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Yasuki Tanaka's Ghost Fixers Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga from Summer Time Rendering author launched in March 2024.
― The 99th chapter of Yasuki Tanaka's Ghost Fixers manga on the Shonen Jump+ platform revealed on Friday the manga is ending in its next chapter. While the final page of the 99th chapter incorrectly states the next and final chapter will launch on October 9, it will instead launch on October 16 according to Manga Plus. Tanaka launched th...
Boichi's The Marshal King Manga Ends on October 16
Manga resumed after 9-month hiatus on September 4
― Boichi's The Marshal King manga revealed in its 33rd chapter on Friday that it will end in the next chapter on October 16.The manga went on hiatus in December and resumed on September 4.Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:A two-fisted tale about desperadoes and the marshals who hunt them! High-octane adventure in...
Marvel, Kadokawa Launch 5 New Manga as Part of Partnership
Manga about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Deadpool, Venom launched on Sunday
― Marvel announced at its "Marvel Comics: House of Ideas" panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday more details about the five manga launching as part of its partnership with Kadokawa. Marvel's executive editor of Asia originals C.B. Cebulski, Kadokawa chief editor Kenta Matsui, and Kadokawa comics editor Naofumi Mashino...
Billy Bat Manga Wins Harvey Award
Series had competed against Land, My Gorilla Family, Miss Ruki, more works for Best Manga award
― The Harvey Awards, which honor outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the winners for this year's awards on Friday at New York Comic Con. Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat manga, released by Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint, won the award for Best Manga. Kristi Iwashiro tran...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 4-10
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation anime; The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story, My Journey to Her, Blue Lock Full Color Selection manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Devil Survivor 2: The Animation BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 October 6 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, R...
Yen Press Licenses Fate/strange Fake, Kino's Journey, Spice and Wolf Diner: Gourmet Exploration, More Manga/Novels
Also: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars, Dungeon Master: Creating a Hot Spring Dungeon, more
― Yen Press announced the following licenses at New York Comic Con on Friday: Title: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars light novels
Authors: Yuiko Agarizaki, Fuwan Sono (illustration)
Summary: AN INTERGALACTIC VOYAGE FOR A PLANET TO CALL HOME A horse-drawn carriage races across the cosmos. Or rather, a spaceshi...
Casshern R Manga Listed as Ending With 3rd Volume
Manga launched in 2023
― Retailers are listing the third compiled book volume of Satoshi Shiki's Casshern R manga — the adaptation of Tatsunoko Production's Shinzō Ningen Casshan original television anime — as the final volume. The volume will ship on December 18.The manga's story centers on Tetsuya Azuma, who transforms into Casshern to fight mankind's enemy Andro and his army.The manga first launch...
Comisma Enters Agreement With Akili International to Produce Live-Action Film of Zukyun x Bakyun Manga
Robby Monroe to direct, script film based on Teito Yuzuriha's manga
― Publishing company Comisma (ComicSmart, Inc.) announced on Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with London-based company Akili International to develop and produce an English live-action film of Teito Yuzuriha's Zukyun x Bakyun manga. Robby Monroe has been "engaged" to direct the film and pen the screenplay.Seven Seas En...
Dark Horse to Release Gou Tanabe's The Outsider and Other Early Adaptations Collection
Company to also release Martial War graphic novel by co-creators Hiroyuki Takei, Will Carter, Aidan White.
― Dark Horse announced during its panel at New York Comic Con 2026 on Thursday that it will release Gou Tanabe's The Outsider and Other Early Adaptations collection, with translation by Zack Davisson. The collection feature's Tanabe's manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Outsider story, and ...
Crunchyroll Manga App Expands to U.K., Ireland, South Asia, ANZ
Crunchyroll also to be "easily accessible" in new dedicated anime hub on PS5 launching in spring
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that its Crunchyroll Manga app is now available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand.Crunchyroll also announced that it will be "easily accessible" in a new dedicated anime hub for t...
Seven Seas Licenses Living With My New Cat, Zukyun x Bakyun, More Manga/Novels
Also: 3 new audiobooks
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: The One-Eyed, One-Armed, One-Legged Sorcerer novels
Creators: Suzusuke (story), Sumihei (illustrations)
Release Date: November 2026
Summary: A peaceful city is shaken when a young man with one eye, one arm, and one leg emerges from a nearby forest. It seems that this is Ains Silvetas—a legendary magician whose a...
'I Don't Want to Be Killed by You, My Crown Prince!' Manga Enters Final Arc
Nao Oshiba debuted manga of Ema Okadachi's story in December 2021
― Nao Oshiba revealed on X/Twitter on Tuesday that their I Don't Want to Be Killed by You, My Crown Prince! (Ōtaishi-sama, Watashi Kondokoso Anata ni Korosareta Kunai ndesu!) manga is entering its final arc and climax. Kodansha's K MANGA service publishes the manga in English. The company describes the story: Not-so-wealthy noble young...
Overlord [Shin] Sekai-hen Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Artist Matsuki's Hospitalization
Matsuki debuted sequel manga in April 2024
― Matsuki revealed on X/Twitter on Wednesday that they have been hospitalized and will need to recover and rest, so their Overlord [Shin] Sekai-hen (Overlord [New] World Arc) manga is going on hiatus. Matsuki debuted the manga in Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine in April 2024. Kadokawa published the manga's fourth compiled book volume on March 26. The manga's st...
Manga Up! Global Adds Magical Girl Recruiter Puicho!, Bitter Knight in My Sweet Café, 3 More Manga
Service also adds VAMPXIA, 100 Things the Sheltered Lady and This Commoner Want to Do, We Are All D***
― Manga Up! Global added the following manga over the past two weeks: Title: Magical Girl Recruiter Puicho! (Mahō Shōjo Kanyū Shippai Puicho!)
Creator: Siketainu
Release date: September 30
Summary: Meet Puicho, a kind-hearted fairy with a crucial job: recruit girls with dreams to become magical girl...
Interview with Takako Shimura, Creator of the Scenes of AWAJIMA Manga
This past spring, Scenes From Awajima anime explored a kaleidoscope of perspectives as they filtered through the hallowed and haunted halls of its titular school. We asked manga author Takako Shimura (Sweet Blue Flowers, Wandering Son) about the series' origins, influences, and how it relates to her other works.
― The craft and artistry of theater mean many different things to the many people who int...
Babanba Banban Vampire Manga Listed to Enter 'Final Stage'
Manga to enter final stage with 15th volume out on December 8
― Retailers are listing the story of Hiromasa Okujima's Babanba Banban Vampire manga as entering its "final stage" in its 15th compiled book volume, which will ship on December 8. Dark Horse Comics licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in English on November 10. Dark Horse describes the manga: An unassuming worker in a long...
You Are a Four Leaf Clover Romantic Suspense Manga Ends on October 15 (Updated)
12th, final volume ships on December 8
― Retailers are listing the 12th compiled book volume of Koushi's You Are a Four Leaf Clover (Kimi wa Yotsuba no Clover) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on December 8. Update: This year's 45th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in the magazine's next issue on October 15. The romantic suspe...
Tune in to the Midnight Heart Manga Goes on 1-Week Hiatus Due to Creator's Health
Masakuni Igarashi slated to resume manga on October 14
― This year's 45th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Masakuni Igarashi's Tune In to the Midnight Heart (Mayonaka Heart Tune) manga does not have a new chapter in the issue as initially planned, due to Igarashi getting sick. Igarashi is currently focused on recovering, and planning to resume the manga in the ma...
Kai-hen Wizards Manga to Publish 'Series Finale' on October 14
Kekkaishi's Yellow Tanabe launched manga in September 2024
― This year's 45th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday announced on Wednesday that Yellow Tanabe's Kai-hen Wizards (Kaihen no Mahōtsukai) manga will publish its "series finale chapter" in the magazine's next issue on October 14. The expanded chapter will have 26 pages. The announcement does not specify if this is the overall final cha...
Toshiaki Yamada's Tokyo Duel Manga Ends
Action manga launched in 2020
― Coamix's Comic Zenon+ manga website published the final chapter of Toshiaki Yamada's Tokyo Duel (Tokyo Kettō Kanjōsen) manga on September 23. The final chapter became free to read on Wednesday. Coamix publishes the manga volumes in English digitally. Comikey also releases the manga and describes the story:In post-war Japan, a government-funded program of organized viol...
K Manga Adds Sen Sen Senki Manga
A-10, Ryūga Kawasaki debuted dark fantasy manga on June 10
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Tuesday that it will add author A-10 and illustrator Ryūga Kawasaki's Sen Sen Senki manga on October 13. A-10 and Kawasaki debuted the manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on June 10. Kodansha published the first compiled book volume on September 16. The dark fantasy story takes place during an...
Our Blood Oath's Kazu Kakazu Launches Yosuga Tagurite Manga Series
Manga about half-yōkai boy launches on vertical Jump Toon service on Friday
― This year's 45th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that manga creator Kazu Kakazu will launch a new manga titled Yosuga Tagurite on Shueisha's vertical-scrolling manga service Jump Toon on October 9. The manga centers on Yosuga, a half-human, half-yokai boy who is reviled as a monster. His ...
emaqi Service Adds Streaming Under My Control, The Soldier Groom and the Daikon Bride, Shin Ikki Tousen, 8 More Manga
Service also adds Kill Me Baby, Song of the Thirty-Year-Olds' Blues, Time Traveler's Disease, A Meal by Moonlight, more
― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Tuesday that its emaqi e-bookstore service is adding 11 new exclusive titles this month. Eight of the new titles will be available through its "emaqi Premium" monthly subscription service. The company also announced emaqi's new feat...
Hunter X Hunter Manga Creator Yoshihiro Togashi to Limit Work Due to Physical/Mental Health Issues
Togashi to decline future work requests with deadlines in order to focus on his own manuscripts
― Hunter X Hunter manga creator Yoshihiro Togashi stated on X/Twitter on Monday that due to physical and mental health issues, he will decline future work requests with deadlines after completing his current commissions, so that he can focus on his own manuscripts. Togashi's Hunter X Hunter manga went back...
Young Magazine USA Special Gets 2nd Issue
2nd issue looks for more Japanese creators who want their story published overseas
― This year's 45th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine revealed on Monday that it is launching a second issue of Young Magazine USA, a special edition of the magazine for the U.S. The staff is again looking for Japanese manga creators who want their story published for overseas readers. Interested applicants must submit...
The Record of a Fallen Vampire Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027
Yūma Uchida, Aino Shimada star in Zero-G x Liber anime
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Kyo Shirodaira and Yuri Kimura's The Record of a Fallen Vampire (Vampire Jūjikai) manga, which will debut in 2027. The website also revealed the anime's teaser promotional video, teaser visual, and main cast and staff members.The anime will star:Yūma Uchida as Rose Red St...
Mikito Chinen's Horror Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Etsuran Genkin Ryōki Satsujin-han no Seishin Kantei Hōkoku-sho manga launched on September 25
― Hiromoto Komatsu launched a manga adaptation of Mikito Chinen's Etsuran Genkin Ryōki Satsujin-han no Seishin Kantei Hōkoku-sho (Restricted Reading: Psychiatric Evaluation Report of a Bizarre Murderer) horror novel on Futabasha's Web Comic Action platform on September 25.The story follows doctor Kasumi Ueha...
Yuki Kure's Ayame-san Chi no Geshuku-nin Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga launched in June 2025
― The November issue of Hakusensha's LaLa DX magazine revealed on Monday that Yuki Kure's Ayame-san Chi no Geshuku-nin (Ayame's House Lodger) manga will end with its next chapter in the magazine's next issue on December 4 (the magazine publishes a new issue every two months). The manga's story centers on Megumi, a high school girl who becomes the owner of an apartment com...
Chanta Launches Noro-Noro Puku-Puku Manga
Sachi's Records: Sachi's Book of Revelation creator's comedy of shrine maiden with black cat possessing her head
― Manga creator Chanta launched a new manga titled Noro-Noro Puku-Puku in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga service on Monday. The manga is available in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus service. Manga Plus describes the manga:An exceptionally cursed shrine maiden, Suzu, incurs the divine punis...
Hirayasumi Manga to End in 2 More Chapters
Manga launched in 2021, inspired live-action series in 2025, upcoming TV anime in January 2027
― This year's 45th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday that Keigo Shinzō's Hirayasumi manga will end in two more chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end on October 19.Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:With a carefree ...
Naoki Shigeno to End Sanada Damashii Manga in 6th Volume
Ninja Girl & Samurai Master creator launched series in 2015
― Hakusensha is listing the sixth volume of Naoki Shigeno's Sanada Damashii manga series as the final volume. The volume will ship on November 27.The series is a four-panel comic depicting the activities of the Sanada clan in the Sengoku period.Shigeno launched the series on Hakusensha's Young Animal Densi platform in 2015, where it ran unti...
Nijū-Mensō no Musume's Shinji Ohara Launches New Manga
Moto-Shojo Tantei, Yamada Chizuko follows former girl-detective whose past returns to haunt her decades later
― Shinji Ohara launched a new manga titled Moto-Shojo Tantei, Yamada Chizuko: Saigo no Jiken kara Sūjūnengo (Former Girl-Detective, Chizuko Yamada: A Few Decades After the Final Case) on Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits platform on September 30.The story follows Kazuo Sasauchi, a young man who m...
K Manga Offers Adachitoka's The Wolf at Memory's End Manga in English
Noragami: Stray God creator to launch manga in Monthly Shonen Magazine on October 6
― K Manga announced on Saturday that it will release Adachitoka's The Wolf at Memory's End (Yadoya no Oinu-sama) manga in English on October 5. Adachitoka is launching the manga in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine on October 6. The story follows Kasumi Kuromine, a junior high school girl who resides in the countrysi...
Chained Soldier Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Artist Yōhei Takemura's Health
Takemura injures right wrist in June
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website announced on Saturday that writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga will go on hiatus due to artist Takemura's poor health. In a statement, Takemura said that they injured their right wrist in June, specifically damage to ...
Zoids Franchise Announces New Zoids: Chaotic Century Manga
New manga announced with tentative title Zoids: Chaotic Century Kanketsu-hen
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takara Tomy's Zoids franchise announced on Friday that a new manga tentatively titled Zoids: Chaotic Century Kanketsu-hen (Zoids: Chaotic Century Final Chapter) is currently in the works. More details about the manga will be announced at a later date.The Zoids: Chaotic Century ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 27-October 3
Spirited Away anime; The Lord-Magear's Apprentice, Can You Kiss Me First?, Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date From Up on Poppy Hill Steelbook BD/DVDPlease Shout! Studios US$39.98 September 29 Grave Of The Fireflies Steelbook BD/DVDCite Shout! Studios US$39.98 September 29 Howl's Moving Castle Steelbook BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork...
Viz Media Licenses The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Manga
Manga's anime adaptation debuts on Saturday
― Viz Media announced on Thursday that it is publishing Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom (Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi) manga in English. The company uploaded the first two chapters digitally on the same day. The fantasy romance manga centers on seven brothers who are knights of the Marronnier Kingdom. The kingdom lies in ...
Hikari Launches Manga of Mashimesa Emoto Story
"Dansō o Shiirare Otoko to Shite Ikitekita Kōshaku Reijo wa, 2-kaime no Jinsei wa Dress o Kite, Reijō Life o Ōka Shitai" manga launches on November 5
― The 37th issue of Champion Buzz, the digital magazine supplement to Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine, revealed on Thursday that Hikari will launch a manga adaptation (seen right in image below) of Mashimesa Emoto's Dansō o Shiirare Otoko...
Keishi Ayasato's Seijo Seisen Novels Get Manga
Sasami Kamone draws manga
― Manga creator Sasami Kamone announced on September 26 that they will launch a manga adaptation of Keishi Ayasato's Seijo Seisen -Taizai Yūsha to Omoide no Majo- light novel series on the "Suiyōbi wa Mattari Dash X Comic" page of the Nico Nico Seiga website "soon."【告知】原作 綾里けいし先生( @ayasatokeisi )「聖女聖戦 ー大罪勇者と思い出の魔女ー」のコミカライズ版作画を担当します。連載は近日中に開始予定です。聖女聖戦を漫画でも更に盛り上げてまいります！よろしくお願い...
Kuma Miko's Masume Yoshimoto Launches New Manga
Kyō wa Kawabe de Sugoshitai manga launches on November 5
― The 37th issue of Champion Buzz, the digital magazine supplement to Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine, revealed on Thursday that Masume Yoshimoto will launch a new manga (pictured left below) titled Kyō wa Kawabe de Sugoshitai (I Want to Spend the Day at the Riverbank) in the supplement's next issue on November 5. The manga cente...
New Saga's Jun Miura Launches New Manga on October 8
Manga is titled Moto Shinryū, Chippoke na Ningen ni Tensei Shita Kedo Musō Shimasu
― The official X/Twitter account for Overlap's Comic Gardo manga website announced on Thursday that Jun Miura will launch a new manga titled Moto Shinryū, Chippoke na Ningen ni Tensei Shita Kedo Musō Shimasu (The Divine Dragon Remains Overpowered Despite Reincarnating as a Small Human) on the website on October 8.【🎊10/...
'More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers' Manga Resumes from Hiatus
Manga went on hiatus in March 2025
― Yūki Kanamaru announced on X/Twitter on Thursday that the More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers manga will return from its hiatus in this year's December issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine in November. The manga went on hiatus in March 2025 to allow Kanamaru to prepare and publish the final part at a healthy pace. The series is entering the final part of ...
GlobalComix Adds Tomb Raider King, Overgeared, Love Tattoo, The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne, More Titles
Also: To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You, The Return of the Disaster-Class Hero
― Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Wednesday that it is adding the following manga from Kadokawa through Dwango this fall: To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You Love Tattoo The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne The company is also adding the following manhwa from REDICE ...
A Bride's Story Manga Gets New Volume Under New Publisher This Winter
New Otoyomegatari Zoku no 1 volume will have 3 chapters, about 80 pages, larger A4 size, with planned 16th volume
― The third volume of Kaoru Mori's Shirley (Shirley Medison) manga, the first new volume in 12 years for the manga, announced on Wednesday that the author's A Bride's Story (Otoyomegatari) manga will have a new volume. The new volume will be titled Otoyomegatari Zoku no 1 (A Bride's Story...
Seiji Ebisu's Bishōjo shika Inai Seitokai no Gidai ga Itsumo Ore na Ken Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by Tarara launched on Monday
― The 157th issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G magazine launched the manga adaptation of Seiji Ebisu's Bishōjo shika Inai Seitokai no Gidai ga Itsumo Ore na Ken (The Case of Me Always Being the Topic of Discussion of the Student Council, Which Only Has Beautiful Girls as Members) novel, on Monday. Tarara is drawing the manga. The story is set in Minamisa...
Battle in 5 Seconds Manga Resumes
Manga went on hiatus due to author's poor health
― Miyakokasiwa's Battle in 5 Seconds (Deatte 5-byō de Battle) manga (a remake of Saizō Harawata's original series) resumed on Thursday. Shogakukan had posted the previous chapter on June 11, and the author announced the hiatus on August 13.The manga went on hiatus due to Miyakokasiwa struggling with poor health. The manga previously went on hiatus in O...
Smells Like Green Spirit's Saburō Nagai Launches New Manga
Iei ga Nai! BL manga debuted on September 29
― Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch magazine announced on Monday Saburō Nagai will launch a new boys-love series titled Iei ga Nai! (There's No Deceased Portrait!) in the magazine on Tuesday. Nagai published the Smells Like Green Spirit manga in Fusion Product's Comic Be magazine from 2011 to 2012, and it had two compiled book volumes labeled "Side:A" and "Side:B...
Kanojo wa Uso o Ai Shisugiteru Manga Gets New Story
New work commemorates 10th anniversary of Kotomi Aoki's manga
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Cheese! magazine announced on September 24 that Kotomi Aoki will launch a new work for her Kanojo wa Uso o Ai Shisugiteru (She Loves Lies Too Much) manga to celebrate the 10-year anniversary in the next issue on October 23. The magazine does not state whether it is a new series or a new chapter, but it ...
Shonen Jump+ Cuts Ties With Chainsaw Man Editor Shihei Lin, His Company Mix Green
Lin states that Mix Green will still handle editorial duties for SPY×FAMILY, Dandadan, Centuria, WITCHRIV
― The editorial department of Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website announced on Wednesday that it is terminating its outsourcing of services to former Chainsaw Man and Shueisha editor Shihei Lin's Mix Green company. The staff added that any titles that Lin had been working on for Jump+ will continue s...
Marvel, Kadokawa Unveil More Art, Story Details for Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen Manga
Manga will launch in Kadocomi before end of year
― Kadokawa unveiled more details about its partnership with Marvel Comics on Wednesday, including more concept art and some story details for their upcoming Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen manga. Tokitokoro (Jeff the Land Shark) is working on Spider-Man. News outlet Bleeding Cool reported in July that the work would be titled Spider-Man of Shibuya, although...
Kuri Hime Ayakashi Yobanashi Manga Ends on October 28
Adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries creator Hyuganatsu's novel launched in 2024
― The November issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine announced on Monday that Anko Chōchin's Kuri Hime Ayakashi Yobanashi, the manga adaptation of Hyuganatsu's novel series of the same title, will end in the magazine's next issue on October 28. The story centers on Kinuko, a part-time college lecturer tea...
Manga Plus Adds Digimon Eggs Manga on October 2
Simulpub title launches on October 2
― The Digimon franchise announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that Shueisha's Manga Plus platform will add Ayumu Minato's Digimon Eggs manga as a simulpub title on October 2. The series will launch in Shueisha's Saikyo Jump magazine on the same day. Simplified Chinese and Korean versions will also debut on the Digimon Web website. The Digimon franchise ann...
Dungeon Farm Manga Artist Mozukuzu Launches New Manga
Manga adaptation of Mizuho Itsuki's Kemomimi Miko no Isekai Jinja Saikō-ki novel launched on Monday
― The 157th issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G magazine launched Mozukuzu's new Kemomimi Miko no Isekai Jinja Saikō-ki: Kami-sama ga Kureta Kiseki no Chikara no sei de Matsurare Sugite Komattemasu (The story of a shrine maiden with animal ears reviving a shrine in another world: I'm Troubled by Being...
Katsuwo Launches Manga Adaptation of Renren Ii's Ōja no Ban Kuruwase Shōgi Novels
Manga launched on Monday
― Manga creator Katsuwo launched a manga adaptation of Renren Ii's Ōja no Ban Kuruwase: Net Shōgi no Teiō, Real Taikai de Chōjō o Mezasu (Underdog Upsets the King) light novels in the November issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G on Monday. The issue's front cover will also feature the manga.The story centers on Mikado Watanabe, an introverted high school student who maintains...
Titan Manga's Chiruran 3-in-1 Edition Manga Ships in January 2027
Cover unveiled for 1st English omnibus volume
― Titan Manga revealed on Tuesday that it will ship its English 3-in-1 omnibus edition of Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga on January 26, 2027. The company also unveiled the cover (pictured right):The company describes the story:Before he became the legendary Vice Commander of the f...
Ankoku Delta's Alpa Launches New Slap Shot Girls Hockey Manga
Manga Plus released Slap Shot Girls manga in English on September 28
― Alpa launched a new series titled Slap Shot Girls on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform on Tuesday. Manga Plus began releasing it in English at the same time on Monday The story follows Kurumi Kobashiri, who moves to Hokkaido after middle school due to her parents' circumstances. Her boyfriend chooses to break up with her rather th...
The Summer Hikaru Died Volumes 2-7 Manga Review
As The Summer Hikaru Died approaches its conclusion, who can say where it will take "Hikaru" and Yoshiki? The monster already ripped his heart out; will Yoshiki be next?
― The Summer Hikaru Died is one of Yen Press' best-selling manga series for a reason. The journey through these six volumes takes readers from one side of existence into the next as "Hikaru" and Yoshiki attempt to reconcile what "Hik...
This Week in Anime - 1 in 100 (GFs)
They really, really, really, really, really love you, but which of them is your favorite?
― They really, really, really, really, really love you, but which of them is your favorite? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Crunchyroll streams The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You. @Ride...
Cells at Work! Gets Dental Spinoff Manga
Hataraku Saibō Dental debuts on October 26
― The November issue of Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine announced on Friday that Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! manga will get a new spinoff manga by Koma Warita and Kawede Sakaki titled Hataraku Saibō Dental (Cells at Work! Dental) in the next issue on October 26.The new battleground for the series is the inside of the mouth, which hides its own secrets.C...
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals Manga Resumes Serialization in October
Series entered hiatus after 100th chapter in May
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Youichi Takahashi's Captain Tsubasa franchise announced on Monday that the Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals manga will resume serialization on October 6, with new chapters on Tuesdays. The series entered a hiatus after its 100th chapter in May. The series launched on the new Captain Tsubasa World websi...
Stalled Despera Anime Project Gets Manga
Manga debuts with new setting/era in 2027
― Chiaki J. Konaka (series script supervisor of Serial Experiments Lain, Texhnolyze, and Hellsing) announced at the Japan Weekend Madrid event in Spain last weekend that Yoshitoshi ABe's (creator and character designer for Serial Experiments Lain and Haibane Renmei) Despera anime project is getting a manga in 2027. He posted a visual on X/Twitter on Monday: K...
Manga Up! Global Adds 25 Years in a Dungeon, Wolf Boy's Secret, 6 More Manga
A Defeated Saint's Gonna Topple a Kingdom!, Bloody Cross, The After-School Bullying Trial is Now in Session!, Blood Addict, more manga added
― Manga Up! Global added the following manga in English over the past two weeks: Title: 25 Years in a Dungeon: A Suspicious Man Returns as a Dungeon Streamer! (Dungeon ni Tojikamerarete 25-Nen. Kyūshutsu Sareta Toki ni wa Rippana Fushinsha ni Natteita)
Creator: ...
Dungeon Friends Forever Manga Ends With 8th Volume
Romantic comedy manga's final volume ships on November 20
― Kadokawa is listing the eighth compiled book volume of Yasuhisa Kuma's Dungeon Friends Forever (Dungeon no Osananajimi) manga as the final volume, which will ship on November 20. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga physically and digitally, and describes the story:A charming fantasy rom-com about a human adventurer and his childhood...
Battle Royale: Enforcers Artist Yukai Asada Launches New Manga
Zombie Dakedo Shitsumon Aru? debuts on September 29
― Hero's Inc.'s HERO'S Web announced on September 16 Battle Royale: Enforcers artist Yukai Asada will launch a new manga titled Zombie Dakedo Shitsumon Aru? (I'm a Zombie, Any Questions?) on the platform on September 29.The manga is set in a post-apocalyptic Japan after a lifespan-extending drug causes a zombie epidemic. In this landscape, high scho...
Machibari, Juan Albarrán Each Launch New Manga on Manga One App
Both new manga to debut in October
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app announced on Monday its new autumn serializations, which include new series by Machibari and Juan Albarrán. Writer Machibari and artist Seseri's Mibun ga Gyakuten Itashimashite (Somehow, Our Roles Were Reversed) manga will launch on October 17. Itoko is credited with the character designs. Spanish artist Juan Albarrán and Kо̄ta Matsuda w...
Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition Manga Wins Ringo Award
Deluxe Edition wins 'Best Presentation in Design' award from jury, fans
― The 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards ("Ringo Awards") announced its winners at 26th annual Baltimore Comic-Con on September 26. The Deluxe Edition of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's Lone Wolf and Cub samurai manga won the "Best Presentation in Design" award from the jury and fans. May Hijikuro is credited as the de...
Manchuria Opium Squad Manga Resumes Serialization With New Artist Tsurushima
Tsurushima takes over manga's artist Shikako who died in November 2025
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for writer Tsukasa Monma and the late artist Shikako's Manchuria Opium Squad manga announced on Monday that the manga will resume in this year's 45th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine, which will ship on October 5. The manga will continue serialization with Shikako's successor, m...
Tetsuya Chiba Puts Hinemosu Notari Nikki Manga on Hiatus Due to Poor Health
Chiba cites summer's severe heat, plans to return to autobiographical manga
― This year's 19th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine announced on Friday that Tetsuya Chiba's Hinemosu Notari Nikki manga will go on hiatus due to Chiba's poor health. The magazine's editorial staff stated that Chiba is eager to resume the manga's serialization as soon as possible, but the editorial department will pri...
Sankaku Head Reveals New Himouto! Umaru-chan Manga
Umaru-chan 100 debuts on Young Jump+ on October 1
― Sankaku Head announced in a livestream on the Niconico streaming service on Saturday that he will launch Umaru-chan 100, a new series in the Himouto! Umaru-chan manga, on Shueisha's Young Jump+ platform on October 1. Sankaku Head launched the original Himouto! Umaru-chan manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in 2013 (after running an earlie...
'Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga' Gets Miniseries in October
Original series based on card game ended in April 2025
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine announced on Saturday Katsura Ise and Takuma Yokota will launch a new miniseries for their Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga (Subete no Jinrui o Hakai suru. Sorera wa Saisei Dekinai.) manga, based on the Magic: The Gathering trading card game,...
Akaza Samamiya's Mr. Mallow Blue Side Story Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Side story debuted in January
― Akaza Samamiya announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday the Mr. Mallow Blue: After The Rain side story to the Mr. Mallow Blue manga will end in the next chapter.The original series focuses on the meetings of various social outcasts, including a fragile girl, a shut-in, and a handsome man who wears a cold expression as a mask.Samamiya launched the side story in the...
Killing Bites' Shinya Murata Launches New Fantasy Ninja Manga
Shinoblade SHINOBI BLADE debuted on September 25
― Kadokawa announced on Friday Shinya Murata launched a new manga series with Daichi Matsuse titled Shinoblade SHINOBI BLADE in Kadokawa and Kakao piccoma's "Manga BAR" e-manga magazine on the same day. Murata will write and storyboard the series while Matsuse will provide the art.The story follows the strongest female ninja, who operated in Hattori Ha...
One Peace Books Adds 'My Life Turned Around: After I Was Betrayed and Framed, I Won the Heart of the Most Beautiful Girl at School' Manga
Manga launches in English on July 20, 2027
― The Behind the Manga website reported on Friday that One Peace Books has confirmed it will release Ei Ikaguchi's My Life Turned Around: After I Was Betrayed and Framed, I Won the Heart of the Most Beautiful Girl at School (Jinsei Gyakuten: Uwakisare, Enzai o Kiserareta Ore ga, Gakuen Ichi no Bishōjo ni Natsukareru) manga in English starting with the first ...
Gantz Creator Hiroya Oku Confirms He Drew Thunder 3 Manga Under Pen Name Yuki Ikeda
Series ended on June 5
― Manga creator Hiroya Oku (Gantz, Inuyashiki, GIGANT) confirmed on social media on Thursday that he created the Thunder 3 manga under the pen name Yuki Ikeda. He said that he wrote the series under a pen name in order to maintain a story surprise in the first chapter for first-time readers, a surprise that would have been lessened if readers saw the Hiroya Oku name.Kodansha US...
Chizu Kamikō's Seijo Mellia to Sennen Ōkoku no Kishi Manga Ends
Series about girl who cannot use magic debuted in 2021
― Chizu Kamikō's Seijo Mellia to Sennen Ōkoku no Kishi (Saint Melia and Knight of the Millennial Kingdom) manga ended on the Kadocomi website on Friday.The story follows Melia, a young girl unable to use magic who suffers at the hands of her new caretakers after being separated from her beloved grandmother. She has a fateful encounter with the pr...
Chizuna Nakajima's Where is the Elf Teacher's Toilet? Manga Gets TV Anime
"Toilet fantasy comedy" manga from Angel Drop manga creator launched in January 2024
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Chizuna Nakajima's Elf-Sensei no Toire wa Doko Desu ka? (Where is the Elf Teacher's Toilet?) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Nakajima drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement: ❀.･ﾟ──────⊹──────ﾟ･.❀『エルフ先生のトイレはどこですか？』 TVアニメ化記念イラスト大公開‼️❀.･ﾟ──────⊹──────ﾟ･.❀...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 20-26
ChaO anime; Cells at Work! Cat, Mage of Leda, Servant Beasts manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date ChaO BDCite Shout! Studios US$29.98 September 22 Suzume Steelbook 4K UHD/BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 22 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Graphic...
Yen Press Licenses Kafka's Journey, Lilies in Love for 101 Days, Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon, More Manga/Novels
Also: Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her; The Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past; more
― Yen Press announced on Friday the following new licenses: Title: Kafka's Journey light novel
Authors: Chizuru Mizushina, Haruyuki Morisawa (illustration)
Summary: A girl on the run takes to the skies!
Within an island floating in the sky, there is an underground village of elderly people and one child—Kaf...
Historié Volumes 1-2 Digital Manga Review
Iwaaki moves from Parasyte to historical fiction, drawing Eumenes' path to greatness.
― Manga creator Hitoshi Iwaaki is best known for his hit manga series Parasyte, a supernatural horror story featuring bloodthirsty aliens who begin living in human bodies. Kodansha injected new blood into the ' 90s-era series with the premiere of its 2014 anime adaptation, with manga spin-offs and live-action series...
Billy Bat Volume 2 Manga Review
What does the bat want? Why does he want it?
― Some symbols are universal from the start. Others become so through the length of human use. A gesture that can mean “it's hot out” in one country can mean “I think you're attractive” in another. But how do these things evolve? Do they come naturally as people develop cultures? Or do they predate nations and form their very foundations instead? These que...
Norimitsu Kaihō, Kurageso's Akarui Mirai Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Final chapter debuts on October 23
― Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday that Norimitsu Kaihō and Kurageso's Akarui Mirai manga will end in the next issue on October 23.Kaihō and Kurageso launched the series in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine in August 2025. Kaihō writes the story while Kurageso draws the art. Houbunsha shipped t...
Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia Manga Miniseries Ends in Next Chapter
Miniseries debuted on July 29
― This year's 43rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Thursday Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia manga miniseries will end in the next chapter in the 44th issue on September 30. The miniseries launched in this year's 35th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on July 29. The original manga series follows the adventures of the world's most n...
Snowball Earth Manga Heads to Final Arc, Exceeds 1 Million Copies in Circulation
Manga launched in 2021, anime adaptation debuted on April 3
― Manga author Yuhiro Tsujitsugu announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday that their Snowball Earth manga has exceeded 1 million copies in circulation. Additionally, Tsujitsugu announced that the manga is starting its final arc. Tsujitsugu drew an illustration to celebrate the manga's 1 million milestone. Viz Media release...
Neoshoco's Phantom Busters Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027
Youth comedy manga about exorcist club launched in 2023
― A website opened on Thursday to announce that Neoshoco's Phantom Busters manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will air in 2027. Neoshoco drew an illustration to commemorate the news.Viz Media releases the manga in English and describes the story:Why bother fighting spectral foes like all the other exorcists when you can just eat...
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Manga Resumes After 2-Month Hiatus
Manga went on hiatus on July 8 due to creator Negi Haruba's health
― Negi Haruba's Go, Go, Loser Ranger! (Sentai Daishikkaku) manga resumed on this year's 43rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on Thursday. The manga has been on hiatus since July 8 due to Haruba's health, and was originally announced to resume in August.The series previously entered a hiatus on February 18, and returned on ...
My Tiny Senpai Manga to End in 14th Volume Next April
Series debuted in April 2020
― Saisou confirmed on Monday in a social media reply to a fan that the My Tiny Senpai (Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Sempai no Hanashi or Story of a Small Senior in My Company) manga will end in the 14th volume next April. J-Novel Club publishes the manga in English and describes the story: At his job, Shinozaki has this senpai, Katase. She's short and cute, and she absolute...
K Manga Adds Oh My Panda! Manga
Chihiro Kanisawa debuted series in November 2025
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Wednesday that it has added Chihiro Kanisawa's Oh My Panda! (Horeta Hareta Panda) manga as a simulpub title.The company describes the story:Hanna, an ordinary high school student blessed with endless stamina, finds herself taking on a not-so-ordinary part-time job as a character performer for the beloved masco...
Beyond the Season Finale: 5 More Manga You Need to Continue Right Now
Watch the anime, then rush to read these series to find out what happens next. Here are five more series you should continue reading in manga form!
― While I'll forever lament the scarcity of original anime productions due to the economic conditions of this industry, I love that I'm able to compare and contrast so many anime to their source material! Doing comparative readings of different interpreta...
Akane-banashi Volumes 1-3 Manga Review
Determined to vindicate her father after the humiliating end of his Rakugoka career, Akane Osaki descends into the world of rakugo herself, but will she fare any better?
― Some of the comments about Akane-Banashi's early start were that it did not seem to fit within the confines of Shonen Jump: It didn't feature fighting, it wasn't explicitly a comedy, it had no romance, and most importantly, the pro...
Persona 4 Revival Game Reveals English Cast for Supporting Characters
Judy Alice Lee, Courtney Shaw, Ray Chase, Johnny Yong Bosch join cast of February 18 game
― Atlus West announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday the English cast for four supporting characters for Persona 4 Revival, a remake of its original 2008 role-playing game. The cast includes:Judy Alice Lee as Aika Nakamura, the new location episode character from the animeCourtney Shaw as Nanako Dojima, repl...
Manga Plus Adds KAKAKAKA, The Ura Files, Noisering, 1 More Title
Also: Morino-san Just Won't Leave Me Be
― Shueisha's Manga Plus added the following titles to its platform from late August to early September: Title: KAKAKAKAAuthor: Mukade Makino Summary: Two brothers with no official identity scrape by from day to day. But the elder brother dreams of rising through the ranks by passing the imperial exams. When he volunteers to take the exams in place of a powerful...
Yu Hibari's Watashi de Dōtei Suteta Kuse ni Novels Get Manga
Shūsei Kirisaki draws manga launching on September 29
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine announced on Tuesday that Yu Hibari's Watashi de Dōtei Suteta Kuse ni (Even Though You Lost Your Virginity to Me) light novel series is getting a manga adaptation that will launch on September 29 on Kadokawa's Shōnen Ace Plus website. Shūsei Kirisaki is drawing t...
Emma and the Eyes that Bid Farewell's Higure Sakino Launches New Manga
Manga of Akane Yuzuki's Elina Sky wa Mō Machigaenai novel launches on September 28
― Manga author Higure Sakino announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday their new manga adaptation of Akane Yuzuki's Elina Sky wa Mō Machigaenai ~Saikyō Majo no Yarinaoshi Kōfuku-tan~ (Elina Sky Will Not Make Mistakes Anymore ~The Strongest Witch's Story of Starting Over and Finding Happiness~) on Takesh...
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Creator Yū Aoki, Ya Boy Kongming! Creator Yuto Yotsuba Launch New Manga
Ya Boy Kongming! creator credited with original story for Boat Girl series
― Magilumiere Co. Ltd. creator Yū Aoki announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday that she has launched a new boat racing manga series with Ya Boy Kongming! creator Yuto Yotsuba titled Boat Girl on the Piccoma manga platform on the same day. Yotsuba is credited with the original concept.Writer Sekka Iwata and artist Aoki laun...
Akira Failing in Love Manga Tops 1 Million in Circulation Globally
Love comedy manga launched in 2024
― This year's 42nd and 43rd combined issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on September 16 that Shinta Harekawa's Akira Failing in Love (Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatan-chū) manga has over 1 million copies in circulation worldwide. Viz Media publishes the manga in English and describes the story: Akira returns to the countryside for high scho...
Writer Tadashi Agi, Artist Jun Nakanishi's Foodies Manga Ends
Manga about "foodie hunters" launched in August 2025
― Kodansha's Comic Days website posted the final chapter of Tadashi Agi and Jun Nakanishi's Foodies manga on September 16. The manga's final chapter will become free to read on September 30.The manga launched on Comic Days in August 2025. Agi is credited for the original story, Nakanishi is drawing the manga, and Shokichi is credited for the origin...
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