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Uzumaki Novelization Ends
Masaru Satō's adaptation of Junji Ito's manga launched in 2019
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Zōkan magazine published the final chapter of Masaru Satō's novelization of Junji Ito's Uzumaki horror manga on June 12. The compiled novel will ship at a later date. Satō launched the novelization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Zōkan magazine in February 2019. The 1998-1999 manga f...
'Shut Up, Takamori!' Author Kamiharu Haruno Launches New Manga
Ikiru no Heta na Takō no Joshi manga launches on July 22
― The July issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Monday that Kamiharu Haruno will launch a new manga titled Ikiru no Heta na Takō no Joshi (The Girl From the Other School Sucks at Living) in the magazine's next issue on July 22.Haruno debuted the Shut Up, Takamori! (Takamori-kun o Damara Setai!!) manga in Gangan Joker in June...
Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy 1-Shot Manga from Young Magazine US Starts Serialization on July 16
Original one-shot debuted in special Young Magazine US English issue
― The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine announced on Thursday that special Young Magazine US English issue artist Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy (Tokushin no Chevalier) manga will launch in the August issue on July 16. Kindo announced on X (formerly Twitter) the series will also simultaneously launch on K MANGA. ...
Azusa Banjo's I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl Manga Gets TV Anime
Manga about high school boy who loves cosmetics, turns his childhood friend into pretty girl launched in 2020
― An official X (formerly Twitter) account opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Azusa Banjo's I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl (Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata) manga, and also revealed a commemorative illustration from Banjo. Seven Seas Entertainment...
Kageki Shojo!! Manga Continues Hiatus, Returns on August 28
Manga's scheduled return from 1-issue break on June 26 moved due to author Kumiko Saiki's poor health
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Hakusensha's Melody magazine announced on Monday that Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shojo!! manga will not return from its one-issue break on June 26 as scheduled, and will continue its hiatus due to Saiki's poor health. The manga is now scheduled to resume seri...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Witch Hat Atelier, More Manga Rank on NYT June Bestseller List
The 30th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early June. The manga on this month's list include: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 30 #8 — Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier: Grimoire Edition hardcover volume 1 #10 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #11 — Kei Urana's Gachiakuta...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on Bookscan's May Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
15 manga including Witch Hat Atelier, Gachiakuta, Kagurabachi, One Piece, Steel Ball Run, The Summer Hikaru Died, Demon Slayer also rank on list
― The 30th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for May. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 30 #3 — Gege Akutami's Juj...
Hunter x Hunter Manga Resumes Serialization on June 29
Latest chapters 401-410 published in 2024; manga's 39th volume releases on July 3
― This year's 30th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter X Hunter manga will resume serialization in the magazine's next issue on June 29. Shueisha will publish the manga's 39th compiled book volume, its first volume in 22 months, on July 3. Shueisha publishe...
Pandora Hearts Manga Gets New Stage Musical
PandoraHearts Retrace Ⅱ -madness of lost memory- runs in Tokyo from October 2-12, Kobe from October 16-18
― Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts manga is inspiring a second stage musical adaptation titled PandoraHearts Retrace Ⅱ -madness of lost memory- that will run in Tokyo from October 2-12, and in Kobe from October 16-18. Akira Yamazaki returns to direct and write the script, with Ako Takahashi writing...
The Stunned Hero and the Assassin Princesses Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Artist's Health
Artist Yukiji Setsuda launched series with writer Norishiro-chan in October 2022
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for writer Norishiro-chan and artist Yukiji Setsuda's Kizetsu Yūsha to Ansatsu Hime (The Stunned Hero and the Assassin Princesses) manga announced on Wednesday the series will enter a hiatus after the 29th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine on Thursday due...
Viz Media Releases Yukiaki Kurando, Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face Manga in English
Manga about classmates who swap bodies launched on June 15
― Viz Media announced on Friday that it has licensed storywriter Yukiaki Kurando and artist Wooma's Kiss Me with Your Face (Kimi no Kao de Boku ni Kiss shite) manga as a new simulpub series. The first chapter of the manga is available on Viz Media's website for free. Viz Media describes the manga: When an envious classmate takes over his body...
MAPPA Reveals Jimoto Saiko! Anime For Release on Netflix
Anime based on usagi's manga centers on girls who live in hometown filled with violence, drugs, poverty
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed that it is producing an anime adaptation of usagi's Jimoto Saiko! (Hometown is the Best!) manga that will stream on Netflix worldwide. The video features aiko's song "milk." The anime's staff includes: Director: Tokio ...
You are Ms. Servant Manga Resumes After 4 Months
Manga publishes new chapter on June 21
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website announced on Sunday that Shotan's You are Ms. Servant (Kimi wa Meido-sama.) manga will resume serialization on June 21, signaling the series' return after four months. The series last published a new chapter on February 8. Shogakukan Asia publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
This is the story of a maid...
WATATEN!'s Nanatsu Mukunoki Launches Barikyari JK Mone-senpai Manga on July 16
New manga centers on 2 adult women
― The August issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine revealed on Wednesday that Nanatsu Mukunoki will launch a new manga titled Barikyari JK Mone-senpai (Mone-senpai The Career Woman High Schooler) in the magazine's next issue on July 16. The manga centers on two adult women, a career-focused office worker and a manga creator, trying to figure out their own w...
Kingdom Manga Gets Special Magazine on August 19
Magazine commemorating manga's 20th anniversary features new art, poster, poll results, interview
― This year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Shueisha will publish a special magazine for Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga titled Kingdom Magazine on August 19, as part of the manga's 20th anniversary.The magazine will have new art from Hara featured on the cover, and...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 14-20
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing anime; Assassin's Creed Shadows: Tales of Iga, Gladiator Battle Life manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Assassination Classroom: The Complete Series BDPlease Crunchyroll US$89.98 June 16 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition BDCite Crunchyroll US$74.98 June 16 Colorful Stage! T...
emaqi Adds Shrine of the Morning Mist, Resignation Agency: The Worker's Last Resort, More Manga
Also: Do You Like Painfully Awkward Women?, An Elf, a Motorcycle, and an Imperial Geographic Surveyor and…
― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Thursday that it will release the following manga titles in English on its e-bookstore service "emaqi" on the following dates: Title: I Was Banished From My Clan for Sleeping Too Much and Dumped in a Forest, but While I Was Napping the Monsters ...
Corrector Yui Manga Creator Keiko Okamoto Dies
Okamoto died on May 6 due to cerebral hemorrhage
― The official X/Twitter accounts for manga creator Keiko Okamoto and Comic Maomao revealed on Wednesday that Okamoto died on May 6 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Okamoto's relatives posted the announcement on her account. Okamoto had recently started the Ochikobore Hoketsu Reijо̄ wa Tsumetai Kо̄shaku kara Nigedashitai (The Dropout Substitute Daughter W...
Kagurabachi Manga Goes on Hiatus Until August
Manga went on 1-issue break in May due to author Takeru Hokazono's "sudden illness"
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga announced on Wednesday that the manga will go on hiatus, and will not publish new chapters starting from the 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on June 29. The manga's staff stated that Hokazono had expressed his inte...
'She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat' Manga Resumes After 2 Years
Series last published new chapter in June 2024
― Sakaomi Yuzaki's She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna) manga resumed serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker platform on Friday with chapter 53 after two years on hiatus.The series last published a new chapter in June 2024.Yen Press is publishing the manga in English digitally and physically, and it describes the sto...
Seven Seas to Release Fluffy Café in Another World, Reborn as an Assassin's Apprentice Audiobooks, Skip and Loafer Box Set
Skip and Loafer manga gets 5-volume boxset in December
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release the following titles:Title: Fluffy Café in Another World audiobook
Creators: Punichan, Tobi
Release Date: July 16 (volume 1, Siren imprint)
Summary: Taichi Arima is your average office worker going through the motions of life until one fateful encounter with a mysterious white...
K Manga Adds Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu Manga
Manga began Japanese serialization on Thursday after debuting in English
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Wednesday that it has added Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu manga as a simulpub. The manga began its Japanese serialization and launched on the Kodansha's YanMaga Web website on Thursday. The manga was first featured in the special English issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine that w...
Manga Up! Global Adds Haimiya Is Scary Cute Manga
Sumu Kamiyama debuted manga in November 2025
― Manga UP! Global announced that it has released Sumu Kamiyama's Haimiya Is Scary Cute (Haimiya-senpai wa Kowakute Kawaii) manga in English on Wednesday. The company describes the story:
At my high school, everyone fears Haimiya-senpai. With her sharp piercings, striking grey wolf-cut, and that brutally honest Kansai dialect, she has a reputation for bein...
Isabella Bird in Wonderland - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Manga Ends on September 15
Manga launched in January 2018, had bilingual ed
― The 135th issue of Kadokawa's Harta magazine revealed on Monday that Taiga Sassa's Isabella Bird in Wonderland - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (Fushigi no Kuni no Bird) manga will end with its next chapter in the magazine's 137th issue on September 15.The manga entered its final arc in April 2024.The manga offers a look at Japanese culture from the eyes o...
Samurai Deeper Kyo's Akimine Kamijyō Launches New KILLER+SITTER Manga
KILLER+SITTER debuts on June 24
― Kodansha's Shonen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Akimine Kamijyō will launch a new series titled KILLER+SITTER in this year's 30th issue on June 24.The magazine teases the series as a "new era family drama" involving the strongest ex-soldier.Kamijyō launched a four-chapter spinoff manga of Midori Yūma's The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride (Kizumono no Hanayome)...
Eden of Witches Manga Ends in Next Chapter on August 12
Manga launched first in France in 2021, then in Harta in Japan in 2022
― The 135th issue of Kadokawa's Harta magazine revealed on Monday that Yumeji's Eden of Witches (Majo no Eden or L'Éden des sorcières) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 12.Abrams ComicArts publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:In a world devastated by humankind and forsaken by plants and an...
Komi Can't Communicate Manga Gets New Chapter
1st new chapter since manga ended in January 2025 shows Tadano, Komi's college life
― The official X/Twitter account for Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate (Comi-san wa Comyushō desu.) manga announced on June 10 that the manga is getting a new chapter in year's 29th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine on Wednesday. The chapter shows Tadano and Komi's college life.This is the first ...
My Clueless First Friend's Taku Kawamura Launches New Manga on July 30
Kawamura to launch Roku-nensei to Shitai Koto romantic comedy manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on June 11 that Taku Kawamura will launch a new manga titled Roku-nensei to Shitai Koto (Things I Want to Do with a 6th Grader) in the magazine's 35th issue, which will ship on July 30. The romantic comedy manga tells the pure and ...
School of Horns' Mito Aoi Launches New Manga
Aoi, Meza Tōno launch Koko ni Fukuen Flag ga Tatteimasu manga
― Manga creators Mito Aoi and Meza Tōno launched a new manga titled Koko ni Fukuen Flag ga Tatteimasu (Here is the flag of reconciliation.) in Kodansha's Comic Days app on June 6. Tōno is writing the story, and Aoi is drawing the art.The manga centers on Marina and Haruto, who married each other at 22 but divorced soon after, largely due t...
Ameku M.D.'s Mikito Chinen Launches New Manga
Prometheus Taisen launched on June 10
― Mikito Chinen launched a new series with artist Kiyo Hasui on Kadokawa's ComicWalker platform titled Prometheus Taisen (Prometheus War) on Wednesday.The story is set in the year 2045, after a calamity has struck humanity. Monsters dubbed "insects" descended from the sky and have since invaded major capital cities of the world. Ten years later, humanity is fight...
Jun Nishikawa's Maken no Deshi wa Munō de Saikyō! Manga Adaptation Ends
Manga adaptation launched in 2021
― Square Enix's Manga Up! platform published the final chapter of Jun Nishikawa's manga adaptation of Sametarō Fukada's Maken no Deshi wa Munō de Saikyō! Eiyū-ryū no Shugyō de Bannō ni Naretanode, Saikyō o Mezashimasu (The Demon Sword Disciple is Incompetent and the Strongest! I Will Aim for the Top After Becoming All-Powerful Through Hero Training) novels on Saturda...
SuBLime Licenses 2 New Manga for Physical, Digital Release
Mayuharu's Bursting with Love, Fumi Tsuyuhisa's Palace of the Omega: A Snowflower's Tale for release early 2027
― Viz Media's SuBLime imprint for boys-love manga announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday that it has licensed Mayuharu's Bursting with Love manga, and Fumi Tsuyuhisa's Palace of the Omega: A Snowflower's Tale manga for English digital and physical release in early 2027. Title: Bursting...
Splatoon Raiders Game Gets Manga on July 15
Splatoon, Splatoon 3: Splatlands manga artist Sankichi Hinodeya works on new manga
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Monday that Splatoon Raiders, a new single-player spinoff game in its Splatoon series, will get a manga in the magazine's next issue on July 15. Sankichi Hinodeya, the writer and artist for the Splatoon and Splatoon 3: Splatlands manga, will also wo...
CLAMP's xxxHOLiC: Rei Manga Teases Plan for 'Final Battle'
CLAMP launched xxxHOLiC sequel manga in 2013
― This year's 29th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine teased on Monday that Watanuki, the protagonist of CLAMP's xxxHOLiC: Rei manga, is planning a strategy for the "final battle."xxxHOLiC: Rei is the latest manga in CLAMP's xxxHOLiC series, and it launched in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2013 after an initial delay. The series went on hiatus in Jul...
Kikori Morino's Shōkan Skill wo Keishōshita node Kiwamete Miyō to Omoimasu! Manga Ends
Manga launched in November 2024
― Bushiroad Works' Comic Growl (formerly Comic Bushiroad Web) manga website published the second and final part of the final chapter of Kikori Morino's Shōkan Skill wo Keishōshita node Kiwamete Miyō to Omoimasu! ~Mofumofu Mahō Seibutsu to Isekai Life wo Mankitsu-chū~ (I've Inherited Summoning Skills, So I'm Going to Try to Master Them! ~Enjoying Life in Another World w...
Kickstarter to Launch for Princess Ai Manga's 20th Anniversary Collection
New edition to include manga's original trilogy, "rare vault material," extras
― 247 Comics is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a 20th Anniversary Collection of Misaho Kujiradou's Princess Ai manga. The new edition will include the manga's original trilogy, "rare vault material," and extras. 247 Comics has not yet announced a launch date for the campaign. The Kickstarter page describ...
K Manga Adds Onijoroku's Twisted Devotion Manga
Onijoroku launched manga in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine magazine on December 9
― K Manga released Onijoroku's Twisted Devotion manga in English on Monday. K Manga describes the story:
Delinquent Tanaka is feared by all and nicknamed the Mad Dog. He fought every day, and rumors and whispers about him filled the school halls. That is, until a gloomy-looking, ordinary girl in glasses suddenly ap...
Manga Up! Global Adds Venus in December, Paranormal Agent Adashino Manga
The Morose Mononokean manga creator Kiri Wazawa launched Paranormal Agent Adashino in 2024
― Manga Up! Global released Haru Ogawa's Venus in December manga in English on Thursday and Kiri Wazawa's Paranormal Agent Adashino manga in English on Friday. Manga Up! describes Venus in December: When 29-year-old illustrator Kei quits his job to rethink his future, his editor friend gives him a bizarre reque...
Girls' Last Tour Manga Gets Prologue Manga Series on June 26
Tsukumizu to launch Kaisō Toshi Danpen-Shū short stories about Megacity before the end
― Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga web service announced on Saturday that Tsukumizu will launch the Kaisō Toshi Danpen-Shū (A Collection of Fragments From Megacity) manga series on June 26. The collection of short stories serves as a prologue to Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour (Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō) manga. The title ci...
Kingdom Manga Tops Oricon's Monthly Comic Ranking for May 2026
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, Five Star Stories, Kagurabachi, Blue Box round out top 5
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Comic Ranking for May 2026 on June 4. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from May 4 to May 31. The 79th volume of Yasuhisa Hara's long-running Kingdom manga topped the chart, selling 356,559 copies. The volume shipped in Japan on May 19. Viz Media began...
Scholastic's Graphix to Release Yusuke Saitoh's Chuck and the Girl Manga in English
Single volume launches on August 3, 2027
― Scholastic confirmed with ANN on Friday that its Graphix imprint is publishing Yusuke Saitoh's Chuck and the Girl slice-of-life manga in English. The company will release the manga's single volume in black and white in right-to-left format on August 3, 2027. The company describes the story:
Amy's life in Los Angeles is uprooted when she's packed off to Yokoh...
Yen Press Licenses Witches Can't Be Collared, 'Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!', Yamada's Class Diary, More Manga/Novels
Also: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi, Mafia, more
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed eight manga, six novel series, and one box set for release in December 2026. Title: Witches Can't Be Collared manga
Creators: Makuei, Yuri Yumemi (original story), Wata (character design)
Summary: The Las Lilte Empire, with boundless magic power at t...
Viz Media to Release Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, Detective Conan, Slam Dunk Deluxe Edition, Junji Ito: Dissection, More Manga
Also: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Over Heaven novel, #Gal x Gal Yuri, WITCHRIV, Takemitsu Zamurai, Sins
― Viz Media announced on Friday that it has licensed the following manga and novels for print in English for release in spring 2027 (with one in fall 2027): Title: Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (also known as Jujutsu Kaisen ≡)
Creators: Gege Akutami (story), Yuji Iwasaki (art)
Summary: 68 years after the Cul...
Alleged Operator of Webtoon Piracy Website Newtoki Extradited From Japan to S. Korea
Event marks 1st time Japan has extradited one of its own nationals to S. Korea under bilateral agreement
― The suspected operator behind Newtoki, one of South Korea's largest illegal webtoon distribution sites, was extradited from Japan to Korea, marking a major breakthrough in its efforts to combat global digital piracy. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced the 37-year-old s...
Waji's Trying to Break up With Sex Boys-Love Manga Has AnimeFesta Anime in the Works
Manga centers on many who has tried to break up with his boyfriend over 50 times
― Suiseisha announced on Friday that Waji's Trying to Break up With Sex (Wakareru Tame ni Irojikake Shite Mita) boys-love manga is getting an AnimeFesta anime adaptation that will be broadcast. The staff will reveal the broadcast timing and cast details at another date. Coolmic is publishing the manga in English (the man...
Monster's Naoki Urasawa to Launch New Manga Series on August 12
Creator of Yawara, Master Keaton, 20th Century Boys, Pluto, Billy Bat starts Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Special (Big Comic Original Zōkan) magazine announced on Friday that Naoki Urasawa will launch the new manga series Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu (The Final Manga Classroom) in the September issue on August 12. The announcement teased, "What's Urasawa tr...
Nobunaga Concerto Manga Resumes in July, Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga last published chapter in March 2023
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Gessan (Gekkan Shōnen Sunday) magazine revealed on Friday that Ayumi Ishii's historical manga Nobunaga Concerto will resume in the magazine's next issue on July 10, and will also end in three chapters. This will be the first new chapter for the manga since March 2023.The manga's 22nd compiled book volume shipped in February 2...
Omoi to Publish A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort Fantasy Manga Series
Tawa Akeno, Tsukasa Mikuni, Sochu's manga debuts in English on June 25
― Digital manga publisher Omoi announced on Thursday that it will publish artist Tawa Akeno, author Tsukasa Mikuni, and character designer Sochu's A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort (Kita no Toride nite) manga on June 25. Omoi will release new chapters in English weekly. The company describes the story:
An ordinary young woman is rei...
The Beloved Imperial Bride Manga Ends With 10th Volume
Final volume ships in early spring 2027
― The ninth volume of Mato Kauta's The Beloved Imperial Bride (Teikoku no Koiyome) manga announced on Sunday the series will end with the 10th volume in early spring 2027. The ninth volume will ship on July 3, but is available early now on the Comic CMOA platform.Comikey publishes the series in English and describes the story:"Reincarnated as the villainess of ...
A Kingdom of Quartz's BOMHAT Launches New Manga Series
Coquette ballet manga debuts on Thursday
― Kodansha's Comic Days platform announced on Wednesday that BOMHAT will launch a new series titled Coquette on the platform on Thursday at noon (Wednesday at 11:00 p.m. EDT).The series follows struggling ballerina Cosette, who can't reach the level of a soloist despite devoting her life to training. One day, an influencer named Laura enrolls in her ballet sch...
Omamori Himari Manga Gets Special 1-Shot for 20th Anniversary
Manga ran in 2006-2013, inspired 2010 TV anime
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine published Milan Matra's special 24-page one-shot of his Omamori Himari manga on Tuesday. The one-shot commemorates the manga's 20th anniversary.＿＿＿◣＿＿＿＿＿◢＿＿＿⁰ 🐾20周年特別企画🐾⁰ 「おまもりひまり」 一号限りの大復活！＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿✛「あの頃」再来！特別読切24P掲載！✛ 的良みらん描き下ろし付録特製ミニ色紙💞明日発売のドラゴンエイジ7月号を要チェック✅ pic.twitter.com/5EhV5WG4Vs— ...
Hiroshi Shimomoto's Delinquent Gacha Manga Enters Last Arc
Manga launched in November 2025
― The 31st chapter of Hiroshi Shimomoto's Delinquent Gacha (Gachankee) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga is entering its last arc in the next chapter on June 16. Shueisha's Manga Plus service is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Jikkai High, with a low academic score of just nine, is a bottom-tier school where delinquents from all over ...
Hiroto Ōishi Launches Akutoku no Rakuen Manga
Manga about guy tricked to join scam organization launches on June 19
― This year's 28th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that Hiroto Ōishi will launch a new manga titled Akutoku no Rakuen (Immoral Paradise) in the magazine's next issue on June 19. The manga will have a color opening page. The manga's story centers on Tatashi, a guy who is tricked by a part time job swindle a...
Drecom, Manga Box Launch New Label with 4 Titles
Dre Box label to focus on fantasy, isekai titles
― Japanese video game developer Drecom announced on Saturday that it is partnering with manga platform Manga Box to launch a new manga label called "Dre Box," which will focus on fantasy and isekai titles. The label will adapt Drecom's original novels into manga to expand into the digital manga market for the company. The line-up of launch titles inclu...
Shigure Tokita to End No Gyaru in This Class Manga in Next Chapter
Series debuted in September 2024
― Shigure Tokita confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that the No Gyaru in This Class (Kono Kurasu ni Gyaru wa Inai) manga will end in the next chapter.Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:Mirei, a diligent honor student, longs for the flashy, fashionable ‘gyaru’ lifestyle she admires in manga. With newfound courage, she decides ...
yoruhashi Ends The Kingdoms of Ruin Manga
Manga launched in 2019, final 15th volume to ship on July 9
― Mag Garden's Mag Comi website published in advance the final chapter of yoruhashi's The Kingdoms of Ruin (Hametsu no Ōkoku) manga on Tuesday, and also announced that its 15th and final compiled book volume will ship on July 9. The final chapter will be free to read on the website on July 14. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and d...
Viz Media's Shonen Jump, Shueisha's Manga Plus Add Twilight Blade Manga
Chiyoko Maruume, Tokegoro launched supernatural action manga on Wednesday
― Manga creator Chiyoko Maruume and Tokegoro launched a new manga titled Twilight Blade (Awai no Homura) on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform on Wednesday, with Maruume writing the story and Tokegoro drawing the art. Both Viz Media's Shonen Jump service and Shueisha's Manga Plus service are publishing the manga digitally in Engl...
Yū Nomiya Launches New Koroshiya no Eigyōjutsu Manga on June 15
Manga centers on businessman who also works as assassin
― The official X/Twitter account for Kodansha's Magapoke app revealed on Sunday that Yū Nomiya and Fuji will launch a new manga titled Koroshiya no Eigyōjutsu (An Assassin's Tradecraft) on June 15. Nomiya is writing the story, and Fuji will draw the art.／📢 新連載告知！ 6/15(月)より新連載スタート!!✨＼『 殺し屋の営業術 』原作 野宮有 @yuuuuu_nomiya漫画 #藤凄腕営業マンが【殺人】を売りさばく！👉詳しくは #...
Takashi Sano's Bakudan Manga Ends
Manga based on Katsuhiro Go's novel launched in May 2025
― Takashi Sano's manga adaptation of Katsuhiro Go's Bakudan (Bomb) novel ended with its 40th chapter on May 29.The story revolves around a clueless-looking middle-aged man who is brought to Tokyo's Nogata police station for a minor assault-and-battery incident. In the middle of his questioning, he nonchalantly predicts, "There will be an explos...
Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
Series resumes serialization in September issue of Jump SQ.
― The July issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Thursday that Nobuhiro Watsuki and his novelist wife/story collaborator Kaoru Kurosaki's Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc (Rurouni Kenshin, Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Hokkaidō-hen) manga will not release a new chapter in the next issue and will resume serialization in the September issu...
Fuji TV Launches Webtoon Label TOON8, Enters Industry with LINE Manga Partnership
Label launched on June 5 with Whomor's Hōfuku no Assassin Doll webtoon on LINE Manga
― Fuji TV has officially entered the webtoon industry with the launch of its new label TOON8, with original titles set to debut on LINE Manga starting on June 5. The Japanese broadcaster announced that TOON8 will serve as a new IP development initiative, combining its storytelling expertise with production capabilit...
Tamamori's Fantasies Never Stop Manga's Tatsuwaipu Launches New Series
Deriheru Yondara Moto Dōkyūsei ga Kita (When I Called an Escort Service, My Former Classmate Came) debuts on June 13
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web platform announced on June 1 that Tamamori's Fantasies Never Stop! creator Tatsuwaipu will launch a new series titled Deriheru Yondara Moto Dōkyūsei ga Kita (When I Called an Escort Service, My Former Classmate Came) on the platform on June 13. The manga will u...
Blue Exorcist Manga Returns on July 3
― The July issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine announced on Thursday that Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga will resume serialization in the next issue on July 3. Katō also reported on Thursday that she has started drawing chapter 167 (after mistakenly saying it was chapter "178"). The series entered a hiatus on March 4 to prepare as the manga heads toward its final chapter. Viz Media is releasing...
New Fairy Tail Manga Miniseries Is Titled Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for manga creator Hiro Mashima reported on Sunday that his new Fairy Tail manga miniseries is titled Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia.短期集中連載開始のタイトルがフランスで発表されました。「Re:FANTASIA」7/29(水)発売のマガジンでスタート pic.twitter.com/w7db06O8Hs— 真島ヒロ (@hiro_mashima) June 7, 2026 The miniseries will launch in this year's 35th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, which will ship on Ju...
Crunchyroll Adds Jujutsu Kaisen Compilation Film, English Dubs for Given Movies
Crunchyroll Manga adds titles from Kodansha USA Publishing on June 8
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has begun streaming JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death, the compilation film of the "Hidden Inventory / Premature Death" ("Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu") arc from the second season of the Jujutsu Kaisen television anime, in Japanese with subtitles in various languages and with dubs i...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 31-June 6
NANA anime; Billy Bat, I'm No Angel, Secondhand Sisters manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dark Future BDCite Kitty Media US$29.98 June 2 NANA - Complete Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 June 2 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Always a Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince Graphic Novel (GN) 7Plea...
Dark Horse Comics Voluntarily Recognizes Employees Union
Employees formed Dark Horse Workers United union on May 27, sought company's voluntary recognition by June 3
― Publisher Dark Horse Comics released a statement by interim CEO Jay Komas on Wednesday announcing that the company is willing to voluntarily recognize Dark Horse Workers United, a union formed by the company's employees, as a recognized collective bargaining representative under standards es...
Luna Night's Hiru Morino, Miss Bernard said.'s Yūki Shikawa Launch New Manga Next Month
Rojiura no Arisu debuts on July 7
― The July issue of Akita Publishing's Bessatsu Young Champion magazine announced on Tuesday Miss Bernard said. manga creator Yūki Shikawa will launch a new manga with artist Hiru Morino titled Rojiura no Arisu (Alice of the Back Alley) in the next issue on July 7.The announcement teases the series as a "cat hard-boiled action" story.Morino launched the Luna Knight m...
Seimaru Amagi, Rima Amamiya's Gifted Manga Gets Anime in 2027
Buddy mystery manga previously inspired live-action series in 2023
― Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine revealed on Thursday that storywriter Seimaru Amagi and artist Rima Amamiya's Gifted manga is getting an anime that will be "broadcast" in 2027. Amamiya posted a celebration illustration on X/Twitter on Thursday. 【おしらせ】ギフテッドアニメ化決定いたしましたー！ドラマに引き続きアニメも！また新しい形でお届けできるのが嬉しいです。いつも応援してくださる皆様ありがとうございます！！これを機に知っ...
Bungo Stray Dogs Gets New Spinoff Manga on July 3
Shikiji Sorakura's spinoff manga adapts "Dazai o Hirotta Hi" novel
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that Shikiji Sorakura will launch a new spinoff manga for the Bungo Stray Dogs franchise in the magazine's next issue on July 3. The manga is an adaptation of the "Dazai o Hirotta Hi" (The Day I Took In Dazai), a moviegoer bonus novel for the 2022 Bungo Stray Dogs ...
Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga's update this month postponed, author Ikka Matsuki recovering from steroid withdrawal syndrome
― Manga author Ikka Matsuki announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that this month's update of their Nippon Sangoku manga has been postponed, and it will go on hiatus, due to Matsuki recovering from steroid withdrawal syndrome. Matsuki stated that they have had high fever for more t...
Shigemitsu Harada, Takumi Kobayashi Launch New Manga
Ijime to Kaeru to Mama to Fukushū debuts on June 18
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web announced on Monday that Shigemitsu Harada and Takumi Kobayashi will launch a new series together titled Ijime to Kaeru to Mama to Fukushū (Bullying, Frogs, Mama, and Revenge) on the platform on June 18.The series follows Makoto, who is considered a "frog" that works aimlessly at the local factory. He finds solace in Miyuki,...
Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu Manga Gets Japanese Serialization
Ocean sci-fi manga 1st debuted in special English issue of Weekly Young Magazine
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web website announced on Monday that Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu manga will get a Japanese serialization and will launch on the website on June 18. The manga was first featured in the special English issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine that was published last year. The manga was one of the t...
Manga UP! Global Adds Handa-kun Manga
Series ended in September 2016
― Manga UP! Global launched on Wednesday Satsuki Yoshino's Handa-kun manga in English from Yen Press.The company describes the story:Handsome teenage calligrapher Sei Handa is worshipped by all his classmates as an aloof superstar--too bad Sei's inherent negativity makes him believe that everyone actually hates him...?! A youthful comedy of misunderstanding and melancho...
Beguiling's BDP Press Licenses Battan's THE GOLDEN FLY Manga for Release in English
Print copies expected to ship in July
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Canada's The Beguiling comic book store announced on Tuesday that its in-house publisher BDP Press will publish Battan's THE GOLDEN FLY (Kinbae) manga in English. The company launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to help fund the print release of the title.The campaign ends on June 22. As of press time, the c...
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo Initial File Novels' Manga Adaptation Resumes
Manga adaptation by Suzuka Oda launched in June 2025
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of author Manabu Kaminaga announced on May 29 that Shinrei Tantei Yakumo INITIAL FILE Shikō no Bias (Psychic Detective Yakumo INITIAL FILE: Bias of Thought) manga, the adaptation of Kaminaga's Shinrei Tantei Yakumo INITIAL FILE novel series, will resume serialization on June 5. The manga adaptation launch...
'Can I take your photo?' Manga Moves Serialization to Young King Magazine on June 22
Slice-of-life manga launched in Young King Ours magazine in 2019
― The July issue of Shōnengahōsha's Young King Ours magazine announced on May 29 that Shiro's Can I take your photo? (Camera, Hajimete mo Ii Desu ka?) manga will move to Shōnengahōsha's Young King magazine, starting in its 14th issue on June 22.AI localization company Orange Inc.'s emaqi e-bookstore service publishes the manga in Englis...
Nyankees' Atsushi Okada Launches Tataki the Side Hustle Manga
Manga centers on 3 young men doing hits on criminals
― Manga creator Atsushi Okada launched a new manga titled Tataki the Side Hustle in Shogakukan's Manga One service on May 30.The manga centers on three young men working at a laundry service store in a run-down commercial district. Inspired by fictional heroes, they take on a dangerous "side hustle," donning heroic alternate identites and targeting...
Fire Emblem Engage Manga Heads Towards Climax
Manga adaptation debuted in May 2023
― Kazurō Kyō announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that the Fire Emblem Engage manga adaptation of Nintendo's strategy RPG will reach its climax soon. Kyō launched the manga in Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine and on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website and app in May 2023. Shueisha shipped the seventh compiled book volume on May 1.
Nintendo describes the story...
Manga Mavericks Licenses Taiyo Matsumoto's Brothers of Japan Manga
Company to release manga anthology in February 2027
― Manga Mavericks Books announced on Monday that it has licensed Taiyo Matsumoto's Brothers of Japan (Nihon no Kyoudai), and will release it physically and digitally in February 2027. The company shared a message from Matsumoto:
“I'm very happy that English speakers will now be able to read Brothers of Japan. As I drew this when I was in my 20s, it ...
Hunter x Hunter Manga Releases 1st New Volume in 22 Months on July 3
Volume 38 shipped in September 2024
― Shueisha will publish the 39th volume of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga, its first volume in 22 months, on July 3. Shueisha published chapters 401 to 410 of the manga in its Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from issue 45 of 2024 to issue two of 2025. Togashi underwent surgery and announced that he had drafted the storyboard layouts for two more chapters of ...
Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Manga Gets TV Anime in October
To Your Eternity's Kiyoko Sayama directs anime at J.C. Staff
― NHK announced on Monday that Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom) manga is getting a television anime series that will debut on NHK Educational in October. NHK has also released a teaser video for the anime on the anime's website, but it does not contain any animation. Kiyoko S...
Apocalypse Hotel Original Anime & Spinoff Manga, Mecha Designer Ikuto Yamashita Win 57th Seiun Awards
Apocalypse Hotel anime wins Best Media award; Labeled Human, "Tokitoki Channel: How to Make Nonexistent Weather," Norio Itoh's Encyclopedia Fantastica, more also win
― The Japan Science Fiction Convention revealed the winners of the 57th Seiun Awards on Monday. CyberAgent and its Cygames Pictures subsidiary's Apocalypse Hotel original television anime won the Best Media award. Additionally, the anime...
Mr. Vamp is a Vampire Manga Ends
Series debuted in March 2023
― Kodansha's Comic Days platform published the final chapter of Dorothy Odoroo's Mr. Vamp is a Vampire (Vamp-sensei wa Kyūketsuki) manga on Thursday.Kodansha USA will publish the series in English, and it describes the story:“Mr. Vamp,” an immortal vampire, has had a number of careers over his long life. To mix things up, he's now working as a history teacher in a high sc...
Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
Miori Takimoto stars in January 2027 series
― NHK announced on May 26 Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters manga will get a live-action television series adaptation, which will air on BS and BSP4K beginning January 2027. The show will have 10 episodes.Miori Takimoto stars as protagonist Rikako Ioroi.The series follows manga artist Rikako, who reunites with her estranged sisters over their dying father'...
Rakuda's 'Shujinkō no Osananajimi ga, Wakiyaku no Ore ni Guiguikuru' Novel Series Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga launches on June 29 in Dengeki Daioh G magazine
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G magazine announced on May 27 that Rakuda's Shujinkō no Osananajimi ga, Wakiyaku no Ore ni Guiguikuru (The Protagonist's Childhood Friend is Aggressively Coming After Me, a Supportive Character) light novel series will get a manga adaptation beginning in volume 154 on June 2...
Kogattuo, Ichika Kino Launch World Wide Web MIKO! Manga
Manga centering on young girl from 1890 named Kanako gets simultaneous English release
― Kogattuo and Ichika Kino launched a new manga titled World Wide Web MIKO! (Sekai wo Tsunagi Tsukusu Internet Miko) on Shonen Jump+ on Friday. Manga Plus is publishing chapters of the manga in English as they debut in Japan. Manga Plus describes the story: In the year 1890, during the Meiji era, a curious young gi...
I Left My A-Rank Party Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga has 1.8 million copies in circulation
― The manga adaptation of the I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series entered its final arc with its 165th chapter in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app on Friday. The manga has 1.8 million copies in circulation. The manga ...
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess' Manga's Robinson Haruhara, We Never Learn's Taishi Tsutsui Launch New Manga
Haruhara, Tsutsui to launch Animal Signal bishōjo animal comedy in Shonen Jump on June 8
― This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that writer Robinson Haruhara (Tis Time for "Torture," Princess) and artist Taishi Tsutsui (We Never Learn) will launch a new manga titled Animal Signal in the magazine's next issue on June 8. Haruhara is writing the story, and...
Fanfare / Ponent Mon to Reprint Manga From Jiro Taniguchi, Others
Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary, late Kiriko Nananan's Blue to also get reprints in English
― The ComicsBeat news website reported on Friday that Fanfare/Ponent Mon will reprint the following manga by the late Jiro Taniguchi: The Summit of the Gods Quest for the Missing Girl The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories The company will also reprint in English Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary and the late K...
Amu Meguro's Midori Loves My Sister Manga Gets Live-Action Film on December 4
timelesz member Masaki Hashimoto, actress Runa Nakajima star in film
― A website opened on Sunday to announce a live-action film adaptation of Amu Meguro's Midori Loves My Sister (Onē-chan no Midori-kun or literally My Sister's Midori-kun) manga, which will open in Japan on December 4. The film has the English title My Sister's Boyfriend, and stars timelesz idol group member Masaki Hashimoto (live-ac...
Wasted Chef Anime Film Reveals Teaser Trailer, Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by Aero05 launches on June 4
― The official website for director Takayuki Hirao's (Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene) Wasted Chef anime film project opened on Sunday and revealed its teaser trailer, and manga adaptation, which will launch in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine on June 4. Aero05 will draw the manga adaptation. Takayuki Hirao, animation studio CLAP, character designer Shingo Adach...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 24-30
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! anime; Every Adventure Needs a Weapon!, Love from the Tip of the Tongue, The Scum Laugh manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 26 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Adventure ...
Dokodemo Young Champion Digital Manga Magazine Ends Publication
Magazine became too large for digital storefronts, all manga move to YanChan Web service
― The editorial staff of Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion digital manga magazine announced in the magazine's June issue (seen right) on Tuesday that the magazine will cease publication, and the June issue is the magazine's final issue. The editorial staff noted the magazine started out as a 300-page digital...
Manga UP! Global Adds Karino Takatsu's Owl Night Manga
Takatsu debuted manga in May 2021
― Manga UP! Global launched in English on Friday Karino Takatsu's Owl Night manga. The company describes the story:
When 20-year-old college student Eichi Usaki makes up his mind to visit the nightlife district, he gets a mysterious solicitation! Confused, he's taken to a strange Club called the Owl Night, where both men and women work...? Takatsu debuted the manga i...
Exclusive: Abrams ComicArts' Kana Shares Preview Pages for Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat Manga
Kana releases 1st volume in English on June 2
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint shared on Friday preview pages for its release of Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat manga. IMG billy-bat-19.jpg
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