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Yen Press Licenses 9 Manga, 5 Light Novel Series for October 2024
Horimiya: A Piece of Memories, Lycoris Recoil, 86—EIGHTY-SIX: Operation High School, more
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed nine manga and five light novels for release in October. It also announced audiobooks for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Weathering With You. The company will also release the Toilet-bound Hanako-kun: Second Stall manga boxset, featuring volumes 1...
Manga Planet Adds Pumpkin Night Manga in English
Masaya Hokazono, Seima Taniguchi launched the manga in August 2019
― Manga Planet announced on Thursday that it will launch Masaya Hokazono and Seima Taniguchi's Pumpkin Night manga in English. The company has yet to announce a release date. The series briefly went on hiatus in May 2021 and returned in July that same year. The manga's second part ended on December 6. Hokazono and Taniguchi launched t...
Stardust Pictures Establishes Manga Imprint for Eventual Live-Action Adaptations
BeSTAR Comics imprint publishes Kara-chan to Shito-san to, Yadokari manga
― Film production company Stardust Pictures has founded a new manga imprint named BeSTAR Comics on Friday. The label intends to publish manga that have the potential to eventually have live-action film adaptations. The label intends to leverage the Stardust Promotion group of companies' (of which Stardust Pictures is a part) ab...
Ablaze Licenses Shingo Honda's Happyland Manga
1st volume launches on September 11
― Ablaze announced on Thursday that it has licensed Shingo Honda's Happyland (Shūenchi) manga. The company will release the first volume physically and digitally on September 11. The company describes the story:
Welcome to Happyland, an extreme amusement park! The Komiya family is not unusual is any way, two parents love each other and their two children, who are h...
Junji Ōno's Gundam F91 Prequel Manga Ends
Manga launched in 2020, centers on Crossbone Vanguard 1 year before Gundam F91 film
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine published the final chapter of Junji Ōno's Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Prequel manga on Thursday. The manga is set in U.C. 0122, just prior to the Mobile Suit Gundam F91 film, and centers on the Crossbone Vanguard unit. The manga partially depicts events shown in Yoshiyuki...
Blade of the Immortal Sequel Manga Ends in May
Mugen no Jūnin - Bakumatsu no Shō launched in May 2019
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine revealed on Thursday that Renji Takigawa and Ryū Suenobu's sequel manga Mugen no Jūnin - Bakumatsu no Shō (Blade of the Immortal - Bakumatsu Arc) of Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal manga will end in the next issue on May 24. The sequel is set in the Bakumatsu period in the 19th cen...
My Senpai is Annoying Workplace Manga Ends With 13th Volume
Series launched in 2017
― Ichijinsha revealed on Twitter on Wednesday that Shiro Manta's My Senpai Is Annoying (Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi) manga will end with the 13th compiled book volume. Seven Seas is publishing the full-color manga in English, and it describes the story: Igarashi is a hardworking young office lady. Takeda, the senpai above her at work, annoys her constantly--and yet she fin...
EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Launches Itoe Takemoto's The Beast Player Manga Adaptation on May 14
Manga launches digitally
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Thursday that it will release the first compiled book volume of Itoe Takemoto's The Beast Player (Kemono no Sou-ja) manga, the adaptation of Nahoko Uehashi's novels of the same title, digitally on May 14. Kodansha USA also provided ANN with a preview of the manga. IMG the-beast-player_01_cvr.jpg
The Beast Player ©Nahoko Uehashi, Itoe Tak...
Abrams ComicArts Launches 'Kana' U.S. Manga Imprint
Kana licenses 3 manga including Shiro Kuroi's Leviathan, Tetsuya Tsutsui's Manhole
― Abrams ComicArts, a division of Abrams Books, announced on Wednesday that it will launch a new manga-focused imprint for the United States market named Kana. The imprint will publish both Japanese manga and French comics, and the imprint's initial list of licensed titles includes three manga and three French comics. ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 21-27
Monogatari Final Season, Otaku Elf anime; A Brief Moment of Ichika, Soseki Natsume's Kokoro manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Monogatari Series - Final Season Complete Set BDCite Aniplex of America US$429.98 April 23 Otaku Elf BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 April 23 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ancient Magus' ...
Voltage Brings VolKoi Romance Comics to MangaPlaza Digitally in English
Oops, I Said Yes!: Kunihiro Kasai, My Last First Kiss: Ayato Hidaka, more
― Voltage announced on Monday that it has brought five new titles from the VolKoi comic label to the MangaPlaza platform digitally in English on April 19. Title: Oops, I Said Yes!: Kunihiro Kasai
Creators: Kaperu (Art), Voltage (Story)
Synopsis: What happens when The Boss with a Past marries The Bachelorette after zero days of ...
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Inui to Tatsumi: Siberia Shuppei Hishi- Manga Ends on May 24
Yasuhiko's "final new series" launched in 2018
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator and anime director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Inui to Tatsumi: Siberia Shuppei Hishi- (Inui and Tatsumi: Secret History of the Siberian Intervention) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on May 24. Yasuhiko launched his "final new series" in Monthly Afterno...
JoJo's Araki Draws Napoleon for New Educational Manga Edition Featuring Major Artists
See what Stand Napoleon used, plus art by creators of My Hero Academia, Spy x Family, Ao Haru Ride, Kingdom, Promised Neverland, & more!
― While manga is generally seen as entertainment, most major Japanese publishers have understood the medium's value for education, particularly history. One of the most well-known educational manga series is Shueisha's Gakushu Manga: Sekai no Rekishi (Educational Ma...
My Hero Academia Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan March List
14 manga including Spy x Family, One Piece, Chainsaw Man, Berserk make list
― Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for March. This month's list featured 14 manga volumes, including: #1 — Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 37
#2 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 11
#3 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 105
#4 — Tatsuki F...
Non Tamashima's My Boyfriend in Orange Manga Resumes on May 24
Manga went on hiatus in 2022 due to Tamashima's expected childbirth
― The June issue of Kodansha's Dessert magazine revealed on Wednesday that Non Tamashima's My Boyfriend in Orange (Moekare wa Orange-iro) manga will resume serialization in the magazine's next issue on May 24. The manga went on hiatus in August 2022 due to Tamashima's expected childbirth that fall, and she planned to resume the manga...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of Monster Nation Manga Ends Due to Artist's Health
Series launched in 2016
― The official Twitter account for Micro Magazine's Comic Ride magazine announced on April 1 that Shō Okagiri's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of Monster Nation spinoff manga of Fuse and Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) light novel series will end prematurely due to Okagiri's health. The company stated ther...
The Spring 2024 Manga Guide
The Manga Guide returns bigger than ever! Check back every day for reviews of manga and manhwa released from March to May! Today we have INITIAL D and One Piece x Food Wars crossover, SHOKUGEKI NO SANJI!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2024 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs...
Takako Shimura Launches New Manga in Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Sōiu Ie no Ko no Hanashi marks 4th new title from Wandering Son artist
― This year's combined 21st and 22nd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Takako Shimura will launch a new series Sōiu Ie no Ko no Hanashi (A Story of the Children of That House) in the magazine's 26th issue on May 27. The story follows childhood friends Ema, Kōichi, and Sachiko, who were raised...
Embracer Group Reveals Plans to Split into 3 Companies
New "Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends" company to own Dark Horse, PLAION Pictures
― Gaming conglomerate Embracer Group announced on Monday it is planning to split into three companies: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends. The companies will be separate, publicly listed companies. Embracer Group stated the change will "[enable] each entity to better focus on...
Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori's Historical Manga PLINIVS Wins Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Edo-era Kanda Gokura-chō Shokunin-Banashi, COVID-19-era Tsuyukusa Natsuko no Isshō, Comitia also win
― The Asahi Shimbun paper announced the winners for the 28th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards on Monday. The awards commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that be...
Shadow Eliminators Manga Ends in Shonen Jump
Supernatural manga launched on December 4
― This year's 21st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Kento Amemiya's Shadow Eliminators (Ruirui Senki) manga on Monday. The third and final compiled volume will go on sale on July 4. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: Kasane are spirits who latch onto the shadows of people's hearts...
Hikaru no Go Manga Gets Stage Play in July
Play runs at Sunshine Theater in Ikebukuro from July 5-14
― This year's 21st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Takeshi Obata and Yumi Hotta's Hikaru no Go manga will receive a stage play adaptation in Ikebukuro in July titled Uta Emaki "Hikaru no Go" Jyo no Itte (Song Picture Scroll "Hikaru no Go": The First Move). The cast includes:
Yōjirō Itokawa as Hikaru Sh...
Alto Yukimura's Pizzicato no Nemuru Mori Manga Goes on Hiatus
Series from Colette Decides to Die manga creator launched in October 2022
― The 50th anniversary issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine (this year's combined 10th and 11th issue) announced on Friday that the "main story" of Alto Yukimura's Pizzicato no Nemuru Mori (Sleeping Pizzicato Forest) manga will enter a hiatus beginning the next issue. The staff will reveal the manga's resumption date on...
INTERVIEW: Small-Town Horror Comes to Life in Masaaki Ninomiya's GANNIBAL Manga
The manga creator shares the horror films that influenced his series set in rural Japan, where humans are on the menu.
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Is Masaaki Ninomiya's horror manga Gannibal folk horror? It certainly fits a lot of the subgenre's definition. Set in a strange, isolated mountain village, it touches on how ritual can influence insular communities and how that looks to outsiders – and even more importantly, how o...
Iryū - Team Medical Dragon Artist Tarō Nogizaka's Natsume Arata no Kekkon Suspense Manga Gets Live-Action Show
Yukihiko Tsutsumi directs film opening on September 6
― Warner Bros. Japan announced on Friday that Tarō Nogizaka's Natsume Arata no Kekkon (Arata Natsume's Marriage) manga is getting a live-action film that will open in Japan on September 6. Yukihiko Tsutsumi (director of live-action 20th Century Boys, Beck, Ikebukuro West Gate Park) is directing the film. The film will star Yuuya Yagira (live-actio...
Umiharu's The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World Manga Ends on May 17
Manga adapts Hifumi Asakura's original light novel series
― The May issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed on Thursday that Umiharu's The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World (Arafō Otoko no Isekai Tsūhan Seikatsu) manga, the adaptation of Hifumi Asakura's light novel series of the same title, will end in the magazine's next issue on May 17. Square Enix's Ma...
Mangamura Pirate Site Owner Ordered to Pay 1.7 Billion Yen to Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kadokawa
3 publishers had sued owner of Japanese-language pirate site in 2022
― The Tokyo District Court ordered on Thursday the former owner of the Japanese-language manga piracy site Mangamura must pay Japanese publishers Shogakukan, Shueisha, and Kadokawa 1.7 billion yen (about US$11.0 million). The publishers stated this is the largest amount of money a judge has ever ordered be paid regarding damages in ...
Blue Wolves of Mibu Manga's 1st Part Ends; 'Shinsengumi Arc' Starts on April 24
Manga launched in 2021; anime adaptation premieres in fall
― This year's 20th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine published on Wednesday the final chapter of the first part of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's The Blue Wolves of Mibu (Ao no Miburo) manga, and also revealed that the next arc titled "Shinsengumi Arc" will start in the magazine's next issue on April 24. Yasuda launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 14-20
Rozen Maiden anime; Trinity Seven Revision, Snowball Earth manga ship"
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Rozen Maiden BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$119.98 Sentai Filmworks Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 15 Minutes Before We Really Date GN 2Please Yen Press US$15.00 April 16 Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture GN 3Cite ...
Araki Joh, Kenji Nagatomo's Bartender Manga Gets New Mini-Series Manga
New manga runs for 5 consecutive issues, launches on May 1
― This year's 10th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that writer Araki Joh and illustrator Kenji Nagatomo's Bartender manga will return for a short manga mini-series that will serialize for five consecutive issues, beginning with the magazine's next issue on May 1. The manga will have a color opening page. Shueisha...
Hajime no Ippo Boxing Manga Goes on 1-Week Hiatus
Series to return in Weekly Shonen Magazine issue 21/22
― This year's 20th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo boxing manga would be on hiatus this week in order to prepare for the magazine's combined 21st and 22nd double issue. K Manga publishes the series in English and describes the series:
What does it feel like to be strong? That...
Viz Manga App Expands Availability Beyond Canada, U.S.
Also: Viz's app adds Marvel manga
― VIz Media's manga app is now available in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand after announcing last year it would expand its availability. The app was previously only available in Canada and the U.S. The company also expanded its library on Tuesday by adding Marvel manga to the platform. ANN reached out to Viz Media, who confirmed simulpub content as wel...
Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time Manga to End in 15th Volume
Final volume scheduled for fall release
― The 14th compiled book volume of Daisuke Hiyama's Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time (Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan) manga revealed on April 11 that the series will end with the 15th volume's release in fall. The anime's first season premiered in July 2020. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for home video and digital release, and HIDIVE and Crunchyrol...
Ragna Crimson Manga Volume 11 Review
Ragna Crimson volume 11 effectively ends the first major arc of the manga and encapsulates all of the strengths and struggles of what has come thus far.
― Ragna Crimson Volume 11 effectively ends the first major arc of the manga and encapsulates the strengths and struggles of what has come thus far. The volume is essentially broken into three pieces: the battle, a flashback with Ultimatia and Wolteka...
Akira Hizuki, Minmi Tachibana Launch New Full-Color, Vertical-Scrolling Queens Blade Spinoff Manga
Nanashi no Tensei manga launches on Fire CROSS manga website on Monday
― Hobby Japan's Fire CROSS manga website launched a new, full-color, vertical-scrolling Queen's Blade spinoff manga titled Nanashi no Tensei (Nanashi's Reincarnation) on Monday. Akira Hizuki (Desire Pandora) and Minmi Tachibana are drawing the manga, and Hobby Japan is credited for the original work. The new spinoff manga is part ...
Kickstarter Campaign for English Release of To the Sea, Seaside Beta, More Manga Reaches Goal
Crowdfunding campaign to end in 7 days
― Glacier Bay Books' Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund the English release of Aoi Mukoubi's To the Sea manga, Ohuton's Seaside Beta manga, Byu Kijitori's One Hundred Views of Reality manga, and the second volume of Sayaka Mogi's Final Testament to the Moon manga reached its US$50,000 goal on Sunday. The campaign has raised US$50,512 from 386 backers as of press ...
Only My Undesirable Translation Talent Can Change the World Manga Ends in 4th Volume
Manga launched in 2022; final volume releases on June 12
― Amazon is listing the fourth compiled book volume of Tomoyuki Maru's Only My Undesirable Translation Talent Can Change the World ("Honyaku" no Sainō de Ore dake ga Sekai wo Kaihen Dekiru Ken: Hazure Sainō "Honyaku" de Kizukeba Sekai Saikyō ni Nattemashita) manga — the adaptation of Hakuto Aono's light novel series of the same title — as its f...
Norio Doujima's I'm the Only Monster Tamer in the World Manga Listed as Ending in 11th Volume
Manga launched in 2018, final volume releases on June 7
― Amazon is listing the 11th volume of Norio Doujima's I'm the Only Monster Tamer in the World and Was Mistaken for the Demon Lord (Sekai de Tadahitori no Mamono Tsukai: Tenshoku Shitara Maō ni Machigawa Remashita), the manga adaptation of Senri Kakei and hu-ko's light novel series of the same title, as the final volume. The volume will ship on ...
Spy x Family, My Hero Academia, One Piece Manga Rank on NYT April Bestseller List
― Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia, and Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early April. SPY x FAMILY volume 11 ranked at #7, My Hero Academia volume 37 at #8, and One Piece volume 105 at #11. The 14th volume of Chainsaw Man ranked at #3 on March's list. The 20th volume of Dragon Ball ...
Manga Up! Adds Porter of Heroes Manga in English
Kakegurui writer Homura Kawamoto, artist Ryo Yajima launched manga in October 2022
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service added author Homura Kawamoto and artist Ryo Yajima's Porter of Heroes (Yūsha Party no Nimotsu Mochi) manga in English on Monday. Manga Up! describes its story: Within the hero's party is the world's strongest porter—and together, they've finally defeated the demon lord. Now that...
Two on Ice Manga Ends in Shonen Jump
Ice skating manga launched on September 25
― This year's 20th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Elck Itsumo's Two on Ice manga on Monday. The manga's third volume and fourth volume will both ship on June 4. Manga Plus publishes the manga in English and describes the story: One day, Hayuma meets a familiar girl on the skating rink. She turns out to be Kisa...
Yui Sakuma's Reincarnation of the Unrivalled Time Mage Manga Listed as Ending in 6th Volume
Manga adaptation of Shusui Hazuki's light novel series launched in 2020
― Amazon is listing the sixth compiled book volume of Yui Sakuma's Reincarnation of the Unrivalled Time Mage: The Underachiever at the Magic Academy Turns Out to Be the Strongest Mage Who Controls Time! (Toki Tsukai Majutsushi no Tensei Musō: Majutsu Gakuin no Rettō-sei, Jitsuwa Saikyō no Jikan-kei Majutsu Shideshita) manga as it...
Seiichi Shirato, Syuhei Kamo's Watch Dogs Tokyo Manga Ends
Manga based on Watch Dogs game launched in 2022
― Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website published the final chapter of Seiichi Shirato (director of Princess Principal anime) and Syuhei Kamo's (Gangsta: Cursed) Watch Dogs Tokyo manga on April 9. Tokyopop licensed the manga and will publish the first compiled book volume in English on April 30, and the second volume on July 9. Tokyopop describes the manga'...
Tsukuyomi-kun no Kindan Oyashoku Manga Ends in 6th Volume
Series launched in December 2021, inspired live-action series last year
― The fifth volume of Nikki Asada's Tsukuyomi-kun no Kindan Oyashoku (Mr. Tsukuyomi's Forbidden Midnight Snack) manga revealed on Friday the series will end with the sixth volume in fall. The gourmet romantic comedy manga centers on the relationship between foodie and expert chef Tsukuyomi, and a 27-year-old female personal gym ...
Light Tuchihi, Akiyuki Amemoto Launch New Manga
Manga about assassin trying to turn over a new leaf debuts on May 11
― The May issue of Square Enix's Shonen Gangan magazine revealed The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious light novel author Light Tuchihi will write the story for a new manga Kirisaki Karin wa Korosasenai (Karin Kirisaki Won't Let Me Kill) with artist Akiyuki Amemoto (Kono Yūsha, Moto Maō ni Tsuki) starting in the June issue on ...
A Girl & Her Guard Dog Manga Continues Hiatus to Prepare for New Arc, Cites Author's Poor Health
Series entered hiatus in December 2023
― The May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine announced on Friday that Hatsuharu's A Girl & Her Guard Dog (Ojō to Banken-kun) manga will continue its hiatus in preparation for the manga's "second year arc" as well as due to the author's poor health. The magazine will announce the manga's return date at a later time once the author has recovered. The ma...
Short Stories About Dreamland Manga Ends
Gou Tanabe launched manga based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle stories on November 10
― This year's May issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine published on Friday the final chapter of Gou Tanabe's Short Stories about Dreamlands manga based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle stories, a set of short stories he published from 1918 to 1932 set in his fantastical Dreamlands setting. Tanabe launched...
Lightning and Romance Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga debuted in January 2021
― This year's May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Friday that Rin Mikimoto's Lightning and Romance manga is going on hiatus "for a while." The magazine did not provide a reason or list an end date for the hiatus. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
Sumire wants to experience romance...but will she get the chanc...
Isabella Bird in Wonderland - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga had previously listed entering final arc in November 2021
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Harta magazine revealed on Wednesday that Taiga Sassa's Isabella Bird in Wonderland - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (Fushigi no Kuni no Bird) manga has entered its final arc. The magazine had previously announced that the manga was starting its final arc in November 2021. The manga offers a look a...
Safe Sex Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Moriko Mori, Renji Iwanami debuted manga in May 2023
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that storywriter Moriko Mori and illustrator Renji Iwanami's Safe Sex manga will end in three chapters. The manga debuted in May 2023, and it serializes in the weekly magazine once every two weeks. The manga's first few chapters serialized weekly. Shueisha publis...
Calorie's Love Affair Manga Wins Japan Cartoonists Association Award
Takupedia, Chiikawa, Dragon and Chameleon, more also win awards
― The Japan Cartoonists Association (JCA) announced the winners of the 53rd Japan Cartoonists Association Awards on Friday. Yuua Oda's Calorie no Tsuyagoto (Calorie's Love Affair) manga won the grand prize in the Comic division. Taku Furukawa's Takupedia won the Cartoon division. Nagano's Chiikawa won in the Manga division, for being a w...
Keiko Sakano, Mitsuru Yūki to Launch Short-term Series Manga on April 19
Mamorikatana no Uta -Mamorikatana no Ichimonji follows people being mysteriously spirited away
― This year's ninth issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine revealed on April 5 that Keiko Sakano (Fiancée of the Wizard) and Mitsuru Yūki (Onmyōji, Abe no Seimei) will launch a new short-term series Mamorikatana no Uta -Mamorikatana no Ichimonji (Song of the Guardian Sword -The Straight Line of the Gu...
Ren Kawahara's We're New at This Manga Ends in 18th Volume
Manga launched in March 2018
― Ren Kawahara revealed on Twitter on Wednesday the We're New at This (Mijuku na Futari de Gozaimasu ga) manga will end with the 18th volume. The volume will ship in August. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story: Ikuma Saeki finally married his childhood friend and the girl of his dreams, Sumika. But while years of pining came easily to him...
Zoku Thermae Romae Sequel Manga Goes on Break Until Summer
Manga launched on Shonen Jump+ on February 6
― The sixth chapter of Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae sequel manga Zoku Thermae Romae (Thermae Romae Redux) revealed on Tuesday that the series will enter a break until summer. Yamazaki launched the manga on February 6 on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service, and Shueisha published the first compiled volume on April 4. In the manga, Lucius is now nearing 60 yea...
'Ippon' Again! Judo Manga Ends in 4 Chapters
Manga launched in 2018, inspired 2023 TV anime
― The 263rd chapter of Yu Muraoka's "Ippon" Again! (Mō Ippon!) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in four chapters. The manga releases new chapters every Thursday, so if there are no delays, the manga will end on May 9. The manga follows Michi Sonoda, who had planned to quit judo after her final tournament in junior high. However, her bes...
Coppelion's Tomonori Inoue Launches New Manga on April 20
Kūzoku Hack to Jōki no Hime set in high-flying fantasy world
― Manga creator Tomonori Inoue announced on his Twitter account on April 5 that he is launching a new manga titled Kūzoku Hack to Jōki no Hime (The Sky Pirate Hack and the Steam Princess) on Mag Garden's Magcomi website on April 20. お久しぶりです。この度、4月20日（土）からMAGCOMIにて新連載『空賊ハックと蒸気の姫』が始まります。初めてのファンタジー作品となります。架空の世界を舞台に飛行船や浮遊島、空賊が登場するロマン溢れる冒険活劇です。ぜ...
Drops of God Sequel Manga Ends on April 18
Kami no Shizuku deuxième launched on September 21
― This year's 19th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's Kami no Shizuku deuxième (Drops of God Second) manga, the sequel to their Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga, will end in the next issue of the magazine on April 18. The second and final volume wil ship on May 22. The manga is set after ...
MyAnimeList Rolls Out List of Manga Recommendations for 2024
Almost 80 title recommendations including Witch Hat Atelier, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Hirayasumi, more
― Want to explore more of the manga world but not exactly sure where to start? MyAnimeList could help you begin a fun manga journey with its second annual “You Should Read This Manga” list that it released on March 21, in collaboration with international booksellers and MyAnimeList u...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 7-13
Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra anime; Engage, The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra Complete Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 April 9 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A...
The Grimm Variations Anime Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga launches same-day as Netflix anime
― The Twitter account for Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service announced on Tuesday that Kōji Megumi (Bloody Monday) will adapt The Grimm Variations, Wit Studio and CLAMP's original anime series based on Grimm's Fairy Tales, into a manga on the service on April 17. The six-part anime will debut on Netflix on April 17. Netflix describes the anime: Once upon a tim...
Young Magazine Gets New Young Magazine Kakehiki Supplement
Supplement with Kaiji prequel, more manga launches on April 22
― This year's 19th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine revealed on Monday that the magazine will have a new supplement magazine named Young Magazine Kakehiki (meaning "to bargain") that will launch with its first issue on April 22, alongside the main magazine's 21st issue. The supplement will launch with a number of works from both guests ...
Tsukiji Nao's I Got Reincarnated in a (BL) World of Big (Man) Boobs Manga Ends
Comedy manga launched in 2021
― Kodansha's Comic Days app published the final chapter of Tsukiji Nao's I Got Reincarnated in a (BL) World of Big (Man) Boobs (Kyonyū Suki nanoni BL Kai ni Tensei Shimashita) manga on Wednesday. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and released the omnibus edition of the first and second volumes on March 26. Kodansha USA describes the manga's story:
"I just...want...
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Volume 1 Manhwa Review
This is for the ones who knew the Red Wedding was coming, gleefully chuckled when the film Bridge to Terabithia grossly misled parents, and always read the book before seeing the movie.
― This one's for the smug readers, the ones who knew the Red Wedding was coming, who gleefully chuckled when the film for Bridge to Terabithia grossly misled parents as to what it was about, and who always read the bo...
Kasumi Kazui Launches New Manga, Hiiro Kisaragi Publishes New Manga's Prologue Chapter on May 8
Kazui to launch Nest love story manga; Kisaragi's new manga starts regular serialization in June
― The May issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine revealed on Monday that Kazumi Kazui will launch a new manga titled Nest in the magazine's June issue on May 8. The magazine's Puchi Puchi Comic web manga magazine supplement will also publish on May 8 the prologue chapter of Hiiro Kisaragi's upcoming n...
Teppen—!!! Manga, 4-Panel Spinoff Both End
Inujun, Namamugi's manga launched in January 2021, inspired July 2022 TV anime
― The final issue of Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine published the final chapters of Inujun and Namamugi's Teppen—!!! manga, as well as Misaki Mori's Yonkoma Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! manga, on Monday. The main manga's fifth compiled book volume will ship on June 7. The main manga's story centers on Yayoi Sakamoto, a di...
Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons Graphic Novel Review
It's kaiju and pirates in this ahistorical take on the dragons found on old treasure maps—but it doesn't quite deliver on its fantastic elevator pitch.
― The elevator pitch for Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons is fantastic—a voyage of Sir Francis Drake to find the Dead Bishop's treasure, only to find forbidden seas filled with the kaiju of the Godzilla franchise, presented as a pirate's tall tale by a...
Tokyo Revengers' Ken Wakui, 2 Others Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump (Updated)
Wakui's Negai no Astro debuts on April 15
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Tokyo Revengers manga creator Ken Wakui will launch a new series titled Negai no Astro (Wishful Astro) in the magazine's 20th issue on April 15. The "superpower x outlaw" manga will center on Hibaru, and will start with a fight over the successor of the Yotsurugi-gumi g...
Karin Anzai Draws 1-Shot Manga in The Hana to Yume Magazine
Kaoru Inai to write story
― This year's ninth issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine revealed on Friday It Takes More than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love manga creator Karin Anzai will team up with Kaoru Inai for a new one-shot manga in the publisher's The Hana to Yume magazine's special 50th anniversary issue on April 24. Anzai is drawing the manga and Inai is in charge of the original story. 稲井...
HARELUYA II BØY's Haruto Umezawa Launches New Manga in May
Menace manga centers on amnesiac delinquent teenager encountering alien
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that Haruto Umezawa will launch a new manga titled Menace in the magazine's next issue on May 2. The manga centers on Teruya, a delinquent teenage boy who spends his days fighting as part of a gang, but decides to quit his gang for the sake of his beloved Aimi....
Maki Fujita Launches New Manga on May 7
Fujita to launch Ka no Yo no Kemono ga Miru Yume wa manga about high school girl, detestable bodyguard
― The May issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine revealed on Saturday that manga creator Maki Fujita will launch a new manga titled Ka no Yo no Kemono ga Miru Yume wa (The Dream the Beast of the Other World Sees) in the magazine's next issue on May 7. The manga's story centers on Sera, a ...
Miko Mitsuki's Shōnen Bride -Dansō Reijō to Kuro Shosei- Manga Starts Final Arc on April 19
Manga about prestigious family's "only son" hiding her real identity as woman launched in 2020
― This year's ninth issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine revealed on Friday that Miko Mitsuki's Shōnen Bride -Dansō Reijō to Kuro Shosei- (Boy Bride -The Cross-Dressing Lady and Black Student-) manga will start its final arc in the magazine's next issue on April 19, which also signals the manga's return,...
48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, Gachiakuta, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, A Sign of Affection, The Darwin Incident, Medalist nominated again from last year; Oshi no Ko nominated again from 2022
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the 15 nominees in three categories for its 48th annual Manga Awards on Monday. Kodansha will announce the winner for each category on May 14. Best Shōnen Manga Th...
Mama Yūyū Manga Ends in Shonen Jump
Series launched on September 11
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Yoshihiko Hayashi's Mama Yūyū manga on Monday. The fourth and final compiled volume will include an additional story and ships on August 2. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: An era of peace between the hero and demon lord is upon us! In t...
Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2023-2024
One Piece, Detective Conan, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime top lists
― The May issue of The Tsukuru Shuppan's Tsukuru magazine published a chart on Saturday listing the top 15 manga volumes for three major publishers — Kodansha, Shogakukan, and Shueisha — in the last 12 months based on first printings. The chart reflects the first print runs from volumes released between April 2023 through M...
J-Novel Club Adds 5 New Light Novels, 4 New Manga
Manga including To Another World... with Land Mines!, My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World, more launch on Friday
― J-Novel Club announced on Friday that it has licensed five more light novel series and four more manga series. The new licenses include: Title: From Two-Bit Baddie to Total Heartthrob: This Villainess Will Cross-Dress to Impress! (Mob Dōzen no Akuyaku Reijō wa Dansō Shite Kōryaku T...
The Executioner and Her Way of Life Manga Ends
Ryō Mitsuya's manga adaptation ends on April 19
― This year's eighth issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine revealed on Friday that Ryō Mitsuya's manga adaptation of Mato Sato and Nilitsu's The Executioner and Her Way of Life (Shokei Shōjo no Virgin Road) light novel series will end in the magazine's next issue on April 19. Mitsuya launched the manga in Young Gangan in June 2020. Square Enix pu...
Elevator Orite Hidari: Five to Nine Next Door Spinoff Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Spinoff manga launched in 2020
― Manga creator Miki Aihara revealed on Tuesday that the Elevator Orite Hidari: Five to Nine Next Door (Left When You Get Off the Elevator: Five to Nine Next Door) spinoff manga will end with its next chapter. Aihara launched the spinoff manga in Shogakukan's &Flower magazine in September 2020. The serialization launched in Shogakukan's Cheese! magazine in October 2020....
Shadows House Manga Goes on 1-Month Hiatus
Creator duo so-ma-to take hiatus to draw illustrations for local art exhibit
― This year's 18th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator duo so-ma-to's Shadows House manga will go on a one-month hiatus so that the duo can provide illustrations for a local art exhibit. The manga will resume in the magazine's 23rd issue on May 9. Yen Press is releasing the ...
More Marvel Manga Collaborations Teased in 2024
Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski teases meetings in Japan over some Marvel characters
― Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski teased at Tokyo Comic Con on December 9 that the publisher will reveal more manga collaborations in 2024. During the "Assemble at Tokyo Comic Con! Marvel Gathering 2023" stage event, Cebulski was asked about future manga offerings. He first noted that Marvel and Shueisha, p...
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All Manga Gets English Release
Series began as web comic on Twitter in 2022
― Sumiko Arai announced on Twitter on Wednesday that the Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta (The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All) manga will get an official English release. The series follows the story of a high school girl with a love for English music, who develops a crush on the store clerk at a record shop she frequents. Little does ...
Manga Up! Global Adds Only My Undesirable Translation Talent Can Change the World Manga
Hakuto Aono, Hajime Kanadome, Tomoyuki Maru's manga launches in English
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added Hakuto Aono, Hajime Kanadome, and Tomoyuki Maru's Only My Undesirable Translation Talent Can Change the World ("Honyaku" no Sainō de Ore dake ga Sekai wo Kaihen Dekiru Ken: Hazure Sainō "Honyaku" de Kizukeba Sekai Saikyō ni Nattemashita) manga in English on Thursday. Manga Up! describes the ...
Return to Shironagasu Island Game's Planned Manga Canceled
Manga was slated to debut sometime this year
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Monthly Young Ace magazine announced on Tuesday that the magazine has canceled the planned manga adaptation of Hyogo Onimushi and Tabinomichi's Return to Shironagasu Island game due to the "poor efforts" of its editorial team resulting in scheduling problems for the manga. Kuroitsu Suruga was slated to draw the...
Attack on Titan's Hajime Isayama, Voice Actor Yūki Kaji Create Manga 1-Shot
Isayama, Kaji seek artist to draw manga debuting this summer
― Manga creator Hajime Isayama (Attack on Titan) and voice actor Yūki Kaji (Attack on Titan's Eren, The Seven Deadly Sins' Meliodas) announced on Wednesday that they are collaborating on a one-shot manga spinoff of "Soyogi Fractal," Kaji's project celebrating the 20th anniversary of his voice acting debut. Isayama is drawing the thumbnail s...
Captain Tsubasa Manga's Story to Continue in Storyboard Form (Updated)
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun gets new arc as storyboards
― Shueisha confirmed on Wednesday that the Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun manga will have a "new arc" serializing in the form of storyboards on the new Captain Tsubasa World website. The website will post the 27-page first chapter of the new arc, titled Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals (not to be confused with the previous Captain Tsubasa: Rising...
Yū Yabuuchi Launches New Uesugi-kun wa Onna no Ko wo Yametai Manga
Romantic comedy launches in Ciao in April
― The May issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yū Yabuuchi will launch a new series Uesugi-kun wa Onna no Ko wo Yametai (Uesugi Wants to Stop Being a Girl) in the magazine in April. The announcement teased a romantic comedy involving an exceedingly cute hero, whose body can change into a woman's, in a love triangle. Yabuuchi's Ao no...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 31-April 6
Black Bullet anime; Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate, Bless manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Black Bullet BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$28.99 April 2 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Acid Town Graphic Novel (GN) 5Please Tokyopop US$13.99 April 2 Bless GN 1Cite Kodansha USA US$13.99 April 2 Boruto: Naruto Next Gene...
Kishidashiki's The Sword of the Titans Manga Listed to End With 3rd Volume (Updated)
3rd volume slated for May 9 release
― Book distributor Nippan's Hon no Hikidashi website lists the third compiled book volume of Kishidashiki The Sword of the Titans (Kyoshinki Senki) manga as the final volume for the series. The volume is slated for release on May 9. Titan Manga publishes the series in English and describes the story: For fans of epic fantasy and supernatural battles between gods a...
My Hero Academia Tops 100 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
Manga's 40th volume shipped on Thursday
― The official Twitter account for Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga revealed that the manga has over 100 million copies in circulation worldwide, following the release of the 40th compiled book volume on Thursday. Horikoshi shared an illustration to commemorate the milestone: The manga also got a video commemorating the series narrated by Daiki Yamashit...
Magic Kaito Manga Begins New Series for Detective Conan's 30th Anniversary
Series last published new chapter in 2017
― The 19th issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Gosho Aoyama will begin a new series of his Magic Kaito manga in the magazine's 20th issue on April 10. The return commemorates the 30th year of serialization of the Detective Conan manga. The announcement also teased the appearance of a new character. Aoyama has been publish...
Ningen Kaishūsha Manga Ends With 12th Volume
Series launched in 2012, ends with volume 12 on May 24
― Shogakukan's online listing for the upcoming 12th compiled book volume of Aki Sendō's Ningen Kaishūsha (Human Collection Truck) manga reports that the series will end with its release on May 24. The "urban legend horror" manga centers on a mysterious all-black waste collection truck that appears out of nowhere. However, instead of collecting g...
Hideyasu Takahashi Launches New Mysterious Joker Manga on April 15
Kaitō Joker Encore manga launches as part of Mysterious Joker anime's 10th anniversary celebration
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the anime adaptation of Hideyasu Takahashi's Mysterious Joker (Kaitō Joker) manga announced on Tuesday that the series will get a new manga titled Kaitō Joker Encore, which will start serialization on Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic website on April 15. ...
Crows Gaiden Housenka Manga Enters Final Arc
Spinoff series launched in 2017
― Shūhei Saitō's spinoff manga of Hiroshi Takahashi's Crows series Crows Gaiden Housenka: The Beginning of Housen will enter the final arc with the 19th compiled book volume on June 7. The series tells the origin story of the Housen Academy's Housen Killer Corps, beginning with Butta Terakado. Saitō launched the series in Akita Shoten's Monthly Shonen Champion in 2017...
TO Books Launches English Corona EX Manga Site With Machine Translation
Fukatsu's The Swordwoman With Curse manga posted using Google Translate
― Japanese publisher TO Books launched the English version of its Corona EX manga website on Monday as a paid subscription service, featuring both previous translations of its works from various English publishers (such as Seven Seas Entertainment or J-Novel Club), as well as works machine-translated through Google Translate, whi...
Inuhiko Doronoda's Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni Manga Wins 17th Manga Taisho Awards
Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm comes in 2nd
― The executive committee for the 17th Manga Taisho awards announced the winner and full points breakdown for the awards on Tuesday during the award ceremony. (The official English name of the awards is the "Cartoon Grand Prize.") Inuhiko Doronoda's Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni won this year's award. Doronda drew an illustration to commemorate...
Nobuyuki Fukumoto: Kaiji Manga's Next Arc is Last
Author also revealed manga's current arc to end soon
― Kaiji manga author Nobuyuki Fukumoto revealed in an interview on March 22 that the series will end in its next arc. Fukumoto also stated that the manga's latest arc, "24-oku Dasshutsu-hen" (The 2.4 Billion Escape Arc) will end soon. Fukumoto did not reveal further details regarding the manga's next arc, or the latest arc's end. The series is curr...
Stage Play Adaptation of Yoshio Sawai's Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Manga Confirmed
Stage play first announced as April Fools' joke
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Yoshio Sawai's Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga announced on Monday that the manga will get a stage play adaptation titled Chō Hajike Stage☆Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Super Hajike Stage☆Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) in October at the Theatre1010 in Tokyo. Keita Kawajiri (Nanbaka stage play writer/director, Fist of the North Star, Mob ...
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