The Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the digital Shonen Jump+ service for Japan and staff of the international Manga PLUS service for international regions Yuta Momiyama spoke to Japanese media outlet ITmedia about the internationalization of manga through digital service in a very extensive interview, including how international sales for manga is growing and hat machine translation might help bring more manga to more countries.
He hopes that Manga PLUS will help “the popularity of a series spread [internationally] at the same time as in Japan.
Momiyama, who not only is second in charge of Shonen Jump+ but who helps launch rookie programs including the MILLION TAG manga creation battle web series, has high hopes for the Manga PLUS service helping manga grow internationally.