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Hiroshi Shimomoto's Delinquent Gacha Manga Enters Last Arc
Manga launched in November 2025
― The 31st chapter of Hiroshi Shimomoto's Delinquent Gacha (Gachankee) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga is entering its last arc in the next chapter on June 16. Shueisha's Manga Plus service is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Jikkai High, with a low academic score of just nine, is a bottom-tier school where delinquents from all over ...
Hiroto Ōishi Launches Akutoku no Rakuen Manga
Manga about guy tricked to join scam organization launches on June 19
― This year's 28th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that Hiroto Ōishi will launch a new manga titled Akutoku no Rakuen (Immoral Paradise) in the magazine's next issue on June 19. The manga will have a color opening page. The manga's story centers on Tatashi, a guy who is tricked by a part time job swindle a...
Drecom, Manga Box Launch New Label with 4 Titles
Dre Box label to focus on fantasy, isekai titles
― Japanese video game developer Drecom announced on Saturday that it is partnering with manga platform Manga Box to launch a new manga label called "Dre Box," which will focus on fantasy and isekai titles. The label will adapt Drecom's original novels into manga to expand into the digital manga market for the company. The line-up of launch titles inclu...
Shigure Tokita to End No Gyaru in This Class Manga in Next Chapter
Series debuted in September 2024
― Shigure Tokita confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that the No Gyaru in This Class (Kono Kurasu ni Gyaru wa Inai) manga will end in the next chapter.Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:Mirei, a diligent honor student, longs for the flashy, fashionable ‘gyaru’ lifestyle she admires in manga. With newfound courage, she decides ...
yoruhashi Ends The Kingdoms of Ruin Manga
Manga launched in 2019, final 15th volume to ship on July 9
― Mag Garden's Mag Comi website published in advance the final chapter of yoruhashi's The Kingdoms of Ruin (Hametsu no Ōkoku) manga on Tuesday, and also announced that its 15th and final compiled book volume will ship on July 9. The final chapter will be free to read on the website on July 14. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and d...
Viz Media's Shonen Jump, Shueisha's Manga Plus Add Twilight Blade Manga
Chiyoko Maruume, Tokegoro launched supernatural action manga on Wednesday
― Manga creator Chiyoko Maruume and Tokegoro launched a new manga titled Twilight Blade (Awai no Homura) on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform on Wednesday, with Maruume writing the story and Tokegoro drawing the art. Both Viz Media's Shonen Jump service and Shueisha's Manga Plus service are publishing the manga digitally in Engl...
Yū Nomiya Launches New Koroshiya no Eigyōjutsu Manga on June 15
Manga centers on businessman who also works as assassin
― The official X/Twitter account for Kodansha's Magapoke app revealed on Sunday that Yū Nomiya and Fuji will launch a new manga titled Koroshiya no Eigyōjutsu (An Assassin's Tradecraft) on June 15. Nomiya is writing the story, and Fuji will draw the art.／📢 新連載告知！ 6/15(月)より新連載スタート!!✨＼『 殺し屋の営業術 』原作 野宮有 @yuuuuu_nomiya漫画 #藤凄腕営業マンが【殺人】を売りさばく！👉詳しくは #...
Takashi Sano's Bakudan Manga Ends
Manga based on Katsuhiro Go's novel launched in May 2025
― Takashi Sano's manga adaptation of Katsuhiro Go's Bakudan (Bomb) novel ended with its 40th chapter on May 29.The story revolves around a clueless-looking middle-aged man who is brought to Tokyo's Nogata police station for a minor assault-and-battery incident. In the middle of his questioning, he nonchalantly predicts, "There will be an explos...
Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
Series resumes serialization in September issue of Jump SQ.
― The July issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Thursday that Nobuhiro Watsuki and his novelist wife/story collaborator Kaoru Kurosaki's Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc (Rurouni Kenshin, Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Hokkaidō-hen) manga will not release a new chapter in the next issue and will resume serialization in the September issu...
Fuji TV Launches Webtoon Label TOON8, Enters Industry with LINE Manga Partnership
Label launched on June 5 with Whomor's Hōfuku no Assassin Doll webtoon on LINE Manga
― Fuji TV has officially entered the webtoon industry with the launch of its new label TOON8, with original titles set to debut on LINE Manga starting on June 5. The Japanese broadcaster announced that TOON8 will serve as a new IP development initiative, combining its storytelling expertise with production capabilit...
Tamamori's Fantasies Never Stop Manga's Tatsuwaipu Launches New Series
Deriheru Yondara Moto Dōkyūsei ga Kita (When I Called an Escort Service, My Former Classmate Came) debuts on June 13
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web platform announced on June 1 that Tamamori's Fantasies Never Stop! creator Tatsuwaipu will launch a new series titled Deriheru Yondara Moto Dōkyūsei ga Kita (When I Called an Escort Service, My Former Classmate Came) on the platform on June 13. The manga will u...
Blue Exorcist Manga Returns on July 3
― The July issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine announced on Thursday that Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga will resume serialization in the next issue on July 3. Katō also reported on Thursday that she has started drawing chapter 167 (after mistakenly saying it was chapter "178"). The series entered a hiatus on March 4 to prepare as the manga heads toward its final chapter. Viz Media is releasing...
New Fairy Tail Manga Miniseries Is Titled Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for manga creator Hiro Mashima reported on Sunday that his new Fairy Tail manga miniseries is titled Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia.短期集中連載開始のタイトルがフランスで発表されました。「Re:FANTASIA」7/29(水)発売のマガジンでスタート pic.twitter.com/w7db06O8Hs— 真島ヒロ (@hiro_mashima) June 7, 2026 The miniseries will launch in this year's 35th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, which will ship on Ju...
Crunchyroll Adds Jujutsu Kaisen Compilation Film, English Dubs for Given Movies
Crunchyroll Manga adds titles from Kodansha USA Publishing on June 8
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has begun streaming JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death, the compilation film of the "Hidden Inventory / Premature Death" ("Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu") arc from the second season of the Jujutsu Kaisen television anime, in Japanese with subtitles in various languages and with dubs i...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 31-June 6
NANA anime; Billy Bat, I'm No Angel, Secondhand Sisters manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dark Future BDCite Kitty Media US$29.98 June 2 NANA - Complete Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 June 2 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Always a Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince Graphic Novel (GN) 7Plea...
Dark Horse Comics Voluntarily Recognizes Employees Union
Employees formed Dark Horse Workers United union on May 27, sought company's voluntary recognition by June 3
― Publisher Dark Horse Comics released a statement by interim CEO Jay Komas on Wednesday announcing that the company is willing to voluntarily recognize Dark Horse Workers United, a union formed by the company's employees, as a recognized collective bargaining representative under standards es...
Luna Night's Hiru Morino, Miss Bernard said.'s Yūki Shikawa Launch New Manga Next Month
Rojiura no Arisu debuts on July 7
― The July issue of Akita Publishing's Bessatsu Young Champion magazine announced on Tuesday Miss Bernard said. manga creator Yūki Shikawa will launch a new manga with artist Hiru Morino titled Rojiura no Arisu (Alice of the Back Alley) in the next issue on July 7.The announcement teases the series as a "cat hard-boiled action" story.Morino launched the Luna Knight m...
Seimaru Amagi, Rima Amamiya's Gifted Manga Gets Anime in 2027
Buddy mystery manga previously inspired live-action series in 2023
― Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine revealed on Thursday that storywriter Seimaru Amagi and artist Rima Amamiya's Gifted manga is getting an anime that will be "broadcast" in 2027. Amamiya posted a celebration illustration on X/Twitter on Thursday. 【おしらせ】ギフテッドアニメ化決定いたしましたー！ドラマに引き続きアニメも！また新しい形でお届けできるのが嬉しいです。いつも応援してくださる皆様ありがとうございます！！これを機に知っ...
Bungo Stray Dogs Gets New Spinoff Manga on July 3
Shikiji Sorakura's spinoff manga adapts "Dazai o Hirotta Hi" novel
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that Shikiji Sorakura will launch a new spinoff manga for the Bungo Stray Dogs franchise in the magazine's next issue on July 3. The manga is an adaptation of the "Dazai o Hirotta Hi" (The Day I Took In Dazai), a moviegoer bonus novel for the 2022 Bungo Stray Dogs ...
Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga's update this month postponed, author Ikka Matsuki recovering from steroid withdrawal syndrome
― Manga author Ikka Matsuki announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that this month's update of their Nippon Sangoku manga has been postponed, and it will go on hiatus, due to Matsuki recovering from steroid withdrawal syndrome. Matsuki stated that they have had high fever for more t...
Shigemitsu Harada, Takumi Kobayashi Launch New Manga
Ijime to Kaeru to Mama to Fukushū debuts on June 18
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web announced on Monday that Shigemitsu Harada and Takumi Kobayashi will launch a new series together titled Ijime to Kaeru to Mama to Fukushū (Bullying, Frogs, Mama, and Revenge) on the platform on June 18.The series follows Makoto, who is considered a "frog" that works aimlessly at the local factory. He finds solace in Miyuki,...
Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu Manga Gets Japanese Serialization
Ocean sci-fi manga 1st debuted in special English issue of Weekly Young Magazine
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web website announced on Monday that Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu manga will get a Japanese serialization and will launch on the website on June 18. The manga was first featured in the special English issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine that was published last year. The manga was one of the t...
Manga UP! Global Adds Handa-kun Manga
Series ended in September 2016
― Manga UP! Global launched on Wednesday Satsuki Yoshino's Handa-kun manga in English from Yen Press.The company describes the story:Handsome teenage calligrapher Sei Handa is worshipped by all his classmates as an aloof superstar--too bad Sei's inherent negativity makes him believe that everyone actually hates him...?! A youthful comedy of misunderstanding and melancho...
Beguiling's BDP Press Licenses Battan's THE GOLDEN FLY Manga for Release in English
Print copies expected to ship in July
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Canada's The Beguiling comic book store announced on Tuesday that its in-house publisher BDP Press will publish Battan's THE GOLDEN FLY (Kinbae) manga in English. The company launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to help fund the print release of the title.The campaign ends on June 22. As of press time, the c...
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo Initial File Novels' Manga Adaptation Resumes
Manga adaptation by Suzuka Oda launched in June 2025
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of author Manabu Kaminaga announced on May 29 that Shinrei Tantei Yakumo INITIAL FILE Shikō no Bias (Psychic Detective Yakumo INITIAL FILE: Bias of Thought) manga, the adaptation of Kaminaga's Shinrei Tantei Yakumo INITIAL FILE novel series, will resume serialization on June 5. The manga adaptation launch...
'Can I take your photo?' Manga Moves Serialization to Young King Magazine on June 22
Slice-of-life manga launched in Young King Ours magazine in 2019
― The July issue of Shōnengahōsha's Young King Ours magazine announced on May 29 that Shiro's Can I take your photo? (Camera, Hajimete mo Ii Desu ka?) manga will move to Shōnengahōsha's Young King magazine, starting in its 14th issue on June 22.AI localization company Orange Inc.'s emaqi e-bookstore service publishes the manga in Englis...
Nyankees' Atsushi Okada Launches Tataki the Side Hustle Manga
Manga centers on 3 young men doing hits on criminals
― Manga creator Atsushi Okada launched a new manga titled Tataki the Side Hustle in Shogakukan's Manga One service on May 30.The manga centers on three young men working at a laundry service store in a run-down commercial district. Inspired by fictional heroes, they take on a dangerous "side hustle," donning heroic alternate identites and targeting...
Fire Emblem Engage Manga Heads Towards Climax
Manga adaptation debuted in May 2023
― Kazurō Kyō announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that the Fire Emblem Engage manga adaptation of Nintendo's strategy RPG will reach its climax soon. Kyō launched the manga in Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine and on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website and app in May 2023. Shueisha shipped the seventh compiled book volume on May 1.
Nintendo describes the story...
Manga Mavericks Licenses Taiyo Matsumoto's Brothers of Japan Manga
Company to release manga anthology in February 2027
― Manga Mavericks Books announced on Monday that it has licensed Taiyo Matsumoto's Brothers of Japan (Nihon no Kyoudai), and will release it physically and digitally in February 2027. The company shared a message from Matsumoto:
“I'm very happy that English speakers will now be able to read Brothers of Japan. As I drew this when I was in my 20s, it ...
Hunter x Hunter Manga Releases 1st New Volume in 22 Months on July 3
Volume 38 shipped in September 2024
― Shueisha will publish the 39th volume of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga, its first volume in 22 months, on July 3. Shueisha published chapters 401 to 410 of the manga in its Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from issue 45 of 2024 to issue two of 2025. Togashi underwent surgery and announced that he had drafted the storyboard layouts for two more chapters of ...
Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Manga Gets TV Anime in October
To Your Eternity's Kiyoko Sayama directs anime at J.C. Staff
― NHK announced on Monday that Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom) manga is getting a television anime series that will debut on NHK Educational in October. NHK has also released a teaser video for the anime on the anime's website, but it does not contain any animation. Kiyoko S...
Apocalypse Hotel Original Anime & Spinoff Manga, Mecha Designer Ikuto Yamashita Win 57th Seiun Awards
Apocalypse Hotel anime wins Best Media award; Labeled Human, "Tokitoki Channel: How to Make Nonexistent Weather," Norio Itoh's Encyclopedia Fantastica, more also win
― The Japan Science Fiction Convention revealed the winners of the 57th Seiun Awards on Monday. CyberAgent and its Cygames Pictures subsidiary's Apocalypse Hotel original television anime won the Best Media award. Additionally, the anime...
Mr. Vamp is a Vampire Manga Ends
Series debuted in March 2023
― Kodansha's Comic Days platform published the final chapter of Dorothy Odoroo's Mr. Vamp is a Vampire (Vamp-sensei wa Kyūketsuki) manga on Thursday.Kodansha USA will publish the series in English, and it describes the story:“Mr. Vamp,” an immortal vampire, has had a number of careers over his long life. To mix things up, he's now working as a history teacher in a high sc...
Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
Miori Takimoto stars in January 2027 series
― NHK announced on May 26 Kazumi Yamashita's Twisted Sisters manga will get a live-action television series adaptation, which will air on BS and BSP4K beginning January 2027. The show will have 10 episodes.Miori Takimoto stars as protagonist Rikako Ioroi.The series follows manga artist Rikako, who reunites with her estranged sisters over their dying father'...
Rakuda's 'Shujinkō no Osananajimi ga, Wakiyaku no Ore ni Guiguikuru' Novel Series Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga launches on June 29 in Dengeki Daioh G magazine
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G magazine announced on May 27 that Rakuda's Shujinkō no Osananajimi ga, Wakiyaku no Ore ni Guiguikuru (The Protagonist's Childhood Friend is Aggressively Coming After Me, a Supportive Character) light novel series will get a manga adaptation beginning in volume 154 on June 2...
Kogattuo, Ichika Kino Launch World Wide Web MIKO! Manga
Manga centering on young girl from 1890 named Kanako gets simultaneous English release
― Kogattuo and Ichika Kino launched a new manga titled World Wide Web MIKO! (Sekai wo Tsunagi Tsukusu Internet Miko) on Shonen Jump+ on Friday. Manga Plus is publishing chapters of the manga in English as they debut in Japan. Manga Plus describes the story: In the year 1890, during the Meiji era, a curious young gi...
I Left My A-Rank Party Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga has 1.8 million copies in circulation
― The manga adaptation of the I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series entered its final arc with its 165th chapter in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app on Friday. The manga has 1.8 million copies in circulation. The manga ...
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess' Manga's Robinson Haruhara, We Never Learn's Taishi Tsutsui Launch New Manga
Haruhara, Tsutsui to launch Animal Signal bishōjo animal comedy in Shonen Jump on June 8
― This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that writer Robinson Haruhara (Tis Time for "Torture," Princess) and artist Taishi Tsutsui (We Never Learn) will launch a new manga titled Animal Signal in the magazine's next issue on June 8. Haruhara is writing the story, and...
Fanfare / Ponent Mon to Reprint Manga From Jiro Taniguchi, Others
Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary, late Kiriko Nananan's Blue to also get reprints in English
― The ComicsBeat news website reported on Friday that Fanfare/Ponent Mon will reprint the following manga by the late Jiro Taniguchi: The Summit of the Gods Quest for the Missing Girl The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories The company will also reprint in English Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary and the late K...
Amu Meguro's Midori Loves My Sister Manga Gets Live-Action Film on December 4
timelesz member Masaki Hashimoto, actress Runa Nakajima star in film
― A website opened on Sunday to announce a live-action film adaptation of Amu Meguro's Midori Loves My Sister (Onē-chan no Midori-kun or literally My Sister's Midori-kun) manga, which will open in Japan on December 4. The film has the English title My Sister's Boyfriend, and stars timelesz idol group member Masaki Hashimoto (live-ac...
Wasted Chef Anime Film Reveals Teaser Trailer, Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by Aero05 launches on June 4
― The official website for director Takayuki Hirao's (Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene) Wasted Chef anime film project opened on Sunday and revealed its teaser trailer, and manga adaptation, which will launch in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine on June 4. Aero05 will draw the manga adaptation. Takayuki Hirao, animation studio CLAP, character designer Shingo Adach...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 24-30
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! anime; Every Adventure Needs a Weapon!, Love from the Tip of the Tongue, The Scum Laugh manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 26 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Adventure ...
Dokodemo Young Champion Digital Manga Magazine Ends Publication
Magazine became too large for digital storefronts, all manga move to YanChan Web service
― The editorial staff of Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion digital manga magazine announced in the magazine's June issue (seen right) on Tuesday that the magazine will cease publication, and the June issue is the magazine's final issue. The editorial staff noted the magazine started out as a 300-page digital...
Manga UP! Global Adds Karino Takatsu's Owl Night Manga
Takatsu debuted manga in May 2021
― Manga UP! Global launched in English on Friday Karino Takatsu's Owl Night manga. The company describes the story:
When 20-year-old college student Eichi Usaki makes up his mind to visit the nightlife district, he gets a mysterious solicitation! Confused, he's taken to a strange Club called the Owl Night, where both men and women work...? Takatsu debuted the manga i...
Exclusive: Abrams ComicArts' Kana Shares Preview Pages for Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat Manga
Kana releases 1st volume in English on June 2
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint shared on Friday preview pages for its release of Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat manga. IMG billy-bat-19.jpg
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K Manga Adds Ema Toyama's A Thousand Years Behind the Veil Manga
Aika, Meshiko Iida's The Tale of How My Cheap, Stingy Sister-in-Law Lost It All also added
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Thursday that it has added Ema Toyama's A Thousand Years Behind the Veil (Sen-nen no Hanayome) manga and Aika and Meshiko Iida's The Tale of How My Cheap, Stingy Sister-in-Law Lost It All (Sekokechi Gimai ga Subete o Ushinatta Hanashi) manga in English. Florin E is tra...
The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring Adult Dōjin Manga Gets TV Anime
Claimed to be the 1st adult dōjin manga to get TV anime directly without having separate commercial version
― Artist Puuzaki Puuna (also known as Puu no Puupuupuu or Zeroshiki Kōichi) announced on Friday that their adult dōjin manga The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring (Hitozukiai ga Nigate na Mibōjin no Yuki Onna-san to Noroi no Yubiwa) is inspiring a television anime adaptation. Puuzaki Puuna cla...
Takeshobo to Release Melt in Your Color, My Father's Lover, More Manga Digitally in English
Takeshobo also releases Tamaji Ura's Don't Stop Even If I Say So
― Publisher Takeshobo announced on Thursday that it will launch the following manga in English: Title: Melt in Your Color
Creator: hitomi
Release Date: May 29
Summary: Hojo, a motorcycle courier, picks up a delivery order and goes to an apartment, where he
meets Aranami, a popular novelist. Hojo happens to witness Aranami's male partner...
Yū Shimizu's Howling Blaze Fantasy Light Novels Get Manga
koko draws manga launching on June 26
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yū Shimizu's Howling Blaze: Sōen no Kenshi to Fushi no Majo (Howling Blaze: The Funeral Flame Blade & The Immortal Witch) light novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation by koko that will launch in the magazine's next issue on June 26.The fantasy manga's story is set in a world bein...
Yu Hibari's 'Kokō na Kanojo to, Kanojo no Heya de Shiteru Koto' Light Novel Gets Manga
Mugiko launches manga on June 27
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yu Hibari's Kokō na Kanojo to, Kanojo no Heya de Shiteru Koto light novel is inspiring a manga adaptation by Mugiko that will launch in the magazine's next issue on June 27.The novel centers on two opposites: the beautiful ice queen Kotori Nabata, and the introverted Takumi Hashio. Though c...
Kei Takano's Dōtei Dakedo Akuyaku Kizoku ni Tensei Shita no de Harem o Tsukuru Isekai Story Gets Manga
pastime774 launches manga on June 26
― The July issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine revealed on Wednesday that pastime774 will launch a manga adaptation of Kei Takano's Dōtei Dakedo Akuyaku Kizoku ni Tensei Shita no de Harem o Tsukuru... Hazu Datta no ni Nazeka Sekai o Sukuu Seijin ni Nattemashita (Namida) (I'm a Virgin that Reincarnated as an Evil Aristocrat, So I'm Making a Harem... Or At Leas...
Comic Publisher Dark Horse's Workers Form Union
Dark Horse Workers United seeks to negotiate pay, workplace democracy, commitment to creator-owned comics
― Employees at Dark Horse Comics and its retail store Things From Another World have formed a union on Wednesday named Dark Horse Workers United, affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union is seeking "equitable pay, workplace democracy, and a continued commitment to cr...
Sou Hamayumiba's Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Series launched in 2015, inspired anime adaptation in 2020
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine announced on Thursday that Sou Hamayumiba's Dropout Idol Fruit Tart (Ochikobore Fruit Tart) manga will end in three chapters. Houbunsha will publish the manga's final chapter in Manga Time Kirara Carat's September issue, which it will release in July. To com...
Writer Mochiko Mochida, Artist Satsuki Urushiji's 'Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita' Manga Ends
Manga about girl working as "Spring Princess" launched in 2022
― Square Enix's Manga UP! service published on May 20 the third and final part of the final chapter of writer Mochiko Mochida and artist Satsuki Urushiji's Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita: Shōkan Sareta Sekai de Haru o Tsukasadoru Oshigoto Shimasu (I've Become a Princess of the Four Seasons: I've Been Summoned to a World and Work as the Ruler ...
Paneguma Launches New Manga Based on Daken's The castle of Canaan Novel
Canaan no Shiro manga adaptation launched on Tuesday
― Paneguma launched a manga adaptation of Daken's Canaan no Shiro: Bōkoku no О̄jo to Sekai no Hihō, Sore wo Meguru Saikyō Tōzoku-dan to Haken Kokka no Daikatsugeki (The castle of Canaan: A Princess of a Fallen Kingdom and the World's Hidden Treasure, the Grand Scene Between the Strongest Bandits and the Hegemonic Nation) light novel on Overlap's Co...
Trapped as the Villain in My Favorite Dating SIM Manga Ends
Manga launched in April 2025
― Square Enix's Manga UP! service published on Wednesday the eighth and final part of the final chapter of writer Kennoji and artist Yūma Yun's Trapped as the Villain in My Favorite Dating SIM: But I Know How to Win Over All the Heroines! (Yari Konda Renai Game no Akuyaku ni Tensei Shita node, Gensaku Chishiki de Heroine o Kōryaku Shimasu) manga.Square Enix's Manga UP! Gl...
Aloha Comics Adds Ikuno Tajima's Ever After Manga in English
Series marks company's entry to manga market
― Comic publisher Aloha Comics announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that it will release Ikuno Tajima's After Märchen manga in English under the title Ever After as its first manga license. The company will release the two-volume series in hardcover copies with bonus merchandise. The series is estimated to ship in August to September.The company des...
Rappa: Yankee Ninpū Chō Manga Goes on Hiatus, Changes Schedule
Series temporarily switches to triweekly schedule
― Eiji Hashimoto announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the Rappa: Yankee Ninpū Chō manga will enter a two-week hiatus due to his health. The publishing schedule for the series will also temporarily switch to a new chapter release every three weeks.Hashimoto revealed he was diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss, or sudden deafness, last mon...
SD Gundam G Generation Eternal Game Gets 4-Panel Comedy Manga
Kazuya Tani launches manga on June 26
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kazuya Tani will launch a four-panel comedy manga based on SD Gundam G Generation Eternal (pictured right), a strategy game for iOS and Android devices, in the magazine's next issue on June 26. The manga is titled SD Gundam G Generation Eternal 4-koma. The game launched in April 2025, and...
Gundam NT Manga's Kōzō Ōmori Draws New Gundam Manga
Shien wa Minovsky no Eikyō o Ukenai manga gets prologue on June 26, starts serialization on July 26
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kōzō Ōmori will launch a new Gundam manga titled Shien wa Minovsky no Eikyō o Ukenai, with a prologue appearing in the magazine's next issue on June 26, and the full serialization beginning in the magazine's September issue on ...
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals Manga Enters Hiatus
Series launched in July 2024 in storyboard form
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Youichi Takahashi's Captain Tsubasa franchise announced on Monday that the Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals manga will enter a hiatus following the 100th chapter. The account will announce the series' return at a later date. The series launched on the new Captain Tsubasa World website in July 2024 in the...
Sekai no Owari no Encore Manga Ends in 15th Volume
Manga adaptation debuted in October 2015
― Kei Sazane announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that Ryū Usui's manga adaptation of their Sekai no Owari no Encore novels will end in the 15th volume.Usui debuted the Sekai no Owari no Encore manga in Kadokawa's Comic Alive in October 2015. Kadokawa shipped the 14th compiled book volume on May 22. The light novel series with illustrations by origina...
Tsunami Umino's Kuroema Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga launched in August 2022, inspiring upcoming live-action mini-series
― The July issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine revealed on Monday that Tsunami Umino's Kuroema Chole et Emma manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 25.The manga's story begins when Emma, a 30-year-old woman, loses her love life, job, and home in one fell swoop, as the boyfriend she was living with breaks up with her ...
Sal Jiang's Wicked Spot Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Series launched in October 2024
― Sal Jiang announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday the Wicked Spot manga will end in chapter 16. Kadokawa published the 14th chapter on May 22, and will publish the 15th chapter on June 26.Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story:After spending over a century hiding in the shadows, powerful sorceress Sadako stumbles upon the dazzling wo...
Kan Takahama Launches New Manga
Anchoring Dutchman produced in collaboration with Huis Ten Bosch theme park
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for LEED Publishing's Torch Web platform announced on Friday Kan Takahama is launching a new manga in collaboration with Nagasaki's Huis Ten Bosch theme park titled Anchoring Dutchman. The first chapter is available to read now.The series takes place in 2036 and follows "the world's...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on Bookscan's April Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
16 manga including Gachiakuta, Dandadan, One Piece, Witch Hat Atelier, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, The Summer Hikaru Died, My Dress-Up Darling also rank on list
― The 29th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for April. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 #4 — ...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Gachiakuta Manga Rank on NYT May Bestseller List
The 29th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #6 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early May. The manga on this month's list include: #6 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 #9 — Kei Urana's Gachiakuta volume 1 #10 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #11 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 28 #15 — Gege Akutami's Juju...
Manga UP! Global Adds My Pampering Turned the Cool Goddess Into a Clumsy Spoiled Girl, Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick Manga
Service adds 2 titles on Monday
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service added Marumikan's My Pampering Turned the Cool Goddess Into a Clumsy Spoiled Girl (Cool na Megami-sama to Issho ni Sundara, Amayakashi Sugite Ponkotsu ni Shite Shimatta Ken ni Tsuite) manga on Sunday, and writer Chiaki Kawamata and artist Kamui Fujiwara's Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick (Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō) ...
Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2's Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs, July 1 Debut
Omoinotake trio perform opening "Flashbulb," ending "Hanataba"
― The streamed special for the anime of late manga creator Hisaya Nakajo's Hana-Kimi manga presented a promotional video for its second season on Saturday. The video announces and previews the season's theme songs, and announces the season's July 1 premiere. The trio Omoinotake performs the opening theme song "Flashbulb" and the ending th...
Yen Press Licenses Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Honey Lemon Soda Novels, 7 Manga
Also: Snowmelt and Agapanthus, Witch and Cat, Sinful Is the Angel Who Loves manga
― Yen Press announced on Friday during its panel at this year's Anime North event that it has licensed seven manga and two novel series for release in December 2026 and winter 2027. Title: Wistoria: Wand and Sword novel
Creators: Fujino Omori (story), Yunagi (illustrator)
Summary: Will and his childhood friend Elfaria e...
Saru Lock Reboot Manga Ends on June 1
Final volume ships on July 27
― This year's 12th issue of Shōnengahōsha's Young King BULL magazine revealed on May 18 that Naoki Serizawa's Saru Lock Reboot manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 1. The manga's 10th and final compiled book volume will ship on July 27.Serizawa launched the manga in Young King Bull in October 2018. Shonengahosha shipped the manga's ninth volume in March 20...
NUMBER 8, Ten Ishida's Salaryman Z Manga Ends
Manga launched in August 2023
― NUMBER 8 and Ten Ishida published the final chapter of their Salaryman Z manga on Wednesday. The manga centers on 40 year old salaryman Yūsaka Maeyamada, who sticks to his old fashioned ways despite the modern times, idolizing businessmen and industrialists of days past. But his everyday life is turned upside down when a mysterious virus triggers a zombie pandemic. Now...
Ririko Tsujita's 'To what lady Amane says.' 1-Shot Manga Gets Serialization
Amane Ojо̄sama no Iu Koto ni wa debuted as 1-shot in May 2025
― This year's July issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on Friday that Ririko Tsujita is launching a serialization for the Amane Ojо̄sama no Iu Koto ni wa (To what lady Amane says.) in the magazine's next issue on June 24. Tsujita originally debuted the story as a one-shot in May 2025. The story follows Amane Hoshino, a first-year ...
Satoshi Miyakawa's Namae no Nai Byōki Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga about Miyakawa's recluse older brother debuted in August 2024
― This year's 12th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine revealed on Friday that Satoshi Miyakawa Namae no Nai Byōki (A Disease Without a Name) manga will end in three chapters. The manga's next chapter will be in the magazine's next issue on June 12. The manga debuted in August 2024. Shogakukan published the manga's thir...
Hirohisa Satō's Mother Parasite Manga Enters Last Arc in 18th Volume
18th volume ships this September
― The 17th compiled book volume of Hirohisa Satō's Mother Parasite manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga will enter its final arc in the next volume, which will ship this September.Comikey is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story:On the surface, Ryota Miki, a middle schooler, seems to get along with his adoptivemother. But behind the scenes,...
Norainu to Tenshi-chan Manga Goes on Hiatus, Moves to Yanmaga Web
Manga launched in June 2025
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Naru Narumi's Norainu to Tenshi-chan (Stray Dog and Angel) manga will go on hiatus, and will move to Kodansha's Yanmaga Web service beginning with its 10th chapter. The ninth chapter in the current issue is the final one in the magazine. The magazine's official X/Twitter account will reveal wh...
Kamentotsu's The Creepy and Freaky Manga Ends
Shonen Jump+ publishes final chapter on May 27
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform announced in the 49th chapter of Kamentotsu's The Creepy and Freaky (Kowaiya-san) manga on Wednesday that the series will end in the next chapter on May 27.Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:Step into "The Creepy and Freaky," where fear is our commodity. Take your time, shop around, and i...
Titan Manga Reveals Cover Spreads for The Five Star Stories Manga's English Release
1st volume ships on September 1, 2nd volume on November 17
― Titan Manga revealed the cover art and full jacket spreads on Thursday for it and Newtype magazine's English release of Mamoru Nagano's The Five Star Stories manga. Update: Replaced images initially posted with new ones per Titan Manga's request. IMG 5ss-volume-1-hd.jpg
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Elden Ring: Distant Tales Between Manga Resumes After 3 Month Hiatus
Manga based on Elden Ring game went on hiatus in January
― Haruichi's Elden Ring: Distant Tales Between (ELDEN RING Tōki Hazama no Monogatari) comedy manga, based on Bandai Namco and FromSoftware's Elden Ring game, resumed with its 12th chapter on Kadokawa's Comic Hu website after a three-month hiatus. The website published the manga's previous chapter on January 19. The manga went on hiatus while th...
K Manga Adds Keepsake Heartache Manga
Series debuted in April 2025
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Wednesday that it has added Rin Mikimoto's Keepsake Heartache (Hōsekibako ni Ai wo Tsumeyō) manga in English. Kodansha describes the story: At five, she started humming melodies. At ten, she found her treasure. At 14, her world lost its spark. At 17, she starts to hear the music again. Mone Tsukimori, a slightly cheeky high schoo...
You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Manga Ends in 3 Chapters (Updated)
Manga launched in 2022, inspired anime adaptation in January
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shinya Misu's You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end in three chapters. Update: The manga ended with its 204th chapter on June 2.Kodansha's K MANGA service publishes the manga in English and...
Giant Killing's Masaya Tsunamoto, Artist Demo Launch New Manga on July 15
Tsunamoto, Demo to launch Shūgaku Ryokō ~Kyoto・Nara 4-paku 4-nichi sci-fi mystery manga
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on Friday that writer Masaya Tsunamoto and artist Demo will launch a new manga titled Shūgaku Ryokō ~Kyoto・Nara 4-paku 4-nichi (School Trip ~Kyoto・Nara 4 Nights & 4 Days) in the manga's August issue, which will ship on July 15. Demo also...
Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Tsubonari's Antengai: Twilight Metropolis Manga
Manga launches in English in spring 2027
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced on Monday that it has licensed Tsubonari's Antengai: Twilight Metropolis (Antengai Gensō Kiroku) manga, and will begin releasing the manga in spring 2027.The manga centers on the titular Antengai, a city in a solitary island, unclaimed by any nation, calling no land its sovereign, and cut off to the outside world. Her...
Manga UP! Global Adds Repeated Vice: I Refuse to Be Important Enough to Die Manga
Manga based on light novel debuted in April 2025
― Manga UP! Global launched in English on Wednesday the Repeated Vice: I Refuse to Be Important Enough to Die (Repeat Vice: Akuyaku Kizoku wa Shinitakunai node Shitennō ni Naru no wo Yamemashita) manga by Hiromi Taihei, author Hitsugi Kurokawa, and character designers Kuki Kushiro and daichi. The company describes the story:
Arrogant young noble Lofus ...
Manga Mavericks Licenses 'Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down' Manga
Company releases Zawayuki Taki's manga as 3-in-1 omnibus volume in May 2027
― Manga Mavericks Books announced on Monday that it has licensed Zawayuki Taki's Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down (Shibatte Mitsumete) manga, and it will release it physically and digitally as a single 3-in-1 omnibus volume in May 2027. The company describes the story:
To be free, you must first be tied down and stare into your capto...
Zoku Thermae Romae Manga Resumes Serialization
Series returns from 8-month break
― Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae sequel manga Zoku Thermae Romae (Thermae Romae Redux) resumed serialization with a new chapter on Monday on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform.The series entered a hiatus after chapter 13 on September 2.The series returned in July 2024, after taking a previous break in April 2024.Yamazaki launched the manga in February 2024 on Shueisha's...
I Don't Know Which Is Love Yuri Harem Manga Ends With 8th Volume
Tamamushi Oku launched manga in 2021, 7th volume ships on May 27
― Manga author Tamamushi Oku announced on Monday that their I Don't Know Which Is Love (Dore ga Koi ka ga Wakaranai) yuri manga will end in its eighth compiled book volume. Oku also revealed the cover art for the manga's upcoming seventh volume, which will ship on May 27. 「どれが恋かがわからない」7巻、書影でました！ 次の最終巻に向かって彼女はできるの！？百合ハーレムはどうなるの！？な7巻です！5月...
Bocchi the Rock Manga Resumes Serialization
Series had gone on hiatus due to creator Aki Hamaji's health
― The official website Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine announced on Tuesday that the four-panel manga Bocchi the Rock! will resume in the magazine's next issue. The manga had continued its hiatus so that its creator Aki Hamaji could focus on recuperation from an unspecified health condition. In a personal message, Hamaji added th...
Com2uS Sets 2027 Release for Gachiakuta, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Games
Company had announced both games last year
― Com2uS is sharpening its focus on webtoon- and anime-based IP, signaling upcoming game projects tied to major titles such as Gachiakuta and Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, with a broader push expected in the coming years. During its latest earnings call on Wednesday, the company stated that the games for both franchises are slated for a 2027 release. The c...
Shiro Kuroi's Dragon Hunt Tribe Manga Ends in 5th Volume
First volume shipped in French in July 2024
― Shiro Kuroi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday that the Dragon Hunt Tribe manga has ended with the fifth volume, which shipped on Wednesday in France. The story begins when a tribe of Dragon Hunters encounters a human girl named Nato who was raised by dragons. Ki-oon began publishing the series in July 2024. Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine...
Manga Artist Kumichi Yoshizuki Takes Break to Focus on Health
Nankai Trough Kyodai Jishin artist cites numerous health issues including hernia, depression
― Artist Kumichi Yoshizuki announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday they will take a break from publishing the Nankai Trough Kyodai Jishin (Nankai Trough Megathrust Earthquake) manga to focus on their health, after consulting with various medical professionals. Yoshizuki predicts the hiatus will last rou...
A Sign of Affection Manga Exceeds 7.8 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
Manga launched in 2019, heading towards climax
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kodansha's Dessert magazine announced on Sunday that Suu Morishita's A Sign of Affection (Yubisaki to Renren) manga has exceeded 7.8 million copies in circulation worldwide. Morishita revealed January that the manga is heading toward its climax. Kodansha USA Publishing and Kodansha's K MANGA service both ...
Kagurabachi Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author's Health
Manga returns on May 25
― This year's 25th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is taking a one-issue break due to Hokazono's "sudden illness." The manga was originally scheduled to release a chapter in the magazine's 25th issue, and is still featured in the issue's postcard, since the correction was not made in time due to the p...
Bite Maker AK Manga Ends
Final chapter to be published on May 30
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Miwako Sugiyama's Bite Maker: AK (Area Kanazawa) manga announced on Saturday that the manga will end on Shogakukan's Biccomi platform on May 30.The series launched on Shogakukan's Manga ONE app in May 2023. The manga is the sequel to their Bite Maker: The King's Omega (Bite Maker: О̄sama no Omega) manga. Shogakuka...
Haru Hisakawa's Takara Shimai Manga Ends, Gets English Release on Manga UP!
Manga launched in January 2025, ended on Friday
― This year's 11th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine published the last chapter on Friday of Haru Hisakawa's Takara Shimai manga. Additionally, Manga UP! Global announced on Sunday it has added the manga its English service under the title Jackpot Sisters. Manga UP! Global describes the manga: Struggling sisters Niina and Mana receive a birth...
Reborn!, Irregular at Magic High School, Duel Masters Creators Collaborate on Horo-Beat Manga
"Thrilling tag-team battle" manga launched on Friday
― The June issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine launched a new manga on Friday titled Horo-Beat. The first chapter has 66 pages. Duel Masters manga creator Shigenobu Matsumoto is credited for the original work, and is in charge of the storyboard composition. The Irregular at Magic High School light novel author Tsutomu Satou is c...
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