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BookWalker, Dwango, Kadokawa Connected to Merge With Dwango Becoming the Surviving Company
BookWalker e-book store to continue services with no changes
― Dwango announced on Friday that BookWalker Co., Ltd.; Dwango; and Kadokawa Connected will all merge, with Dwango becoming the surviving company, and BookWalker Co., Ltd. and Kadokawa Connected being dissolved. The merger will take place on April 1. BookWalker Co., Ltd. stated in its announcement that although the operating company of the ...
Tsubasa's Only I Know the World is Ending Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga adaptation of Shigeru Haijima's light novel series launched in 2022
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service revealed on Sunday that Tsubasa's Only I Know the World Is Ending (Kono Sekai ga Izure Horobu Koto o, Ore dake ga Shitteiru) manga, the adaptation of Shigeru Haijima's light novel series of the same title, will end in its next chapter. If there are no delays, the manga's final chapter will p...
Pandania's Neko Mukashi Banashi Manga Gets Web Anime
Comedy manga takes famous worldwide folktales, children's stories and reimagines if a cat appeared in them
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that Pandania's Neko Mukashi Banashi (Cat Folktales) four-panel manga is getting a web anime adaptation. The anime will be titled Ugoku! Neko Mukashi Banashi (Move! Cat Folktales). The cute comedy manga and anime take children's stories and folktales from all aroun...
Lunlun Yamamoto Ends Namidako-sama no Iu Toori Manga in Volume 3
Horror series by Swans in Space creator debuted in April 2021
― Kadokawa lists the third volume of Lunlun Yamamoto's Namidako-sama no Iu Toori manga as the final volume for the series. The volume will ship on March 14. The horror suspense manga is set in the early Showa period, and the story begins when a young girl is found dead in a creek in Tokyo. Sawatari, the police officer in charge of the inv...
Yumi Nakata Ends How to Discipline Shishunki-chan Manga in Volume 12
Series by My Wife is the Student Council President creator debuted in February 2019
― Yumi Nakata announced in the 11th volume of the Shishunki-chan no Shitsukekata (How to Discipline Shishunki-chan or How to Discipline an Adolescent) manga on Monday that the series will end in the 12th volume. The "adolescent romantic comedy" story follows Kōsuke, who enrolls in a specific high school to follow his...
Usogui's Toshio Sako Launches New Boxing Manga
Genikasuri debuts on Thursday
― This year's ninth issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Toshio Sako will launch the new manga series Genikasuri in the next issue on February 6. The "revenge and comeback" story promises to show those who dwell in the dark side of the boxing world, manipulating the fists and raking in the cash. Sako ended the Batuque manga in the Ton...
Dr. Stone's Boichi, World's End Harem's Kotaro Shono, More Launch Manga on Jump+ in February
Handsome Must Die manga creator Astra Ashima also launches new manga
― Shueisha revealed on Saturday a new slate of five manga that will debut on its Shonen Jump+ service in February, including a new manga by Boichi (Dr. Stone, Sun-Ken Rock, Origin). The manga is titled The Marshal King, and is billed as a "new Western." The manga will debut on February 7. Shueisha's Manga Plus service also announced...
J-Novel Club Reveals 4 Light Novels, 4 Manga Getting Print Releases This Summer
Gushing Over Magical Girls, Campfire Cooking in Another World, Isekai Tensei, Making Magic, more get print releases
― J-Novel Club announced on Friday that it will release four light novel series and four manga series in print starting this summer. The new print light novel series include: Title: Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Author(s): Ren Eguchi with illustrations by Masa R...
Narumi Kakinouchi, Toshiki Hirano Launch New Vampire Princess Miyu-Yui Manga
Miyu/Yui meet for 1st time in new manga in Vampire Princess Miyu franchise
― SB Creative's GA Bunko began publishing Vampire Princess Miyu-Yui (stylized as Vampire Princess Miyui), manga creator and animator Narumi Kakinouchi and anime director Toshiki Hirano's (birth name Toshihiro Hirano) new manga installment in the Vampire Princess Miyu franchise, on Friday. Kakinouchi is drawing the manga. Hiran...
ATRI: My Dear Moments Manga Ends With 5th Volume
Manga adaptation of visual novel launched in October 2022
― Kadokawa is listing the fifth compiled book volume of Jako's manga adaptation of Aniplex.exe's ATRI: My Dear Moments game as the final volume. The volume will ship on March 10. Jako launched the manga in Kadokawa's Comptiq magazine in October 2022. Aniplex.exe describes ATRI -My Dear Moments-: Ikaruga Natsuki, a boy who lost his mother and h...
Ryuta Amazume's Jofū Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga about sex industry aimed at women launched in December 2021
― This year's third issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on January 24 that Ryuta Amazume's Jofū manga will end in two chapters. The manga's next chapter will appear in the magazine's fifth issue on February 28. If there are no further delays, the manga will end on March 14. The manga centers on the the sex industry aim...
Kōcha Agasawa's The Ramparts of Ice Manga Gets TV Anime
Webtoon from creator of You and I Are Polar Opposites originally serialized from 2020-2022
― Shueisha announced on Friday that Kōcha Agasawa's Koori no Jyōheki (The Ramparts of Ice or Ice Castle Wall) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Agasawa drew an illustration to celebrate the news. The manga originally serialized as a webtoon on the LINE Manga app from January 2020 to April 2022. Sh...
Manga Plus to Publish Exclusive Interviews With 8 Manga Creators in English
The interviews are in conjunction with the platform's 6th anniversary celebration.
― Shueisha's Manga Plus service announced on Tuesday the mobile manga reader app will release eight exclusive interviews with manga creators for its 6th anniversary. The first part of the interviews is currently available on the Manga Plus website. MANGA Plus is turning 6!🎂Thank you to all our fans for your continuous...
Cat in a Hot Girls' Dorm's Haruki Launches New Manga on March 26
Watashi to Aishō Ii Hito, Imasen ka? manga to run in Grand Jump Mecha
― The February issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump Mecha magazine announced on Wednesday Haruki will launch a new series Watashi to Aishō Ii Hito, Imasen ka? (Is There Anyone Who is a Good Match for Me?) in the April issue of the magazine on March 26. The series revolves around a dating app where women literally and figuratively bare it...
Seven Seas Licenses Breathless Time Traveler Novel, Werewolves Going Crazy Over Me Webtoon, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: Cupid is Struck by Lightning, Rebel Hero: I Will Use My Skills to Control the Scheming Princess's Heart and Body
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Breathless Time Traveler novel
Creator(s): Yuyuko Takemiya
Release Date: September 2025 (Airship imprint)
Summary: Kannami Rara is addicted to social media and idolizes Ariana Grande—in other words, she's you...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 26-February 1
The Apothecary Diaries, The Dangers in My Heart anime; Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards, Home Sweet Home manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 28 The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 January 28 Ninja Scroll BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$24.98 January 28 Print...
The New Prince of Tennis Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
Sequel series debuted in 2009
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Jump Square magazine announced on Wednesday that Takeshi Konomi's The New Prince of Tennis manga will not publish a new chapter in the March issue on February 4. Konomi serialized The Prince of Tennis manga's original run in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1999 to 2008. The manga follows middle schoo...
World Trigger Manga Continues Hiatus
Series to return on March 4
― The official X/Twitter account for Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Monday that the manga's break will continue due to the artist's health. Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine will not publish a new chapter in the March issue on February 4, and will instead publish the chapter in the April issue on March 4. The series took a break from the February issue on J...
Kindergarten Wars Manga Enters Final Arc, Announces 8-Week Break
Series returns on March 27
― Yu Chiba announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that the Kindergarten Wars manga is entering its final arc, the "America" arc. Additionally, the manga will also take a break until March 27 as the artist is experiencing back pain. Shueisha's MANGA Plus website publishes the Kindergarten WARS manga digitally. Yen Press will publish the manga's first volume physicall...
Naoki Shigeno's Ninja Girl & Samurai Master Manga Ends in 23rd Volume This Fall
Manga launched in 2008
― The 22nd compiled book volume of Naoki Shigeno's Nobunaga no Shinobi (Ninja Girl & Samurai Master) manga revealed on Wednesday that the series will end in its 23rd volume, slated for release this fall. The gag manga centers on a young female ninja named Chidori, whose dream is to help the Warring States-era warlord Oda Nobunaga to achieve his goals. Shigeno launched the manga...
Mobile Fighter G Gundam Spinoff Series Introduces Master Junior
Master Junior is son of Undefeated of the East Master Asia
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Gundam 45th Anniversary revealed on January 24 that the third part of the Mobile Fighter G Gundam Gaiden spinoff series, The East is Burning Red has launched. The spinoff series celebrates the 30th anniversary of Mobile Fighter G Gundam the character Master Junior on his adventures 12 years ...
Asa Kuwayoshi's Haido! Manga Ends
Manga about 2 girls exploring abandoned roads launched in 2023
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Cune magazine published the final chapter of Asa Kuwayoshi's HAIDO! (Abandoned Roads) manga on Monday. The manga centers on a transfer student named Setsuna Yoshinaga and her classmate Ringo. With her quiet demeanor, Setsuna is called the "Snow Princess," but she bursts into a smile when she t...
Nazuna Miki, Ayame Inada's Rōgai Level Manga Ends
Final chapter published on Tuesday
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's Manga Up! platform announced on Monday that Nazuna Miki and Ayame Inada's Rōgai Level manga will end with the final chapter on Wednesday. The story follows beleaguered salaryman Kato, who is pushed into an oncoming train by his abusive boss. He awakens to find he has been reincarnated into a fantasy world as Cain...
Risumai's Cheat Skill 'Shisha Sosei' ga Kakusei Shite, Inishie no Maōgun o Fukkatsu Sasete Shimaimashita ~Daremo Shinasenai Saikyō Healer~ Manga Ends
Manga adaptation of Hanyuu's light novel series launched in 2020
― The March issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine published the final chapter of Risumai's manga adaptation of Hanyuu's Cheat Skill "Shisha Sosei" ga Kakusei Shite, Inishie no Maōgun o Fukkatsu Sasete Shimaimashita ~Daremo Shinasenai Saikyō Healer~ (I Accidentally Resurrected the Demon King's Ancient Army When I Learned the '...
Mitsubachi Miyuki's Cheeky Brat Manga Gets 'Wedding' Spinoff Chapter on April 25
23-volume school romance manga ended in 2021
― The March 1 issue of Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine revealed on Monday that Mitsubachi Miyuki's Cheeky Brat (Namaiki Zakari.) manga is getting a side story chapter in the magazine's next issue on April 25. The new story will depict the wedding of Yuki and Naruse. Yen Press is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: I, Yuki, be...
Nao Sakai Launches New Manga
Mugi Kaoru Futari debuts on Tuesday
― Shonen Sunday editor Miyakawa announced on X (formerly Twitter) manga creator Nao Sakai is launching a new series Mugi Kaoru Futari (Wheat-Scented Two of Us) on the Sunday Webry platform on Tuesday. Sakai (Naisho no Kyōko Nee-san) launched a manga adaptation of the 22/7 anime on the Sunday Webry manga website in January 2020. The series concluded with the second ...
Exclusive: Blood Blockade Battlefront Manga Gets Omnibus Release on July 15
1st omnibus volume includes 1st 3 volumes plus "E-Den of Master Fighters"
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Tuesday that it will release Yasuhiro Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront manga in an omnibus format in print on July 15. The first omnibus volume will include volumes 1-3 as well as "E-Den of Master Fighters," the first chapter of the fourth volume. Pre-orders are available from TFAW, Amazon, ...
Headhunted to Another World's Benigashira, Muramitsu Launch New Series
Saikyо̄ Shо̄kanshi wa Arasa Ossan manga launches on February 27
― The March issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine announced on Monday the Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! creative team Benigashira and Muramitsu will launch a new series Saikyо̄ Shо̄kanshi wa Arasa Ossan (The Strongest Summoned Swordsman is an Around 30s Old Man) in the April issue on February 27. The story ...
Sasaki and Miyano Manga Resumes Serialization This Spring
Also: Hirano and Kagiura spinoff manga starts monthly serialization
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine confirmed on January 15 that Shō Harusono's Sasaki and Miyano manga will resume serialization this spring. Additionally, Harusono's Hirano and Kagiura spinoff manga started its new schedule as a monthly serialization in the magazine on January 15. Harusono had first state...
Takeru Kirishima Launches New Manga Adaptation
Sekigan Renkin Kenshi no Yarinaoshi Kitan manga debuts on February 26
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine announced on Friday Takeru Kirishima will launch a manga adaptation of Hakubi Kokutо̄'s Sekigan Renkin Kenshi no Yarinaoshi Kitan (Tale of the One-Eyed Alchemical Swordsman's Do-over) light novel series (pictured at right) in the April issue on February 26. The story take...
Shadows of Kyoto Artist Yumeya Launches New Manga With Writer Maya Miyazaki
Warui no wa Shakai da debuted on January 24
― Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon announced on Friday writer Maya Miyazaki and Shadows of Kyoto artist Yumeya and launched a new series Warui no wa Shakai da (It's Society's Fault) on the platform on the same day. The story revolves around a woman named Maki who meets a man named Tomonori. He often pays for her when they go out, but he also utters a strange ph...
Kyoichi Nanatsuki, Manyo Asahi's Tsukimonogakari Manga Ends
Manga launched in October 2022
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga app published the final part of the 17th chapter of Kyoichi Nanatsuki's Tsukimonogakari manga on Saturday. Nanatsuki revealed on their X (formerly Twitter) account that it is the final chapter of the manga. Manyo Asahi draws the manga. The manga's story is about a new police division known as the "7th Division," which handles supernatur...
Ririko Tsujita's Koi da no Ai da no Sequel Manga Ends on February 21
Also: Shichimi's Oshitai Shite Orimasu manga also ends on February 21
― The March issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed last Friday that Ririko Tsujita's Koi da no Ai da no ~Kimi wa Boku no Taiyō da~ sequel manga will end in the magazine's next issue on February 21. The issue additionally revealed that Shichimi's Oshitai Shite Orimasu manga will also end in the magazine's next issue. Koi da no...
Code Geass: Pure Almaria Manga Launches
Manga to connect Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture stories in franchise
― Kadokawa's Kadocomi website launched a new manga in the Code Geass franchise on Friday titled Code Geass: Pure Almaria. Atsushi Soga (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch Gaiden: Shiro no Kishi Kurenai no Yasha) is drawing the manga, and Fumiya Nagatsuki is writing the scenario. Sunrise prod...
Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck Manga Ends
Final 2 volumes, 3rd novel to ship in April
― This year's ninth issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter on Monday that Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga. The magazine had teased last week that the manga was reaching its climax. The manga's 26th and 27th (final) volumes, and the third novel in the franchise, will all ship in April in Japan. Tozuka published the...
Imaru Adachi's Higehiro Manga Ends
Adaptation of Shimesaba's light novel series debuted in November 2018
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine published the final chapter on Friday of Imaru Adachi's manga adaptation of author Shimesaba and illustrator booota's Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (Hige o Soru. Soshite Joshi Kōsei o Hirō.) light novel series. The manga's 13th ...
Viz Media Reveals 16 New Physical, Digital Releases for Fall 2025 Including Phantom Busters, Maid to Shine, More
Also: Rumiko Takahashi artbook, Hell's Paradise complete set, One Piece: Law's Story novel
― Viz Media announced 16 new physical and digital licenses and releases on Friday. The company added it will also make more announcements next Friday, January 31. New Physical Licenses and Releases Title: Maid to Skate
Author(s): Suzushiro
Release: Fall 2025
Summary: From brewing a perfect cup of tea to nailing...
Mushishi's Yuki Urushibara Starts New Manga on February 25 (Updated)
Manga centers on mysterious boy who often appears from beyond horizon
― The March issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine revealed on Friday that Yuki Urushibara will publish a manga titled Suiheisen no Nera (Nera on the Horizon) in the magazine's next issue on February 25. The manga is pictured at right in the image below. Update: Urushibara confirmed on X/Twitter on Friday that the manga will be a s...
Berserk Manga Resumes on February 14 After 4-Month Hiatus
Manga's previous chapter serialized on November 8
― This year's third issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on Friday that Kentarō Miura's Berserk manga will resume in the magazine's next issue on February 14. The manga has been on hiatus since November 8 three months ago. Miura died on May 6, 2021 due to acute aortic dissection. He was 54. The manga went on hiatus after his death, but...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 19-25
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids anime; Tokyo Alien Bros., Everyone's Darling Has a Secret manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 January 21 Bubblegum Crash BDPlease AnimEigo US$24.95 January 21 Horimiya: The Missing Pieces BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 January...
Exclusive: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto Crossover Comic's Issue #1 Gets 2nd Printing, Reveals New Cover
1st issue sold out at distributor level, 2nd printing out on March 12
― IDW Publishing has provided ANN with an exclusive first look at the all-new cover for the second printing of the first issue of it and Viz Media's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto four-issue crossover comic series. The comic's first issue has sold out at the distributor level, receiving more than 100,000 orders. The second p...
Manga UP! Global Adds The Banished Saint's Pilgrimage: From Dying to Thriving, Rokurei: The Anti-Exorcism Division Manga
Manga by Komugi Awaya, Jinushi launched consecutively on Thursday, Friday
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service started publishing Komugi Awaya's The Banished Saint's Pilgrimage: From Dying to Thriving (Yomei Wazuka Dakara to Tsuihō Sareta Seijo Desu ga, Junrei no Tabi ni Detara Chō Kenkō ni Narimashita) manga on Thursday, and Jinushi's Rokurei: The Anti-Exorcism Division (Rokurei: Tensei-shi Rinn...
Living the Line Reveals Multi-Volume Book Deal With Marina Shirakawa Estate, Other Manga Releases for This Year
Unannounced titles by Shirakawa slated for 2026, early 2027 release
― Publisher Living the Line revealed on Tuesday that it has acquired a multi-volume book deal with the estate of author Marina Shirakawa. The yet unannounced titles are slated for release in 2026 and early 2027. In addition, the company revealed its 2025 lineup of releases. Living the Line's Smudge horror imprint will release Shinich...
Dark Horse Licenses Gou Tanabe's The Color Out of Space Manga
Dark Horse releases manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft story on July 1
― Otaku USA Magazine revealed in an exclusive article on Tuesday that Dark Horse Comics has licensed Gou Tanabe's The Colour Out of Space manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story, and will ship the manga on July 1. Zack Davisson, who translated Dark Horse Comics' previous English releases of Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft adaptat...
Shirimoto's Nmeneko Manga Gets Short Anime Adaptation in April
Megumi Han stars in anime as titular character, Hiro Shimono as Usukuro
― A website opened on Thursday to reveal the short anime adaptation of creator Shirimoto's Nmeneko manga. The website revealed the anime's first promotional video, key visual, main cast, staff, and April premiere on the TBS channel. The anime will star Megumi Han as the titular character Nmeneko (left in above visual) and Hiro Sh...
Seven Seas Licenses Winter Wolf, Magic Maker -How to Create Magic in Another World-, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: I Can't Stand Being Your Childhood Friend, Sacrifice of My Manly Soul, more
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Winter Wolf
Creator(s): Soonmu, Cheong Yong, Rubyche
Release Date: September 2025 (volume 1)
Summary: When a dangerous revolt claims the lives of her family, Lysithea Hilenaire Del Arman employs the broker Taron Cardis to help her escape the kin...
Machiko Kyō's Suzume no Gakkō Manga Listed to End in 3rd Volume
Series debuted in March 2024
― Amazon Japan is listing the third compiled book volume of Machiko Kyo's Suzume no Gakkō (Suzume's School) manga as the final volume. The third volume will ship on April 17. The series follows two students, Suzume and Medaka, who are both studying for the same middle school entrance exams. Suzume comes from a normal household, while Medaka is the adorable daughter from ...
'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga launched in 2018; inspired live-action series/film, anime, musical stage play adaptations
― The 15th compiled book volume of Yū Toyota's Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will enter its final arc. Square Enix Manga & Books licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Adach...
The Flower Princess of Sylph Yuri Manga Gets English Release
Pixiv Fanbox English translations also planned from volume 4 onwards
― Kamejiro announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that Kadokawa is publishing yuri manga The Flower Princess of Sylph in English on the Book Walker platform. The artist also plans to contract a translator for English translations on Pixiv Fanbox from the fourth volume onwards, after the third volume's release on Book Walker...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Creator's No\Name Manga to End, Team Teases New Series
Rafal Jaki, MACHINE GAMU debuted series on July 31
― Cyberpunk: Edgerunners executive producer Rafał Jaki announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that the No\Name manga will end in the next update with the 14th chapter. Jaki also revealed he is already working on a new series with the artist MACHINE GAMU. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: In a world where people...
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...
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...
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 (Updated)
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. Update: The manga ended in Weekly Shonen Sunday's ninth issue on January 29. The manga's 37th and final volume will ship on March 18. S...
'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...
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