Crunchyroll Manga is a digital manga subscription service from Crunchyroll, LLC offering officially licensed manga to readers in the United States and Canada via an ad-free mobile app on iOS and Android. The service's current iteration launched on October 9, 2025, significantly expanding upon its original form, which began distribution on October 30, 2013. Crunchyroll Manga includes titles from numerous leading publishers on its platform, such as Square Enix, VIZ Media, Shueisha and J-Novel Club, and Yen Press.
History
Crunchyroll Manga (2013–2023) The original Crunchyroll Manga was a digital manga platform that was first launched on October 30, 2013, and initially had a lineup of twelve titles, with chapters released simultaneously with their Japanese release. The Crunchyroll Manga service provided English speaking readers with officially licensed editions of the latest installments of popular manga published by Futabasha, Kodansha, Kadokawa Shoten and Shōnen Gahōsha soon after they were released in Japan.
On October 26, 2013, Crunchyroll confirmed that the Crunchyroll Manga service would be released on October 30, 2013. The service became available in 170 countries, except Japan, China, France, Germany and Italy.
On February 17, 2018, Crunchyroll announced that Kodansha titles excluding Fairy Tail would be removed from the manga section of the site on March 1. The titles are still available for purchase as eBooks. On March 1, 2018, Crunchyroll announced that they would simultaneously publish new Kodansha manga titles as they release in Japan.
On November 10, 2023, Crunchyroll, LLC confirmed that Crunchyroll Manga would be shut down on December 11.
Manga chapters can be read online through the website or on web-enabled devices through Crunchyroll or an official app. Readers can sign up for an All-Access or Manga subscription for full access to several manga titles. Anime and Drama subscribers can read only the latest chapters with limited advertisements.
The anthology format generally mirrors that of the equivalent magazine issues, typically featuring the same cover illustrations, and color interior pages. If a physical copy or digital copy of a series is available for sale, it might not be available on Crunchyroll Manga.
Completed series (2013–2023) Series that have completed their serialization in Crunchyroll Manga.
Crunchyroll Manga relaunch (since 2025)
On January 7, 2025, Crunchyroll announced during Sony Group Corporation's CES 2025 press conference that a new digital manga application would join the service as a premium add-on, launched later that year. The app launched as a standalone, called Crunchyroll Manga, on iOS and Android with web browser support planned for the future. The relaunched service first launched in English in the United States and Canada, with other language options planned.
On September 25, 2025, Crunchyroll announced that Crunchyroll Manga, an add-on service that would make hundreds of manga titles from across several publishers available to subscribers, launched as an app on October 9, 2025. Launch titles include One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, My Dress-Up Darling, The Summer Hikaru Died, Lycoris Recoil, Delicious in Dungeon, Sasaki and Miyano, Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy, Maiden of the Dragon: Falling for the Demon's Lies, and many more, spanning multiple genres.
On November 10, 2025, Crunchyroll announced that it has partnered with Titan Publishing Group to bring more than 20 manga series, including ATOM: The Beginning, Burst Angel, and Speed Grapher to its catalog.
On December 8, 2025, Crunchyroll announced that 30 new series from J-Novel Club and other publishers would be added to Crunchyroll Manga. Ascendance of a Bookworm, Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, May I Ask for One Final Thing?, and The Faraway Paladin were added to the platform.
On January 13, 2026, Crunchyroll announced that over 20 new manga series, including Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles and I Parry Everything were added to the service's catalog.
On February 10, 2026, Crunchyroll announced that it had added The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World, Demon Lord, Retry!, and 30 more titles to the catalog.
On March 10, 2026, Crunchyroll announced that over 20 new series from J-Novel Club, COMPASS Manga, and Titan Manga would be added to the Crunchyroll Manga catalog. Titles added to the platform included Sanda, The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows, Maiden of the Dragon: Falling for the Demon's Lies, and Accidentally in Love: The Witch, the Knight, and the Love Potion Slipup.
Publishing partners Following the service launch in October 2025, Crunchyroll transitioned its digital manga offering to a standalone application. The current service operates through licensing agreements with multiple North American and Japanese publishers. Partner publishers for the service include:
Publisher Year Status Ref AlphaPolis 2025 Active COMPASS Manga 2025 Active Square Enix 2025 Active Viz Media 2025 Active Yen Press 2025 Active Titan Manga 2025 Active J-Novel Club 2025 Active Shueisha 2025 Active highstone 2026 Active MobileBook.jp 2026 Active ThirdlineNEXT 2026 Active
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