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One Piece Manga Sets Guinness World Record With Over 500 Million Published
Nearly 417 million in Japan, over 100 million in 60 territories overseas
― Shueisha announced on Thursday that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga has surpassed 500 million copies published worldwide as of the release of the manga's 103rd compiled book volume on the same day. 416,566,000 of those copies are in Japan, and 100 million copies are in 60 countries and territories outside of Japan. (In the past...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 31-August 6
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Shikizakura anime; Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition, The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water BDPlease GKIDS US$49.98 August 2 One Piece Collection 30 BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$39.98 August 2 Shikizakura BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69....
Yu Yaubuuchi's Ao no Iris Manga Ends
Manga launched in January 2021
― The September issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine published the final chapter of Yu Yabuuchi's Ao no Iris (Blue Iris) manga on Wednesday. The manga's third compiled book volume will ship on November 26. In addition, Yabuuchi will draw a new one-shot in the magazine's December issue in November. The manga launched in Ciao in January 2021, and centers on a middle school...
Tokyo Mew Mew Olé! Manga Ends
Male-focused Tokyo Mew Mew spinoff launched in December 2019
― The September issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine published the final chapter of Madoka Seizuki's Tokyo Mew Mew Olé! on Wednesday. The manga's eighth volume will ship on September 13. The spinoff of Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi's Tokyo Mew Mew manga focused on male characters instead of the female characters of the previous manga and an...
Ex-Yakuza and Stray Kitten Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga launched in August 2020; Seven Seas Entertainment licensed manga
― Manga creator Riddle Kamimura announced on their Twitter account that their Ex-Yakuza and Stray Kitten (Hiroware Koneko to Moto Yakuza) manga will end in three chapters. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story: One cold and rainy winter's day, a tiny kitten named Sabu is abandoned on the side of t...
Gundam: Zeon no Saikō - Remnant One Manga Ends
Newest Revival of Zeon manga gets spinoff side story chapter in August
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine published the final chapter of Kazuhisa Kondō's Kidō Senshi Gundam: Zeon no Saikō - Remnant One manga on July 26. The manga will have a spinoff side story chapter in the magazine's next issue on August 26 (the magazine lists August 25, but the magazine's website lists August ...
ZONE-00 Manga Ends on August 23
Trinity Blood manga artist Kiyo Qjo launched manga in 2000
― The 92nd chapter of Kiyo Qjo's Zone-00 manga revealed on July 26 that the manga will end with the next chapter. Kadokawa's Comic Newtype manga website, which serializes the manga, indicates that the next chapter will debut on August 23. Tokyopop released the manga's first four volumes in print, and Viz Media released the first four volumes ...
The Liminal Zone GN
It's latest collection visits the infamous Aokigahara and transforms it into an unsettling purgatory of people addicted to the strange powers that come from a mysterious cave within.
― Although he doesn't mention it in his afterword, the theme of this Junji Ito collection really feels like "folklore." The first story, "Weeping Woman Way," draws on the idea of professional mourners as well as myths of...
Gurazeni's Yūji Moritaka Launches New Baseball Manga on Thursday
Moritaka pens story, Hikaru Suehiro draws art for new manga about high school baseball players
― This year's 35th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on July 28 that manga creators Yūji Moritaka and Hikaru Suehiro will launch a new manga tentatively titled 4-gun Kun (Farm Leaguer) in the magazine's next issue on Thursday. Moritaka will pen the story, and Suehiro will draw the art. The ne...
Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga about Nagoya native launched in May 2016, inspired 4 TV anime seasons
― The September issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine revealed on July 27 that Masaki Andō's Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki manga will end with its next two chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in September. The manga centers on the life of Yatogame-chan, a girl who speaks in the blunt Nagoya dialect. The ser...
Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector Manga Ends
Manga adaptation of series' 2020 anime film launched in October 2021
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website published the 10th and final chapter of Saru Hoshino's manga adaptation of the Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector film on Saturday. The manga's first volume will ship on October 4. The manga will have two volumes. In addition, the final chapter also revealed that the main Psycho-Pass 3 anime will have a...
MangaPlus Publishes New Manga Based on Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions Crossover Switch Game
Rinaldo Wirz, Masato Ichishiki write one-shot manga
― Shueisha launched a manga based on Momo-Pi Game Studio's Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions game Nintendo Switch game on Shonen Jump+ and Manga Plus on Saturday. Rinaldo Wirz and Masato Ichishiki wrote the one-shot manga. Shueisha Games, Shueisha's game publishing affiliate company, released the game on July 28. The game features support ...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Dangers in My Heart Manga Artist Norio Sakurai
The award-winning manga is getting an anime next year! ANN spoke exclusively with creator Norio Sakurai about their romcom series.
― The Dangers In My Heart is a charming romantic comedy manga starring an introverted teenage boy and his burgeoning relationship with his beautiful classmate. The manga took the top spot in the web category of Next Manga Awards 2020, and it will be getting a TV anime in ...
Chihayafuru Manga Gets Spinoff Chapter in November
Main manga ended on Monday
― The September issue of Kodansha's Be Love magazine announced on Monday that Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga will have a spinoff side story chapter that will debut in the magazine's December issue on November 1. The manga will also appear on that issue's front cover. The final chapter of Chihayafuru also debuted in the September issue on Monday. The manga's 50th and fina...
Mangamo Simulpubs Mashiro's 'Loving Yamada at Lv999!' Manga
Simulpubs begin with 78th chapter
― Mangamo announced on Thursday that it will begin English simulpubs of Mashiro's Loving Yamada at Lv999! (Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru) manga from its 78th chapter. The company hosted a livestream about the manga with virtual YouTuber Pomu Rainpuff on Sunday. Mangamo describes the story: Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play wi...
Star Fruit Books Releases Sawanabe Zombie, Town of Pigs, 6 More Horror Manga Under New Blood Orange Imprint
Also: Grin Grin Grin, TATARISM: Takaya Tatari's Selected Works, The Horrors Of Noroi Michiru, Wonder House of Horrors, 'Occult Detective Club - Doll Cemetery,' Panorama of Hell
― Star Fruit Books announced on Wednesday its new Blood Orange imprint for horror titles. The company is releasing the following horror manga under Blood Orange in English, with the first two manga now available: Title: Sawana...
Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno Recommends Akane-banashi Manga
Anno is the second major anime and manga figure to promote the series; volume one got Eiichiro Oda's seal of approval.
― The second volume of Weekly Shōnen Jump's Akane-banashi, a manga about a young woman attempting to become a professional Rakugo storyteller, will be released later this week. Wrapped around each book is a strip of paper promoting it with the recommendation of Hideaki Anno—the accla...
I Think Our Son Is Gay GN 3
Hiroki's mom finds reassurance after talking with a gay colleague but it's her own husband that is putting the biggest strain on the family, including their likely gay son.
― In volume two of Okura's gentle series I Think Our Son is Gay, mom Tomoko is present when a man comes to pick up her boss at Steamy Bento. Immediately her coworkers begin speculating on his sexuality, and that makes Tomoko uncom...
RuriDragon Manga Takes Extended Break Due to Creator's Health
Shonen Jump title had taken several breaks due to creator's "sudden illness"
― This year's 35th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon manga is taking another hiatus for a while due to the creator's health. The magazine will announce the manga's return in the future. The manga took a break from this issue and the 33rd issue earlier this mon...
Irodori Sakura Licenses My Crush is My Roommate, Romance for Teachers Manga
My Crush is My Roommate launches in English in August, Romance for Teachers in September
― Irodori Sakura, the English localization imprint of Japanese dōjinshi publisher Irodori Comics, announced on Thursday that it has licensed Haijima's My Crush is My Roommate (Doukyonin ni Kataomoishiteru Yuri) manga and Pikachi's Romance for Teachers (Seishun Onna Kyoushi) manga. My Crush is My Roommate will lau...
Denpa Licenses Short Game, Tawawa on Monday Manga
Both launch in late 2023
― Manga publisher Denpa announced at its Otakon panel on Saturday that it has licensed Mitsuru Adachi's Short Game manga anthology and Kiseki Himura's Tawawa on Monday (Getsuyōbi no Tawawa) manga, and will release both in late 2023. Adachi launched the Short Game anthology of baseball stories in 1985. Adachi is best known for his popular Touch and Mix manga, which are both se...
Shadows House GN 1
Anime viewers may get a lot more out of this introductory volume of the manga that inspired it, because if you're armed with a bit more knowledge, the foreshadowing is everywhere.
― Hindsight is, as the saying goes, 20/20. That means that if you're already familiar with the story of Shadows House from its anime adaptation, you may get a lot more out of this introductory volume of the manga that inspi...
The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody Manga Ends
Manga adaptation of Myōjin Katō's novels launched in February 2019
― The August issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine published the final chapter of Misuho Kobota's manga adaptation of Myōjin Katō's The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody (Shijō Saikyō no Daimaō, Murabito A ni Tensei Suru) novels on Monday. The manga's seventh and final volume will ship on September 24. Com...
Ragna Crimson Volume 5
Volume 5 shows that Ragna Crimson is a work that can cover a wider range of tones and speeds, while also letting Daiki Kobayashi flex creative muscles that previously haven't been at the forefront.
― This is perhaps the most restrained volume of Ragna Crimson thus far. Ragna and Crimson are in a situation unlike any they have been in previously, and it makes for a nice change of pace while allowing t...
Manga Up! Censors Everything from Cleavage to... Knees!?
Less than a week ago, Square Enix launched their own manga distribution website and app, “Manga Up!” with classics like Full Metal Alchemist, popular hits like Goblin Slayer, and new exclusives like Daemons of the Shadow Realm, things looked promising—until readers started noticing the censorship in the form of giant black bars. The Censorship in Square Enix's MangaUp app is so absurd and hilario...
Kadokawa, Shueisha, Shogakukan Sue Mangamura Pirate Site for 1.9 Billion Yen
Companies calculated damages based on 17 pirated manga series
― Japanese publishers Kadokawa, Shueisha, and Shogakukan filed a lawsuit against Japanese-language manga piracy site Mangamura for 1.9 billion yen (about US$14.2 million) at the Tokyo District Court on Thursday. The number represents estimated damages to the company from piracy of 17 manga. The manga mentioned in the lawsuit include One Pi...
Summer Time Rendering GN 3
After learning the truth about the shadows and about what actually happened to his friend Ushio, Shinpei starts to gather allies and weapons to take the fight to the shadows.
― Volume 3 of Summertime Rendering picks up right after the series' breathtaking second volume; after learning the truth about the shadows and about what actually happened to his friend Ushio, Shinpei starts to gather allies and...
Dark Gathering Horror Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023
Hiroshi Ikehata directs anime at OLM
― Shueisha announced on Tuesday that Kenichi Kondo's Dark Gathering manga will get a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2023. Hiroshi Ikehata (FLCL Progressive, Kiratto Pri☆Chan, Space Battleship Tiramisu) is directing the anime at OLM. Kondō (Cheer Danshi!! GO BREAKERS manga) launched the manga in Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine in March 2019. Shueish...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 24-30
Scar on the Praeter, Back Arrow anime; The Liminal Zone, Yuri Espoir manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Back Arrow Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 July 26 Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire BDCite Discotek Media US$29.95 July 26 Cyber City Oedo 808 Remastered Steelbook BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek Media US$49.95 July 26 Fate/Grand Order Final Si...
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Hoshi Watashi-hen Manga Ends in August
Manga launched in November
― The August issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Monday that Seigo Tokiya's Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Hoshi Watashi-hen manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 25. The manga is one of two new manga in the Higurashi franchise titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei that launched in November 2021. Tokiya's "Hoshi Watashi-hen" launche...
Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga temporarily halts to "maintain good balance" with main Saki manga
― The August issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Monday that Aguri Igarashi's Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A spinoff manga will go on hiatus in the magazine's next issue in August in order to "maintain a good balance" with Ritz Kobayashi's main Saki manga. The magazine will reveal when the manga will...
Square Enix Launches English Version of Manga Up! Web Manga Site, App
Magazine contains new titles Daemons of the Shadow Realm, My Clueless First Friend
― Square Enix launched an English version of its Manga Up! web manga site and app on Monday. The service contains new manga — such as the newly licensed Daemons of the Shadow Realm by Hiromu Arakawa, and Taku Kawamura's My Clueless First Friend — as well as previously licensed manga, including Fullmetal Alchemist, The ...
Yūki Tabata's Black Clover Manga Returns on August 1
Manga returns after 3-month hiatus to start "final saga"
― This year's 34th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga will resume in the next issue on August 1. The manga went on hiatus for a planned three months in late April so that Tabata could prepare for the "final arc" of the manga (the wording used could also be translated as "fina...
Our Colors GN
From the creator of My Brother’s Husband comes a story of a high school artist struggling to be openly gay and the reassurance he finds at a local café.
― Sora is a gay high school student, afraid to come out for reasons he doesn't fully understand. He's perfected his façade of heteronormativity, which he pictures as an iron mask that slams into place every time conversations move over to his assumed...
Outbride: Beauty & the Beasts GN 1
There is a market for explicit romance aimed at an older female audience (although gender is no bar to enjoying this), because little girls grow up to be women with disposable income who'd like to read books written with them in mind, too.
― TL manga fans, your [steam]ship has docked. Not that there hasn't been TL manga available in English before, but with the exception of Seven Seas' release of Fir...
RuriDragon Manga Takes Another 1-Week Break Due to Author's Health
Manga took 1-week break last week due to author's "sudden illness"
― This year's 34th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon manga is taking another break next week due to the author's health. The manga took a break from the 33rd issue last week, but did have a new chapter in the 34th issue on Monday. Viz Media and MANGA Plus both began pu...
EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Licenses Break of Dawn, More Manga
Also: Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement manga
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced at its panel at Comic Con International on Saturday that has licensed two new manga for print release in spring 2023. The company will also begin releasing Shaman King Flowers in print in spring 2023. Kodansha USA Publishing also revealed its digital debuts for August. Title: Break of Dawn (Bokura no...
Morning Two Magazine Moves to Digital Release in August
Sister publication of Morning launched in August 2006; published Saint Young Men, Witch Hat Atelier
― The September issue of Kodansha's Morning two magazine revealed on Friday that the magazine will cease print publication and move to a digital release beginning on August 4. The magazine will no longer have a "monthly" release schedule, but will instead update on Thursday every week, similar to its s...
Sayori Ochiai's Gingitsune Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga launched in 2009, inspired 2013 TV anime
― The August issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on Tuesday that Sayori Ochiai's Gingitsune manga will end in two chapters. In addition, the manga will skip the magazine's next issue in August, and will return in the magazine's October issue in September. In the story, Makoto is the heiress to a shrine that was built in honor of Inari. Even ...
Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Health
Manga entered final arc in June
― The September issue of Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yuzuru Shimazaki's Ginga Tetsudo 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey) manga will go on hiatus due to Shimazaki's health issues. The magazine did not reveal when the manga will return. The manga entered its final arc in June. The man...
Cyborg 009 Bgooparts Delete Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga based on Shotaro Ishinomori's Cyborg 009 launched in 2019
― Manga creator Tsuguo Okazaki revealed on his Twitter account on Tuesday that his Cyborg 009 Bgooparts Delete manga will end in two chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end on September 19. The manga entered its final battle in October 2021. Okazaki launched the manga in Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine in July 2019. Aki...
Wise Man's Grandchild SP Spinoff Manga Ends With 4th Volume
Spinoff about May von Earlshide launched in July 2019
― Kadokawa is listing the fourth compiled book volume of Shūji Nishizawa's Kenja no Mago SP spinoff manga as the final volume. Kadokawa will ship the volume on September 9. The manga is a spinoff of Tsuyoshi Yoshioka's fantasy novel series Kenja no Mago. The story focuses on the character May von Earlshide. The original story begins when a powerfu...
Detroit: Become Human Game Gets Spinoff Manga
Kazami Sawatari, Moto Sumida create manga spinoff set in Tokyo, centers on android idol
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Global Comic label announced on Wednesday that writer Kazami Sawatari and artist Moto Sumida are creating a manga spinoff of Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human game. The spinoff manga launched on Kadokawa's Comic Bridge online manga magazine on Friday. The manga is ...
Junji Ito Wins Eisner Award for Lovesickness Manga
Eike Exner's Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History also wins award
― The 2022 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards revealed its winners at the Comic Con International event on Friday. Junji Ito's Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection (translated by Jocelyne Allen) manga won this year's Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia award. Ito said during a message read at the event...
One Piece 25th Anniversary Short Video Tracks the Epic Journey Across 3,463 Used-Up Pen Nibs
One Piece's YouTube account posted the video on Friday to commemorate the manga's 25th anniversary.
― Eiichiro Oda has gone through 3,463 pen nibs drawing the epic saga of One Piece so far. A new promotional video commemorating the manga's 25th anniversary puts a trail of pen nibs together with manga pages in order to retrace the emotional journey. One Piece's YouTube account posted the video on Frid...
Yasuo Ohtagaki's Gundam Thunderbolt Manga Unveils 10th Anniversary Project Models
Manga's 20th volume ships on September 30 with anniversary art collection
― Yasuo Ohtagaki's Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a new project that includes 10th anniversary plastic models of Full Armor Gundam and Psycho Zaku with new colors. Ohtagaki drew the package illustrations. In addition, the manga's 20th compiled book volume will ship on Sep...
Square Enix Manga & Books Licenses Daemons of the Shadow Realm, My Clueless First Friend Manga
Also: Chocobo and the Airship: A Final Fantasy Picture Book, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Project Gestalt Recollections - File 01
― Square Enix Manga & Books announced on Friday that it has licensed Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm manga, the My Clueless First Friend manga, the Chocobo and the Airship: A Final Fantasy Picture Book, the NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Project Gestal...
Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Shonen Sunday Link Up For Connecting Covers
Magazines will publish landmark interview with Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Gosho Aoyama (Detective Conan) next week
― Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday revealed the covers for their 34th and 35th issues respectively, which will publish a landmark joint interview with manga legends Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) and Gosho Aoyama (Detective Conan). When placed side by...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 17-23
The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club anime; SINoALICE, Dungeon People manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dai-Shogun Great Revolution BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 July 19 Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko BD/DVDCite GKIDS US$26.98 July 19 Interspecies Reviewers BDAnimeNewsNetwork Critical Mass US$59.99 July 19 Love Live! Niji...
Booty Royale's Rui Takatō Retires From Manga Industry
Author explains that personal household circumstances have made it hard to draw manga about "boobs, sex"
― Manga creator Rui Takatō announced on his Twitter account on July 10 that he is retiring from drawing manga. Takatō's statement is unclear whether his retirement will be permanent or temporary, as the author alternates between wording that implies both. In addition, his ongoing Booty Royale: Nev...
Arya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Light Novels Get Manga
Saho Tenamachi draws manga adaptation debuting on Magazine Pocket app in October
― The official Twitter account for writer Sunsunsun and artist Momoco's Arya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Arya-san) light novel series announced on Friday that the novels are getting a manga adaptation. Saho Tenamachi (Shōsetsu no Kami-sama; Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsu...
Orochi: The Perfect Edition GN 2
As Orochi once again drifts through the lives of humans, she encounters three separate tales of children caught in unimaginable circumstances.
― As Orochi once again drifts through the lives of humans, she encounters three separate tales of children caught in unimaginable circumstances. Two of them, Key and Prodigy, are somewhat hopeful, while Home is a grim story of how no place stays exactly the sa...
IG Port Tops 10 Billion Yen in Annual Revenue for 1st Time
Company earned 11.872 billion yen from June 2021 to May 2022
― IG Port — the parent company of animation studios Production I.G, Wit Studio, Signal.MD, and publisher Mag Garden — revealed on Thursday that it recorded 11.872 billion yen (about US$85 million) in revenue for the period of June 2021 to May 2022, marking the first time the company has earned more then 10 billion yen in a single fiscal yea...
Noyu Girl Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Haro Aso, Shirō Yoshida launched manga in August 2021
― Manga creator Shirō Yoshida revealed on their Twitter account on Friday that the Noyu Girl (Natural Hot Spring Girl) manga will end in its next chapter. The manga centers on Hibari Ōtaka, a girl who will climb mountains, brave forests, and cross seas to visit and satisfy her love for natural hot springs. Haro Aso (Alice in Borderland) and Shirō ...
Gap Papa's Utakata Launches New Manga in August
New manga Milk Chocolate is serialized version of author's previous strips
― The August issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed last Friday that manga creator Utakata will launch a new manga titled Milk Chocolate in the magazine's next issue on August 18. The manga is a magazine serialization version of a manga that Utakata already draws on their pixiv account, centering on a girl named Ho...
Toshiki Inoue, Taro Chiaki Launch Despair Memory Gundam Sequel Manga on July 29
Manga takes place in new post-war world where Gundam is seen as enemy of peace
― Bandai Namco Filmworks' Gundam.info website announced last Friday that anime and tokusatsu writer Toshiki Inoue and manga artist Taro Chiaki will launch a new Gundam manga titled Despair Memory Gundam Sequel (Kidō Zekki Gundam Sequel) on Comiplex, the manga website of Hero's Inc.'s Monthly Hero's magazine, on July 29. Th...
RuriDragon Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author's 'Sudden Illness'
Manga will be back in issue 34 of magazine out on July 25
― This year's 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Tuesday that Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon manga is taking a one-week break due to the author's “sudden illness.” The manga will be back in issue 34 of the magazine on July 25. Viz Media and MANGA Plus both began publishing the manga in English on June 12. Manga Plus...
Black Channel Short Manga Breaking The Wall Ends, Gets YouTube Anime
Manga launched in June
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Friday that the Black Channel: Breaking The Wall short manga will end in the magazine's September issue on August 12. The magazine additionally announced that the manga will get an anime adaptation on YouTube. The anime will stream on August 19-20 and September 23-24, each day at 6:30 p.m. The anime will h...
Heart Gear Manga Returns from Hiatus on August 17
Manga went on hiatus in May 2020 due to author's poor health
― Tsuyoshi Takaki announced on Twitter on Saturday that their Heart Gear manga will resume on August 17. The manga's 29th and latest chapter debuted in May 2020, and Takaki revealed two weeks later that the manga was going on hiatus due to Takaki's "poor health." Takaki added at the time, "it's nothing so serious that requires hospitalizati...
Duel Masters Win Anime, Manga Announced
Anime premieres in September, manga debuts on August 12
― TV Tokyo announced on Friday that it is producing a new anime in the Duel Masters franchise titled Duel Masters Win. The new anime will premiere in September. Additionally, the August issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Friday that a new Duel Masters Win manga will launch in the magazine's next issue on August 12. The A...
Nightfall Travelers: Leave Only Footprints GN 1
There's a certain kind of story that makes you slowly realize that you shouldn't be taking anything for granted. Nightfall Travelers: Leave Only Footprints is one of them.
― There's a certain kind of story that makes you slowly realize that you shouldn't be taking anything for granted. Nightfall Travelers: Leave Only Footprints is one of them. Even though it's specifically about debunking local ghost...
Yūhō Hijikata, Akio Tanaka's Reverse Edge Manga Ends
Manga went on hiatus in 2018 after Hijikata's death, resumed in March
― The 2,815th issue of Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku magazine revealed on Friday that Yūhō Hijikata and Akio Tanaka's Reverse Edge: Ōkawabata Tanteisha (Reverse Edge: Ōkawabata Detective Agency) manga will end in the next issue on July 22. In the manga's story, in Tokyo in a multi-tenant building in Asakusa is the Ōkawabata...
Apple Children of Aeon GN 1-3
Yukinojo was left as an infant on the porch of a temple, and he's never felt as if he truly belonged in his home. A story that spans decades, there's a folktale sensibility to its plotline, one that draws from Shinto legends
― Once upon a time, a baby was left outside a temple on a snowy night. The priest and his wife happily adopted the child, but he never felt like he belonged, all too aware of his...
Blue Lock Anime Casts Kazuyuki Okitsu
Also: Original manga has 10 million copies in circulation
― The official website for the television anime of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga revealed on Friday that the show has cast Kazuyuki Okitsu as Zantetsu Tsurugi. Relatedly, the official Twitter account for the original manga revealed on Friday that the manga's 20 volumes have a total of 10 million copies in circul...
Seaside Stranger: Harukaze no Étranger GN 3
Caught in the act, Mio's terrified that he's ruined the relationship he's been building with his boyfriend's brother. Shun hopes that his family will accept him for who he is, but he still may have a long way to go.
― When last we saw Shun and Mio, they were caught in flagrante delicto by Fumi, Shun's younger brother. We rejoin them now at that same moment, and while Fumi runs off immediately, Mio is...
Kazuhiro Fujita's Ushio & Tora Manga Gets Stage Play in August
Kapsel Heidan produces play
― Theater troupe Kapsel Heidan announced on Wednesday that it is producing a stage play adaptation of Kazuhiro Fujita's Ushio & Tora manga that will run at Theater Sun Mall in Tokyo from August 18 to 21. Naoyuki Yoshihisa is directing the play. Keita Tokushiro stars as Ushio Aotsuki, while Takehiro Haruhira plays Tora. Kapsel Heidan have previously produced stage play adap...
Netflix's Sex Education Series Gets Manga
John Tarachine draws manga launching on Friday
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Global Comic label announced on Wednesday that John Tarachine is drawing a manga adaptation of Netflix's Sex Education series that launched on Kadokawa's Comic Bridge online manga magazine on Friday. Netflix describes the series: Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his the...
MonsTABOO GN 1
Take a bit of social commentary on twisted, corrupt adults, add in schoolgirls who use monsters as transformed weapons to fight them, and then throw in a game where kids compete to kill the most baddies.
― Take a bit of social commentary on twisted, corrupt adults, add in schoolgirls who use monsters as transformed weapons to fight them, and then throw in a game where kids compete to kill the most ba...
Kabuki Play of Osamu Tezuka's The Shinsen-gumi Manga Unveils Visual
Play runs August 5-30
― The staff for the kabuki stage adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's The Shinsen-gumi manga unveiled a visual for the adaptation on Thursday. Kabuki troupe Hachigatsu Nōryō Kabuki announced the adaptation on May 28. The production will run in Tokyo's Kabuki-za Theatre from August 5 to 30. Digital Manga Guild published The Shinsen-gumi in English digitally, and it describes the manga: I...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 10-16
The Duke of Death and His Maid, Pompo The Cinephile anime; Shadows House, Chitose Is In the Ramune Bottle manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 July 12 Hortensia SAGA BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 July 12 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Collection 1 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sunrise US$74.99 J...
One Piece, Detective Conan Creators Will Sit Down For Landmark Joint Interview
Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump publishes 1st part on July 25, Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday publishes 2nd part on July 27
― Manga legends Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) and Gosho Aoyama (Detective Conan) have sat down together for a landmark joint interview. Despite drawing for rival publications, the interview will be published in two installments across their respective serializing magazines. Shueisha...
Lost Lad London GN 1
Lost Lad London stands out on more than one level, and it wins the unofficial prize for “manga series most deserving of a live-action British TV series.”
― It isn't always easy to perfectly capture the tone, place, and time being written about, regardless of what culture the author is writing about or is from. Lost Lad London therefore stands out on more than one level, and it wins the unofficial pri...
Akiko Higashimura's Do You Remember Me? Manga Launches on Tapas
20 chapters launched on Monday
― Akiko Higashimura's Do You Remember Me? (Watashi no Koto o Oboeteimasu ka?) web manga launched with 20 chapters on the Tapas service on Monday. The manga launched on Kakao Japan's Piccoma service in April 2020. The romantic comedy manga centers on a perpetually overworked and overtime-clocking 30-something gossip magazine writer named Haruka. The story begins when she...
Chainsaw Man, Spy×Family, More Rank on NYT June Bestseller List
Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, Tatsuya Endo's Spy×Family manga, Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga, Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba manga, and Fujita 's Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early July. The 11th volume of Chainsaw Man ranked at #2. The first volume of Spy×Family ran...
Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan June List
Spy×Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, Wotakoi, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Death Note Short Stories, Deadpool: Samurai, My Hero Academia also rank in top 20
― Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on NPD BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for June. Manga took all 20 spots in this month's list: #1 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 11 #2 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy×Family volume ...
Golgo 13 Manga Franchise Has 300 Million Copies in Circulation
1st compiled volume of manga ships on September 30
― Shogakukan's listing of the first volume Gunsmith Dave, the first-ever spinoff manga of Takao Saito's long-running Golgo 13 manga, states that the overall Golgo 13 franchise has 300 million copies in circulation. The first compiled volume of Gunsmith Dave will ship on September 30. Gunsmith Dave launched in Big Comic Zōkan in July 2021. The manga e...
Santa Inoue's Zange Manga Season 2 Ends, Gets 3rd Season
2nd season launched on February 8
― This year's 15th issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine published the final chapter of the "second season" of Santa Inoue's Zange manga on Monday. The magazine also revealed that the manga will have a "third season." The manga launched in Young Champion magazine in March 2021, and ended its "first season" in August 2021. The second season launched on Febru...
Stage S, Kiruru Kill Me Manga Both Go on Hiatus
Stage S might return "in the next few days"
― Both Tomoya Harikawa's Stage S and Yasuhiro Kano's Kiruru Kill Me manga announced on Sunday that they would go on hiatus indefinitely. While Kiruru Kill Me did not reveal the reason for the hiatus, Stage S' announcement noted that the hiatus was due to Harikawa's health issues, and that the manga might return in "the next few days." Shueisha's Manga Plus ...
And Yet The Town Moves Manga Artist Says No Anime On the Horizon
Despite the recent revival of older manga titles, editor flatly denied the possibility
― And Yet The Town Moves (Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru) manga creator Masakazu Ishiguro made a tongue-in-cheek announcement on Twitter on Sunday: the manga will not be getting an anime anytime soon. He recounted: "The other day, I had tea with the editor for Soremachi and asked them, 'So if Lucifer and the Biscuit ...
86 -Fragmental Neoteny- Prequel Manga Ends in 3rd Volume
Takuya Shinjо̄ launched manga in April 2021
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine announced on Friday that Takuya Shinjо̄'s 86 -Fragmental Neoteny- prequel manga for Asato Asato's 86 light novel series will end with its third compiled book volume. Shinjо̄ launched the manga in Comic Alive in April 2021. Kadokawa published the manga's second compiled book volume on June 22...
Parallel Paradise Manga Nears Climax
Elfen Lied creator Lynn Okamoto launched manga in March 2017
― The wraparound jacket band for the 18th compiled book volume of Lynn Okamoto's Parallel Paradise manga revealed last Wednesday that the manga is nearing its climax. The manga's 19th volume is scheduled to ship in Japan on November 4. The manga has a cumulative total of over 3.5 million copies in circulation. Seven Seas licensed the manga,...
The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
34th chapter launched on Friday
― Koyuki announced on Twitter on Saturday that his manga adaptation of Light Tuchihi's The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious light novel series will end in its next three chapters, including the 34th chapter of the manga that launched in the August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine on Friday. The manga launched in November 2018 in Kadokawa's Monthly...
Saizō Harawata, Zunta Launch New Tensei Colosseum Manga in August
Battle Game in 5 Seconds author, The Exo-Drive Reincarnation Games artist collaborate
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine revealed last Friday that Saizō Harawata will launch a new manga titled Tensei Colosseum ~Saijaku Skill de Saikyō no Onna-tachi o Kōryaku Shite Dorei Harem o Tsukurimasu~ (Reincarnation Colosseum ~Creating a Slave Harem Using the Weakest Skill to Subjugate the Str...
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga Resumes Following Creator's Recovery from Cancer
Hiroyuki Aigamo was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in December 2020
― Overlap announced that Hiroyuki Aigamo's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's manga has resumed on Friday. Aigamo is recovering following her endometrial cancer diagnosis in December 2020. She stated that she may progress slowly for a while as it is difficult for her to write at the pace of a monthly serializati...
Tamiki Wakaki's 'Kekkon Surutte, Hontō desu ka?: 365 Days To The Wedding' Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Manga about loners who hatch fake marriage plan to keep their current lifestyles launched in March 2020
― This year's combined 32nd and 33rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Tamiki Wakaki's Kekkon Surutte, Hontō desu ka?: 365 Days To The Wedding (Are You Really Getting Married?: 365 Days To The Wedding) manga is getting a live-action series adaptation. W...
Hiroshi Noda, Takahiro Wakamatsu's No Longer Allowed In Another World Manga Gets TV Anime
Fantasy manga follows real-life melancholic author Osamu Dazai being taken to another world
― This year's combined 32nd and 33rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu's No Longer Allowed In Another World (Isekai Shikkaku) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Seven Seas will release the manga's first volume physic...
'86' Manga Adaptations of 1st 2 Light Novels Arcs Canceled
Both manga were on hiatus since 2021 due to Motoki Yoshihara, Hakuya Yamasaki's health issues
― The official website for Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine announced on Wednsday that Motoki Yoshihara's manga adaptation of Asato Asato's 86 light novel series has been canceled. Square Enix's Manga Up! digital manga service also announced on Wednesday that Hakuya Yamasaki's 86: Run Through the Battlefr...
Cells at Work! Code Black's Shigemitsu Harada Launches New Manga in August
Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?'s Soborou draws new manga titled Love and Peace
― The August issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that writer Shigemitsu Harada and artist Soborou will launch a new manga titled Love and Peace in the magazine's next issue on August 5. The magazine teases the story as centering on a sharp-looking but unassuming boy, guided by the Yuri F...
The King of Fighters Shingo Side Story Manga Ends with 2nd Volume
2nd volume shipped on Thursday
― Kyōtarō Azuma's The King of Fighters Gaiden: Honoo no Kigen - Shingo, Timeslip! Ikkimasu! (The King of Fighters Side Story: The Origin of Flame - Shingo Travels Through Time! Let's Go!) spinoff manga ended with its second compiled book volume, which shipped on Thursday. The final chapter originally launched on June 6. The manga launched on Kodansha's Suiyōbi no Sirius...
2channel Founder Hiroyuki Nishimura Stars In New Isekai Web Manga
A new manga that debuted on the Tonari no Young Jump manga website on Friday stars 2channel website founder Hiroyuki Nishimura in an unexpected role—the hero of an isekai fantasy. The Isekai Hiroyuki manga, which is written by Tasuku Totsuka and illustrated by Kengoro Nishide (Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers!), is described on Tonari no Young Jump as follows: Humanity has been driving awa...
Tokyo Revengers Manga Tops 65 Million in Circulation Worldwide
Manga has 7 million copies in circulation outside of Japan
― Kodansha's official Twitter account for Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga announced on Friday that the manga has more than 65 million copies in circulation worldwide, including 7 million copies outside of Japan. The number above is not a sales statistic. Kodansha announced in January the manga had 50 million copies in circulation in Japan. ...
Manga Duo Naked Ape Launch New Shōnen Psycho Manga
Manga centers on brother & sister becoming targets of muderous stepbrother
― Manga creator duo naked ape announced on their Twitter account last Friday that they have launched a new manga titled Shōnen Psycho on Kakao Japan's Piccoma website. The first three chapters are available for free, while the following 11 chapters will be availble for free at a later date. The manga centers on Reishin Amō, a ...
Welcome to the Ballroom Manga Goes on Hiatus, Temporarily on Irregular Serialization
Creator Tomo Takeuchi currently overworked preparing for manga's volumes, unrelated work
― Manga creator Tomo Takeuchi revealed on Twitter on Tuesday that her Welcome to the Ballroom manga will go back on hiatus. The manga did not appear in the August issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on Wednesday. In addition, Takeuchi stated that the manga will be irregularly serialized "in the next few mo...
Idumi Kirihara, Satoru Akahori Launch New Manga on Friday
New manga is titled Fw: Zombienes Regina
― Manga creator Idumi Kirihara announced on Sunday that she will launch a new manga with Satoru Akahori titled Fw: Zombienes Regina on the Comic Bushiroad Web manga site on Friday. Akahori will write the manga, and Kirihara will draw the art. The August issue of Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine describes the manga as being set in the 32nd year of the Rei...
Masahiro Itosugi's Gyaku Isekai Tensei Shite Kimowota ni Natte Shimatta dai Majutsushi Del Rey Curtis no Fujōri na Nichijō Manga Ends in August
Aki Sora author launched manga in 2021
― The August issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Shonen Champion magazine revealed on Wednesday Masahiro Itosugi's Gyaku Isekai Tensei Shite Kimowota ni Natte Shimatta dai Majutsushi Del Rey Curtis no Fujōri na Nichijō (The Unreasonable Life of the Wizard Del Rey Curtis, Who Was Ripped From His World and Became a Disgusting Otaku) manga will end in the magazine's ne...
'86' Manga Adaptations of 1st 2 Light Novel Arcs Canceled
Both manga were on hiatus since 2021 due to Motoki Yoshihara, Hakuya Yamasaki's health issues
― The official website for Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine announced on Wednsday that Motoki Yoshihara's manga adaptation of Asato Asato's 86 light novel series has been canceled. Square Enix's Manga Up! digital manga service also announced on Wednesday that Hakuya Yamasaki's 86: Run Through the Battlefr...
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