Azuki
Japanese comic subscription service
Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe is Netflix-style Japanese comic subscription service where users can subscribe for $4.99 a month to unlock access to all the manga on the service. Free users have access to select chapters with ads.
Active Founders
Adela Chang
Co-founder at KiraKira Media Inc., musician, and published webtoon writer. Prior to Azuki, I worked as senior mobile developer at companies such as Crunchyroll, Yelp, Medium, and Facebook. Graduated in 2014 from U.C. Berkeley with a B.A. in Computer Science and minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures (specifically Japanese and Korean).
Abbas Jaffery
I've worked across a variety of fields in my career including community management, quality assurance, backend engineering, product management, and now CEO of KiraKira Media. So I'm a bit of a jack of all trades which allows me to have a good understanding of how different types of systems work with each other and how to work in non-dev roles. In my personal life I'm a cat person with 2 of my own, a fan of anime/manga/film/games, non-alcoholic by choice, and like to go to comedy shows.
Evan Minto
Designer, web developer, accessibility nerd, manga expert, and anime hamburger aficionado. Heading up design, marketing, and content acquisition for Azuki. In my spare time I drive myself insane watching cartoons and podcast about it.
Krystyn Neisess
Co-founder and passionate Android developer for KiraKira Media Inc. I'm primarily responsible for anything and everything Android dev and social media; I also assist with design and marketing efforts. I'm very bubbly and excitable, but don't let that fool you! Beneath that is a highly ambitious and industrious spirit.
Ken Urata
Co-founder of KiraKira Media, Inc., working on Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe. My prior work experience include Software Engineer at Crunchyroll and Thumbtack, and English to Japanese translator (native level in both languages). On the side, I operate a bilingual manga analytics website.
