Young Champion of Akita Shoten Retsu Introduces New Webtoon Brand J-Toon
Teio Akita established Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. on August 10, 1948 in the Chiyoda neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan. Akita Shoten’s first vertical-scrolling and full-color manga service, Webtoons brand J-TOON, was announced on Tuesday in the third issue of this year’s Young Champion Retsu magazine.
In addition to releasing five new manga series on February 28, J-TOON will be made available through a number of manga applications and e-book retailers in Japan.
Five brand-new manga are being released in J-TOON, and they are:
- Miniature Murderer by Kōsuke Nakatsu, Kōsuke Tokumine, and SHINE Partners
- Contract Boyfriend by Sabure, Yū Kohaku, and Minami Tamano
- An Age Difference Marriage Story: Kore ga Ai Dato Omotta Noni. created by Shinobu Kuroda and SHINE Partners
- Masaki Kitahara and Kengo Gonke, authors of Kill Myself
- Ran Sakura, Mau Mukai, and Kurumi Sumomo’s Takarakuji ni Atatte Serebu na Machi de Keiyaku Kekkon Shimasu (I Will Win the Lotto and Get in a Fixed Marriage in a Celebrity Town)
In the future, Akita Shoten will reveal which manga apps and e-book retailers will carry J-TOON. Readers will be able to find works in a wide variety of genres, from comedic and romantic to spooky and slice-of-life, on these sites.
