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Shueisha Launches Vertical Scrolling Manga Service Jump Toon in 2024
Service launches award with winner getting 1 million yen, serialization
― Shueisha announced that it will debut a new vertical scrolling manga service named Jump Toon in 2024. The company aims to produce hit manga in the vertical manga format, leveraging its industry knowledge in traditional format manga. Shueisha also announced a new manga award for the service, called the Jump Toon Award. The winni...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Film Gets Manga Spinoff About Doc Ock in Schoolgirl's Body
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes' Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court draw manga launching on June 20
― Shueisha and Marvel Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the upcoming Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse film will have a spinoff manga titled Spider-Man: Octopus Girl, with story and art by the duo behind the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga, Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court. The manga will laun...
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash Manga Ends 1st Part
Manga's 1st part ends on June 26
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that the first part of Uroaki Sabishi's Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (Kidō Senshi Gundam Senkō no Hathaway) manga, based on the novels of the same title by Yoshiyuki Tomino, will end in the magazine's August issue on June 26. Sabishi launched the manga in Gundam Ace magazine in March 2020....
Crimson Hero's Mitsuba Takanashi Goes on Hiatus for Breast Cancer Surgery, Treatment
Takanashi's ongoing Otome Tsubaki wa Warawanai manga goes on hiatus indefinitely
― The July issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine announced on Friday that Mitsuba Takanashi's Otome Tsubaki wa Warawanai (Otome Tsubaki Never Laughs) manga will go on hiatus due to Takanashi's surgery and treatment, after discovering that she has breast cancer. Takanashi also posted the announcement on her Twitter accoun...
Gundam Gets The Battle Tales of Flanagan Boon U.C. Spinoff Manga
New manga centers on minor character Flanagan Boon from episode 28 of Mobile Suit Gundam
― Hiroshi Ohnogi (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny episode scriptwriter) and Jiji & Pinch launched a new spinoff manga set in the original Mobile Suit Gundam's Universal Century (U.C.) timeline titled Mobile Suit Gundam: The Battle Tales of Flanagan Boon (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Flanagan Boon ...
Tatsuwo's Dawn of the Witch Manga Adaptation Ends
Manga launched in 2019
― The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine published the final chapter of Tatsuwo's The Dawn of the Witch (Mahōtsukai Reimeiki) manga, the adaptation of Kakeru Kobashiri's light novel series of the same title, on Thursday. Tatsuwo launched the manga adaptation in Monthly Shonen Sirius in July 2019. Kodansha will publish the manga's seventh and final volume on...
Yen Press Reveals New Licenses Including Kana Akatsuki's Award-Winning Agent of the Four Seasons Novel
Fruits Basket artbook, Higurashi When They Cry: GOU anthology, more licensed
― Yen Press announced the following new licenses at a panel at MCM Comic Con in London on Saturday: NEW ARTBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya IllustrationsIn commemoration of the anime adaptation of the beloved Fruits Basket manga, celebrate the gripping tale of Tohru and the Sohmas with illustra...
The Fable: The Second Contact Manga Ends in 5 Chapters
Sequel series about genius hitman launched in July 2021
― This year's 26th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on its cover on Monday that Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable: The Second Contact manga will end in five chapters, including the chapter in the 26th issue. Minami launched the manga as a sequel to his The Fable manga in July 2021. The new manga serves as the "second part" to the ov...
Manga Up! Launches The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World Manga in English, Adds Durarara!! Manga
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World manga launched in November 2020
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service announced on Monday that it has launched Koyoshi Nakayoshi's The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World (Sentai Red Isekai de Bōkensha ni Naru) manga in English. The company also added Akiyo Satorigi's manga adaptation of Ryohgo Narita's Durarara!! light novel seri...
Aya Shouoto Ends Kagetoki-sama no Kurenai Kōkyū Manga, Launches The Demon Prince of Momochi House Sequel Manga
The Demon Prince of Momochi House sequel manga launches on July 24
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Asuka magazine revealed on Wednesday that Aya Shouoto's Kagetoki-sama no Kurenai Kōkyū (Lord Kagetoki's Crimson Harem) manga will end in the magazine's September issue, which will release on July 24. Shouoto will also launch the Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ōji -Zoku- (The Demon Prince of Momochi House -S...
Knight of the Ice's Yayoi Ogawa Launches New Manga
Eme to Hime launches on June 23
― The July issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine announced on Thursday that Yayoi Ogawa will launch a new manga titled Eme to Hime (Eme and Hime) in the magazine's next issue on June 23. Ogawa drew an illustration of the new manga's main characters. Second-year middle school student Hime and her 13-year-old female Jack Russell Terrier dog named Eme are like sisters, and ar...
K MANGA's Launch Lineup Includes 30+ Manga With English Debuts in U.S.
capeta, Baby Steps, Tomodachi Game, Ace of the Diamond Act II, more debut in English on new service
― Kodansha Ltd. has provided ANN with a list of the launch titles on its K MANGA service that are also English debuts in the United States. The new service includes more than 30 manga that previously had no English releases: (Titles with an asterisk next to them are also simulpub titles) Yūji Terajima'...
Deathbound Duke's Daughter's Manga Adaptation Ends
Adaptation of isekai fantasy novel series launched in June 2020
― This year's July issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine published the final chapter on Thursday of Izo Suzuki's manga adaptation of author Terasu Senoo and illustrator Munashichi's Deathbound Duke's Daughter (Shini Yasui Kōshaku Reijō to Shichi-nin no Kikōshi) novels. The manga launched in June 2020. Futabasha published the third...
Mita Ori Launches Our Dining Table Sequel Manga
Bokura no Shokutaku: Okawari launched on March 22
― The May issue of Gentosha's Rutile magazine launched Mita Ori's Bokura no Shokutaku: Okawari (Our Dining Table: Second Helping) manga, the sequel of their Our Dining Table (Bokura no Shokutaku) manga, on March 22. The sequel manga continues the story of salaryman Yutaka Hozumi and brothers Minoru and Tane Ueda, who share meals together. Seven Seas E...
Seven Seas Licenses How Do I Get Together With My Childhood Friend?, I Want You to Make Me Beautiful! Manga
Also: The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain manga/light novels
― Seven Seas announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the How Do I Get Together With My Childhood Friend? and I Want You to Make Me Beautiful! manga, as well as the The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain manga and light novel series. Seven Seas wil...
Manga UP! Global Releases Final Fantasy XIV: Eorzea Academy Manga in English
Square Enix Manga to release 1st volume on September 19
― Manga UP! Global announced on Friday that it has added Esora Amaichi's Final Fantasy XIV: Eorzea Academy Final Fantasy XIV Shiritsu Eorzea Gakuen) spinoff manga in English. Both parts of the first chapter are available for free, and the next two chapters are exclusive to the app. Square Enix Manga will release the manga's first volume on Septe...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 21-27
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs, Date A Live IV anime; Yokohama Station SF, Magical Girl Incident manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Date A Live IV BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 May 23 Majestic Prince BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 May 23 Pokémon Master Journeys DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$49.99 May 23 Trap...
'Died a Slave, Reborn a Noble' Manga Listed as Ending with 5th Volume
Manga launched in 2021
― Amazon is listing the fifth compiled book volume of Nazuna Miki and Namoshiro Tanahashi's Died a Slave, Reborn a Noble: Becoming the Strongest With a Daughter Who's Older Than Me (Tensei Shita Moto Dorei, Saikyō no Kizoku ni natte Toshiue no Musume to Sekai Saikyō o Mezashimasu) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship in Japan on July 12. Miki and Tanahashi launched t...
Sagu Aoyama, Kintsuba's Spicy Days! Manga Ends With Next Chapter
Manga about island girls, curry launched in 2021
― The July issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine revealed on Wednesday that Sagu Aoyama and Kintsuba's Spicy Days! manga will end in the magazine's August issue on June 23. The manga's story centers on a young girl named Stella, who was raised in the city. She visits the island of Izu Ōshima, where she meets three fifth grader girls l...
Yoshitaka Ushiki's Oikaze no Jin Manga Ends With Next Chapter
Manga about young delivery man launched in July 2021
― The July issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yoshitaka Ushiki's Oikaze no Jin (Jin the Tailwind) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 23. The manga centers on the journey of a young man who works for a delivery company and a straightforward and energetic young woman. Ushiki launched th...
Saru Hashino Launches Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Anime Film's Manga Adaptation
First chapter published on Wednesday
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website launched Saru Hashino's manga adaptation of the Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ anime film trilogy on Wednesday. Hashino previously wrote the manga adaptation of the Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru television anime. The manga adaptation launched on the Shonen Jump+ website in December 2016, and ended in April 2019. Shueisha publ...
Hiroyuki's 'Girlfriend, Girlfriend' Manga Ends on May 24 (Updated)
Manga also takes break in Weekly Shōnen Magazine's next issue
― This year's 19th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Hiroyuki's Girlfriend, Girlfriend (Kanojo mo Kanojo) manga will end in four chapters. The magazine also announced that the manga will take a break in the next issue on April 19. The magazine announced in March that the manga is entering its "final conf...
The 6th Loop: I'm Finally Free of Auto Mode in this Otome Game Manga Ends with 6th Volume
Isekai fantasy-otome game manga launched in 2020
― Amazon is listing the sixth compiled book volume of Kazusa Subaru's The 6th Loop: I'm Finally Free of Auto Mode in this Otome Game (Otome Game Roku-shū-me, Auto Mode ga Kiremashita.), the manga adaptation of Reina Soratani and Hazuki Futaba's light novel of the same title, as the final volume. The volume will ship in Japan on July 12. Square Enix's M...
Kodansha USA Licenses A Kingdom of Quartz Manga
BOMHAT's manga debuts in English in spring 2024
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Tuesday that it will begin publishing BOMHAT's A Kingdom of Quartz (Quartz no О̄koku) fantasy adventure manga physically in English in spring 2024. Kodansha USA describes the story:
A Kingdom of Quartz is the story of elegant creatures with magnificent wings and peerless strength who, by the Goddess's will, protect...
Saki, Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration Mahjong Manga Ends with 2nd Volume
Manga's final volume ships on July 25
― Amazon is listing the second compiled book volume of Saya Kiyoshi's (Saki Biyori spinoff manga of Saki) SAKI & FINAL FANTASY XIV (Saki to Final Fantasy XIV), the collaboration Mahjong manga of the Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG and Ritz Kobayashi's Saki manga franchise, as the final volume. The volume will ship on July 25. Square Enix's Manga UP! Global manga site an...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Series Gets 5 1-Shot Spinoff Manga
Sunday Webry website launches 1 spinoff manga daily from Monday to Friday
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website announced on Monday that Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga is getting five one-shot spinoff manga from Monday until Friday. The website launched Kassan's "Chūbō no Frieren" (Frieren of the Kitchen) gourmet spinoff manga on Monday. Th...
The Fox's Kiss/Black Marriage's Saki Aikawa Launches New Manga
Nidome no Koi wa, Hayami-kun to manga launches on June 5
― The 12th issue of Shueisha's Margaret magazine announced on Friday that manga author Saki Aikawa will launch a new manga titled Nidome no Koi wa, Hayami-kun to (My Second Love is with Hayami-kun) in the magazine's next issue on June 5. The manga is about a girl who confesses to a guy she likes, right after starting school, but gets instantly ...
Ryoko Fukuyama's Koi ni Mudaguchi Manga Ends in 12th Volume This Fall
Romantic comedy manga launched in 2019
― The 11th compiled book volume of Ryoko Fukuyama's Koi ni Mudaguchi (36000 Seconds in a Day, or literally Chatter About Love) manga revealed on Friday that the manga will end in its 12th volume, which will ship this fall. Fukuyama launched the manga in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine in September 2019. Hakusensha published the manga's first volume in Februar...
Yosikazu's Makeup with Mud Manga Ends in 8th Volume
Manga launched in 2020
― Manga author Yosikazu announced on their Twitter account that their Makeup with Mud (Kao ni Doro wo Nuru) manga will end in its eighth compiled book volume. MangaPlaza publishes the manga digitally in English, and describes the story:
You're great just the way you are. Even though Miku is 25 years old, she hasn't learned a thing about how to do her own makeup -- but her boyfr...
Mononogatari Manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Spinoff Manga End in Ultra Jump Magazine
JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Crazy D no Akuryōteki Shitsuren ended on Friday, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari ends on June 19
― The June issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine published the final chapter of Kouhei Kadono and Tasuku Karasuma's JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Crazy D no Akuryōteki Shitsuren (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Crazy D's Devilish Heartbreak) spinoff manga on Friday. The magazine also reveal...
Miwako Sugiyama, Yuuki Nanaji, Nemui Asada Each Launch New Manga on Manga One App
Sugiyama's Bite Maker: AK on May 27, Nanaji's Sanpun Matte Mugi-senpai on May 28, Asada's Madara Moyō no Yoi on June 1
― The official Twitter account of Shogakukan's Manga ONE app announced on Saturday its early summer serializations, and listed new manga series by Miwako Sugiyama (Bite Maker: The King's Omega), Yuuki Nanaji (If You Could See Love), and Nemui Asada (Loved Circus). Sugiyama's Bite Mak...
Comikey Licenses Peppe's Endo Manga, 12 More Square Enix Titles
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Beast Tamer, more Square Enix titles licensed
― Comikey announced on Monday that it has licensed Peppe's Endo manga and has started releasing the manga on its platform. Comikey describes Endo:
It's the early 20th century. The Italian man, Fosco Maraini, came to Japan with
his family as a scholar in an era when you could hear the step of military boots in the s...
J-Novel Club Adds 7 More Novels, 5 More Manga; Reveals Audiobook for Full Metal Panic!
Company to also release audiobook for My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World
― J-Novel Club announced its new acquisitions during a livestream event on Twitch on Friday. The company has licensed seven new novels and five new manga. Additionally, J-Novel Club announced that it is producing audiobook series of Tamamaru's My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World and Shoji Gatoh's Full Metal Panic! l...
Manga UP! Global Releases Blast of Tempest Manga
Fantasy mystery manga inspired TV anime in 2012
― Manga UP! Global began releasing Kyou Shirodaira and Ren Saizaki's Blast of Tempest (Zetsuen no Tempest) manga in English on Sunday. Manga UP! Global describes the series: One day, a princess was stuffed into a barrel and washed ashore an island. One day, a young girl was unexpectedly killed, the culprit yet unidentified. Thus, one day, a battle wrapp...
Horimiya Manga Gets New Bonus 17th Volume
Volume launches on July 18 with chapters serializing for 3 months in Monthly G Fantasy
― This year's June issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed on Thursday that Daisuke Hagiwara's Horimiya manga will get a new 17th compiled book volume titled "A piece of memories" on July 18. The volume will have four new chapters, including one by original creator HERO. The chapters will also se...
A Side Character's Love Story Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2024
Manga available in English via Azuki, Comikey
― Akane Tamura's 16th A Side Character's Love Story (Mobuko no Koi) manga volume announced on Friday that the manga is inspiring a live-action film that will open in 2024. Both Comikey and Azuki are releasing the manga in English digitally. Coamix describes the manga: Growing up, Nobuko Tanaka was always a "side character" standing off in the corner. Now ...
Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Film Gets Manga
Manga launches on Friday
― The official Twitter account for Capcom's Resident Evil (Biohazard) franchise announced on Tuesday that Resident Evil: Death Island (Japanese title: Biohazard: Death Island), the new CG animated film in CAPCOM's Resident Evil series, is getting a manga adaptation on Kadokawa's Comic Hu section of the Nico Nico Seiga website on Friday. ZINO Kodakujii is drawing the manga. Th...
I'm in Love with the Villainess Series Gets Spinoff Cooking Manga
I'm in Love with the Villainess: Maid's Kitchen debuts on June 16
― This year's July issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine revealed on Thursday that Inori's I'm in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō) light novel series will get a spinoff manga titled Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō Maid Kitchen (I'm in Love with the Villainess: Maid's Kitchen) in the magazine's next ...
EXCLUSIVE: Dark Horse to Release Trigun Manga in Deluxe Hardcover Edition
Manga launches in bookstores on December 5, in comic shops on December 6
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Tuesday that it will release a hardcover Deluxe Edition of Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun manga, as well as a hardcover Deluxe Edition of the followup Trigun Maximum manga. Both releases will feature the original oversized 7x10" page format for both manga. Trigun Deluxe Edition will have 672 pages, an...
Fujihiko Hosono's Devilman Gaiden -Ningen Senki- Manga Ends in June
Hosono launched manga taking place in present Reiwa era in January
― This year's June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine revealed on Thursday that Fujihiko Hosono's Devilman Gaiden -Ningen Senki- (Devilman Sidestory -Human Chronicles-) spinoff manga based on Go Nagai's Devilman series will end in its next chapter in the magazine's July issue on June 20. Hosono launched the manga on January 23...
Yuzo Takada Prepares New Arc for 3x3 Eyes Manga
Author's 3x3 Eyes: Kiseki no Yami no Keiyakusha manga ended on Thursday
― Author Yuzo Takada stated in the comments section of this year's June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine on Thursday that he is preparing a new arc for his 3x3 Eyes manga. Takada ended the 3x3 Eyes: Kiseki no Yami no Keiyakusha manga in the same issue on Thursday. Takada launched the manga on E-Young Magazine in Decembe...
Shuna's Journey, Black Paradox, Look Back, More Manga Nominated for Eisner Awards
Talk to My Back, PTSD Radio also nominated; Junji Ito nominated for Best Writer/Artist
― Comic-Con International announced the nominees for this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on Wednesday. The following manga were nominated in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category: Junji Ito's Black Paradox (translated by Jocellyne Allen)
Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back (translated by ...
Seven Seas Licenses My Cat is Such a Weirdo, Healer for the Shadow Hero, More Manga
Also: Becoming a Princess Knight and Working at a Yuri Brothel
― Seven Seas announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the My Cat is Such a Weirdo, Healer for the Shadow Hero, and Becoming a Princess Knight and Working at a Yuri Brothel manga. The company has also licensed 945/gusao's The Dangerous Convenience Store webtoon manwha for an October release. Seven Seas will release the first full-color ...
One-Punch Man Manga's Web Version Gets 1st New Chapter in 2 Years
Previous chapter launched on July 5, 2021
― Manga creator ONE posted the 142nd chapter of his original One-Punch Man web manga on Saturday, almost two years after he released the 141st chapter on July 5, 2021. The One-Punch Man web manga had previously taken a 2-year hiatus between the 109th and 110th chapters, which launched in January 2017 and April 2019, respectively. Yuusuke Murata and ONE launch...
Battan's Kemutai Ane to Zurui Imōto Manga Ends in Next Volume
Manga about rival sisters launched in 2021
― The fourth compiled book volume of Battan's Kemutai Ane to Zurui Imōto (Annoying and Cunning Sisters) manga revealed on Friday that the manga will end in its fifth volume, which is scheduled for release this winter. Battan launched the manga in Kodansha's Kiss magazine in August 2021. The manga's story centers on Jun and her younger sister Ran. The sisters...
Hiro Aikawa Ends Kazuki-san no Koisuru Jikan Manga in June
Aikawa launched manga in April 2021
― The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed last Friday that Hiro Aikawa will end the Kazuki-san no Koisuru Jikan (Kazuki's Time for Love) manga in the magazine's next issue in June. Miu Nagaoka's Suki ni Naru na to Iwaretemo (Even if You Tell Me Not to Love You) manga will also end in the next issue. Aikawa's manga centers on Kotoko Ayase, an ...
World's End Harem: Fantasia Manga Goes on Hiatus
LINK, SAVAN take break to recover
― The official Twitter account for LINK and Kotaro Shono's World's End Harem (Shūmatsu no Harem) manga revealed on Saturday that LINK and SAVAN's World's End Harem: Fantasia (Shūmatsu no Harem: Fantasia) manga will go on hiatus due to the creators taking a break to recover. The announcement did not reveal when the manga will continue. Seven Seas' Ghost Ship imprint i...
Natsumi Shiba's Mr. Bride Manga Ends in 10th Volume
Manga launched in 2019, ends serialization in 3 chapters
― The ninth compiled book volume of Natsumi Shiba's Mr. Bride (Watashi no Oyome-kun) manga revealed on Friday that the manga will end in its 10th volume, which will ship on November 13. Shiba posted on Twitter on Friday that the manga will end in three chapters, including the chapter that came out on Friday. Shiba debuted the manga in Kodansha'...
Shima Shinya's Glitch Manga Ends in June
Mystery manga launched in July 2021
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine revealed on Friday that Shima Shinya's Glitch manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 12. Shinya launched the manga in Monthly Comic Beam in July 2021. Kadokawa published the manga's third compiled book volume on January 12. Yen Press licensed the manga, and will publish the manga's first volume...
Promised Neverland's Posuka Demizu, Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Launch Beyblade X Manga
High Card original creator Hikaru Muno co-writes story with Kawamoto
― The June issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine published a 70-page, full-color preview manga booklet of Homura Kawamoto (Kakegurui), Hikaru Muno (High Card), and Posuka Demizu's (The Promised Neverland) Beyblade X manga on Monday. The manga will start its regular serialization in the magazine's July issue, which ...
Sundome's Kazuto Okada Ends Pansuto Manga in 15th Volume
Manga about high school student, school nurse launched in 2016
― The 14th compiled book volume of Kazuto Okada's Pansuto (pandora x strip) manga revealed on April 20 that the manga will end in its 15th volume. The manga is about a high school student who fakes sickness to have an excuse to go to the school infirmary, and tries to take a peek of the school nurse's underwear. The school nurse discovers...
One Piece Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List
18 manga including Dandadan, Komi Can't Communicate, Zelda: Twilight Princess, more make list
― Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for April. This month's list featured 18 manga volumes, including: #1 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 102
#2 — Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 volume 6
#3 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 9
#5 — Gege Akut...
Kotaro Lives Alone Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga inspired Netflix anime in 2022, live-action series in 2021
― This year's 11th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine revealed on Friday that Mami Tsumura's Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi (Kotaro Lives Alone) manga will end in two chapters. If the manga does not take a break it will end in the magazine's 13th issue on June 9. Tsumura launched the manga in Big Comic Superior in 2015. The man...
47th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced
Shangri-La Frontier, My Girlfriend's Child, Skip and Loafer win
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the winners on Wednesday for its 47th annual Manga Awards. Best Shōnen Manga Shangri-La Frontier Ryōsuke Fuji, Katarina
Magazine: Weekly Shōnen Magazine (Kodansha)
Summary: Second year high school student Rakurou Hizutome is interested in one thing only: finding "shitty games" and beating the crap ...
Kanoko Sakurakoji Ends '1st Part' of 8! -Eight- Manga, Launches New Manga in November
Manga about 8 protagonists of Nansō Satomi Hakkenden epic in modern times launched in April 2022
― The June issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine published the final chapter of the "first part" of Kanoko Sakurakoji's 8! -Eight- manga on Friday. The magazine also announced that Sakurakoji will launch a new manga in the magazine's December issue, which will release on November 13. The 8! -Eight- man...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Look Back, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Win 1st Rakuten Kobo E-Book Awards
Also: Love, That's an Understatement, Sūgaku Golden, more manga
― The Rakuten Books retail site held its first Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards at Josui Hall in Tokyo on Tuesday. The retailer established the awards to "empower e-reading" and spread good books to help revitalize the publishing industry. The awards honored manga in three major categories, and the winners for each category include: I Want to ...
Manga Plus Adds Kindergarten Wars Manga in English
Manga about ex-assassin kindergarten teacher debuted on September 15
― Shueisha's Manga Plus website and app has added Yu Chiba's Kindergarten Wars (Yо̄chien Wars) manga. The first three chapters are currently available on the service, and the fourth chapter will launch in English on May 17. Manga Plus describes the story:
Welcome to Kindergarten Noir, an exclusive school catering to children of the ...
Viz Media Simultaneously Releases Shogakukan Manga Titles in New VIZ Manga App
App includes simulpub chapters of Komi Can't Communicate, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, MAO, more
― Viz Media launched its new digital manga service VIZ Manga on Tuesday. According to Viz, the new app's catalog now includes simultaneous English releases of ongoing manga from Shogakukan for "the first time," as well as classic manga titles. The service features over 10,000 chapters of both Shogaku...
The Vampire Dies in No Time Manga Extends Hiatus Indefinitely
Creator Itaru Bonnoki announced own hiatus in April
― The official Twitter account for Itaru Bonnoki'sThe Vampire Dies in No Time (Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu) manga announced on Monday that the manga is extending its current hiatus "for a while" due to Bonnoki's poor physical condition. Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine will announce the manga's return when it is decided. The manga was on a o...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 7-13
Aoashi, The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 anime; Soloist in a Cage, Wolf Girl and Black Prince manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Aoashi Season 1 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 May 9 The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 9 Restaurant to Another World Season 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 May 9...
Worst Gaiden: Guriko Spinoff Manga Starts Final Arc
Manga launched in January 2019
― The official Twitter account for the Kashiwa branch of the Cybex cafe chain posted on Monday a photo of the 22nd compiled book volume of Ryūta Suzuki's Worst Gaiden: Guriko spinoff manga. The volume's wraparound jacket band reveals that the manga has entered its final arc. The volume shipped on Monday. Suzuki launched the manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion...
Blue Giant Manga Starts 'New York Arc' in July
Manga's new story starts serialization on July 25
― This year's 10th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine announced on Wednesday that Shinichi Ishizuka's Blue Giant manga will start the "New York Arc" in the magazine's 15th issue, which will ship on July 25. NUMBER 8, the editor of the Blue Giant manga and the story director for the Blue Giant Supreme manga is also the story director for the "New...
Gido Amagakure's A Galaxy Next Door Manga Ends, Gets Epilogue
Series about manga artist, his mysterious assistant launched in 2020
― The June issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine published the final chapter of Gido Amagakure's A Galaxy Next Door (Otonari ni Ginga) manga on Saturday. The magazine also revealed that it will publish the manga's epilogue chapter in its next issue on June 7. Amagakure launched the manga in Good! Afternoon magazine in April 2...
Ryo Ikeumi's Soroete Chōdai? Michikusa-hen Manga Ends
Cat manga launched in August 2022
― This year's June issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine revealed on Monday that Ryo Ikeumi's Soroete Chōdai? Michikusa-hen manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 8. Ikeumi launched the manga in August 2022. The manga will get a compiled book volume in September. The manga is a spinoff of Ikeumi's Soroete Chōdai? series, which debuted in Feel Young in...
Shinobu Ohtaka's Orient Manga Enters 'Final Battle'
Action manga launched in 2018
― The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine announced on Tuesday that Shinobu Ohtaka's Orient manga will start its "final battle" in the magazine's next issue on June 9. Ohtaka launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in May 2018. The manga moved to Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in February 2021. Kodansha published the manga's 18th volume on March 9...
Wistoria: Wand & Sword Manga Ends 1st Part, Gets Epilogue
Epilogue chapter publishes on June 9
― The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine published the final chapter of the "Terminalia Arc" of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga on Tuesday, which also marks the end of the manga's first part. The magazine also announced that it will publish the epilogue chapter of the "Terminalia Arc" in its ...
Love and Lies' Musawo Launches New Manga
Kareshi Toki Doki Kanojo manga launches on June 9
― The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine announced on Tuesday that manga author Musawo will launch a new manga titled Kareshi Toki Doki Kanojo (My Boyfriend Sometimes is a Girlfriend) in the magazine's July issue on June 9. The romantic comedy manga's story centers on Hodaka Akizuki, a 17-year-old high school student, who falls in love ...
My Home Hero Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
Manga returns on May 22
― This year's 23rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki's My Home Hero manga will go on hiatus in the magazine's 24th issue, and will return in the 25th issue on May 22. Yamakawa and Asaki launched the manga in Weekly Young Magazine in May 2017. The manga's 21st volume will ship on June 6. The manga entered a hiatu...
Akio Chinami Ends Love Me Tender ni Sayonara Manga
Romantic comedy manga launched in 2020
― The LINE manga app published the final chapter of Akio Chinami's Love Me Tender ni Sayonara (Goodbye, Love Me Tender) manga on Sunday. The manga's story centers on Yukie Makimura, an office worker who decides to remain single for the rest of her life. She starts living in a share house, where dating is prohibited, along with other residents who have different ...
One Piece, Kaiju No. 8, Spy x Family Rank on NYT May Bestseller List
― Three manga volumes ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early May. The manga on this month's list includes: #7: Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 102
#8: Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 volume 6
#13: Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 9 The ninth volume of Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family ranked at #3 in April. That month, the 19th volume of Gege Akutam...
World's End Harem: After World Manga Ends on May 7 (Updated)
World's End Harem: After World is 2nd part of World's End Harem manga
― The 44th chapter of LINK and Kotaro Shono's Shūmatsu no Harem: After World manga revealed on Sunday that the manga will end in three chapters. As the manga usually serializes a new chapter once every other Sunday, the manga will end on May 7 if there are no delays. The manga entered its final arc in December 2022. The manga ended...
Takuma Morishige's Tonari no Seki-kun Junior Manga Ends
Manga based on My Neighbor Seki launched in 2020
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine published the 31st and final chapter of Takuma Morishige's Tonari no Seki-kun Junior (My Neighbor Seki-kun Junior) manga on Tuesday. Morishige launched the manga in Monthly Comic Flapper in July 2020. Kadokawa published the manga's second compiled book volume in June 2022, and it will publis...
Manga UP! Global Adds Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole Manga in English (Updated)
Manga based on Aloha Zachou, Tetsubuta light novels launched on Gangan Online in 2021
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service launched Shin Haruhara's Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole (Maryoku Cheat na Majo ni Narimashita: Sōzō Mahō de Kimamana Isekai Seikatsu) manga in English on Sunday. Haruhara launched the manga in March 2021 on Square Enix's Gangan Onlin...
Zero Akabane's Magical Girl Incident Manga Enters Climax
Manga about salaryman who transforms into magical girl launched in 2021
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine announced on Tuesday that Zero Akabane's Magical Girl Incident manga will enter its climax in the magazine's next issue in June. Yen Press licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
As a little boy, Sakura Hiromi once dreamed he could be a hero. Now…he's simply your everyday ...
Yōko Nemu's Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun Manga Listed with Live-Action Show
Manga about 35-year-old office worker without girlfriend for 10 years launched in 2020
― The Rakuten Books retail site's listing for this year's June issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine is listing that Yōko Nemu's Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun (Turn to Me Mukai-kun) manga will get a live-action television series adaptation on the Nippon TV channel. The magazine ships on Monday. The manga is about a ...
Saori Muronaga's Toki o Kakeru Sukeban Deka Manga Ends
Manga based on Shinji Wada's Sukeban Deka manga launched in 2021
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine announced on Saturday that Saori Muronaga's Toki o Kakeru Sukeban Deka (Sukeban Deka Who Leapt Through Time) manga will end in the magazine's July issue, which will ship on June 6. Based on Shinji Wada's Sukeban Deka manga, the Toki o Kakeru Sukeban Deka manga's story centers ...
Viz Media Launches Jun Kirarazaka's Do Retry Manga in English
Manga debuts on Shonen Jump service on Sunday
― The official Twitter account for Viz Media's Shonen Jump service announced on Thursday that it will begin publishing Jun Kirarazaka's new Do Retry manga in English on Sunday. The manga is about "a scrappy young war orphan refuses to stay down." The manga will debut in this year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on May 8. Kirarazaka ...
Shōgo Aoki Launches Zero Zero One Manga on June 6
Track-and-field manga to launch in Monthly Shonen Magazine
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine announced on Saturday that Shōgo Aoki will launch a new manga titled Zero Zero One (right in image below) in the magazine's next issue on June 6. The track-and-field manga's story centers on a young boy, who is poorly treated by all the school's sports clubs. He then meets a beautiful and...
Gundam Gets Gundam Wearwolf U.C. Spinoff Manga
Manga by Space Battleship Tiramisu artist is set in U.C.0087
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on April 26 that the Gundam franchise will have a new spinoff manga set in the original Universal Century (U.C.) timeline titled Mobile Suit Gundam Wearwolf (Kidō Senshi Gundam Wearwolf). The manga will debut in the magazine's next issue. Yasushi Shigenobu (Boruto: Naruto Next Gene...
Nihon o Tsukutta Otoko: Shibusawa Eiichi Aoki Hibi Manga Ends in 3 Chapters (Updated)
Manga about industrialist Shibusawa Eiichi launched in 2020
― This year's 10th issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on April 25 that Yasushi Hoshino's Nihon o Tsukutta Otoko: Shibusawa Eiichi Aoki Hibi (The Man Who Made Japan: Shibusawa Eiichi's Green Days) manga will end in three chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in the magazine's 14th issue on June 20. Hoshino...
Dragon Goes House-Hunting Spinoff Manga Ends
Spinoff manga launched in January
― The June issue of Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden magazine published the final chapter of the spinoff manga of Kawo Tanuki and Choco Aya's Dragon Goes House-Hunting (Dragon, Ie o Kau.) manga on Tuesday. Tanuki and Aya launched the spinoff manga in Monthly Comic Garden in January, right after the original manga ended in December. The Dragon Goes House-Hunting mang...
Diamond in the Rough Manga Enters Last Arc
Nao Sasaki launched manga in 2020
― The 57th chapter of Nao Sasaki's Diamond in the Rough (Aragane no Ko) manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga has entered its last arc. Shueisha's Manga Plus service publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: A world where "stone" is at the center. Akaboshi, an ore craftsman visits an underground village and meets a boy whose left foot is petrif...
Azuki Adds 9 New Media Do, MediBang! Manga This Month
Arte, Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga, Granny Girl Hinata-Chan, more to be added
― KiraKira Media Inc.'s digital manga service Azuki announced on Thursday that it will add nine manga titles to the service this month as part of its deal with Media Do International, Inc. and MediBang!. The titles include: Kei Ohkubo's Arte
Una Megurogawa's Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
Asa Kuwayoshi's Granny Girl Hinata-Chan
Taka Nanai'...
Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective Manga Ends Part 1
Part 2 starts on June 4 after hiatus
― The first part of Akira Amano's Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) manga ended on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website and app on Sunday. The first part ended after 96 chapters. The website also announced that the manga will go on hiatus, and will return on June 4 with the start of the manga's second part. Amano launched the manga o...
Monthly Comic Flapper Magazine Publishes Final Chapter of Late Yuki Hijiri's Locke the Superman Aspiration Manga
Manga debuted in November 2020; Hijiri passed away on October 30
― This year's June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine published the final chapter of the late Yuki Hijiri's Locke the Superman Aspiration (Chōjin Locke Dо̄kei) manga on Tuesday. The manga debuted in November 2020. The fifth chapter, the most recent one prior to the finale, launched in July 2021. Hijiri passed away from p...
Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai Xross Blade Manga Enters 'Final Stage'
Manga's final stage starts on June 2
― The June issue of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine announced on Tuesday that Yoshikazu Amami's Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken: Xross Blade (Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai Xross Blade; "Xross" is pronounced "cross") spinoff manga will enter its final stage in the magazine's July issue, which will ship on June 2. The manga's story centers on Yūki Shiroi, a boy who w...
Keiku Hagiwara Launches New Romance Suspense Manga on June 1
New manga is titled Kimi ga Daredemo Aishiteru
― The June issue of Kodansha's Be Love magazine revealed on Monday that Keiku Hagiwara will launch a new manga titled Kimi ga Daredemo Aishiteru (You'd Fall in Love With Anyone) in the magazine's next issue on June 1. The magazine teases the manga with the text "The girlfriend he was so proud of was a demon. A twisted romance suspense of love and betraya...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 30-May 6
Tomodachi Game, Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie anime; Shaman King Flowers, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Fate/Stay Night BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 May 2 Final Examination Kujira: Progressive BDCite Media Blasters US$19.99 May 2 Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 May 2 Tomod...
Miyuki Miyabe's Mishimaya Henchō Hyaku Monogatari Novels Get Manga Adaptation
Fukusuke Miyamoto draws manga adaptation
― Kadokawa's Comic Bridge manga publication website published the first chapter of Fukusuke Miyamoto's manga adaptation of Miyuki Miyabe's Mishimaya Henchō Hyaku Monogatari (Mishimaya's Strange Ghost Stories) novels last Wednesday. The novel's story is about a girl named Ochika, who closed her heart after an incident at her parent's house. She currently lives ...
Manga UP Launches 'My Housemate Sano-kun Is Just My Editor!' Manga in English
Manga launched in Square Enix's Gangan Online website in September 2021
― Square Enix's Manga Up! website launched Nozomi Uda's My Housemate Sano-kun Is Just My Editor! (Dōkyonin no Sano-kun wa Tadano Yūnōna Tantō Henshū Desu) manga in English on Tuesday. Manga Up! describes the story:
Shinomiya Teiichiro is a prolific, workaholic novelist who is too consumed with writing to take care of himself. To ...
Gakuto Coda's 'Missing' Novels Get New Manga on May 26
Hino Anzu launches new manga adaptation
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine revealed last Wednesday that Hino Anzu will launch a new manga based on Gakuto Coda's Missing novel series in the magazine's next issue on May 26. Tokyopop released the first two novel volumes and all three volumes of Rei Mutsuki's first manga adaptation, and the company describes the story: As a child, Kyoic...
Shō Harusono's Butai ni Sake! Manga Enters Climax
Drama club manga by Sasaki and Miyano author launched in April 2020
― The June issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine revealed on April 27 that Sho Harusono's Butai ni Sake! (Blossom on Stage!) manga is entering its climax with its next chapter. The story begins on the day Asahi Oniwa samples the different clubs and activities at his new high school. He stumbles across Imari, an older ...
Age 12 Manga Creator Nao Maita Launches New Series in July
Maita ended Otona wa Wakattekurenai. manga in March
― The eighth and final compiled book volume (seen right) of Nao Maita's Otona wa Wakattekurenai. (Adults Don't Understand.) manga revealed on April 26 that Maita will launch a new manga series in the August issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine on July 3. The announcement teases romance in the new series. Maita launched the Otona wa Wakattekurenai. ma...
Mayu Sakai's 'Hello, Innocent' Manga Ends With 8th Volume
Manga about relationship between honors student, problem child launched in 2020
― The seventh volume of Mayu Sakai's Hello, Innocent manga revealed last Tuesday that the manga will end in its eighth volume, which will ship in the summer timeframe. The manga is about an honors student and a problem child who could not be more different — except for one thing the two have in common. The manga launched ...
Dark Horse, Stan Sakai's Dogu Publishing Publish New Oni Ronin Comic
Mack Flavelle, Kohei Naganime, Tatsubi create graphic novel launching on November 28
― Dark Horse announced last week that it is collaborating with Stan Sakai's (Usagi Yojimbo) Dogu Publishing to create the Oni Ronin comic. Mack Flavelle and Kohei Naganime are writing the comic with art by Tatsubi. Maldoror, Manabu Seko, and Keojimal are providing creative assistance. The 120-page graphic novel will ...
Manga UP Launches Taku Kawamura's False Child Manga in English
My Clueless First Friend creator launched latest manga on November 22
― Square Enix's Manga Up! website launched Taku Kawamura's False Child manga in English on Sunday. Manga Up! describes the story:
Imagine if a child who had passed away suddenly reappeared, looking exactly as she did before. But what if it was all the doing of a shapeshifting tanuki? This isn't a reunion. She isn't real. And yet, h...
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