Young Magazine Launches Special North American Issue Featuring New Manga Pilots

From the magazine that brought you AKIRA and Ghost in the Shell.

Young Magazine US, a special issue of Weekly Young Magazine (published by Kodansha), will be available at the Kinokuniya special booth during Anime NYC 2025, taking place from August 22 in New York City. The issue will also be distributed at 17 Kinokuniya locations across North America.

Special issue featuring 20 original pilot chapters, all created specifically for an international audience. Themed “UN-filtered MANGA” this unique collection showcases a wide range of intense and daring stories from sci-fi and cyberpunk to dark horror and raw psychological drama.

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In an exciting twist, 16 of the 20 pilot chapters will be entered into a global popularity vote. Fans around the world will have the chance to read, vote, and influence which titles move forward. The top 5 most-voted series will be serialized in English. The results will be announced on December 16 in Japan.

Source: Comic Natalie

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Mattway is a freelance anime journalist from London, UK. He likes to write articles about anime he has enjoyed.
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