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Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat Manga
1st English volume slated for June 2, 2026
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced on Thursday that it has licensed Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat manga. The company will release the first volume in English on June 2, 2026, and it plans to release four volumes per year. Urasawa (Pluto, 20th Century Boys) launched the manga in Kodansha's Morning magazine in October 2008. Urasawa dre...
Short Game: Mitsuru Adachi's High School Baseball Collection Manga Review
Mitsuru Adachi’s short and sweet baseball anthology is an absolute home run!
― While piecing together Slam Dunk's English publication history last year, I spoke with a few industry veterans about the challenges faced by sports titles in the North American market. One of those experienced pros was Ed Chavez, the publisher of Denpa. As we chatted about these sports-specific hurdles, Chavez and his team...
GlobalComix Platform Adds Kodansha Manga in English Including Special Issue of Young Magazine
500 volumes of Kodansha's library available now; additional 5,500 volumes will be added next week
― Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Thursday it has added more than 500 volumes of manga from Kodansha's library in English, available worldwide via à la carte purchase. The manga added includes: Attack on Titan
A Silent Voice
Blue Lock
Chihayafuru
Ghost in the Shell, Gho...
Call of the Night -Paradise Arc- Short Manga Ends
Manga launched on July 2
― The X/Twitter account of the editor for Kotoyama's Yofukashi no Uta -Rakuen-hen- (Call of the Night -Paradise Arc-) short manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga will end in next week's 39th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday on August 27. The magazine's official website confirms the announcement. The manga is a new short story for Kotoyama's Call of the Night (Y...
Delicious in Dungeon, Ryoko Kui Exhibition Comes to New York This Fall
Exhibition from October 10-26 features reproduced artwork, rough concept sketches, photo spots
― Kadokawa World Entertainment announced on Thursday that the official "Ryoko Kui Exhibition" and "Delicious in Dungeon Exhibition" will be held in New York City from October 10-26. The exhibition debuted in Tokyo last year and toured Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka, and is ongoing in Kumamoto. The exhibition will fe...
Lupin III: Neighbor World Princess Isekai Manga Enters Final Arc
Lupin III spinoff launched in August 2021
― This year's 38th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine reported on Thursday that Yōsuke Saeki and Keyaki Uchi-uchi's Lupin III: Neighbor World Princess spinoff manga is entering its final arc in the current chapter. The manga is an isekai summoning story spinoff of the Lupin III franchise. The manga launched in Weekly Shonen Champion on Au...
Hotel Inhumans Manga Ends With 12th Volume
Volume ships on September 19
― Shogakukan is listing the 12th compiled book volume of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga as the final volume, and it is scheduled to ship on September 19. Tajima revealed earlier this year in May that the manga is nearing its ending, and it will end while the manga's television anime is airing. The anime premiered on July 6. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs....
Daisuke Miyata's Rugby Rumble Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga launched in September 2023
― Manga author Daisuke Miyata announced on August 15 that their Rugby Rumble (Saikyō no Uta) manga will end in three chapters. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digitally and describes the story:
The Japan under-15 rugby team—nicknamed the Perfect Squad—shattered the power balance of high school rugby after sweeping the world cup. With so ma...
Outbride: Beauty & the Beasts' Tohko Tsukinaga Launches New Manga
Usagi wa Kemono no Hara no Soko de Shiawase na Yume o Miru manga launches on September 5
― This year's 18th issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine revealed on Wednesday that Tohko Tsukinaga will launch a new manga titled Usagi wa Kemono no Hara no Soko de Shiawase na Yume o Miru (The Rabbit Has a Happy Dream Inside the Beast's Belly) in the magazine's next issue on September 5. The manga will ha...
Manga Up! Global Adds Have a Great Trip After the End Credits Manga in English
Series originally launched in 2022
― Manga Up! Global added Rikitake's Have a Great Trip After the End Credits (Endroll no Ato ni wa Saikō no Tabi o) manga on Wednesday. Manga Up! describes its story:
Aino the Hero and Iro the Mage.
After defeating the Demon King, the two women embark on a journey around the world to fulfill a promise they made long ago. This is their story after the end credits roll...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Reveals Cover, Preview Pages for Isekai Metaller Manga
Kasuga Dragon's comedy action manga will launch in English on October 14
― Titan Manga revealed to ANN on Wednesday the cover and several preview pages for the English release of Kasuga Dragon's (Kasuga Ryo) Isekai Metaller manga. IMG isekai-metaller-p141.jpg
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Tearmoon Empire Manga Ends 1st Part
Volume 10 shipped on August 15
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Mizu Morino announced on X (formerly Twitter) on July 16 that the manga adaptation of Nozomu Mochitsuki's Tearmoon Empire light novel series ended its first part with the 46th chapter and the 10th volume, which shipped on Friday. Morino assured fans that the manga would still continue. To Books published the first volume of Mizu Morino's manga adaptation in January 2...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Reveals Preview Pages for 3 Minute Bodyguard Yoko-chan Manga
Susano Hara, Shino Sakamoto's manga launches in English on January 6
― Titan Manga revealed to ANN the cover and several preview pages for the English release of author Susano Hara and artist Shino Sakamoto's 3 Minute Bodyguard Yoko-chan (3-pun Yōjinbō Yoko-chan) manga on Tuesday. IMG yoko-chan-12-lhs.jpg Image courtesy of Titan Manga
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Kimi no Nemureru Kaii no Kōsha Manga Ends Soon
Manga adaptation of Nanoka no Yoru o Nukedashite launched in October 2023
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's Gangan Online platform announced on Monday that Fumi Itō's Kimi no Nemureru Kaii no Kōsha manga adaptation of Takuma Sakurai's Nanoka no Yoru o Nukedashite light novel will end soon. Itō launched the manga adaptation on Square Enix's Gangan Online platform in October...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Reveals Cover, Preview Pages for Stray Manga
Ryu Kamio, Yu Nakahara's manga launches in English on December 2
― Titan Manga revealed to ANN on Monday the cover and several preview pages for writer Ryu Kamio and artist Yu Nakahara's Stray manga's English release. IMG stray-034-35.jpg
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'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Manga Starts 'Countdown to Climax'
Manga launched in October 2020, inspired TV anime in January 2025, with 2nd season coming
― The 12th compiled book volume of Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling In Love With You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda) manga revealed on August 12 that the manga has begun the "countdown" to its climax. The volume also revealed that the manga has 1.7 million copies in circulation. Kodansha USA Publishing is releas...
Shonen Jump+ Celebrates 10th Anniversary with 1-Shot Summer Festival
Authors include Takopi's Original Sin artist, Aharen-san is Indecipherable artist, others
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform announced on Monday it will launch a summer festival series of special one-shots from manga artists such as Taizan 5 and Asato Mizu every day from August 18-28. The event is part of the platform's 10th anniversary celebrations. Manga Plus will release all the one-shots in Engli...
Makoto Sanda's Majo Suiri Gothic Mystery Novels Get Manga
Yū Mitsuki launches manga adaptation of mystery series by Rental Magica, Lord El-Melloi author
― Yū Mitsuki launched a manga adaptation of Makoto Sanda's Majo Suiri (Witch's Deduction) novels on Kadokawa's Kadocomi manga website last Friday. The gothic mystery novels center on Kunori Orizue, a beautiful and mysterious girl who calls herself a "witch," when all manner of mysterious and questionable in...
Saiki K. Creator Overhears Women Talking About His Manga at Bookstore
Shuichi Aso was happy folks still recall his work — till he realized why they were talking about it
― The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. creator Shuichi Aso recounted on August 3 a chance encounter (sort of) he had at a bookstore. Aso said he overheard two women exclaim, “Oh! The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.” while he was at the undisclosed store. Aso noted he felt happy people were still reading his se...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Ranks #4 on NYT August Bestseller List
― The 26th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #4 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early August. The manga on this month's list include: #4 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 26
#12 — Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run hardcover volume 2
#14 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 25
#15 — Eiichiro...
Tower Dungeon Volume 1 Manga Review
Nihei’s eye for composition shapes many scenes with bizarre yet effective angles that truly conjure an air of terrifying verticality.
― I can only imagine that Tsutomu Nihei recently got into roguelike fantasy RPGs, and that must have inspired his latest manga, which is in many ways quite different from his usual work. Best known in the west for Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, his manga tends to be fu...
Jump TOON Reveals 5 New Manga Series, Kaiju No. 8 Manga's Full-Color Vertical-Scrolling Version
Ko Hiratori, Nora Kohigashi, Manimani Ononata launch new manga; Kaiju No. 8 full-color, vertical-scrolling version launches on September 1
― This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday five new manga series that will launch on Shueisha's vertical-scrolling manga service Jump TOON in August and September. The magazine also revealed that Jump TOON will publish th...
'Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?' Creator Soborou Launches New Manga
Jukebox debuts on August 23
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday Soborou will launch a new series titled Jukebox on the platform on August 23. BookWalker Global is partnering with Kodansha USA Publishing to exclusively release Soborou's Why the hell are you here, Teacher!? (Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?) manga digitally in English. Soborou launched the erotic...
Jujutsu Kaisen Tops Bookscan's July Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
17 manga rank in list including JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, The Summer Hikaru Died, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Gachiakuta, Blue Lock, more
― The 26th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for July. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 26
#2 — Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Biz...
Yen Press Licenses A Long & Short Love Story, Dungeons That Surely Slaughter Adventurers, More Manga
Also: Moscow 2160 novel, Keyaki Shopping District's Sakura Bathhouse, The Idol's Escape manga
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed nine manga and one light novel series for release in February 2026. The company's Ize Press label also revealed the print release of A-jin, DOYOSAY, and Lemon Frog's Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story webtoon in February 2026. The new licenses include: T...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 10-16
Looking For The Full Moon, Vampire Hunter D anime; Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe, The Demon King is Way Too Overprotective! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox BDPlease Media Blasters US$39.99 August 12 Looking For The Full Moon BDCite AnimEigo US$59.95 August 12 Vampire Hunter D BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$29.98 A...
Glacier Bay Books Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Its Fall Manga Releases
Campaign includes True Blue Never Fades, Universe from the Balcony, The Cursed Body, Box Garden Beetle, Baku Chan titles
― Glacier Bay Books launched on Tuesday a Kickstarter campaign for its previously announced manga titles including Yumi Tada's True Blue Never Fades (True Blue wa Kesshite Iroasenai), Konomi Oumi's Universe from the Balcony (Veranda kara Uchū), Tokushige Kawakatsu's The Cursed Body...
Kanae Nakanishi, Tsukasa Furokawa's The God of Time Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga launched on May 22
― The 14th chapter of Kanae Nakanishi and Tsukasa Furokawa's The God of Time (Jikan no Kami-sama) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in two chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end on August 28. The manga's first volume will ship on September 4, and the second and final volume will ship on October 3. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the mang...
K Manga Adds The Fledgling Demon Lord's Starter Shop Manga in English
Series debuted in October 2021
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Monday that it has added Makoto Morishita's The Fledgling Demon Lord's Starter Shop (Sudachi no Maōjō) manga in English. The company describes the story: After the hero defeated the demon lord, the world is finally at peace... leaving the young Villager of Beginnerville in a bind! Without a demon lord to defeat, people have no n...
No Longer Allowed In Another World Manga Goes on Hiatus, to Enter Last Arc Upon Return on October 29
Manga's hiatus started in June
― Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits website announced on June 25 that Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu's No Longer Allowed In Another World (Isekai Shikkaku) manga is going on hiatus for three months, and will return on October 29 with the start of the manga's final arc. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: A second life...
Harvey Awards Nominate The Summer Hikaru Died, Wind Breaker, Tokyo These Days, More Manga
Also: Witch Hat Atelier, The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All
― The Harvey Awards, which honors outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the nominees for this year's awards on Tuesday. The nominees for the Best Manga category are: The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai (Yen Press) The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren (Yen Press, pictured right) ...
Kamuya Ride Manga Ends in 13th Volume
Manga set in fantasy version of ancient Japan launched in January 2018
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The September issue of Leed Publishing's Comic Ran Twins magazine announced on Tuesday that Masato Hisa's Kamuya Ride manga will end in the 13th compiled book volume on September 20. The series moved to Leed Publishing's Comic Border manga website with its 59th chapter in September 2024. The manga is set in a fictionalized fant...
Ryōsuke Asakura's The Last 9 Days of Anastasia Manga Ends in September
Manga by Val x Love author launched in February 2024
― The September issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed on Tuesday that Ryōsuke Asakura's Anastacia no Ikita 9-kakan (The Last 9 Days of Anastasia) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on September 12. The manga is set in a fantasy world where the Church of Light and the Church of Darkness have waged an unending thousa...
I Wanna Be Your Girl Volume 1 Manga Review
This is a nuanced story that deftly explores what it means to become an ally while diving into the teenage trans experience.
― Over the years, I've seen imprints come and go—most often because they were founded on half-cocked ideas that just didn't have the opportunity to fully form. With the release of Ink Pop's first manga title, Umi Takase's I Wanna Be Your Girl, I believe this brand-new imprint h...
You're My Cutie!! Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga's 11th volume release this fall also delayed
― The official website of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine announced on Monday that Nakaba Harufuji's You're My Cutie!! (Kawaii Nante Kiitenai!!) manga will go on hiatus due to production reasons. Additionally, the manga's 11th compiled book volume scheduled for release this fall will also be delayed. The magazine will announce the manga's return ...
Maki Enjōji's Zenbu Hatsukoi no Sei da Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Series debuted in March 2024
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The September issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine announced on Friday that Maki Enjōji's Zenbu Hatsukoi no Sei da manga will end in two chapters. The manga centers on Urara, a thirty-something woman who would rather skip all the romantic niceties and go straight to marriage. One day, she is proposed to by a college student, without expecting to be in a relations...
Midori Obiya's Chigau Miyahara Omae Janai! Manga Ends
Series debuted in November 2022
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Shueisha's Tonari no Jump web platform published the final chapter of Midori Obiya and artist Tsumuri Fujitaka's Chigau Miyahara Omae Janai! (No Miyahara, It's Not You!) manga on Friday. The fifth and final compiled book volume will ship in October. The manga centers on Arima, a boy who has a crush on a girl named Yukihira. But every time he tries to make a move to ...
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess' Manga Ends
Series debuted in April 2019
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Robinson Haruhara and Hirakei's 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Hime-sama, "Gōmon" no Jikan Desu) manga announced on Monday that the series will end with its next chapter on August 19. Haruhara (Senyū.) launched the manga on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service in Japan in April 2019. The manga's 17th compiled book volume shi...
Busa-men Gachi-Fighter SSS Sequel Manga Listed to End With 2nd Volume in October
Sequel of Uglymug, Epicfighter manga adaptation launched in December 2024
― Amazon is listing the second compiled book volume of Osamu Kozuki's Busa-men Gachi-Fighter SSS manga as the final volume, which will ship on October 24. Busa-men Gachi-Fighter SSS (with SSS standing for Sugoi Side Story) is a sequel to Kozuki's manga adaptation of Ryō Hiromatsu's Busamen Gachi Fighter novel. The sequel manga ...
Manga Creators est em, Sayaka Mogi Both Launch New Manga
est em draws manga adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day
― Hayakawa Publishing's Hayacomic website revealed on July 29 that est em and Sayaka Mogi will launch two different manga on the website. The site did not reveal when the manga will launch. est em will draw a manga adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning novel The Remains of the Day (titled Hi no Nagori in Japanese). The or...
Teppeki Honeymoon Volume 1 Manga Review
Sakae and Ena's relationship walks a very fine line in this book.
― Meca Tanaka is no stranger to shoujo manga – she debuted in 1998 and has been consistently creating manga ever since. Teppeki Honeymoon is the latest of her works to be translated into English; Viz released both Meteor Prince and The Young Master's Revenge, Tokyopop translated Pearl Pink back during the publisher's first incarnation,...
Manga Mavericks Releases Fishgod, Ballet Hero Fantasy Manga
Chlona's Fishgod releases digitally in January 2026, in print in May 2026; Takafumi Adachi's Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan's Adventure Feat. Steven McRae releases in February 2026
― Manga Mavericks announced at Otakon 2025 on Sunday that it will release Chlona's Fishgod manga and Takafumi Adachi's Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan's Adventure Feat. Steven McRae in English in 2026. The first volume of both books ar...
Tail of the Moon's Rinko Ueda Launches New Manga
Sakura to Ageha debuts on September 5
― The September issue of Akita Publishing's Monthly Princess magazine announced on Wednesday Tail of the Moon manga creator Rinko Ueda will launch a new series titled Sakura to Ageha (Sakura and the Swallow Butterfly) in the October issue on September 5. 新作の予告が出ました。9月5日発売、月刊プリンセス10月号から「桜と揚羽」の新連載が始まります。源平タイムスリップもので、平家の御曹司、平維盛がヒーローです。「リョウ」とは全く違う世界線の平安時代が舞台で、「リョウ」を知...
Last Gasp Licenses Suehiro Maruo's The Caterpillar Manga
2009 manga based on Rampo Edogawa's 1929 short story gets English release next year
― ICv2 reported on Friday that Last Gasp Publishing has licensed Suehiro Maruo's (Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show, The Strange Tale of Panorama Island) manga adaptation of Rampo Edogawa's The Caterpillar (Imo-mushi) story for release in English in hardcover and paperback in 2026. Rampo Edogawa wrote the story in 1929....
Kazuya Minekura Plans to End Wild Adapter Manga in 8th Volume
Series launched in Chara magazine in 2000
― Kazuya Minekura announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday she is working steadily to make the eighth volume of her Wild Adapter manga the final volume. She added she is a "Stone Age person" who still even now draws storyboards on paper. 『WILD ADAPTER』最新話、「一迅プラス」にて本日より期間限定で無料公開中です。何卒よろしくお願いいたします（7巻の続きの49話から読めます）。8巻を最終巻とする目標で地道に頑張りたいです。未だにネームですらアナログな石器時代の人間...
Azuki Adds Alternative[Self Liner Note], Bonds, 2 More Manga
Company also adds Zigoku's Foreman, Treime to catalog
― Azuki announced at its panel at Otakon 2025 on Saturday that it has added four manga. The company has a new partnership with Manga Mavericks Books, and added three titles from the publisher: Title: ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE]
Creator: Chiaki Yagura
Summary: “The good die young.” There's a whole movement of entertainers who by 27 years old had l...
Daiju Yanauchi's One For All Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
High school rugby manga launched in 2023
― The 60th chapter of Daiju Yanauchi's One For All manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in two chapters. The manga centers on Arashi, a first year high school student who got into high school on a rugby scholarship. Calling himself "the man who brings the storm," he finds himself in a high school rugby team composed of peculiar players, aiming to...
Tsukasa Hazumi Launches With U Manga
Manga centers on boy stumbling into supernatural phenomena, secret organization that eliminates them
― Manga creator Tsukasa Hazumi launched the With U ~Katawara ni Kasuka ni Hisomu Mono~ (With U ~Something Lurks Faintly Nearby~) manga on Mag Garden's Magcomi website on Friday, with the first two chapters already available. The "occult horror" manga's story begins when Susumu Sakane is attacked by a ...
Berserk Manga Has 70 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide, Including 9 Million in English
Manga has 30 million foreign edition copies, including 8 million in French, 5 million in Italian
― This year's 16th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on Friday that the Berserk manga has 70 million copies in circulation (not sold) worldwide. The magazine also broke down the circulation numbers by language. The manga has 9 million copies in circulation in English, 8 million copies i...
ODD TAXI Writer Kazuya Konomoto Launches New Manga on August 21
Ryō Yamasaki draws art for new Kami Kill manga
― The combined 36th and 37th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that writer Kazuya Konomoto and artist Ryō Yamasaki will launch a new manga titled Kami Kill (a play on "kami kiru," which is how "cut hair" would be said in Japanese) in the magazine's next issue on August 21. The magazine teases that the manga centers on two broth...
Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Mone Sorai launched manga in 2019
― The 48th chapter of Mone Sorai's Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide (Bokura no Chikyū no Arukikata) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with its next chapter. Tokyopop is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a dea...
Gamon Sakurai's The Pool Manga Ends
Series launched in January 2024
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The September issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine published the final chapter of Gamon Sakurai's The Pool manga on Thursday. The military science-fiction story follows a space squad and the chief who leads the group, as well as the terrifying creatures they encounter. Sakurai launched the series in January 2024. Sakurai ended his Ajin - Demi-Human manga in ...
Alternative [Self Liner Note] Manga Review
For those of you who love 90’s alt rock, this one-shot manga might prove to be your cup of (pennyroyal) tea.
― This one-shot manga fell into my lap because, well, of course it would. I love guitars, I love anime and manga about guitar players. And when you've got 90's grunge music thrown into the mix, you've got the most obvious pick in the world. Manga creator Chiaka Yagura's Alternative [Self Liner...
Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord's Yodokawa Launches New Manga
Neko ni Hakuchō, Hotaru ni Koban manga launches on August 8
― The staff of Kadokawa's Kadocomi website announced on Monday that Yodokawa will launch a new manga on the website titled Neko ni Hakuchō, Hotaru ni Koban (Cats and Swans, Fireflies and Gold Coins) on Friday. Yodokawa teased that the new series may be a yuri story. Yodokawa ended the Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord (Maitsuki Niwatsuk...
Coolmic Website Adds 12 New Manga from WWWave Comics in English
Wed to the Dead: Bound by a Ghost Marriage, Drawn to Love; A Secret Affair With My Husband; Tall Girls Like Piggyback Rides Too!; more exclusively available on website for 6 months
― WWWave Corporation's Coolmic website announced on Thursday that it will exclusively release 12 new manga titles from WWWave Comics in English, this month. The following titles will be exclusively available on the Coolmic...
Lodoss: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Artist Masato Natsumoto Launches New Manga
Suzumebachi suspense manga starts on August 18
― This year's 17th issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Bull magazine announced that Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight artist Masato Natsumoto will launch a new series titled Suzumebachi (Hornet) in the next issue on August 18. The "nonstop suspense" story follows a disillusioned high school student whose life gets turned upside down a...
Gō Ikeyamada Launches New Manga on August 20
Makeheroine desu ga Kekkonshimasu launches on August 20
― This year's 17th issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine announced on Tuesday that Gō Ikeyamada will launch a new manga titled Makeheroine desu ga Kekkonshimasu ~Kono Naka ni Watashi no Otto ga Iru!?~ (I'm a Losing Heroine, but I'll Get Married Anyway: Is My Husband Among You!?) in the next issue on August 20. The series follows recently heart...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 3-9
Wolf Children anime; Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia, Don't Hold Back, Lord Hades manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun Premium BD Box Set Please Sentai Filmworks US$199.98 August 5 RE-KAN! Complete Collection BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 August 5 Wolf Children BDAnimeNewsNetwork Shout! Factory US$2...
Welzard, Katsutoshi Murase Launch New Karada Sagashi Manga
Karada Sagashi THE LAST NIGHT manga adaptation of upcoming live-action sequel film launched on July 1
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website started serializing the Karada Sagashi THE LAST NIGHT manga, the adaptation of the live-action horror film of the same title, on July 1. Previous Karada Sagashi manga series artist Katsutoshi Murase is again drawing the new manga, Welzard is credited for the or...
New Duel Masters GT -Gear of the Twin heart- Manga Launches
Manga follows twin children of Dragon Ruler Glenmalt
― The official X/Twitter account for Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic magazine announced on Tuesday a new Duel Masters manga titled Duel Masters GT -Gear of the Twin heart- by Hiroki Kikuzuma and Daisuke Kawasaki. The manga launched on Wednesday. The manga follows the in-game Dragon Saga card lore of Grassa and Turret, the twin children of Dragon...
Anashin's How I Met My Soulmate Manga Moves from Dessert Magazine to Palcy App
Manga moves to app this October
― The official X/Twitter account for Kodansha's Dessert magazine revealed on Monday that Anashin's How I Met My Soulmate (Unmei no Hito ni Deau Hanashi) manga will move from Dessert to pixiv's "Palcy" manga app this October. Anashin debuted the manga in Kodansha's Dessert magazine on April 2021. Kodansha published the manga's seventh compiled book volume on June 13. Ko...
Dinosaur Sanctuary Manga Creator Itaru Kinoshita Wants to Show a Different Side of the Prehistoric
How does a triceratops sit? What are dinosaurs like as they enter old age? Itaru Kinoshita spoke with ANN about his passion for prehistory and how he's bringing dinosaurs to life.
― After a rousing panel with special appearances by “real” dinosaurs, Dinosaur Sanctuary manga creator Itaru Kinoshita sat down with ANN to speak more on his journey as a manga artist, why he chose to humanize dinosaurs, an...
Yatterman Villainess Doronjo's Isekai Manga Ends
Doronjo-sama wa Tenseishitemo Akuyaku Reijō no Mama datta launched in January 2024
― Publisher Mag Garden's web manga site MAGKAN posted the final chapter of Doronjo-sama wa Tenseishitemo Akuyaku Reijō no Mama datta (Doronjo Remained a Villainess Even After Reincarnation), Shin Kaduki's series centering on Yatterman villainess Doronjo, on Friday. Kaduki drew an illustration to celebrate the end of th...
Barefoot Gen TV Documentary Turned Into Film Opening in November
Hadaashi no Gen wa Mada Okotteiru follows people bringing Barefoot Gen to the world
― The BS12 TwellV satellite channel announced on Wednesday that it is producing a film version of its 2024 documentary Hadaashi no Gen no Netsudendō ~Genbaku Manga o Tsutaeru Hitobito~ that will open at Tokyo's Pole Pole Higashinakano Theater, Hiroshima's Salon Cinema, and other theaters in November. The film is title...
Isekai Ryūji: Shikō to Kyomu no Buzz Recipe Tabi Manga About YouTuber Chef Ryūji Ends
Manga by writer Rintarō Hamaguchi, artist Hishiwo Miyazawa launched in August 2024
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE service published for advance reading the final chapter of Rintarō Hamaguchi and Hishiwo Miyazawa's Isekai Ryūji: Shikō to Kyomu no Buzz Recipe Tabi, the isekai manga based on popular Japanese chef and YouTuber Ryūji, on Sunday. Manga ONE will publish the manga's final chapter on August 17. The...
Jin Mocoyama Launches New Manga
Hatsukoi Geinin begins serialization on August 8
― Shogakukan's MangaOne platform announced a new manga by Jin Mocoyama titled Hatsukoi Geinin (First Love Comedian) based on the story by Takeshi Nakazawa (Kimoiman). The series will launch on the platform on August 8. The story follows the love story between a failing comedian with no experience in love and the mysterious Ichikawa. Mocoyama launched t...
Ya Boy Kongming!'s Yuto Yotsuba, Assassins Pride's Yoshie Katō Launch New Manga
Manga centers on shy girl in modern Tokyo slowly encroached on by fantasy world elements
― Manga creator Yuto Yotsuba and Yoshie Katō launched a new manga titled Tōkyō Kinoko ~Sekai Ranking 1-i no Komyuryoku Saijaku JK~ (Tokyo Kinoko ~The High School Girl Ranked #1 in Weakest Social Skills World Leaderboard~) in Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website last Friday. The manga is set in the modern world...
Viz Media Adds Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze Manga as Simulpub
AI localization company Orange Inc.'s emaqi e-bookstore service also releases manga in English
― Viz Media added Aya Hirakawa's Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze (Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi) romantic comedy manga last Tuesday. The company is adding chapters as they launch in Japan. AI localization company Orange Inc.'s emaqi e-bookstore service is also releasing the manga in English...
A Celebration of 25 Years: An Interview with Manga Creators PEACH-PIT
From Rozen Maiden to Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker, PEACH-PIT has captivated manga readers for decades.
― Celebrating twenty-five years together, the manga artist duo behind PEACH-PIT made their long-awaited return to Anime Expo 2025 after a decade away. In addition to their anniversary, Anime News Network had the well-timed opportunity to speak to them after ANN's first interview with them twenty years a...
Akane-banashi Rakugo Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026 by Studio ZEXCS
Anna Nagase, Takuya Eguchi, Rie Takahashi star in anime
― TV Asahi announced on Monday that writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will air in 2026 on TV Asahi's "IMAnimation" programming block. Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko) is directing the anime at ZEXCS. Yu Harima (episode director for...
Phantom of the Idol Manga Ends With 10th Volume Next Year
Manga launched in 2017, inspired 2022 TV anime
― The ninth compiled book volume of Hijiki Isoflavone's Phantom of the Idol (Kami Kuzu Idol) manga revealed on July 31 that the manga will end in its 10th volume, which will ship in 2026. Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Yuuya, one half of the boy pop duo ZINGS, may be the laziest performer in the Japanese music...
Kindergarten Wars -LUKE- Spinoff Manga Ends, Kindergarten Wars Main Manga Returns
Shueisha released latest chapter of Kindergarten Wars main story on June 19
― Yu Chiba ended the Yōchien Wars -LUKE- (Kindergarten WARS -LUKE-) spinoff manga of Chiba's Kindergarten Wars (Yōchien Wars) series on July 30. The main Kindergarten Wars manga will return on August 14. Shueisha last published a new chapter of the main story of Kindergarten Wars on June 19, and published a side story on June...
Sublime Manga Releases Forest of the Rabbits, Bride of the Shark Clan in English
Satomichi's Bride of the Shark Clan, Enjo's Forest of the Rabbits slated for next summer
― Sublime Manga announced on Saturday that it will release Satomichi's Bride of the Shark Clan (Samezoku e no Sasagemono) manga on June 9, 2026 and Enjo's Forest of the Rabbits (Usagi no Mori) manga on July 14, 2026. Satomichi launched Bride of the Shark Clan in Takeshobo's moment magazine in 2021. Takeshobo ship...
Kadokawa Releases Defying Expectations with Gravity Magic to Be Unparalleled, More Manga in English
Other new August releases include: Don't Mind Me, I'm Just a Black Widow x 3; The Fight and Flight of the Sickly Villainess; more
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that it will release the following new manga in English in August: Title: Defying Expectations with Gravity Magic to Be Unparalleled (Noroma Mahō to Yobareta Mahōtsukai wa Jūryoku Mahō de Musō suru)
Creator(s): Erika Kanbara (art), Kazuki Ich...
Publisher AlphaPolis Acquires Anime Studio White Fox
Tsukimichi, GATE publisher to make Re:Zero, Arifureta anime studio a wholly owned subsidiary
― Japanese publishing company AlphaPolis announced on Thursday that it will acquire the anime studio WHITE FOX, and will make WHITE FOX a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition date is set for September 30. AlphaPolis stated in the announcement it is aiming to diversify its business into animation, merchand...
Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga Takes 1-Month Break
Manga resumed serialization last month after 1+ year hiatus
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Friday that Nobuhiro Watsuki and his novelist wife/story collaborator Kaoru Kurosaki's Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc (Rurouni Kenshin, Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Hokkaidō-hen) manga will take a one-month break and will not have a new chapter in the Septembe...
Kadokawa Launches English Simulpub of The Villainess Is a Boy! Manga
Manga by The Rising of the Shield Hero novels' illustrator Seira Minami launched on July 26
― Kadokawa started the English simulpub release of writer Noa Nekoyashiki and artist Seira Minami's (The Rising of the Shield Hero light novel's illustrator) The Villainess is a Boy! (Akuyaku Reijō, Ore) manga on the BookWalker Global site on July 26. Kadokawa describes the story:
He was an ordinary working gu...
Futaroh Yamada's Kunoichi Ninpōchō Novel Gets Manga
Atsushi Mizushima launches manga on August 27
― The September issue of Leed Publishing's Comic Ran magazine revealed on Monday that Futaroh Yamada's Kunoichi Ninpōchō novel is inspiring a manga adaptation by Atsushi Mizushima that will launch in the magazine's next issue on August 27. The novel centers on five female ninja, each carrying a child of Toyotomi Hideyori. On the order of Toyotomi clan vas...
Seven Seas Licenses Everything for Demon King Evelogia, Laughter in the Sunshine, 2 More Titles
Also licensed: Marriage to the Wolf: The Tale of an Inter-species Union, Remnant: Beastmen Omegaverse
― Seven Seas Announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Laughter in the Sunshine manga
Creator(s): Fuuki Maru
Release Date: May 2026 (BL label)
Summary: Taiyo Kiriyama knew he wasn't allowed to have pets in his apartment. But when he comes across an abandoned cat, he can't help but try to ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 27-August 2
Chainsaw Man, Plus-Sized Elf anime; Super String: Marco Polo's Travel to the Multiverse, Cat + Crazy manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chainsaw Man Season 1 Limited Edition BDPlease Viz Media US$79.99 July 29 DearS BDCite Discotek US$39.95 July 29 Plus-Sized Elf BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 July 29 Osomatsu-kun SDBDPlease Discotek US$49.95 July 29...
Hanai Warugi's Uchi no Ko wa Mahō Shōjo ni Naranai Manga Ends
Manga about young man with magical girl older sister launched in August 2023
― The September issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine published the final chapter of Hanai Warugi and Anno Nanakamado's Uchi no Ko wa Mahō Shōjo ni Naranai (My sister will not become a magical girl.) manga on Wednesday. The manga's story centers on Akuto and his magical girl older sister Shiny, who fights a myste...
Sun Takeda's Guardian Manga Ends on August 29
Superhuman hero action manga launched in March 2024
― The September issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine announced on Wednesday that Sun Takeda's Guardian manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 29. The action manga is set in a world where humans who have partially or fully mutated bodies called "superhumans" appear. One of these superhumans is Kanata Arakawa, nicknamed "Ro...
Pokémon Collaborates With Shonen Jump on August 4
Collaboration covers include One Piece's Luffy with Pikachu
― Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that it will collaborate with the massively popular multimedia franchise Pokémon for the combined 36th and 37th issue, which ships on August 4. The Shonen Jump Editorial Team previewed the three Weekly Shonen Jump and Pokémon collaboration illustrations, which include One Piece's L...
Tomato Soup's Disloyal Retainer Smbat Manga Goes on Hiatus Until April 2026
Manga about Smbat II Orbelian of Georgia launched in August 2023
― The September issue of Shinshokan's Wings magazine announced on Monday that Tomato Soup's Kanshin Smbat (Disloyal Retainer Smbat) manga will go on hiatus and will return in the June 2026 issue of the magazine in April 2026. The manga centers on the historical figure of Smbat II of the House of Orbelian. The Orbelian dynasty rules the ...
Manga Up! Global Adds The Spirits I Saved Adore Me in This Life Too Manga in English
Momijitanuki's manga adaptation of Ezogingitune's light novel series launched in May 2024
― Manga Up! Global added Momijitanuki's manga adaptation of Ezogingitune's The Spirits I Saved Adore Me in This Life Too (Tensei Youjo wa Zense de Tasuketa Seirei-tachi ni Natsukareru) light novel series with illustrations by keepout on Wednesday. Manga Up! describes its story:
Born to an archduke, Luria's noble...
GALS! Creator Mihona Fujii Launches New Short Manga on August 28
The Conditions of a Lady romantic comedy manga launches in Cocohana
― The September issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine revealed on Monday that Mihona Fujii will launch a new manga titled Shukujo no Jōken (The Conditions of a Lady) in the magazine's next issue on August 28. The manga is listed as a short series, and Fujii's X/Twitter account noted that the manga is a romantic comedy. ✨🌷お知らせ🌷✨ココハナ10...
K Manga Adds Tomoko Ninomiya's Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box Manga in English
Nodame Cantabile creator debuted Nanatsu-ya in November 2013
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Tuesday that it has added Tomoko Ninomiya's Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box (Nanatsuya Shinobu no Hōsekibako) manga in English. The company describes the story: Shinobu, a second-year in high school, is part of the family that runs Kurata-ya, a storied pawn shop based in a breezy central Tok...
Mangamo Announces New Manga Licenses from Amazia, Webcomics from Snap Studio
Training Plan of the Strongest Brave Hero's Apprentice, Magic on Deathrow, more
― Mangamo announced during Anime Expo earlier this month that it has licensed the following manga from Amazia: Training Plan of the Strongest Brave Hero's Apprentice (Imu Suhara [story] and Uejin [art], pictured right)
Magic on Deathrow by Toru Mudo (story) and Shun Aoi (art)
Can Darkness Step into the Spotlight? ── From...
World Trigger Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
Manga slated to return on September 4
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Monday that the manga will take a one-issue break due to the author's poor health, and will not publish a new chapter in the upcoming issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on August 4. The manga is scheduled to return in the magazine's October issue, which will shi...
Fate/Grand Order Mobile Game's 'Tokugawa Restoration Labyrinth, Ooku' Limited-Time Event Gets Manga Adaptation
Character designer for event's servant Kama ReDrop to draw manga adaptation
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kadokawa's Comptiq magazine and Type-Moon Comic Ace free manga website revealed on Monday that the "Tokugawa Restoration Labyrinth, Ooku" (Tokugawa Kaiten Meikyū Ōku) limited-time event in the Fate/Grand Order mobile game will get a manga adaptation by character designer ReDrop....
Kanae Nakanishi, Tsukasa Furokawa's The God of Time Manga to End in 2nd Volume
Manga launched on May 22; 1st volume ships on September 4, 2nd volume on October 3
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump website is listing Kanae Nakanishi and Tsukasa Furokawa's The God of Time (Jikan no Kami-sama) manga to end in two compiled book volumes. Shueisha will publish the manga's first volume on September 4, and the second volume on October 3. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in Engli...
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Manga Ends
Manga adaptation launched in 2022
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Shōnen Ace magazine published the final chapter of Atsu Benino's manga adaptation of VTuber Natsume Kurusu's A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans light novel series on Saturday. The fourth and final compiled book volume ships on September 26. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: Rei Hitoma is ...
On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance Manga Enters Hiatus
Kanazawa launched manga on Twitter in April 2023
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shinnosuke Kanazawa announced on Friday that the On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance manga will enter a long period of hiatus due to schedule changes. The announcement noted Kanazawa may still release illustrations or updates to the Gojū Nen-Go no Rōjin Home (Nursing Homes in 50 Years) series during this per...
Dragon Bugyō Manga Ends
Series debuted in June 2024
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Shogakukan's Sunday Webry platform published the final chapter of Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Mogi Yomogi's Dragon Bugyō (Dragon Magistrate) manga on Saturday. The story follows Kiryu Uemon, who has become homeless after his father disowned him. Despite the feud, he is called home and charged with an order from the 8th shogun to deliver something from Nagasaki to Edo. Nanatsu...
Pink & Habanero Manga Ends in 14th Volume
Final volume scheduled for November
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The digital release of the 13th volume of Mika Satonaka's Pink & Habanero (Pink to Habanero) manga revealed on Sunday that the series will end in the next volume in November. The physical edition of volume 13 will ship on August 25. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: “I want a boyfriend too!” When Mai, who has no experience talkin...
Arata Miyatsuki, Kentarō Satō's Bokura no Natsu ga Saketeiku Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Remote island suspense horror manga launched in 2023
― This year's 15th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine announced on Friday that Arata Miyatsuki (Impossibility Defense) and Kentarō Satō's (Magical Girl Site) Bokura no Natsu ga Saketeiku (Summer's gonna tear us apart) manga will end in two chapters. The remote island suspense horror manga is set in Itsuki's hometown at Sengetsu island. Its...
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