Publishing rights: manga, art books, translations

Publishing rights cover printed and digital books: translated manga, light novels, art books, and similar titles. These rights usually belong to the original Japanese publisher, not the anime production committee. If you want to publish, you typically deal directly with the publisher or its licensing representative.

Publishers such as Shueisha, Kodansha, and Kadokawa own or manage rights to the manga and novels they publish. When an overseas company wants to release a translated edition, it licenses translation and publication rights for a language and territory, usually paying an advance against royalties on the cover price or net receipts. The terms vary by publisher and title.

Things to understand before you ask:

Print and digital may be separate. Some deals cover both; others split them.
Language and territory both matter. Spanish rights for Spain are not the same as Spanish rights for Latin America.
Quality control is strict. Publishers often approve translations, lettering, covers, and even paper quality.
Anime art books may involve the committee, since they use anime artwork rather than manga art.

For a beginner, publishing is often a harder category to break into, because publishers tend to favor established partners with a track record.