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Exclusive: Dark Horse to Release Gunsmith Cats Manga in New Omnibus Edition
New omnibus edition of Kenichi Sonoda's manga will debut in February 2025
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Friday that it will release Kenichi Sonoda's Gunsmith Cats manga in a new omnibus edition. The new edition will feature lettering and retouching by Studio Cutie. Dark Horse describes the manga: This series is a non-stop, action-packed, nostalgia-filled love letter to those buddy cop blockbuster ...
Servamp Manga's Finale Slated for December 13 With 1 More Volume Added
24th & final volume to ship on December 27, followed by art book, guidebook, more
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine confirmed on Friday that the finale of Strike Tanaka's Servamp manga will run in the magazine's January 2025 issue on December 13. Kadokawa will publish the manga's 24th and final compiled book volume on December 27. In addition, Kadokawa will publish the mang...
Mizuki Takano's Ja no Michi Manga Ends on August 7
Manga launched in May 2023
― The August issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Friday that Mizuki Takano's Ja no Michi (The Snake's Path) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 7. The manga centers on two friends Momo and Tatsu. When Momo lost his way and encountered dangerous snakes in the mountain as a kid, it was Tatsu who rescued him. After the incident, Tatsu bec...
Seven Seas Licenses No Spicy Romance Allowed!, The Elf Sisters Can't Wait for the Night, 3 More Manga, 1 Light Novel
Also licensed: ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeating the Demon King, the Hero Cheats on His Wife With a Warrior Woman Who Lost Her Husband, Wet Dream Aquarium, Blood Night Market, The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Masakazu Ooi and Inomaru's ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeati...
Boichi, Roswell Hosoki to Launch Sake no Hosomichi ~Collab & Remake~ Manga on July 12
New series is part of 30th anniversary for Hosoki's Sake no Hosomichi manga
― The 2,910th issue of Nihonbungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku magazine announced on Friday that Roswell Hosoki and Boichi will launch the Sake no Hosomichi ~Collab & Remake~ manga in the magazine's next issue on July 12. The new manga remakes select stories from Hosoki's original Sake no Hosomichi manga as part of the earlier m...
'Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru.'s' Yayū Murata Launches New Manga
Unjō ni Utaite, Kimi wo Matsu manga launches on July 12
― The July 19 issue of Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine revealed last Friday that Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru. creator Yayū Murata will launch a new series Unjō ni Utaite, Kimi wo Matsu (Singing Above the Clouds, I Wait for You) in the magazine's next issue on July 12. The story revolves around the sudden disappearance of a masked artist wi...
Haro Aso's Sex-chan Manga Ends With 3rd Volume
Manga launched in December 2022, inspired live-action series in August 2023
― The third and final compiled book volume of Haro Aso, Mano Sakamoto, and Tatsunari Iota's Sex-chan manga released on July 1. The manga is an omnibus story about the sexual lives of women. The manga's first story focuses on Fumie, a woman who lives an active and uninhibited sex life, but whose number of partners has diminish...
Masahiro Anbe's Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Squid Girl author launched comedy manga in 2016
― This year's 30th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on June 27 that Masahiro Anbe's Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu (Assemble! Mystery Research Club) manga will end in three chapters. The 31st issue published the first of these final three chapters on July 4. If there are no delays, the manga will end on July 18. The manga ce...
Kagiri Araido's Undertaker Manga Ends
Manga from author of Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again launched in August 2023
― The August issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine published the final chapter of Kagiri Araido's Undertaker manga last Friday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on August 16. The manga centers on the seemingly childlike Hiromu Sugisawa, and the elder Rōta Daidōji. Both are employed as Und...
Takuma Morishige Resumes Serialization on My Neighbor Seki Manga (Updated)
Manga inspired anime in 2014
― The August issue of Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine revealed on Friday that Takuma Morishige's My Neighbor Seki (Tonari no Seki-kun) manga will resume serialization starting in the September issue on August 5. Morishige began My Neighbor Seki in Comic Flapper in October 2010, and 10th compiled book volume shipped in Japan in March 2017. Vertical Comics / Kodansh...
Moriarty the Patriot Manga Returns with Part 2 on December 4
Manga's 1st part ended in December 2022
― The August issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Thursday that the second part of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's main Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga will start serialization in the magazine's January 2025 issue, which will release on December 4. The manga's first part ended with the "Valley of Fellows" arc, named after Sir ...
Azuki Announces New Partnership With J-Novel Club, Adds 21 J-Novel Club Titles
Also adds 2 titles from Star Fruit Books, Mao Nakada's You're So Sloppy, Hotta-sensei
― Digital manga publisher Azuki announced at its Anime Expo 2024 panel on Saturday that it has partnered with J-Novel Club to distribute some of J-Novel Club's manga titles. Azuki also announced two new titles from Star Fruit Books, including grin grin grin by Sangatou, and Il Manga Milione by Tatsuya Ihara. Azuka ...
Kuma to Publish Director Akasaka's Princely Training Course, Haberdashery Ginmokusei, More Manga
Denpa also reveals release of Diva's Little Nuns artbook series
― The Kuma boys' love (BL) publisher confirmed the following manga releases during its and Denpa's panel at Anime Expo on Friday: Title: Betrayer's Love Song (Uragirimono no Love Song)
Author: Mottosu Tonooka
Summary: The manga takes place in Italy in 19xx. The mafia must pick out a new leader and there are two candidates, but they've k...
Yen Press Licenses Hereditary Triangle, Luciole Has a Dream, Blend-S, More Manga/Novels
Also: Be My Worst Nightmare!; Revenge Agent Hizumi-san; Stomp, Kick, Love
― Yen Press announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it has licensed the following manga and light novels for release in December. The company will also release the Sword Art Online abec Artworks New World artbook and 3-in-1 omnibus edition of Etorouji Shiono's Übel Blatt manga in December and a complete box set...
Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals Spring 2025 Print Releases
Wash it All Away, The Otaku Love Connection, FFVII Rebirth Poster Collection, more slated
― Square Enix Manga & Books revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it will release the following manga and books in English between February to May 2025, including: Title: The Otaku Love Connection (Otaku mo Koi mo Rensa Suru)
Author(s): Chu Amairo
Release Date: February 2025
Description: A hila...
J-Novel Club Adds 8 Light Novels, 4 Manga
The Boy Who Ruled the Monsters, Lacey Longs for Freedom, Duchess in the Attic, more titles added
― J-Novel Club announced during its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it has licensed eight new light novel titles and four new manga titles. The light novel titles include: Title: The Boy Who Ruled the Monsters (Kaibutsu-tachi o Suberu Mono)
Author(s): Sin Guilty (writer), NAKAMURA 8 (illustrator)
Relea...
Mangamo to Add Too Rotten for Romance, Fevered Nights, More Manga
Also: How Me and My Max Empathy Level Magical Beast Pals Built a Fantasy World Kingdom
― Mangamo revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that it will release three new manga on its service "soon." Amazia publishes all three manga in Japanese on its Manga Bang service. Title: Too Rotten For Romance (Renai Futekigosha)
Authors: Koharu Yukimura (author), Monika Niko (artist)
Summary: Uta is...
Kodansha USA Reveals 12 New Print Manga, 2 Digital Manga
DEAD ROCK, Hauntress, Tower Dungeon, Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan, more licensed
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced its new print and digital licenses for during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday. The announced physical titles, all slated for spring 2025 include: Title: DEAD ROCK
Authors: Hiro Mashima
Summary: Welcome to Dead Rock, the underworld's top educational institution! A spot at this training fa...
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Anime Streams Episode 0 Promo Video
Special Kinnikuman x Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma 1-shot manga collaboration released on Thursday
― The official website for the Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc) anime revealed the promotional video for its Episode 0 on Thursday. The video features the song "Amazing Muscle" composed by Yasuharu Takanashi, f...
Our Dreams At Dusk's Yuhki Kamatani Launches Manga About Female WW2 Soviet Sniper
Manga adapting Tōma Aisaka's Dōshi Shōjo yo, Teki o Ute novel launches on Hayacomic website on July 23
― Hayakawa Publishing announced on Wednesday that it will open a new manga website named Hayacomic on July 23. The site will launch with a manga adaptation of Tōma Aisaka's Dōshi Shōjo yo, Teki o Ute (Shoot the Enemy, Comrade Women) novel by manga creator Yuhki Kamatani. The site will also launch wi...
Sheeply Horned Witch Romi Manga Ends
Volume 3 ships in November
― This year's 23rd issue of Kadokawa's Young Dragon Age magazine published the final chapter of Yōichi Abe's Sheeply Horned Witch Romi (Yōkaku no Majo Romi) manga on June 26. The magazine also revealed that the third and final compiled book volume will ship in November. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story: The world has changed: everyone has ...
Tokuma Shoten Launches New Digital Manga Label to Adapt Isekai Web Novels
Series update every Thursday
― Tokuma Shoten launched a new digital manga label Comic Unicorn, which focuses mainly on isekai novels, on June 27. The launch line-up consists of four series. Title: Yūsha no Haha Desu ga, Maō-Gun no Kanbu ni Narimashita (I'm the Mother of the Hero, but Became a Leader in the Demon King's Army)
Author(s): Ayumu Noyama
Plot: Miho lost her husband in an accident two years...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 30-July 6
Gurren Lagann The Movie –Childhood's End-/–The Lights in the Sky Are Stars- anime, Burst Angel manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the next week, and will be back in mid-July. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 July 2 Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time Limited Edition...
Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series on August 5
Sou Okuno, Yudai Toyoda star in series adaptation
― A website opened on Monday to reveal the live-action series adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover manga, which will premiere on Fuji TV on August 5 at 26:55 JST (effectively, August 6 at 2:55 a.m. JST). The staff also revealed the series' main visual. The series will star Sou Okuno as Natsume Mamiya (right in visual above), and Yudai To...
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Gets Stage Play in September
Stage play runs from September 11-16 in Tokyo
― This year's 30th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine revealed on June 26 that Negi Haruba's Go, Go, Loser Ranger! (Sentai Daishikkaku) manga will receive a stage play adaptation at the Theatre G-Rosso in Tokyo from September 11-16. The cast will include:
Yuya Tominaga as Combatant D
Shuji Kikuchi as Hibiki Sakurama
Marupi as Yumeko Suzukiri
Hayat...
Saint Seiya: Next Dimension Manga Ends on July 4
Manga returned from hiatus on May 16 for final arc
― This year's 30th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - The Myth of Hades manga will end in the magazine's 31st issue on July 4. The series went on hiatus in June 2023, and returned on May 16 for its final arc. The manga resumed from the previous hiatus in Ap...
Kaiju No. 8: B-Side Spinoff Manga Ends on July 12
Manga launched on January 5
― The 11th chapter of Kentarō Hidano and Keiji Andō's Kaiju No. 8: B-Side spinoff manga of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga revealed last Friday that the manga will end with its next chapter on July 12. The manga debuted in Japanese on Shonen Jump+ on January 5. Viz Media and Shueisha's Manga PLUS debuted the manga in English on January 4. The manga's first volume relea...
Sengoku Youko Anime Previews 2nd Part in Video, Reveals Stage Play Adaptation
Video reveals, previews "KATAWARA" opening song by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION, "Yoru no Sui" ending by Hiroki Nanami
― The staff for the television anime of Satoshi Mizukami's Sengoku Youko manga revealed the "story promotional video" of the anime's second part "Sen Ma Konton-hen" (Thousand Demons Chaos Arc) on Sunday. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song "KATAWARA" by STEREO DIVE FOUNDA...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film's Moviegoers Get Manga Volume Bonus
Kōhei Horikoshi draws cover, original manga for volume
― The staff for My Hero Academia the Movie: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, revealed on X/Twitter on Saturday that theatergoers who watch the film will receive a "My Hero Academia Vol. Next" bonus manga volume. The manga volume is limited to 1.5 million copies. The volume featu...
Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective Manga Gets Stage Play
Show runs in Tokyo from November 1-4, in Osaka from November 9-10
― Shueisha announced on Sunday that Akira Amano's Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) manga will be adapted into a stage play in Tokyo and Osaka in November. Yuta Kishimoto will play Ron Kamonohashi and Yutaka Nozaki will play Totomaru "Toto" Ishiki. DMM Stage is streaming comment videos from both star...
Fuuto PI Anime Gets Film Opening on November 8
Kenjiro Tsuda joins cast as Sōkichi Narumi
― Toei announced on Sunday that the FUUTO PI anime based on the Fūto Tantei manga is getting an anime film titled Fūto Tantei: Kamen Rider Skull no Shōzō (FUUTO PI: Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull) that will screen for a limited time in Japanese theaters starting on November 8. The film will tell the story of the beginning of Kamen Rider W. Kenjiro Tsuda is jo...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 23-29
Oshi no Ko, The First Slam Dunk, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc anime; Kaina of the Great Snow Sea manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 June 25 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc Limited Edition BDCite Aniplex of America US$169...
Manga UP! Global Launches The Otaku Love Connection Manga in English
Chiyu Amairo's manga launched on Twitter in June 2022
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added Chiyu Amairo's The Otaku Love Connection (Otaku mo Koi mo Rensa Suru) manga in English on Saturday. Amairo launched the manga on Twitter in June 2022. Square Enix's Gangan pixiv published it from April 2023 onwards. Manga Up! describes its story:
"The girl sitting next to me, Kakoi Yuzuru, has the cutest face...
Dead By Daylight Video Game Gets Manga Anthology
Dead by Daylight Fan Comic Anthology ships on June 28
― Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine revealed on X/Twitter on June 21 that Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight game will get a manga titled Dead by Daylight Fan Comic Anthology, which publishes on June 28. Teru illustrates the cover for the book volume. The first edition of the anthology will include a serial code for a redeemable in-gam...
Mizuki Tsujimura's Goman to Zenryō Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga author Kaori Tsurutani launched novel's manga adaptation on June 20
― Manga author Kaori Tsurutani (BL Metamorphosis) launched the manga adaptation of Mizuki Tsujimura's Gōman to Zenryō (Arrogance and Virtue) novel on Asahi Shimbun Publications' Shōsetsu TRIPPER literary magazine's website web TRIPPER on June 20. The manga launched with three chapters available, and new chapters will be updated...
Seven Seas Announces 2 Audiobooks, Licenses Guilty Smile, Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Manga, 4 More Titles
Also announced: Wanna Be My Dress-Up Lover?, Play Me Softly, Rozen Maiden Collector's Edition
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Shigeru Haijima's Only I Know the World Is Ending and Getting Killed by Rampaging Beasts Only Makes Me Stronger, MAMITA's Wanna Be My Dress-Up Lover?, Kou Unazuki's Guilty Smile, Naruki's Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent, Kakeru Tsukin...
Yūsuke Shirato's 'Munō wa Iranai' to Iwareta kara Zetsuen Shite Yatta Manga Ends
Manga adaptation of Shikiso Utsuzawa's light novel series launched in 2022
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app published the final chapter of Yūsuke Shirato's "Munō wa Iranai" to Iwareta kara Zetsuen Shite Yatta: Saikyō no Shitennō ni Sodaterareta Ore wa, Bōkensha to Nari Musō Suru (I Cut Ties with Them Because They Told Me "We Don't Need Incompetent People" ~I Was Raised by the Strongest Four Heavenly ...
Excellent Property, Rejects for Residents Manga Ends with 5th Volume
Fourth volume shipped on June 25
― The fourth compiled book volume of Suu Minazuki's Excellent Property, Rejects for Residents (Yūryō Bukken Mō Dame Sō: Furo, Toilet to Tenshi wa Kyōdō Desu) manga revealed on Tuesday that the series will end with the fifth volume. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: Yuugo Chayama is an unemployed high school dropout renting a dirt-chea...
Akane Torikai Launches New Series in July
Bad Baby wa Nakanai debuts on July 4
― The 30th issue of Kodansha's Morning Magazine revealed on Thursday that Akane Torikai will launch a new series titled Bad Baby wa Nakanai (The Bad Baby Won't Cry) in the 31st issue on July 4. The series revolves around four strangers who saved the life of a 10-year-old girl who jumped from the platform of a train. Years later, Kasumi Kado, a 28-year-old office w...
Naked Ape's Shōnen Psycho Manga Listed to End in 4th Volume
Manga about brother, sister becoming target of murderous stepbrother launched in 2022
― Amazon is listing the fourth compiled book volume of manga creator duo naked ape's Shōnen Psycho: Ani ga Boku o Koroshitakute Komatteimasu (Boy Psycho.) manga as the final volume, which is scheduled for release on September 20. The manga centers on Reishin Amō, a boy who, thanks to his mother's remarriage, becomes...
Tales of Wedding Rings Manga Ends on July 25
Manga launched in 2014; anime adaptation gets 2nd season
― The July issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Tuesday that the manga creator duo Maybe's Tales of Wedding Rings (Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on July 25. Yen Press is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story:
When Satou's best friend, Hime, tells him that sh...
Writer Hanai Warugi, Manga Author Shōichi Taguchi Launch New Manga
Bodokan! ~Onna, Shūjin Dōshi, Kangoku de Nanimo Okoranai Hazu ga naku~ yuri comedy manga launches on Thursday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine announced on June 20 that writer Hanai Warugi and manga author Shōichi Taguchi will launch a new manga titled Bodokan! ~Onna, Shūjin Dōshi, Kangoku de Nanimo Okoranai Hazu ga naku~ (Bodokan! ~Women, Prisone...
Uma Musume: Beginning of a New Era Film's 1st 7 Minutes Streamed
'Cheering screenings' in Japan on Saturday also announced
― Toho's YouTube channel started streaming the first seven minutes of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era), the new anime film in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, for a limited one-month period, on Monday. The video features the film's theme song "Ready!! Steady!! Derby!!" com...
Koume Fujichika to Launch New Series on Manga UP! in 2024
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses manga ended on June 20
― The 12th and final volume of Koume Fujichika's The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta) manga revealed on June 20 that Fujichika will launch a new series tentatively titled Daiakutō Shōnen (The Great Villain Boy) on Square Enix's Manga UP! platform in 2024. The artist shared a sketch related to the announcement o...
My Hero Academia Manga to End in 5 Chapters
Weekly Shonen Jump magazine to publish manga's final chapter on August 5
― Shueisha announced on Monday in its "Jump Press" video that Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga will end in five chapters. The manga's final chapter will publish in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine's combined 36th and 37th issue, which will release on August 5. Horikoshi stated that the manga will continue "for a short while" ...
Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. Story Gets TV Anime
Hinaki Yano stars as protagonist Akane Sakuramori
― Aniplex revealed on Monday that Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. (I Ended Up Marrying the Girl in My Class I Hated the Most) story is getting a television anime adaptation, and also revealed the anime's teaser visual and main cast. The anime will star Hinaki Yano as the protagonist Akane Sakuramori (featured in...
Penguin Gentlemen's Kishi Ueno Launches New Manga on July 19
New manga is titled Luccarie no Kawarimono
― The July issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on June 19 that Kishi Ueno will launch a new manga titled Luccarie no Kawarimono (The Eccentric of Luccarie) in the magazine's next issue on July 19. The manga will have a color opening page. 【お知らせ】ウルトラジャンプさんで漫画を連載します。タイトルは「ルッカリエの変わり者」です。8月号(7/19発売)から連載開始になります。こちらの画像は今日発売の号の予告ページに載せて頂いたものです。また発売日近くに...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Resumes Serialization 1 Week Later Than Planned
Manga now planned to return on July 8 as author Gege Akutami continues recovery
― The official website for Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga will extend its current two-week hiatus to three weeks, resuming in the magazine's 32nd issue on July 8, instead of July 1 as previously announced. When the magazine announced the hiatus on June 10...
Gantz Manga Gets Full-Color Vertical-Scrolling Version on Jump Toon Service
Full-color series debuts on July 7
― This year's 30th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday HIroya Oku's Gantz manga is getting a new vertical-scrolling full-color edition titled GANTZ: T on the publisher's "Jump TOON" vertical-scrolling manga service starting on July 7. SHINE Partners is in charge of the coloring. Shueisha launched the "Jump TOON" service on on May 29. ...
Snow White With the Red Hair Manga Resumes in July
Manga went on hiatus in June 2023
― The August issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine announced on Monday that Sorata Akiduki's Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime) manga will resume in the magazine's next issue on July 24. The manga went on hiatus in June 2023. Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Shirayuki is an herbalist famous for her naturally...
My Home Hero Manga Ends in 5 Chapters
Series debuted in May 2017
― This year's 30th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki's My Home Hero manga will end in five chapters. Asaki stated on X/Twitter on Sunday the manga normally takes a break after every three chapters, but instead the manga is taking a two-week break, so the last five chapters will be available without a break. The ma...
Sundome!! Milky Way's Kazuki Funatsu Launches New Manga
Funatsu launched fishing comedy manga Tsutte Tabetai Gal Sawa-san
― This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine published the first chapter of Kazuki Funatsu's new manga titled Tsutte Tabetai Gal Sawa-san (Gal Sawa-san Wants to Catch Fish and Eat) on June 19. The fishing comedy manga centers on Tsuritani, a young man in his third year as a working adult, without any particular redeeming ...
Funguild Launches New Digital Manga Magazine comic Spira f
Magazine's 1st issue features 1-shot manga by Kōki Fuyutsuki, Aya Makino; 5 new isekai fantasy series
― Funguild's isekai fantasy label Spira launched a new digital manga magazine titled comic Spira f on Saturday. With the theme "Ima koko de meguriau, isekai no 'koi' to 'bōken' ni" (Into the "love" and "adventure" of another world that we encounter here and now), the magazine initially features a one...
Anonymous Noise's Ryoko Fukuyama Launches New Manga on July 5
Manga centers on no-name actress in high school
― This year's 14th issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine revealed on Thursday that Ryoko Fukuyama will launch a new manga titled Hito no Yomei de Seishun Suru na (Don't Stay Young With The Rest of a Person's Life) in the magazine's next issue on July 5. The manga will have an opening color page for its 77-page first chapter. The manga will also be...
Blood Blade's Oma Sei Nominated for Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award at Eisner Awards
Winner to be announced at Comic-Con in San Diego on July 26
― Comic-Con International announced the nominees for the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on Friday, and the nominees include Oma Sei, the manga creator for the Blood Blade manga. Other nominees for this year's award include: Oliver Bly (The Mushroom Knight), Patrick Horvath (Beneath the Trees W...
Seven Seas Adds Leave the Sacrifice at the Gate, Yonoi Tsukihiko's Happy Hell Manga
Both manga to debut in English in November
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced two new manga licenses on Friday. The company has licensed Susu Katoh's Leave the Sacrifice at the Gate (Ikenie Monzenbarai) supernatural boys-love manga, and Hina Sakurada's Yonoi Tsukihiko's Happy Hell (Yonoi Tsukihiko no Shiawase na Jigoku josei romantic comedy manga. Brand-new license announcement! LEAVE THE SACRIFICE...
Yona of the Dawn Manga Has 15 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
Manga is in final arc
― The 44th volume of Mizuho Kusanagi's Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga has 15 million copies in circulation worldwide. This number includes both physical copies in circulation (not sold) and purchased digital copies. Kusagani confirmed on June 1 that the manga is in its final arc. Kusanagi — the creator of Mugen Spiral, Game X Rush, ...
Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Manga Resumes on July 22 With New Arc
Manga went on hiatus in December to "prepare, recharge" for story's new development
― The July issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine announced on Friday that writer Homura Kawamoto and artist Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga will resume with a new arc in the magazine's August issue on July 22. The new chapter will have an opening color page, and the manga will be featured on...
Kaiten Books Licenses Blue Archive: Problem Solver 68 Business Diary Manga
1st volume launches physically/digitally in English on July 12
― Kaiten Books announced on Friday that it has licensed Kaede Nogiwa's Blue Archive: Problem Solver 68 Business Diary (Blue Archive: Benriya 68 Gyо̄mu Nisshi) spinoff manga, based on Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game. The company will release the first volume physically and digitally on July 12. Kaiten Book...
Minoji Kurata's The Apothecary Diaries Manga Adaptation Returns from Hiatus on July 19
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō manga returns after Kurata's childcare leave in May
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday GX magazine announced on Wednesday that Minoji Kurata's Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō (The Apothecary Diaries ~The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Mao Mao~) manga — one of the manga adaptations of Natsu Hyūga'...
That's My Atypical Girl Author Sōhachi Hagimoto Launches New Series
New series debuts on June 19
― That's My Atypical Girl (Asperu Kanojo) creator Sōhachi Hagimoto launched a new series with artist Minoru Taruro on Ichijinsha's comic HOWL web manga platform on Wednesday titled Favela no Mangaka (Mangaka da Favala). The story follows a manga artist Hiroto Takei, who has just failed a meeting for serialization. He decides to give up on his dream and go take a trip to B...
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon's Shio Usui Launches New Manga
Manga is titled Bokura no Ai wa Kimochi Warui
― The August issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yurihime magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga creator Shio Usui will launch a new manga titled Bokura no Ai wa Kimochi Warui (Our Love Feels Sick) in the magazine's next issue in July. The manga centers on a girl with a peculiar fetish who was content to live alone, until now. 【告知】来月の百合姫9月号から「僕らのアイは気持ち悪い」連載スタートさ...
Brave Bell Manga by ACMA:Game Author Ends
Meebu, Okane launched manga in June 2023
― The 29th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine published the final chapter of Meebu and Okane's Brave Bell manga on Wednesday. The manga's fifth compiled book volume will ship in August, and the sixth and final volume will ship in September. The manga centers on Sōji Sanada, a third-year high school student who is gifted with both intelligence and athel...
One-Punch Man Manga Goes on 2-Month Hiatus
Manga scheduled to return on August 22
― The blog site of the editorial department of Shueisha's "Tonari no Young Jump" manga website announced on Thursday that ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga will go on hiatus for two months, due to various adjustments and preparations by Murata. The manga is scheduled to resume serialization on August 22. Murata and ONE launched the One-Punch Man manga ...
Elden Ring Gag Manga Author Announces Hiatus to Play Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
Manga's editorial team confirms hiatus is so author can "conduct research"
― Manga creator Nikiichi Tobita announced on X/Twitter on Wednesday the Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree (Elden Ring: Ōgonki e no Michi) gag manga will enter a hiatus as Tobita will be playing the new Elden Ring game's DLC expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. The series will have a new chapter on July 4 but will not publish a n...
Ryo Minenami Ends Boy's Abyss Manga in 5 Chapters
1st of last 5 chapters debuted on Thursday
― Ryo Minenami announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that the Boy's Abyss (Shōnen no Abyss) manga will end in five chapters. The first of these last five chapters is the 179th chapter, which ran in the 29th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine on Thursday. If there are no delays, the manga will end on July 18. Minenami previously announced...
Yuri Is My Job! Manga Extends Hiatus Indefinitely Due to Creator's Health
Manga has been on hiatus since May 17
― The August issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yurihime magazine gave an update on Tuesday regarding the current hiatus of Miman's Yuri Is My Job! (Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto Desu!) manga. The notice stated that the hiatus is being extended indefinitely due to Miman's health issues. The magazine will reveal the date of the manga's return at a later time. The manga has...
Early Shōjo Manga Creator Nanaeko Sasaya Dies at 74 Due to Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma
Member of Year Shōwa 24 group of influential shōjo manga artists debuted in 1970
― Manga creator Nanaeko Sasaya died on June 8 due to small-cell lung carcinoma. She was 74. Her family held a private funeral. Sasaya was part of the Year 24 Group — a group of innovative female manga creators who were born in or around the Year Shōwa 24 (1949) and who shaped the now diverse field of shōjo manga. She mad...
Exclusive: Titan to Release French UFO Robot Grendizer Comic in English in September
Xavier Dorison's comic based on Gō Nagai's UFO Robo Grendizer debuted in 2021
― Titan Comics announced on Tuesday that it will publish the French UFO Robot Grendizer, based on Gō Nagai's UFO Robo Grendizer franchise, in English in September. There will be four single issues. The first oversized issue will be over 50 pages, with subsequent issues at about 30 pages. Xavier Dorison is the writer. Denis ...
Black Butler Manga Goes on Hiatus Before Heading to Climax
Creator Yana Toboso to conduct research, prepare for manga's climax
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine announced on Monday that Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga is going on hiatus. In addition, the X/Twitter post included a statement from Toboso, stating that she will be conducting research and making preparations as the manga heads toward its climax. The...
Manga Up! Global Adds The Black Witch Runs Her Own Boarding House in Another World, Otherside Picnic Manga
Service adds Kei Nomiya's Isekai de Pension Hajimemashita manga, Eita Mizuno's Otherside Picnic manga
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added Kei Nomiya's manga adaptation of Minoru Natsu's The Black Witch Runs Her Own Boarding House in Another World (Isekai de Pension Hajimemashita. Sekai de Yuiitsu no Kuro Majo Desu ga, Kono Chikara wa Okyaku-sama no Tame ni Tsukaimasu.) in English on Sunday. It add...
Project ARMS' Kyoichi Nanatsuki Launches Dragon Bugyō Manga
Manga launches on June 22
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website announced on Monday that Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Mogi Yomogi will launch a new manga titled Dragon Bugyō (Dragon Magistrate) on the website on June 22. Nanatsuki published the Project ARMS manga with artist Ryoji Minagawa in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1997 to 2002. Viz Media released the 22-volume manga in English in 2003-2009. The mang...
Tokyo Revengers: A Letter from Keisuke Baji Manga Ends in 6th Volume
Spinoff manga launched in July 2022
― The fifth volume of Ken Wakui and Yukinori Natsukawaguchi's Tokyo Revengers: A Letter from Keisuke Baji (Tokyo Revengers ~Baji Keisuke Kara no Tegami~) spinoff manga revealed on Monday that the manga will end in its sixth volume, which will ship in winter 2024. Seven Seas has licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in August. The company describes t...
Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail Manga Gets New 1-Shot on July 3
Manga ended in 2017
― Kodansha announced on Monday that Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga will get a new one-shot in this year's 31st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on July 3. Kodansha made the announcement on X/Twitter by posting pictures and a video of special advertisements about Mashima's works that are on display at Gokukuji Station in Tokyo. 今日の護国寺駅です。『#FAIRYTAIL』『#EDENSZERO』『#FAIRYTA...
Darwin's Game's FLIPFLOPs Launches New Manga on Wednesday
Lord Magia no Deshi fantasy action manga centers on powerful mage, mercenary
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website announced on Monday that manga creator duo FLIPFLOPs will launch a new manga titled Lord Magia no Deshi (The Disciple of Lord Magia) on the website on Wednesday. The site describes the manga as a "student-teacher action fantasy story" centered on a powerful mage and a mercenary. FLIP...
Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan May List
15 manga including Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk, Dragon Ball Super, One Piece Omnibus, One-Punch Man, My Hero Academia, Kaiju no. 8, A Sign of Affection, SPY x FAMILY, Demon Slayer make list
― Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for May. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume...
Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT June Bestseller List
― Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man, 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 June. Chainsaw Man volume 15 ranked at #2, Jujutsu Kaisen volume 22 at #6, and Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #12. The 22nd volume of Jujutsu Kaisen ranked at #2 on May's list. The first volume of Berse...
Moriarty's Perfect Crime Novels Get 'Light Anime' Debuting on July 19
Ryōta Suzuki, Yuri Noguchi star in anime
― Animation ID announced on Thursday that Kuromeika's Moriarty's Perfect Crime (Mirai no Kuromakukei Akuyaku Reijō Moriarty no Isekai Kanzen Hanzai Hakusho) novels are inspiring a "light anime" that will air on CBC TV starting on July 19. Imageworks Studio is animating the series with production cooperation from nanogram and Studio Kaiba. Yōsuke Kubo (Dahlia i...
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's COVID-19 Recovery
Take contracted COVID-19 last month, still does not have energy to resume drawing
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Take's Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!) manga stated on Thursday that while the manga was originally planned to have a new chapter this month, the manga is now on hiatus due to the author's health. Take was diagnosed with COVID-19 last month. Take sta...
Late Manga Creator Nami Sano Gets Memorial Project Featuring Exhibition, Collection of Uncompiled Works
Exhibition to be held in Tokyo this summer, Sano's hometown of Nishinomiya this fall
― The 115th issue of Kadokawa's harta magazine announced on Friday a memoir project for late manga creator Nami Sano for this summer. The project will have three parts. The first part is an art exhibition of Sano's works that will be held in Tokyo this summer and in Sano's hometown of Nishinomiya in Hyōgo prefecture ...
Trillion Game Manga Goes on Hiatus Until August Due to Ryoichi Ikegami's Health
Manga will resume on August 9
― This year's 13th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine announced on Friday that Riichirou Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga is going on hiatus due to Ikegami's poor health. The manga will resume in the 17th issue on August 9. Inagaki (Eyeshield 21, Dr. Stone) and Ikegami (Crying Freeman) launched the manga in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior ...
The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga entered final arc in January
― This year's 12th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on Friday that Amahara and Coolkyoushinja's The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace (Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi) manga will end in two chapters. The next chapter will be in the magazine's 14th issue on July 12. The manga's ninth and final compiled book volume will ship sometime this coming fall or ...
Taro Hitsuji's Kore ga Mahoutsukai no Kirifuda Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Light novel launched in 2023
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine announced on June 7 that Tarō Hitsuji's Kore ga Mahoutsukai no Kirifuda (This is wizard's last card., or This is the Wizard's Trump Card) light novel will be getting a manga adaptation by Keishu Kuroe in the magazine's August issue. The story follows the master swordsman Rikusu, who fakes his death in battle. He ...
Yen Press Licenses Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring, Brunhild the Dragonslayer, More Manga/Novels
Also: Dracula's on the Night Shift, The Teen Exorcist, The War of Greedy Witches
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed nine manga, two light novels, and two artbooks and for release in November. The company also revealed an audiobook for Akumi Agitogi's My Happy Marriage novel series for release in November. The newly announced titles include: Title: Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance o...
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv 999 Manga Extends Hiatus Indefinitely
Manga went on hiatus in February due to author's health
― The official Twitter account for Mashiro's My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 (Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru) manga gave an update on the manga's current hiatus on Wednesday, stating that the hiatus is extending indefinitely. A similar update on the manga's page on ComicSmart Inc.'s Ganma! website added that author Mashiro is focusing...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 9-15
Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning anime; Naruto: Sasuke's Story—The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust, Night of the Living Cat manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Buddy Daddies BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 June 11 Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning BD/DVDCite Shout! Factory US$26.98 June 11 Kitty's Vault Klassics: High 5 Pack BD (adult)...
Fate/Grand Order Game Gets 1-Shot Manga About Ashiya Douman
"Fate/Grand Order: Eirei Denshō Ibun ~Ashiya Douman~" launches in summer
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on June 4 that the Fate/Grand Order game will receive a special one-shot manga titled "Fate/Grand Order: Eirei Denshō Ibun ~Ashiya Douman~" (Fate/Grand Order: A Tale of Heroic Traditions -Ashiya Douman) on Type-Moon Comic Ace, Kadokawa and Type-Moon's free manga website,...
Paru Itagaki's Sanda Manga to End in 4 Chapters
Manga launched in 2021
― This year's 28th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that Paru Itagaki's (BEASTARS) SANDA manga will end in four chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in early July. The manga tells the story of adults and children in a future with a declining birth rate. An ordinary boy named Sanda finds out that one of his classmates, ...
Oshi no Ko Manga Starts Final Arc on June 27
Manga takes 1-issue break before start of final arc
― This year's 28th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga will enter its final arc titled "Hoshi ni Yume ni" (Toward the Stars and Dreams) on June 27. The manga will take a one-issue break on June 20, and will start its final arc in the magazine's 30th issue, which ...
Drops of God Artist Shu Okimoto, Koichi Suzuki Launch New Political Manga in June
Hyōyomi no Victoria about consultant & her mayoral candidate debuts on June 20
― This year's 28th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that artist Shu Okimoto (Drops of God) and writer Koichi Suzuki (Hinomaru Rise) will launch a new series titled Hyōyomi no Victoria (Vote Counter Victoria) in the magazine's next issue on June 20. The magazine credits real-life political consulta...
How Four Negative Skills = Unrivaled Synergy Manga Listed as Ending in August
Manga of fantasy light novel series launched in February 2022
― Amazon Japan is listing the fourth volume of Hiromi Taihei's manga adaptation of Kiichi Kosuzu and Shirabii's How Four Negative Skills = Unrivaled Synergy (Minus Skill Mochi Yonin ga Atsumattara) light novel as the final volume of the series. The fourth volume will ship on August 6. Manga Up! publishes the series in English and describe...
My Love Mix-Up's Wataru Hinekure, Aruko Launch New Shōjo Manga in July
Kimagure a la Mode short stories set in a café
― The July issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine announced on Thursday that My Love Mix-Up! creators Wataru Hinekure and Aruko will launch a new series titled Kimagure a la Mode (Whimsical a la Mode) in the August issue on July 12. The series of short vignette stories begins at a café with a pleasant atmosphere. The first chapter will have 41 pa...
Seven Seas Licenses Wild Roses and Pretenders, Todai Revengers, 5 More Manga, 1 Light Novel
Also licensed: The Cursed Sword Master's Harem Life: By the Sword, For the Sword; Sweet Room Escape; The Yakuza and His Omega: Raw Desire; I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons; Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Kamoburger's Wild Roses and Pretenders, Saya Kojima and Fukury's The Cursed Sword Master's ...
Kiiro Yumi's Shio no Machi Manga Ends With 6th Volume
Final volume ships early spring 2025
― The fifth compiled book volume of Kiiro Yumi's manga adaptation of Hiro Arikawa's Shio no Machi SDF novel revealed on June 5 that the series will end with the sixth volume, which will ship in early spring 2025. Hakusensha's LaLa magazine announced the manga adaptation of Arikawa's SDF Trilogy novels based on the Japanese Self-Defense Forces in August 2020. Arik...
Onmyōji, Abe no Seimei Manga Ends in July
Adaptation launched in February 2020
― The July issue of Akita Publishing's Monthly Princess magazine revealed on Thursday that Arata Kawabata's manga adaptation of Mitsuru Yūki's Onmyōji, Abe no Seimei novel series will end in the next issue on July 5. The novel series' story centers on the historical figure Abe no Seimei, one of Japan's most famous onmyōji (ancient Japanese occultist). The story o...
Erica Sakurazawa Launches Manga About Real French Painter Marie Laurencin, Fashion Designer Coco Chanel
Paris 1921―Sasori-za no Onna to Shishi-za no Onna launched on Wednesday
― Manga author Erica Sakurazawa launched a new manga titled Paris 1921―Sasori-za no Onna to Shishi-za no Onna (Paris 1921―Scorpio Woman and Leo Woman) on Sekai Bunkai's Kateigaho.com website on Wednesday. The manga is a fictional story based on historical facts, and centers on French painter Marie Laurencin and French fashion des...
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