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The Yakuza's Bias Manga Artist Teki Yatsuda Announces New Series
Myther debuts February 18
― The Yakuza's Bias manga artist Teki Yatsuda announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday a new series Myther that will launch on Kodansha's web publication Getsu Maga Kichi (Monthly Magazine Base) on February 18. 新連載『Myther(ミザー)』という漫画を月マガ基地さんで連載させていただくことになりました！第一話は2月18日公開です。一話なのに81pあります…長丁場となりますが何卒お付き合い頂けますと幸いです🪞 pic.twitter.com/KI5iNZ9Qo5— 八田てき (@yatsuda_tk) January 18, 20...
18th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles
Yama Wayama's Onna no Sono no Hoshi manga nominated for 4th time
― The executive committee for the 18th Manga Taisho awards listed this year's 10 nominated works on Tuesday. (The official English name of the awards is the "Cartoon Grand Prize.") Manga Taisho 2025 Nominees Alice, Doko Made mo
Kiko Urino Onna no Sono no Hoshi (also nominated in 2021, 2022 and 2023) Yama Wayama Cosmos Ryūhei Tamura Kono...
Island of Giant Insects Spinoff Manga Ends
Manga ended in August 2024, final volume shipped on Monday
― Akita Shoten published the eighth and final compiled book volume for Yasutaka Fujimi and Yōsuke Sazanami's Kyochū Sanmyaku (Mountain of Giant Insects) on Monday. The manga ended in the September 2024 issue of Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion web magazine in August 2024. The manga is a spinoff of Fujimi and Shu Hirose's The Island of G...
Asumiko Nakamura's Tales of the Kingdom Manga Heads Toward Final Arc
Series launched in April 2017
― The February issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine announced on Saturday that Asumiko Nakamura's Tales of the Kingdom (Ōkoku Monogatari) manga will enter its final arc in the next chapter. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: Purple-eyed Adarte, blue-eyed Adolte. One enveloped in light—the graceful son; and one shrouded in darkness—the ...
Kazuki Funatsu Ends Mabataki Yori Hayaku Manga on February 18
Fighting/martial arts manga launched in 2020
― The February issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on Saturday that Kazuki Funatsu's Mabataki Yori Hayaku (Faster Than the Blink of an Eye) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on February 18. The "fighting manga" centers on Himari Kohanai, a 15-year-old student who hates her clumsy and air-headed self. She wants to turn a new leaf in h...
Alice-san Chi no Iroribata Manga Gets New Manga Chapter to Commemorate Live-Action Adaptation
Live-action series premiered on January 7
― The February issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine published a special oneshot for Bunta Kinami's Alice-san Chi no Iroribata (Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House) manga on Saturday to celebrate the live-action series adaptation. ＼#アリスさんちの囲炉裏端 特別読切／実写ドラマ放送を記念した読切がウルトラジャンプ2月号に掲載中✨✨原作最終話の“その後”を描く、ここだけのオリジナル番外編🍚ドラマと一緒にぜひお楽しみください！🔽既刊試し読みはこちらhttps://t.co/ZV8...
Homura Kawamoto, Nadainishi's 1-Shot Story Starts Serialization on March 3
"Koroshi to Uso no Marriage" 1-shot story published in 2024; manga series temporarily titled Bōryoku Banzai
― This year's eighth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that writer Homura Kawamoto and artist Nadainishi will launch a new manga temporarily titled Bōryoku Banzai (Hooray for Violence) in the magazine's 14th issue on March 3. The manga is the serialization of Kawamoto...
RuriDragon Volume 1 Manga Review
In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.
― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing RuriDragon at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...
Endroll Back's Haruna Nakazato, Tōto Hasuo Launch Go Board Game Manga
Go to Go manga to launch in Weekly Young Magazine on January 27
― This year's eighth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine confirmed on Monday that story creator Tōto Hasuo and artist Haruna Nakazato will launch a new manga titled Go to Go (Rank and Go (board game)) in the magazine's next issue on January 27. The announcement teases the manga as a first for the magazine: a traditional go board ga...
Squid Girl Author Masahiro Anbe's New Akuma de Fukei! Manga to Launch on February 3
Romantic police comedy centers on cute demon
― This year's eighth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that Masahiro Anbe will launch a new manga titled Akuma de Fukei! (Demon Policewoman) in the magazine's 10th issue on February 3. The manga will be Anbe's first work in the magazine. Rakuten had listed the series last month with a first volume slated for June 6. The Rakuten l...
Katsuhisa Minami Launches 3rd Manga in The Fable Franchise Titled The Fable: The third secret in March
Series debuts in Weekly Young Magazine on March 17
― This year's eighth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that Katsuhisa Minami will launch a third part of his The Fable manga titled The Fable: The third secret in the magazine's 16th issue on March 17. Minami launched the original manga in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in November 2014, and ended the series in November 2...
Undead Unluck Manga Enters 'Climax' Next Week
Manga that launched in January 2020 inspired TV anime in 2023 with upcoming 1-hour special
― This year's eighth issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga will reach its "climax" in the ninth issue on January 27. Weekly Shonen Jump sometimes uses the word "climax" to indicate the final chapter of a manga, but it is not yet clear if t...
Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family Manga Ends
Series launched in August 2019, inspired TV anime last year with upcoming 2nd season in 2026
― This year's eighth issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter on Monday for Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga. The magazine had teased on January 4 that the manga would reach its climax in the next chapter. Shueisha will publi...
My Neighbor Seki's Takuma Morishige Launches New Manga
Ō ga Neko ni Natta fantasy comedy to launch on February 21
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Gentosha's Comic Boost manga website announced on Friday that Takuma Morishige will launch a new manga titled Ō ga Neko ni Natta (The King Turned Into a Cat) on the website on February 21. ◤㊗️comicブースト6周年‼️◢2/21（金）新連載！🐱✨――――――――――『王が猫になった』（森繁拓真）――――――――――『となりの関くん』の森繁拓真先生が、comicブースト初登場！！🎉一国の王様が、ある...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT January Bestseller List
Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early January. The 24th volume of Jujutsu Kaisen ranked at #6 and the first volume of Berserk Deluxe ranked at #11. The 107th volume of One Piece ranked at #8 in December's list. The first volume of Kagurabachi ranked at #9 in the same month. T...
Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey Manga Ends in February
Series launched in March 2018
― The March issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine announced on Saturday that Yuzuru Shimazaki's Ginga Tetsudo 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey) manga will end in the next issue on February 19. The manga retells the story of Leiji Matsumoto's original Galaxy Express 999 manga. The story of the anime and manga...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Gets Short Novella Bundled with 14th Volume
Mei Hachimoku pens 24-page story for manga volume shipping on March 18
― Shogakukan is listing that a special version of the 14th volume of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga will bundle a short 24-page novella titled "Sora ni Hana wo Sakaseru Mahō" (Magic to Make Flowers Bloom in the Sky) when the volume ships on March 18. Novelist Mei Hachimoku (...
WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga inspired TV anime in 2019, anime film in 2022
― The March issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine revealed on Saturday that Nanatsu Mukunoki's Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! manga will end in three chapters. The manga will end in the June issue, which releases on April 18. Mukunoki launched the manga in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine in 2016, and Ichijinsha released the 15th volum...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan December List
16 manga including Berserk, Dandadan, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball Super, Uzumaki, Kagurabachi, Chainsaw Man make list
― The 24th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for December. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 24
#2 — Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe...
Kore Kaite Shine, Burning Kabaddi, Puniru, Natsume Arata Win 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards
Other nominees included In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Kagurabachi, Kujō no Taizai, more
― The judging committee of the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards announced this year's winners on Friday. Each winning title will be honored with a bronze statuette and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$6,400). The winners are: Title: Kore Kaite Shine
Author(s): Minoru Toyoda
Serialized in Monthly Shonen Sunday (Shogakuk...
Webtoon Platform Piccoma Named Japan's Top Consumer-Spending App for 2024
LINE Manga was 3rd based on Data.ai's estimates
― According to mobile data analytics firm Data.ai, Japanese digital webcomic and web novel platform Piccoma was the app with the highest consumer spending in Japan for 2024. Data from the combined Android and iOS app markets, including games, showed that Piccoma generated an estimated US$497 million in consumer spending. Following Piccoma, the second h...
Nanateru's Alma-chan Wants to Have a Family! Manga Gets TV Anime
Comedy centers on girl superweapon, scientists who created her
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Nanateru's Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai (Alma-chan Wants to Have a Family!) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Nanateru drew an image to celebrate the announcement. Kadokawa also revealed the show's main staff. Yasuhiro Minami (episode director for several Gintama anime, Turn A Gundam) is...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Revenge Classroom Manga
Manga centers on middle school student bent on revenge against 28 classmates who bullied her
― AI localization company Orange Inc. added Karasu Yamazaki and Ryu Kaname's Revenge Classroom (Fukushū Kyōshitsu) manga to its "emaqi" e-bookstore service during the week of January 17. The company describes the manga:
Ayana Fujisawa, a third-year middle school student, has suffered relentless bullying at th...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Novels Gets New Spinoff Manga on February 7
Spinoff manga centers on Surena
― This year's third issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine announced on Friday that Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series is inspiring another spinoff manga titled Katainaka no Ossan, Ken...
Alice in Wonderland Novel Gets 1st Anime Film by P.A. Works
Dive in Wonderland offers modern take with Nanoka Hara, Maika Pugh on August 29
― Anime studio P.A. Works announced on Friday that it is producing Japan's first anime film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic children's novel Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland). Titled Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- (With Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-), i...
Galette Manga Magazine Volume 1 Review
This is not a one-for-one version of the original Japanese volume; it is an adapted edition for the English-reading audience.
― In the mid-2010s, the runs of two of the three existing quarterly yuri manga magazines, Pure Yuri Anthology Hirari published by Shinsokan and Tsubomi published by Hobunsha came to an end, leaving some yuri artists with unfinished series and no place to serialize them. Some o...
Digital Publishers No. 9, LINE Digital Frontier Forge Capital & Business Alliance
Companies aim for original manga IP production, overseas expansion
― Digital publishing company No. 9 announced on Thursday that it has entered a capital and business alliance with LINE Digital Frontier as of December 23, with the aim to strengthen the company's original manga IP production system and overseas expansion. With the capital and business alliance, No. 9 and LINE Digital Frontier will ope...
Metaphor: ReFantazio Manga Gets English Simulpub on MANGA Plus
Game's manga adaptation launches on January 21
― Shueisha's MANGA Plus service revealed on Thursday that it will simultaneously release in English Yōichi Amano's manga adaptation of Atlus and Studio Zero's Metaphor: ReFantazio game, starting on January 21. New English series!! Starts 1/21!(JST) Simultaneous release with Japan✨V Jump new manga!Don't miss it‼ pic.twitter.com/CJjE0LhdpJ— MANGA Plus by ...
I Shall Survive Using Potions! Spinoff Manga Ends in 2nd Volume
Spinoff manga about Kaoru's junior Hanano launched in January 2023
― Kodansha is listing the second compiled book volume of Sukima and FUNA's Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu! Hanano to Lotte no Futari Tabi spinoff manga as the story's finale. The volume will ship on February 7. The story centers on Hanano, Kaoru's junior in college. To meet her beloved senior, Hanano will reincarnate in another world an...
Seven Seas Licenses The Devil Princess Light Novels, 5 Manga
I'm the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire!, Wimpy Demon King and Tsundere Hero, more licensed
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Wimpy Demon King and Tsundere Hero
Creator(s): Haruo Natsuno
Release Date: November 2025, Seven Seas BL Label imprint
Summary: Prince Ike embarked on an epic quest with one goal: defeat the evil Demon King of Mano and free his kingdom ...
Miko Mitsuki Launches New Series in February
Battle action romance series Hana to Meoto -Taishо̄ Dekiai Otogi Zо̄shi- to launch on February 15
― The February 14 issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi X magazine announced on Wednesday that Miko Mitsuki will launch a new series Hana to Meoto -Taishо̄ Dekiai Otogi Zо̄shi- (Hana and Meoto - Taisho Doting Fairytale-) in the March 15 issue on February 15. The same issue featured a reprint of the original one...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 12-18
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Rurouni Kenshin anime; Beyblade X, Firefly Wedding manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Akiba Girls BDPlease Media Blasters US$29.99 January 14 Banished from the Hero's Party I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 14 Naruto Shippuden Set 5 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$...
Shadow the Hedgehog Manga to End in 2 Chapters
Yūki Imada launched series on September 13
― The February issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yūki Imada's Shadow the Hedgehog manga series will end in two more chapters. Imada launched the comic in Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics on September 13. Sega released the Sonic X Shadow Generations game on October 25 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox...
Ao Hatesaka's GALAXIAS Manga Moves to Magazine Pocket Service
Manga switches to semi-monthly schedule starting on February 5
― This year's seventh issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Ao Hatesaka's GALAXIAS manga will move to Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service, starting in its 19th chapter on February 5. The magazine stated that after some consultation with Hatesaka, it has been decided that the manga's quality is the priority,...
Komi Can't Communicate Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Series debuted in May 2016
― This year's seventh issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate (Comi-san wa Comyushō desu.) manga will end in two chapters. The manga entered its final arc on July 24. Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that's just the way he...
'Ippon' Again! Creator Yu Muraoka Launches New Fantasy Manga
Hōkago Fantasy manga about high school girl's double life as adventurer launches on February 6
― This year's sixth issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on Thursday that manga creator Yu Muraoka will launch a new manga titled Hōkago Fantasy (Afterschool Fantasy) in the 17th issue of Weekly Shōnen Champion's digital supplement magazine Champion Buzz on February 6. The "doub...
Manga Plus Adds Reiji Agasa's Sirens Won't Sing For You Manga
Series debuted simultaneously on Shonen Jump+
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Manga Plus platform announced on Monday that it has added Reiji Agasa's Sirens Won't Sing For You (Siren wa Kimi ni Utawanai) manga in English. The service describes the story: Kanoha Takanashi is a descendent of Sirens and is infatuated with her classmate, Kei Shibuya. Torn between her feelings a...
Sakurako Gokurakuin Ends Senban-sha Isekai Tsūshō-bu Manga in February
Sekirei creator's manga about modern school girl running trading firm with alternate world
― The February issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine announced on Friday that Sakurako Gokurakuin will end her Senban-sha Isekai Tsūshō-bu (Senbansha: Solomon-verse Trade Department) manga in the magazine's next issue on February 12. The alternate-world action fantasy follows Sakamoto, who heads...
Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi Manga Goes on Hiatus for Health Reasons
Creator Yuri Sonoda is hospitalized but assures fans it is not serious
― Manga creator Yuri Sonoda reported on Sunday that she is putting her Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga on hiatus. Sonoda explained that she has been feeling unwell recently, although she assured her fans that it is not a serious illness. She expects to be healthy again after several months, and during her hospitalization and...
Shonen Jump+ Reality Show Winner Naoki Fujita's Beat & Motion Manga Ends on January 25
Manga of MILLION TAG winner debuted in February 2023
― The 47th chapter of the MILLION TAG reality show winner Naoki Fujita's Beat & Motion manga revealed on Friday that the series will end with its next chapter on January 25. The manga launched on the Shonen Jump+ website and app in February 2023. Shueisha published the manga's fifth compiled book volume on October 4. Viz Media and MANGA Plus are bo...
The Anemone Feels the Heat Manga to End in 9th Volume
Yen Press releases volume 1 in March
― Ren Sakuragi reported in the creator's note in the eighth volume of The Anemone Feels the Heat (Anemone wa Netsu o Obiru) manga on Friday that the manga will end with its ninth volume. Yen Press licensed the manga and will release the first volume on March 25. Yen Press describes the manga: After failing to get into her desired high school, studious Nagisa is re...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds The Revenge Widow Manga
Kurosawa R debuted manga in April 2015
― AI localization company Orange Inc. added Kurosawa R's The Revenge Widow (Fukushū no Mibōjin) manga to its "emaqi" e-bookstore service during the week of January 10. The company describes the manga:
Revenge feels good - or at least, that's what Mitsu Suzuki, a talented contract engineer at an IT company, believes. In fact, Mitsu has infiltrated the company wit...
Momoko Kōda Ends My Special One Manga After 6-Year Run
"Big (surprising…) news" teased next month
― Momoko Kōda published the final chapter of her manga My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu) in the February issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine on Friday. In addition, the February issue teased that the next issue will "announce big (surprising…) news" for My Special One. Viz Media publishes the manga in English, and it describes the manga's story:
...
Laughing Under the Clouds' Kemuri Karakara Ends Sōen no Scavenger Manga This Spring
Karakara launched manga in December 2023 after ending MARS RED
― The third compiled book volume of Kemuri Karakara's Sōen no Scavenger (Scavenger of the Blue Flame) manga announced on Friday that the manga will end in its fourth volume this spring. The story follows the fate of humanity after a meteor has ravaged the land, as they now build their civilization upwards. A human girl, Nichika, lives in ...
Suzuka Oda's The Villainess Who Became a Nightingale Manga Canceled
Manga adaptation of Sato's light novels launched in 2021
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app announced on December 20 that Suzuka Oda's manga adaptation of Sato's The Villainess Who Became a Nightingale (Akuyaku Reijо̄ wa Yoru Tsugedori wo Mezasu) light novel series, will not resume serialization. The service's management staff explained that Oda has been preparing to resume the manga, but after several dis...
Miss Kuroitsu From the Monster Development Department Manga Listed to End With 10th Volume
10th volume slated for March 12 release
― Amazon is listing the 10th compiled book volume of Hiroaki Mizusaki's Miss Kuroitsu From the Monster Development Department (Kaijin Kaihatsubu no Kuroitsu-san) manga as the final one. The volume is slated for release on March 12. The manga centers on Kuroitsu, an assistant researcher in the superhuman research & development department of Agastya, a villainous...
Silent Witch Prequel Novels Get Manga
Prequel novels about Louis debuted in December 2023
― Azu Azuko launched a manga adaptation of author Matsuri Isora and artist Nanna Fujimi's Silent Witch -another- Kekkai no Majutsushi no Nariagari (Rise of the Barrier Mage, also known as Secrets of the Silent Witch -another-), a prequel to their Silent Witch (Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto) light novel series, on Kadokawa's Comic Wal...
Gamaran: Shura Manga Ends in 6 Chapters
Series entered "final battle" with 30th volume in March 2023
― The 305th chapter of Yōsuke Nakamaru's Gamaran: Shura manga revealed on Thursday that the series will end in six chapters. The series entered the "final battle" in its 30th compiled book volume last March. Kodansha USA Publishing publishes the series in English and describes the story: It's been two years since the infamous Unabara Tourna...
Itaru Bonnoki Preparing to Resume Serialization of The Vampire Dies in No Time Manga
Manga started hiatus in March 2023 due to creator's illness
― This year's sixth issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that Itaru Bonnoki is preparing to resume serialization of the The Vampire Dies in No Time manga. Creator Bonnoki revealed in October 2023 that following testing, he had been diagnosed with ossification of the ligamentum flavum, or OLF. OLF is th...
This Week in Anime - (Shonen) Jump Right In
Coop and Lucas browse the Shonen Jump app to sort out the good, the bad, and the Fujimoto-flavored.
― Coop and Lucas browse the Shonen Jump app to sort out the good, the bad, and the Fujimoto-flavored. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Chainsaw Man, Fire Punch, D...
Hiroshi Shimomoto's Smother Me Manga Ends on January 16
Manga about assassin, blind girl launched in October
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website and app service revealed on Thursday that Hiroshi Shimomoto's Smother Me manga will end in its next chapter on January 16. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digitally and describes the story:
In the oppressive city of Detroit, Akio is sold by his dad and becomes an assassin known as...
Wind Breaker Manga Gets Monthly Print Graphic Novel Releases in English Starting in July
Manga's 9th print volume launches in English on February 4
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Thursday that it will accelerate the publishing schedule for the physical releases of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga. Starting in July with the 10th volume, the manga's graphic novels will get monthly print releases. The publisher will release the manga's ninth volume in English in print on February 4. ...
Battle in 5 Seconds Manga Returns From Hiatus on Thursday
Manga went on hiatus in October
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app posted a new chapter of Miyakokasiwa's Battle in 5 Seconds (Deatte 5-byō de Battle) manga (a remake of Saizō Harawata's original series) on Thursday, signaling the manga's return from hiatus. The manga went on hiatus in October. Miyakokasiwa had noted health and personal issues since the start of 2024, and added that the series is approachi...
CLAMP Resumes xxxHOLiC: Rei Manga on April 21
Manga last regularly published chapters in March 2017
― Kodansha announced on Thursday that the manga creator circle CLAMP will resume their xxxHOLiC: Rei manga in this year's 21st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on April 21. xxxHOLiC: Rei is the latest manga in CLAMP's xxxHOLiC series, and it launched in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2013 after an initial delay. The series went on hi...
Seven Seas Licenses Virgin Knight Novels & Manga, 5 Other Titles
2nd Our Dining Table manga, The Demon King is Way Too Overprotective!, Afterglow, more licensed
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday:' Title: Our Dining Table: Seconds, Please!
Creator(s): Mita Ori
Release Date: October 2025, Seven Seas BL Label imprint
Summary: Yutaka and Minoru have gone from friends to lovers, and made a loving home for themselves and Tane-kun. As their relat...
Mizuki-senpai's Love Fortune-Telling Manga Ends
Series originally published as web series
― The 34th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal Zero magazine published the final chapter of Shirosawa's Mizuki-senpai's Love Fortune-Telling manga on Thursday. Comikey publishes the series in English and describes the story: High school second-year Sakagami Sojiro is late for school one day, when he is given a ride by a mysterious girl who looks like a third-...
Manga UP! Global Adds My Favorite VTuber Is Scary IRL, A Howl of the Heart Manga
Riyo Yorima, Ayato Miyoshi manga titles launch in English
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global released Riyo Yorima's My Favorite VTuber Is Scary IRL (Haitatsu-saki no Onee-san ga Kowa Sugiru) manga in English on January 2. The service also released Ayato Miyoshi's A Howl of the Heart (Sennen Kimatsu ni Hoeru Koi) manga in English on Thursday. Manga UP! describes My Favorite VTuber Is Scary IRL:
Starting...
ANN's Most-Read News and Interest Articles of 2024
These were the stories and events that shaped the anime community in 2024.
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2024 was a year for monsters, whether laying waste to the nearest metropolis or becoming a feast for dungeon crawlers. Anime News Network readers were hungry for new information about the King of Monsters; news articles focused on Godzilla ranked high as fans tracked Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Oscar-winner Godzilla...
Kentarō Satō's Immortality and Punishment Manga to End in 8th Volume (Updated)
Final volume slated for spring release
― The seventh compiled book volume of Kentarō Satō's Immortality and Punishment (Fushi to Batsu) manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga will end in its eighth volume, slated for this spring. Satō launched the manga in Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shōnen Champion magazine in November 2021. The manga centers on a certain young man who is hiding a dark secret. Holed...
Kekkaishi's Yellow Tanabe Puts Kai-hen Wizards Manga on Hiatus Until Spring
Manga launched on September 11
― This year's sixth issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Yellow Tanabe's Kai-hen Wizards (Kaihen no Mahōtsukai) manga will go on hiatus starting in the magazine's seventh issue on January 15, and is scheduled to return this spring. Tanabe launched the series in Weekly Shonen Sunday on September 11. Shogakukan will publish the m...
KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple's Shun Matsuena Launches New Manga on January 15
Sora e manga follows superhuman boy who rises from undergroundto
― This year's sixth issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Shun Matsuena will launch a new manga series titled Sora e (To the Skies) in the magazine's next issue on January 15. The manga's story centers on Hiiro, an "Overman" superhuman boy who lives in an underground world. He goes above ground ...
Aiko Koyama Ends Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san Manga in 2 Chapters
Manga launched in 2016
― This year's sixth issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Aiko Koyama is ending her Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san (Makanai in the Maiko Lodge) manga in two more chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end on January 22. The manga started its final arc in October 2024. The manga's story is set in Kyoto's "hanamachi" geisha quarte...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 5-11
Naruto, Dead Mount Death Play anime; Love on the Horizon, RuriDragon manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dead Mount Death Play Part 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 7 Naruto The Complete Series BDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$249.99 January 7 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A-DO Graphic Novel (GN) 6Please Kodansha USA US$13.99 ...
Kodansha USA Licenses Killing Line Manga
Satoshi Morie's manga launches digitally in English on January 28
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Tuesday that it will publish Satoshi Morie's Killing Line manga digitally in English starting on January 28. The company released a preview of the first chapter. The company describes the story:
Abandoned on her 18th birthday by her absent single father, Mako struggles to make ends meet. When her ...
MF Ghost Manga Ends in 6 Chapters
Shuuichi Shigeno's series enters climax of "final battle" on Friday
― Amazon's listing for this year's seventh issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine shows the magazine's cover, which reveals that Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga will end in six chapters. The magazine will ship on Friday. The series is entering the climax of its "final battle" in the same issue on Friday. The manga went on hiatus...
Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle Manga Resumes After 10 Months on Tuesday
Chapter 52 is 1st new one since March 2024
― Kodansha's Comic Days app published the 52nd chapter of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle (Gunnm: Kasei Senki) manga on Tuesday. It is the first new chapter since March 12, 2024. Kishiro had announced on his blog in January 2024 that he finished chapters 47 to 51 of the manga. Kodansha published those chapters from January to March of las...
Crunchyroll to Launch New Manga App Later This Year
App to offer manga in English in U.S., Canada, with plans to roll out in other languages
― Crunchyroll announced during Sony's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) press conference on Monday that it will launch a new manga app named Crunchyroll Manga later this year as a premium add-on to its subscription service. The app will launch first in English in the United States and Canada, but other language opt...
Ni-zuma's 'Disguised as a Butler, the Former Princess Evades the Prince's Love!' Manga Ends
Manga launched in 2020
― Hakusensha's Manga Park website published the final chapter of Ni-zuma's Disguised as a Butler, the Former Princess Evades the Prince's Love! (Ōji ni Dekiai Saretakunai node Moto Princess Desu ga Dansō Shitsuji ni Narimasu!) manga on Monday. Comikey publishes the manga in English digitally and describes the story:
At an academy for the young sons of nobles, women are forbidde...
Momo Sumomo's Bōkoku no Marguerite Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga about runaway princess of fallen country launched in June 2018
― The February issue of Akita Shoten's Princess magazine reported on Monday that Momo Sumomo's Bōkoku no Marguerite (Princess Marguerite of the Ruined Country) manga will end in two more chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in March. The manga entered its climax in November 2024. The manga centers on the titular Marg...
Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 Manga Enters Climax
Series debuted in May 2022
― The February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine reported on Monday that Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 manga is entering its climax. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story: Three ordinary schoolboys come into possession of a DVD that supposedly opens a gateway to a parallel universe, but when their backs are turned Pyontaro's little sister ...
Ankoku Delta Manga to End on January 13
Series debuted on Shonen Jump+ on March 11
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform reported in chapter 34 of Alpa's Ankoku Delta manga on Monday that the series will end with the next chapter on January 13. Manga Plus publishes the series digitally in English and describes the story:
In the otherworldly city of Delta, its grotesque residents sustain themselves by consuming human energy...! This gritty, a...
UniteUp! Idol Project's Manga Adaptation Ends
"Bonus" teased as anime season 2 premieres on January 11
― Gentosha's Comic Boost manga website published the 30th and final chapter of Yuyu Comi ~UniteUp! the comic~, Levin Aoi's manga adaptation of Sony Music's "next dimensional idol project" UniteUp, on Friday. However, Comic Boost's X (formerly Twitter) account teased a bonus one week later. Aoi launched the manga on Comic Boost in November 2023....
Yanagi Takakuchi's Drunk Bullet Manga Ends on January 12
Manga about ex-serviceman's quest for booze launched in June 2024
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website and app service posted the 24th chapter of Yanagi Takakuchi's Drunk Bullet manga on Sunday. The chapter confirmed that the series will end in its next chapter on January 12. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digitally and describes the story:
After surviving World War I...
Kouko Shirakawa's Raven of the Inner Palace Followup Novel Wuyi no Hana Gets Manga
Your Forma artist Yoshinori Kisaragi prepares manga
― The February issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine announced on Saturday that Your Forma artist Yoshinori Kisaragi will launch a manga adaptation of Kouko Shirakawa's Wuyi no Hana (Flowers of Wuyi) novel series in the magazine in 2025. The manga credits the novel series' illustrator Taku Haruno for the original character designs. The orig...
Roku Sakura Ends 'Koi Suru 2DK, Ayakashi Zensai Tsuki' Manga, Starts New 'April Showers Bring May Flowers' Series
'April Showers Bring May Flowers' returns after anime announcement
― The February issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine published the final chapter of Roku Sakura's Koi Suru 2DK, Ayakashi Zensai Tsuki (Romantic 2-Bedroom, Haunted by Dead Wife) manga on Saturday. The magazine also announced Sakura will launch a new April Showers Bring May Flowers "special edition" series in the April issue in...
TRUMP (Delico's Nursery) Prequel Manga Cocoon Enters Hiatus
Artist Hamaguri undergoes medical treatment
― The February issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine announced on Saturday that Hamaguri's TRUMP prequel manga series Cocoon is entering a hiatus as the artist receives treatment for an unspecified illness. The magazine and the manga's official X (formerly Twitter) accounts will announce when the series will resume as soon as the date is decided. H...
Manga of Soraru's Usotsuki Majo to Haiiro no Niji Novel to End
2 more chapters for adaptation of After the Rain singer's novel
― This year's third issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine reported on Saturday that the manga adaptation of singer Soraru's first novel Usotsuki Majo to Haiiro no Niji (The Liar Witch and the Gray Rainbow) novel will end in two chapters. The spinoff magazine The Hana to Yume Fantasy will publish the manga's next chapter on January...
MF Ghost Manga's 'Final Battle' Enters Climax on Friday
Manga's "final battle" started in June 2023
― This year's sixth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine reported on Monday that Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga will enter the climax of its "final battle" in the magazine's next issue on January 10. The manga went on hiatus in November 2022 due to Shigeno's poor health, but returned in February 2023. The manga went back on hiatus that April, then r...
Oshi no Ko's Mengo Yokoyari Draws Chainsaw Man Cast After Film Trailer's Release
It appears Denji gave Reze a bouquet of flowers
― Mengo Yokoyari, artist of the massively popular manga series Oshi no Ko, released fan art of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man on her X (formerly Twitter) account on December 22. The piece features main character Denji and supporting character Reze, with the latter holding a bouquet of flowers. Yokoyari stated in the caption, “I'm so looking forward to ...
Ranking of Kings Manga Returns From 21-Month Hiatus
Chapter 232 is 1st chapter posted since April 2023
― The Japanese manga service Manga Hack posted the 232nd chapter of Sōsuke Tōka's Ranking of Kings (Ōsama Ranking) manga on Tuesday. It is the manga's first new chapter since it went on hiatus in April 2023. Tōka has since posted a chapter every day, for a total of four new chapters as of Friday. The web manga centers around Bojji, a deaf, powerless ...
Mission Yozakura Family Manga Enters Climax
Volume 28 ships on February 4
― The combined 6th and 7th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Saturday that Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga is entering its "climax." Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine launched the series in August 2019, and Shueisha will publish the 28th compiled book volume on February 4. Viz Media has be...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 29-January 4
Dr. Stone: New World anime, Wanna Be My Dress-Up Lover? manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dr. Stone: New World Part 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.99 December 31 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest GN 13Please Seven Seas US$12.99 December 31 Am I Actually the Strongest? GN 8Cite...
Kouichi Ohnishi Announces New Series for 2025
Kouichi ended Seiten no Ordu: Tark Teikoku Kōkyū Hishi in December 2023
― Kouichi Ohnishi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday a new series will launch in 2025 set in the author's favorite period of medieval Europe. Ohnishi also shared a teaser image celebrating the new year. Ohnishi serialized the Dívčí Válka (Otome Sensō) series in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine from 2013 to 2019 and h...
Hiromasa Okujima to Launch Sequel to Itadaki! Nariagari Meshi Manga
Original series receives new digital release with new covers
― Hiromasa Okujima announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that he is in the planning stages for a new sequel series for the Itadaki! Nariagari Meshi (Receive! Rising to the Top [Through] Food) manga. The artist also revealed Shinchosa will release a new digital edition of the original series with new covers and illustrations. The origi...
Akiko Kawano's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Manga Ends, Restarts With New Title
2023 manga is "new chapter" of canceled The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior manga adaptation by Bunko Matsuura
― The February issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine published the final chapter of the "Val arc" of Akiko Kawano's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior To The Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min...
Kōta Kaedehara, Kenshiro Sakamoto Launch New Manga
Hametsu Flag Kaihi no Tame Yamaoku e Hikikomotteita Saikyō no Akuyaku wa, Tasuketa Heroine ni Yotte Omote Butai e Tatasareru manga launched on December 24
― The January 2025 issue of Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion launched Kōta Kaedehara and Kenshiro Sakamoto's Hametsu Flag Kaihi no Tame Yamaoku e Hikikomotteita Saikyō no Akuyaku wa, Tasuketa Heroine ni Yotte Omote Butai e Tatasareru (The Str...
Crescent Moon Marching Volumes 1-6 Manga Review
Crescent Moon Marching becomes a story of how young Mizuki understands what it means to be passionate about music and how crucial it is to improve yourself while understanding others.
― Originality is a tough thing to come by. The great Salvador Dali once said that those who imitate nothing produce nothing. Considering the infinite artists, musicians, writers, and other types of pen-wielders who have...
The Best Manga and Light Novels of 2024
Which manga and light novels kept you turning pages, chapter after chapter? If you haven't flipped through these titles yet, better late than never.
― Which manga and light novels kept you turning pages, chapter after chapter? Anime News Network's critics narrowed down their must-read lists to find the best series, both new and continuing, of the year. If you haven't flipped through these titles yet...
Our Fake Marriage Manga & Rosé Spinoff Manga Both End in 2025
Kiwi Tokina's Our Fake Marriage enters climax on February 1
― Manga creator Kiwi Tokina reported on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday that the Our Fake Marriage (Usokon) manga and the Our Fake Marriage: Rosé spinoff manga will both end this year. The 99th issue of Kodansha's Ane Friend digital manga magazine also announced on Wednesday that the Our Fake Marriage manga will enter its cli...
Kengan Ashura Manga Writer Yabako Sandrovich to Start New Series
Sandrovich confirms he is making a new manga
― The official YouTube channel of Shogakukan's Manga ONE app started streaming a video on December 27, and it teased a new series by manga creator Yabako Sandrovich. Note: The below video does not have English subtitles The video features the judging of the manga entries for Manga ONE's "Battle Comic Award" by Sandrovich. Starting at 4:19 in the video belo...
Clevatess Manga Enters Final Arc in 2025
Series launched in 2020 with anime premiering this year
― Yuji Iwahara reported on the LINE Manga app on Wednesday that the Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero) manga is entering its final arc this year. The series follows Alicia — who has aspired to be a brave hero since she was little — after she has been chose...
'Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro's' Nanashi Aims to Launch New Series in 2025
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro manga ended last July
― Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro creator Nanashi reported on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that they aim to launch a new series in 2025. Nanashi debuted the Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro manga on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website in November 2017, and ended the series last July. Kodansha shipped the 20th and final compiled volume in Au...
Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!? Manga Resumes This Spring Under New Title
Yuri band manga is now titled Kiss Yori mo Kimi no Neiro de Me ga Sameru
― Manga creator Yomogimochi announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on December 28 that their Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!? (Yuri ni Hasamaru Otoko wa Shineba Ii?!) manga will change its title to Kiss Yori mo Kimi no Neiro de Me ga Sameru (Your Timbre Brings Me to My Senses More Than a Kiss Would), and will resume it...
World Trigger Manga Takes 1-Month Break
Manga goes on hiatus for Daisuke Ashihara to work on next compiled volume
― The official X/Twitter account for Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Monday that the manga will take a break and will not publish a new chapter in the February 2025 issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine, which will ship on January 4. The hiatus will allow Ashihara to work on the next compiled volume for the ...
My Happy Marriage Manga Resumes After 8-Month Hiatus
Rito Kohsaka's adaptation of light novels went on hiatus in April
― Square Enix's Gangan Online website published on Monday a new chapter of Rito Kohsaka's manga adaptation of Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage light novel series. The new chapter signaled the manga's return from its hiatus after eight months. The manga went on hiatus in April for Kohsaka to work on the manga's com...
New Anne of Green Gables Anime Gets Manga Adaptation
Akane Hoshikubo draws January 5 series
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Kadokawa's B's-LOG COMIC magazine announced on Friday that the new television anime Anne Shirley, an adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables novel series, will itself get a manga adaptation by Akane Hoshikubo (Hōkago no Salome, Sonogao de Ai Sanaide). The manga begins in the magazine's volume 144 o...
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