Read manga online: These apps and sites are available

Mangas are more popular than ever in Germany and you can also read the Japanese works online. The trend is mainly due to the anime.

Reading mangas online: Advantages and disadvantages

I’m sure you know the feeling when you’re engrossed in an anime and suddenly the last episode ends with a cliffhanger. You’re dying to know what happens next. Then you can read the manga online. Because the manga is the original work and always ahead of the anime adaptation.

• Many apps and websites offering manga are illegal. By using illegal providers, you can also make yourself liable to prosecution. In addition, you will harm the creator of the work, the publisher as well as the manga industry. There are also legal ways to read the manga.

• One significant disadvantage to reading manga online is that it is usually only available in English. The advantage, on the other hand, is that it will improve your English skills. Due to the narration of a story in pictures, it will be very easy for you to infer unknown words from the context.

• If you are eager to read your favorite manga digitally in German, you can buy it as an eBook. Some sites like Thalia or Amazon offer many manga in digital form and in German.

Here you can read manga on your mobile phone

If you don’t mind reading the mangas in English, you can check out the following platforms:

• Manga Plus: This is the app from Shueisha. This is the Japanese manga publisher. You can even read the great works for free. Among them are Dragon Ball, Naruto and One Piece. However, for most of the works, you only have access to the first as well as the last three chapters. The app is good if you want to get a taste of a manga. The app is available for Android and iOS.

• Crunchyroll: You probably know this company because of the anime. In fact, Crunchyroll also offers a service to read manga. However, the offer is manageable. Thus, it is hardly worthwhile to use the paid service if you only want to read mangas. If you already have a premium account, then the app is worth it. However, it is only available for Android.

• Webtoon: Here you can enjoy unrestricted manga. The platform focuses on the so-called manhwa. These are Korean “mangas”. The app is available for both Android and iOS. Furthermore, Webtoon allows artists to submit their own creations. You may find a great maker before it becomes famous.