

I know the Japanese version can be found at [MediaFactory's official site
(Japanese)](http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/comic-alive/index.php), but I did
not see any reference to an English version.

Is _Monthly Comic Alive_ also available in English?


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Is "Monthly Comic Alive" manga magazine available in English?


You can buy the Japanese version of Monthly Comic Alive from JList (e.g.
[here](https://jlist.com/aap474) is the April 2015 issue) or Tokyo Otaku Mode
(e.g. [here](https://otakumode.com/shop/560a30bbf481efcf51411fa4/Monthly-
Comic-Alive-December-2015) is the December 2015 issue). JList used to also
sell subscriptions to some of the manga magazines. If you live in a large city
you might also have a Japanese bookstore somewhere (e.g.
[Kinokuniya](http://www.kinokuniya.com/us/index.php/fho003)) that sells the
magazine in Japanese.

To my knowledge, there is no English release for Comic Alive; this [list of
manga magazines published outside
Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manga_magazines#Published_outside_Japan)
has no entry for it. Manga are almost always published in English as
tankoubon, outside of Shounen Jump and [Yen
Plus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yen_Plus). Nowadays some sites, like
Crunchyroll, simulpublish individual chapters as they come out.

Here's what I would do: figure out which specific few series in Comic Alive
you are interested in following. Chances are you don't care about every last
series ever published in this magazine, so identify the ones you do care
about. Figure out if they have an English language release (Wikipedia and
Anime News Network are pretty good for this, but if you're stumped you can
post another question here asking about it.)

If there is an English release, it will probably be tankoubon volumes, or
maybe simulpub if you're lucky. If you absolutely must follow your chosen
series chapter by chapter, every month, and it's not simulpublished, then find
scanlations for it. Then either buy the magazine in Japanese, or buy the
tankoubon volumes in English when they come out. If you really don't want the
books, you can probably donate them to a public library. (Apparently [public
libraries will even stock Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou
nowadays](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-
show/2016-02-07/.98430).)

I know it's not a great solution if you were looking to follow more than two
or three series, especially if you don't care about the retouched art and
better quality paper in the tankoubon. But unless you read Japanese it's about
all you can do. Most likely, simulpub will become more popular as more of the
Japanese magazines move online, but for now this is what we're stuck with.


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