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Ira Ishida, Shutaro Yamada Launch New Manga
DT Tensei manga launches on August 25
― This year's September issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ira Ishida (Ikebukuro West Gate Park, pictured right) and Shutaro Yamada (Read or Die) are launching a new manga titled DT Tensei ~30-sai Made Dо̄tei Datta Watashi ga Tensei Shitara Shijо̄ Saikyо̄ no Mahо̄tsukai ni Narimashita!~ in the magazine's next issue on Au...
Armed Girl's Machiavellism Creators Launch New Manga
New Yō, Aquarist manga launches on August 26
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Shonen Ace magazine revealed on Wednesday that Karuna Kanzaki and Yūya Kurokami will launch a new manga titled Yō, Aquarist (What's Up, Aquarist?) in the magazine's next issue on August 26. The manga will have a color opening page, and will feature on the issue's front cover. Kanzaki and Kurokami launched the Armed Girl'...
New Baki Manga Series Launches on August 24
Keisuke Itagaki's new Baki-Dou manga ended on June 15
― This year's 35th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on Thursday that Keisuke Itagaki will start a new series for his Baki manga in the magazine's 39th issue on August 24. Itagaki's new Baki-Dou manga (pictured right) launched in Weekly Shōnen Champion in October 2018, and ended on June 15. Itagaki's original Baki T...
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection GN
The divisive character makes for a series of loosely connected stories that ultimately asks the reader to believe a weird 11-year-old could get away with more and more contrived supernatural pranks.
― I might've just found one of my least favorite characters in all of fiction, which is saying a lot when considering how much media I have to consume for my job. Like other Junji Ito books I have covered...
Exclusive: Dark Horse Licenses Danganronpa 2: Chiaki Nanami's Goodbye Despair Quest Manga
1st compiled volume of manga releases on March 26
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Wednesday that it will release Karin Suzuragi's Danganronpa 2: Chiaki Nanami's Goodbye Despair Quest (Super Danganronpa 2: Nanami Chiaki no Sayonara Zetsubō Daibōken) manga in English. The company will release the first compiled volume of the manga based on the Danganronpa game franchise on March 26, 2024. The first vo...
'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Gets Mafia, Kalego Spinoff Manga
Episode of Mafia debuts on September 12, new Kalego Gaiden launches in winter
― The official Twitter account for Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga revealed on Sunday that the series is getting two spinoff manga. The first is titled (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun if Episode of Mafia, with the "ma" in "mafia" being a pun for demon, much like in "Mairimashita"). ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 23-29
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Animal Treasure Island anime; Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen, Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ancient Magus' Bride - The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$34.98 July 25 Animal Treasure Island BDCite Discotek US$24....
takt op. Project Gets New Manga
Ika Nakaya, Aya Takaha launch takt op. Bara no Dangan (Kuchidzuke) de Utte! manga on Thursday
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine announced on Sunday that Bandai Namco Arts and DeNA's takt op. (pronounced "takt opus") project will get a new manga titled takt op. Bara no Dangan (Kuchidzuke) de Utte! (Shoot with a Rose Bullet! [Kiss]). Ika Nakaya is drawing the manga, and...
Luffy's Live-Action Actor Makes the Cover of Weekly Shonen Jump's 34th Issue
The captains of the manga and live-action adaptation make it onto this week's cover of Weekly Shonen Jump.
― The long-awaited premiere of Netflix's Hollywood live-action One Piece series is only a month away. As the series gets ready to set sail for global seas, the captains of the manga and live-action adaptation make it onto this week's cover of Weekly Shonen Jump to declare their global takeover. ...
Jin Aino's Tensei Ōji ga Gensaku Chishiki de Sekai Saikyō Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga's next chapter launches on August 4
― The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Getsu Maga Kichi (Monthly Magazine Base) website revealed on Monday that Jin Aino and Dо̄ma Oda's Tensei Ōji ga Gensaku Chishiki de Sekai Saikyō (The Reincarnated Prince Uses His Knowledge of the Original Game to Be the World's Strongest) manga will end in its next chapter, scheduled for August 4. Aino and Oda lau...
Parallel World Pharmacy GN 1
A well-researched story with a likable lead, Parallel World Pharmacy proves that familiar doesn't have to mean boring.
― When it comes to stories that revolve around people traveling to or being reincarnated in another world, it can be challenging to develop a concept or gimmick that helps make the story feel unique. While the isekai genre is far from my favorite, I'm always curious to see what write...
Exclusive: Irodori Comics to Launch Kickstarter Campaign for Isaki Uta: The Lost & Found Collection Manga
Manga collection to include 4 short stories including "Mine-kun is Asexual," "Silkscreen," more
― Irodori Comics revealed on Monday that the company is launching a Kickstarter campaign for Isaki Uta: The Lost & Found Collection, a manga collection of four short stories from Is Love The Answer? manga creator Uta Isaki. The Kickstarter campaign will launch later this summer. The collection will feature...
Yoshinobu Yamada's Satanophany Manga Moves Serialization Online
This year's 34th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Yoshinobu Yamada's Satanophany manga will move to Kodansha's Yanmaga Web website, starting on September 6. The website will publish new chapters every Wednesday. Yamada stated that he plans to "continue the story for the time being." The manga recently went on hiatus in March, and returned on April 24. The manga en...
Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' 1-Shot Manga Gets Anime
Jujutsu Kaisen's Sung Hoo Park directs anime at E&H Production
― The One Piece Day 2023 event on Saturday revealed that Eiichiro Oda's "Monsters: Ippaku Sanjō Hiryū Jigoku" one-shot manga will get an anime adaptation. The one-shot was featured in Oda's Wanted!, which is a collection of manga one-shots. Shueisha published Wanted! in Japan in 1998. Shueisha first published the one-shot in 1994 in Weekl...
A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch Manga Ends on August 28
Manga about witch, giant cat launched in 2021
― The 30th chapter of Hiro Kashiwaba's A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch (Isekai Neko to Fukigenna Majo) manga revealed on July 24 that the manga will end with its next chapter on August 28. The manga's story reached the climax with the 30th chapter. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and will publish the first compiled book volume in ...
Shin Takahashi's Ekiden Danshi Project Manga Goes on Hiatus Until Fall
Manga about long-distance relay race launched in 2022
― This year's 34th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday that Shin Takahashi's Ekiden Danshi Project (Men's Long-Distance Relay Race Project) manga will go on hiatus, and will return this fall. Takahashi launched the manga in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in May 2022. Shogakukan published the manga's second compile...
The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious Manga Ends in 8th Volume in Spring 2024
Manga launched in 2020, inspired anime in July 2022
― The seventh compiled book volume of Wakame Konbu's The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious (Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii) manga revealed on Saturday that it will end in its eighth volume, which will release in spring 2024. Konbu launched the manga in Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine in January 2020, and Square Enix published its first volume ...
Comikey Adds 3 Webtoon Titles from Media Do in 3 Languages, 2 Compass Manga (Updated)
Moriarty's Perfect Crime, My Dearest Witch, Neet Hero launch in August
― Comikey announced at its panel at San Diego Comic Con on Sunday that it has licensed three more webtoon titles from Media Do that will launch in August and two manga from COMPASS Inc. that will launch later this year. Comikey will release the three Media Do webtoon titles in English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish. The three ...
Boruto Manga Returns on August 21 With 'Two Blue Vortex' Arc
Manga went on hiatus in April
― The official Twitter account for the Naruto and Boruto manga franchises revealed a new illustration, the arc title, and the August 21 debut date for the "second part" of Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto's Boruto manga on Thursday. The new arc is titled "Two Blue Vortex." The manga went on hiatus in April. Manga storywriter Ukyō Kodachi and Ikemoto launched the seque...
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Manga Ends in 12th Volume in Spring 2024
Manga launched in 2018, inspired ongoing TV anime that premiered on July 4
― The 11th volume of Koume Fujichika's The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta) manga revealed on Saturday that the manga will end in it 12th volume. The volume will ship in spring 2024 Square Enix Manga & Books is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Komura starts his school...
Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey Wins Eisner Award
Keiji Nakazawa not inducted into Hall of Fame for 2nd time
― The 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards revealed its winners at the Comic Con International San Diego event on Friday. Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey (translated by Alex Dudok de Wit) won this year's Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia award. First Second / Macmillan published the book. The manga competed against the follo...
Kenshiro Sakamoto's Yūcha to Maō Manga Ends
Manga debuted in February 2021
― GOTcorporation's Comic MeDu website published the 63rd and final chapter of Kenshiro Sakamoto's Yūcha to Maō (The Brave and the Demon King) manga on Friday. Sakamoto launched in February 2021. The manga's fourth compiled book volume shipped in Japan on May 31. The "adoration comedy" manga follows a little girl hero and the strongest Demon King. The Demon King has defe...
Interspecies Reviewers Manga's New Chapter Delayed
Manga's 71st chapter delayed due to "various circumstances"
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine announced on Thursday that the 71st chapter of writer Amahara and artist masha's Interspecies Reviewers (Ishuzoku Reviewers) manga has been delayed.due to "various circumstances." The chapter was scheduled to launch on Friday. The account will announce the manga's retu...
Yen Press Licenses My Poison Princess Is Still Cute Manga, A Certain Magical Index NT Novels
Both titles slated for December release
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed Chihiro Sakutake's My Poison Princess Is Still Cute manga and Kazuma Kamachi and Kiyotaka Haimura's A Certain Magical Index NT light novels for release in December. Yen Press describes My Poison Princess Is Still Cute (Boku no Dokuhime wa Kyо̄ mo Kawaii): When demon princess Raffy married Roren, an immortal k...
Madan no Ō Spinoff Manga Ends in 3rd Volume
Lord Marksman and Carnwenhan manga launched in August 2021
― Shueisha published the third and final compiled book volume of bomi's Lord Marksman and Carnwenhan (Madan no Ō to Seisen no Carnwenhan) spinoff manga in Japan on Wednesday. The spinoff manga is based on author Tsukasa Seo and illustrator Minato Yasaka's Lord Marksman and Carnwenhan (Madan no Ō to Carnwenhan) mini-novel series of Tsukasa Kaw...
The Quiet Terror of PTSD Radio with Eisner-Nominated Horror Manga Creator Masaaki Nakayama
Horror fans, Masaaki Nakayama is a name you need to know. Enter his disturbing world of evil spirits and curses and learn how the slightest tweak of the human face can create an entity that lingers in your nightmares.
― Horror manga is having a moment. This is in no small part due to a newfound appreciation for the works of Junji Ito, who has become a critical darling after multiple Eisner nomination...
Jun Miura's Tsuyokute New Saga Manga Ends
Adaptation of Masayuki Abe's original story launched in 2014
― AlphaPolis published the 107th and final chapter of Jun Miura's Tsuyokute New Saga manga on Thursday. The story is set in a world laid waste by a demon invasion. The protagonist Kyle subdues the demon king with his last remaining strength, but then he is sent back four years into the past. Armed with his past life's memories and experienc...
Mangasplaining, Udon Ent. to Publish Veil, No Roses Without Thorns Manga in English
Veil gets full-color print edition in 2024
― The Mangasplaining podcast and Udon Entertainment announced at San Diego Comic Con on Thursday that they will jointly release Kotteri's Veil manga and Nami Sasou's No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant (Bara wa Shaba de Umareru: 70-nendai Shōjo Manga Assistant Funtōki) manga in English in 2024. Jocelyne Allen will translate Veil to En...
Kodansha USA Reveals Oma Sei's Blood Blade Manga to be Published 1st in English
Oma Sei's action horror manga serializes weekly in fall, with print version in spring 2024
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced during its panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Thursday that it will release a new manga titled Blood Blade by Oma Sei in English first this fall on its website. The manga will have a weekly serialization, with a print version arriving in spring 2024. The manga wil...
Kodansha USA Reveals 2 New Print Releases, 1 Omnibus Release, 3 Digital Releases
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime gets 3-in-1 omnibus release in spring 2024
― Kodansha USA Publishing revealed its new slate of print licenses for spring 2024 and its digital debuts in August 2023 at its panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Thursday. The new spring 2024 print releases include the first volume of an omnibus three-in-one release of Taiki Kawakami's That Time I Got Rein...
Titan Manga Licenses The Poetry of Ran, Tengen Hero Wars Manga
Company releases The Poetry of Ran on December 12, Tengen Hero Wars on January 16
― Titan Manga announced at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday that it has licensed The Poetry of Ran and Tengen Hero Wars manga. Titan Manga will release the first volume of Yusuke Osawa's The Poetry of Ran (Kegare no Uta) manga on December 12. In this high-fantasy tale there are monster who devour people and all their evi...
Kenji Hamaoka's Appare! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku Manga Goes on 1-Issue Break for 1st Time in 30 Years
Hamaoka to go on a family trip
― This year's 34th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on Thursday that Kenji Hamaoka's Appare! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (Bravo! Super Radical Gag Family) manga will go on a one-issue break -- its first time in 30 years -- and will return in the magazine's 36th and 37th combined issue on August 3. Hamaoka will go on a family trip. Hamaoka laun...
Rhapsody Music Anime Project Gets Spinoff Manga by Yuhki Kamatani
Manga's 1st chapter debuted in advance on Wednesday; regular serialization starts on LINE Manga app this fall
― The August issue of rockin'on group's CUT magazine published in advance the first chapter of Yuhki Kamatani's spinoff manga of the Rhapsody music anime project on Wednesday. The manga will start its regular serialization on the LINE Manga app this fall. The spinoff manga will center on the ...
SuperString Manga Resumes on July 26
Manga went on hiatus last month
― This year's 34th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Boichi (Dr. Stone) and writer In-Wan Youn's (Defense Devil, Island, Shin Angyo Onshi) SuperString: Isekai Kenbunroku manga will resume in the magazine's next issue on July 26. The manga went on hiatus last month due to circumstances with the author. Boichi and Youn launche...
Gō Ikeyamada Launches New Manga on August 4
Manga to center on young boy living with 3 beautiful sisters
― This year's 16th issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine announced on Thursday that Gō Ikeyamada will launch a new manga titled Takanashi-ke no Imōto wa Hanayome ni Naritaii!! (I Want the Takanashi Family's Younger Sister to Be My Bride!!) in the magazine's next issue on August 4. The manga centers on a young boy who loves playing soccer....
Toriko Chiya Launches Hakoniwa Monster Manga About Rookie Shōjo Manga Creator
Workplace comedy manga about manga creator quitting shōnen magazine, joining shōjo magazine
― This year's 34th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the first chapter of a new manga by Toriko Chiya titled Hakoniwa Monster ~Shōjo Mangaka, Tokidoki Kamibukuro~ (Miniature Garden Monster: A Shōjo Manga Creator and Sometimes a Paper Bag) on Thursday. The manga features on the magazine's front cov...
Mangasplaining Licenses Akane Torikai's Wandering Cat's Cage Manga for Serialization in August
Fantagraphics to publish manga in print with single omnibus volume in fall 2024
― Deb Aoki confirmed on Tuesday that Mangasplaining has licensed Akane Torikai's Wandering Cat's Cage (Mandarin Gypsy Cat no Rōjō) manga, and will begin serializing it in the Mangasplaining Extra (MSX) newsletter in August. Fantagraphics will publish the manga in print in one omnibus volume in fall 2024. Fantagraphics des...
Spider-Man: Fake Red GN
Fake Red uses its approach, a focus on masks and costumes, to dig into the concepts of putting up metaphorical masks or adopting a role or personality that isn't necessarily your own for the sake of self and social betterment.
― The proliferation of works like Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse and its multiversal "Anyone can wear the mask" mantra has ushered in a whole horde of alternate-identity Spi...
Golden Kamuy's Satoru Noda Reveals New Ice Hockey Sports Manga's Title DOGSRED
Manga debuts on July 27
― This year's 34th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Satoru Noda's new ice hockey sports manga is titled DOGSRED. The manga will debut in the magazine's next issue on July 27. The magazine had previously revealed that Noda was relaunching his Supinamarada! ice hockey sports manga (pictured right), and the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper had re...
How a Single Gold Coin Can Change an Adventurer's Life Manga Listed as Ending in 7th Volume
Manga's 7th volume ships on September 12
― Amazon is listing the seventh compiled book volume of Sato Tsukishima's How a Single Gold Coin Can Change an Adventurer's Life (Kenka Ichimai de Kawaru Bōkensha Seikatsu) manga, the adaptation of Hazama Amano's light novel series of the same title, as the final volume. The volume will ship on September 12. The manga launched on Square Enix's Gangan Online we...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 16-22
The Devil is a Part-Timer Season 2, Tokyo Mew Mew New anime; Secrets of the Silent Witch, The Great Snake's Bride manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Devil is a Part-Timer Season 2 BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$69.98 July 18 Medaka Box BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 July 18 Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Limited Edition BDPlease Viz Media US$39.99 July 18 To...
Kijima-san & Yamada-san Manga Listed as Ending With 6th Volume
6th volume ships on September 21
― Amazon is listing the sixth compiled book volume of Hoshimi SK's Kijima-san & Yamada-san manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on September 21. Manga UP! Global publishes the manga in English digitally, and describes the story:
Kijima-san, who became telepathic after an accident, works with Yamada-san, a woman who always has the loudest, most lovey-dovey t...
Tomo Kitaoka's Chibon Kaburi Manga Ends
Horror manga launched in December 2021
― This year's 15th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine published the final chapter of Tomo Kitaoka's Chibon Kaburi manga on Tuesday. The "monster panic horror" manga takes place in a rural town and centers on a sorrowful murder case. Kitaoka launched the manga in Manga Action in December 2021. Futabasha published the manga's second compiled book volume in...
Kairiki Bear's 'Alkali Underachiever' Vocaloid Song Gets Manga on August 12
Manga adaptation based on novelization that ships on August 25
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Comic Gene magazine revealed last Friday that Mahiro Satou will debut the manga adaptation of Kairiki Bear's "Alkali Rettōsei" (Alkali Underachiever) Vocaloid song in the magazine's next issue on August 12. The manga will specifically be based on Kinosaki and illustrator Kurowa 's novelization of the song'...
Hikaru in the Light!'s Mai Matsuda Launches New Manga on August 1
Manga centers on 2 students who participate in "Go-Home Club"
― This year's 15th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that Mai Matsuda will launch a new manga titled Hōkago Kitaku Biyori (A Fine Day for Going Home After School) in the manga's next issue on August 1. The romantic comedy manga will have a color opening page. The manga centers on Shun, a new student that is inv...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland Game Gets 3rd Manga Adaptation
Wakana Hazuki, Sumire Kowono collaborate again for Episode of Octavinelle manga
― The August issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine announced on Tuesday that Wakana Hazuki and Sumire Kowono will launch the third manga adaptation of the Disney Twisted-Wonderland smartphone game titled Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Octavinelle, in the magazine's September issue, which will ...
Upotte!! Manga to End After 3 More Volumes
Manga resumed serialization in September last year after 3 years in hiatus
― Manga creator Kitsune Tennouji announced on his Twitter account on Saturday that his Upotte!! manga will end with its 17th compiled book volume. Tennouji did not reveal when the volume will ship. Tennouji added that sales of the manga's 14th volume have not been bad for a manga that had been in hiatus for three years, and th...
Yuu Watase Has 2 More Arata: The Legend Manga Chapters Left to Draft
― Manga creator Yuu Watase reported on her Twitter account on Monday that she has only two chapters left to draft layouts for her Arata: The Legend (Arata Kangatari) manga. Watase's post does not necessarily mean that the manga has two chapters remaining to publish, as Watase may be starting the draft layouts for the last chapters well in advance. For example, Hajime Isayama was already drafting the...
Insomniacs After School Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga inspired TV anime in April, live-action film in June
― This year's 33rd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Tuesday that Makoto Ojiro's Insomniacs After School (Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia) manga will end in two chapters. The manga's next chapter will publish in the magazine's 35th issue, which will release on July 31. If there are no delays, the manga will end in its 125t...
Dragon Ball Super, 'Goodbye, Eri,' Demon Slayer Rank on NYT July Bestseller List
Toyotarō and Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Super manga, Tatsuki Fujimoto's Goodbye, Eri, and Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early July. The 18th volume of Dragon Ball Super ranked at #7, Goodbye, Eri ranked at #8, and the first volume of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba ranked at #10 on ...
My Home Hero Manga Takes 1-Month Break Before Entering Climax
Manga returns on September 4
― This year's 33rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Friday that Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki's My Home Hero manga will take a 1-month break "to recharge," before starting the manga's climax. The manga is scheduled to return in the magazine's 40th issue on September 4. The manga recently went on a one-issue break in the magazine's 24th issue, and ...
Eternal Boys Anime's Manga Adaptation Ends
Manga adaptation by Chansana launched in April 2022
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine published on Friday the final chapter of Chansana's manga adaptation of the Eikyū Shōnen Eternal Boys original anime series. The manga adaptation began serialization in Monthly Comic Gene magazine in April 2022. The Human Academy Performing Arts College collaborated with the project. Kadok...
Shinu Hodo Aishite's Seimaru Amagi, Eliza Kusakabe Collaborate Once More for New Manga
Killer-dōri no Sommelier Tantei launched on July 11
― Manga creator duo Tadashi Agi revealed on Twitter on Sunday that Seimaru Amagi and illustrator Eriza Kusakabe have launched a new manga titled Killer-tōri no Sommelier Tantei (Sommelier Detective of Killer Street) in Koubunsha's Josei Jishin weekly women's magazine. The 3,049th issue of the magazine with the first chapter shipped on July 11. キラー通 り...
Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Ends Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi Manga on July 28
Manga launched in May 2022
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ web manga service published on Friday the 43rd chapter of Kakegurui creator Homura Kawamoto's Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi (Bakumatsu Gambling Barbaroi) manga, where it revealed that the manga will end in its next chapter on July 28. The manga launched on Shonen Jump+ in May 2022. Kawamoto is writing the manga's story, and Toyotaka Haneda is drawing t...
Demon Slayer Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan June List
17 manga including Dragon Ball Super, 'Goodbye, Eri,' Spy x Family, Spider-Man: Fake Red, My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Oshi no Ko, Jujutsu Kaisen
― Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba manga ranked at #2 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for June. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #2 — Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba volume...
Ablaze Licenses Masaaki Ninomiya's Gannibal Horror Manga
Ablaze to release manga's 1st volume in November, 2nd volume in February 2024
― Ablaze announced on Monday that it has licensed Masaaki Ninomiya's Gannibal horror manga. The company will release the manga's first volume in North America in November and the second volume in February 2024. Ablaze describes the story:
In GANNIBAL, Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned t...
Hajime no Ippo Boxing Manga Exceeds 100 Million Copies in Circulation
Manga's 138th volume shipped on Friday
― The official Twitter account of George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo boxing manga announced on Friday that the manga has reached over 100 million copies in circulation, with the release of the manga's 138th compiled book volume, also on Friday. The cover illustration of the manga's 138th volume (image right) pays homage to the manga's first volume, which published...
Sunrise's Brave Robot Franchise Gets New Manga Brave Universe Sworgrader
Manga launches in July, gets animated promo video with theme song
― Sunrise revealed on Friday that its Brave robot franchise is getting a new manga titled Brave Universe Sworgrader, scheduled to start serialization in the end of July. Shirо̄ Tsunashima is drawing the manga and designing the characters, and Ukyō Kodachi (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) is writing the story. Sunrise will animate a pr...
Mangasplaining Licenses Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy Manga for Serialization in August
Fantagraphics to publish Atsushi Kaneko's 3-volume manga in print in February 2024
― Deb Aoki confirmed on Friday that Mangasplaining has licensed Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy manga, and will begin serializing it in the Mangasplaining Extra (MSX) newsletter in August. Paid subscribers to the newsletter can access the manga, and the company will occasionally offer chapters for free to all subsc...
'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Manga Gets TV Anime
Chiaki Kobayashi, Ryōta Suzuki star in series at studio Satelight
― Square Enix announced on Friday that Yuu Toyota's Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga is inspiring a television anime adaptation. Toyota also posted a celebratory image on Twitter on Friday. 「30歳 まで童貞 だと魔法使 いになれるらしい」#チェリまほ のTVアニメ化 が決定 しました！最初 はtwitterに投稿 した4...
Seven Seas Licenses Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Mysterious Disappearances Manga
"Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way With You", Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us, more also licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Mysterious Disappearances, Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way With You, and BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love manga...
Santa Inoue's Zange Manga Starts 4th Season
3rd season ended on February 14
― This year's 15th issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Santa Inoue's Zange manga will have a "fourth season" that will launch in the magazine's next issue on July 25. The manga's "third season" began in September 2022, and ended in this year's fifth issue of Young Champion on February 14. The manga launched in Young Champion magazin...
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Manga's Final Volume Slated for April 2024
16th volume is now set as final volume
― The official Twitter account for creative circle CLAMP announced on Thursday that the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga's last volume has once again been revised, with the manga now getting a 16th compiled book volume on April 1, 2024, which will now be the final volume. The 15th volume, which was previously set as the final volume, will ship on November 13....
The Mercenary and the Novelist Manga Ends
Manga's 3rd, final volume ships in September
― The August issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine published on Wednesday the final chapter of Nachiyo Murayama's The Mercenary and the Novelist (Yōhei to Shōsetsuka), the manga adaptation of Asovu Minami's light novel series of the same title. The manga's third and final volume will ship in September. The manga launched in Monthly Shonen G...
Manga UP! Adds Chisaki Kanai's 'My Dear, Curse-Casting Vampiress' Manga
Manga centering on war between humanity, supernatural creatures launched in Japan in July 2021
― Manga UP! Global began releasing Chisaki Kanai's My Dear, Curse-Casting Vampiress (Boku no Noroi no Kyūketsuki) manga on Wednesday. The company describes the series:
The world is full of vampires, supernatural creatures who drain the blood from humans without mercy. Fighting such beings is the foundation ...
Shonen Jump+ Launches Storyboarding App With Contests With Netflix, Toho
World Maker app lets users in Japan make manga thumbnail drafts, video storyboards
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service launched the app version of its World Maker storyboarding service in Japan on Wednesday, and is co-sponsoring contests with Netflix and Toho. The app lets users ("even those who can't draw") create thumbnail layouts for manga or storyboards for animation, live-action shows, movies, and...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 9-15
One Piece Film Red, When Will Ayumu Make His Move? anime; Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Book of Heartslabyul, Tearmoon Empire manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date One Piece Film Red BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$34.98 July 11 Ranma 1/2 OVA and Movies Collection BDCite Viz Media US$54.97 July 11 When Will Ayumu Make His Move? BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$...
Detroit Metal City's Kiminori Wakasugi Launches New Manga in August
Wakasugi to launch Akina-chan Kamigakaru manga
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Kiminori Wakasugi will launch a new manga titled Akina-chan Kamigakaru (Akina-chan is Possessed by a God) in the magazine's September issue, which will ship on August 12. The manga centers on Akina, a professional manga creator aiming for her next hit series. Wh...
Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable Manga Teases Final Arc
Minami to "recharge for a while" before returning
― This year's 32nd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine teases that Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga will return for its final arc, but the magazine did not announce a date yet. Minami said he will just recharge for a while before returning. The magazine published the final chapter of Minami's The Fable: The Second Contact manga on Monday. Koda...
Space Brothers Manga 43rd Volume Includes 'Final Chapter' on September 22
Manga entered final arc last year
― The official fan club for manga creator Chūya Koyama revealed in an email announcement on Sunday that the 43rd compiled book volume of Koyama's Space Brothers (Uchū Kyōdai) manga will ship on September 22, and will contain the manga's "final chapter." The email did not name the 43rd volume as the manga's final volume. The manga entered its final arc last year. The ...
Oshi no Ko Manga's Circulation Jumps 2.7 Times After Anime's Premiere
Circulation jumps from 4.5 million to 12 million
― Shueisha announced on Monday that Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga will have over 12 million copies in circulation as of the release of the manga's 12th compiled book volume on July 19. (The announcement did not specify if the total includes digital copies or not.) On that date, the manga's circulation numbers will have jumped 2.7 ti...
Bocchi the Rock! Spinoff Manga Launches, Focuses on Kikuri Hiroi
Kumichō writes Bocchi the Rock! Gaiden: Hiroi Kikuri no Fukazake Nikki spinoff manga
― Houbunsha's Comic Fuz website launched on Sunday Kumichō's Bocchi the Rock! Gaiden: Hiroi Kikuri no Fukazake Nikki (Bocchi the Rock! Spinoff: Kikuri Hiroi's Heavy Drinking Diary) spinoff manga, the spinoff of Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock! four-panel manga. The website will publish new chapters of the manga biweekly...
Manga UP! Adds Yuzo Natsuno's Assassin & Cinderella Manga in English
Manga centers on romance between spy, assassin from rival organization
― Manga UP! Global began releasing Yuzo Natsuno's Assassin & Cinderella manga in English on Monday. The company describes the series:
Neneko is a spy with a mission: to uncover the secrets of an assassin from a rival organization. Sadly, she blows her cover. But, just when she thinks she's about to be killed, the assassin proposes...
Baku Yumemakura, Yoshitaka Amano's Novels About Yang Guifei Get Manga
Yōkihi, Kirara manga launches on August 4
― The August issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine announced on Thursday that Senta Nakazawa will launch a manga titled Yōkihi, Kirara (Yang Guifei, Kirara), based on the novels of writer Baku Yumemakura, illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, and ceramics artist Shōkoku Kanō about Yang Guifei, who is known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. The ...
World End's Harem Fantasia Manga Resumes
Manga resumed on Sunday with 74th chapter
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service published on Sunday the 74th chapter of LINK and SAVAN's World's End Harem: Fantasia (Shūmatsu no Harem: Fantasia) manga, signaling its return from hiatus. To celebrate the manga's return, Shonen Jump+ also announced that the manga's 15 latest chapters are available to read for free. The manga went on hiatus in May due to the...
Hyakushō Kizoku Anime Listed With 2 Unaired Episodes
TV anime based on Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga premiered on July 7
― Amazon is listing that the eighth volume of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble) will bundle all 12 aired episodes of the manga's television anime adaptation as well as two unaired episodes on DVD. The manga volume bundle is listed as shipping on December 20. The anime premiered on t...
A Silent Voice Manga Gets Stage Musical in October
Rena Yamazaki, Taisei Shima play leads in musical based on Yoshitoki Ōima's manga
― Kodansha revealed on Friday that Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) manga is inspiring a stage musical that will run at the Sunshine Theatre in Tokyo on October 4 to 8. Kyōichi Itagaki is directing, scripting, and choreographing the musical, while Mako Kuwabara is writing and performing the music. Rena Y...
Osamu Kozuki's Stan for Salvation Manga Ends
Manga about angel-demon war fought in the idol industry launched in February
― The 17th chapter of Osamu Kozuki's Stan for Salvation (Saihate Quartet) manga revealed on Friday that the manga will end with its next chapter on July 14. Shueisha's Manga Plus website publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: Angels descend upon Japan! They've come to deliver the Japanese people from dem...
Shūzō Oshimi's 'Welcome Back, Alice' Manga Ends on August 9
Manga launched in April 2020 with ongoing English release by Kodansha USA
― The August issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine revealed on Friday that Shūzō Oshimi's Welcome Back, Alice (Okaeri Alice) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 9. The manga entered its climax in April. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: The story revo...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 2-8
The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Penguindrum Re:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM anime; Like a Butterfly, Classroom of the Elite: Horikita manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Executioner and Her Way of Life BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 July 4 Obey Me! Season 2 BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$34.98 July 4 One Piece Season 13 Part 1 BD/DVD AnimeNewsNetwork Cru...
Bakuon!!'s Taiwan Spinoff Manga Ends on August 1
Spinoff manga about original manga's characters' trip to Taiwan launched in 2019
― The August issue of Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Young Champion magazine revealed on Wednesday that Mimana Orimoto and Guiya Ōta's Bakuon!! Taiwan-hen (Bakuon!! Taiwan Arc), the spinoff manga of Orimoto's Bakuon!! motorcycle manga, will end in the magazine's next issue on August 1. The spinoff manga features the original ma...
Youka Nitta's Romantic Robotics BL Manga Ends
6-chapter manga launched in August 2022
― The August issue of Libre Publishing's Be-Boy Gold magazine published on June 28 the final chapter of Youka Nitta's Romantic Robotics manga. Nitta launched the manga in Be-Boy Gold magazine in August 2022. Libre Publishing will publish the manga's one compiled book volume on September 8. The manga is the last installment of Nitta's Haru o Daiteita spinoff ser...
Terraformars' Kenichi Tachibana Ends Gigantis Manga
Manga based on Yōichi Komori's G-Gigantis novel launched in August 2021
― This year's 15th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine published on Wednesday the final chapter of Kenichi Tachibana's Gigantis manga, based on the G-Gigantis novel by author Yōichi Komori. The "epic science-fiction" story centers on a mysterious creature that attacks a peaceful remote island. Tachibana launched the manga in ...
Eiji Ohtsuka, Hosui Yamazaki's Kudan no Pistol Manga Temporarily Ends; Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Manga Starts 'High School Arc' on August 4
Kudan no Pistol manga launched in 2021
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine announced on Tuesday that storywriter Eiji Ohtsuka and artist Hosui Yamazaki's Kudan no Pistol manga will temporarily end, and the duo will start the serialization of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service manga's "High School Arc" in the magazine's next issue on August 4. Ohtsuka and Yamazaki launched their Kuda...
Kuroha's Datenshi-ron Manga to End in 3rd Volume
Comedy manga about fallen angel launched in September 2022
― The August issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kuroha's Datenshi-ron (Fallen Angel Theory) manga will end in its third compiled book volume. Kuroha launched the manga in Jump SQ magazine in September 2022. Shueisha published the manga's first volume on February 3, and will publish the second volume on August 4. The...
The Fable: The Second Contact Manga Ends on July 10
Sequel manga of The Fable launched in 2021
― This year's 31st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable: The Second Contact manga will end in its next chapter in the 32nd issue on July 10. The magazine also teased an "important announcement" for the manga in the 32nd issue. Minami launched the manga as a sequel to his The Fable manga in July 2021. ...
Norifusa Mita's Archimedes no Taisen Manga Moves Online to Kodansha's Yanmaga Web
― This year's 31st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Norifusa Mita's Archimedes no Taisen (The Great War of Archimedes) manga will move to Kodansha's Yanmaga Web website starting on July 6, and will publish new chapters every Thursday. Mita (Investor Z, Dragon Zakura) launched the manga in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in November 2015. Kazunobu Gotō supervises th...
Sand Land Full Color Manga Launches on August 4
Full color version of Akira Toriyama's manga to run in Saikyo Jump magazine
― The August issue of Shueisha's Saikyo Jump magazine revealed on Tuesday that it will begin serializing Akira Toriyama's SAND LAND manga in full color beginning with the magazine's next issue on August 4. Viz publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: In the far future, war has destroyed the entire Earth, le...
Killing Bites Manga's Shinya Murata, Kazasa Sumita Launch New Manga
Manga about demon lord reincarnated as rural girl
― Manga creators Shinya Murata and Kazasa Sumita launched a new manga titled Saikyō Skill "Inochigoi" de Kuyashii kedo Musō Shichau Moto Ōsama no Sekai Seifuku Katsudō (The Activities of the Former Demon King Whose Strongest Skill is the Embarassing 'Begging for Her Life' and Yet She Will Use it to Run Wild and Conquer the World) on Hero's Inc.'s Comi...
Kotoko Ichi's Kaoru Watashi ni Kiss Shite. Manga Ends on August 3
Manga launched in March 2022
― The August issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine revealed on Monday that Kotoko Ichi's Kaoru Watashi ni Kiss Shite. manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 3. The manga centers on a girl who has a secret crush on her upperclassman, who one day tells her that she smells nice. She later finds out that her upperclassman is training to be a perfumer, and thei...
Hiro Kashiwaba's A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch Manga Reaches Climax
Manga about witch and giant cat launched in 2021
― The 29th chapter of Hiro Kashiwaba's A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch (Isekai Neko to Fukigen no Majo) manga revealed on June 26 that the manga will reach its climax in its next chapter. Shogakukan will publish the manga's 30th chapter on July 24. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and will publish the first compiled book volume ...
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga Ends
Manga's 18th, final volume ships on October 4
― This year's 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Hajime Kōmoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga on Monday. Shueisha will publish the manga's 18th and final compiled book volume, as well as a fanbook, on October 4. The manga entered its final arc with the 12th compiled book volume, which shipped in July 202...
Tokyopop Licenses Never Let Go, Send Them A Farewell Gift for the Lost Time, 5 More Manga
Also: I'll Never Fall in Love With an Egoist!, Cover My Scars With Your Kiss, more
― Tokyopop announced at its panel during Anime Expo on Tuesday that it has licensed seven new manga titles for release under its new romance manga imprint LoveLove. The following manga will launch in 2024: Title: Never Let Go
Creator: Saki Sakimoto
Release date: January 16
Summary: After getting into trouble at his el...
Udon Entertainment Licenses My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex, More than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers, Ottoman: Henshin Hero Husband Manga
Also: Mofusand's Falling in Love with a Traveling Cat
― Udon Entertainment announced during the Manga Publishing Roundtable panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that it has licensed the following four manga for release in 2024. My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex by Kyōsuke Kamishiro (story), Rei Kusakabe (manga adaptation), TakayaKi (character design)
More than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers by Yūki Kanamaru...
Mangamo Adds 2 New Manga, Reveals Print Debut Date for My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999
Ugly Duckling of the Entertainment District, He Was My Brother to launch on service "soon"
― Mangamo announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Monday that it will release the first print volume of Mashiro's My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 manga in April 2, 2024. The company also confirmed it has switched the localized title of the manga to My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 (the title was p...
Noir Caesar Produces Graphic Novel Based on Osamu Tezuka's Alabaster Manga
Manga about black Olympian athlete turned serial killer ran in 1970-71
― Noir Caesar announced at its Anime Expo panel on Monday that it is producing a graphic novel adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Alabaster manga. The company added that the reimagined story aims to "add some depth and layers" to the titular main character, and add details about the African American civil rights movement in the 1970s. ...
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