Kodansha USA Publishing, the company that handles the Kodansha Comics label, consolidated Vertical and digital distribution company Kodansha Advanced Media under its management in January 2020.
The company stated the change is to “[bring] in all titles from Kodansha Comics, Kodansha USA International, and Vertical under a unified Kodansha.”
As part of the restructuring, Kodansha Advanced Media general manager Alvin Lu became the CEO and president of Kodansha USA Publishing.
Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Tuesday that as part of the “next phase of Kodansha’s English-language publishing program,” the company’s Vertical brand has changed its name to Kodansha Books on social media, and Kodansha Comics has changed its name to Kodansha Manga.