About the publisher
Kodansha has 40 titles in this site’s catalog, mainly aimed at the general reading market and covering categories such as premium fiction, mystery and crime, horror and thriller, comics and cartoons, children’s books, and art. Within this catalog, mystery/crime and horror/thriller titles are relatively concentrated. Representative books include the Twilight Commando series (such as Volume 8 and Volume 11), episodes 31–40 of Hell Game, and multiple volumes and episode segments of the Ikenie Voting series. Most of these works are in comic or illustrated narrative form, indicating that the publisher has built up a certain presence in genre storytelling and serialized publishing. In terms of authors, the catalog includes creators such as Renji Oshizuki, Renji Fukuhara, Hironori Kitano, Sōroku Ezaki, Ryūya Kasai, and Edogawa Edogawa, covering comics and mystery narratives. Because public information is limited, this introduction focuses on the publishing directions reflected in the catalog and does not include other unconfirmed information.
Published (40)
Sky Violation Vol. 8 Tsuina Miura / Otaka Takahiro Kodansha · 2016 Sky Violation is written by Miura Tsuina and illustrated by Ohba Takahiro. It began serializing at the end of 2013 on DeNA's digital manga platform Ma… Sky Violation Volume 10 Tsuina Miura / Otaka Takahiro Kodansha · 2016 Sky Violation is a Japanese suspense-horror manga written by Miura Tsuina and illustrated by Ōba Takahiro. It has been serialized since December 2013 … Rating 3.6★ Purgatory Game: Chapters 31–40 Renji Fukuhara / Kitano Hiromu / Esaki Rokuro Kodansha · 2015 Purgatory Game (Japanese title Rengoku Gēmu) is a Japanese survival-suspense manga with original story and composition by Renji Fukuhara, art by Hirom… Rating 2.9★ Sacrificial Vote: Episodes 61–65 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha · 2015 Sacrificial Vote is a school psychological horror manga written by Ryūya Kasai and illustrated by Edogawa Edogawa. It began serialization in Kodansha'… Rating 2.9★ Sacrificial Vote Chapters 51-55 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha · 2015 Sacrificial Vote is a school psychological horror manga written by Ryusuke Kasai and illustrated by Edogawa Edogawa, serialized in Kodansha's e Young … Rating 2.6★ Sacrifice Vote Chapters 16–20 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha · 2015 Sacrifice Vote is a school horror-suspense manga written by Ryuya Kasai and illustrated by Edogawa Edogawa, serialized in Kodansha's e Young Magazine … Purgatory Game: Episodes 041-052 Renji Fukuhara / Kitano Hiromu / Esaki Rokuro Kodansha · 2015 Purgatory Game (Japanese original title Rengoku Game) is composed by Renji Fukuhara, drawn by Hiromu Kitano, with original concept by Soroku Ezaki. It… Sacrificial Vote Chapters 66-68 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha · 2015 Sacrificial Vote is a school horror suspense manga written by Ryuya Kasai and illustrated by Edogawa Edogawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's digital … Hell Game, Episodes 21–30 Renji Fukuhara / Kitano Hiromu / Esaki Rokuro Kodansha · 2015 Hell Game (Japanese original title Rengoku Gēmu) is a Japanese suspense-horror manga with story composition by Renji Fukuhara, art by Hiromu Kitano, a… Living Sacrifice Vote Chapters 41-45 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha · 2015 Living Sacrifice Vote is a young-adult horror mystery manga written by Ryuya Kasai and illustrated by Edogawa Edogawa, serialized in Kodansha's e Youn… Purgatory Game, Episodes 1-10 Renji Fukuhara / Kitano Hiromu / Esaki Rokuro Kodansha · 2015 Purgatory Game (Japanese original title Rengoku Game) is an adventure-mystery manga created by the Japanese manga artist Kitano Hiromu in collaboratio… Purgatory Game: Episodes 11–20 Renji Fukuhara / Kitano Hiromu / Esaki Rokuro Kodansha · 2015 Purgatory Game (Japanese original title Rengoku Gēmu) is an adventure-mystery manga serialized in Kodansha's e Young Magazine, with original concept b… Rating 4.0★ Twilight Special Assault Team Vol. 11 Rensuke Oshikiri Kodansha · 2013 Twilight Special Assault Team (Japanese original title Yūyami Tokkōtai; also translated in Hong Kong and Taiwan as Twilight Special Assault Team and D… Twilight Special Squad, Vol. 9 Rensuke Oshikiri Kodansha · 2012 Twilight Special Squad (Japanese title Yūyami Tokkōtai, also known as Demon Hunter) is a supernatural shōnen manga by Rensuke Oshikiri, serialized in … Rating 3.5★ Yūyami Tokkōtai Vol. 8 Rensuke Oshikiri Kodansha · 2011 Twilight Commando Unit (Japanese original title: Yūyami Tokkōtai) is a supernatural manga by Japanese artist Rensuke Oshikiri, serialized in Kodansha'… Rating 2.1★ Cardcaptor Sakura Volume 5 CLAMP Kodansha · 1999 Cardcaptor Sakura is a magical girl manga created by CLAMP and serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi from 1996 to 2000. The Japanese origi… Cardcaptor Sakura, Volume 10 CLAMP Kodansha · 1999 Cardcaptor Sakura is a magical girl manga by CLAMP, serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine from 1996, running 50 chapters collected into 12 tanko… Rating 2.9★ Sacrificial Vote Chapters 56-60 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha This volume collects chapters 56 to 60 of the Sacrificial Vote serialization. Sacrificial Vote is a school horror-mystery manga with a story by Kasai … Rating 2.9★ Sacrificial Vote Vol. 3 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha Sacrificial Vote (Ikenie Tōhyō) is a school suspense thriller manga with story by Kasai Ryūya and art by Edogawa Edogawa, serialized in Kodansha's dig… Iknie Vote, Episodes 26–30 KASAI Tatsuya / Edogawa Kodansha Iknie Vote is a school horror-suspense manga written by Ryuya Kasai and illustrated by Edogawa Edogawa. It began serialization in 2015 in Kodansha's d…Frequent authors
Tsuina Miura (13)Otaka Takahiro (13)KASAI Tatsuya (12)Edogawa (7)Kitano Hiromu (5)Esaki Rokuro (5)Edogawa (5)Renji Fukuhara (5)SNK (4)Kyotaro Azuma (4)Rensuke Oshikiri (3)CLAMP (2)