Kodansha Resuming North American Operations According to Amazon Listings

Humberto Saabedra

According to Amazon listings, Kodansha USA is set to resume North American publishing operations after two listings appeared for Akira and Ghost in the Shell Vol. 1 on Amazon Canada.

A Japanese job fair attendee initially confirmed in February that expansion plans were put on hold as a result of the Global Financial Crisis according to a Kodansha rep that spoke at the fair.

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