Japanese Manga onboard all JAL Dreamliner flights

Manga fans, the day you've all been waiting for is here!

No longer will you need to buy your fix of manga comics at the newstand before boarding your next JAL flight. They're now available onboard for your entertainment! Japan Airlines will offer its passengers a whole new type of in-flight entertainment to celebrate its new fleet of Boeing 787s. As soon as you're in the air, you'll be able to access 30 different Manga comics from your seatback entertainment system.

Now you can enjoy a little slice of Japanese pop culture as you take off from your holiday in Japan or are just arriving there. Japan Airlines has teamed up with Shogakukan Inc to bring you manga comics for the first time. For now the comics are only available in Japanese but English translations are on the way. 

When can you expect to find mango e-readers onboard? As of March 2012. This service will only be available on Japan Airlines Dreamliner 787 flights which will arrive in February and be in service from Tokyo Narita Airport to New Delhi and Moscow as well as from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Beijing.

If you don't know what manga is, get with the program! This Japanese comic has spread itself far and wide and is a huge part of Japanese tourism. Foreigns from around the world flock to Japan for holidays to visit the nation's manga stores to pick up the latest releases and buy collector items. 

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