Kodansha Comics to release Chihayafuru and more digitally

Manga publisher Kodansha Comics are really making some big moves in terms of bringing titles to digital platforms, and we've recently seen them doing so with a number of titles that might not sell well enough to justify a print release but sit comfortably within the digital sphere.

In that vein, yesterday saw details revealed of three more titles to be added to the publisher's digital line-up, all of which will see their first volumes arrive on the usual digital platforms on February 14th 2017, priced £7.49 (based on ComiXology's pricing at the time of writing).

The titles making their way to us in English on that date are as follows:

Chihayafuru - Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game.

Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don't miss this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways!

Tokyo Tarareba Girls - "I spent all my time wondering 'What if?' Then one day I woke up and I was 33." Rinko doesn't think she's that bad-looking, but before she knew it, she was thirtysomething and single. Now she wants to get married by the time the Tokyo Olympics rolls around in six years, but … that might be easier said than done!

This series comes from the pen of Princess Jellyfish author Akiko Higashimura.

A Springtime With Ninjas - Benio is the heiress of the richest family in Japan, and tradition holds that she must marry the first person to kiss her. So that she can attend high school, Benio is assigned the ninja Tamaki as a bodyguard, but he turns out to be quite the player. It’s not always easy for a strong-willed rich girl and a smart-alecky ninja to get along in this romantic comedy about a pure young lady and her smoking-hot knight.

You can find a first chapter preview of all three titles at the links to the official Kodansha Comics web site above. Will you be picking up any of these series? Let us know in the comments.