The publisher that brought us Luffy and Naruto is blowing out a hundred candles. Shueisha is not only looking to the past with deluxe reprints but is also accelerating in the digital realm. Its plan includes revamping reading apps, launching new series, and exploring interactive formats like video games and anime. All so that a teenager in 2025 can read One Piece without having to search for a pirate scan.
Apps, collaborations, and a technical push for digital reading 🚀
Shueisha plans to improve its digital platforms with faster interfaces and synchronization between devices. The Manga Plus app will receive updates to reduce loading times and offer simultaneous translations in more languages. Additionally, they are exploring the acquisition of animation studios and the development of mobile games. The idea is that the digital ecosystem is not just a storefront, but a gateway for new readers.
Meanwhile, fans are still waiting for the end of Hunter x Hunter 😅
All very nice: new apps, reprints, international collaborations. But veterans know that Shueisha could celebrate its centennial by finally publishing a chapter of Hunter x Hunter. Or confirming that the princes' ship will reach port before the bicentennial. In the meantime, we'll keep using their apps to reread classics, because the new stuff... well, we'll read it in 2125.