In an effort to advertise international interplay amongst manga lovers, Shueisha introduced the launch of ‘MANGA Plus universe‘ in collaboration with alu inc., a brand new international manga group platform that makes use of AI translation to allow followers world wide to debate and join with manga works from Shueisha’s in style on-line manga journal Leap Plus.
The service is being launched as a limited-time venture to commemorate the fifth anniversary of MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA, and can solely be accessible till Might 13, 2024.
Fifteen choose works from Leap Plus will likely be featured on the platform, together with Chainsaw Man, Spy x Household, Dandadan and Kindergarten Wars.
Customers can publish feedback and pictures, like and reply to different customers’ posts, take part in polls carried out by the MANGA Plus Universe workforce, and extra. The service helps 9 languages, together with English, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian, French, Thai and Vietnamese, along with Japanese.
Shuhei Hosono, editor-in-chief of Shonen Leap+, expressed his enthusiasm for the platform and highlighted its potential to bridge cultural variations and promote understanding amongst readers with completely different views.
“Seeing the response to the ‘MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA’ service loved by manga readers overseas, it is fascinating to see individuals with fully completely different views than Japanese readers. I consider you’ll be able to expertise a few of this fascination by means of this service. Get pleasure from interacting with individuals world wide by means of manga!“
Kensuke Furukawa, CEO of Alu Inc., echoed comparable sentiments, highlighting the platform’s position in breaking down language limitations and connecting manga followers world wide.
“I’ve all the time wished to speak freely with manga followers world wide. I usually marvel: what do different individuals consider this manga? I’d like to get enthusiastic about the identical issues and join with others, however there has all the time been a language barrier making this unimaginable till now. Nevertheless, due to technological developments, we now have reached a degree the place we will talk with one another in a roundabout way. I encourage you to check out this world the place manga followers from all around the world can join and talk!“
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