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Compilation of commercials for manga apps and websites

In recent years, it’s become normal to read manga on smartphones.

Since many services let you read a few chapters for free every day, lots of people read manga on their phones regularly.

You often see commercials for these apps and sites on TV as well.

These manga app and site commercials often become talking points, sometimes featuring popular actors.

In this article, we’ll introduce a roundup of commercials for manga apps and websites that have aired so far!

Compilation of manga app and website commercials (1–10)

LINE Manga “I Demand an Approval for Remarriage” VersionRyo Yoshizawa

Ryo Yoshizawa sprinting full tilt through a lavish, opulent palace! LINE Manga TV commercial: “The Remarriage Request” edition

This commercial, featuring the manga The Remarried Empress serialized on LINE Manga, stars actor Ryo Yoshizawa.

When Yoshizawa touches the LINE Manga icon, he’s transported into a lavish palace world.

As he introduces what the story’s princess is like, he chases after her as she appears and disappears from various places.

The princess is voiced by voice actress Kotono Mitsuishi.

When the princess utters the key phrase that’s also the manga’s title, her world opens up and her life begins to unfold.

The grand visual beauty and intriguing introduction to the princess make you want to keep reading!

Manga Kingdom: “Get up to 80% back for a limited time”Alice Hirose, Naoki Inada (Einstein)

[CM] Manga Kingdom

In the Manga Kingdom commercial “Up to 80% Back Right Now,” Alice Hirose and Naoki Inada of the comedy duo Einstein appear.

As Hirose, unsure which site to use on her smartphone to read manga, hesitates, a pink villain resembling Shocker from Kamen Rider attacks.

Inada appears as the hero, Manga-Ōkoku-dar, and defeats the villain with a mysterious move called the “Up to 80% Back Kick,” which may or may not be powerful.

Hirose thanks Manga-Ōkoku-dar, and the spot ends with the two giving a thumbs-up.

BookLive ‘So many users—Kanna is thrilled’ versionKanna Hashimoto

BookLive commercial: 'So many users—Kanna is thrilled' (BookLive!)

Speaking of BookLive commercials, Kanna Hashimoto’s appearances are especially memorable.

In this ad, Hashimoto and Booklama show off a cute song and dance.

The voice of Booklama is performed by popular voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki.

The commercial really conveys the appeal of BookLive, where you can read many manga titles for free.

With Hashimoto’s adorable smile and Booklama’s charm, it’s a spot that’s simply fun to watch.

If you haven’t used it yet, this is a great chance to give it a try.

Compilation of Manga App and Website Commercials (11–20)

Renta! “Read This One” VersionRyuji Akiyama (Robert), Kotone Furukawa

Kotone Furukawa is smitten with the “mythical beast” Akiyama of Robert?! “I like you.” New TV commercial for Renta! — “Read This” edition

The Renta! commercial “Read This” features Ryuji Akiyama of Robert and Kotone Furukawa.

Furukawa visits her favorite manga artist, but the selection is so good that she can’t decide what to choose, and she starts to get a little annoyed at her own indecisiveness.

Then Akiyama appears in the form of a mythic creature like a centaur! He shows her a manga available on Renta! on his smartphone and coolly declares, “Read this, and stop second-guessing.” Smitten by Akiyama, Furukawa blurts out, “I like you.” Akiyama looks delighted, even wagging his tail.

It’s a fun commercial with a wonderfully quirky worldview.

Renta! “Centaur” VersionRyuji Akiyama (Robert), Ryunosuke Kamiki

Robert Akiyama becomes the wildly free “mythical beast, Rentaulos”! Unique banter with Ryunosuke Kamiki in Renta!’s new TV commercial, ‘Renta! Rentaulos’ edition

In Renta!’s commercial “Rentaur” featuring Ryuji Akiyama from Robert transformed not into a centaur but a “Rentaur,” and Ryunosuke Kamiki, Akiyama appears before Kamiki, who’s reading manga on his smartphone on a train.

He tells him, “I read the same manga, but you should read it on Renta! to get a good deal—make it work, man,” appealing to him.

He then performs a mysterious enka number to introduce Renta! It’s a chaotic scene, but it’s packed with a kind of meticulously crafted humor—like the horse-like Akiyama playing on “make it work” and the wordplay between “Renta!” and enka.

Just when it seems like the two are about to share a touching moment at the end, Akiyama makes sure to push the Renta! name to Kamiki one more time before it wraps up.

Renta! “I Want Energy” VersionRyuji Akiyama (Robert), Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki looks puzzled yet bright-faced by Robert Akiyama’s “Rentaurus”… New TV commercial for Renta! ‘Want Some Energy’ edition

In Renta!’s commercial “Need a Boost,” Ryûji Akiyama from Robert and Ryunosuke Kamiki appear as ‘Rentaurus,’ a play on a centaur.

Kamiki visits his favorite manga artist, tries to grab a manga but fails, and confides that he’s been messing up a lot lately.

Akiyama approaches holding a smartphone with Renta! open and coolly encourages him, saying, “An offhand line might just change your life.” Kamiki feels lighter after hearing this, when Akiyama adds, “Though I did get turned into a horse.” Kamiki replies with a wry smile, but as he’s left puzzled by Akiyama’s cryptic “Right?”, the commercial abruptly ends.

Renta! “Renta! Rental Check” VersionTsuyoshi Kusanagi, Ryunosuke Kamiki

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi turns into a wacky character with a smartphone for a torso! He squirms as Ryunosuke Kamiki playfully teases him in Renta!'s new commercial, 'Renta! Rental Check'.

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi of Atarashii Chizu and Ryunosuke Kamiki appear in Renta!’s commercial “Renta! Rental Check.” As Kamiki tries to search for the original manga of the movie he’s watching, Kusanagi bursts through the wall of the house—his torso transformed into a smartphone! To the familiar Renta! jingle, he sings, “If there’s a manga you want to read, do a rental check on Renta!” Taking his cue, Kamiki starts searching on the smartphone that is Kusanagi’s torso.

But since the phone is technically his body, Kusanagi gets ticklish every time Kamiki scrolls.

When they finally find the title he wants, Kusanagi looks relieved.

The commercial ends with the two of them singing Renta!’s promotional song together.