Post by Mantra Inc.

It’s an incredible honor to announce that our educational manga app, Langaku, has been selected by Google as the Overall Winner in the Self-Improvement category of this year’s Google Play Best of 2025 Awards (Japan)! Langaku was recognized for its unique learning experience that “allows users to naturally build English skills while enjoying the fun of reading manga.” The service was praised for transforming learning from “effort” into “enjoyment.” Below is a comment from Head of Langaku, Takeshi Yamanaka: "We are deeply grateful to have been selected for the Google Play Best of 2025 – Self-Improvement Category. With the desire to deliver an experience where people can naturally improve their English simply by reading the manga they love, we have continued to develop and improve Langaku, so receiving this recognition is a tremendous honor for our entire team. This award would not have been possible without the support of Shueisha—who hosted ‘Manga Tech 2020,’ the origin of Langaku—the many authors who have graciously permitted us to feature their works, all of our partners, and of course, the users who love manga and enjoy Langaku every day. Moving forward, we will continue to value the voices of each and every user, and our team will keep striving to deliver an English-learning experience that helps people learn naturally while having fun."

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