Small publishers build their own distribution machine

Published: 2026-07-24T04:22:30.148Z

Five small publishers have launched the Independent Manga Alliance, a shared distribution and sales joint venture that gives them a collective alternative to going it alone, while AniList's current an

Five small publishers just built their own distribution machine. Manga Mavericks Books picked up Rin Kawano's Our Insignificant Justice for March 2027. The real story: they launched the Independent Manga Alliance, a joint venture with Mahjong Pros giving small publ Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-23/manga-mavericks-licenses-our-insignificant-justice-manga-launches-independent-manga-alliance-venture/.239895
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