Scanning international editions
Manga Vault has a unified catalog that includes manga published in eight languages, so most international editions just work — scan the barcode and we recognize it.
Languages currently supported
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Polish
- Spanish (Spain and Latin America)
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Japanese (original Japanese-language editions)
Each language edition has its own ISBN, so a French printing of One Piece and the English Viz edition are recognized as different items in your collection.
How does scanning know my language?
Each ISBN maps to a specific edition (publisher + language + format). When you scan, we look up the ISBN in our unified catalog and serve back the matching edition’s cover, title, and metadata in the original publication language.
You don’t need to set a language preference — the edition speaks for itself based on the ISBN.
Mixed-language collections
If you have a mix of Japanese, English, and French volumes, that’s totally fine. They show up alongside each other in your Library, each with the correct cover and title for that edition.
In your Library, you can:
- Search by title in either the original language or English.
- Filter by series (which works across all language editions of the same series, when we have them linked).
- Sort and group however you like.
My French/German/Italian/etc. volume isn’t found
A few possibilities:
- The edition exists but we don’t have it yet. Submit a request — see Requesting a manga.
- It’s a localization we don’t have catalog coverage for yet. We’re growing our international catalog continuously; the most-requested editions get added soonest.
- It’s a fanbook, art book, or novel adaptation. Those aren’t always cataloged as manga.
What about other languages?
If you have manga in a language we don’t currently support (e.g., Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian), let us know via support. We use feedback like this to prioritize new language coverage.
For now, you can still track these volumes as manual entries — a Library entry where you fill in title, author, and other details yourself.
Will a different language version of the same series count as a duplicate?
No. We treat them as separate volumes with their own ISBNs. If you own Berserk Vol. 1 in both English and Japanese, both show up — independently.
Help center languages
This Help Center is currently in English only. The app itself is also in English at launch — we’ll add localized app interfaces in future updates.