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Fate/Grand Order -Epic of Remnant- Manga to End in 3 Chapters; Fate/Grand Order - mortalis:stella Manga Goes on Hiatus
Fate/Grand Order - mortalis:stella manga goes on hiatus for upcoming 5th volume in January
― The December issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine revealed on Monday that Aoi Ohmori's Fate/Grand Order -Epic of Remnant- Ashu Tokuiten IV Kinki Kōrin Teien Salem: Itan Naru Salem (Fate/Grand Order -Epic of Remnant- Subspecies Singularity IV: Taboo Advent Salem: Salem of Heresy) manga will end in ...
Masayasu Fukushima Launches New Series with Kujira (Updated)
Fuyajō Tensei debuts on December 26
― The 25th issue of Kadokawa's Young Dragon Age magazine revealed on Monday that Kujira (Otoshi Otosare Oshi Osare) and Masayasu Fukushima (Maō ga Zutto Miteiru) will launch a new series Fuyajō Tensei ~Kinyokushiteta Saikyō Yuusha desu ga Sei Naru Skill de Etsuraku no Miyako wo Musō-shimasu~ (Nightless City Reincarnation: The Strongest Hero is Abstinent, But Will D...
Yūri Shibamura's Eiyū Sonogo no Second Life Novels Get Manga Adaptation
Hiro Tōge launches gourmet fantasy story manga adaptation on December 26
― The 25th issue of Kadokawa's Young Dragon Age magazine revealed on Monday that Hiro Tōge will launch a manga adaptation of Yūri Shibamura's Eiyū Sonogo no Second Life: Shikashi Kodomo ni Ryо̄ri wo Furumau no wa Tanoshii kamo na (Hero's Second Life: But It Might Be Fun to Cook for Kids) novel series in the magazine's next issue...
Exclusive: New 'Kana' Imprint Shares Preview of Leviathan Horror Manga
Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint to release Leviathan, Manhole manga on Tuesday
― Abrams ComicArts' new manga-focused imprint for the U.S. market Kana shared with ANN on Monday preview pages for its upcoming release of Shiro Kuroi's Leviathan manga. IMG leviathanvolume1p001.jpg
Image courtesy of Kana ©Shiro Kuroi, Shueisha, Ki-oon, Kana
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Image courtesy of Kana ©Shiro Kuroi, Shueisha, Ki-oon, K...
Sakamoto Days Manga Gets New Spinoff Novel
Renka Misaki writes Sakamoto Days Koroshiya Blues novel launching on December 4
― Shueisha will release a spinoff novel of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga titled Sakamoto Days Koroshiya Blues (Sakamoto Days: Assassin Blues) on December 4. Renka Misaki is writing the novel. The spinoff novel will include exclusive episodes. Misaki also wrote the manga's first novel adaptation titled Sakamoto Days K...
Shojo Fight's Yoko Nihonbashi Plans to Launch New Manga Next Year
Author plans to switch Shojo Fight to bimonthly release schedule until end of series
― Shojo Fight manga creator Yoko Nihonbashi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday a new series is in the planning stages for next year. It will run simultaneously with Shojo Fight. Nihonbashi also stated they plan for Shojo Fight to enter a bimonthly release schedule until the end of the series, as it will t...
Nejiganameta Launches New Series on November 26
Kore ga Saigo no ××× Kamo tells stories of sexuality of women in their 30s
― The official blog for Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch platform revealed on Friday that NEJIGANAMETA will launch a new series Kore ga Saigo no ××× Kamo (This May be the Last ×××) on the platform on November 26. The series will be an omnibus series that will "realistically" tell stories about the sexuality of women in their 30s. One...
Bibliophile Princess Manga Returns from Hiatus on November 28
Manga went on hiatus on May 28
― The December issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine revealed on Monday that Yui Kikuta's manga adaptation of Yui's Bibliophile Princess novels is returning from hiatus in the magazine's next issue on November 28. The manga went on hiatus earlier this year, beginning with the magazine's July issue on May 28. J-Novel Club publishes the manga in English, a...
Himitsu - Top Secret Live-Action Series Confirmed (Updated)
― The December issue of Hakusensha's Melody magazine confirmed the live-action series of Reiko Shimizu's Himitsu - Top Secret manga on Monday. The magazine will reveal more details about the series in its February 2025 issue on December 26. In addition, the Himitsu Season 0 (Himitsu - The Top Secret season 0) spinoff manga will feature on the front cover of the magazine's next issue, and will also h...
Maki Minami's 'Hisureba, Hana' Manga Ends in December
Series launched in October 2022
― The December issue of Hakusensha's Melody magazine revealed on Monday that Maki Minami's Hisureba, Hana (If You Keep It Secret, Flower) manga will end in the next issue on December 26. The manga is a survival story about the ups and downs of the entertainment industry. A beautiful actress has a secret that she cannot tell anyone. Minami launched the series in Octobe...
Ayuko, Fumi Yoshinaga, More Launch New Manga in Cocohana Magazine
Zakuri Satō, Satoru Makimura, Kozue Onoyama also debut new series
― The December issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine revealed on Monday that The Earl & the Fairy manga illustrator Ayuko will launch a new series titled Endroll, as part of a slate of new manga launching in four consecutive issues in the magazine. The series teases a couple with the worst compatibility heading towards a bad ending. Th...
Toshinori Sogabe's Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan Gets Spinoff Manga
Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan Another Side of Heroine debuted Wednesday
― Kurara Hashimoto (Slime Musume wa Shinshoku Shitai!) launched a spinoff series for Toshinori Sogabe's Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (Delinquent High School Girl Kuzu-Hana-chan) manga on Akita Publishing's Champion Cross platform titled Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan Another Side of Heroine on Wednesday. The series will show the untold stories of ...
Goblin Slayer: A Day in the Life Manga to End on November 25
Yen Press publishes manga in English
― This year's 11th issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Friday that Kumo Kagyu and Daichi Matsuse's Goblin Slayer: A Day in the Life manga will end in the next issue on November 25. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: The party of Club Fighter, Supreme God's Cleric, and Harefolk Hunter takes on a new challe...
Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls U149 Manga Ends on November 9
Series launched in 2016, inspired anime in April 2023
― Kyowno's The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls U149 manga revealed in the latest chapter on Cygames' Cycomi platform on Friday that the series will end in the next chapter on November 9. The manga centers around girls under 149 centimeters tall (under about 4-feet, 11-inches) who aspire to be idols despite not having a producer or gigs. However, mayb...
Crazy Food Truck Manga Creator Rokurou Ōgaki Launches New Manga on November 1
New series titled Shogun's Gold in America centers on middle-aged man going to America to search for Tokugawa Ieyasu's hidden treasure
― The official X/Twitter account for Shinchosha's Comic Bunch Kai web manga magazine revealed on Friday that Rokurou Ōgaki will launch a new manga titled Tokugawa Maizōkin wa America ni Gozaru (Shogun's Gold in America) in the web magazine on November 1. To celebrate,...
Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis Manga Resumes in November
Series went on hiatus in May 2020
― Hideki Tsuji revealed on X/Twitter on Friday that the Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis (Sōten no Ken: Re:Genesis) manga will return from hiatus in the January 2025 issue of Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon on November 25 after 4 1/2 years. お待たせしました✨
来月号のゼノンより復活します👊(@Cyborg_H2G)October 24 The series went on hiatus in May 2020. Tsuji reported in September 2023 that he had ...
Sorajima, Aminohada's 'With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess' Webtoon Gets 'Light Anime' in 2025
Asami Seto, Sōma Saitō star in upcoming anime
― Animation ID announced on September 27 that Sorajima and Aminohada's With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess (Kizu Darake Seijo Yori Hōfuku wo Komete) vertical-scrolling webtoon is getting a "light anime" adaptation in 2025, and the company additionally announced the cast members on Friday. The anime will star: Asami Seto as Lua
Sōma Saitō as Sv...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Excel Saga, Zebra Manga
2 manga added for week of October 25 new releases
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday two new manga releases for the week of October 25 for its new e-bookstore service "emaqi." Orange Inc. adds Koushi Rikudou's Excel Saga manga and describes the story: Across is an ideologically driven secret society that is focused on the goal of eliminating corruption from a corrupt world. Firs...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 20-26
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation anime; Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki, My Boyfriend is a Dog manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Afro Samurai - Resurrection - Director's Cut BDPlease Crunchyroll US$14.98 October 22 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation BDCite Viz Med...
Looks Are All You Need School Caste Manga Ends
Original light novel author Ghost Mikawa also confirms novels were canceled with 2nd volume
― The manga adaptation of Ghost Mikawa and illustrator necömi's Looks Are All You Need (Kao Sae Yokereba Ii Kyōshitsu) light novel series ended with the second part of its 17th and final chapter on Wednesday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on November 25. Ghost Mikawa also confirmed...
Yu Chiba to Release Kindergarten Wars Spinoff Manga About Character Luke
180-page spinoff manga scheduled for release in 1 month
― Manga author Yu Chiba announced on their X/Twitter account on Wednesday that their Kindergarten WARS manga will get a spinoff manga titled Yōchien Wars -LUKE- (Kindergarten WARS -LUKE-). The spinoff manga will be a 180-page story about the character Luke. It is planned for a single volume, with about six chapters, and is scheduled for release ...
Manga UP! Adds 404 Demons, The Duke's Daughter Tiaresia Takes Revenge, More Manga in English
Also: Teacher, We Will Destroy the World!, Re:ZERO: Chapter 2: A Week at the Mansion, Re:ZERO: The Frozen Bond
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service added five new manga titles this month. Title: 404 Demons (Shihyakushiki)
Author: Mochi
Release date: October 12
Synopsis:
During the Edo period, the gods tasked Momotaro with exterminating demons that possessed and drained human life force with paras...
Masayuki Ishikawa Announces New Moyashimon Manga
Moyashimon+ debuts on November 25
― The December issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine revealed on Friday that Masayuki Ishikawa's Moyashimon (Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture) manga will get a new series titled Moyashimon+ in the January 2025 issue on November 25. The series got a special one-shot manga in the same issue on Friday. Del Rey licensed the manga and released two volumes before Kodansha ...
Yūji Kasai Launches Dragon Ball Super Divers Manga Series on November 1
Manga based on arcade game debuting on November 7
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Dragon Ball Super Divers -Let's Super Dive!!-, a new manga series based on the Dragon Ball Super Divers arcade game, will launch in the magazine's December issue on November 1. Yūji Kasai (Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Avatars!!) is drawing the manga....
Himitsu - Top Secret Manga Listed With Live-Action Show (Updated)
Philosophical sci-fi manga ran from 1999 to 2012, inspired TV anime in 2008, live-action film in 2016
― Hakusensha's online store listing for the December issue of its Melody magazine shows the issue's cover with an announcement of a live-action television adaptation of Reiko Shimizu's Himitsu - Top Secret manga philosophical science fiction suspense manga. The magazine issue will ship on Sunday. The...
Aiko Koyama's Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san Manga Starts Final Arc
Manga launched in 2016
― This year's 48th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Aiko Koyama's Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san (Makanai in the Maiko Lodge) manga will start its final arc in the magazine's next issue on October 30. The manga recently went on hiatus in August and resumed serialization on September 4. The manga's story is set in Kyoto's "hanamachi" g...
Vampire Dormitory's Ema Toyama Launches New Manga on November 13
Toyama to launch Sare Koi ~Saikaishita Moto Kare~ manga
― This year's 19th issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi Flower digital magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ema Toyama will launch a new manga titled Sare Koi ~Saikaishita Moto Kare~ (Sare Love: Reunited with the Ex-Boyfriend) in the digital magazine's next issue on November 13. The manga's story is about a man who failed his entrance exam and lost hi...
Fantagraphics to Release Shintaro Kago's Brain Damage Manga
Company to also release Korean artist Yudori's Raging Clouds
― Fantagraphics confirmed with ANN that it will release Shintaro Kago's Brain Damage manga in English on July 15. The company will also release Korean artist Yudori's Raging Clouds (Le Ciel pour conquête) graphic novel on May 27. Kago debuted the Brain Damage manga in Wani Books' Web Comic Gum in May 2016 and ended it in November 2017. Wani...
Otherwordly Izakaya 'Nobu' Manga Artist Refuses to Draw Volume Cover Due to Nonpayment
Virginia Nitōhei confirms manga's upcoming 19th volume will not have bonus features
― Manga author Virginia Nitōhei announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that the 19th compiled book volume of Otherwordly Izakaya "Nobu" (Isekai Izakaya "Nobu") manga – the adaptation of Natsuya Semikawa's light novel series of the same title – will not have any bonus features, and will probably not ...
Chi: On the Movements of the Earth's Uoto Announces New Manga in 2025
Dr. Muscle Beetle debuts in early 2025
― Chi: On the Movements of the Earth artist Uoto announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday a new series titled Dr. Muscle Beetle that will launch in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine in early 2025. Uoto will write the story, while Hisokani Asare artist Furumachi will draw the manga. Uoto launched the Yōkoso! FACT (Tōkyō S-ku 2-Shibu) e (Welcome t...
Misao Inagaki Launches New Manga About Horror YouTuber Omagatoki Film on November 18
Inagaki to launch Omagatoki FILM Mienai Mono ga Mieru Toki manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's Comic Alunna, a supplemental magazine for Comic Flapper magazine, revealed on October 17 that Misao Inagaki will launch a new manga titled Omagatoki FILM Mienai Mono ga Mieru Toki (Omagatoki FILM: The Moment When the Invisible Things Become Visible) in the magazine's next issue o...
Samurai Harem's Yuu Minamoto Launches New Manga
Watashi-tachi wa Kakechigatteiru debuted on October 17
― Yuu Minamoto debuted a new series Watashi-tachi wa Kakechigatteiru (We're at Odds with Each Other) on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross platform on October 17. The story follows the shy and elegant "Idomu" Takaku, who becomes interested in his beautiful classmate Hazuki Shinohara, who sits beside him in class. She seems to keep everyone else at a d...
K Manga Expands into Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore
Company stated plans to expand into more territories in future
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the platform is now available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. The company also stated it hoped to expand into more territories soon. Kodansha Ltd. launched its manga distribution service K Manga for Android, iOS and browsers exclusively in the...
The Irregular at Magic High School Novels' 19th Volume Gets Manga on November 18
Ichijō Masaki Tenkō-hen manga covers Ichijō's temporary transfer to First High School
― The November issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed last Friday that Hazumi Takeda will launch a manga adaptation of the 19th novel volume of Tsutomu Satou's The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series in the magazine's next issue on November 18. The manga is titled Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: I...
Kosaku Shima Manga to Be Revised After Depicting Man Paid to Protest Against U.S. Base
Creator Kenshi Hirokane, editors apologize for depiction in story set in Okinawa
― Kodansha's Morning magazine, manga creator Kenshi Hirokane, and the editorial department issued an apology on Monday for the latest chapter of Hirokane's Shagai Torishimariyaku Shima Kōsaku (Outside Director Kōsaku Shima) manga published last Thursday in the magazine's 46th issue. In the chapter, with regards to a new ...
Shōnen Hana to Yume Digital Magazine Ends Publication
Unfinished titles will move to Hana to Yume Web, Manga Park
― Hakusensha's Shōnen Hana to Yume, the digital sister magazine to Hana to Yume, published the 12th and final issue on Sunday. The magazine will cease publication. The magazine also revealed the fates of the unfinished titles. The following series will move publication to Hana to Yume Web:
Yū Tomofuji's Futatsu no Gespenster (Our Gespenster)...
Yen Press Announces 16 Title Licenses, Ize Press Licenses 4 Titles
Also: Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint novel dated for July 2025; Ize Press licenses Semantic Error novel
― Yen Press made the following licensing announcements at its panel at New York Comic Con on Sunday. Title: The Summer Hikaru Died novel
Author(s): Mio Nukaga, original story and illustrations by Mokumokuren
Release Date: April 2025
Summary: The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape f...
Kodansha USA Licenses As the Gods Will, India Calling Me Now, Sheeta's Little Big World, 7 More Manga
Also: A Curtain Call for You, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister, My Instructor Won't Yield, Shoot Juliet Down, Nezumi's First Love, Before You Go Extinct
― Kodansha USA announced at New York Comic Con on Sunday eight new print releases and two new digital releases in English. In addition, the company announced it will release new volumes of the Blue Lock manga in print every month starting in Jul...
One Piece Manga Takes 2-Week Break So Creator Can Do Research
Manga resumes on November 11
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga will go on a two-week break for Oda to gather research. The manga will return in the magazine's 50th issue on November 11. Oda began serializing the One Piece manga in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 19, 1997, and it has been running since. Shueisha will p...
Kodansha to Publish Young Magazine USA Special Issue in August 2025
Publisher calls for submission of 1-chapter manga stories from Japanese creators
― This year's 47th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that it will publish a special edition of the magazine in the U.S. temporarily titled Young Magazine USA, slated for release in August 2025, as part of the magazine's 45th anniversary campaign. For the project, the magazine is looking for Jap...
Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey Manga Resumes After 2 Years
Series entered hiatus in July 2022
― Yuzuru Shimazaki's Ginga Tetsudo 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey) manga resumed serialization after two years in the December issue of Akita Publishing's Champion Red magazine on Saturday. The series is also featured on the issue's cover. The new chapter teased the start of the "final battle" between Tetsuro ...
Yen Press Adds 3 Manga, Announces Release of Collector's Edition of Spice & Wolf Manga
The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori, Spy Classroom 2nd Period, Bocchi the Rock! Side Story manga licensed
― Yen Press announced on X/Twitter on Saturday that it has licensed the following titles: NEW MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori (manga)After receiving a request from a classmate, Umidori finds a girl in a cat hoodie on her doorstep! All sorts of strange matters follow, and...
Viz Media Licenses Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba: Samurai Legend Manga, Manga's Upcoming New TV Anime
Viz to release manga in print starting in July 2025
― Viz Media announced at New York Comic Con on Saturday that it has licensed the upcoming Yaiba: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA) television anime, as well as Gosho Aoyama's original Yaiba manga. Viz Media will start releasing the Yaiba: Samurai Legend manga in print in July 2025. The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai...
Viz Media Releases Akira Himekawa's Kamudo Manga Simultaneously in English
Fantasy manga was first announced in 2017
― Viz Media announced on Saturday at New York Comic Con that it is releasing manga artist duo Akira Himekawa's long-planned Kamudo (Kaze no Kamudo) manga simultaneously in English. Viz Media is streaming a video of the manga duo introducing the manga, as well as a manga trailer. The first two installments of the manga are available for free on the Viz Manga s...
Square Enix Licenses Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick, Bride of the Death God, Exquisite Blood: The Heretic Onmyoji, 2 More Manga
Mechanical Buddy Universe & 1.0, Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia, Soul Eater: Soul Art Encore! artbook also slated
― Square Enix announced the following manga licenses during its panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday: Title: Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick (Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō)
Author(s): Story by Chiaki Kawamata, Art by Kamui Fujiwara
Release Date: September 2025 (...
Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon Manga Wins Harvey Award
Award winners were announced on Friday at New York Comic Con
― The organizers of the Harvey Awards, which honor outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the winners of this year's awards at New York Comic Con on Friday. Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon manga from English publisher Yen Press won the Best Manga category this year. WINNER of BEST MANGA Category for @HarveyAwards🏆Deliciou...
Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun Spinoff Series Canceled
Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da to conclude in 22nd volume
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun series announced on Wednesday that Atsu Tsudanuma's spinoff series Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da (The Protagonist of the Demon World is Us) will end its serialization due to difficult circumstances relating to the reorganization of the "◯◯ no S...
How Do We Relationship? Manga Ends in 14th Volume
Manga final volume slated for spring 2025
― The 13th compiled book volume of Tamifull's How Do We Relationship? (Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana) revealed on Friday that the manga will end in its 14th volume, which is slated for release in spring 2025. Viz Media licensed the series, and it describes the story:
A romance of convenience between two college women soon becomes the real thing. Shy Miwa has alway...
The Unaware Atelier Master Novels Get TV Anime in April 2025
Mikako Komatsu, Asami Seto, Minami Tanaka star in fantasy series
― Alphapolis announced on Friday that Yousuke Tokino's The Unaware Atelier Master (Kanchigai no Atelier Meister) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in April 2025. Hisashi Ishii (Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear) is directing the anime at EMT Squared. Deko Akao (Higehiro, Komi Can't C...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Isekai Executioner: The Serial Killer in Another World, Suzuki Sensei Manga
2 manga added for week of October 18 new releases
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday two new manga releases for the week of October 18 for its new e-bookstore service "emaqi." Orange Inc. adds writer Ichigo Hitotsubu and artist Hiro's Isekai Executioner: The Serial Killer in Another World (Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu) manga and describes the story: In this suspenseful isek...
BLUELOCK Season 2 Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, October 18 Debut
English dub features returning cast
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the English dub for BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN, the second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga, on Friday. The English cast, which features returning members, includes: Ricco Fajardo as Isagi
Derick Snow as Ego
Matt Shipman as Rin
Drew Breedlove ...
Yama Wayama's Let's Go Karaoke!, 'Captivated, by You' Manga Both Get TV Anime
Asami Nakatani directs anime at Doga Kobo
― Manga creator Yama Wayama announced on Thursday that both her Captivated, by You (Muchū sa, Kimi ni.) manga and her Let's Go Karaoke! (Karaoke Iko!) manga will get a television anime adaptation. The announcement stated both works are getting a TV anime "at the same time." Asami Nakatani (Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR) is directing the anime a...
Seven Seas Licenses IDOL x IDOL STORY!, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40, Virgin Marriage: A Maiden Voyage into Passion's Embrace, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: Natsume Wants to be Trained, Tokyo Revengers: Brilliant Full Color Edition & Series Guide: REMEMBER YOU!, Mushoku Tensei: Redundant Reincarnation audiobook
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: IDOL x IDOL STORY!
Creator(s): Shotaro Tokuno
Release Date: April 2025 (volume 1)
Summary: Meet Mimi, a college grad working part-time at a convenience store. Once a...
BEASTARS Creator Paru Itagaki Launches New Horror Manga
Ushimitsu Gao debuted on October 16
― BEASTARS artist Paru Itagaki launched a new manga series titled Ushimitsu Gao on Akita Publishing's Champion Cross platform on Wednesday. The first chapter is available to read now. The story follows 33-year-old housewife Megumi Sano, who has strong spiritual sensitivity. One night, while having sex with her husband, a ghost suddenly appears in her room. She feel...
Manga Planet Licenses Tomo Serizawa's Color Collection Manga
Series debuted in 2021
― Manga Planet announced on Tuesday that it has licensed Tomo Serizawa's boys' love manga Color Collection for release in English. The company describes the story: Graphic Design major Saiki had always wanted to be an artist, even if he hasn't thought of himself as one recently. When both an intimidating class project and an unexpected meet-cute bring him closer to Amano, an ar...
GTO: Paradise Lost Kai Manga Ends
Manga relaunched on April 1 earlier this year after more than 1 year in hiatus
― Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Paradise Lost Kai (GTO: Paradise Lost Renewed) manga published its final chapter in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website on Tuesday. Fujisawa launched GTO: Paradise Lost, a spinoff of his GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) manga, in Weekly Young Magazine in April 2014. Kodansha published the manga's 20th com...
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Manga Ends in 5 Chapters
Manga adaptation of original anime series launched on April 7
― The 26th chapter of Niko Fujii's manga adaptation of Doga Kobo's original television anime series Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai) revealed on Sunday that the manga will end in five chapters. Fujii launched the manga adaptation on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app on April 7. Kodansha published the manga's firs...
Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story - Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku Manga Resumes After 2 Years
Oyoyo's manga of Bungo Stray Dogs spinoff novel went on hiatus due to illness
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Bungo Stray Dogs manga announced on Monday that Oyoyo's Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story - Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku spinoff manga has resumed serialization with a new chapter on Kadokawa's Young Ace Up website on Monday. Oyoyo also wrote a message and said that ...
Battle in 5 Seconds Manga Enters Hiatus
Remake series debuted in 2015
― Miyakokasiwa announced on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday web comic service that the Battle in 5 Seconds(Deatte 5-byō de Battle) manga, which is a remake of Saizō Harawata's original series, will enter a hiatus. Miyakokasiwa noted health and personal issues since the start of the year, and added that the series is approaching the end. Comikey publishes the series in English a...
Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Creator's Health
Series launched in March 2020
― This year's 45th issue of Akita Shoten's Shonen Champion announced on Thursday that Toshinori Sogabe's Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (Delinquent High School Girl Kuzu-Hana-chan) manga will go on hiatus due to the creator's health. The series will resume serialization in the 49th issue on November 7. The manga is a "slightly erotic school romantic comedy" that centers on Sao...
Soborou's 'Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?' Manga Ends on October 21
Manga resumed from 4-year hiatus on August 19
― This year's 46th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Friday that Soborou's Why the hell are you here, Teacher!? (Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?) manga will end in the next issue on October 21. The manga went on hiatus in August 2020 due to the author's sudden illness, and returned on August 19. BookWalker Global is partnering with Kodansha ...
GTO Series Gets New Uchiyamada Spinoff Manga
GTU: Ikari no Death Yamada debuts on October 18
― HERO'S INC.'s Comiplex manga site announced on Friday that Tohru Fujisawa's Great Teacher Onizuka is receiving a new spinoff series titled GTU: Ikari no Death Yamada (Great Teacher Uchiyamada: Fury of Death Yamada) on the platform on October 18. The series follows Vice Principal Hiroshi Uchiyamada who finds himself in a dimension-bending nightmare aft...
Rumiko Takahashi's Manga Top 230 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
Books reached 200 million copies in 2017
― Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions reported on Wednesday that the compiled volumes of all of Rumiko Takahashi's manga have surpassed 230 million copies in circulation worldwide, as of August 2024. The 35th volume of Takahashi's RIN-NE (Kyōkai no Rinne) manga previously revealed that the total number of copies had topped 200 million in 2017. The Ranma 1/2 manga...
Chainsaw Man, Trigun, More Manga Rank on NYT October Bestseller List
― The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early October featured four manga, including: #2 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 16
#6 — Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun Deluxe
#7 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23
#13 — Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe volume 1 Last month's list included Jujutsu Kaisen, Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, and Berserk Deluxe. Addi...
Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan September List
Jujutsu Kaisen, Trigun, Berserk, more make top 20 list
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The 16th volume of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for September. This month's list featured 13 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 16
#2 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23
#3 — Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun Deluxe
#5 — Kentarou Miura...
Kadokawa Reveals New 'CandleA' Manga Brand With New Work by Sal Jiang
Tetsu Tsutsui, Shiori also launch new manga
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that it has launched the "CandleA" manga brand within the KadoComi app. Kadokawa stated the brand aims to proactively publish works about "existences, relationships, and feelings about those who are socially or culturally considered 'non-existent'." The brand will launch with three new works and three previously published work...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Parallel Leap Syndrome, Dirty Thirty Magical Girl Manga
Service also adds Neko oji: Salaryman reincarnated as a kitten! manga
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday new manga releases for the week of October 11 for its new e-bookstore service "emaqi:" Title: Dirty Thirty ♡ Magical Girl (Mahō Shōjo♡Misoji)
Artist: Yume Sakura
Publisher: Shonengahosha
Synopsis: Yoko Hoshi, a single woman in her thirties, has lived her life by the motto of ...
Deadpool: Samurai Manga Goes on Hiatus
'Various circumstances' cited for hiatus after 20th chapter launched on Thursday
― The 20th chapter of writer Sanshirō Kasama and artist Hikaru Uesugi's Deadpool: Samurai manga announced on Thursday that the manga will enter a hiatus due to "various circumstances," with the manga's return to be determined. The Shonen Jump+ service will announce any news of the manga's return via its social media acco...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 6-12
Zom 100 Bucket List of the Dead, Otaku no Video anime; Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated, Monster Marriage Shop manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Castlevania Nocturne Season 1 BDPlease Warner Home Video US$39.99 October 8 Classroom for Heroes BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 October 8 Otaku no Video BDAnimeNewsNetwork AnimEigo US$19.95 October 8 Ouran High...
K Manga Adds A Love Too Captivating Manga for Simulpub
Mia Sorahana debuted BL manga in July 2023
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on Thursday that it has added Mia Sorahana's A Love Too Captivating (Tamaranai no wa Koina no ka) boys-love manga as a simulpub release. The company describes the story:
Misuzu was branded a delinquent when a small incident left him isolated. But one day, he sees the top student, Kitahara, get surrounded by bullies and ...
Seven Seas Licenses Fairy Cat, Sex Drive, The Long Summer of August 31, 4 More Titles
Also: BLACK BLOOD, My New Boss is Goofy, Survival in Another World with My Mistress! & The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real! audiobooks
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Fairy Cat
Creator(s): Hisa Takano
Release Date: May 2025 (volume 1) Summary: A minuscule cat appears one rainy day, perched on Kanade's chair. But the moment he spots the tiny ball of fluff,...
Oshi no Ko Manga Ends in 4 Chapters
Final chapter scheduled for November 14
― The official X/Twitter account for Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in four chapters. The 166th and final chapter is scheduled for November 14 in this year's 50th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine. The 16th and final compiled book volume will ship in Japan on December 18. The manga is ...
My Clueless First Friend's Taku Kawamura Launches New Manga on November 9
Kawamura to launch Yonehara-kun wa Tsuyo Tsuyo Gyaru kara Hanarerarenai manga
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine revealed on Wednesday that Taku Kawamura will launch a new manga titled Yonehara-kun wa Tsuyo Tsuyo Gyaru kara Hanarerarenai (Yonehara-kun Can't Get Away from Strong Girls) in the magazine's next issue on November 9. The manga's story is about Yonehara and two girls — w...
My Wife is a Little Intimidating Manga's Kurita Aguri Launches New Series
Aguri launches Midari ni Tsukasetcha Narimasen love comedy manga on November 9
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine revealed on Wednesday that Aguri Kurita will launch a new manga titled Midari ni Tsukasetcha Narimasen (Don't Get Recklessly Possessed, or Midari ni Tsukasete wa Narimasen) in the magazine's next issue on November 9. The love comedy manga teases the story of an unemplo...
Hitomi Takano's Gene Bride Manga to End in November
Series debuted in June 2021
― Hitomi Takano announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that the Gene Bride manga will end in next month's issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story: Isahaya Ichi is fed up with men, a woman navigating a world where she's underestimated at work because of her gender and sexually harassed. But when her...
Viz Publishes My Hero Academia: You're Next Film's 1-Shot Manga
"A Piece of Cake" ties into film opening in U.S. theaters on Friday
― Viz Media's Shonen Jump website published "A Piece of Cake," Kohei Horikoshi's special one-shot manga for the My Hero Academia: You're Next, the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, on Tuesday. TOHO International will bring the film to U.S. theaters on Friday. The film will be available with English subtitles and du...
Itsuma-chan, Aya Fumino's Kanjuten Manga Ends
Manga's 12th, final chapter published on June 3
― Cygames' Cycomi manga app and website published the 12th and final chapter of Itsuma-chan and Aya Fumino's Kanjuten (Sensitive Point) omnibus horror manga on June 3. Itsuma-chan and Fumino launched the manga on Cycomi in September 2023. Itsuma-chan was credited for the original story, and Fumino drew the manga. Shogakukan published the manga's one com...
Innai Keisatsu: Asclepius no Hebi Manga Ends on October 22
Manga's live-action series adaptation premiered in Japan on January 12
― This year's 21st issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Tsutomu Sakai and Ichi Hayashi's Innai Keisatsu: Asclepius no Hebi manga will end in the magazine's next issue on October 22. The story centers on clerical worker Kawamoto, who mans the "police box" at a general hospital. One day, he discov...
Yōko Nemu's Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun Manga Ends in November
Manga launched in June 2020, inspired live-action series in July 2023
― The November issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yōko Nemu's Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun (Turn to Me Mukai-kun) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on November 8. The manga is about a 35-year-old office employee named Mukai-kun, who has been single for 10 years now, and still has a lingering at...
Magus of the Library Manga Ends 2nd Arc
Series launched in November 2017
― The November issue of Kodansha's monthly Good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Monday that Mitsu Izumi's Magus of the Library (Toshokan no Daimajutsushi) manga has ended its second arc. Kodansha USA Publishing releases the series in English and describes the story: In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointe...
Kei Saikawa, Akira Takahashi's Hero Organization Manga Enters Semi-Weekly Release Schedule
― Master Grape manga illustrator Akira Takahashi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Hero Organization manga's release schedule will change to three continuous weeks with a one week break beginning with chapter 5 on October 20. Kei Saikawa writes the story for the series. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: In a near-future where humanity stands on t...
Taamo Debuts New Manga Series
Boku Dake ga Shitteirundaze launches November 7
― The November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Monday that Taamo will launch a new series temporarily titled Boku Dake ga Shitteirundaze (Only I Know) in the December issue on November 7. The story follows a cute, submissive, stubborn boy and an expressionless, loner girl who wants to smile. Taamo launched the Tsumugu to...
Sakamoto Days Manga Goes on 1-Issue Break Due to Author's Health
Manga returns in Weekly Shonen Jump's next issue on October 15
― This year's 45th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga will go on a one-issue break due to Suzuki's poor health. The magazine also explained that the manga is featured in the issue's postcard because the correction did not make in time, due to the printing process. Th...
Vampire Knight: Memories Manga Ends in 11th Volume
Final chapter currently scheduled for August 5, 2025
― Matsuri Hino revealed in a blog post on Wednesday that she plans to end the Vampire Knight Memories manga in the September 2025 issue of Hakusensha's Lala DX magazine slated for release on August 5, 2025. LaLa additionally stated on X/Twitter on Friday the series will also conclude with the 11th volume. The manga's 10th volume released on Friday...
Meca Tanaka Launches New Manga Series
Hana wa Kotori wo Sukisugiru debuts on December 5
― The November issue of Hakusensha's Lala DX magazine revealed on Friday that The Young Master's Revenge manga creator Meca Tanaka will launch a new series Hana wa Kotori wo Sukisugiru (Hana likes Kotori Too Much) in the January issue on December 5. The series follows normal, generally well-liked Kotori who suddenly finds herself besieged by her extre...
Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga
Also: Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life, The Bugle Call: Song of War, more
― Viz Media revealed its new licenses and print releases planned for summer 2025, as well as digital exclusives slated for spring 2025, on Friday: The new digital releases include: Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki's Tenmaku Cinema manga Announcement: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Cinephile Hajime is possessed by the ghost of screenwr...
Kadokawa Announces Wordless World Manga Contest
Winners get support from manga editors, chance at manga serialization in Japan
― Kadokawa announced on Friday the new "Wordless World Manga Contest," a competition seeking manga without speech bubbles or lettering. The contest is open to entrants worldwide, and the "wordless" approach is intended to allow all applicants regardless of language. Winners may get the chance to have a manga serialized in ...
Kentie's Room of Guilty Pleasure Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime
Coolmic releases adult manga in English digitally
― Suiseisha revealed on Friday that Kentie's Room of Guilty Pleasure (Guilty Hole: Oshiego Shika Shimei Dekinai Mise) adult manga is inspiring an AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) adaptation. Coolmic releases the manga in English digitally, and it describes the series: Choose Your Favorite Student---Overworked, treated like dirt, a...
Ōhashi Hirai's The Days of Diamond Manga Extends Hiatus to October 31
Manga went on hiatus on September 5, originally slated to return on October 3
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ōhashi Hirai's The Days of Diamond (Diamond no Kōzai) manga is extending its hiatus so that Hirai can build up a buffer of manuscripts to prepare for a return to weekly serialization. The manga will return in the magazi...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Matorism: Case Files of a Narcotics Agent, Millennium Family, More Manga
Also: The Vampire Dies in No Time, Match Monde
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday new manga releases for October 4 as well as confirmed recently released titles for its new e-bookstore service "emaqi:" Title: Matorism: Case Files of a Narcotics Agent
Artist: Masakazu Suzuki
Publisher: Nihonbungeisha
Release Date: October 4
Synopsis: Everyone has the potential to fall to "the oth...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Toshihiro Ono's Yadokari: The Shell Machine God, Yoiyu's When Pink Rain Falls 3
Company to release Yadokari in 2025, When Pink Rain Falls 3: Under The Mistletoe for holiday season
― North American publisher Star Fruit Books announced last week that it has licensed Toshihiro Ono's Yadokari: The Shell Machine God and Yoiyu's When Pink Rain Falls 3: Under The Mistletoe manga. The company will release the former in 2025 and the latter around the holiday season. Ono (Pokémon manga) d...
Yuhta Nishio Launches New Manga with Daisuke Muroi, Yuka Matsuda on October 19
Manga authors to launch Sekai no Owari no Yōsai-ten manga
― This year's 20th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine revealed on Friday that manga authors Yuhta Nishio (After Hours), Daisuke Muroi (Akitsu), and Yuka Matsuda (Dibetagurashi: Ahiru no Seikatsu) will launch a new manga titled Sekai no Owari no Yōsai-ten (Dressmaking Shop at the End of the World), in the magazine's next issue on...
Manga Up! Adds Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate Manga
Akinoko debuted manga on X/Twitter before its serialization in Big Gangan
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service added Akinoko's Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate (Tonari no Neko to Koi Shirazu) manga on Thursday. The company describes the story:
Minato Seno's high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next t...
Saika Fushimi Plans to Resume Magician Who Rose From Failure Manga in Spring 2025 After Cancer Battle
Artist reveals cancer is in remission
― The 100th issue of Micro Magazine's Comic Ride digital manga magazine featured a message from The Magician Who Rose From Failure (Shikkaku kara Hajimeru Nariagari Madōshi dō! The Comic) manga artist Saika Fushimi on September 30. In the message, Fushimi revealed that her cancer is in remission, and that she will work hard to be able to resume the manga in sprin...
Seven Seas Licenses Cat Man, Lion Hearts, The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince, 3 Other Titles
Also licensed: PUNKS TRIANGLE, I'm in Love with the Older Girl Next Door, Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō audiobook
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Cat Man
Creator(s): Parari
Release Date: April 2025 (single volume)
Summary: Hachisuke is a cat humanoid living in a world where humans and cats coexist. But Hachisuke is withdrawn and has difficulty being love...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 29-October 5
Show Time! 2, Outbreak Company anime; Otaku Vampire's Love Bite, Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Outbreak Company Season 1 BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 October 1 Show Time! 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Ascendent Animation US$24.99 October 1 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Da...
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