Kodansha Manga (formerly Kodansha Comics) is an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing who are responsible for the localization and publication of Kodansha’s manga. Established in 2009, the imprint was established to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Kodansha. The imprint’s launching titles were Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow and Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo, both of which were previously published in English by Dark Horse Comics.