Key features
Read most titles with emaqi premium
- One monthly subscription gives you unlimited access to the premium area of eligible titles, and most of the catalog is available this way
- No ads in the premium area, and your subscription works on every device you sign in to
- New subscribers start with a 1-week free trial
- Learn more in the emaqi premium guide
Discover with Dig
- Dig is a full-screen feed for discovering your next read. Scroll up and down to read further into a title, and swipe left and right to switch to another one
- It personalizes to your taste over time, and emaqi premium titles appear in it too
- Learn more in the Dig guide
Seamless reading experience
- Organize your favorite titles with the manga bookshelf feature
- Pick up where you left off across all your devices
- Read comfortably on your smartphone anytime, anywhere
A large, officially licensed catalog
- One of America’s top officially licensed Japanese manga collections
- Legitimate content through partnerships with major publishers like VIZ, Kodansha USA, Yen Press, and more
- Authentic works provided directly from Japan
Early access and special content
- Be the first to access titles exclusively released on emaqi
- Free one-shot works from MANGA Plus
- New titles added regularly
- First English translations of popular Japanese works
Diverse genres
- Find your ideal reads from a wide variety of choices:
- Action-packed adventures
- Heart-pounding romance stories
- Epic isekai fantasy series
- Thrilling mysteries
- Hidden BL/GL works
- Many other genres
Available regions
- Currently available only to customers in North America (United States and Canada)
- The app can’t be installed from outside North America
Age restrictions
- This service is available only to those 13 years of age and older
- Some works may have recommended age ratings. Please check before reading
How to use the app
Basic operations
- Home Screen: Check the latest recommended works and updates (see Finding your next read)
- Dig: Scroll to read previews and swipe to switch titles as you discover your next read (see the Dig guide)
- Library: Manage your saved titles and reading history (see Using your Library)
- Search: Find works by genre, title, and more (see Finding your next read)
- My Page: Manage your account settings, buy coins, and manage your subscription (see Managing your information)
Ways to read
With emaqi premium you can read most of the catalog, and a selection of titles is available with coins. Within a title, content is organized into up to three areas:- Premium area: Chapters and volumes included in emaqi premium, our monthly subscription. Subscribers read them freely
- Free area: Preview chapters that anyone can read for free
- Coin purchase area: Chapters and volumes bought with coins. On many titles, you can also unlock chapters for free by watching a short video ad, up to 3 chapters per title per day, no coins required, and each one stays available for 72 hours. See the Unlock with Ads guide for how it works
Accounts and coins
Account
- Sign up for free
- Save your reading history and favorites to the cloud
- Sync your data across all your devices
- For more details, see the account guide
Coins
- emaqi uses in-app coins to buy chapters and volumes
- Buy coins anytime and use them whenever you want to read
- For more details, see the coin guide
emaqi premium
- A monthly subscription that unlocks the premium area of eligible titles
- Includes unlimited access to premium-area content, no ads in the premium area, and a 1-week free trial for new subscribers
- Available in the emaqi app (iOS and Android) in the United States and Canada
- For more details, see the emaqi premium guide