Manga Kotoba App

Stop studying lists, start living stories. Manga Kotoba turns authentic Japanese mangas into your personal language study session.

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Vocabulary on
every page

Every manga page comes with its full word list — Japanese text, furigana reading, English meaning, and JLPT level — so you always know what you're reading.

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Mark words
as known

Tap any word to mark it as known. It disappears from every future page across the whole library — your progress follows you everywhere.

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Personal Library

Save any manga series to your library and track its status — from "Want to read" through to "Completed". Your collection, your pace.

Deep Kanji Details

Tap any kanji to explore its on-yomi and kun-yomi readings, stroke order, and every vocabulary word it appears in — across your entire manga library.

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Vocabulary Progress

A live percentage ring on every manga tile shows exactly how much of its vocabulary you already know — a tangible measure of how far you've come.

Free to start

Volume 1 is always free

Browse every manga in the catalogue and read the first volume at no cost. When you're hooked, a single subscription unlocks all volumes across every series.

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Vol. 2
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Vol. 3
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Learn Japanese the way it's actually spoken

Textbooks teach formal Japanese. Manga teaches you how real people talk — slang, casual speech, onomatopoeia, and the cultural nuance that makes the language come alive.

An app with values

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Context-first learning

Words are learned inside real stories, not isolated flashcard lists. Context is what makes vocabulary stick permanently.

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JLPT-graded content

Every vocabulary entry is tagged with its JLPT level (N5–N1) so you always know whether a word is beginner material or exam-level advanced.

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No ads, ever

A simple subscription keeps the lights on. No ads, no dark patterns, no distractions — just you, the story, and the language.

Release Notes

Version 1.1.0

Subscription support via the App Store. Volume 1 of every manga remains free — subscribe to unlock the full catalogue. Apple App Store Server Notifications keep subscription status in sync in real time.

Version 1.0.0

Initial launch. Browse the manga catalogue, read page by page with inline vocabulary, mark words as known, track your progress ring, and build a personal reading library.