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Seven Seas Licenses Nono's Phantom Shop, Building a Monster Girl Harem with Forbidden Science, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now My Flirty Underclassman Won't Leave Me Alone, Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I'll Save the Villainous Princess, more
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling audiobook
Creator(s): Necoco, NAJI Yanagida with narration by Knox RileyRelease Date: April 16 (volume 1, ...
Hiro Mashima Presents New Fairy Tail Manga Miniseries for 20th Anniversary
Miniseries launches in Weekly Shonen Magazine on August 5
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hiro Mashima announced on Tuesday that his Fairy Tail manga will receive a new manga miniseries in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. The manga will begin in the combined 36th and 37th issue on August 5. Shonen Magazine also streamed a commemorative video...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 5-11
Dungeon Elf: What's a Dungeon without Treasure Chests? manga, Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside audiobook ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Farming Life in Another World Limited Edition Steelbook BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 April 7 One Piece Season 14 Voyage 9 BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$44.98 April 7 Print...
K Manga Adds 'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!', That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES, 1 More Title
Also: Working as my Tyrannical Chancellor Husband's Aide (While in Disguise!)
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced that it has added the following manga over the past two weeks: Title: Working as my Tyrannical Chancellor Husband's Aide (While in Disguise!) Authors: Nagi Okawa, Seven Tsukishiro (story) Summary: After the reigning king married a commoner, marriage for love has been all the rage in t...
Sailor Moon Creator Cheers on Husband (& Hunter X Hunter Creator) With Crossover Art
Hunter x Hunter's Kurapika, Sailor Moon's Artemis & Sailor Mars featured
― Hunter x Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi announced on Wednesday that he completed inking the characters for chapter 430 of his manga series. While Togashi normally makes such announcements with character sketches on a dry-erase calendar whiteboard, this time Togashi surprised his fans (and Sailor Moon fans) with a crossover i...
Bloody Brat's Kanata Yoshino Launches New Manga
Yoshino's Yamai wa Ke kara -Shinri-shi Dōman no Sōdan-shitsu- horror mystery manga launched on March 22
― Kodansha's Comic Days website launched Kanata Yoshino's new manga series titled Yamai wa Ke kara -Shinri-shi Dōman no Sōdan-shitsu- (Illness Comes from the Supernatural -Psychologist Dōman's Counseling Room-), on March 22. The horror mystery manga's story centers on a rookie psychologist named Ha...
Nanana's Buried Treasure Novel's Kazuma Ōtorino, Artist Kagekaku Launch New Manga
Warui Majo no Hiroi Ko manga launches on April 9
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Hero's Inc.'s HERO'S Web (formerly Comiplex) manga website announced on April 2 that writer Kazuma Ōtorino and artist Kagekaku will launch a new manga titled Warui Majo no Hiroi Ko (A Girl Raised by the "Evil" Witch) on the website on Thursday. The fantasy manga centers on a young girl adopted by an evil w...
Existential Unplugged Creators Saji Komori, Kana Masaya Launch New Manga
Hōkago Chrono Switch manga centers on 2 students who time travel back to 2006
― The May issue of Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine revealed on Monday that writer Saji Komori and artist Kana Masaya (Existential Unplugged, pictured right) will launch a new manga titled Hōkago Chrono Switch (After School Chrono Switch) in the magazine's next issue on May 7. The manga will have a color opening page,...
Alien Books Licenses Badducks, 'Akatsubaki,' Kill Logger Manga
Publisher releases Badducks in fall, "Akatsubaki" on November 17, Kill Logger on October 20
― Alien Books has licensed Toryumon Takeda's Badducks, Mita Rokuju's "Akatsubaki," and Natsumi Inoue and Keita Sugaware's Kill Logger manga for release in late 2026. Title: Badducks
Author: Toryumon Takeda Release Date: Fall 2026
Summary: The next series to be released as part of Alien's growing manga library,...
Makoto Fukami Launches New Manga Based on Board Game
Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru launched on March 28
― Writer Makoto Fukami and artist Shūsaku Namikawa launched a new manga titled Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru in Shogakukan's web manga site Coro Coro Comic on March 28. The manga is an adaptation of the upcoming board game Chōgen Market Heroes by designer Creatures.The story is set in a world where heroes are part of vario...
Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Series debuted on January 27
― Nao Iori's Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot (Satsuriku Robo to Hito no Manaka) manga revealed in its seventh chapter on Tuesday that the series will end in the next chapter on April 21. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: For the future her parents expect of her, Yui, a high school student, spends each day with machine-like preci...
Gohoubi Launches New Kakuriki Manga
Kakuriki sumo manga debuts on April 13
― This year's 19th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Gohoubi will launch a new series Kakuriki in the magazine's next issue on April 13.The series follows former high-ranking sumo wrestler Daigo Senzen. After waking from a three-year coma, he decides to continue aiming for the highest rank, Yokozuna, despite his 32-year-old body....
Chako Abeno, Kitsune Tennoji, Nagato Yamada Launch New Manga Together
New fantasy series debuts on April 18
― Kodansha's Young Magazine Web announced last Wednesday that Chako Abeno, Kitsune Tennouji, and Nagato Yamata will launch a new series titled Academy Saikyo no Mob Healer ~Shi ni Ge Sekai no Mob ni Tenseishita Ore wa, Hazura Job (Healer) to Gensaku Chishiki de Musōsuru~ (The Academy's Strongest Mob Healer: I Was Reincarnated into a Death Game World as a Mob Char...
GlobalComix Adds 1,500 Kodansha Manga Titles to Gold Members Library
Company added over 6,000 Kodansha titles to its catalog in August
― Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Tuesday that it is adding over 1,500 new Kodansha titles to Gold members' libraries at no additional cost. Notable titles include: Tokyo Revengers The Drops of God Shugo Chara! FAIRY TAIL The Seven Deadly Sins BLAME! Parasyte Your Lie in April The company added more t...
Switch Manga Creator Duo naked ape Launch New Manga on April 14
"The Story of How My Husband Was at the Gates of Death, So I Went to the Afterlife to Get Him Back"
― The official X/Twitter account for Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Monday that manga duo naked ape will launch a new manga titled Otto ga Shinikaketa Node, Ano Yo ni Tsuremodoshi ni Itta Hanashi ~Shinigami Guide to Meikai e, Tamashii no Kyūshutsu Mission~ (The Story of How My Hu...
Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in May 2025
― This year's 18th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru manga will end in three chapters.Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru manga tells the story of a passionate manga artist who writes a story about idols. Something strange happens during a live performance of the idol group that the manga's main c...
The Bugle Call: Song of War Manga Moves to Jump SQ. Rise
Next chapter publishes in July
― The May issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine announced on Friday Mozuku Sora and Higoro Tōmori's The Bugle Call: Song of War (Sensō Kyōshitsu) manga will end its serialization in the magazine and move to the seasonal Jump SQ. Rise magazine. Shueisha will publish the next chapter in the Summer issue in July. The magazine also stated the manga has an "important announc...
Tawawa on Monday Manga Takes 2-Month Break
Series returns on May 25
― This year's 18th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on March 30 Kiseki Himura's Tawawa on Monday (Getsuyōbi no Tawawa) manga is taking a break and will return to serialization in the 26th issue on May 25.The manga series began in 2015 as weekly pin-ups posted on artist Kiseki Himura's Twitter account. The main character, Ai, is a high school girl with large...
Ryōma Kitada's Sakigake no Hanamiko Manga Ends
Manga launched in July 2024
― Ryōma Kitada's Sakigake no Hanamiko manga published its 78th and final chapter on Monday.The manga is set in a world where gods of calamity who bring disasters to humankind exist, and girls known as "Hanamiko" fight against them. The manga centers on Arata Kamishiro, a replacement high school teacher who takes the opportunity of his father's death to try and become the l...
50th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced
Ichi the Witch, A Star Brighter Than the Sun, Mii-chan and Yamada-san, more nominated; The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity nominated for 4 consecutive years
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the 13 nominees in three categories for its 50th annual Manga Awards on Monday. Kodansha will announce the winner for each category on May 11. Best Shōnen Manga Utsura nai ndesu Ruka Konoshima The Fragr...
Yen Press Licenses Fate Rewinder, Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver, 6 More Manga
The Dragon School Is Atop the Mountain, In Such a Small World, Elden Ring: Become Lord, Non and Akari, Meiji-Era Master-and-Servant Tungsten, How to Keep a Human also licensed
― Yen Press announced on Saturday at Sakura-Con that it has licensed the following manga for release in English. Yen Press will debut all the below titles in October 2026: Title: Fate Rewinder: All Great Feats Require Time (Unm...
Manga Mavericks Licenses Hana Ikuta's Oni & Dawn, Minami Q-ta's Ball & Chain Manga
Oni & Dawn debuts this October; Ball & Chain debuts in March 2027
― Manga Mavericks Books announced at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release Hana Ikuta's Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls (Bakumatsu Joshi Kōsei: Oni to Yoake) manga and Minami Q-ta's Ball and Chain manga. Title: Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls volume 1
Creator: Hana Ikuta
Release Date: October 2026
Summary: Pack ...
Oshi no Ko Volumes 9-12 Manga Review
It’s painful to read this flawed yet sympathetic character slide further towards self-destruction, but that’s all part of the dark appeal of Oshi no Ko.
― For readers wanting to catch up on the manga story after the point where the anime adaptation's second season left off, volume nine is the place to start. Oshi no Ko's anime maintains close fidelity to its manga source, and the four volumes covered...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 29-April 4
Lupin III VS Cat's Eye, Voltes V anime; MF Ghost, Sun-Ken Rock manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Lupin the 3rd TV Specials Collection 1 BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 31 Lupin III VS Cat's Eye BDCite Discotek US$29.95 March 31 Voltes V BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek US$69.95 March 31 Zone of the Enders Perfect Collection BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 31 Print M...
Manga Up! Global Adds Kizuku's Moimon Manga in English
Kizuku launched manga about mysterious creatures in August 2024
― Manga Up! Global added Kizuku's Moimon manga in English on Saturday. Manga Up! describes the story:
The mysterious creatures that suddenly appeared are... Moimon. A charming exterior, balanced against an inherent savagery and tough bodies. At first glance, it appeared that humanity had finally established a master-servant relationship ...
Pink Aomata Launches New Historical Boys Love Manga
Kinban!! ~Edo Kinban Boys' Life~ debuted on March 28
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shinshokan's Wings web magazine announced that Pink Aomata's new manga Kinban!! ~Edo Kinban Boys' Life~ (Kinban!! Edo Servant Boys' Life) has launched in this year's March issue on Saturday.The series follows low-ranking samurai Harutarō from the boonies, who is specially selected to serve as an atten...
Hosana Tanaka's Megami no Ko Manga Ends With 3rd Volume
Manga ended serialization in November, final volume shipped on Monday
― Shōnengahōsha released the third and final compiled book volume of Hosana Tanaka's Megami no Ko (The Goddess' Child) manga on Monday.The manga ended serialization with the final issue of Shōnengahōsha's Young King Ours GH in November 2025.The manga's story is set in a world where the conflict between the gods over beauty eventual...
Maō Tōbatsu Shita Ato Manga Ends
ROHGUN's manga adaptation of Touwa Akatsuki's novels started in April 2019
― This year's May issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed last Friday that artist ROHGUN's manga adaptation of Touwa Akatsuki's Maō Tōbatsu Shita Ato, Medachitakunai node Guild Master ni Natta (After tormenting the Devil, I did not want to stand out, so I became a guild master) novels will end in the ...
Boy's Abyss Artist Ryo Minenami's New Series Debuts on April 2 (Updated)
Yamageki suspenseful mountain story launches on Weekly Young Jump
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Boy's Abyss (Shōnen no Abyss) manga announced on March 25 that Ryo Minenami's new series Yamageki (Mountain Theater) will debut in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine on April 2. Update: Viz Media is publishing the series as a simulpub in its Shonen Jump app under the title Haunted P...
Dan Da Dan Manga Listed to Take 1-Month Break, But Editor States Manga Will Continue as Scheduled (Updated)
Series returns on May 5
― The latest chapter of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN manga on Shonen Jump+ announced on Tuesday that the series will take a break for a month and return on May 5. Update: DAN DA DAN manga editor Shihei Lin posted on X/Twitter on Tuesday that there was a mistake in the preview and that there actually is a new chapter coming next Tuesday. Viz Media and Shueisha's Manga Plus serv...
Monthly Shonen Magazine Editorial Staff Suspends Manga's Serialization After Finding Artist Imitated Other Artworks
Oshiawase ni, Kekkonsha-sama. Watashi mo Watashi de, Shiawase ni Narimasu no de. artist Matsurika admits to imitation
― The editorial staff of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine announced on Tuesday that it has ended the serialization of Matsurika's Oshiawase ni, Konyakusha-sama. Watashi mo Watashi de, Shiawase ni Narimasu no de. (Wishing you all the best, my fiancé. I'll be happy in my own way too....
This Week in Anime - ChainsawED Man
Sylvia and Lucas process their feelings on Chainsaw Man's ending. Was the real Chainsaw Man the friends we made along the way?
― Sylvia and Lucas process their feelings on Chainsaw Man's ending. Was the real Chainsaw Man the friends we made along the way? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discu...
Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon Manga Promoted in Video With Animated Clips
Video commemorates 6th manga volume from creator of Blame!, Knights of Sidonia
― On Tuesday, the official YouTube channel for Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine started streaming a promotional video to commemorate the release of Tsutomu Nihei's sixth Tower Dungeon manga volume. The video begins with manga art set in motion with special effects by the agency maxilla, and then ends with traditio...
My Dear Detective's Natsumi Ito Launches New Manga Series
Bungō no Oyatsu debuts on May 29
― Natsumi Ito announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday a new manga series Bungō no Oyatsu (Snacks of Literary Giants) that will launch on Futabasha's Web Action platform on May 29. The series follows rookie editor Tsubame's attempts to bribe sweet-toothed author Uguisudani with treats to submit work by the deadline. Ito launched the My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's C...
Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to Novels Gets Manga Adaptation
Series' film adaptation premieres on July 17
― Yomiya Ririura launched a manga adaptation of Kaori Mado's Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to (You, Fireworks, and the Promise or Kimi-Hana for short) light novel on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry on Thursday.The coming-of-age romance is set during the Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show, one of Japan's three major fireworks shows that draws several hundred thou...
Isaku Natsume's Candy Color Paradox Manga Ends
Manga launched in 2009, inspired a live-action series adaptation in 2022
― The May issue of Shinshokan's Chéri+ magazine published the final chapter of Isaku Natsume's Candy Color Paradox (Ameiro Paradox) manga on Monday.Viz Media's boys love manga imprint SuBLime is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the first volume:Satoshi Onoe takes pride in the good writing and ethical reporting he...
Yūgo Kobayashi's New Manga Delayed to Summer, Aoashi Brotherfoot Spinoff to Resume on April 6
Aoashi Brotherfoot ran for 5 chapters in 2021
― This year's 18th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday that Yūgo Kobayashi's planned new manga will launch this summer. In addition, Aoashi Brotherfoot, the spinoff to Kobayashi's Aoashi manga, will resume in the magazine's 19th issue on April 6. The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Aoashi shared in-progress pages...
Hajime no Ippo Manga Takes Break Due to Creator's Hospitalization (Updated)
Creator George Morikawa expects to be back in 1 month following recovery
― George Morikawa announced on X/Twitter that his Hajime no Ippo boxing manga will remain on break as he was hospitalized on Monday and is focusing on recovery. He expects to be back in about a month. He posted a draft picture of his upcoming chapter on X/Twitter. Update: This year's 18th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazi...
Dark Horse Licenses Suicide Island, Babanba Banban Vampire, Asobi Asobase, Forget-Me-Not Manga
Manga launch in fall-winter
― Dark Horse announced on Monday that it has licensed the following manga for release this fall and winter: Title: Suicide Island (Jisatsutou)
Creator: Kouji Mori
Release: December 8
Summary: In a story evoking both Lord of the Flies and Battle Royale, a young Japanese man, Sei, is transported to the mysterious, remote Suicide Island after a failed suicide attempt—where he...
Manga Up! Global Adds Hinomiya's Welcome to the Yandere Cafe, More Manga in English
Company also adds Hiroumi Aoi's The Beast King Ouma Reconquers the World manga
― Manga Up! Global added Hinomiya's Welcome to the Yandere Cafe (Yandere Cafe e Yōkoso) manga in English on Saturday. It added Hiroumi Aoi's The Beast King Ouma Reconquers the World (Kemono no Ō Ma no Sekai Reconquest) manga in English on Tuesday. Manga Up! describes Welcome to the Yandere Cafe:
At a certain yandere cafe, ...
K Manga Adds The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life, More Manga
Takuma Yokota's The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt manga also launches on service
― Kodansha's K Manga service added Gyomuyomochi's The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life (Tsuihō Sareta ... Ōka Suru. Ore wa Buki dake janaku, Arayuru Mono ni "Kyōka Point" o Fuyo Dekiru shi, Ore no Ishi de itsu demo Kōka o Kaijo Dekiru kedo, Nokotta Hito-tachi Daijōbu?) m...
Cells at Work! Cat Manga Ends
Manga spinoff of Cells at Work launched in May 2023
― The May issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine published the final chapter of Choko Aozora and Meku Kaire's Cells at Work! Cat manga on March 26. The manga's fifth and final compiled book volume will ship on May 8.Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in English on September 22. The company d...
Manga Creator Rakko Dies Due to Heart Failure
Creator was best known for adult manga, particularly Suketto Sanjō!!, which inspired 2020 adult OVA
― The official X/Twitter account of manga creator and illustrator Rakko revealed on March 27 that Rakko died on March 20 due to heart failure. Rakko's brother made the announcement. His family held a private funeral.His brother noted that Rakko had himself called an ambulance after feeling unwell, and ...
Gizmo Riser Volume 1 Manga Review
When the system is designed to keep you at the bottom, there is no other way to go but up.
― This series checks all the boxes for “shōnen bildungsroman/Hero's Journey tale built on a foundation of social inequity that is actually about the cool gear.” Kuro is a slave among slaves. He's beaten and mocked by a man who claims Kuro as property, with no hope in sight, except for the very brief glimpses he...
Gintama's Hideaki Sorachi, Atsushi Nakamura, Masayoshi Satoshō Each Launch New Manga in April
Nakamura launches Roku no Okashina Ie, Satoshō to launch Natsu to Mushikago, Sorachi to launch 2-nen B-gumi Yūsha Destroyers manga in Weekly Shonen Jump
― This year's 18th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that manga authors Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama), Atsushi Nakamura (Agravity Boys), and Masayoshi Satoshō (Momiji no Kisetsu) will each launch a new manga in the magazi...
Kowloon Generic Romance Volumes 9-10 Manga Review
While everyone else around her remains prisoners of their own regret, pulled into Kowloon like insects by a pitcher plant, Kujirai deserves to fly free, away from this place.
― Being a Kowloon Generic Romance fan is suffering. Since I last reviewed volumes 7 and 8 back in November 2024, only two further volumes have been published in English, with the eleventh due at the end of May 2026. The only bri...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 22-28
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Loner Life in Another World anime; Fluffy Cafe in Another World, Statues: Junji Ito Story Collection manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Himouto! Umaru-chan Season 1 Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 March 24 Loner Life in Another World Limited Edition Steelbook BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 March 24 RWBY: Volume 9 BDAnimeNew...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses After School Invaders, Black Witch Mirror, Ifrit of the Sea Sand, 1 More Manga
Also: The Obsession of Red Riding Hood
― Titan Manga revealed to ANN on Friday that it will publish the following manga: Title: After School Invaders
Author: watanao
Release Date: November 3
Pre-Order: Amazon, Forbidden Planet
Summary: When the final bell rings, most students head home, but for some, school is only just beginning. In After School Invaders Vol. 1, a seemingly ordinary school becomes t...
Atamoto's Tanuki to Kitsune Manga Gets TV Anime in October
Franchise previously inspired web anime shorts in 2018
― Frontier Works announced on Friday that Atamoto's Tanuki to Kitsune (Raccoon Dog and Fox) manga is getting a television anime series that will debut in October, to celebrate the franchise's 10th anniversary. The manga's story centers on the daily lives of a raccoon dog who is not quite with it and a mischievous fox who likes to tease the raccoo...
GOGOGOGO-GO-GHOST! Manga Series Review
GOGOGOGO-GO-GHOST! is for the people who want to see a grown, tax-paying adult revel in petty revenge on everyday annoyances.
― Let's just be honest with ourselves: Broadly speaking, manga and anime are full of goody-two-shoes protagonists. They're usually teenagers. They tend to have selfless personalities or goals, and there's usually some element of needing to stop a superpowered bad guy for anyon...
This Week in Anime - The Interior Worlds of Tomoko Yamashita
Does manga creator Tomoko Yamashita know us better than we know ourselves? Sylvia and Coop have their suspicions.
― Does manga creator Tomoko Yamashita know us better than we know ourselves? Sylvia and Coop have their suspicions. The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses Darwin's Game Omnibus Edition, Resident Evil: Death Island, Egnaro the Star-Eating Killer, 3 More Manga
Titan Manga also licensed: Even After Doronjo-sama Was Reincarnated She Remained a Villainess, 'Nova, Little Girl in the Monster Forest,' The Legendary Witch is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess manga
― Titan Manga revealed to ANN on Thursday that it will publish the omnibus volume of FLIPFLOPs' Darwin's Game manga, and the first volume of Arata Yamaji's Egnaro the Star-Eating Killer; Shin Kazuki's Eve...
Fūto Tantei Manga Ends Current Arc, Returns in May With New Arc
Manga previously went on hiatus in August 2025
― This year's 17th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine published the final chapter of the latest arc of Riku Sanjō and Masaki Satō's Fūto Tantei manga on Monday. The manga will go on hiatus, and will return in May with a new arc.The manga previously went on hiatus in August 2025 and returned with a new arc in fall 2025.The series entered its...
Shangri-La Frontier Manga Exceeds 16 Million Copies Worldwide
Ryōsuke Fuji's manga adaptation of Katarina's web novel launched in 2020
― This year's 17th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Ryōsuke Fuji's manga adaptation of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel series has exceeded 16 million copies in circulation worldwide. Kodansha USA Publishing publishes the manga adaptation and describes the story:Second year high scho...
Seven Seas Licenses Trapezium, A Quirky Girl is Inviting Me to Bed, 5 More Titles
Also licensed: The One-Eyed, One-Armed, One-Legged Sorcerer; Your Meteor, Hidden in Flowers; more
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! audiobook
Creator(s): Haka Tokura, Eiri Shirai
Release Date: April 16 (volume 1, Siren imprint)
Summary: Wim Strauss isn't a flashy fighter—he's a granting cast...
Ao Kojima's Hon Nara Uru Hodo Manga Wins 19th Manga Taisho Awards
Tooru Seino's Danmitsu comes in 2nd
― The executive committee for the 19th Manga Taisho awards announced the winner and full points breakdown for the awards on Thursday during the award ceremony. (The official English name of the awards is the "Cartoon Grand Prize.") Ao Kojima's Hon Nara Uru Hodo (As Many Books as You Want) won this year's award. The anthology story manga centers on the second-hand b...
Blue Archive: Problem Solver 68 Business Diary Spinoff Manga Ends
Manga launched in October 2022
― Bushiroad Works' Comic Growl (formerly Comic Bushiroad Web) manga website published the third and final part of the final chapter of Kaede Nogiwa's Blue Archive: Problem Solver 68 Business Diary (Blue Archive: Benriya 68 Gyо̄mu Nisshi) spinoff manga, based on Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game, on Monday.Kaiten Books is releasing the man...
Aya Shouto Launches New Historical Romance Manga
Metorimetorareai aisu ~Kamen Fūfu wa Soitogeru!? debuted on Wednesday
― Aya Shouoto announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday a new manga Metorimetorareai aisu ~Kamen Fūfu wa Soitogeru!? (A Loving Love of Marry and Married: Will This Fake Marriage Last a Lifetime!?), which launched on Kadokawa's Comic Walker platform under the Comic Aily label on the same day.The story takes place during a trans...
Wandance Volumes 8-10 Manga Review
Kabo gets closer to the beat, but the distance between him and dance is growing.
― One of the most delightful things about Wandance is that it continues to buck narrative trends repeatedly. In other sports/club stories, the focus would be on the way the team seems to lack cohesion, while one character or another fails to live up to their promise. Here, people do well sometimes and not so well other t...
Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa Manga Goes on Hiatus
Detective Conan spinoff, which inspired 2022 TV anime, does not specify return date
― The May issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday S magazine announced on Wednesday that Mayuko Kanba's Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa (Meitantei Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san) spinoff manga will go on hiatus in the next issue on April 24. The magazine asked readers to look forward to the manga's return, but did not ...
Silent Hill f Game Gets Manga Adaptation
Game's Ryukishi07 writes new ending, Ame Gokin draws manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Silent Hill f, the recent spinoff game in the franchise, announced on Wednesday that the game will receive a manga adaptation to celebrate its half-year anniversary. The game's story writer Ryukishi07 is writing an exclusive new ending for the manga, and Ame Gokin is drawing the manga. The manga...
Shadow Skill Manga Gets New Series After 12 Years
Shadow Skill Dawn debuts on April 24
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Tokuma Shoten's Comic Ryu platform announced on Saturday that Megumu Okada's Shadow Skill series will receive a new manga titled Shadow Skill Dawn beginning April 24. Okada ended the original Shadow Skill manga in 2014. Okada began his Shadow Skill manga as a self-published dōjinshi, and began serializing it in Takeshobo's ...
Mahjong Pros Licenses Crybaby Mermaid, Getter Robo High, Vermilion Stella Manga
Reform with No Wasted Draws - The Legend of Koizumi previously licensed
― Mahjong set company Mahjong Pros' Mahjong Pros Publishing imprint announced three new licenses and confirmed the previously announced No Wasted Draws - The Legend of Koizumi manga on Tuesday.Title: Crybaby Mermaid - Illustrated Memoir of Yuumi Uotani
Authors: Yoshiki Suda, Mio Junta (art) Release Date: April 28
Synopsis:Crybaby...
Manga UP! Global Adds The Baron's Daughter's Childish Transformation, A Certain Magical Index Manga
The Baron's Daughter's Childish Transformation: An Envious Princess's Curse and the Platinum Knight's Proposal?! debuts in English
― Manga Up! Global added Chisato Nesumi's manga adaptation of Kanae's The Baron's Daughter's Childish Transformation: An Envious Princess's Curse and the Platinum Knight's Proposal?! (Hime-sama no Shitto de Yōjo ni Sareta Danshaku Reijō Desu.) light novel series on Tuesda...
Giant Killing's Masaya Tsunamoto Launches New Baseball Manga
Senshu no Kōtai o Oshiraseitashimasu manga launches on April 2
― This year's 16th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine revealed on March 19 that writer Masaya Tsunamoto and illustrator Yūichirō Oka will launch a new baseball manga titled Senshu no Kōtai o Oshiraseitashimasu (A New Player is Substituting In) in the magazine's 18th issue on April 2. The manga is seen in the upper rig...
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Box Set Manga Review
At times, Gabimaru’s surprisingly vulnerable, and even a little adorable – like a white-haired, fluffy murder-puppy.
― It's telling that the Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku manga is unavailable to read directly on the Shonen Jump app, at least not on Apple devices. It can only be read digitally via the Shonen Jump website. This is no doubt due to the manga's much higher-than-average (at least for Shonen ...
Answerman - Hiding Behind Pen Names
How did the MangaONE scandal happen? Jerome explains.
― A Reader asks: "How does someone convicted of a serious crime simply reappear in manga under a pen name, and nobody raises a flag? Do publishers run any checks on the actual person behind the pseudonym, and why are pen names becoming more and more popular for manga creators, writers, and artists? Should proper background checks become a regulat...
DanMachi: Astrea Record Spinoff Light Novels Get Manga
Karu Yoneshiro draws prequel manga launching on May 25
― The official X/Twitter account for Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Saturday that Fujino Ōmori's Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrea Record (Astrea Record Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka) spinoff light novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation that will debut in the magazine's ...
Crossed Hearts' Glam Beat! Label for Yuri Works Licenses Afternoon Tea for Two Manga
Mei Fujimatsu, Satsuki Haru's manga is 3rd license in new imprint
― Crossed Hearts, a new California-based global English publisher, announced on Wednesday that Mei Fujimatsu and Satsuki Haru's Afternoon Tea for Two (Futari de Afternoon Tea wo) manga is the third license in its new Glam Beat! imprint, which will carry Japanese yuri, Chinese baihe, and Korean girls' love titles.The company describes t...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Volumes 7-10 Manga Review
Building on earlier information and seemingly throwaway comments and characters, the story continues to delight as it pushes its characters to develop in meaningful ways.
― One of the strengths of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun is that it rarely lets anything become a one-off joke. Ameri's surprisingly demure alternate self in volume six not only makes Ronové look even more ridiculous, but it als...
Manga Plus Releases Maki Kanemaki's The Hero's Bereaved Family Manga in English
Manga about inheritance battle between "womanizing hero's love-starved children" launched in January
― Manga Plus added Maki Kanemaki's The Hero's Bereaved Family (Yūsha Izoku) manga in English on Thursday. The platform is hosting the first seven chapters of the manga as of press time. Manga Plus describes the story:
The hero who defeated the Demon King and saved the world has died. Gil, a half-elf w...
One Piece's Chopper Supports Doctors Without Borders
“A small doctor with a big heart embarks on a humanitarian journey”
― The One Piece franchise and humanitarian medical care charity Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) announced on Friday that One Piece character Tony Tony Chopper is joining the organization as an official supporter. One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda personally drew an original illustration of Chopper sporting the ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 15-21
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-, The Boy and the Beast anime; Sakamoto Holidays, OMORI manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Boy and the Beast BDPlease Shout! Factory US$26.98 March 17 Food Wars! The Third Plate Complete Collection BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 March 17 Green Green: Complete BDAnimeNewsNetwork Media Blasters US$39.99 March 17 So...
Yen Press Licenses I'm Just in a Faux BL, Servant Beast, Spy Classroom 4th Period: Blazing Fire, More Manga
Also: Ayakashi à la Mode, Why Run? My Summoned Beast Is Cute! novels
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed 13 manga and two novel series for release in September. Title: JUDGE Omnibus Edition manga
Creators: Yoshiki Tonogai
Summary: Envy, lust, sloth, wrath, gluttony, pride, greed. A group of sinners who bear the guilt of the seven deadly sins has been gathered in an old courthouse to ...
tearontaron Launches New Manga About Historical Surgeon John Hunter
Resurrection -Kindai Igaku no Kaijin John Hunter- manga launches on April 6
― This year's eighth issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Bull magazine revealed on March 13 that tearontaron will launch a new manga titled Resurrection -Kindai Igaku no Kaijin John Hunter- (Resurrection -John Hunter: The Mystery Man of Modern Medicine-) in the magazine's next issue on April 6. The manga will have a color ope...
Pink & Habanero's Mika Satonaka Launches New Manga on April 3
New manga titled Wana ni Kakatta Villain-kun
― This year's eighth issue of Shueisha's Margaret magazine revealed on Thursday that Mika Satonaka will launch a new manga titled Wana ni Kakatta Villain-kun (The Villain Caught in a Trap) in the magazine's next issue on April 3. The manga will have a color opening page, and will feature in the issue's front cover.The manga's story begins when Nono, who wa...
Tokyopop Licenses My One-Sided Love, Blue Spring in Your Eyes, Spicy Milk Candy, More Manga
Also: If I Could Write My Love Into You, How to Befriend a Demon, Our Lucky Future Together, more
― Tokyopop announced on Thursday the following licenses: Title: My One-Sided Love
Author: Lemon Fujikura
Summary: The hit manga artist, Kaede, and his editor, Eiji, are childhood friends of 19 years. As a talented and successful editor, Eiji's biggest concern is how clingy Kaede can be! Title: If I Could...
Food Diary of Miss Maid Volumes 1-4 Manga Review
Despite it being about food, whether or not this manga will have you eating well is something up for debate.
― Oftentimes, my dinner is the biggest highlight of my day. I get so hungry that my appetite becomes insatiable, resulting in that moment mid-afternoon where I inevitably scroll through whatever food porn comes across my YouTube home feed (we're up to taking up a good third of the page). There...
Zetsubou-Sensei's Kōji Kumeta Injures Finger, Goes on Hiatus
Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine to run 1-shot prototypes for Shibuya Near Family in coming weeks
― This year's 16th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Kōji Kumeta has suffered a finger injury. This has led to no new chapter for his Shibuya Near Family manga this week.In lieu of a new chapter, Kumeta instead published a long and humorous apology note. He expl...
Space Brothers Manga's Finale Slated After 3 More Chapters
46th & final volume ships on July 23
― The official X/Twitter account for Chūya Koyama's Space Brothers (Uchū Kyōdai) manga confirmed on Wednesday that the manga will end in three chapters. The announcement does not clarify whether or not these three chapters include the manga's new chapter in the most recent issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine, which shipped on Thursday. If that number includes the...
K Manga Adds Destiny Unchain Online, Ura-Tokyo Manga
Ura-Tokyo: Exorcist City released simultaneously in Japan
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Saturday and Monday that it has added Yachimoto's Destiny Unchain Online: How I became the Crimson Devil manga and Kojiro's Ura-Tokyo: Exorcist City manga in English, with the latter being a simulpub. The company describes Destiny Unchain Online: How I became the Crimson Devil (Destiny Unchain Online ~...
Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru Artist Yayū Murata Launches Kickstarter for Across the Strange Edge
Project funds English version of 1st volume
― Yayū Murata announced on Tuesday a Kickstarter project to fund an English version of the first volume of his Across the Strange Edge (Okashiki Sekai no Kyōkaisen) series. The project will launch on April 1, with plans to fulfill physical awards by Autumn 2026 if the project is successful. The project's page describes the story: Misuzu has lived her life w...
Read it First: Manga, Light Novel Sources for Spring 2026 Anime
Not sure what to watch in the coming anime season? Read our reviews of the manga and light novels that inspired the shows from Witch Hat Atelier to Daemons of the Shadow Realm!
― It's hardly a rule that you have to read the source material before you watch the adaptation, but what if you want to? A decade ago, anime fans who wanted to read the manga or light novel before the show debuted were out of...
Manga UP! Global Adds At Home with a Girl in Her Cute Pajamas Manga
Sisseki, Kizu Kanoda, Yukiko Tadano's manga debuted in January 2025
― Manga UP! Global announced on Wednesday that it has added artist Sisseki (or Shisseki), author Kizu Kanoda, and character designer Yukiko Tadano's At Home with a Girl in Her Cute Pajamas (Mubōbi Kawaii Pajama Sugata no Bishōjo to Heya de Futarikiri) manga. The company describes the story: All his life, Manamichi has only known how ...
Saint Seiya Episode.G: Requiem Manga Resumes After 3-Month Hiatus
Manga resumed with 71st chapter on Monday
― Megumu Okada's Saint Seiya Episode.G: Requiem manga resumed on Monday with its 71st chapter on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross website. The manga had been on hiatus since its 70th chapter in December 2025.Saint Seiya Episode.G: Requiem is the final arc of Okada's Saint Seiya Episode.G manga. The arc launched in January 2020. Akita Shoten published the manga's...
Oshi no Ko Volumes 3-8 Manga Review
This is a dark, haunting revenge tale with a side order of unsettling insights into the murkier side of the Japanese entertainment industry.
― Oshi no Ko is what Kaguya-sama: Love is War's author Aka Akasaka did next, this time delegating artistic duties to Scum's Wish creator Mengo Yokoyari. Those expecting another light-hearted romcom are likely to be surprised: this is a dark, haunting revenge tal...
Comic Alunna Magazine Ceases Publication
Its manga will move to Comic Flapper magazine or Kadocomi site
― The April issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alunna magazine announced on Tuesday that the magazine will cease publication, with the April issue as the magazine's last issue.Some of the manga serializing in the magazine will either move to Comic Alunna's sister magazine Comic Flapper, or Kadokawa's Kadocomi website.Kadokawa launched Comic Alunna...
Manga Creator Majuro Kaname Dies
Kaname died in February while drafting 14th chapter of new manga
― The editorial staff of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Tuesday that manga creator Majuro Kaname died in February. Kaname had been in the middle of working on the draft for the 14th chapter of their Doku o Kurawaba Sakura Made manga when they died. Their family held a private funeral.The staff of Weekly Shōnen Magazine a...
Kill Blue Volumes 3-5 Manga Review
Even if Fujimaki’s love of sports gets in the way at times, these three volumes of Kill Blue still make for a fun read.
― This trio of manga volumes rises and falls on its sportsy aesthetic. It's here where you can really, really tell Kill Blue was penned by the same mangaka who did Kuroko's Basketball (Tadatoshi Fujimaki), and he's definitely not gunshy about showing off his roots. He's got characte...
Gachiakuta Ranks #1 on Bookscan's January Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
18 manga including Jujutsu Kaisen, Steel Ball Run, The Summer Hikaru Died, more rank on list
― The first volume of Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for January. This month's list featured 18 manga volumes, including: #1 — Kei Urana's Gachiakuta volume 1 #2 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 28 #3 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volum...
Mahiro Satou's Alkali Rettōsei Manga Ends in 3rd Volume
Adaptation of Kairiki Bear's vocaloid song of same title launched in 2023
― Kadokawa is listing the third compiled book volume of Mahiro Satou's Alkali Rettōsei manga, the adaptation of Kairiki Bear's "Alkali Rettōsei" (Alkali Underachiever) Vocaloid song, as its final volume. The volume is slated for release on April 27.The manga launched in Kadokawa's Comic Gene magazine in August 2023. Kadokawa pu...
Naoki Urasawa's Asadora! Manga Resumes After 8-Month Hiatus
Manga will be serialized for at least 2 consecutive issues
― This year's 16th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Naoki Urasawa's Asadora! manga will resume in the magazine's next issue on March 23. The manga will have a color opening page in the next issue, and will be serialized for at least two consecutive issues (the manga is serialized every two weeks ...
Yuka Kitagawa's Ai ga Nakereba Idol Dekinai Manga Ends on April 13
Manga about "special relationship" between introvert otaku girl, famous idol boy launched in 2024
― The April issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Friday that Yuka Kitagawa's Ai ga Nakereba Idol Dekinai (Without love, I can't be an idol.) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on April 13. The manga's story centers on Noa Kuroda, a hardcore fan of Ibuki, a member of the super...
Haruhisa Nakata's Night Light Hounds Manga Ends on April 11
Series about gang member who gets involved in fight between creatures of the night debuted in October 2024
― Haruhisa Nakata announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday the Night Light Hounds manga will end in the next chapter on April 11. Nakata launched the series on the Shonen Jump+ platform in October 2024. Shueisha shipped the third compiled book volume on January 5.Manga Plus is releasing the...
5th Girls und Panzer das Finale Film Opens on October 9; Final Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Film Includes Ribon no Musha Pilot Video
Pilot video adapts Takeshi Nogami, Takaaki Suzuki's Girls und Panzer: Ribon no Musha manga
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Sunday the fifth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series will open in Japan on October 9. The film will screen in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D, in addition to normal screenings. This will mark the first time the film series is playing in Dol...
Ace of the Diamond Volumes 1-5 Manga Review
If there’s one thing that shines through in these first five volumes, it’s how much creator Yuji Terajima loves baseball.
― Do all sports manga about scrappy kids from tiny teams in the middle of nowhere start the same? It can certainly feel like it at times, and you could be forgiven for thinking that Ace of the Diamond is just Ao Ashi with baseball instead of soccer or [insert name here] with baseb...
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