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Square Enix Manga & Books Announces New Releases for November, December
Always a Catch!, Dragon and Chameleon manga to release in November, My Happy Marriage Art Book to release in December
― Square Enix Manga & Books announced at the ComicsPRO event on Saturday three new releases slated for November and December. Title: Always a Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken)
Story: Mayo Momoyo
Art:...
Takako Shimura, Michi Ichiho Launch New Manga
Series debuts on April 25
― The 69th issue of Shodensha's OnBLUE boys-love magazine revealed on Saturday Takako Shimura and Michi Ichiho will be launching a new series together in the 70th issue of the magazine on April 25. Ichiho launched the Yes, No, or Maybe? (Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka) boys-love light novel series with illustrations by Lala Takemiya in November 2014, and Shinshokan published the nov...
Afternoon Magazine Editors, Skip and Loafer Creator Donate 10 Million Yen After January 1 Quake
The author of Skip and Loafer, Misaki Takamatsu, with the Afternoon editorial team and the Skip and Loafer anime team send their support to the relief efforts of the New Year's quake in their own unique ways.
― On New Year's Day the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture was devastated by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake. While it's been nearly two months since the quake, people all over Japan are still se...
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles Manga Ends Publication With Takeshobo, Will Continue
Author will reveal details about where, when manga will resume early next month
― Manga creator Naru Narumi announced on Twitter on Friday that her Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles (Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san) manga has ended publication with publisher Takeshobo as of the 83rd chapter that released on Friday on Takeshobo's Storia Dash website. The author stated she plans to resume the manga with a new ...
Manga Up! Global Adds My Return to the Imperial Harem: The Tale of Snow White Sow, Gugure! Kokkuri-san Manga
Service also adds Aizawa-san Multiplies manga
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added Satsuki Nakamura, DOJA, Deshika Ichise, and Teruko Arai's My Return to the Imperial Harem: The Tale of Snow White Sow (Kōkyū mo Nidomenara: Shirobuta-hi Sairaiden) manga in English on Wednesday. It added Midori Endō's Gugure! Kokkuri-san manga in English on Friday. Additionally, Manga UP! Global added Seiichi Shiki's...
Monthly Action's Final Issue Reveals Fates of Remaining Manga
Most manga move to Web Action, some headliners move to Manga Action sister magazine
― The final issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine revealed the fates of the manga currently serializing in the magazine on Saturday. Coolkyoushinja's Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Yoshikazu Hamada's Tsugumomo, Yu Satomi's Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho, emu.'s Wazato Miseteru? Kamoi-san., and Kiyomas...
Kenji Saito, Hiro Hata's Misumi-san wa Misukasenai Manga Ends
Supernatural romance series launched in April 2021
― The April issue of Akita Publishing's Monthly Champion Red magazine published the final chapter of Kenji Saito and Hiro Hata's Misumi-san wa Misukasenai (Misumi's Missed Insight) manga on Monday. The magazine also announced the fourth and final volume will ship on April 18. The series follows a high school student with psychic abilities and the be...
From the Red Fog Manga's Mosae Nohara Launches New Manga
Nohara's Abel to Makai no Ō fantasy-adventure manga to launch on March 18
― The March issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed on Saturday that Mosae Nohara will launch a new manga titled Abel to Makai no Ō (Abel and the Demon World King) in the magazine's next issue on March 18. Nohara also announced the new manga on their Twitter account. 😈お知らせ😈本日発売のGファンタジー3月号にて、新作の告知を掲載させてもらっています...
BookWalker Global to Release 'To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You' Manga in English
Iroto Tsumugi, Kori Hisakawa's manga launches on BookWalker for 3-month exclusivity period
― Bookwalker Global announced on Friday that it is releasing artist Iroto Tsumugi and original creator Kori Hisakawa's To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You (Haikei Mishiranu Danna-sama, Rikonshite Itadakimasu) manga digitally in English for a three-month exclusivity period before it launches on other platfor...
Kodansha to Publish 1st Official English Release of Ashita no Joe Manga
Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow to get 8 oversized hardcover volumes, starting in December
― Media news website ICv2 reported on Thursday that Kodansha will publish Ikki Kajiwara (pen name Asao Takamori) and Tetsuya Chiba's Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow's Joe) boxing manga in English with the name Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow. The company will release the manga physically in eight oversized ha...
All You Want, Whenever You Want Manga Review
If you want your BL to be equal parts graphic raunchiness and sweet romance, All You Want, Whenever You Want is the perfect recipe.
― If there's one thing I very much appreciate about Tokyopop's current incarnation (apart from the fact that they've been doing quite well with their BL licensing choices), it's how they list content warnings on their product pages. Rather than simply noting that a book ...
RuriDragon Manga Confirms Short Print Return Before Going Semi-Monthly Digitally
Weekly Shonen Jump start 5 chapters on March 4 before digital move on April 22
― The official Twitter account of Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon manga announced on Wednesday the changes in the manga's serialization with its upcoming return. Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will publish five chapters of the manga from this year's 14th issue on March 4 until the 18th issue on April 1. The manga will ...
Whoever Steals This Book Volume 1 Manga Review
A manga about fiction coming to life, Whoever Steals This Book's art for each new fictional world is distinct and captivating.
― Fiction about fiction is a weird, woolly, postmodern fantasy genre I tend to enjoy. The best examples from the Western comic oeuvre I can think of would either be Neil Gaiman's The Sandman or Mike Carey's The Unwritten. Both play with the structures and tropes of fantasy st...
Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture Duo Launch New Manga Adaptation
Akogare no Sakka wa Ningen ja Arimasen Deshita manga launches on March 15
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Comic Gene magazine revealed on February 15 the creative duo behind the Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture manga will launch a manga adaptation of the Akogare no Sakka wa Ningen ja Arimasen Deshita (The Author I Admired was not Human) light novel series (novel pictured at right) in...
Voice Actor Nobuhiko Okamoto Drafts 'Boku no Kamikakushi' Death-Game BL 1-Shot Manga
Takuya Eguchi, Kazuki Ura brought Okamoto's manga characters to life at a reading event on February 10
― Nobuhiko Okamoto: a talented Japanese voice actor, 3rd Class in Shogi Certification, and now, a BL manga creator! On February 10, Okamoto's "Boku no Kamikakushi" (My Spirited Away) one-shot death game BL manga launched on Hakusensha's Manga Park website and app. Mai Tomai drew the manga and Produc...
Touken Ranbu Warriors Game Gets Manga Adaptation
Series launches on March 15
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Comic Gene magazine revealed on February 15 that the Touken Ranbu Musou (Touken Ranbu Warriors) game will be getting a manga adaptation in the April issue of the magazine on March 15. Nashinoki will draw the manga and DMM Games/Nitro Plus are credited with the original story. The artist shared a celebratory image on Twitter. The author also ...
Rui Takatō's Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight! Manga Resumes Serialization on March 15
Manga went on hiatus after Takatō announced retirement from drawing manga in 2022
― The 43rd issue of Nihonbungeisha's Manga Goraku Special digital magazine announced on Thursday that manga creator Rui Takatō's Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight! (Hagure Idol Jigokuhen) manga will resume serialization in the magazine's next issue on March 15. Takatō also announced the manga's return on his T...
EXCLUSIVE: Titan Manga to Release Ameko Kaeruda, Yorifuji's The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch Manga in November
Manga launches digitally, in bookstores, comic shops on November 19; available now for pre-order
― Titan Manga announced on Thursday that it will release the first compiled book volume of Ameko Kaeruda and Yorifuji's The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch (Kōcha no Majo no Yūganaru Kyūtei Seikatsu) manga digitally, and at bookstores and comic shops on November 19. The manga is available now for pr...
Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan January List
16 manga including Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Berserk, My Hero Academia, One-Punch Man, Komi Can't Communicate, One Piece, Dandadan make list
― Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for January. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 13
#3 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen ...
Chainsaw Man, Kaiju No. 8, More Manga Rank on NYT February Bestseller List
― Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man, Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8, Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early February. Chainsaw Man volume 13 ranked at #9, Kaiju No. 8 volume 9 at #12, Jujutsu Kaisen volume 21 at #13, and Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #14. The eighth volume of C...
Boruto's Ukyō Kodachi Launches Chinese Cooking Manga on March 19
Manga's story begins with fateful encounter between Chinese cuisine chef, celebrity food consultant
― The April issue of Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine revealed on Monday that Ukyō Kodachi will launch a new manga titled Ato 365 Hi no Dinner (Dinner for the Next 365 Days) in the magazine's next issue on March 19. Kodachi is credited with the original work, while Tsunaki Suda is credited for stor...
Oshi no Ko, Ikoku Nikki Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes
Blood on the Tracks, Tokyo These Days, PLINIVS, more also nominated
― The Asahi Shimbun paper announced the nine nominees for the 28th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize on Monday. The awards commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that best follow his tradition. Ikoku Nik...
Fūto Tantei Manga Takes Break Before New Arc Starts in April
Sequel project manga for Kamen Rider W launched in 2017
― This year's 12th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that the Fūto Tantei manga will enter a short break before beginning the next arc in April. The magazine published the final chapter of the "Quest" arc in the same issue. The series recently entered its "last stage" on January 15. The manga is a sequel...
Digimon Dreamers Manga Ends on March 4
Volume 2 ships in spring 2024
― The Digimon Partners YouTube channel revealed in the description of the "Digimon Manga-kai DP Fan Meeting" video on Friday that Tenya Yabuno's Digimon Dreamers manga will end on March 4. Bandai publishes the comic in English and describes the story: One day, Ritsu Kodo, a young gamer, is suddenly whisked away into the digital world of the game he plays! There he meets...
Gazing at the Star Next Door Volume 1 Manga Review
Gazing at the Star Next Door takes on a coziness and warmth that many other series lack. If you like sweet shoujo goodness, this is a series to pick up.
― With this second series released in English, Ammitsu has officially become one of my favorite creators. In Gazing at the Star Next Door, she takes the childhood friend trope, combines it with the celebrity romance, and somehow manages to come out w...
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Manga Gets TV Anime
Romantic comedy centers on girl reincarnated into story she wrote in middle school
― Hakusensha announced on Saturday that Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Tōka thanked readers and fans and expressed her gratitude to the anime staff in the above comment, adding they are looking forward to the ...
SuBLime Reveals 5 New Boys-Love Licenses
Imprint also reveals 2024 release calendar, April 2025 release for final volume of Crimson Spell
― Viz Media's SuBLime boys-love imprint announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the following manga: Title: Takara's Treasure (Takara no Vidro)
Author(s): Minta Suzumaru
Release Date: September 2024 (print and digital, one volume)
Summary: A wholesome college-aged romance between the star of the campu...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Taro Kanafuro's Suburban Hell Manga; Stephan Lapin, Naoto Tsushima's "Handyman Quincy" 1-Shot
Taro Kanafuro's Suburban Hell gory horror manga will release this summer
― North American publisher Star Fruit Books announced on Friday that it has acquired the worldwide English rights to Taro Kanafuro's Suburban Hell manga. The company will release the one-volume manga this summer. The manga is a collection of seven short stories "focused on human decay and corruption in everyday suburban settings...
Last Gasp Licenses Keiichi Koike's Ultra Heaven Manga Collection
Company to publish sci-fi manga in 3 volumes
― ICv2 reported on Monday that Last Gasp Publishing has licensed Keiichi Koike's Ultra Heaven manga. The company will publish the manga in three volumes. It is currently translating the manga but has not yet announced its final format, pricing, or release date. According to ICv2 Ultra Heaven is a "science fiction saga," and "is strongly influenced by Koike...
Trillion Game Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2025
Cast, staff return from live-action series last year
― The official Instagram account for the live-action series of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga announced on Saturday that the manga will get a live-action film that will open in 2025. The film will feature a returning cast, including Ren Meguro from idol group Snow Man as protagonist Haru Tennōji, and Hayato Sano as Mana...
Ema Toyama's Yōgisha A no Hanayome Manga Ends on February 28
Toyama launched manga in 2021
― This year's second issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi Flower digital magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ema Toyama's Yōgisha A no Hanayome (The Bride of Suspect A) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on February 28. The "erotic love suspense" manga centers on Hana, who returns to her family after her husband dies. She lives every day in an oppressive atmosphere, ...
Shintarō Mugiwara's Tsuri Spirits Manga Ends
Manga based on Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits game launched in 2022
― The March issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine published the final chapter of Shintarō Mugiwara's Tsuri Spirits (Fishing Spirits), the manga adaptation of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits game, on Thursday. Mugiwara published a special two-part manga for the game in the magazine in October an...
Shonen Jump+ Launches New Manga Award
New award will judge submitted works purely on their strong points
― The editorial staff of Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website announced on Thursday that it is launching a new manga award named "Kimi no Tsuyomi dake Shinsa! Itten Hyōka Mangashō" (Judging You Purely on Your Strength! A Manga Award Evaluating Just One Thing). The award claims that judges will evaluate manga only on their strong poin...
Kagaku Manga Survival Study Manga Series Gets TV Anime
Study book series previously inspired 2 anime films
― Asahi Shimbun revealed on Friday that the Kagaku Manga Survival (Science Manga Survival) study manga series is getting a television anime adaptation. The all-color manga and study book series launched in 2008. Asahi Shimbun has published 85 volumes for the series as of January 19. The series originated in South Korea by Gomdori Co. and illustrator...
Seven Seas Licenses Handsome Girl and Sheltered Girl, Otonari Complex Manga, Too Many Losing Heroines! Manga/Light Novels
Also: After School Etude, Loved by Two Fiancés manga
― Seven Seas announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the following titles: Title: Too Many Losing Heroines! manga and light novels
Creators: Takibi Amamori, Imigimuru, Itachi
Release: August
Summary: Plain, boring, and friendless Nukumizu Kazuhiko has witnessed something completely baffling: popular girl Yanami Anna was friend-zoned by her chil...
In the Name of the Mermaid Princess Volume 1 Manga Review
Yoshino Fumikawa and Miya Tashiro's manga tackles ableism and racism via a fantasy lens.
― In the kingdom of Blognig, it doesn't do to be anything but human. People born with animal features are not tolerated, even though they're a perfectly natural occurrence. Even if neither parent has them, and according to both law and custom, such "unhumans" are transported to other, more tolerant countries. Pos...
Fe's Love of Kill Epilogue Spinoff Manga Ends
Epilogue spinoff launched in May 2023
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine revealed on Thursday that the magazine's March issue published the final chapter of the epilogue side story of Fe's Love of Kill (Koroshi Ai) manga on Thursday. The manga's 14th and final compiled book volume will contain the side story chapters, and will ship on February 27. The spinoff ma...
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? Volumes 1-3 Manhwa Review
A kidnapping incident, a possible romantic triangle, and family business politics make What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? a page-turner.
― Although there are plenty of differences between manga and manhwa, a modern trend seems true for both: originating as a novel. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? began its life that way in 2013. GyeongYun Jeong's book has been adapted into a live-action television ser...
Kimi ni Todoke's Karuho Shiina Launches 1st New Manga in 18 Years
Toppū to Beat manga centers on mysterious Hokkaido girl on journey to find herself
― Shueisha announced on Tuesday that manga creator Karuho Shiina will launch a brand-new manga titled Toppū to Beat (Blast of Wind and Beat) in the April issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine on March 13. The manga will be Shiina's first new series in 18 years since she launched her Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to...
Maki Enjōji Launches New Manga on March 8
Zenbu Hatsukoi no Sei da manga centers on 30-something woman in relationship with college student
― The March issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine revealed last Thursday that Maki Enjōji will launch a new manga titled Zenbu Hatsukoi no Sei da (It's All Because of My First Love) in the magazine's next issue on March 8. The manga will have a color opening page and will feature on the issue's cove...
Shigekatsu Ihara Launches New Duel Masters Manga on February 28
Ihara to launch Story of Duel Masters Code Bestie worldview manga
― Manga author Shigekatsu Ihara revealed on their X/Twitter account that they will launch a new manga titled Story of Duel Masters Code Bestie — a worldview manga of Shigenobu Matsumoto's Duel Masters manga — on Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic website on February 28. つー訳で今月末から週刊コロコロでストーリー オブ デュエルマスターズ コード・ベスティ始まるよ！よろしくね～！ pic.twitte...
Junji Ito's Tomie Gets New One-Shot Manga
Tomie: Control launches in Nemuki+ on April 12
― This year's March issue of Asahi Shimbun's Nemuki+ magazine announced on Tuesday that it will publish a new one-shot from Junji Ito's Tomie manga series titled "Tomie: Control" in the magazine's next issue on April 12. Viz Media publishes the manga in North America, and it describes the manga's story: Tomie the complete classic horror series is now a...
Kawada's Martial Master Asumi Manga Ends
Manga's final volume to contain extra content
― This year's 11th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter on Tuesday of Kawada's Martial Master Asumi (Asumi Kakeru) manga. The manga's third volume will ship on March 4, and the fourth and final volume with extra content will ship on May 2. Kawada launched the manga in June 2023. Viz Media is publishing the manga digi...
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess Author Piero Karasu Launches New Light Novel
Seijо̄-sensei no Mahо̄ wa Sunderu! listed for February 20 release
― Fantasia Bunko's website is listing the first volume of a new light novel by The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess author Piero Karasu titled Seijо̄-sensei no Mahо̄ wa Sunderu! (The Saint Teacher's Witchcraft is Progressive!) for release on February 20. The novel follows a powerful saint Tia as she becomes a teacher to ...
Viz Media, Manga Plus Launch Super Psychic Policeman Chojo Manga in English
Supernatural series' simulreleases started on Sunday
― Viz Media and Shueisha's Manga Plus are publishing Shun Numa's Super Psychic Policeman Chojo manga in English, with simultaneous releases as the Japanese chapters. Both companies released the first chapter with the same translation on Sunday. The next chapter will be published on February 18. Manga Plus describes the series: The creator of Samon ...
Momoko Kōda's My Special One Manga Resumes in Summer
Manga went on hiatus in October 2022 due to author's poor health
― The March issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine revealed on Tuesday that Momoko Kōda's My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu) manga will resume serialization this summer. The manga went on hiatus in October 2022 due to Kōda's poor health. Viz Media published the manga's fifth volume in English on February 6, and will release the ...
Manga Author Kia Asamiya to Undergo Surgery After Eye Cataract Diagnosis
Asamiya's new manga Captain Symphonica delayed from January
― Manga author Kia Asamiya announced on his Twitter account on Friday that he will undergo surgery after he was diagnosed with eye cataract. According to Asamiya, he has been seeing double images, which slightly affected his work speed. This week is his first appointment at the hospital where he will have his surgery. Asamiya apologized to h...
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World Manga Ends
Manga launched in June 2020, final volume shipped last Thursday
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga app published the 132nd and final chapter of Norihito Sasaki's manga adaptation of Nana Mikoshiba's The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (Hyо̄ken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu - Sekai Saikyо̄ no Majutsushi de Aru Shо̄nen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ni Nyūgaku Suru) light novel series on January 31. The ...
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Story Gets Spinoff Manga Set in Modern Japan
Keiri Amamiya launches Gendai Teni no Daini Ōji manga on February 17
― The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga app announced last Friday that Keiri Amamiya will launch a spinoff manga of Kenkyo na Circle's I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (Tensei Shitara Dainana Ōji Datta no de, Kimamani Majutsu o Kiwamemasu) light nove...
Manga Up! Global Releases 'The Newbie Princess Doesn't Want a Game Over! Survive Through the Power of Simping' Manga in English
Author Shūmai Kogeta, artist Omiomi's manga launched in January 2023
― Square Enix's Manga Up Global released author Shūmai Kogeta and artist Omiomi's The Newbie Princess Doesn't Want a Game Over! Survive Through the Power of Simping (Zako Hime-sama wa Ikinobitai! Shokei no Kiki wa, Hime Play de Norikirimasu) manga on Tuesday. Kogeta and Omiomi launched the the manga in Square Enix's Gangan Online we...
Blue Spring Ride Creator Io Sakisaka Launches New Series
New series debuts in Bessatsu Margaret in summer
― The March issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine revealed on Tuesday that Blue Spring RIde creator Io Sakisaka will launch a new series in the magazine in summer. Sakisaka's 13-volume Blue Spring Ride manga (pictured right) inspired a television anime series, an original anime DVD, and a live-action film in 2014. Crunchyroll streamed the tele...
NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita Manga Gets TV Anime
Hinaki Yano, Shōya Ishige star in romantic comedy series
― Anime studio Quad announced on Saturday that storyboarder Yakitomato and artist Kotatsu's NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita (For Some Reason I Started Living with a NEET Kunoichi) manga is getting a television anime. Hisashi Saito (Bamboo Blade, Haganai, Heaven's Lost Property) is directing the anime at Quad. Takashi Aoshima (Uzaki-...
Trigun Manga's Deluxe Hardcover Edition Delayed to Fall 2024
Trigun Deluxe Edition was previously slated for last December
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Friday that it is delaying the release of its hardcover Deluxe Edition of Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun manga, as well as its hardcover Deluxe Edition of the followup Trigun Maximum manga, to fall 2024. Both volumes are available for pre-order. Trigun Deluxe Edition was previously slated for launch in bookstore...
My Hero Academia Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author's Health
― The official Twitter account for Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga revealed on Saturday that the manga will not have a new chapter in this year's 11th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine as originally planned on Tuesday due to the author's "sudden illness." The manga is planned to return in the 12th issue of the manga on February 19. Horikoshi launched the manga series in Weekly...
Gachiakuta Manga Volume 1 Review
Gachiakuta looks like a promising entry to satisfy readers with Mad Max-esque itch.
― From the outset, Gachiakuta's heavily graffiti-inspired art is striking – with deceptively simple and immediately cool-looking character designs depicted with clean, thick line-work contrasting with a grimy, lived-in world. The opening chapter, in particular, plays with perspective and warped proportions to instantl...
Takashi Sano's Kimi ga Kemono ni Naru Mae ni Manga Gets Live-Action Series in April
Hiromitsu Katayama stars in show
― TV Tokyo announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Takashi Sano's Kimi ga Kemono ni Naru Mae ni (Before You Turn Into a Beast) manga that will premiere on April 5. Hiromitsu Kitayama (seen below) plays protagonist Hajime Kanzaki. The manga's story centers on Hajime Kanzaki, a 31-year-old proprietor of a funeral parlor. One night, he...
Seven Seas Licenses Witch and Mercenary Light Novel, Hatsune Miku: Cantarella Manga
Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga also licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Witch and Mercenary light novel, Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga, and Hatsune Miku: Cantarella ~Poison of Blue~ manga. Seven Seas will release the first volume of Chohokiteki Kaeru and Kanase Benchi's Witch and Mercenary (Majo to Yōhei) light novels in pri...
All About My Two Dads Manga Review
Together, the two men struggle with the highs and lows of raising a child in a story that, despite its title, is much more about being human than anything else.
― Ask any parent, and they'll tell you – raising a child isn't easy. It doesn't matter what your gender or sexual orientation is or if it's your first or fifth baby; every child is their own person. Roji's All About My Two Dads takes this tru...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 4-10
Handyman Saitou in Another World, Revenger anime; The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Gazing at the Star Next Door manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Handyman Saitou in Another World BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 February 6 Revenger BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 February 6 Tears to Tiara BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 February 6 Print Manga Releases ...
Sukeban Deka Pretend Manga Ends on March 6
Spinoff manga of Shinji Wada's Sukeban Deka launched in 2021
― The March issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine announced on Tuesday that Shingi Hosokawa and Sai Ihara's Sukeban Deka Pretend manga will end in the magazine's next issue on March 6. The manga spinoff of Shinji Wada's Sukeban Deka manga launched in Monthly Princess in August 2021. Wada is credited for the original work, Ihara ...
Manga UP! Global Adds Yuusuke Kozaki's Donyatsu Manga
Manga launched in December 2011, inspired anime adaptation of 12 short episodes in 2013
― Square Enix's Manga Up Global added Yuusuke Kozaki's Donyatsu manga on Thursday. Kozaki launched the manga in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine in December 2011. Manga Up describes its story:
Summer, 20XX. A chocolate doughnut-shaped creature that resembles a cat, Donyatsu, walks amongst the rubble of a fallen...
Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange Manga's 1st Part Ends; Goes on Hiatus Before 2nd Part
Masahito Soda, Kuro Tomiyama launched manga in October 2020
― The March issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine published the final chapter of the first part of Masahito Soda and Kuro Tomiyama's Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange (Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange) manga on Tuesday. The magazine also announced that the manga will go on hiatus before the start of the second part, but did not an...
Mohiro Kitoh Draws Final Chapter of no-boulder Manga (Updated)
Bouldering manga launched in 2021
― Manga artist Mohiro Kitoh (Bokurano) revealed that he has started drawing the final episode of his no-boulder manga, and teased a photo of his drawing on Sunday. Kitoh did not reveal details of when the manga's final chapter will be published. 「のボルダ」最終話の作画開始。病気をしてなければこの作品を描いてなかっただろうなと思うとなかなかに感慨深いですね。おセンチになる程ではありませんが。楽しんで描きましょう。#のボルダ pic.twitter.com/SOYOLQIQMm— 鬼頭莫宏...
Re:Zero's 5th Arc Manga Adaptation Starts in February
"Stars that Engrave History" arc begins February 19
― The official Twitter account for Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine announced on Tuesday that the manga adaptation of the fifth arc "Stars that Engrave History" from Tappei Nagatsuki's original Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- light novels will begin under the Comic Alive+ label of the ComicWalker website on February 19. To celeb...
Dr. Stone Manga Gets 27th Volume on April 4
Manga's Boichi, Riichirou Inagaki published Dr. Stone: 4D Science 3-chapter spinoff manga from November to December
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump website is listing a 27th volume for Boichi and Riichirou Inagaki's Dr. Stone manga, which will release on April 4. The listing did not detail the contents of the 27th volume. Boiichi and Inagaki recently published a special three-chapter spinoff manga titled Dr...
Makoto Ojiro Launches New 'Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte!' Manga
Romantic comedy debuted on Monday
― Makoto Ojiro (Insomniacs After School) debuted a new manga titled Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte! (Hoshino-kun, Please Follow My Lead!) in this year's 10th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine on Monday. The manga is based on an original concept by Hoshino Disco of comedy duo Parpar. The romantic comedy about "complete submission" follows Hoshino, a boy...
Popuri Yoshikita's The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist Manga Adaptation to End in 5th Volume
Manga's final volume ships on March 26
― Kadokawa is listing the fifth volume of Popuri Yoshikita's Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha (The Dreaming Man is a Realist) manga, the adaptation of Okemaru's original light novel series, as the final volume, and it will ship on March 26. Yoshikita launched the manga adaptation on Kadokawa's Shonen Ace Plus manga website in March 2021. Kadokawa published th...
Engage Kiss Manga Starts Final Chapter
Series launched in July 2022 as part of Project Engage
― The Twitter account for Square Enix's Manga UP! platform published the first part of the final chapter of Itachi and Bayron City Express' manga adaptation of the Engage Kiss anime on Sunday. The anime is set in Baylong City, an artificial island city established outside of any country's jurisdiction in the Pacific Ocean to exploit local natura...
Robina's Fate/Extra CCC Manga to End in 8th Volume on March 8
Manga adaptation of Fate/Extra CCC spinoff game launched in 2015
― Kadokawa is listing the eighth compiled book volume of Robina's Fate/Extra CCC manga as the final volume, which will ship together with the seventh volume, on March 8. The manga launched in Kadokawa's Comptiq magazine in June 2015. Kadokawa published the manga's sixth volume in February 2021. The manga adapts Type-Moon's Fate/Extra CC...
Cypher Academy Manga Ends
Codebreaking series launched in November 2022
― This year's 10th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump published the final chapter of author NisiOisin and artist Yuji Iwasaki's Cipher Academy (Angō Gakuen no Iroha) manga on Monday. Shueisha will publish the sixth volume in March, and the seventh and final volume in May. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:
Iroha is an...
Usamaru Furuya Launches New Manga Mini-Series on February 20
Usamaru to launch Oshi ga Shinda Asa manga in Big Comic Original magazine
― This year's fourth issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine announced on Monday that Usamaru Furuya will launch a new manga mini-series titled Oshi ga Shinda Asa (The Morning my Favorite Died) in the magazine's next issue on February 20. The mini-series centers on a woman, who, at the age of 23, promised to support h...
2 Foreigners Arrested in Japan for Posting Shonen Jump Manga Online Before Publication
Suspects also accused of photographing magazines in Tokyo
― Japanese police arrested two foreign nationals for allegedly posting images of manga from Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine online before their scheduled publication. The two suspects, one of whom is a 36-year-old who gave his name as Samir Musa, reportedly run the limited liability company Japan Deal World in Tokyo's Kita Ward. Accordi...
Ennead Manhwa Volume 1 Review
Ennead is undoubtedly a must-read if you're interested in Ancient Egypt and its mythology, but it's also just an interesting story in its own right.
― Although it isn't fair to say that Egyptian mythology gets no exposure in pop culture, it certainly doesn't have the same recognizability as Greco-Roman or Norse mythologies regarding ancient cultures. Authors like Pauline Gedge and Danielle S. LeBlanc...
Yui Kuroe Announces New Manga Project with Rei Rairaku
Creative duo previously collaborated on various K manga series
― The Twitter account for Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service announced on Saturday that the K manga duo Yui Kuroe and Rei Rairaku will launch a new series titled Shinde Hanami ga Sakihokoru (And the Fruits of Your Death Will Rise Again.) in the magazine on February 11. Kuroe ended the Project Scard: Kemono-tachi no Seigi (The Justice of B...
Moriarty the Patriot: The Remains Manga Adaptation Ends in 3rd Volume
Spinoff manga launched in March 2023
― The second volume of Hikaru Miyoshi's manga adaptation of Yōsuke Saita's Moriarty the Patriot novels titled Yūkoku no Moriarty: The Remains revealed on Friday the series will end with the third volume. The manga launched in Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine in March 2023. The manga adapts episodes from the novels as well as character side stories. The second part of...
ICv2 Lists Top-Selling Manga Volumes for 2023 According to Circana BookScan Sales Reports
Demon Slayer tops list; 17 manga volumes make list including Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, Berserk, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, One Piece, Blue Lock
― ICv2 reported on Thursday Circana BookScan's data on the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels for 2023. 17 manga volumes made the list including: #1 — Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba volume 1
#3 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 1
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Viz Media, Manga Plus Launch Astro Baby Manga in English
Manga by Shiro Moriya launched on services on Friday
― Viz Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus published the first chapter of Shiro Moriya's Astro Baby manga on Friday. The manga launched on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website on Saturday. In the sci-fi suspense manga's story, due to a cannibalistic disease called Cooper's Disease that has ravaged the world, the people in the faraway town of North Hill are f...
Viz Media Licenses Trillion Game, Otaku Vampire's Love Bite, Spider-Man: Octo Girl, X-Men, More Manga for Fall 2024
Also: Nue's Exorcist, Kill Blue, Tokyo Demon Bride Story for digital release in summer
― Viz Media announced its new fall 2024 print works on Friday, including: Title: Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division light novel
Authors: Naoya Matsumoto, Keiji Ando
Summary: Get an exclusive sneak peek into the lives of kaiju-fighting heroes Kafka, Reno, Kikoru, and Hoshina, in a new light novel! Title: O...
Ryo Minenami's Boy's Abyss Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga ends this year
― This year's ninth issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Ryo Minenami's Boy's Abyss (Shōnen no Abyss) manga is entering its final arc in the magazine's next issue on February 8. Minenami previously announced in January that the manga will end this year. Viz Media licensed the manga, and released the fourth volume in English on January 23. Viz M...
Daruma Matsuura, Sora Karin, Kaya Tsukiyama Launch New Manga About Heroes Fighting Kaijū
Gekkō no Red Eye manga launches on February 27
― LINE Manga revealed on Thursday that Daruma Matsuura, Sora Karin, and Kaya Tsukiyama will launch a new manga on the service titled Gekkō no Red Eye on February 27. Matsuura and Myriagon Studio are credited for the original work, while Karin is credited for storyboards, and Tsukiyama credited for the art. Matsuura revealed in March 2023 that she was wor...
Mari Yamazaki Draws Thermae Romae Sequel Manga
Manga launches on Shonen Jump+ on February 6
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service revealed on Thursday that Mari Yamazaki will launch a sequel to her Thermae Romae manga titled Zoku Thermae Romae (Thermae Romae Continued) on February 6. The manga will update every Tuesday. In the new manga, Lucius is now nearing 60 years old, but he still travels back and forth in time between ancient Rome and modern-da...
'The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?!' AnimeFesta BL Anime Reveals Cast, Visual (Updated)
Santa Hiiragi, Haru Danji star in anime premieres in mid-March
― Suiseisha revealed the cast and visual for the AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) anime adaptation of Ao Yuki's The Perfect Prince Loves Me, His Rival?! (Ateuma Chara no Kuse Shite, Spadali Ōji ni Chōai Sarete Imasu.) manga on Thursday. AnimeFesta's toridori boys love brand announced the anime adaptation in June 2023....
Live-Action Ikoku Nikki Film Reveals More Cast
Guin-Poon-Chaw, Yūko Nakamura, Shota Sometani, Erika Takizawa, Himena Irei join cast
― The official Twitter account for the live-action film of Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki (Diary of a Strange Land) manga revealed more cast members for the film on Thursday. The additional cast members include: Guin-Poon-Chaw (top left in image above) as Makio's mother Kyōko Kōdai
Yūko Nakamura (top center) as Minor...
You Can Have My Back Novels Get Manga Adaptation
Ayano Yamane, Eiki Eiki launch series in Ciel magazine
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Ciel magazine revealed on Tuesday that Minami Kotsuna's You Can Have My Back novels are getting a manga adaptation in the May issue. Ayano Yamane will illustrate the manga while Eiki Eiki will handle the story. Yen Press publishes the novels in English and describes the story: Leorino, fourth son of a margrave and...
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent Mobile RPG Gets Manga Adaptation
Prequel manga launched on Tuesday
― Square Enix's Manga UP! app and website published the first chapter of Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent ~The story of Bargello family~, the manga adaptation of Square Enix's Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent mobile RPG, on Tuesday. Shibatarō Nakamura is credited for the original story, ot is drawing the manga, and the Champions of the Conti...
Kodansha USA Publishes Yoshinori Matsuoka's Re:Anima as English-First Manga
Manga launches in print in fall 2024
― Kodansha USA announced on Wednesday that it is publishing Yoshinori Matsuoka's Re:Anima science fiction manga first in English exclusively on its website. The company released the first chapter on Wednesday, and new chapters will launch every other week. The first few chapters will remain free on the website until the print release of the manga's first volume. T...
Dark Horse Licenses Pandania's 'Cthulhu Cat' Manga
Zack Davisson translates manga, with release slated for September 17
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Pandania's "Cthulhu Cat" ("Neko no Cthulhu") full-color one-shot manga, and will release it on September 17. Zack Davisson, the writer of Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan and translator of Gou Tanabe's manga adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft stories, is translating th...
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween Manga Ends, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky Manga Launches in February
Also: Gosho Aoyama hints at new serialization of Magic Kaito manga on April 10
― The March issue of Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine puiblished the final chapter of Yutaka Abe and Jirō Maruden's manga adaptation of Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (Meitantei Conan: Halloween no Hanayome), the 25th anime film in the Detective Conan franchise, last Thursday. The pair will launch a manga ada...
Steel of the Celestial Shadows Volume 1 Manga Review
This slow-burn supernatural series will test reader's patience, but the reveal is worth the wait.
― Perspective is everything. That's more than just a pat statement in the case of samurai Konosuke Ryudo, who has suffered (as he sees it) from an inability to interact with metal since childhood. In his mind, it's a curse – he's a samurai who can't use a steel blade, a man who can't even get a close sha...
He's Expecting's Eri Sakai Launches Manga Based on Natsuo Kirino Novel
Tsubame wa Modotte Konai manga launches on February 28
― The March issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine revealed last Friday that Eri Sakai will launch a new manga titled Tsubame wa Modotte Konai (The Swallow Won't Return), based on Natsuo Kirino's novel of the same name. The manga will launch in the magazine's next issue on February 28. Sakai posted a photo of the announcement on her Twitter accoun...
Akiwo Yasaka, Yu Aikawa's The Dark Maid Dominates! Manga Ends on February 28
Manga launched in May 2022
― The March issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Zero-Sum magazine revealed on Friday that artist Akiwo Yasaka and author Yu Aikawa's Yami Maid ga Shihai Suru! (The Dark Maid Dominates!) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on February 28. The manga launched in Comic Zero-Sum in May 2022. Ichijinsha published the manga's first compiled book volume in December 2022, and will r...
Ryō Kotohira's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Spinoff Light Novels Get Manga Adaptation
Miinosuke Seo to launch "Girls Side" manga adaptation in spring
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Friday that Ryō Kotohira's Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru Girls Side ~Kareinaru Otome-tachi no Bōken wa Sekai o Kaeta~ (I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too Girls Side: The...
Chiho Saitō Ends Kaguyaden Manga, Starts New Manga on June 28
Saitō to also publish Torikae Baya 1-shot on March 28
― The March issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine published the final chapter of Chiho Saitō's Kaguyaden (Bright Night Legend) manga on Friday. Additionally, Saitō's Torikae Baya manga will have a new one-shot manga, which will run in the magazine's May issue on March 28. Her new manga will start serialization in the magazine's August iss...
Witch's Life in a Micro Room Manga Volume 1 Review
Witch Life in a Micro Room is about standing out while not standing out. It's a story that effectively combines the slice-of-life, fantasy, and underdog genres in a digestible package.
― Have you ever felt outdated? Have you ever felt like you were constantly being compared to those more marketable than you? This is an existential crisis that most of us go through in this world of social media and in...
Manga UP! Global Adds Takahashi-san is Listening Manga
8-volume manga ran from 2013-2017, Crunchyroll previously released series in English
― Square Enix's Manga Up Global launched Yū Hokuō's Takahashi-san Is Listening (Takahashi-san ga Kiiteiru.) manga on Monday. Manga Up describes the manga's story:
Ena Takahashi, high school girl and idol, has a hobby that she can't tell anyone—that is eavesdropping on the funniest conversations between Nara-kun, the ...
Soloist in a Cage's Shiro Moriya Launches New Manga on February 3
Sci-fi suspense manga Astro Baby centers on cannibalistic pandemic
― This year's ninth issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Shiro Moriya will launch a new manga titled Astro Baby on the Shonen Jump+ service on February 3. In the sci-fi suspense manga's story, due to a cannibalistic disease called Cooper's Disease that has ravaged the world, the people in the faraway...
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