Celebrating the release of the new volume of “March Comes in Like a Lion”! All 17 volumes are completely free for five days starting today, Wednesday, September 24th, on “LINE Manga”!
LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd. Press release: September 24, 2025 To Members of the Press Celebrating the release of the new volume of “March Comes in Like a Lion”! All 17 volumes are available for free on “LINE Manga” for five days starting today, Wednesday, September 24th! LINE Digital Frontier Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masamine Takahashi) announced today that it will be launching the digital comic service “LINE Manga”https://manga.line.me/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/63705/420/63705-420-598f94a440324c28096f648923d6905d-750×460.png LINE Manga is holding a free campaign offering all episodes of “March Comes in Like a Lion” (Chica Umino/Hakusensha) from today, Wednesday, September 24th, through Sunday, September 28th. This work is a tender love story about 17-year-old professional shogi player, Rei Kiriyama, who carries a deep sense of loneliness, and how he gradually grows as a person after meeting the Kawamoto family. To celebrate the release of the long-awaited latest volume 18 of the manga on Monday, September 29th, this campaign will make all 17 volumes available completely free for five days only. In addition, the “March Comes in Like a Lion All Episodes Free Celebration! LINE Manga Gacha” will be held until Friday, September 26th, where you can win up to 10,000 yen worth of manga coins. By reading two eligible serialized works, you can spin the gacha once a day, and by sharing with X on the results screen, you can try again. You can participate every day during the period. In addition, the official LINE Manga X account will be holding a lottery campaign where you can win 5,000 yen worth of manga coins. You can enter the lottery by following the official LINE Manga X account and reposting the relevant post. Quote and repost with the hashtag “#MarchLionAllEpisodesFree” to increase your chances of winning. Whether you’re looking to recap the story ahead of the release of the latest volume or are a first-time reader, be sure to take this opportunity to enjoy “March Comes in Like a Lion” on LINE Manga. LINE Manga will continue to strengthen various initiatives with the aim of further developing and revitalizing the manga market. ■ “March Comes in Like a Lion” All Episodes Free Campaign Overview All episodes of “March Comes in Like a Lion” will be available for free on the “LINE Manga” app starting today, Wednesday, September 24th. Work URL: https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=S113741 Event period: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – Sunday, September 28, 2025, 11:59 PM ■ “March Comes in Like a Lion All Episodes Free Celebration! LINE Manga Gacha” Overview During the campaign period, you can spin the gacha once a day by reading two serialized works in the LINE Manga app. Additionally, you can share your results with an X on the results screen to try again. You can participate every day during the campaign period. Event Period: Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 0:30 AM – Friday, September 26, 2025, 11:59 PM *Start time is subject to change without notice. 1st Prize: 10,000 Manga Coins (Valid for 3 days) 2nd Prize: 100 time-saving items 3rd Prize: 50 time-saving items 4th Prize: 23 time-saving items ■ “LINE Manga” Official X Campaign Overview “LINE Manga” Official X Account ( Event period: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 to Sunday, September 28, 2025, 23:59
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/63705/420/63705-420-0398c0ccaf0779e75374ac987998e5a0-1024×1024.png About LINE Manga “LINE Manga” is a digital comic service that allows users to easily enjoy manga on their smartphones and tablets. With approximately 150 million monthly users globally (as of the end of June 2025), LINE Manga is available in the Japanese market as part of the “WEBTOON Worldwide Service,” a consortium of platform services that boasts the world’s largest scale. The service launched in Japan in 2013 and has continued to grow, currently ranking first in cumulative downloads of manga apps in Japan. The service also offers a wide selection of original, exclusive, and pre-release titles, garnering widespread support. LINE Manga also focuses on webtoons, a vertically scrolling, color digital comic format ideal for viewing on smart devices. *Total domestic manga app downloads (April 2013 – July 2024) / iOS & Google Play combined / Source: data.ai by Sensor Tower
