Specific chapters from the UP Manga Square Enix! The service will be provided for free reading on the online anime and manga database Anime Planet as part of a newly announced partnership.
In other words, Anime Planet will host preview chapters of “Fan-favorite manga series such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Black Butler, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, etc.” Other featured titles include My Dress-Up Darling, Horimiya, Play It Cool, Guys, and The Case Study of Vanitas.
Some manga only have the first chapter available to read, while others have a few available.
🎉 We have partnered with @ MangaUpGlobal bringing you more licensed comics to read on Anime-Planet, including hits like Fullmetal Alchemist, The Apothecary Diaries, and more! Titles are available now, find your next favorite and support the industry! 🥳 #manga pic.twitter.com/JX4wOPLEX7
— Anime-Planet (@AnimePlanet) September 3, 2024
Nobuhiko Muranaka“We are excited to bring Anime-Planet audiences the opportunity to access some of our most popular manga series,” said Hiroshi Nakamura, director of Square Enix’s Global Publishing Division. “We hope audiences will enjoy the characters and stories our creators have developed and look forward to entertaining them with our works.”
In July, Anime Planet announced that they had partnered with Day Comics to put preview webtoon chapters on the site. It also contains chapters of Lezhin and J Novel Club titles.
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Source: Press release