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Medalist Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga goes on hiatus due to "production circumstances"
― The official X/Twitter account for Tsurumaikada's Olympic ice-skating manga Medalist announced on Friday that the manga will go on hiatus due to "production circumstances." The announcement did not reveal when the manga would resume. Tsurumaikada apologized for the hiatus, saying that when she resumes the manga, she would ideally like to take ...
Noragami's Adachitoka Launches New Manga
Yadoya no Oinu-sama debuts on October 6
― The October issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine announced on Friday manga duo Adachitoka will launch a new manga titled Yadoya no Oinu-sama (The Inn's Dog) in the next issue on October 6.Adachitoka posted a preview image of the manga on their X/Twitter account on Friday.📢㊗️重大発表‼︎㊗️📢『ノラガミ』あだちとか 🔥待望の新連載🔥『やどやのお犬さま』月刊少年マガジン2026年11月号（10月6日発売）より、連載開始‼️どうぞご期...
The Detective Is Already Dead Volumes 1-4 Manga Review
Make no mistake, the actual narrative progression of these mysteries is far from graceful.
― One of the greatest strengths and weaknesses of The Detective Is Already Dead is that it always kept me guessing. The story is pretty front-loaded with its setup, highlighting a dynamic between Kimihiko and Sietsa that would inform the rest of the series, even though the latter is barely present as a characte...
emaqi Adds Bloody Sugar Laughs at the Night, Misato Is a Little Too Strict with Her Pushover Boss, 6 More Manga
Also licensed: The Witch's Soup, Thursdays with Furutto, CAT : The Heroic Warrior, more
― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Thursday it will release the following manga titles in English on its e-bookstore service "emaqi" on the following dates (manga marked as such will also be available as part of emaqi Premium):Title: Bloody Sugar Laughs at the Night (vols. 1-3)Author: Matsuri MidoR...
Shungiku Uchida's Minami's Lover Manga Gets Musical Stage Play in December
Musical adaptation to run from December 6-16; story portrays lead male couple
― A website opened on August 31 to announce the musical stage play adaptation of Shungiku Uchida's Minami's Lover (Minami-kun no Koibito) manga, which will run on December 6-16 at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo. The musical adaptation will have the lead high school couple Minami and Chiyokō (character name romanization ...
Nao Maita Launches New Manga on December 28
Maita also ended Shining! manga on Thursday
― The October issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator Nao Maita will launch a new manga in the magazine's February 2027 issue on December 28. The announcement did not reveal the manga's title or other details. The same issue published the final chapter of Maita's Shining! manga (seen right). Maita launched the series in C...
Toworu Miyata's Aoharu Once More BL Manga Gets Light Anime
3rd anime in BALLOON boys' love label
― IMAGICA Infos' new boys-love label BALLOON announced on Thursday that it is producing a light anime adaptation of Toworu Miyata's Aoharu Once More boys' love manga.Rikako Machida (Saved by the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace series composition) is directing the anime at Imagica Infos / Imageworks Studio. Morrigan (WAVE) is composing the music. Kazuya Takahashi is cre...
Inuyasha Sketch Auctioned to Help African Kids Orphaned by AIDS
Rumiko Takahashi's illustration sold for 1,833,000 yen (about US$11,440)
― Manga creator Rumiko Takahashi's original autographed illustration of Inuyasha's title character brought in 1,833,000 yen (about US$11,440) at the auction block on Sunday. PLAS, a non-governmental organization supporting African children orphaned by AIDS, held the sale as part of its current round of charity auctions. Takahash...
Oedo Fire Slayer Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Artist's Illness
Hiatus continues until at least September 10, with possible further delays to be announced later
― This year's 40th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on Thursday that Shinobu Seguchi's Oedo Fire Slayer (Hikuidori Ushūboro Tobigumi) manga adaptation of Shōgo Imamura's Hikuidori historical novel does not appear in the issue and will go on hiatus at least until the magazi...
Honey Lemon Soda Creator Mayu Murata Draws 1-Shot
"Bubble" adapts musician tuki.'s song
― The October issue of Shueisha's Ribon magazine announced on Thursday Mayu Murata will draw a one-shot manga adaptation of musical artist tuki.'s new song "Bubble" in the next issue on October 2. The 41-page manga (with a color page and an illustration on the issue's cover) is Murata's first such manga since ending the Honey Lemon Soda manga series.Murata ended ...
Ten Kashiwa, Kai Noshigami Launch New Manga
Utomare Kyūjo wa Ryūō ni Aisareru debuts on September 4
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket announced on X (formerly Twitter) on August 27 that Ten Kashiwa (My Little Sister Stole My Fiancé) will launch a new series with artist Kai Noshigami titled Utomare Kyūjo wa Ryūō ni Aisareru (The Ostracized Palace Maid is Loved by the Dragon King) on the platform on September 4.Kashiwa launched the manga adaptation o...
Atsu Benino's Hōkago Voca-Ken de! Manga Ends
Manga about high school Vocaloid Research Club launched on January 7
― This year's 40th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Atsu Benino's Hōkago Voca-Ken de! (Afterschool at the Vocaloid Research Club) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on September 9. The series follows first-year high schooler Mira Sasaki, who knows nothing about the singing voi...
Ninja vs. Gokudo Author Apologizes for Hiatus, Citing Mental Health
Manga has been on hiatus since March 23
― Manga creator Shinsuke Kondō posted on his X/Twitter account on Tuesday an apology that his Ninja vs. Gokudo manga is still on hiatus after half a year (the manga's 146th and latest chapter debuted on March 23), and explained that he is still grappling with mental health issues. He elaborated that he is not particularly depressed, but he cannot concentrate an...
Manga Up! Global Adds Escaping Overwork Via My Stalker Manga
Chisako debuted manga in September 2025
― Manga Up! Global added Chisako's Escaping Overwork Via My Stalker (Genkai Shakaijin-san wo Sukueru no wa Kusodeka Kanjо̄ Stalker-chan Dake Deshita) manga in English on Wednesday. The company describes the story: "I can't... No more... I'm going to die..." Hana Yamada is trapped in a hellish life of nonstop work, until one day, her savior comes by and announce...
Exclusive: Fantagraphics Previews Akane Torikai's Wandering Cat's Cage Manga
English version of manga is slated for fall 2026 release
― Fantagraphics' new Takumigraphics imprint for East Asian comics revealed a preview of the English version Akane Torikai's Wandering Cat's Cage (Mandarin Gypsy Cat no Rōjō) manga on Wednesday. The manga was previously scheduled for a May 26 release but is now slated for October 27. IMG wandering-cats-cage-p002.jpg Image courtesy of Takumigraph...
'With You, Our Love Will Make it Through' Manga Ends in 13th Volume
Series debuted in May 2019
― Chihiro Yuzuki announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that her With You, Our Love Will Make it Through (Kimi to Koete Koi ni Naru) manga will end with the 13th compiled book volume.Yen Press is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:When high schooler Mari bumps into a fellow tardy student, she's surprised to find out he's a beastfolk who's to att...
Toshiko Machida's Hanako-gari Manga Ends
Series debuted in September 2025
― Kodansha's Pocket Magazine platform published the final chapter of Toshiko Machida's Hanako-gari (Hanako Hunt) manga on August 27. The story is set in a world where spirits run rampant. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government establishes an organization meant to search for and protect these spirits, renamed "Hanako," but the truth is the government is hunting and disposi...
One Room Angel Artist Harada Launches First Seinen Manga
Akuen debuts on September 9
― This year's 17th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine announced on Friday that boys-love manga artist Harada will launch her first seinen series titled Akuen in the Young Animal Zero magazine on September 9, as well as on the Young Animal Web platform. Harada's One Room Angel boys-love manga inspired a live-action TV series in 2023. Harada serialized the manga, a ...
A Non-Scale Figure of Holo From Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Is Here!
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF is a TV anime series that was broadcast from April to September 2024 and the series remains popular to this day with production of a second season of the anime currently underway. Based on the Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary illustration drawn by Ju Ayakura, the illustrator of the original light novel series, this figure captures Holo as she gracefully dances with her usual innocent expression.
The Summer Hikaru Died Manga to End in 2 Chapters
Last 2 chapters scheduled to publish in October
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga announced on Tuesday that the manga will end in two chapters. The manga's chapter 50 is scheduled to publish on October 13, and chapter 51 is scheduled to publish on October 20. 【完結まであと２話】漫画「光が死んだ夏」はあと２話で完結を迎えます。━━━━━━━━━━━━━━第50話：10月13日（火...
Boys-Love Is Here To Stay
Bring on the boys!
― All things boys-love is here to stay (BL), omegaverse, and romantasy made their rounds during the final day of this year's Anime NYC. Rebecca Taylor of InkLore, Ingrid Lorenzi of Yen Press, and Lauren Hill of Seven Seas held a panel discussing the BL genre and its explosion in popularity over recent years. It wasn't enough for these three to cherish the stories they loved; they d...
Manga Up! Global Adds Escape from the Seventh Night, Daughter of the Dragon God in English
Escape from the Seventh Night is based on Takuma Sakai's Nanoka no Yoru o Nukedashite light novel series with character designs by Nanna Fujimi
― Manga UP! Global added Fumi Ito's Escape from the Seventh Night (Kimi no Nemureru Kaii no Kōsha) manga in English on Monday, and added Ume Koshida's Daughter of the Dragon God (Ryūjin no Musume) manga in English on Tuesday. Manga Up! describes Escape from t...
Ikkado Ito's The Long Summer of August 31 Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Series Adaptations
SHAFT to produce anime adaptation
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Ikkado Ito's The Long Summer of August 31 (August 31 no Long Summer) manga announced on Monday that it is getting a television anime by SHAFT, and a live-action series adaptation. The account also revealed the anime adaptation's ultra teaser visual. Ito also drew an illustration to announce the adaptations: Seven Seas E...
Kono Oto Tomare! Manga to End in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in August 2012
― Amyū announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday the Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life manga will end in three chapters, including the new chapter in the issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine that will ship on September 4. The story follows Takezō, the last remaining member of the koto club (a club dedicated to the traditional Japanese string instrument). If he doesn't ...
The Ogre's Bride Chapters 1-15 Manga Review
The Ogre’s Bride’s first fifteen chapters operate on two levels: the Cinderella dream, where a downtrodden girl is swept off her feet by a princely character, and Yuzu learning that she’s worth something.
― Cinderella is one of the most widely disseminated folktales in the world. At least one version of it exists in nearly every culture on the planet, and between 1893 and 1895, British folklorist Mar...
Sagrada Reset Author Yutaka Kōno's Sayonara no Iikata Nante Shiranai Novel Series Gets Manga Adaptation
5 cm/s manga artist Yukiko Seike launches manga this fall
― Sagrada Reset novel author Yutaka Kōno announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday their Sayonara no Iikata Nante Shiranai (I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye) novel series will get a manga adaptation by Yukiko Seike (5 Centimeters per Second) on Kodansha's Comic Days platform in fall.The novels are part of an overall "Kamisaki" series. Kōno fi...
Sankaku Head's My Darling Devilish Daughter Manga Ends in 6th Volume
Series about half-devil daughter debuted in 2024
― The fifth volume of Sankaku Head's My Darling Devilish Daughter (Boku no Manamusume) manga announced on Friday the series will end in the sixth volume, which ships in 2027.Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story:
Sami's just a sweet little girl…who happens to have demonic powers. Her mom? A demon queen. Her dad? A totally n...
Youka Nitta to Publish More Embracing Love Manga in Spring 2027
Author recently published 2-chapter spinoff manga in Be-Boy Gold magazine
― Manga creator Youka Nitta and manga imprint Be x Boy announced on Friday that Nitta will publish more of her Embracing Love (Haru o Daiteita) manga starting in spring 2027 with a new serialization. Be x Boy also stated it will also release the Haru o Daiteita Daily manga in November. Nitta stated they do not know how much mor...
Roji's Ao to Midori Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Naoya Kusakawa, Hidekazu Chinen star in series about mutual unrequited love
― A website opened on Saturday to announce that Roji's Ao to Midori (Ao and Midori) boys-love manga is getting a live-action television series that will debut on October 5. The series will star Naoya Kusakawa as Midori Yamamura and Hidekazu Chinen as Ao Hayama. Nao Nomura (live-action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko series), Hit...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 23-29
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V, Your Name. anime; Elden Ring: Distant Tales Between, Colori Colore Creare manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Digimon Tamers BD (English dub)Please Discotek US$79.95 August 25 Hana Yori Dango: Complete TV Series & Movie Collection BDCite Discotek US$59.95 August 25 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon...
Yang Can't Live Alone Manga Switches Publishers (Updated)
Creator sooncha withdrew copyright for manga from Square Enix
― Creator sooncha revealed on X/Twitter on Friday that they have withdrawn the copyright from Square Enix for their Yang Can't Live Alone (Yang-senpai wa Hitori de Ikiteikenai) manga after having ended publication on Square Enix's Manga Up! service on August 13. sooncha will transfer the manga to another unnamed company, and it will be pub...
Kemono Jihen Manga Goes on Hiatus After Brother of Creator Shō Aimoto Dies
Aimoto's brother died peacefully on August 15
― Shō Aimoto announced on X/Twitter that her Kemono Jihen manga is going on hiatus as her brother had died peacefully on August 15. The manga will not be in the October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on September 4, but it is scheduled to return in the November issue on October 2. The 25th compiled book volume, which shipped on August 4, revealed t...
Kotaro Lives Alone Author Mami Tsumura Launches New Manga
Tanosuke no Kawazanyō debuts September 11
― This year's 18th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine announced on Friday Mami Tsumura will launch a new manga titled Tanosuke no Kawazanyō (Tanosuke's Overly Optimistic Estimation) in the 19th issue on September 11.Tsumura launched the Ore no Baa-san (My Granny) story originally as a one-shot in 2025, before it launched as a manga series in Sh...
Blaze of Flesh and Blood Manga Ends in September
Manga adaptation debuted in November 2024
― The October issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Zero-Sum magazine announced on Friday Honomi's manga adaptation of Hana Yakou's Blaze of Flesh and Blood (Rekka no Ketsuzoku) light novel series will end in the November issue, which ships on September 28.Kodansha USA will publish the manga in English starting in January 2027, and describes the story:Physician Roger B...
The Margrave's Daughter & the Enemy Prince Manga Ends, Gets Side Story
Side story to focus on Iris
― Cygames' Cycomi platform published the final chapter of An Ogura's The Margrave's Daughter and the Enemy Prince manga on July 11. Ogura also announced a side story for the series focused on the character Iris. Tokyopop publishes the series in English and describes the story:Anna, daughter of the Margrave of Halmich, is tired of the expectations placed on women in court. ...
Shuu Katayama's Fujōri Zakkaten Unreal Manga Ends
Series debuted in June 2022
― The official X/Twitter account for Shinshokan's Wings magazine announced on Monday that it will publish the final chapter of Shuu Katayama's Fujōri Zakkaten Unreal (Absurd Variety Shop Unreal) manga in this year's October issue on Friday. The manga's fifth compiled book volume will ship in late November.The manga centers on an unusual variety shop that sells people's "th...
Blue Box Volumes 5-8 Manga Review
Taiki makes it clear multiple times that his feelings will not waver, and the problem is that I believe him.
― Blue Box's balancing act of sports series, slice of life drama, and romantic comedy is leaning towards the slice of life drama throughout this arc. As Hina starts progressively becoming more open and forward with her feelings towards Taiki, that puts this adorable teenager in a very interest...
Manga UP! Global Adds The Viscount's Porky Portrait: I Married the Knight My Sister Rejected Manga in English
Manga available on service from Friday
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service adds Akina's The Viscount's Porky Portrait: I Married the Knight My Sister Rejected (Bijin no Ane ga Iyagatta node, Dōmitemo Sugatae ga Shirobuta no Jiki Hakushaku ni Totsugimashita Tokoro) manga, the adaptation of Mogura Manami's light novels of the same title, on Friday.Manga UP! Global describes the manga's story:Const...
This Week in Anime - Makerspace
Who says you can't learn anything from anime?
― Who says you can't learn anything from anime? Coop and Sylvia run down a list of DIY and creative series that can inspire you to get creating. 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 streams Eizouken, Zenshu, Journal with...
Beyond the Season Finale: 5 Manga You Need to Continue Right Now
Did the anime leave you hanging? Here are five series you should continue in manga form!
― In many ways, anime can be seen as an advertisement for the source material it is based on, whether that be light novels, video games, or manga. There's a lot of planning and effort that goes into producing an anime for this promotion, but as a result, many of these adaptations are not always able to fully real...
Bungo Stray Dogs STORM BRINGER Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Health
Manga launched in January 2025
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Shōnen Ace magazine revealed on Wednesday that Shiwasu Hoshikawa's Bungo Stray Dogs STORM BRINGER manga will go on a long-term hiatus due to Hoshikawa's health. The magazine will reveal when the manga will continue in a later issue.The manga is the adaptation of the eighth light novel of the same title in Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukaw...
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo's Shun Numa, Teenage Renaissance! David's Yūshin Kuroki Launch New Manga
Numa, Kuroki launch Ura no Report youth love comedy manga on August 31
― This year's 39th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that manga authors Shun Numa (Super Psychic Policeman Chojo) and Yūshin Kuroki (Teenage Renaissance! David) will launch a new manga titled Ura no Report (Ura's Report) in the magazine's next issue on August 31. Numa is credited for the original ...
The Delinquent Girl Beside Me Suddenly Dyed Her Hair Black Manga Ends
Manga adaptation debuted in August 2024
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine published the final chapter of Waka Sanada's manga adaptation of Teika's The Delinquent Girl Beside Me Suddenly Dyed Her Hair Black light novel series on Wednesday. The fourth and final compiled book volume will ship in late November. One Peace Books is publishing the series in English and describes...
GTO Paradise Lost Kai Publishes Finale of 'Saejima Arc' as Special 1-Shot Story
1-shot launches on August 31
― This year's 39th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that it will publish a special one-shot story of Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Paradise Lost Kai (GTO: Paradise Lost Renewed) manga in its next issue on August 31. The special one-shot will serve as the "finale" of the manga's "Saejima Arc."Fujisawa launched GTO: Paradise Lost, a spinoff of his GTO (...
Red River's Chie Shinohara Launches New Historical Manga on September 24
Itsukinomiya Genshitan "historical mystery" follows princess at Ise Shrine during Japan's Asuka period
― The October issue of Shogakukan's Cheese! magazine announced on Monday that manga creator Chie Shinohara will launch a new manga titled Itsukinomiya Genshitan (The Records of Itsukinomiya Visions) in the magazine's next issue on September 24.新シリーズ「斎宮幻視譚(いつきのみやげんしたん)」がスタートします。創刊30周年記念の小学館月刊誌「Cheese...
Shiro Yoshida Launches New Kemonogari Manga
Horror manga set in village with strange tradition
― Manga creator Shiro Yoshida launched a new manga titled Kemonogari (Hunting Animals) manga on DeNA's Manga Box app on Sunday.The "panic-in-closed-village horror" manga is set in a village named Habaki, which has a strange custom that grants the head of the village supreme authority. The story centers on Akira Sasaki, the second son of the family th...
Ruby on the Cake: Feast of the Man-Eating Witches Manga Ends
Series debuted in April 2024
― This year's ninth issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine published the final chapter of Miki Morinaga's Ruby on the Cake: Feast of the Man-Eating Witches (Ruby on the Cake: Hitokui Majo no Bansan-kai) manga on Tuesday. Retailers are listing the manga's fourth volume as the final volume, which will ship on October 23. Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service p...
Kento Amemiya's Kinato's Magic Manga Ends
Manga about young boy with minor healing abilities launched on February 2
― This year's 39th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Kento Amemiya's Kinato's Magic (Kaigeki no Kinato) manga on Monday. Shueisha also announced that the manga's third and fourth compiled book volumes will ship simultaneously on October 2. Viz Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service...
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem Manga Ends in September
Manga adaptation of franchise's 10th film launched on February 24
― The October issue of Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yutaka Abe and Jirō Maruden's manga adaptation of Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem, the 10th anime film in the franchise, will end in the magazine's next issue in September.Abe and Maruden launched the manga in Shōnen Sunday S on February 24...
Maria Holic Gets Sequel Series After 12 Years
Story set 12 months after ending of original story
― Minari Endo announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday a new sequel series for her Maria Holic manga titled Maria Holic: Sono Ato no 12-kagetsu no Ohanashi (Maria Holic: A Story Set 12 Months After) will launch in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on August 27. The story is set one year after the events of the original series. Endo launched...
Manga Up! Global Adds 'If Witch, Then Which?' Manga
Yen Press published Ato Sakurai's manga in English
― Manga Up! Global added Ato Sakurai's If Witch, Then Which? (Majo Raba Majo Reba) manga on Tuesday. The company describes the story: Ever since a lifesaving blood transfusion, Haruka Kuze has been indebted to Maruna Rinjou. The only problem: How do you show your gratitude to someone who barely gives you the time of day? So when he finds out she's ac...
'Fall in Love, You False Angels' Manga Goes on Hiatus
Creator Coco Uzuki's health, workload cited for hiatus, with series returning in November
― The October issue of Kodansha's Dessert magazine announced on Monday that Coco Uzuki's Fall in Love, You False Angels (Koiseyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo) manga will enter a hiatus, due to the creator's health, and also so she can adjust her workload. The series will return in the January 2027-cover-dated issue in...
Übel Blatt II Manga Ends on October 23
Sequel manga launched in February 2024
― This year's ninth issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine announced on Tuesday that Etorouji Shiono's Übel Blatt II: Knights of the Fallen King (Übel Blatt II: Shiseru Ō no Kishidan) manga will end in the manga's next chapter. The manga will take a break next month, and will end in this year's 11th issue of Monthly Big Gangan on October 23. Yen Pre...
K Manga Adds Daiki Yamazaki's Golden Phantom Manga
Yamazaki debuted series on February 25
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Monday that it has added Daiki Yamazaki's supernatural battle manga Golden Phantom as a simulpub. The company describes the series: While on an outing to an amusement park with his family to celebrate his daughter's middle school graduation, Shingo Asahina encounters a mysterious man covered in blood being pursued by so...
New Rokudenashi Blues Manga Delayed to Winter, Gets New Artist
Yuki Yoshimoto takes over as artist from Boichi
― This year's 18th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine announced on August 19 that the launch of the upcoming Rokudenashi Blues Gaiden: Onikazura manga based on Masanori Morita's Rokudenashi Blues manga is delayed from summer to winter and will now feature art by Yuki Yoshimoto. Morita originally stated on X/Twitter in January that the manga is set ...
Crossed Hearts Launches Studio Hearts Imprint, New Licenses (Updated)
Titles include The Two of Them Can't Be Mobs, Love Beyond the Final Boss: The Hero's Party's Quest for Love, more
― California-based global English publisher Crossed Hearts announced on Sunday at the Anime NYC convention that it is launching an in-house imprint Studio Hearts and presenting several new licenses.Studio Hearts will launch with four original titles: A Kiss Before the Gunshot, Doomsday Re...
Yūki Kodama's Agent Jupiter Manga Ends
Series debuted in February 2025
― Comic Days published the final chapter of Yūki Kodama's Agent Jupiter manga on August 20.The story follows the powerful agent Jupiter, who retires in the parallel world A after completing his quest of revenge for his sister in parallel world B. While he intended to hide his power and assume a civilian life, a young girl appears in his life and turns his plans upside ...
Manga Up! Global Adds Unwinding with the Aloof Girl at the Standing Bar Manga
Sorinokoshi, Taichi Okubo's romantic comedy launched on Manga Up! in Japan last August
― Manga Up! Global added author Sorinokoshi and artist Taichi Okubo's Unwinding with the Aloof Girl at the Standing Bar manga in English on Saturday. Manga Up! describes the manga's story:
Late-twenties office worker Seiya Tonami has made it a routine to get solo drinks every Friday at his favorite standing bar. Bu...
Ignatz Awards Nominate Box Garden Beetle Manga for Outstanding Collection
Seirinkogeisha published Akino Kondoh's manga short story collection in Japan in 2004, Glacier Bay Books released it in English in May
― The 2026 Ignatz Awards has nominated Akino Kondoh's Box Garden Beetle (Hako Niwa Mushi) manga in the "Outstanding Collection" category. Glacier Bay Books describes its story:
Unfurling fields of morning glories and buttony polka dots. Wormholes of childhood memories...
Comikey to Add Several Shōjo Manga from Hakusensha's Catalogue Digitally
Lineup launches with Crashout Schoolgirl and Degen Teacher
― Comikey announced on August 17 it will release several shōjo manga titles from Hakusensha's catalogue in English digitally. The first announced title is sora's Crashout Schoolgirl and Degen Teacher (Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi) and the first seven chapters are available to read now. The company stated its lineup of Hakusensha titles will ...
Midori Amagaeru, Tsukasa Kyoka's 'Online - The Comic' Manga Ends
Manga adaptation debuted in 2013
― Manga Box published the 255th and final chapter of Midori Amagaeru and Tsukasa Kyoka's Online: The Comic manga on August 14. Amagaeru shared an illustration celebrating the end of the manga. The manga launched on DeNA's MangaBox app in 2013. The English version of the app, which also launched in 2013, also published the manga digitally in English, until MangaBox dis...
Kazé US Manga Imprint Plans to Launch With 5-8 Titles in 2027, to Grow to 25-30 Titles Per Year by 2029
KAZÉ imprint to also launch in Brazil, Spain in 2027
― HarperCollins' new KAZÉ US manga imprint revealed at a panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it plans to launch with 3-5 titles when it launches in fall 2027. The company plans to release 5-8 titles in 2027, 20-25 titles in 2028, and 25-30 titles in 2029. KAZÉ added it is not only expanding its presence to the U.S., but also to Brazil and Spain in ...
Manga Mirai Service Shuts Down
Users can transfer purchased titles to NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza or request refunds
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Digital manga distribution service MANGA MIRAI announced on Wednesday that it will discontinue service on December 15 (PT). The service's website posted instructions on how users can transfer their user information and purchased titles to NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza service. Users need to complete the transfer by Septe...
J-Novel Club Licenses 10 Light Novels, 1 Manga
Company also reveals 5 print releases
― J-Novel Club announced licenses for 10 light novel series and one manga at its Anime NYC panel on Saturday. The first two parts of the first volume for all new light novel series and the first chapter for the new manga are available now. The company also revealed print releases for the following five titles: J-Novel Club Original Light Novel Contest winner Quad...
The World Is Dancing Volumes 1-6 Manga Review
This stunning spin on the origins of Noh’s greatest talent is not only visually spectacular but also speaks deeply to the plight of artists in every era.
― When setting out on a new creative endeavor, you're likely to start asking “why” almost immediately. However, that'll be far from the last time you'll ever pose that one-word question. The “why” of it all serves as the opening act to Kazuto Mihara...
Yen Press Reveals 9 New Licenses Including Übel Blatt II, The Gray Exorcist, Seal My Lips With a Kiss Manga
New light novel licenses include: The Witch's Conviction, The Beast's Redemption; 'Cause I'm Freedom!
― Yen Press announced nine new licenses at its main industry panel at Anime NYC on Saturday, including two light novel series and seven manga series. The company did not give a release window for the new licenses. The two new light novel licenses include: Title: The Witch's Conviction, The Beast's Re...
Tokyopop Announces 7 New Manga Licenses Including Garagarapon
And Then, She Became Mina; SIX: Paths of Horror; more manga also licensed
― Tokyopop announced at Anime NYC on Friday it has licensed seven new manga. The company stated all the below titles are all scheduled for a release in 2027. The new licenses include: Title: Garagarapon
Author(s): Yosuke Takahashi (story), Mimori (art)
Summary: A story set in a world where people's imaginations can be given sha...
Kodansha USA Licenses Trapped on Tape!, Announces Print Release for Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! Manga
Also: Kodansha Print Club releases for How to Grill Our Love, Abe-kun's Got Me Now
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday new manga releases for its Kodansha Print Club as well as one horror license. The company also announced an omnibus print release for the long-running series Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, which Kodansha's K MANGA service has been releasing ...
Omoi Licenses Love Is the Sweetest Journey Manga, Adds Titan Manga Titles
Also: Scholastic's Graphix to release A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort manga in print
― Digital manga publisher Omoi announced on Friday during its panel at Anime NYC that it has licensed Momoshiro and Tomoko Mitsuki's Love Is the Sweetest Journey (Tabi wa Ui Mono Amai Mono) manga, and will begin releasing English chapters in 2027. Omoi describes the manga:Suzune was just about to turn 30 when her boy...
Manga Mavericks Books Licenses Midnight Robot, 'Arai-kun & Haruma-senpai' Manga
Midnight Robot launches in May 2027, Arai-kun & Haruma-senpai in December 2026
― Manga Mavericks Books announced during its Anime NYC panel on Friday that it has licensed the following manga:Title: Midnight Robot (Yoru no Robot)Creator: Yōhei SajitaRelease: May 2027Summary: Boys and girls, it's time to get in the robot!Fumiko Daidouji has become used to her dad not being in her life, until he suddenl...
Mahjong Pros Licenses Snap Call Kirinji, Riichi Mahjong 101 Manga
Both launch digitally/physically in January 2027
― Mahjong set company Mahjong Pros' Mahjong Pros Publishing imprint announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it has licensed the following manga: Title: Snap Call Kirinji
Creator: Nagahisa Tsukawaki
Release: January 2027 (digital/print)
Summary: Divorced, unemployed, and pushing thirty after spending four years as a shut-in. Rinji has little to show for h...
Seven Seas Licenses My Lips are Being Targeted, Scarlet Thirst, Synchronicity Obsession, More Manga/Novels
Also: I Wish it Had Just Been Love, The Duke's Daughter Must Seduce the Demon King... But the Demon King's a Girl?!, more
― Seven Seas announced the following manga licenses during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday: Title: My Lips are Being Targeted
Creator: Karin Anzai
Release Date: June 2027
Summary: In a school filled with magic abilities, one young man can increase another's abilities…with a kiss!...
Dark Horse to Release Vampire Hunter D: Rose Princess Manga, Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood Comic, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Manga (Updated)
Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood comic debuts on December 16; Saiko Takaki's Vampire Hunter D: Rose Princess manga's English translation launches in March 2027
― Dark Horse Manga announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it will release two graphic novels in Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshitaka Amano's Vampire Hunter D franchise. The company will release the Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood comic on Dec...
Yen Press Licenses The Goblin Samurai, My Crush's Crush Manga
The Boy and the Beast, Rise of the Lowborn light novels also get audiobooks
― Yen Press announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it has licensed the following manga (Yen Press did not reveal the release date for the titles):Title: The Goblin SamuraiCreator: kikurageSynopsis: There are legends of a nameless goblin swordsman. Missing one eye, with no mastery of magic, and born from a low-ranking tribe, ye...
Kana Licenses Children of the Afterlife, Happy at Home, 4 More Manga
Company to also release Good Morning Leon, Why We Fall in Love, Pumpkin Night, Soon the Fog Clears in English in 2027
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it has licensed the following manga for release in English through 2027: Title: Children of the Afterlife (Kakuriyo no Sennichi Hina)
Creator: Yamakujira
Release Date: June 1, 2027
Summary: Mystery and Japanese fol...
Billy Bat, The Summer Hikaru Died, More Win 3rd American Manga Awards
cocoon, Mushishi, Madeleine Jose, Jan Mitsuko Cash, Wendy Chan also honored
― Japan Society and Anime NYC announced the award winners for the third American Manga Awards on Thursday. The American Manga Awards celebrate manga creators and publishers who have made significant contributions in manga's popularity, both in North America and Japan. The award categories and their respective winners are as f...
Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi Manga Gets New 1-Shot
New 1-shot story celebrates 20 years since manga launched
― This year's ninth issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion Retsu magazine published a new one-shot manga by Yuu Minamoto for her Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi manga on Tuesday. The one-shot is titled "Asu no Yoichi! 2026 ~Egao no Riyū~," and it celebrates 20 years since the manga launched.The manga centers on the titular Yoichi, a young swordsm...
I Parry Everything Author Nabeshiki's Heion ni Ikitai Web Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Artist Urozane launched manga on August 14 about protagonist whose status points all drop to 1
― Urozane launched a manga adaptation of Nabeshiki's Heion ni Ikitai [Status All 1] wa Kyō mo Kyō tote Sekai wo Sukū (I Want to Live Peacefully: [Status All 1] Saves The World Day After Day) web novel on Kodansha's Comic Days platform on August 14.The story follows the protagonist whose status points inexpl...
Psyren Volume 1-8 Manga Review
The pages of JUMP run red with the blood of hundreds of canceled manga, so why has Psyren stayed in the public consciousness?
― If there's one thing that people who follow the magazine closely can agree on, it's that the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump are a battleground every bit as fierce as their most iconic action manga. For every Naruto or Demon Slayer that manages to survive and reach untold height...
Love Is Like a Cocktail's Crystal na Yōsuke Launches Romantic Comedy Manga
Tokoro de Machi Chūka wa Date ni Irimasu ka? launches on September 18
― The September issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X magazine announced on Wednesday that Crystal na Yōsuke will launch a new series titled Tokoro de Machi Chūka wa Date ni Irimasu ka? (By the Way, Is the Local Chinese Restaurant a Date Spot?) in the next issue on September 18.The series involves a love triangle between a gi...
Ayano Yamane's The Husky and His White Cat Shizun Manga Adaptation Suspended
Artist apologizes for "discomfort," "concern" caused by social media posts
― Manga artist Ayano Yamane announced on Wednesday that she has withdrawn from the manga adaptation of Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou's The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun novel series. The artist prefaced the announcement by apologizing for previous posts on social media which caused "discomfort and concern."...
Scholastic's Graphix Imprint to Offer 5 New Titles Based on Osamu Tezuka's Manga
Titles based on Atomcat/AstroCat, Princess Knight, The Three-Eyed One, Triton of the Sea, Zero Man
― Scholastic announced on Wednesday that it will release five new titles in partnership with Tezuka Productions under its Graphix imprint, and each one reimagines a manga by Osamu Tezuka.The titles to be reimagined are Atomcat/Astro Cat, Princess Knight, The Three-Eyed One, Triton of the Sea and Zero Ma...
An Interview With Rensuke Oshikiri, Creator of Geniearth, Sayuri, and Hi Score Girl
Kevin Cormack goes over Oshikiri's decades-long career, from horror and action manga titles to video game nostalgia.
― Manga creator Rensuke Oshikiri is best known in the West for '90s video game nostalgia-packed rom-com Hi Score Girl, which was adapted into a successful anime series back in 2018. Yet his career spans several decades and many other titles, of which only two others – supernatural hor...
The Irregular at Magic High School 'Invasion Arc' Manga Ends, 'Future Arc' Manga Begins
Hazumi Takeda launched "Invasion Arc" manga in May 2025, will begin "Future Arc" manga next month
― The September issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine published the final chapter of Hazumi Takeda's Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Invasion-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School: Invasion Arc), the manga adaptation of the similarly titled 26th novel volume of Tsutomu Satou's The Irregular at Mag...
Jujutsu Kaisen, The Summer Hikaru Died Rank on NYT August Bestseller List
The first volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #7 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early August. The manga on this month's list include: #7 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #9 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 30 #13 — Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died volume 1 The 30th volume of Jujutsu Kaisen ranked at #3 in Jul...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition Volumes 2-4 Manga Review
Original Azz would be horrified by his Irumafia character
― Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: Irumafia Edition has certainly taken some dark turns for a series that started as “what if everyone wore suits?” Not that the suits aren't still impressive – seriously, Azz looks good - but with these three volumes, the series really comes into its own. While there are still elements that are perhaps more ...
Detective Conan Creator Already Drafted Final Manga Chapter
Gosho Aoyama jokingly asks interviewers if they would like to see it
― Detective Conan manga creator Gosho Aoyama reported over the weekend that he already drafted the thumbnail layouts (called name in Japanese) for the final chapter of his massively popular manga series. Aoyama made the revelation during an interview segment on YTV's 24-Jikan Terebi Saishin Jōhō SP (24-Hour TV Latest News Special) p...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #2 on Bookscan's July Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
18 manga volumes including One Piece, The Summer Hikaru Died, Gachiakuta, Chainsaw Man, Witch Hat Atelier, Phantom Busters, The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Steel Ball Run, Demon Slayer, Blue Lock make list
― The first volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #2 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for July. This month's list featured 18 manga volume...
HarperCollins to Launch Kazé Manga Imprint for U.S. Market
New imprint to host industry panel at Anime NYC on Saturday
― Comics industry news source ICv2 reported on Sunday that publisher HarperCollins is launching the KAZÉ manga imprint in the United States. The imprint will have an initial lineup of seven titles to be announced later this year. KAZÉ will have an industry panel at Anime NYC on Saturday, August 22. The panel will feature Josh Sippie and Emil...
There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... Manga's 1st Part Ends, 2nd Part Debuts in Early 2027
Manga adaptation debuted in May 2020
― Shueisha's Young Jump+ platform published the final chapter of the first part of Musshu's manga adaptation of Teren Mikami's There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... (Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! Muri Janakatta!? or WATANARE) yuri romantic comedy novel series on July 31. The 10th compiled book volume will ship in December, an...
To Love-Ru Manga Gets New Volume With Previously Uncollected Side Stories
New volume ships on October 2
― The summer issue of Shueisha's Jump Giga magazine announced on Monday that Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasemi's To Love-Ru manga will have a new volume titled To Love-Ru Parade on October 2. The volume will compile previously uncollected side story chapters of To Love-Ru and To Love-Ru Darkness. To Love-Ru received a new 25-page one-shot story on the same issue as the anno...
Shogakukan Announces Findings from 3rd-Party Investigation, Measures Company Will Take to Prevent Recurrence After Shōichi Yamamoto Scandal
3rd-party panel finds Shogakukan "encouraged and supported" violation of victim's human rights
― Shogakukan revealed on August 3 a summary of findings following the third-party investigation into the publisher's Manga ONE editorial department and involvement with manga creator Shōichi Yamamoto. On August 4, the company then released a list of measures that it plans to enact in response to the finding...
Sendai Books Licenses Amazoness Kiss, Never Mind Come Together Manga in English
Ishitsuyo launched Amazon Kiss in 2017
― European publisher Sendai Books announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday it will publish Natsuko Ishitsuyo's Amazoness Kiss manga and Xian Ozn's Never Mind Come Together manga in English.The publisher describes the story of Amazoness Kiss: A new exclusive club promises training and development of Extrasensory Perception for its special clients. People su...
Toryumon Takeda's Doga Manga Ends in 7th Volume
Series about noble who dies, gets put in cyborg body debuted in October 2023
― The sixth volume of Toryumon Takeda's DOGA manga announced on July 24 the series will end in the seventh volume, which will ship in winter 2026.An early promotional image for the series described the story:Yote is as high-ranked as he is unaware of the reality of the world. As a new lord, he gets the opportunity to leave h...
Boruto Manga Takes 1-Month Break
Manga returns in November issue that will ship on September 18
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Naruto and Boruto manga franchises announced on Friday that the Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga will not appear in the October issue of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine that will ship on August 21. The manga will return in the next issue, which is the November issue that will ship on September 1...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 9-15
Dragon Ball Daima, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved anime; Draw This, Then Die!, Hotel Inhumans manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dragon Ball Daima BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 14 Dragon Ball Daima Limited Edition BDCite Crunchyroll US$98.98 August 14 Made In Abyss Season 1 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 August...
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