Kodansha has recently updated its policy regarding its English manga distribution. As previously mentioned, some of Kodansha’s titles will be affected on the Azuki platform. Now Crunchyroll will also remove some titles from its library soon.
The streaming platform announced on Thursday that it will remove sixteen Kodansha titles from its platform on January 31.
Additionally, Kodansha also released a statement to Crunchyroll that it is suspending its simulpub updates for now, citing changes in its simulpub policy. But they have some big announcements regarding simulpubs for the near future.
The titles that will be removed from Crunchyroll are as follows:
- A Sign of Affection
- Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
- Drifting Dragons
- EDENS ZERO
- Fairy Tail
- Farewell, My Dear Cramer
- Fire Force
- In/Spectre
- Space Brothers
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm
- The World of Summoning
- To Your Eternity
- Toppu GP
- UQ HOLDER!
- Wave, Listen to Me!
Previously, Azuki had announced that it will remove the chapters under certain Kodansha titles, which were distributed under the simulpub program. It mentioned that this is because of the above-mentioned changes and will affect all the platforms.
Regarding the policy changes, Kodansha has only mentioned that they are reassessing their distribution of English-language chapters. More details will be revealed at a later date.
Source: Crunchyroll
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