KADOKAWA Acquires J-Novel Club

Plans To Boost BookWalker

By Epic Dope Staff | April 29, 2021

Kadokawa, the Japanese media conglomerate, has been taking some impressive and revolutionary steps towards its development recently.

Kadokawa announced that the company has completed the acquisition of J-Novel Club, & that it intends to have JNC & Bookwalker work together.

The light-novel and manga market of North America has grown, and Kadokawa believes that the acquisition will help feed the market even better.

Kadokawa aims to strengthen its e-Book business through BookWalker, the global online service.

How will Kadokawa plan out its next steps? Is the global market for manga and light novels about to be revolutionized?