Kodansha’s K Manga service has announced the addition of Genri Natsume’s Kito the Night Bell manga to its simulpub lineup. The series launched on Wednesday, and K Manga made the announcement on Tuesday.
What is K Manga?
K Manga is Kodansha’s official comic site where you can read the latest chapters of various manga series. It offers a selection of titles updated every Tuesday, including:
- NakiNagi
- The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch
- In/Spectre
- Altair: A Record of Battles
- Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement
- Shaman King
- My Home Hero
- Ya Boy Kongming!
- COPPELION
- Back Street Girls
- Chillin’ in My 30s After Getting Fired From the Demon King’s Army
- LDK
- Nina the Starry Bride
- A Couple of Cuckoos
K Manga also features other titles with varying update schedules.
What is Kito the Night Bell About?
Kito the Night Bell is a manga series by Genri Natsume. Here’s a brief synopsis:
“Sorcerer”…an accursed name given to the most feared heretics known to the world. Roan, one such sorcerer, lives a life worse than slavery, one forced upon him by a circus troupe. Things only change when he runs into Kito, a fellow sorcerer and a member of the Nightbells, a notorious vigilante group. It won’t be much longer before these most hated of people are the very ones tasked with saving the world, in this magical fantasy exploding with style!
The manga falls into the Shounen, Fantasy, and Magic genres. It is originally written in Japanese and translated into English. The artwork and story are both created by Genri Natsume.
What is Simulpub?
Simulpub is a term used in the manga and anime industry to describe the simultaneous publication (or release) of content in different regions or languages. In the context of K Manga, simulpub means that new chapters of Kito the Night Bell will be available to read on the platform shortly after they are released in Japan.
Reception of K Manga
While K Manga offers a way to legally read manga, it has faced some criticism regarding its pricing and availability. Some users have expressed disappointment with the platform’s point-based system for purchasing chapters, finding it less appealing than a flat subscription model.
