Fans first
Publishers
by passion

Hello everyone!

What started as a dream is now a reality. So much has happened since Haize’s first letter from our LA office on August 28, 2025. It is now October 28, 2026, and we have come such a long way since then.

Not just as a company, but as people.

We are so incredibly grateful to you all for your support. It is thanks to you, the fans, that we were able to start production of New Grappler Baki. Not to mention, Baki The Grappler and Smile! recently went into their first reprints. And this year, MAGICA won Best Translation, and was nominated for Best Publication Design at the American Manga Awards 2026.

In two years, we have been to New York Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con, Momocon, and more! We met many of you at events and have fostered so many wonderful relationships along the way. We always love getting to know you and hearing what you have to say about our manga. If you see us at an event, come say hi! Combined, our team is fluent in a whopping four languages: English, Japanese, French, and Spanish!

As big fans of manga, our mission remains the same. We want to bring you manga localized in a way we would like to see it done as readers. It is not always easy, printing our manga in Japan and all, and we are a core team of less than ten people. But we are very happy with our growing catalog and work to give you an experience as authentic as possible to the source material!

As for team introductions, our intermittent CEO is Figgy, our beloved delinquent cat… who still has not been brought back to the office (Figgy, are you grounded?!) Our Japan HQ is led by the head honchos, Hirai-san and Pierre. Pierre continues to introduce us all to tasty new food at events. And Hirai-san has even put the stamp of approval on us as otakus. He says manga is his life!

Joining the Japan team is our new Strategy & Technology Manager, Youssef, who loves a good beer and just moved from France. He worked really hard to make this amazing website a reality! And, of course, the chipper Yano-san in Production and Marketing, who is the undisputed pro of spreadsheets! She’s always prepared for any emergency and even shares a little of Japan with us.

Our California office looks a bit different, too. Holding down the fort is Kashu, the Director of Operations, who keeps our day-to-day operations running. And then there are our editors! First is Haize (still a raidlogger, and Mahjong and puns enthusiast) who works on Sun-Ken Rock, Smile!, Me and the Alien Mumu, and more! And Baki’s editor, Michael (now collects toy robots, though we hope he finished his Donkey Kong game). They keep busy bringing new volumes to readers.

And in the sunny Caribbean in Rich Port (points if you understood that), me, Alyson! The tiny but mighty, bye-lingual Marketing and Social Media team. I am probably the one you are talking to on social media, approving you on Edelweiss, and sending you PR. My fun fact is that I am an ikemen enthusiast, therefore I love Tae-Soo from Sun-Ken Rock! ( ˊᵕˋ )♡

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who contributes to bringing our books to life. From our translators, to our letterers, and our logo and cover designers. We feel truly blessed to work with such a passionate team. Thank you everyone for all of your continued support!

As fellow fans, we know how exciting new manga announcements can be, and how disappointing delays are. That’s why we wait until we can share reliable release information before making official announcements. We are working on a lot of new manga we hope to bring you soon!

We will keep working hard to continue publishing the best manga possible. Once more, thank you for your support, and we hope you will continue to enjoy our titles!

With love,

The Kodama Team