At Anime NYC 2025, Azuki announced the special edition U.S. issue of Young Magazine is now available on the Azuki digital manga platform for free to all users. The special edition of Young Magazine contains over 1,044 pages of content on Azuki, and the physical copy was being distributed for free to Anime NYC 2025 attendees at the Kinobuniya booth.
There’s also a fan voting event inside the magazine where readers can choose their favorites from among 16 eligible manga titles. The winning manga will be serialized on Kodansha’s official manga app, K MANGA. The vote will be held on the official website and official X (formerly Twitter) account until November 10, with final results will be revealed on December 15.
Moreover, GlobalComix recently announced over 500 manga volumes published by Kodansha are now available for purchase on the platform, along with the U.S. Young Magazine issue. More than 5,500 additional volumes will be available on GlobalComix on August 27, including day-and-date manga releases and completed series.
Azuki is a manga subscription service that provides several different series to readers around the world, including manga from Digital Entertainment and series from Kadokawa and Square Enix. Readers may start browsing hit manga today for free with advertisements at Azuki.co, or upgrade to Premium and access a comprehensive catalog for just $4.99 a month. Premium members also get 20% off all volumes, and a 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available.
Final Weapon interviewed Young Magazine USA editor-in-chief Hidemi Shiraki about the release of the new Young Magazine special edition issue. Shiraki also discussed the creation of the magazine issue ahead of its release at Anime NYC 2025.
