoto's Velveteen & Mandala Manga |access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> ([[Jiro Matsumoto]])
* ''[[What Did You Eat Yesterday?]]'' ([[Fumi Yoshinaga]])
* ''[[Witch Craft Works|Witchcraft Works]]'' (Ryu Mizunagi)
* ''[[Wolfsmund]]''<ref name="ANN 5" /><ref name="Crunchyroll 3" /> ([[Mitsuhisa Kuji]])
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'''Kodansha Advanced Media LLC'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> was an American distribution company, based in San Francisco, and established on December 4, 2014. The company was a subsidiary of [[Kodansha]], and a sister company of Kodansha USA Publishing. Kodansha Advanced Media handled the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics manga, as well as digital distribution of select [[Vertical (publisher)|Vertical]] titles. Kodansha Advanced Media also maintained the Kodansha Comics website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodanshacomics.com/terms-of-use/|title=Kodansha Advanced Media LLC Terms of Use|website=Kodansha Comics|access-date=June 24, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615055634/https://kodanshacomics.com/terms-of-use/}}</ref>
'''Kodansha Advanced Media, LLC'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> was an American distribution company, based in San Francisco, and established on December 4, 2014. The company was a subsidiary of [[Kodansha]], and a sister company of Kodansha USA Publishing. Kodansha Advanced Media handled the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics manga, as well as digital distribution of select [[Vertical (publisher)|Vertical]] titles. Kodansha Advanced Media also maintained the Kodansha Comics website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodanshacomics.com/terms-of-use/|title=Kodansha Advanced Media LLC Terms of Use|website=Kodansha Comics|access-date=June 24, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615055634/https://kodanshacomics.com/terms-of-use/}}</ref>


Kodansha Advanced Media was established in 2014 with funding from Kodansha USA Publishing in order to handle the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics' manga titles in English. In February 2015, Kodansha and Digital Garage announced a joint venture to distribute manga digitally in North America, establishing a Japanese-based joint venture company to invest in digital distribution services, and using Kodansha Advanced Media to distribute manga via websites and smartphone apps.<ref name="digital-joint">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-02-21/kodansha-teams-with-digital-garage-for-n-american-digital-manga-distribution/.85258|title=Kodansha Teams With Digital Garage for N. American Digital Manga Distribution|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=February 21, 2015|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> Kodansha Advanced Media is also responsible for handling film releases and events,<ref name="digital-joint"/> and in 2015, were responsible for releasing an app for ''[[Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches]]'' for English-speaking audiences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-17/crunchyroll-anime-expo-to-host-yamada-kun-and-the-7-witches-creator-miki-yoshikawa/.89400|title=Crunchyroll, Anime Expo to Host Yamada-Kun & the 7 Witches Creator Miki Yoshikawa|date=June 17, 2015|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>
Kodansha Advanced Media was established in 2014 with funding from Kodansha USA Publishing in order to handle the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics' manga titles in English. In February 2015, Kodansha and Digital Garage announced a joint venture to distribute manga digitally in North America, establishing a Japanese-based joint venture company to invest in digital distribution services, and using Kodansha Advanced Media to distribute manga via websites and smartphone apps.<ref name="digital-joint">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-02-21/kodansha-teams-with-digital-garage-for-n-american-digital-manga-distribution/.85258|title=Kodansha Teams With Digital Garage for N. American Digital Manga Distribution|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=February 21, 2015|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> Kodansha Advanced Media is also responsible for handling film releases and events,<ref name="digital-joint"/> and in 2015, were responsible for releasing an app for ''[[Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches]]'' for English-speaking audiences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-17/crunchyroll-anime-expo-to-host-yamada-kun-and-the-7-witches-creator-miki-yoshikawa/.89400|title=Crunchyroll, Anime Expo to Host Yamada-Kun & the 7 Witches Creator Miki Yoshikawa|date=June 17, 2015|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>
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Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Parent companyKodansha
StatusActive
FoundedJuly 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York, New York
DistributionPenguin Random House Publisher Services (US)[1]
Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)[2]
Key peopleAlvin Lu (president and CEO)
Takashi Sakuda (COO)
Publication types
Nonfiction topics
  • Japan
  • Japanese culture
ImprintsKodansha Comics
Vertical
Official websitekodansha.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]

Kodansha Comics

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Kodansha Comics is an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing who are responsible for the localization and publication of Kodansha manga. Established in 2009, the imprint was established to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Kodansha.[7] The imprint's launching titles were Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow and Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo, both of which were previously published in English by Dark Horse Comics.[8]

Kodansha Comics later began to acquire series that were previously published by Tokyopop, after their licenses were made to expire by Kodansha.[9] Although bearing the Kodansha name, Kodansha Comics was not intended to be the sole distributor of Kodansha titles, with Del Rey Manga publishing many of Kodansha's titles until the company was shut down in 2010.[7] After the shut down of Del Rey Manga on October 4, 2010, Kodansha Comics gradually began to publish some Del Rey Manga titles, with Random House acting as the distributor for the imprint.[10][11]

Vertical

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Vertical
Parent companyKodansha USA Publishing
StatusActive
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
FounderHiroki Sakai
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City, New York, U.S.
DistributionPenguin Random House Publisher Services
Publication typesFiction / Non-fiction / Visual Media
Nonfiction topicsBusiness / Self-help / Lifestyle
Fiction genresSci-fi / Fantasy / Mystery
Owner(s)Kodansha (since 2020)
Official websitewww.vertical-inc.com/index.html

Vertical is a Japanese novel and manga imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by Kodansha (46.7%) and Dai Nippon Printing (46.0%).[12] The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020.[4][5]

Titles

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Vertical, Inc. publishes books from a variety of genres, including prose fiction, manga, nonfiction, crafts, and cooking.

Novels

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Short story collections

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Non-fiction and miscellaneous

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Manga

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Kodansha Advanced Media

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Kodansha Advanced Media, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
FoundedDecember 4, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-04)
DefunctJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)[117]
FateMerged into Kodansha USA Publishing
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
Key people
Hiroaki Morita (president and CEO)
Alvin Lu (general manager)
ProductsDigital manga distribution
OwnerKodansha
Digital Garage (19%)[118]
ParentKodansha
Websitekodanshacomics.com

Kodansha Advanced Media, LLC was an American distribution company, based in San Francisco, and established on December 4, 2014. The company was a subsidiary of Kodansha, and a sister company of Kodansha USA Publishing. Kodansha Advanced Media handled the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics manga, as well as digital distribution of select Vertical titles. Kodansha Advanced Media also maintained the Kodansha Comics website.[119]

Kodansha Advanced Media was established in 2014 with funding from Kodansha USA Publishing in order to handle the digital distribution of Kodansha Comics' manga titles in English. In February 2015, Kodansha and Digital Garage announced a joint venture to distribute manga digitally in North America, establishing a Japanese-based joint venture company to invest in digital distribution services, and using Kodansha Advanced Media to distribute manga via websites and smartphone apps.[118] Kodansha Advanced Media is also responsible for handling film releases and events,[118] and in 2015, were responsible for releasing an app for Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches for English-speaking audiences.[120]

In response to piracy, Kodansha Advanced Media simul-translated and simul-published Kodansha Comics titles,[121] as well as released certain titles on digital platforms prior to physical printing.[122] In December 2015, Kodansha Advanced Media announced that they had made Kodansha Comics titles available in North American public libraries digitally through OverDrive.[123]

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  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.
  4. ^ a b Reid, Calvin (January 22, 2020). "Lu Named Kodansha USA Publishing President and CEO Under Restructuring". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b Reid, Calvin (October 5, 2009). "Kodansha Sets Up to Publish Manga in U.S." Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Kodansha Confirms Plans To Publisher Manga In U.S." Anime News Network. October 5, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  9. ^ "Tokyopop Confirms Its Kodansha Manga Licenses Have Ended (Update 3)". Anime News Network. September 1, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "Kodansha USA To Take Over Del Rey Titles". Anime News Network. October 4, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "Kodansha USA Has No Plans to Rescue Any More Del Rey Titles". Anime News Network. May 6, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "Kodansha, Dai Nippon Printing Buy Vertical (Updated) - News". Anime News Network. February 23, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
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