KODANSHA

Terms of Use

KODANSHA MANGA ACADEMY (the "Site") is operated by Kodansha Ltd. (the "Company", "we", "us", or "our") in accordance with the following terms and conditions. In these Terms of Use, the entity using the Site is referred to as the “User” or “You.” By using the Site, You are deemed to have read, understood and accepted the following terms and conditions (these “Terms of Use”).

1. Use of the Site

  1. The Site may be used only by those who comply with these Terms of Use and applicable laws and regulations. The Company reserves the right to suspend a User’s access to the Site if, in its sole discretion, it determines that such User has violated these Terms of Use.
  2. The Company reserves the right to change, suspend, or terminate these Terms of Use, as well as the contents of the Site, at any time without prior notice to users.

2. Description of the Site

  1. The Site is our official guide site where aspiring manga creators from around the world can learn the path to become professional manga creators with Company. The Site is available free of charge.
  2. The Site provides Contents(as defined in Article 3.2) including methods for becoming a manga creator with Company, messages from world-renowned creators, success stories of overseas creators, Company's creator support systems, and information about upcoming manga awards.

3. Copyright

  1. All copyrights, trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights and other property rights related to the Site belong to the Company.
  2. All copyrights, trademarks, and all other intellectual property and proprietary rights related to the books listed on the Site, including their titles, text, graphics, images, and other related information (collectively, the “Contents”) belong to the Company or to third parties who have legitimate rights.
  3. Users shall not copy or reproduce any of the Contents. You may not allow the Contents to be viewed by an unspecified number of people for commercial purposes, nor may you transfer, reproduce, lend, or publicly transmit the Contents, or allow a third party to do so.
  4. Legal action may be taken for infringement of copyrights and other rights.

4. Prohibited Matters

  1. Duplicating, publishing, publicizing, transferring, publicly transmitting, modifying, or otherwise using the Site or the Contents beyond the scope permitted by copyright law.
  2. Use of automated means (information gathering bots, robots, spiders, scrapers, etc.) to access the Site.
  3. Acts that infringe or may infringe on the copyrights, registered trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of the Company or any other right holder with legitimate rights.
  4. Unauthorized access to the Company's communication facilities, computers, other equipment, or software, or any act that interferes or may interfere with the use or operation of such facilities.
  5. Use, display, mirror, frame or enclose any portion of the Site or any materials, the name of the Company and the Site, any Company trademark, logo or content, any page or the layout and design of any form contained on any page without the express written consent of the Company. Use of framing techniques to enclose.
  6. Send or upload viruses or other malicious code.
  7. Modify or create derivative works of our source code, decompile or otherwise manipulate it.
  8. The act of using the Site by impersonating a third party (including disguising your IP address.)
  9. Use the Contents for training or whatsoever of generative artificial intelligence (the "Generative AI")or develop a Generative AI using the Contents.
  10. In addition to the above, acts that violate laws and ordinances, acts that promote or encourage violations of these Terms of Use, acts that interfere with the operation of the Site, acts that damage the Company's reputation or infringe on the Company's property, acts that cause disadvantage to the Company, and any other acts that the Company deems inappropriate in light of the purpose of using the Site.

5. Disclaimers

  1. The Company does not guarantee the operation of the Site to the User, and assumes no responsibility whatsoever.
  2. The Company assumes no responsibility for the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or legality of the information provided by the Site.
  3. The Company does not guarantee that the Site or the Contents do not infringe on the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties.
  4. The Company shall not be liable for any loss caused by natural disasters or other force majeure (including, but not limited to, line congestion, line failure, and server down)

6. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.

7. Exclusive jurisdiction

The Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive court of first instance for any and all disputes related to the use of the Site and these Terms of Use.

Supplementary Provisions
Established and effective as of October 14, 2025