"Bessatsu(ๅฅๅ)" is a name you often see on Japanese manga magazines: Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, Bessatsu Friend, Bessatsu Margaret. The main magazine carries the serials, and the bessatsu comes bundled as a special companion book. This site borrows that structure as it is.
The magazine side is a free webzine on manga and anime. The bessatsu side is an original visual series, one new issue every week. You come for the articles and find this week's companion issue waiting.
The magazine: reading manga and anime
Introductions, reviews, themed picks, serialization and adaptation news, and occasional deep dives. Everything is free to read, no login required. Introduction articles link to where you can read each work.
The bessatsu: a weekly original visual series
Each issue ships as "Bessatsu vol.N" with a new concept and art style every time. The cover and the first page are free for everyone; the rest opens to subscribers. One subscription unlocks the entire back catalog, and while subscribed you are free to use every image. All issues are built only on original characters and original worlds. The subscription is a single $3/month plan.
FAQ
- What is Bessatsu?
- A site that publishes a manga and anime webzine together with a weekly original visual series. The name comes from the companion books bundled with Japanese manga magazines.
- What does the subscription include?
- One subscription unlocks every issue, including the back catalog. Magazine articles are always free without a subscription.
- How can I use the images?
- While subscribed, you are free to use every image in the issues. Each download comes with a usage license that states the period, so you can prove your right to use it at any time.
- Are the series fan works of existing titles?
- No. Every issue is built only on original characters and original worlds. Recreations of existing characters are never sold as paid content.