emaqi Adds 18 VIZ Media Series to Premium Catalog and Announces 7 Exclusive English Manga for August
Digital manga platform emaqi has expanded its Premium catalog with 18 new series in collaboration with VIZ Media. The platform also announced seven new manga releases that will be published exclusively in English within its service in August. This news, reported by Anime Corner, shows that emaqi is further strengthening its relationship with major publishers.
VIZ Media, as one of the most important publishers in the North American manga market, holds the English licenses for major series such as Naruto, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon. The addition of this company's titles—which bring the archives of Japanese publishers such as Shueisha and Shogakukan to English-speaking readers—to emaqi Premium means a significant library increase for subscribers.
The real headline here is the August schedule. According to the announcement, seven new manga will be readable for the first time in English exclusively on emaqi. These exclusive releases create an important access point, especially for works that were previously unavailable in English. By offering the "first English" experience alongside its large archive, the platform sets itself apart in digital manga reading.
emaqi is a manga reading service developed by Japanese digital content distributor Media Do. The platform operates on both a purchase and subscription model, with emaqi Premium standing out as the tier that offers access to a broad catalog. The VIZ Media deal increases the value of this tier while also giving readers more alternatives in legal digital manga.
This move is also an important indicator of Western readers' tendency to consolidate legal digital manga access into a single subscription. Although VIZ Media has its own digital platforms, its decision to license its catalog to third-party services like emaqi shows that collaborations in the industry will continue to grow. It's worth keeping a close eye on the seven exclusive manga and the 18-series list coming in August.
