Kodansha has come to San Diego Comic-Con and brings some of its most popular properties and new books with them!
Manga’s publisher has revealed plans for SDCC ’25 to host a mini gallery featuring creators such as Masamune Shirow (The Ghost in the Shell), Tetsuya Chiba (Ashita no Joe), and Saka Mikami (Fragrant flowers bloom with dignity). Their booth (#5542) also features manga pre-sale, exclusive gifts and products, and prizes.
Check out the entire event and the panel schedule below. This includes new comic announcements that have never been seen before.
Eyesner nomination from 2025 Kodansha
This year, Kodansha is excited to host a legendary and culturally relevant comic series with the famous Will Eisner Comics Industry Award running. Starting on Friday, July 25th, 2025 at 8pm on PDT at the Indigo Ballroom at Hilton San Diego Bayfront, fans and experts will have the opportunity to participate in the event as long as they have a Comic-Con international badge.
See below for Kodansha titles and creator awards.
Kodansha Panels @ SDCC 2025
Check out Kodansha’s programming at this year’s Comic-Con!
New and upcoming Kodansha manga have been revealed!
Thursday, July 24th, 2025
2pm – 3pm
Room: 28de
Programming Link: https://sched.co/26whp
Kodansha – Director of some of the most exciting and heartfelt comics published today, including Blue Rock, Serious Actata, Witch’s Hat Atelier, and Signs of Love. From printed books to digital manga, premium editions, box sets, and more, you’ll get a glimpse of the amazing manga series that will get you closer to your nearest bookshelves! Join Kodansha Manga experts and super fans Ivan Salazar, Ben Applegate and Misaki Dade for upcoming releases and even some surprises.
Roundtable Conference in the Manga Publishing Industry
Thursday, July 24th, 2025
5pm – 6pm
Room: 29AB
Programming Link: https://sched.co/26wlv
Manga is one of the best selling book categories in North America. Today, comics and webtoons available in print and digital are more available than ever before, with more companies taking part in the scene. But what are the opportunities and obstacles faced by publishers today? Get a taste of what’s hot, what’s not, and what’s next from top publishing industry pros, including Hope Donovan (editorial director, VIZ Media), Sullivan Rouaud (founder, Mangetsu), Shuichi Mochida (COAMIX, Silent Manga Audition), Ben Applegate (director, publishing services, Penguin Random House), Morgan Perry (marketing manager, book publishing, Square Enix America), Ed Chavez (President and Editor-in-Chief, Denpa Book), and Michael Gombos (Senior Director of Licensed Publications, Dark Horse). Relaxed by Deb Aoki (Mangasplaining).
Timeless and Lastly Build: Save Comics and Comics Through High Quality Editions
Friday, July 25th, 2025
7pm – 8pm
Room: 4
Programming Link: https://sched.co/26zf1
Collectable Editions of Manga and Comics – From Marvel, Burserk and Vinland Saga to Gundam, Disney and Peanuts, the crown jewels of comic collections across America, but what have these unique artifacts turned out to be? Listen from a publishing mindset that includes Ben Applegate, senior director of Dark Horse Michael Gombos and Kodansha Publishing Services Director. Ed Chavez from Denpa Publishing. Gary Groth, editor-in-chief of Comics Journal, is co-founder of Fantagraphics and editor of dozens of key archive editions, including Popeye, Love & Rockets, Prince Valiant and Krazy Kat. Please hear more about sharing so far and see the copy before the latest collectible editions are available for sale.
Manga Remix: How Manga draws from history, biography, classic lights and more!
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
11am – 12:00pm
Room: 9
Programming Link: https://sched.co/271S7
It is well known that manga often adapts anime, and vice versa. But today’s cartoons are actually drawn from a wide range of sources (including real worlds, or Shakespeare’s works) that modernize source material with the storytelling style and visual vocabulary of the world’s most popular graphic media. This panel of comics experts will cover a wide range of “remixes” of these comics available today, including their connections to not only readers but to their curriculum and other institutional goals.
Manga is manga! Comic Shop Retailer Guide
Sunday, July 27th, 2025
2pm – 3pm
Room: 4
Programming Link: https://sched.co/27353
Manga is one of the fastest growing and top selling categories in the North American comics market, but with a wide range of titles, trends and news to track news, it can be a difficult product line to bring and sell effectively in any comic shop. Ivan Salazar (Senior Marketing Manager at Kodansha), Morgan Perry (Marketing Manager, Square Enix Manga & Book), and Shannon Live and Matt Live (Owner, Bat City Comics expert) will create successful cartoon sections and discuss how to build a lasting community in your store with tips, tricks and easy-to-do resources.
Keep an eye out for more coverage from SDCC ’25.
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