| Viz Media | light novels, manga, novels | print, digital, simulpub, subscription | https://www.viz.com/ | | Shonen Jump simulpubs, Shonen Jump app; largest manga publisher in the market |
| Kodansha Comics | manga | print, digital | https://kodanshacomics.com/ | | Subsidiary of Kodansha Japan; "print" side of Kodansha; managed by Penguin Random House |
| Kodansha USA | manga, light novels, novels | print, digital | | | Subsidiary of Kodansha Japan; digital focus |
| Vertical, Inc. (Kodansha) | manga, light novels, novels | print, digital | http://www.vertical-inc.com/index.html | | Former imprint of Kodansha USA; used to be an independent publisher prior to merger with Kodansha USA |
| Yen Press | manga, light novels, novels | print, digital, simulpub | https://yenpress.com/ | | Partially owned by Kadokawa (one of the largest light novel publishers in Japan); used to have strong ties to Hachette, which used to have a larger owning stake |
| Seven Seas Entertainment | manga, light novels, novels | print, digital | https://sevenseasentertainment.com/ | | Independent publisher not owned by Japanese publishers; distributed by Penguin Random House |
| Cross Infinite World | light novels, manga | print, digital | http://crossinfworld.com/index.html | | Has shojo light novels; light novel focus and does some audiobooks; independent small publisher |
| Kaiten Books | manga | print, digital | https://www.kaitenbooks.com/ | https://twitter.com/kaitenbooks | Smaller manga publisher, not owned by a Japanese company |
| Mangamo | manga | digital, subscription | https://www.mangamo.com/ | | Has exclusive manga and other publishers' manga on their app |
| Udon Entertainment | manga | print, digital | https://store.udonentertainment.com/ | | Manga is not their main focus |
| Dark Horse Comics | manga | print, digital | https://www.darkhorse.com/ | | Mostly focused on English comics |
| Manga Planet/Futekiya | manga | digital, subscription | https://read.mangaplanet.com/ | | Manga Planet is the general manga platform and Futekiya is the BL side; Futekiya recently merged with Manga Planet but used to be its own subscription service |
| Bento Books Inc | novels | | https://bentobooks.com/ | | Likely defunct |
| Square Enix Manga & Books | manga, light novels | print, digital | https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us | https://twitter.com/SquareEnixBooks | Yes, that Square Enix; they're managed by Penguin Random House |
| Haikasoru | light novels, novels | print, digital | https://www.viz.com/haikasoru | https://twitter.com/haikasoru | Defunct; Viz's old novel imprint |
| Fakku | manga | print, digital | | | 18+ mature titles |
| Kuma | manga | print, digital | | | BL focus |
| Denpa | manga | print, digital | | | |
| Star Fruit Books | manga | print, digital | https://starfruitbooks.com/shop/ | https://twitter.com/starfruitbooks | Small, indie publisher |
| Glacier Bay Books | manga | print, digital | glacierbaybooks.com | twitter.com/glacierbaybooks | Small, indie publisher |
| SuBLime | manga | print, digital | https://www.sublimemanga.com/ | | BL imprint of Viz; has its own website |
| TokyoPop | manga | print, digital | https://www.tokyopop.com/ | | Went dormant following fall of the initial manga boom and came back; also has a separate German TokyoPop branch that is much bigger |
