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Akimine Kamijyō's Katana Beast Manga Ends
Samurai Deeper Kyo creator's manga simultaneously launched in Japan, U.S. in November 2023
― This year's 41st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine published the final chapter of Akimine Kamijyō's KATANA Beast (Jūshin no Katana) manga on Wednesday. The fifth and final compiled book volume will ship on November 15 with seven pages added. The manga launched simultaneously in Weekly Shōnen Magazine...
Viz Media Offers Yellow Tanabe's New Kai-hen Wizards Manga
Kekkaishi creator's new series debuted on September 11
― Viz announced on Tuesday that it is releasing new chapters of Yellow Tanabe's Kai-hen Wizards (Japanese title: Kaihen no Mahōtsukai) (Wizard of Changing Borders) manga simultaneously with the Japanese release. The first chapter is available to read now. Viz describes the story: A young boy must live in exile lest his deadly magical powers destr...
Chinese-Animated 'A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized' Season 2's Video Unveils More Cast, October 2 Debut
Haruki Ishiya, Chafūrin, Kōhei Amasaki join cast of Japanese dub
― The official website for the Chinese-animated series adaptation of Kaisei Enomoto's A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized (Yowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iware Naki Jaryū Nintei) novel series unveiled the first full promotional video and visual for the show's second season on Wednesday, The video reveals mor...
Dance Dance Danseur Manga Resumes After Creator's Surgery
Creator George Asakura: Manga might go on hiatus again next year for another surgery
― George Asakura confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that she resumed her Dance Dance Danseur manga in the combined 41st/42nd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine on Monday. The manga went on hiatus on May 27 after the release of its 244th chapter. Asakura added that the manga might go on hiatus agai...
Shonen Jump Celebrates Hunter x Hunter Volume 38 With Promotional Video
See what the Phantom Troupe was up to since volume 37
― Hunter x Hunter is an anomaly in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It's one of those series that maintains its popularity despite its creator Yoshihiro Togashi putting the series on frequent hiatuses. But when the series returns to the magazine, it's often met with resounding praise. And what better way to celebrate the latest volume of Hunter x Hunt...
Exploring The Tokiwaso Manga Museum x Capcom Exhibition
There are some fun exhibits for you to explore.
― On July 20 the Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum began the "TezuCap Fighting Universe 2" exhibition. A collaboration between Capcom and Tezuka Productions, the exhibition features original works from Capcom and Tezuka Productions, a history of Capcom fighting games, some delightful crossover artwork, and a few fun little gems at the Tokiwaso Manga Mu...
Haruko Kumota's Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Manga Gets Stage Musical in 2025
Play runs from February-March in Tokyo, March-April in Osaka
― A website opened on Monday to announce the musical stage play adaptation of Haruko Kumota's Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju manga, titled Musical Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. The play will run from February to March 2025 in Tokyo at the Tokyu Theatre Orb, and from March to April in Osaka at the Festival Hall. The stage pla...
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Avatars!! Manga, Sand Land Full-Color Manga End
Super Dragon Ball Heroes Meteor Mission! manga reaches climax on October 4
― The October issue of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine published the final chapters of the late Akira Toriyama's SAND LAND full-color manga, and Yūji Kasai's Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Avatars!! manga, on September 4. The magazine also revealed that Yoshitaka Nagayama's Super Dragon Ball Heroes Meteor Mission! manga will reach ...
'Kiss Him, Not Me' Artist Junko Launches New Manga Series
Shirayuki Yume to n-Nin no Yume Kareshi manga debuts on October 4
― The October issue of Akita Publishing's Monthly Princess magazine revealed on Friday Junko will launch a new series titled Shirayuki Yume to n-Nin no Yume Kareshi (Yume Shirayuki and the ## Dream Boyfriends) in the next issue on October 4. The story revolves around Yume, who once indulged in an imaginary romance with the dream boyfr...
Takasugi-san's Obento Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Series launched in 2009
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine revealed on Thursday Nozomi Yanahara's Takasugi-san's Obento (Takasugisanchi no Obentou) manga will get a live-action adaptation. The next issue will reveal more details on October 4. The next issue will also have a "revival publication" of the manga. Yanahara launched the manga in Comic Flapper in 2009, and end...
Hetalia Manga's New Stage Musical Series Gets 4th Musical Next Year
3rd musical ended run on Sunday
― The staff for Hetalia ~The glorious world~, the third stage musical adaptation of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers manga, announced on Sunday the series will get a new musical in 2025. Hetalia ~The glorious world~ ran at the Kyoto Theater in Kyoto from August 9-12, at Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka from August 17-19, and at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo...
Toyo Keizai: Dragon Ball Rights Are Unresolved After Akira Toriyama's Death
Dragon Ball creator died on March 1, leading to impasse
― Toyo Keizai Online, the website tied to the finance magazine Weekly Toyo Keizai, reported on July 8 about the rights to Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise following his death. According to Toyo Keizai, the rights are currently up in the air since Toriyama's death, and publisher Shueisha, former editor Akio Iyoku, and Bandai Namco were all...
My Ice-Rose Husband Said He Only Wants Me to Play the Role of the Next Duchess Manga Gets English Simulpub
Umi Ishizawa's manga adaptation of Mei Satsuki's light novel series launched in December 2022
― Kodansha's K MANGA service added Umi Ishizawa's manga adaptation of author Mei Satsuki's My Ice-Rose Husband Said He Only Wants Me to Play the Role of the Next Duchess, but Now He's Stalking Me at Home! (Jiki Kōshaku Fujin no Yakuwari Dake o Motomete Kita, Kōri no Bara to Utawareru Danna-sama ga Katei-nai...
Kodansha House Pop-Up Event in NYC Hosts Appearances by Manga Creators of Blue Period, Vinland Saga, Flowers of Evil, Witch Hat Atelier
Event will be open from Wednesdays to Sundays from October 4-26
― Kodansha USA announced on Tuesday it will host manga creators Shuzo Oshimi (The Flowers of Evil), Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Blue Period), Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga), and Kamome Shirahama (Witch Hat Atelier) at its Kodansha House Pop-Up event at 45 Grand Street, SoHo, New York City. The event will be open from Wednesdays to Sundays, from 1...
Viz Licenses Akira Sugito's Tokyo Fears Rhapsody Manga
Manga available digitally on Viz Manga service as simulpub
― Viz Media announced on X/Twitter on Thursday that it has licensed Akira Sugito's Tokyo Fears Rhapsody (Tokyo Kaijin Rhapsody) manga. The manga is available in English on the Viz Manga app and website, with chapters 1-3 and 11-14.5 available now (Viz stated it is working to backfill chapters 4-10). Viz describes the manga:
Not all creatures ...
Love and Lies' Musawo Ends Kareshi Tokidoki Kanojo Manga
Manga's final volume ships in November
― The October issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine published on Monday the final chapter of Musawo's Kareshi Toki Doki Kanojo (My Boyfriend Sometimes is a Girlfriend) manga. The manga's third and final volume will ship on November 8. The romantic comedy manga's story centers on Hodaka Akizuki, a 17-year-old high school student, who falls in love with the...
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Manga Gets Stage Play in December, January
Adaptation of prequel story will star Yūki Ogoe, Rei Fujita
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō (Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School) manga prequel story is getting a stage play that will run in Tokyo in December and in Osaka in January 2025. Kensaku Kobay...
Shinobu Ohtaka's Orient Manga Ends on October 9
Manga from author of Magi launched in May 2018, inspired anime in 2022
― The October issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine announced on Monday that Shinobu Ohtaka's Orient manga will end in the next issue on October 9. Ohtaka (Magi) launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in May 2018. The manga moved to Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in February 2021. The manga entered its final arc ...
Blue Exorcist Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Illness, Recovery from Operation
Manga to resume serialization in November
― Manga author Kazue Katō announced on her X (formerly Twitter) account on September 4 that her Blue Exorcist manga is going on hiatus in the October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine, which released on September 4, and will return in the magazine's December issue, which will release on November 4. The manga also did not appear in the September issue on A...
World's End Harem: Fantasia Manga Goes Back on Hiatus
Manga recently returned from previous hiatus on July 28
― Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ platform revealed in the 89th chapter of LINK and SAVAN's World's End Harem: Fantasia (Shūmatsu no Harem: Fantasia) manga on Sunday that the manga will go on a break starting next week, and will announce its return once the date is decided. The manga previously went on hiatus in December 2023 for the creators to prepare...
Mirage of Blaze R Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Shoko Hamada's new manga of Mizuna Kuwabara's light novels debuted in July 2020
― The September issue of Akita Publishing's Mystery Bonita magazine announced on Friday that Honō no Mirage R (pronounced "Reboot"), Shoko Hamada's ongoing manga based on Mizuna Kuwabara's Mirage of Blaze (Honō no Mirage) light novel series, will end in the next issue on October 4. Hamada launched the ongoing series in J...
Mamorikatana no Uta Manga to End in 2 Chapters
Keiko Sakano, Mitsuru Yūki debuted mini-series in Hana to Yume in April
― This year's 19th issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine announced on Thursday that Keiko Sakano and Mitsuru Yūki's manga mini-series Mamorikatana no Uta -Mamorikatana no Ichimonji (Song of the Guardian Sword -The Straight Line of the Guardian Sword) will end in two chapters. If there are no schedule changes, the mini-seri...
SPY×FAMILY Volumes 11-12 Manga Review
While most of Anya's schemes go hilariously sideways, now is her time to shine.
― It's hard to go wrong with an Anya-centric storyline. As wonderful as it's been to get Loid's difficult past and to see Yor steal the spotlight, Anya remains one of Spy x Family's most endearing characters, as well as the one it's easiest to get an entertaining plot out of. She's the ultimate wild card, a little kid who...
Medaka Box Artist Akira Akatsuki Draws Manga of Yugo Aosaki's Award-Winning Light Novel Glico With Landmines
Manga launches in Young Animal on October 11
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that Medaka Box artist Akira Akatsuki will launch a manga adaptation of Undead Girl Murder Farce light novel author Yugo Aosaki's Jirai Glico (Glico With Landmines) novel on October 11 in this year's 20th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine. Kadokawa published the original novel in November 2023. The novel has won t...
'Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles,' Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow Manga's English Releases Surpass Crowdfunding Goals
Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles raised 3,740,249 yen from 429 backers; Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow raised 2,954,080 yen from 493 backers
― Miyuki Yorita's Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for an English release of her Her Kiss, My Libido Twinkles manga concluded on Saturday having surpassed its goal of 700,000 yen (about US$4,762). Additionally, Aneido's campaign for an English release of their N...
Sexy Tanaka-san Manga Gets 8th Volume in October
New volume not labeled as final volume "out of respect for the wishes" of late manga creator Hinako Ashihara
― Warning: this article contains statements about a suicide. If you or anyone you know is suicidal or having suicidal thoughts, please reach out to a suicide prevention organization in your country. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available by calling 988. In ...
Rumiwo Sakaki's Endo and Kobayashi Live! Manga Abruptly Canceled
B's-LOG COMIC digital magazine admits editorial failure, plans to reveal more details in coming days
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's B's-LOG COMIC digital manga magazine announced on Wednesday that it has abruptly canceled Rumiwo Sakaki's manga adaptation of Suzu Enoshima's Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte (Tsundere Akuyaku Reijō Lieselot...
Kinnikuman Mystery Novel Writer Oginuma X, Monkey Peak Artist Akihiro Kumeta Launch New Manga in November
Mystery manga temporarily titled Fukushū wa Jibun de Shimashō to launch on November 19
― This year's 18th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that writer Oginuma X and artist Akihiro Kumeta will launch a new manga temporarily titled Fukushū wa Jibun de Shimashō (Let's Do the Revenge Ourselves), in the magazine's 23rd issue on November 19. The new manga teases of a man named...
Live-Action Usotoki Rhetoric TV Series Reveals Cast
Series debuts October 7
― The staff for Fuji TV's live-action television adaptation of Ritsu Miyako's Usotoki Rhetoric manga revealed new cast members on Tuesday. The new cast members includes (from left to right):
Ryosuke Mikata as Kaoru Hashizaki, Soma's school friend and a detective of the 99th night police station; and Yuki Katayama as Chiyo Fujishima, the daughter of the Fujishima family, who ru...
WWWave's Deregula Label Produces TV Anime of Yandere Dark Elf Manga
Anime based on Nakanosora's manga debuts in 2025
― WWWave Corporation announced on Friday that its new Deregula anime label is producing a television anime adaptation of Nakanosora's Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! (Chotto Dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai Kara Oikakete Kita) manga, which will debut in 2025. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga under its Ghost ...
Square Enix's Manga UP! Global Announces Manga Partnership with Anime-Planet
Main service also adds Proud to be the Villainess manga
― Square Enix announced a new partnership on Tuesday between its Manga UP! Global service and online database Anime-Planet for manga distribution. Select manga chapters from popular series on Manga Up! will now be available on Anime-Planet's manga reading service for free. Series to be featured include Fullmetal Alchemist, Black Butler, Toilet-B...
My Wife Has No Emotion Manga Takes Break Due to Creator Jirō Sugiura's Stress in Personal Life
Sugiura finds it hard to draw, experiences hair loss due to stress
― Manga creator Jirō Sugiura announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that his My Wife Has No Emotion manga will go on hiatus, due to his personal life becoming more stressful, making it harder for him to draw. Sugiura explained that his personal life is getting more and more stressful, which also led him to have proble...
Toei Animation Reveals Noroi Kago: the Grudged Domain Horor Game Based on Gegege no Kitarō Anime; to Launch in 2025
Co-op horror game available for PC via Steam
― Toei Animation started streaming a teaser trailer to announce it and Toydium's indie horror game titled NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain (Japanese Title: Noroi Kago: Gegege no Yoru), based on the anime of Shigeru Mizuki's Gegege no Kitarō manga, on Thursday. The game is slated for release on PC via Steam in 2025. English version Japanese version Toei Anima...
Requiem of the Rose King's Aya Kanno Launches New Manga
Meiō no Zakuro dark fantasy centers on high schooler after encounter with underworld
― Manga creator Aya Kanno launched a new semi-monthly manga titled Meiō no Zakuro (Underworld Pomegranate) in Akita Shoten's Champion Cross manga website on Monday. The manga centers on high school student Seiji, who once had the bad luck of falling down a well and stepping into the underworld in his childhood, and h...
Chise Ogawa's Blood Night Market Manga Ends
Manga launched in April 2023; Seven Seas Entertainment releases volume 1 in English next January
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine published the final chapter of Chise Ogawa's Blood Night Market manga on Wednesday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on November 1. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in January 2025....
Shonen Champion to Launch New Manga from Eiji Hashimoto & Ren Kawahara, Gakuen Idolm@ster Manga
Also: Cherry Yūsha to "Sei" Naru Tsurugi manga by Yuzuki Uchiba
― This year's 39th issue of Akita Publishing's Shonen Champion magazine announced on August 29 new manga series from Ren Kawahara, Eiji Hashimoto, and Yuzuki Uchiba, along with a new Idolm@ster series. Kawahara will launch the Dogō no Blue (Blue Violence, top left in the image above) series in the magazine's 41st issue on September 12. T...
07-Ghost Creators Launch New Manga in November
Yuki Amemiya, Yukino Ichihara start Danna-sama wa Shūmatsu Heiki (My Husband Is a Doomsday Weapon) manga
― The October issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine announced on August 28 that Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara will launch a new manga titled Danna-sama wa Shūmatsu Heiki (My Husband Is a Doomsday Weapon) in the magazine's January 2025 issue, which will ship on November 28. The m...
Anime Creator Mari Okada, Insomniacs After School's Makoto Ojiro Launch New Manga
Shisutarejisuta manga about idols & people who make their clothes launches on September 20
― This year's 40th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that anime writer-director Mari Okada and manga creator Makoto Ojiro will collaborate on a new manga titled Shisutarejisuta in the magazine's 43rd issue on September 20. The manga will have a theme of "idols" and "family," an...
Science-Fiction Writer Yuba Isukari, Artist Ozu Launch New Manga Nuno Sanpo
Comedy about girl & space creature dealing with powerful artifacts launches on Jump TOON on Tuesday
― Shueisha's vertical-scrolling manga service Jump TOON launched science-fiction writer Yuba Isukari and illustrator Ozu's new manga titled Nuno Sanpo with five chapters on Tuesday. Isukari is credited for the scenario, Ozu handles the layout and draws the manga, and Michiru Matsumoto is in charge of d...
Pupposites Attract Volume 1 Manga Review
This is the dog-person equivalent to many of the cat-person manga out there.
― For whatever reason, there's much more of a history of cat manga in English translation than dog manga. That doesn't mean that there aren't any—Doomsday With My Dog and Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs both have English editions, and that's not even counting series like Yuzu the Pet Vet with its periphery focus on canines. (We perh...
Orange Inc. Launches e-Bookstore Service emaqi in U.S., Canada; Reveals Partnership with Shueisha
Partnership with Shueisha aims to localize Shonen Jump+ service's 1-shot manga stories on emaqi for free
― AI localization company Orange Inc. launched its new e-bookstore service "emaqi" in the United States and Canada on Tuesday. The company also announced its partnership with Shueisha to localize one-shot manga stories from Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga magazine service. The "emaqi" platform featu...
Florida's Brevard School District Bans Sasaki and Miyano Manga for 'Inappropriate' Content
District's Book Review Committee had previously determined manga did not violate state's statute
― The Brevard Public Schools Board in Florida banned the first volume of Shō Harusono's Sasaki and Miyano boys-love manga from the district's school libraries during a board meeting on August 27. A person in the district challenged the book's inclusion in the schools' libraries on the grounds that "sexual...
Yuri Manga Magazine Galette's Crowdfunding Campaign for English Edition Exceeds Goal
Campaign earns US$48,008 from 619 backers, exceeding its US$12,332 goal
― The Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the overseas edition independent yuri magazine Galette ended on Monday, surpassing its 1.8 million yen (about US$12,332) goal and earning 7,006,980 yen (about US$48,008) from 619 backers. The campaign aims to re-edit and translate special overseas editions of the magazine in English. Th...
Riviere and the Land of Prayer Manga Volume 1 Review
It feels like it's supposed to be an episodic series where our leads go out and solve problems—but it's hard to do that when the story doesn't establish the rules of its world.
― Despite being raised Catholic and going to a Catholic high school, I don't consider myself a very religious person. The idea of praying for a better life can be found throughout multiple religions and there is a certain leve...
Genro Sensen Manga Ends in 4th Volume
Today's Cerberus manga creator Ato Sakurai launched manga in May 2023
― Shogakukan is listing the fourth volume of Ato Sakurai's Genro Sensen (Phantom Wolf Sub-Warfare) manga as the final volume for the series. The fourth volume ships on October 10. The story follows half-human, half-beast-man Uruto, an outsider in a world with humans and beast-men in conflict. Uruto dreams of fulfilling his older br...
Tomoya Harikawa's Stage S Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Final chapter publishes on September 8
― Tomoya Harikawa announced on X/Twitter on Saturday that the Stage S manga will end in the next chapter on September 8. Shueisha's MANGA Plus website publishes the manga in English, and it describes the manga:
Meguru Ukiyo has fallen for his childhood friend, Sara Tatsumi. One day, he stumbles across a white snake that…says it can see the future?! A promising ...
Tokyo Revengers Manga Gets 2nd Stage Musical
Show runs in Tokyo from March 28-April 6, Kyoto from April 11-13
― The staff for the musicals based on Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga revealed on Sunday the series will get a new musical titled Tokyo Revengers #2 Bloody Halloween. The show will run at The Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from March 28 - April 6 and at the Kyoto Theater in Kyoto from April 11 - April 13. The main cast includes (top row, lef...
act-age Artist Shiro Usazaki, Iruma-kun's Osamu Nishi Launch New Manga
Madan no Ichi fantasy series debuts in Shonen Jump on September 9
― This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that act-age artist Shiro Usazaki and Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun creator Osamu Nishi will launch a new manga titled Madan no Ichi in the magazine's next issue on September 9. Nishi is writing the story, and Usazaki is drawing the art. Usazaki...
The Helpful Fox Senko-san Manga Gets Game for Switch, iOS, Android on September 5
Senko-san to Issho launches for Switch, iOS, Android September 5
― The official X/Twitter account for manga creator Rimukoro announced on Saturday the The Helpful Fox Senko-san manga will get a game titled Senko-san to Issho (Together with Senko) for the Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android on September 5. The game is a simulation game where players can enjoy a daily life at home with the titular fox fr...
Leading Manga Creators Partner for Noto & Taiwan Quake Charity Auction
Auction pieces currently on display at Tokyo's Former Residence of Theodora Ozaki
― On New Years Day and April 3, the Noto Peninsula, Japan and Hualien City, Taiwan were devastated by powerful earthquakes. While life is slowly returning to some semblance of normalcy, help is still needed in both locations. Many people and companies have pitched in for relief, and from August 23 to September 30, the F...
Manga Plus to Release All Shonen Jump+ 1-Shots Simultaneously in English
1st 1-shot in new initiative from MUGISUKE available now
― Shueisha's Manga Plus service announced on Sunday that starting in September it will release all one-shots from the Shonen Jump+ service in English simultaneously. The one-shots will be available to read for free for the first 90 days, and will be available afterward on the Manga Plus MAX Deluxe subscriber plan. The first simultaneous release...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 25-31
Hell's Paradise, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition anime; Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi, Someone's Girlfriend manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the two next weeks, and will be back in mid-September. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Am I Actually The Strongest? Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 27 B...
BL Novelist Saki Aida Dies
S, Deadlock writer had been undergoing treatment for stage 4 cancer
― Publisher Taiyoh Tosho announced on X/Twitter on Friday that BL novelist Saki Aida (Deadlock, S) has died. The company did not reveal the cause of death. Aida had stated on X/Twitter in February that she had been undergoing treatment for stage 4 cancer. At that time, new bone metastasis had occurred, and she needed radiation therap...
Given Manga Gets 2nd Stage Play in May 2025
Stage play to feature returning cast, staff
― The staff of the stage play adaptation based on Natsuki Kizu's Given manga announced on Friday that a sequel stage play titled Butai Given: Umi e will run in May 2025. Yuniko Ayana is the scriptwriter and Fumiya Matsuzaki is directing the play. Both are returning from the first stage play. Returning cast members include: Sayato Arima as Mafuyu Sato
Ryō Sh...
Gintama Manga Creator Hideaki Sorachi Remakes Gintoki's 1st Appearance
Remake shows the evolution of Sorachi's art style
― In early December 2003, a cheeky mix of science fiction, historical fiction, and comedy graced the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in Hideaki Sorachi's manga Gintama. The misadventures of Gintoki Sakata take place in a reimagined Meiji Restoration Japan, after aliens arrived in their “black ships” and the island nation opened to the rest of the world. N...
Matsuki Ugatsu's The Hollow Regalia Manga Ends
Adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's light novel series launched in 2022
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine published on Tuesday the final chapter of Matsuki Ugatsu's The Hollow Regalia (Utsuro naru Regalia), the manga adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's light novel series of the same title. The manga launched in Dengeki Maoh in September 2022. Kadokawa published the manga's first compiled bo...
Keiko Nishi Launches Acchanchi Manga
Series launches on September 28
― The October issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine revealed on Wednesday that Keiko Nishi will launch a new series titled Acchanchi in the next issue on September 28. The series follows the daily life of a solitary woman as she becomes roommates with a mysterious old woman. Nishi launched a new manga titled Sayonara Gohan (Goodbye Meal) in Shogakukan's Big Co...
Koichi Tokita, Tomohiro Chiba to Launch 12th Manga of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray Series on September 26
11th manga in series ended in 2019
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Monday that the 12th work in the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray series of artist Koichi Tokita and writer Tomohiro Chiba will launch in the magazine's next issue on September 26. The new manga is set in C.E. 75 and will center in scrap dealer Rō, mercenary soldier Gai, and the "unroyalists" du...
'Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen' Manga Gets Epilogue Chapter
Manga's final volume ships on October 4
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Shonen Ace magazine published an epilogue chapter for Shiwasu Hoshikawa's Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen manga spinoff of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs light novel series on Monday. The manga's fourth and final compiled book volume will ship on October 4. Yen Press publishes the manga in Engl...
Kemonomichi Manga by Konosuba's Akatsuki Ends
Manga launched in 2016, inspired 2019 TV anime
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Shonen Ace magazine published the final chapter of Natsume Akatsuki, Mo-suke Mattaku, and Yumeuta's Kemonomichi manga on Monday. The manga's 14th and final compiled book volume will ship on October 25. The manga follows masked wrestler Genzō Shibata, who likes all kinds of animals and creatures. One day he is summoned to...
The Tales of Marielle Clarac Artist Alaskapan Launches New Manga
Niemiko launches on September 28
― The October issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Zero-Sum magazine revealed on Wednesday that The Tales of Marielle Clarac artist Alaskapan will launch a new series titled Niemiko in the next issue on September 28. The series follows a failed shrine maiden who is unexpectedly sought out by the strongest spirit, instead of her genius younger sister. Alaskapan ended the manga...
Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024
Kamome Maruyono's I Love Dokagui! Mochizuki-san is the inaugural winner of the new Nichirei Prize
― Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga took first place in the Print Manga category, and Kuwahali and Tetsuo Ideuchi's Girl Meets Rock! manga won the top prize in the Web Manga category of the Next Manga Awards 2024 (Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō). Kagurabachi runs in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine....
Saiyuki Reload Blast Manga Returns After 5 Years on September 28
Final series in Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki story launched in 2009
― The October issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Zero Sum magazine announced on Wednesday that Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload Blast manga will return in the magazine's next issue on September 28. The manga will appear on the cover of the magazine issue, and the issue will also bundle two bromide cards with exclusive art. The manga is the fin...
48 Hours Left! BookWalker Discounts for ANN Readers & Subscribers
The $3, $5 and $7 discount offer on BookWalker ebooks ends August 29.
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This Week in Anime - So Your Favorite Manga is Ending...
With the recent end of My Hero Academia and impending conclusion of Jujutsu Kaisen, Nick and Lucas spoiler-tastically talk all about manga endings—the good, the bad, and the utterly insane.
― With the recent end of My Hero Academia and impending conclusion of Jujutsu Kaisen, Nick and Lucas spoiler-tastically talk all about manga endings—the good, the bad, and the utterly insane. Disclaimer: The view...
K Manga Adds Historie Manga
Parasyte's Hitoshi Iwaaki launched ongoing manga in 2004
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Monday that it has added Hitoshi Iwaaki's Historie manga. K Manga describes the story:
After shocking the world with Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki is back with a series he's been aching to tackle since even before his pro manga debut! A historical epic set in ancient times, Historie tells the story of Eumene...
100-Nichi Go ni Shinu Wani Manga Gets Sequel
100-Nichi Go ni Shinu (X) Nezumi debuted on August 21
― Oricon Bookstore announced on August 22 the sequel to Yuki Kikuchi's 100-Nichi Go ni Shinu Wani (Wani Dies in 100 Days) manga titled 100-Nichi Go ni Shinu (X) Nezumi (Nezumi Dies (X) in 100 Days). The series launched on August 21 on Kikuchi's X (formerly Twitter) account. Kikuchi is posting a new four-panel page daily. The original manga shows t...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Itodome's 'Good Morning on the Planet of Flowers' 1-Shot Manga
Company to release original space sci-fi manga in print, digitally
― North American publisher Star Fruit Books revealed on Saturday that it has licensed Itodome's "Good Morning on the Planet of Flowers" ("Hana no Hoshi de Ohayō") one-shot manga. The company will release the 52-page one-shot manga both physically and digitally. 🚨New Oneshot License🚨 Good Morning on the Planet of Flowersby Itodome (@it...
Akaza Samamiya's Mr. Mallow Blue Manga Ends in 6th Volume
Series launched in November 2019
― The fifth volume of Akaza Samamiya's Mr. Mallow Blue manga revealed on Friday the series will end with the sixth compiled book volume. The 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. The manga launched in Kadokawa's Monthly Asuka magazine in November 2019. ...
J-Novel Club Adds 3 New Light Novels, 1 New Manga (Updated)
The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place, Dimension Wave, more titles added
― J-Novel Club announced during its Anime NYC panel on Sunday that it has licensed three new light novel titles and one new manga title. The light novel titles include: Title: The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place (Kimo Ota Mob Yōhei wa, Mi no Hodo o Wakimaeru)
Author(s): Toryuu (writer), hamm (illustrator)
Release Date: La...
Nakama Press to Publish Ukyō Kodachi, Tatsuma Ejiri's Infini-T Force: Arc to the Future Manga
New manga publisher is imprint of U.S.-based indie comic book publisher Mad Cave Studios
― Nakama Press, a new imprint of U.S.-based independent comic book publisher Mad Cave Studios, confirmed with ANN on Sunday that it will release Ukyō Kodachi and Tatsuma Ejiri's Infini-T Force: Arc to the Future (Infini-T Force: Mirai no Byōsen) manga in English. Nakama Press made the announcement at Anime NYC a...
Berserk Deluxe Ranks #2 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan July List
15 manga including One Piece, 'Disney Manga: Stitch!' Jujutsu Kaisen, Alley, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Kaiju No. 8, Dandadan, Delicious in Dungeon make list
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Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked at #2 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for July. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #2 — Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe volume 1
#3 — ...
One Peace Books Licenses Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! Manga
Akio Nanae's manga adaptation of Shichio Kuzu, Yumehito Ueda's light novel series releases in English on September 17
― One Peace Books confirmed with ANN on Monday that it will release the first volume of Akio Nanae's manga adaptation of the Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! (Mushoku no Eiyū: Betsu ni Skill Nanka Iranakattan da ga) light novel series on September 17. One Peace Books desc...
Kodansha USA Licenses Attack on Titan FLY, Last Samurai Standing, Manchuria Opium Squad, More
Also: 2 BL titles from Takiba
― Kodansha USA Publishing revealed a new digital license for September and new print licenses for summer 2025 at its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday. Summer 2025 Print Licenses: Title: Last Samurai Standing (Ikusagami)
Authors: TATSUZ (based on novels by Shōgo Imamura)
Summary: In a rapidly changing world, a sinister game of life-or-death brutally culls Japan's fading wa...
Mangamo Confirms License of Volumes 20-22 of Record of Ragnarok Manga
― Mangamo confirmed at its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed volumes 20-22 of Shinya Umemura, Azychika, and Takumi Fukui's Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga. Mangamo first announced its license of Record of Ragnarok in March 2022. The company has released 78 chapters on its app, up through the end of volume 19. All of the previous volumes of the manga are available ad...
PEOW2 Licenses Stop!! Hibari-kun! Romantic Comedy Manga
1st volume of Hisashi Eguchi's 1981-83 Shonen Jump manga to ship in fall 2025
― PEOW2 announced during the "Fred Schodt and Matt Alt: From Manga! Manga to Pure Invention" panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that the company licensed Hisashi Eguchi's Stop!! Hibari-Kun! manga. Volume 1 will ship in fall 2025. The company describes the series: Stop!! Hibari-kun! is one of the OG trans protagonists to lead a...
Seven Seas Licenses Pet Shop of Horrors, Ichi the Killer, 9 More Titles
Complete collection releases for Black and White: Tough Love at the Office, SHWD also revealed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced during its panel at Anime NYC that it has licensed the following titles: Title: I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta.) manga
Author(s): Mosskonbu, based on Seiju Amano's original YouTube manga
Release D...
Yen Press Announces Licenses 14 Manga, 8 Novels for February, March 2025 Release
Maboroshi; Liar, Liar; I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History; meth-e-meth; Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale, more
― Yen Press announced during its industry panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed the following manga and light novels for release in February and March 2025: Title: I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History (Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo) novels
Creato...
Dark Horse Releases Berserk Manga's 42nd Volume in March 2025
1st English volume of Berserk in almost 3 years
― Dark Horse Comics announced at Anime NYC on Saturday that it will release the 42nd volume of Kentarō Miura's Berserk manga on March 18, 2025. The 42nd volume was the first volume since Studio Gaga and Miura's close friend Kouji Mori resumed the manga in June 2022 after Miura's death. The volume shipped in Japan in September 2023. Dark Horse Comics de...
Azuki to Release Full-Color Print Editions of Hikaru in the Light!, Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Manga
Azuki also adds Kotonoha, Ryoji Renjo: Gourmet Detective, Sweeter Than Cake, Dreamnautes manga
― Azuki announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday that it is partnering with Scholastic Graphix to release full-color print editions of Mai Matsuda's Hikaru in the Light! and Yoshino Koyoka's Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms manga. The full-color print first volume of the former will launch in March 2025...
Glacier Bay Books Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Imai Arata's Flash Point Manga
Crowdfunding campaign has goal of US$27,000, includes reprint of Imai's F manga
― The America-based online bookstore Glacier Bay Books launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign on Monday for the English release of Arata Imai's Flash Point manga. The Kickstarter will also fund a reprint of Imai's F manga and Andrew White's SPRING TIDES poetic-comic. The crowdfunding campaign has a goal of US$27,000...
Empathizing with Pregnancy: An Interview with My Girlfriend's Child Manga Creator Mamoru Aoi
"I thought about what I could do as a woman, as a mother, and as a shojo manga artist."
― Shojo manga artist Mamoru Aoi has been busy this summer completing her highly recognized manga, My Girlfriend's Child. Also known as Ano Ko no Kodomo, the romantic drama was nominated for an Eisner award under Best Publication for Teens. In addition, the live-action TV drama based on the manga began broadcasting...
U.S. Indie Publisher Mad Cave Studios Announces New Nakama Press Imprint Featuring Manga
1st titles slated to launch in summer 2025
― U.S.-based independent comic book publisher Mad Cave Studios announced on Monday that it is launching the Nakama Press imprint, which will be "dedicated to publishing an array of manga, manhwa, manfra, and manhua from around the world." The company stated regarding the new imprint that it is "committed to becoming a cultural bridge between East and West," ...
#DRCL midnight children, Delicious in Dungeon Win 1st American Manga Awards
Neighborhood Story, Stephen Kohler, Lys Blakeslee, Adam Grano also awarded
― Japan Society and Anime NYC announced the winners for the first American Manga Awards at a ceremony at Japan Society's Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium in Midtown Manhattan, New York City on Thursday (the night before this year's Anime NYC event begins). The American Manga Awards celebrate manga creators and publishers who ha...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 18-24
Helck, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 anime; Too Many Losing Heroines!, Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 20 Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 20 FLCL BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$39.98 August 20 Helck BDPlea...
Blue Lock Manga Takes 1-Issue Break Due to Nomura's Sudden Illness
Manga resumes on August 28
― This year's 38th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine did not publish a new chapter of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock manga on Wednesday due to Nomura getting a sudden illness. Nomura is focusing on recovery, and the manga will return in the magazine's next issue on August 28. The 38th issue instead published the newest chapter of Kōta Sannomiya's ...
Manga UP! Global Licenses Falling for Her Secret Side Manga
Manga adaptation originally launched in February 2022
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service announced on Friday it has licensed Ataru's manga adaptation of Gozennoryokucha's Falling for Her Secret Side (Ore wa Shiranai Uchi ni Gakkō Ichi no Bishōjo o Kudoite Itarashii) light novel series for the platform. The company describes the story: Unassuming bookworm Tanaka Minato never imagined he'd cross ...
Masakuni Igarashi's Mattaku Saikin no Tantei Tokitara Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa star in anime; Rion Kujo directs
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday that Masakuni Igarashi's Mattaku Saikin no Tantei Tokitara (Detectives These Days, Really) manga will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. Kadokawa also revealed the anime's special promotional video, teaser visual, and main cast. Igarashi also drew an illustration to commemorate the anime announcement:...
Manga UP! Licenses Girl Meets Dragon: The Sacrificial Maiden's Happily Ever After Manga
First chapter available now
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service announced on Thursday that it has licensed Yukijirushi's manga adaptation of Yamori Mitikusa's Girl Meets Dragon: The Sacrificial Maiden's Happily Ever After (Ryū ni Kou: Nie no Otome no Kōfukuna Minoue) web novel for the platform. The first chapter is free to read now. The company describes the story: One cold winter night, after l...
K Manga Adds Kissing the Flower in Bloom Manga
Manga centers on suddenly homeless high school girl living with handsome florist
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Saturday that it has added Samako Natsu's Kissing the Flower in Bloom (Hana to Kuchizuke) manga in English. The manga centers on normal high school girl Kasumi Miyazawa. One day, she is suddenly left homeless after her family makes a blunder, and begins sharing a home with a hand...
BookWalker Discounts for ANN Readers & Subscribers
ANN and BOOK☆WALKER have arranged to give ANN readers discounts of $3, $5 or $7 on their next BOOK☆WALKER eBook.
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Your Letter K-Comic Review
Drenched in shades of blue and highlighted with earth tones, Your Letter's deceptively simple art and story make it a beautiful book. It's a hopeful story, replete with quiet magic and a terrible familiarity makes it stick with you.
― Magic realism is a more difficult genre to do well than you might realize. Authors need to balance the mundane with the magical, building a recognizable world but with ...
When Old Work Reaches New Audiences: An Interview with Bubblegum Crisis' Kenichi Sonoda
Seasoned manga creator and character designer Kenichi Sonoda discusses reinvigorating retro art and Rally Vincent's updated ride.
― Kenichi Sonoda, Japanese manga artist and character designer for Bubblegum Crisis, returned to the US for his appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Udon Entertainment brought him as a guest in celebration of Bubblegum Crisis Complete Archive, which includes an extensi...
Blue Box Manga Takes 1-Week Break
Manga continues on September 2
― This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump revealed on Monday that Kōji Miura's Blue Box (Ao no Hako) manga will take a break in next week's issue. The magazine's 40th issue will publish the next chapter on September 2. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digitally, and describes the story: Taiki Inomata is on the boys' badminton...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl Manga Ends in 3rd Volume
Final volume ships on October 10
― Kadokawa is listing the third compiled book volume of Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl), the manga adaptation of the sixth volume of Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō (known in English as Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series, as the final volume. The volume will ship on October 10. Eranto illustr...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Ends in 5 Chapters on September 30
Manga launched in 2018
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga revealed on Monday that the manga will end in five chapters. The manga's final chapter will publish in this year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on September 30. 【#呪術廻戦 完結まであと5話】『呪術廻戦』は9月30日（月）発売の週刊少年ジャンプ44号で最終回を迎えます最終第271話まで、応援よろしくお願いいたします！ pic.twitter.com/dkOwjyb9XQ— 呪術廻戦...
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