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Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ Manga Begins With Anime Debuting in Early 2026
Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ ended last February
― Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST manga resumed on Wednesday with the beginning of Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ (Duel Masters LOST ~Oblivion Sun~), the third part of the overall series. The manga also revealed that its anime adaptation will debut in early 2026. Matsumoto and Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST ~...
Twenty and the Beast Manga Ends
Series debuted in 2022
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The October issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine announced on Friday that Sei Soragami's Twenty and the Beast (Nijū to Seijū) manga will end in the next issue on October 10. K Manga publishes the series in English: In her third year as a working adult, Aya, who has just turned 20 years old, has her first kohai! His name is Yamato Higa-san (age 26). Higa-san is kind a...
Bukimi Miki's Shy Manga Enters 'Last Battle'
Series debuted in 2019; inspired TV anime in 2023, 2024
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This year's 41st issue of Akita Publishing's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on Thursday Bukimi Miki's SHY manga will enter its "last battle" in the next chapter on September 18. Yen Press is releasing the manga series in English, and it describes the story:
Earth was on the brink of a third World War when super-powered individuals ...
Tokyo Gap Financing Market Reveals Selected Film Projects Including Animated Film by Ayumu Watanabe, Live-Action Adaptation of Staring at your back Manga
Watanabe to direct Freedom in the Sky at GENCO Inc.; KILLTUBE anime film also selected
― The official website of the Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) announced the 23 selected film projects for its Tokyo Gap-Financing Market event, which helps complete financing for feature-length film projects, on Thursday. The selection includes a feature animated film titled Freedom in th...
Ōhashi Hirai's The Days of Diamond Manga Resumes Serialization
Manga to resume with chapter 87 on September 18
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Young Jump platform announced on Wednesday that Ōhashi Hirai's The Days of Diamond (Diamond no Kōzai) manga will resume serialization with chapter 87 on September 18. ／『#ダイヤモンドの功罪』に関するお知らせ＼9月18日（木）発売の週刊ヤングジャンプ42号から連載再開いたします。最新話更新まで楽しみにお待ちくださいませ。「ヤンジャン＋」ではコミックス未収録話も配信されています👇https://t.co/Lj478bvKJ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 7-13
Uzumaki, In the Land of Leadale anime; Sanda, Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date And Yet the Town Moves BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 September 9 I'm Standing on 1,000,000 Lives. Season 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 9 In the Land of Leadale BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 9 Uzu...
Game of Familia -Family Senki- Manga Enters Final Arc
Series debuted in May 2018
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The October issue of Kadokawa's Young Dragon Age magazine announced on Tuesday that Mikoto Yamaguchi and D.P's Game of Familia -Family Senki- manga will enter its final arc, which the manga teases with the words "Last Chapter" in English, in the next issue. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the series: A last stand against the greatest sorcerer on t...
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Manga Ends in 8 Chapters
Manga launched in 2021, inspired 2-season anime
― This year's 41st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Kouji Seo's The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Megami no Café Terrace) manga will end in eight chapters. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: When Hayato's grandmother passed, he planned to sell her rundown café on...
Otome no Teikoku Manga Ends
Series debuted in 2010
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Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform published the final chapter of Torajirou Kishi's seinen manga Otome no Teikoku on Wednesday. The 20th and final compiled book volume will ship in Japan on December 4. The "yuri comedy" manga explores the everyday lives of high school girls. Kishi (Colorful, Maka-Maka, Devil) began the series in Shueisha's Business Jump, but the series was mov...
Yasu Hiromoto, Sayaka Itsuki Launch Tsūkaku Tantei Tsūtenji Natsume Manga on October 9
Manga centers on boy with keen intuition encountering those who have mastery of their senses
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yasu Hiromoto and Sayaka Itsuki will launch a new manga titled Tsūkaku Tantei Tsūtenji Natsume (Pain Sensation Detective Natsume Tsūtenji) in the magazine's next issue on October 9. Hiromoto will write the story, and Itsuki...
From Bullied to Brawler Manga Ends
Series debuted in October 2022
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The October issue of Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine published on Tuesday the final chapter of Aitsu and Takao Aoyagi's From Bullied to Brawler: My After-Hours Education with the School's Tough Girls (Hōkago wa Kenka Saikyō no Gyaru ni Tsurekomareru Seikatsu) manga. The third and final compiled book volume will ship in Japan on November 8. Kadokawa publishes the serie...
Crows Gaiden Housenka: The Beginning of Housen Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Crows spinoff launched in 2017
― This year's October issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Shonen Champion magazine announced on Tuesday that Shūhei Saitō's spinoff manga of Hiroshi Takahashi's Crows series Crows Gaiden Housenka: The Beginning of Housen will end in two chapters. The manga entered the final arc with the 19th compiled book volume in June 2024. Saitō launched the series in Akita Shoten's Mont...
est em's Udon no Hito Manga Ends
Final volume scheduled for winter
― This year's October issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine published on Monday the final chapter of est em's Onna no Hito (The Lady of Udon, with the original title's kanji for "lady," onna, read as hito for "person"). The fourth and final compiled book volume is scheduled for release around winter. The manga debuted in 2010. Shodensha published the manga's third...
Moyoco Anno's Go Happy Mania Manga Ends on October 8
Happy Mania sequel manga launched in 2019
― The October issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine revealed on Monday that Moyoco Anno's Go Happy Mania manga, the sequel to her Happy Mania manga, will end in its next chapter on October 8. The manga launched in Feel Young in September 2019. Shodensha published the manga's first compiled book volume in 2020, and the fifth volume in August 2024. Anno prev...
Manga Up! Global Adds Why She Loves Scum Manga
Rui Ikeda's manga launched in March 2024
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service released Rui Ikeda's Why She Loves Scum (Kanojo ga Kuzu o Aisuru Wake wa) manga in English on Tuesday. Manga Up! describes its story:
Hiro is broke, jobless, and unfaithful—and Mi is absolutely smitten with him! After all, he didn't dump her within a week, doesn't stand her up on dates, and even remembers her name. With...
Exclusive: Dark Horse Previews Kentarō Miura, Studio Gaga's Dur-An-Ki Manga
Dark Horse to release 1-volume manga on September 23
― Dark Horse Comics exclusively revealed to ANN on Monday the cover and an eight-page preview of its English release of Kentarō Miura and Studio Gaga's Dur-An-Ki, a manga based on the Berserk creator's original story. IMG duranki_tpb_pr_bkp_1.jpg
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The Bugle Call: Song of War Manga Heads Toward 'Final Battle'
Series debuted in June 2022
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The October issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine revealed on Thursday Mozuku Sora and Higoro Tōmori's The Bugle Call: Song of War (Sensō Kyōshitsu) manga is headed toward its "final battle." Viz Media publishes the series in English and describes the story: Left for dead after a battle, Luca is saved by the mysterious Pontiff and learns he is not the only person wit...
(Abu)Normal Manga Ends in 8th Volume in November
Series debuted in September 2023
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The seventh volume of Yamato Kawakami and Taijun's (Abu)Normal manga announced on August 7 the series will end in the eighth volume in November. K Manga publishes the series in English and describes the story: Eiko Abu, 29 years old and single. She divides everything in the world into two categories: "normal" or "not normal." In her quest for normalcy, her obsessio...
Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon Witch Manga Posts New Chapter on September 5 After 9 Months
Manga last posted new chapter in December 2024
― Hakusensha's Manga Park app published the fifth and final part of the 31st chapter of Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon no Majo (Champignon Witch) manga on September 5, and will publish the first part of the 32nd chapter on September 12. The manga last posted a new chapter (fourth part of chapter 31) on December 27, 2024. Several bonus illustrations by Hi...
Arata Kawabata Launches Manga Spinoff of Nihon Tōitsu Live-Action Video Series
Gourmet spinoff manga Nomi Kui Dōraku ~Nihon Tōitsu~ launches on October 6
― The October issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine revealed last Friday that manga creator Arata Kawabata is launching a gourmet manga spinoff of the live-action Nihon Tōitsu original video series titled Nomi Kui Dōraku ~Nihon Tōitsu~ (The Vice of Eating and Drinking ~Japan Unification~) in the magazine's next iss...
Kageki Shojo!! Manga Enters Final Arc
Series launched in 2015
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Kumiko Saiki announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday the Kageki Shojo!! manga is entering its final arc, and will have one more volume. The series took a short break in February this year, but returned in March. Saiki serialized the original manga under the title Kageki Shoujo! (with one exclamation mark) in Shueisha's Jump Kai magazine from 2012 to 2014, and ended the ...
Tatsuya Suganuma's Nice Prison Manga Ends
Also: Shonen Jump+ publishes Ato Sakurai's new 1-shot manga on Tuesday
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Tatsuya Suganuma's Nice Prison manga on Monday. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the Nice Prison manga in English digitally and describes the story:
Horo Mitsuboshi is a super model prisoner who was born and raised in the slamm...
Assassination Classroom Manga Gets New Anime Film in 2026
Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan film opens in Japan on March 20, 2026; includes stories left out of anime
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yūsei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga is getting a new anime film titled Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan (Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody's Time), as part of the an...
Gege Akutami, Yuji Iwasaki's New Short-Term Manga Revealed as Jujutsu Kaisen Spinoff
Also: Horror novelist Yumeaki Hirayama to pen Jujutsu Kaisen spinoff novel; franchise gets event in 2026
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the new "Mojuro" manga teased last week from Jujutsu Kaisen manga creator Gege Akutami and Cipher Academy manga illustrator Yuji Iwasaki is actually a spinoff of Jujutsu Kaisen. The manga's full title is Juj...
Naver Webtoon Brings Slam Dunk Manga's New Edition to Digital for 1st Time in Korea
New Edition compresses narrative for pacing; features all-new, full-color illustrated covers
― Naver Webtoon announced that Takehiko Inoue's legendary basketball manga Slam Dunk New Edition debuted digitally in Korea for the first time on August 29 on Naver Webtoon and Naver Series. Slam Dunk New Edition was first released digitally in Japan in June. The series is available on Naver Webtoon as a lim...
Kadokawa Releases The Level 999 Villager, I Died at Your Behest, More Manga
Also: Hot Nights at the Hot Springs, Secret Trip No. 241
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that it will release the following new manga in English in September: Title: Hot Nights at the Hot Springs, Secret Trip No. 241 (Onsen de Himitsu no Otomari, Nihyakuyonjuuikkaime)
Creator: Sonoo Michiru
Release Date: September 5
Summary: Ishida and Kimura have been seeing each other for twenty years...but only onc...
Viz Media, Manga Plus Add Kurumizawa's Folly Manga in English
Yohira Tokiwa debuted manga on Shonen Jump+ on Saturday
― Viz Media's Shonen Jump and Shueisha's Manga Plus app added Yohira Tokiwa's Kurumizawa's Folly (Kurumizawa Yoshihiko no Gukō) manga on Friday. Manga Plus describes the story:
The year is 1971 and the once popular manga artist Kurumizawa is in a major slump. The pressure builds as each new submission is rejected. But one day, he meets a young, ...
Kodama Tales Licenses Me and the Alien Mumu Manga
Manga launches on February 1, 2026
― Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.'s Kodama Tales Inc. subsidiary announced on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that it will release Hiroki Miyashita's Me and the Alien Mumu (Uchūjin MūMū) manga in English on February 1, 2026. The first volume is available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The publisher describes its story:
An alien named Mumu is a survi...
Leviathan's Shiro Kuroi Launches New Manga
Monthly Shonen Magazine begins publishing Ryūkari no Nato manga on October 6
― This year's October issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on Saturday that it will publish Shiro Kuroi's new Ryūkari no Nato (Dragon Hunter Nato) from French publisher Éditions Ki-oon in its next issue on October 6. Ki-oon began publishing a manga by Kuroi (Leviathan) titled Dragon Hunt Tribe (pictured right...
Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy Adult Manga Gets AnimeFesta TV Anime in 2026
Series centers on step-siblings whose awful relationship gradually begins to change
― Suiseisha announced on Friday that writer Hirafumi and illustrator Yagi Shinba's Ichiko Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani manga is getting an AnimeFesta television anime that will debut in 2026. The anime's X/Twitter account revealed that the show's English title is Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy. Sh...
Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking Manga Gets Live-Action Series in October
Sō Matsushima, Jin Shirasu, Nono Tanahashi, Sakura star in series
― TV Asahi announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series of Yū Toyota's Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking (Papa to Oyaji no Uchi Gohan) manga that will premiere on its "Oshi Dora Saturday" programming block on October 4. Idol group timelesz member Sō Matsushima (adult right in image above) stars in the series as Akira Sengo...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 31-September 6
Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? anime; Adabana, The Princess I Loved in My Past Life is Now a Middle-Aged Dad manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero BD (subtitles-only)Please Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 2 Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 2 W...
April Showers Bring May Flowers Special Manga Ends
Special edition for manga launched on May 4
― This year's October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Young Ace magazine published the final chapter for Roku Sakura's Busu ni Hanataba o. -Bloom- (April Showers Bring May Flowers: Bloom), the new "special edition" for the April Showers Bring May Flowers (Busu ni Hanataba o, or literally Flowers for Ugly) manga, on Thursday. Sakura launched the new "special edi...
Witches Can't Be Collared Manga Adaptation Ends
Manga's final volume ships on October 3
― This year's October issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine published the final chapter of Yuri Yumemi and artist Makuei's Witches Can't Be Collared (Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai, also known as Can't Be Put Collars on Witches.) manga adaptation on Thursday. The manga's second and final compiled book volume will ship in Japan on October 3. Yen Press licensed ...
Weekly Spa! Launches Manga Spa! Website on September 24
Midori no Makibao's Tsunomaru launches The Dogfather manga on September 29
― Fusosha's Weekly Spa! magazine announced in late August that it is launching Manga Spa!, a new manga website, on September 24. Among the new manga on the service are The Dogfather by Tsunomaru (Midori no Makibao), which will launch on September 29. New manga also include Shimoteku-ke ~Gan, Kaigo, Hattatsu-Shōgai! Ponkotsu Sa...
Abrams ComicArts Distributes Books With Lunar Distribution
Abrams previously distributed through Diamond Comics
― Abrams Books' manga- and comic book-focused division Abrams ComicArts announced on August 28 that it is now working with book distributor Lunar Distribution for its titles to the comics direct market. Abrams Books and Abrams ComicArts previously distributed books through Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. A spokesperson from Abrams ComicArts told AN...
est em's King's Ear Manga Ends With 6th Volume
6th volume ships on October 30
― Shogakukan is listing the sixth compiled book volume of est em's Ō-sama no Mimi ~Himitsu no Bar e Yōkoso~ (King's Ear) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on October 30. The manga is an omnibus story that centers on a bar that trades in secrets. The bar's owner is constantly in search of exquisite secrets, and has his customers confide in him. est em launc...
Mizue Odawara's Schluss no Majo Manga Ends With 12th Volume
Volume ships on October 18
― Online retailers are listing the 12th compiled book volume of Mizue Odawara's Schluss no Majo manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on October 18. The fantasy romance manga centers on Vy, a girl who considers herself a failed witch for not being able to cast magic. When she meets the mage Juli, who rescues her from a fairy attack, the two begin to become attract...
Gundam: Red Giant 03rd MS Team Manga Ends in 5th Volume
Volume 5 ships on October 23
― Kadokawa lists the fifth compiled book volume for Tatsuma Ejiri's Mobile Suits Gundam Red Giant 03rd MS Team (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Akai 3-kyosei) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on October 23. The manga is set after the failed Zeon attack on Jaburo in South America, and centers on the titular Federation unit, chasing down the retreating and outnumbered Ze...
Akihito Yoshitomi's The Wicked King and the Secret Memory Manga Ends
Manga launched in 2023
― Hero's Inc.'s Comiplex manga website published the final chapter of Akihito Yoshitomi's Monty Paradise -Ijiwaru na Ōsama to Himitsu no Kioku- (The Wicked King and the Secret Memory) manga on August 29. The manga centers on Heita Tsukigami, a 26 year old salaryman who is supposedly sleeping on the train on his way home. But when he wakes up, he finds himself in a garbage dump....
Taro Chiaki's 'Maō no Musume, Sugoku Choroi' Manga Ends
Romantic comedy manga launched in 2020
― Akita Shoten's Manga Cross website published the final chapter of Taro Chiaki's Maо̄ no Musume, Sugoku Choroi (The Demon King's Daughter is Very Simple-Minded) manga on Wednesday. The romantic comedy centers on Hell, the daughter of the Demon King who resurrects the hero she resents for sealing her father. Hell plans to torment the hero as her servant, but he ...
Hiroshi Motomiya Launches New Manga on September 17
Motomiya to launch Bunnaguri Sensei manga about passionate teacher
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Hiroshi Motomiya will launch a new manga titled Bunnaguri Sensei (Punching Teacher) in the magazine's next issue on September 17. The magazine teases the manga's story about a passionate teacher that will punch a hole in the school education with his...
Fly Me to the Moon Manga Takes 3-Issue Break
Series resumes on October 1
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The 40th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Kenjirō Hata's Fly Me to the Moon manga will enter a hiatus for the second time this year, resuming serialization in the 44th issue on October 1. The series returned from hiatus on June 25 after taking a hiatus on May 7. The comedy follows a boy named Nasa who meets a "generally cut...
The Emperor and I's mato Launches New Manga
Ittan Cafe ni Shimasenka? manga launches on September 28
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website announced on Monday that artist mato will launch a new manga titled Ittan Cafe ni Shimasenka? (Why Don't We Go to a Cafe for a While?) on September 28. The manga teases of a gentle and tasty cafe story. mato launched The Emperor and I (Emperor to Issho) manga on Shonen Jump+ in 2015. The manga ended in its four...
Nana to Kaoru's Ryuta Amazume Launches New Manga on September 11
Omae no Kao wo Tashikametai follows woman's sexual relationship with invisible man
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web website announced on Monday that Ryuta Amazume will launch a new manga titled Omae no Kao wo Tashikametai (I Want to See Your Expression) on September 11. The erotic comedy manga centers on Madoka Misumi, a woman who loves sex. She meets an invisible man named Tōru One, and gets excited with th...
Zoids, Patlabor Get Crossover Manga
Zoids x Patlabor -Code Name B.U.D.D.Y.- manga centers on Hunter Wolf arriving in Patlabor world
― Naoto Tsushima launched a manga crossover between the Zoids and Patlabor franchises titled Zoids x Patlabor -Code Name B.U.D.D.Y.- on IMAGICA Infos' Hero Comics website on Saturday. The manga centers on the Zoid Hunter Wolf, who is transported to the world of Patlabor and protects Tokyo alongside the new...
Sōsō Sakakibara, Yukiaki Kurando's 'Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka?' Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Series debuted in November 2018
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The October issue of Akita Publishing's Bessatsu Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Sōsō Sakakibara and Yukiaki Kurando's Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka? (Well, Should I Commit Murder In Your Stead?) manga will end in two chapters. The manga centers on Yūma Fujikura, a constantly bullied first year high school student. When a classmate named Ryō Amer...
'I'm Just a Villager, So What?' Writer Arata Shiraishi Launches New Manga
Shiraishi writes, Naka Nanatsu draws Kōjo Tensei ~Densetsu no Dai Madōshi (♂), Hime Kishi to Narite Densetsu no Reijō Kishi-dan wo Tsukuri Musō Suru~ manga
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service launched on Sunday a new manga titled Kōjo Tensei ~Densetsu no Dai Madōshi (♂), Hime Kishi to Narite Densetsu no Reijō Kishi-dan wo Tsukuri Musō Suru~ (Princess Reincarnation: The Legendary Great (Male) Magicia...
Tomodachi Game's Mikoto Yamaguchi, Dopeman's Yūhei Ogino Launch New Manga
Yamaguchi, Ogino launched Reincarnated Fighting Gamer manga on August 22
― Writer Mikoto Yamaguchi (Tomodachi Game) and artist Yūhei Ogino (Dopeman) launched a new manga titled Tensei Kaku Gamer Oji demo Kateru Isekai Kōryaku (Reincarnated Fighting Gamer) on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website on August 22. Yamaguchi is credited for the original story, and Ogino is drawing the manga. The story ce...
Land of the Lustrous Manga Wins Sense of Gender Award
Shunshō Utsugi's Kanshō Fantasmagorie short story collection wins special award
― The Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy, & Science Fiction awarded Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous manga the top prize in the Sense of Gender Awards on Sunday. The association also gave Shunshō Utsugi's Kanshō Fantasmagorie short story collection its special award. Similar to the Otherwise Award in the Unite...
Fūto Tantei Manga Goes on Hiatus, Returns This Fall With New Arc
Manga previously went on hiatus in February
― This year's 40th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday that the Fūto Tantei manga is going on hiatus, and will return with a new arc this fall. The manga previously went on hiatus in February and returned with a new arc in April. The series entered its "last stage" in January 2024, and the manga's 17th compiled volume...
Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue Manga Ends, Gets TV Anime
Hiro Kaburagi directs series at CUE
― This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. The same issue of Weekly Shonen Jump published the manga's final chapter on Monday. The manga's 11th volume will ship on September 4, the 12th volume on November 4, and the 13th volume on D...
Jujutsu Kaisen's Gege Akutami, Cipher Academy's Yuji Iwasaki Team Up for New Short-Term Manga
Manga launches on September 8 in Weekly Shonen Jump
― This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Jujutsu Kaisen manga creator Gege Akutami and Cipher Academy manga illustrator Yuji Iwasaki are launching a new short-term manga titled Mojuro (title romanization not confirmed) in the magazine's 41st issue, which ships on September 8. Akutami is in charge of ...
Manga Up! Global Adds Yang Can't Live Alone, Your Castle's Little Helper Manga
Yang Can't Live Alone launched in Japan on December 5, Your Castle's Little Helper in in July 2024
― Manga Up! Global added sooncha's Yang Can't Live Alone (Yang-senpai wa Hitori de Ikiteikenai) manga on Wednesday and Kazumi Kurihara's Your Castle's Little Helper (Anata no Oshiro no Kobito-san) manga on Sunday. Manga Up! describes Yang Can't Live Alone: Hardworking, diligent, and serious college stud...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 24-30
The Elusive Samurai, Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga anime; My Girlfriend is 8 Meters Tall, Futari Switch manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga BDPlease Aniplex of America US$149.98 August 26 City Hunter: Angel Dust BDCite Shout! Factory US$32.99 August 26 The Elusive Samurai BDAnimeNewsNetwork Aniplex of America US$144.98 Augu...
The New Prince of Tennis Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
Manga resumes on October 3
― The official X/Twitter account for Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine announced on Thursday that Takeshi Konomi's The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga is taking a 1-issue break, and it will not be in this year's October issue on September 4. The manga will resume in the magazine's November issue on October 3. Konomi plans to end the serialization of The New ...
Ultraman Manga Resumes in Spring 2026 With Final Arc
Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro Shimoguchi launched manga in 2011
― The 149th chapter of Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi's Ultraman manga announced on Friday that the manga will go on hiatus and resume in spring 2026 with the final arc. Viz Media publishes the manga in North America, and it describes the story: Decades ago, a being known as the Giant of Light joined Shin Hayata of the Scientific Spec...
Takashi Itsuki, Hisaya Shiraiwa's Ganglion Manga Gets TV Anime Debuting on October 3
Ayumu Watanabe directs anime starring Yōji Ueda, Fumihiko Tachiki, Tomokazu Sugita, more
― A website opened on Friday to announce that author Hisaya Shiraiwa and illustrator Takashi Itsuki's Ganglion manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut on October 3. The anime will air on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, AT-X, and BS Yoshimoto. The anime stars (character name romanizations are not confir...
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative Manga Ends
Manga approached "last battle" in July 2023
― This year's October issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine published the final chapter for Kōzō Ōmori's manga adaptation of the Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (Kidō Senshi Gundam NT) anime project on Tuesday. The manga approached its "last battle" in July 2023. Ōmori launched the manga in Gundam Ace in November 2018. Kadokawa published the manga's 15th com...
Koko wa Kazoku ga Kieru Machi Manga Moves to Grand Jump Magazine
Yūya Kanzaki's manga moves magazines on October 15
― This year's September issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump Mucha magazine announced on Wednesday that Yūya Kanzaki's Koko wa Kazoku ga Kieru Machi (This is a Town Where Families Disappear) manga will move from Grand Jump Mucha to Grand Jump, starting with the latter's 22nd issue on October 15. Kanzaki debuted the manga in Grand Jump Mucha on April 23. Sh...
Hypnosis Mic Writer Yūichirō Momose Launches New Datewars Franchise
Franchise centers on criminal girls fighting time-traveling terrorists using songs from 70s to 2000s
― Hypnosis Mic franchise writer Yūichirō Momose announced a new project titled Datewars on Thursday, with Hanaharu Naruko (Kamichu, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Kandagawa Jet Girls) as character designer, and Mino as music producer, video creator, and music commentator. The "timeless music IP pr...
Ryū Fujisaki's Legend of the Galactic Heroes Manga Approaches 'Final Battle'
Manga adaptation of Yoshiki Tanaka's epic sci-fi novel series launched in 2015
― The 33rd compiled book volume of Ryu Fujisaki's Legend of the Galactic Heroes manga revealed on August 19 that the manga is approaching its "final battle." Fujisaki (Hoshin Engi, Shiki, WaqWaq) launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump in October 2015. The manga transferred to Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine in F...
Nio Nakatani Launches Kimi wa Shūmatsu Manga on September 27
New manga by Bloom Into You creator
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Wednesday that Nio Nakatani's planned new manga is titled Kimi wa Shūmatsu (You are the End), and will launch in the magazine's next issue on September 27. The manga will have a color opening page, and will feature on the issue's front cover. Nakatani launched the God Bless the Mista...
Arata Yamaji's Hoshi-kui Koroshi Egnaro Manga Canceled
"Various circumstances" led Yamaji to only be able to work on the manga intermittently
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine announced on Wednesday that Arata Yamaji's Hoshi-kui Koroshi Egnaro (Egnaro the Killer of the Stareater) has been canceled due to "various circumstances" that have led Yamaji to only be able to work on the manga intermittently. The fantasy manga...
Hitoma Iruma's Hitozuma Kyōshi ga Oshiego no Joshi Kōsei ni Dohamari Suru Hanashi Yuri Novels Get Manga
Shion Kawakami launched manga on Wednesday
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G magazine published the first chapter of Shion Kawakami's manga adaptation of Hitoma Iruma's Hitozuma Kyōshi ga Oshiego no Joshi Kōsei ni Dohamari Suru Hanashi (A Story of a Married Teacher Becoming Obsessed With Her Female Student) novel series on Wednesday. The manga features on the issue's front cover (seen...
Shiori Amase's Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu. Manga Ends
Manga launched in 2016; inspired live-action series adaptation in 2021
― The September issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump Mucha magazine published the final chapter of Shiori Amase's Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu. (From now on we begin ethics) manga on Wednesday. Shueisha will publish the manga's 10th and final compiled book volume in November. The manga centers on ethics teacher Takayanagi, who uses the p...
Shinya Murata's Blattodea Manga Enters Final Stage
Shinya Murata, Tokisada Hayami launched manga in January 2020
― This year's September issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed last Friday that Shinya Murata and artist Tokisada Hayami's Blattodea manga is entering its "final stage." Murata and Hayami debuted the manga in Gangan Joker in January 2020. Square Enix published the manga's seventh compiled book volume in November 2024. The ma...
Kirin Motorcycle Manga Creator Shōhei Harumoto Dies
Harumoto was working on Crazy Blood Line Now manga
― This year's 18th issue of Shonengahosha's Young King magazine announced on Monday that manga creator Shōhei Harumoto died on July 27. Harumoto had been recovering from an illness. Young King will reveal future information regarding Harumoto's Crazy Blood Line Now (pictured right), a manga about a woman on a motorcycle, which the magazine is current...
Boku to Gyaru ga Fūfu ni Naru Made Manga Creator Shino Dies
Creator died in June
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine announced on Wednesday that manga creator Shino had died in June. The magazine serializes Shino's current Boku to Gyaru (Kimi) ga Fūfu ni Naru Made manga. The manga launched in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh in December 2022. Kadokawa published the manga's first compiled book volume in Aug...
Hiroshi Tanaka's Kippo Manga Ends With 30th Volume
Final volume ships in winter
― The 29th compiled book volume of Hiroshi Tanaka's Kippo manga series revealed on Monday that the 30th volume will be the final one and will ship in winter. Crunchyroll, which once released the manga in English, described the story:
An irreplaceable "spot..." and the greatest friends in the world! Just when it seems like peaceful everyday life will continue forever, disa...
Fuyumi Yajima Launches New Yakuza Gourmet Manga
Aniki! Meshi Desu yo launches on Thursday
― Fuyumi Yajima is launching a new "yakuza gourmet" manga titled Aniki! Meshi Desu yo (Big Bro! It's Mealtime) in this year's 39th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine on Thursday. The manga follows a leader of the Sadorigumi family of the yakuza Jōichirō Hashiya, who has lost his memory after being shot. His subordinate Kurume feeds him homemade meals to res...
Joker Game Creator's Novel Gets New Manga Adaptation
Unbreakable ~Yaburezaru Monotachi~ adaptation launches on August 26
― Joker Game creator Kōji Yanagi's novel Unbreakable ~Yaburezaru Monotachi~ (Unbreakable: The Undefeated) will get a manga adaptation by newcomer Tamaki Kaigane in this year's 18th issue of Akita Publishing's Young Champion magazine on August 26. The story of the novel is set during the Peace Preservation Law of 1925, which targets t...
Saint Seiya: Kaiō Saiki - Rerise of Poseidon Manga Ends With 4th Volume
Series launched in September 2022
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The third compiled book volume of Tsunaki Suda's Saint Seiya: Kaiō Saiki - Rerise of Poseidon manga spinoff of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya revealed on Wednesday that the series will end in the fourth volume. The manga's story begins when a new threat arises while Athena's warriors are busy fighting Hades. To combat the new threat, Poseidon, the emperor of the se...
i tell c's Kazusa Inaoka Launches New Manga
Ikenai Futari debuts September 20
― This year's 17th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine announced on Wednesday Kazusa Inaoka will launch a new series (pictured center in image below) tentatively titled Ikenai Futari (The No-Good Two of Us) in the 19th issue on September 20. ビッグコミックオリジナルにて、9月20日から「いけない二人」の連載が始まります。よろしくお願いします。 https://t.co/0w4V02ykWq— 稲岡和佐 (@kz_ina_) August 22, 2025 The ...
I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die Manga to End in September
Series launched in 2016; epilogue planned after final chapter in September
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Umi Shiina announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday the I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die (Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai) manga will end in the November issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine on September 25. The series will receive an epilogue after. Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga digitally in ...
Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow Manga Enters Final Arc in 11th Volume
11th volume of Hajime Inoryū, Shōta Itō's manga slated for release this winter
― The 10th compiled book volume of Hajime Inoryū and Shōta Itō's Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow (Furitsumore Kodokuna Shi yo) manga revealed on Friday that it will start its final arc in its 11th volume, which will ship this winter. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and will release the first volume in spring 202...
Aliens Area, Kyokuto Necromance's Fusai Naba Launches New Manga on September 5
Naba's new manga temporarily titled Tenpō Zankoku Monogatari
― This year's 17th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine revealed on August 20 that Fusai Naba will launch a new manga temporarily titled Tenpō Zankoku Monogatari (Cruel Tales from the Tenpō Era) in the magazine's next issue on September 5. Naba also posted an illustration along with the new manga's announcement: 09/05/2025 開始天保...
K Manga Adds Subaru and Subaru, Si Land Manga, 2 More Titles in English
Si Land debuted on August 25
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Sunday it has added Shuichi Shigeno's Subaru and Subaru and Ryo Sumiyoshi's Si Land manga to the service in English. The service also added Masaaki Nakayama's The Silent Forest and Shūzō Oshimi's ME AND BOB DYLAN (AND MY FATHER) one-shot manga. The one-shot titles are also available in the United States digital and print release o...
Azuki Releases Kodansha's Young Magazine U.S. Special Issue
Special issue magazine available on Azuki for free until December 31
― Digital manga publisher Azuki announced on Friday and again at Anime NYC on Sunday that it is releasing the special English issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine for free for all users until December 31. The digital edition will not be available after December 31 but it will be permanent if added to users' Azuki library. The s...
The Food Diary of Miss Maid Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026
Kana Ichinose stars as English maid Suzume Tachibana
― Happinet announced on Monday it will adapt Susumu Maeya's The Food Diary of Miss Maid manga into a television anime in 2026. The series stars Kana Ichinose as English-style maid Suzume Tachibana. Maeya drew an illustration to celebrate the anime adaptation. Ryousuke Senbo (Yo-kai Watch!, Scraggy and Mimikyu) is directing the series at EMT Squared...
Kodansha USA Announces Print Releases for Yuna Hirasawa's 'Luca, the Dragon Vet,' My Journey to Her Manga; BECK Omnibus
Kodansha USA to publish manga physically in print 2026
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Sunday that it has licensed Yuna Hirasawa's Luca, the Dragon Vet (Ryūi no Luca, also known as Lucíana, Dragon Veterinarian) manga, and it will release the series in print starting in fall 2026. The company also announced a print release for Hirasawa's My Journey to Her (Boku ga ...
Manga UP! Global Adds KasuRich, Im: Great Priest Imhotep Manga in English
Gojiai's KasuRich launched on December 7
― Manga Up! Global added Gojiai's KasuRich manga on Sunday and Makoto Morishita's Im: Great Priest Imhotep manga on Monday. Gojiai launched the KasuRich manga on Square Enix's Gangan pixiv website on December 7. Manga Up! describes its story: University student Mikado Kasuga lives for his favorite streamer, Zurich (real name: Rihito Nakahara). Convinced he's t...
Hitting Rewind with You Manga Ends in September
Series launched in October 2023
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The October issue of Kodansha's Dessert magazine revealed on Friday Hanamaru Kira's Hitting Rewind With You manga will end in the next issue on September 24. Kodansha USA has licensed the series in English and describes the story: Wakaba Kayano is a 20-year-old college student who was too busy studying in high school to experience the quintessential personal milesto...
J-Novel Club Adds 9 Light Novel, 4 Manga Titles
The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World light novel and manga, Looks like a Job for a Maid! novels, more licensed
― J-Novel Club announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed nine new light novel titles and four new manga titles. The new light novel titles include: Title: Finding My Way to (You) in This MMO World (Game no Sekai ni Tensei Shita Ore wa ○○ ni Naru Made)
Au...
Kuma Licenses Nemui Asada's Takatora and the Omegas Manga
Asada debuted omegaverse BL manga in December 2022
― The KUMA boys' love (BL) publisher announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed Nemui Asada's Takatora and the Omegas (Takatora-kun to Omega-tachi, also known as Takatora in the Omegas) manga. Asada debuted the manga in Printemps Publishing's Canna magazine in December 2022. The manga's second compiled book volume shippe...
Yen Press Licenses Bad Girl, Frieren: Prelude, Lycoris Recoil: Recovery Days, More Titles
7 novels, 5 manga titles licensed for March 2026 release
― Yen Press announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed 12 new titles, including seven novels and five manga titles. All the titles will release in March 2026. Title: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ~Prelude~ (Shōsetsu Sōsō no Frieren ~Zensō~) novel
Creator: Mei Hachimoku (story), Tsukasa Abe (art)
Summary: After the ...
Dark Horse Licenses John Tarachine's Credits Roll Into the Sea Manga (Updated)
Award-winning manga about 65-year-old amateur filmmaker launched in October 2020
― Dark Horse Comics announced during its Anime NYC panel on Saturday that it has licensed John Tarachine's Credits Roll Into The Sea (Umi ga Hashiru Endroll) manga. Update: Dark Horse announced the series will debut in English with the first volume on March 3, 2026. Jocelyne Allen is translating the manga. The manga cent...
Seven Seas Licenses Girl Meets Rock!, Dungeon Elf, History of the Kingdom of the Orcsen, 8 More Titles
A Prince of a Friend, The Dangers in My Heart light novel, The Delinquent and the Transfer Student, more licensed
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses during its Anime NYC panel on Friday: Title: Dungeon Elf: What's a Dungeon without Treasure Chests? (Dungeon Elf: Dungeon ni Takarabako ga Aru no wa Atarimae desu ka) manga
Creator(s): River Slan
Release Date: April 2026
Summary: Ever wondered...
Mangamo Licenses My Gyaru Wife's Secrets, 12cm Promise with a Cool Girl, Damedol and the Only Fan in the World, 2 More Manga
Also: I'm That Monster Girl You Once Helped Out, I Offer My Manliness To You
― Mangamo announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday that it will release the following titles in English: My Gyaru Wife's Secrets (Gal Yome no Himitsu, pictured right) by KUDOO
12cm Promise with a Cool Girl (Kakkoii Onnanoko to 12-centi no Yakusoku) by Ziki Masaya
I'm That Monster Girl You Once Helped Out: A Middle-...
Sai Asai's Anata o Korosu Tabi BL Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Masanari Wada, Hiroto Takahashi star in series premiering on September 26
― Fuji Tv revealed on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Sai Asai's Anata o Korosu Tabi (A Journey to Kill You) boys' love manga that will premiere on its Fuji TV on Demand (FOD) streaming service on September 26. Fuji TV unveiled a trailer for the series that also previews the series' theme song "Ts...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 17-23
No Longer Allowed in Another World, Queen's Blade Rebellion anime; A Man Who Defies the World of BL, Sacrifice of My Manly Soul manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 19 No Longer Allowed in Another World Season 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 19 No Longer Allowed in Another World...
Machiko Kyō Launches New Series
Rusuban Neko Kinako debuts on August 28
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This year's 38th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that Machiko Kyō will launch a new series Rusuban Neko Kinako (House-Sitting Cat Kinako) in the Morning Two online magazine on August 28. The series follows a little girl who is left behind after an earthquake and a nuclear power plant accident with her cat. The two wait at home for ...
Holmes of Kyoto Manga Ends
Akizuki launched manga adaptation of novels in October 2017
― Futabasha's Web Action manga website published the final epilogue chapter of Ichiha Akizuki's manga adaptation of Mai Mochizuki and Siz Yamauchi's Holmes of Kyoto (Kyōto Teramachi Sanjō no Holmes) novel series on Tuesday. The "light, antique mystery" series revolves around a "spiteful," handsome Kyoto boy and a high school girl. The story ...
Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat Manga
1st English volume slated for June 2, 2026
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced on Thursday that it has licensed Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat manga. The company will release the first volume in English on June 2, 2026, and it plans to release four volumes per year. Urasawa (Pluto, 20th Century Boys) launched the manga in Kodansha's Morning magazine in October 2008. Urasawa dre...
GlobalComix Platform Adds Kodansha Manga in English Including Special Issue of Young Magazine
500 volumes of Kodansha's library available now; additional 5,500 volumes will be added next week
― Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Thursday it has added more than 500 volumes of manga from Kodansha's library in English, available worldwide via à la carte purchase. The manga added includes: Attack on Titan
A Silent Voice
Blue Lock
Chihayafuru
Ghost in the Shell, Gho...
Call of the Night -Paradise Arc- Short Manga Ends (Updated)
Manga launched on July 2
― The X/Twitter account of the editor for Kotoyama's Yofukashi no Uta -Rakuen-hen- (Call of the Night -Paradise Arc-) short manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga will end in next week's 39th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday on August 27. The magazine's official website confirms the announcement. Update: Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine will publish Ko...
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