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Dragon Circus Manga Resumes with Sequel on July 12
Prologue volume for original manga's 1st 7 chapters ships on same day
― The Comiplex manga site revealed on Friday that Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi's Dragon Circus manga will resume on July 12 with its planned sequel. The compiled book volume (Volume 0) for the first seven chapters, which also serves as the series' prologue, will ship in Japan on the same day. Shimizu and Shimoguchi launch...
Bandana Comic, Shōsetsu ni Narō Team Up for New Manga Contest With Theme of Robots, Mechs
Winner to receive 500,000 yen, work turned into serialized manga
― Echoes, Bandai, and Bandai Namco Filmworks' vertical-scrolling manga label and service Bandana Comic and the Japanese novel website Shōsetsuka ni Narō launched a new "Bandana Comic Tate Scroll Manga Gensaku Taisho: Mecha, Robot-hen" (Bandana Comic Vertical-Scrolling Manga Original Work Prize: Mecha, Robot Edition) contest on Friday. E...
Writer Konoha Sakuya, Manga Artist Kōichirō Hoshino to Launch New Manga on June 6
Manga's story centers on middle-aged freight company employee doing "Invincible Swordsman" as side job
― This year's 27th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that writer Konoha Sakuya and manga author Kōichirō Hoshino will launch a new manga titled Unsō-ya no Ossan ga Naze ka Fukugyō de Zettai Muteki Kenshi o Tsutomeru Koto ni ~Saenai Jinsei o Okutteta Ore ga ...
Love at 14 Spinoff Manga Ends in June
Harmony debuted in February 2022
― The official Twitter account for Hakusensha's Rakuen (Le Paradis) magazine announced last Saturday that Fūka Mizutani's Love at Fourteen (14-sai no Koi) spinoff manga Harmony will end in the magazine's 45th issue on June 28. The second and final compiled book volume will ship on July 31. The spinoff follows the story of the teacher Ms. Hinohara and Nagai, whose rel...
Saori Muronaga to Launch New Supernatural Manga
Gu~tara Nekomata to Osekkai Danshi debuts on June 26
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh magazine announced on Monday that Toki o Kakeru Sukeban Deka manga creator Saori Muronaga will launch a new series titled Gu~tara Nekomata to Osekkai Danshi (Lazy Cat Demon and the Busybody Guy) on KadoComi and Nico Nico Manga on June 26. The artist shared a commemorative image on Twitter: The story foll...
4 Manga from Young Magazine Kakehiki Get Serializations This Year
Includes new manga from Homura Kawamoto, Nadainishi, Tsukasa Monma, more
― This year's 26th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine revealed on Monday that four of the manga that appeared in the inaugural issue of the Young Magazine Kakehiki supplement on April 22 will have serializations. Zuino and Zashima's Self-Portrait (lower left in image above) already launched in Monthly Young Magazine on May 20. H...
Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga Goes on 1-Issue Break
Continuation of original manga launched in September 2017
― The X/Twitter account for Shueisha's Jump SQ magazine announced on Wednesday that Nobuhiro Watsuki and his novelist wife/story collaborator Kaoru Kurosaki's Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc (Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Hokkaido-hen) manga will be taking a one-issue break in the July issue on June 4. The series will return to public...
Seven Seas Licenses 100 Girlfriends Light Novel; A Suitable Fetish, Home Sweet Home, 2 More Manga
Also licensed: The Lady Knight and the Beast-Eared Child, My Boyfriend is a Dog, Heaven Official's Blessing in hardcover
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Rikito Nakamura, Hamubane, and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story light novel; Shin Kawamaru's A Suitable Fetish, Minami Mizuno's Home Swee...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 26-June 1
My Home Hero, Belladonna of Sadness anime; Only the Stars Know, Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Belladonna of Sadness 4K BDPlease Discotek US$39.95 May 28 BLUELOCK Season 1 Part 2 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 28 Chie the Brat BDPlease Discotek US$69.95 May 28 Digimon Adventure 02 English Dub BDPlease Discote...
Ryō Itō's Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Come Manga Adaptation Ends
Manga's 8th, final volume slated for August release
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine published the final chapter of Ryō Itō's Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Come (A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose) manga on Monday. The magazine also announced that the manga's eighth and final compiled book volume is slated for release in August. It...
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Manga Ends on June 26
Manga adaptation by Takemoto Itoe launched in 2022
― The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Friday that Itoe Takemoto's manga adaptation of BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia collaborators Tsutomu Nihei and Polygon Pictures' Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (Ōyukiumi no Kaina) anime project, will end in the magazine's next issue on June 26. The manga version of the story launch...
The Tales of Marielle Clarac Manga Ends on June 28
Alaskapan launched manga adaptation of Haruka Momo's novels in September 2018
― The July issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magzine revealed on Tuesday that Alaskapan's manga adaptation of Haruka Momo's The Tales of Marielle Clarac (Marielle Clarac no Konyaku) novel series will end in the magazine's next issue on June 28. J-Novel Club licensed and is releasing the original novels in English...
Chiho Saitō's New Manga Reveals Hi no Tsugai Title, Story
Manga launches on June 28
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Flowers magazine revealed on Tuesday that Chiho Saitō's new manga is titled Hi no Tsugai (The Crimson Couple). As previously announced, the manga will launch on June 28. The manga will have a color opening page, and will appear in the issue's front cover. The first chapter will be 53 pages long. The magazine describes the manga as the "beauti...
Manga Up! Global Adds Shinnosuke Kanazawa's On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance Manga
Kanazawa launched manga on Twitter in April 2023
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added Shinnosuke Kanazawa's On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance manga in English on Sunday. Manga Up! describes its story:
Meet two office workers whose professional lives “on” the clock and private lives when they're “off” couldn't be more different. He dresses like a lolita. She dresses like a punk. When their contrasting...
Yayoi Ogawa's Eme to Hime Manga Ends in June
Series from Tramps Like Us manga creator debuted in June 2023
― The July issue of Kodansha's monthly Kiss magazine announced on Saturday that Yayoi Ogawa's Eme to Hime manga will end in the next issue on June 25. The story follows second-year middle school student Hime and her 13-year-old female Jack Russell Terrier dog named Eme. The two are like sisters, and are inseparable. During one of their re...
Danchi Tomoo's Tobira Oda Launches New Family Drama Manga
Sorowanai Kazoku will debut in Office YOU
― The July issue of Shueisha Creative's Office YOU magazine announced on May 23 that manga creator Tobira Oda will launch a new series Sorowanai Kazoku (Misaligned Family) in the magazine in the August issue on June 21. Shueisha Creative describes the manga as a "gradual laughter family drama" Oda debuted the Chotto Fushigi na Kono Uchū (This Slightly Strange...
Undead Girl Murder Farce Author Yugo Aosaki's Taiikukan no Satsujin Novel Gets Manga
Manga based on mystery author's award-winning debut work launches on June 21
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine revealed on Monday that Yugo Aosaki's Taiikukan no Satsujin (Murder at the School Gym) novel is inspiring a manga adaptation that will launch in the Comic Alive+ website on June 21. The novel's story begins with a locked room whodunnit: the death of Kazegaoka school's broad...
Big Windup! Baseball Manga Goes on Hiatus
Series launched in September 2003, inspired 2 TV anime
― The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine revealed on Friday that Asa Higuchi's Ookiku Furikabutte (Big Windup!) manga will enter a sudden hiatus in the following issue. No return date was announced. The series centers on Ren Mihashi, a losing pitcher who quits his middle-school baseball team after his teammates harass him — they...
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days Manga Ends
Katsumi Morino launched manga adaptation of smartphone game in April 2022
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine published the final chapter of Kasumi Morino's manga adaptation of Nexon's Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days smartphone game on Monday. The game debuted in Japan in February 2020. Nexon launched the game globally in August 2021. The manga launched in Comic A...
Kochikame Manga Gets New 1-Shot This Summer
Shueisha published manga's previous new chapter in July 2023
― Shueisha announced on Monday in its first "Jump Press" video that Osamu Akimoto's Kochikame manga will get its first new chapter in about a year with a new one-shot this summer. The below video previews the one-shot. Shueisha published a new 46-page one-shot chapter for Kochikame titled "Kibō no Entotsu (Natsu) -1963- Kankichi-tachi no Na...
Makoto Ojiro's 'Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte!' Manga Ends on June 3
Series from Insomniacs After School creator launched on February 5
― This year's 26th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Makoto Ojiro's Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte! (Hoshino-kun, Please Follow My Lead!) manga will end in the 27th issue on June 3. The romantic comedy about "complete submission" follows Hoshino, a boy in the school's baseball club who finds tra...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List
14 manga including Berserk, Spy x Family, My Dress-Up Darling, Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia, One Piece, Komi Can't Communicate, Dandadan, Gokurakugai make list
― Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for April. This month's list featured 14 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 22
#2 — Kentarou Miura's ...
Nanpei Yamada's Koi Suru Moon Dog Manga to End in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in October 2018
― Nanpei Yamada announced on May 20 that the Koi Suru Moon Dog series will end in three chapters, in the 58th chapter. The manga's 13th volume will be the final volume. Yamada also wrote that there are plans for both a spinoff and a sequel series after the main story ends. The story follows the 25-year old trimmer Ritsuka and the Doberman she cares for. One day, the do...
Manavu Kashimoto's Henoheno Kappa Sensei Manga Ends in August
Children's manga series debuted in 2020
― Shogakukan revealed in the listing for the eighth volume of Manavu Kashimoto's Henoheno Kappa Sensei manga that the series will end with its release on August 1. The series is aimed at children with a variety of puzzles and games following the titular kappa. Shogakukan shipped the first volume in July 2020. Kashimoto launched the Croquette! Black Label seque...
Shūmai Kogeta, Saya Fuyume Launch New Manga
Reincarnation medical fantasy debuted on April 30
― Shūmai Kogeta (The Newbie Princess Doesn't Want a Game Over!) and Saya Fuyume (Whenever Our Eyes Meet...) launched a new manga titled Gekai Chiara wa Shibō Flag wo Yurusanai ~ Shinin-darake no Scenario wa, Zense no Chishiki de Kakikaemasu (Surgeon Chiara will not Forgive Death Flags, She will Avoid Death-Filled Scenarios with her Past Life Knowledge...
Undead Unluck Manga Takes 1-Issue Break Due to Author's Health
― The 26th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine did not publish a new chapter of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga as originally planed on Monday, due to the the author's poor health. The series will return in the 27th issue on June 3. Tozuka published the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump as a one-shot in January 2019, and then launched a serialized version in the magazine in January 202...
Record of Ragnarok Manga Gets New Spinoff From Gods' Perspective
Series launches on June 25
― This year's July issue of Coamix's Comic Zenon magazine revealed on Friday that Shinya Umemura, Ajichika, and Takumi Fukui's Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga will have a new spinoff manga titled Shūmatsu no Walküre Kinden: Kamigami no Apocalypse (Record of Ragnarok Forbidden Tale: Apocalypse of the Gods) in the August issue on June 25. Ippei Okamoto will dra...
Osamu Ishiwata's Odds VS! Manga Gets Spinoff on June 4
Odds VS! manga ended in November 2023
― This year's 11th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that the magazine will publish a side-story manga for Osamu Ishiwata's Odds VS! cycling manga titled Odds VS! Gaiden Hana x Hana in the magazine's next issue on June 4. Ishiwata had stated on X/Twitter on May 1 that he was writing a short spinoff series that would be published in Ju...
My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files Manga Moves to Web Action Website
Manga about female detective in 1930s launched in 2021
― This year's 11th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that Natsumi Ito's My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files (Kimi wa Nazotoki no Ma Cherie) manga will move to Futabasha's Web Action manga website. Ito stated on X/Twitter that the manga will resume "around" August on Web Action. Digital manga service Azuki license...
Ryohei Saigan's Kamakura Monogatari Manga Resumes Serialization in Manga Action on June 4
Manga returns to magazine after Monthly Manga Town magazine ended publication in December
― This year's 11th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that Ryohei Saigan's Kamakura Monogatari manga will resume its serialization in the magazine's next issue on June 4. The manga returns to the magazine after Futabasha's Monthly Manga Town magazine ended its publication on December...
Kinnikuman Franchise Gets 2nd Mystery Novel on July 4
Oginuma X writes again, original creator Yudetamago supervises 2nd novel Kinnikuman Akuma Chōjin Atami Ryokō Satsujin Jiken
― Shueisha's Jump J-Books website is listing a second mystery novel for the Kinnikuman series titled Kinnikuman Akuma Chōjin Atami Ryokō Satsujin Jiken (Kinnikuman Devil Superhuman Atami Trip Murder Case), which will release on July 4. Oginuma X is again writing the novel, and o...
Batman: Justice Buster Manga Ends
Series debuted in December 2020
― This year's 25th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the final chapter on Thursday for Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi's Batman: Justice Buster manga. DC publishes the series in English and describes the story: In Batman: Justice Buster, Gotham City has been under the protection of Batman for only a short amount of time, but since the vigilante's a...
Shungiku Uchida's Minami's Lover Manga Gets New Live-Action Series in July
New series sees roles reversed with boyfriend shrinking instead
― TV Asahi announced on Friday that it is producing a new live-action series adaptation of Shungiku Uchida's Minami's Lover (Minami-kun no Koibito) manga with the title Minami-kun ga Koibito!? that will premiere in July. The new series will have the roles reversed, with the boyfriend shrinking instead of the girlfriend. The show stars Ai...
Tokyopop Publishes Novels, Manga of Yū Nagira's My Beautiful Man BL Series
1st volume of novel, Megumi Kitano's manga debut on July 16
― Tokyopop confirmed on Thursday that it has licensed Yū Nagira's My Beautiful Man (Utsukushii Kare) boys love light novel series, as well as Megumi Kitano's manga adaptation of the same novel series. Tokyopop will ship the first volume of both the novel and manga series digitally and in print on July 16. Tokyopop describes the novel series:...
Duel Masters Code Bestie Manga Enters Last Arc
Manga launched on February 28
― The official Twitter account for Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic website revealed on Wednesday that Shigekatsu Ihara's Story of Duel Masters Code Bestie — a worldview manga of Shigenobu Matsumoto's Duel Masters manga — is entering its final arc. The manga launched on Weekly CoroCoro Comic on February 28. Yō Kanebayashi launched the Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suish...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses Osamu Tezuka's I.L Adult Fantasy Manga
First volume goes on sale on October 1
― Titan Comics revealed on Thursday in an exclusive with ANN the company has licensed Osamu Tezuka's adult fantasy manga I.L for release in English on October 1. The release will mark the first English release of the manga. The company describes the story: Embark on a mesmerizing journey with I.L Volume 1 as Osamu Tezuka, the world-renowned ‘God of Manga’, navig...
Seven Seas Licenses The Villainess and the Demon Knight Light Novel, Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!, 2 More Manga
Also licensed: How to Repair a Broken Cup, Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki, Checkmate manhwa in print
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Nekota and Asahiko's light novel The Villainess and the Demon Knight, as well as Haka Tokura, Shin Arakawa, and Eiri Shirai's Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!, Rico Worico's How to Repair a B...
Edens Zero Manga Ends in 5 Chapters
Manga's final chapter scheduled for June 26
― This year's 25th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero manga will end five chapters. The magazine's 30th issue will publish the manga's final chapter on June 26. The manga entered its final arc in December 2022. Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in June...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 19-25
A Galaxy Next Door, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World anime; Hirayasumi, Mysterious Disappearances manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dead Mount Death Play Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 21 Dr. Stone Season 3 Part 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 21 Food Wars! The Second Plate BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 21 A Galaxy Next Do...
Burning Kabaddi Manga Enters Climax
Manga launched in 2015
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app revealed on Tuesday that Hajime Musashino's Burning Kabaddi (Shakunetsu Kabaddi) manga will enter its climax, and also revealed that the manga's 28th compiled book volume will ship on July 11. The manga's story centers on first-year high school student Tatsuya Yoigoshi, a former ace soccer player who dislikes sports. He gets to join a team for the c...
Mechanical Buddy Universe 1.0, 2 More Manga Added to Manga UP! Global
Also: Sabikui Bisco 2, The Commander Sorcerer's Contract Marriage
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global began publishing Sabikui Bisco 2 (Rust-Eater Bisco 2), Sо̄ Natsuki's manga adaptation of Shinji Cobkubo's (Kobukubo) Sabikui Bisco (Rust Eating Bisco) light novel series, in English on Saturday. It also released Takuji Katō's Mechanical Buddy Universe 1.0 manga in English on Wednesday. The company began...
Barely Glancing Ahead: Searching for the Future in Inio Asano's Works
Ahead of the Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction TV anime premiere, Rebecca Silverman looks at its creator's stark, and sometimes depressing, manga work.
― Inio Asano may be one of the creators whose works don't allow for middle-ground opinions. There's something in the reactions to his work that smacks of “love it or hate it,” with readers either fully embracing his dark, psychological style of s...
Baki Manga Franchise Tops 100 Million Copies in Circulation
Franchise streams video featuring famous scenes
― Publisher Akita Shoten confirmed on Tuesday that Keisuke Itagaki's Baki manga series has over 100 million copies in circulation. The official YouTube channel for the franchise released a video celebrating the milestone on Tuesday, featuring highlights of well-known scenes from the manga. Itagaki's original Baki The Grappler martial arts manga ran for ...
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Manga Enters Final Battle
Takashi Shiina, Katsuyuki Sumisawa launched adaptation in September 2021
― The seventh volume of the Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Hanyō no Yashahime) manga adaptation by Takashi Shiina and Katsuyuki Sumisawa revealed on May 17 that the series will enter the "final battle" in the eighth volume, which ships in fall 2024. Viz has the rights "to the digital streaming, EST, and home video" of the orig...
Bloody Sweet Volumes 1-2 Manhwa Review
This is a good series to check out if you like more bite with your vampire romances.
― Going into Bloody Sweet, I expected to find a fluffy rom-com about a girl and the vampire she accidentally gets attached to. Instead, I found a story about a bullied high school girl whose bullies are smart enough to evade all of the checks and balances the school has put in place. When Naerim accidentally awakens ...
Kyoko Aiba Launches New Oji Tensei Manga
Manga follows villainess reincarnated into middle-aged man
― Kyoko Aiba launched a new manga titled Oji Tensei ~Akuyaku Reijо̄ Kareinaru Seikatsu~ (Uncle Reincarnation: The Villainess's Days of Aging Gracefully) on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry platform last Thursday. The story follows the villainess Chloe, who is about to be executed. Upon her death, she vows to live a righteous life upon reincarnation....
Miko Mitsuki's Shōnen Bride -Dansō Reijō to Kuro Shosei- Manga to End in 4 Chapters
Manga started final arc on April 19
― This year's 12th issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine revealed on Monday that Miko Mitsuki's Shōnen Bride -Dansō Reijō to Kuro Shosei- (Boy Bride -The Cross-Dressing Lady and Black Student-) will end in four chapters. If there are no delays, the series will end in July. The manga started its final arc on April 19. The manga tells the story of Ren from a presti...
Janus Oni no Ichizoku Manga Enters 'Climax'
Series launched in April 2021
― The May 31 issue of Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine announced on May 17 that Hayate Kuku's Janus Oni no Ichizoku manga will enter its "climax" in the June 28 issue. The manga centers on Kiichi Samonji, a descendant of the warrior monk Kiichi Hōgen. Kiichi Samonji is also a loyal retainer of the historical daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto, the legendary "number one Dai...
Starlight Express Creator Ray Yūki Launches New Manga
Sake to Tobacco no Hiyatoi Dungeon debuts on June 17
― Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine announced on X/Twitter on May 16 that Ray Yūki will launch a new series titled Sake to Tobacco no Hiyatoi Dungeon (The Daily Labor Dungeon of Sake and Tobacco) in this year's eighth issue on June 17. The story follows a pair of adventurers: one who is an alcoholic and one who is a heavy smoker. The two ent...
Irono's Ryū no Hanayome Okotowari Manga Ends on June 18
Fantasy manga launched in 2021
― The June issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed on Friday that Irono's Ryū no Hanayome Okotowari manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 18. The fantasy manga is set in a village where legends of dragons are still passed on, and the villagers Sakura and Ren are born with the ability to manipulate water. Known as the Dragonborn, they pro...
HERO, Imaru Adachi to Release New Short Manga; Miyako Hiruzuka Launches New Series in June
HERO, Adachi to launch Terasu Hikari wa Ani no Omokage, Hiruzuka to launch Sayonara Diamond series
― This year's 25th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that HERO (Horimiya creator) and Imaru Adachi (Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway manga adaptation) will launch a three-chapter one-shot manga (the wording used could als...
I Want You to Make Me Beautiful! – The Complete Manga Collection Review
The benefit of being committed to such a simple setup is that the story knows exactly what it needs to do to invoke the maximum emotional response for this type of story.
― I Want You To Make Me Beautiful is a simple story that does everything it sets out to do. At its heart, it's a straightforward story about moving on from the pain of a bad breakup and reinventing yourself into something better. Th...
Masahito Kagawa, Tohji Tsukishima's Zenkamono Manga Ends on June 5
Series originally launched in December 2017
― This year's 11th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine revealed on Monday that Masahito Kagawa and Tohji Tsukishima's Zenkamono manga will end in the magazine's 12th issue on June 5. The series follows probation officer Kayo Agawa, who works with ex-criminals to help rehabilitate them into society. The original manga debuted in Shogakukan's B...
Mr. Osomatsu Animator Naoyuki Asano's Yomei 3000 Moji Manga Ends
Asano's adaptation of Gyatei Murasaki's short novel stories launched on January 30
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shogakukan's Manga ONE app revealed on May 6 that it has published the final chapter of animator Naoyuki Asano's Yomei 3000 Moji (3000 Characters Left to Live) manga, the adaptation of Gyatei Murasaki's short novel stories compilation of the same title. The manga also runs...
The Wizard and His Fairy's Chisato Nesumi Launches Manga Adaptation
Hime-sama no Shitto de Yōjo ni Sareta Danshaku Reijō Desu. debuted on Saturday
― The June issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed on Friday that The Wizard and His Fairy manga creator Chisato Nesumi launched a new manga adaptation of the Hime-sama no Shitto de Yōjo ni Sareta Danshaku Reijō Desu. (I'm a Baron's Daughter Who was Turned into a Little Girl Due to a Princess' Jealousy) story by...
Ketsugō Danshi: Elements with Emotions -Commitments to Dawn- Manga Ends in June
Series launched in March 2023
― The June issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed on Friday that Hinano Mitsuki's Ketsugō Danshi: Elements with Emotions -Commitments to Dawn- manga, based on the game by Square Enix, will end in the next issue on June 18. In the "friendship bonding simulation adventure" game, characters who can control a chemical element are known as “Shikenkan.” The story ...
Through the Lens Ent. Establishes Manga Development, Publishing Company Hoshi Studios With Offices in Singapore, Japan
Company enters distribution deal with Shogakukan Asia, plans to create manga with goal of turning them into TV anime, films
― Variety reported on Saturday that film studio Through the Lens Entertainment has established a manga development and publishing startup named Hoshi Studios situated in Singapore and Japan. The company has entered a distribution deal with Shogakukan Asia, the Southeast Asian su...
Street Fighter Masters Volume 1: Fight to Win Graphic Novel Review
Honestly, you're getting a solid collection of character art with some disposable comic stories where you might get to enjoy some out-of-context obscure CAPCOM cameos.
― As a lifelong fan of Street Fighter, it's easy to get excited about the potential of seeing my favorite fighters doing stuff in different mediums. The flip side is that Udon Entertainment's hold on the comic treatment of the characte...
Comic Girls, I'dol Be Back! Creator Kaori Hanzawa Takes 3-Month Hiatus for Maternity Leave
Hanzawa launched I'dol Be Back! in July 2023
― Manga creator Kaori Hanzawa announced on Thursday that she will take a three-month hiatus starting this month for maternity leave. Hanzawa added however that Houbunsha will still publish bonus manga shorts for I'dol Be Back! in June and July. The manga did not appear in the June issue of Manga Time Kirara Max, which shipped on Friday. Hanzawa launched th...
The Case Study of Vanitas Manga Takes 2-Month Break
Manga had returned from 11-month hiatus in May 2023
― Square Enix announced on Friday that Jun Mochizuki's The Case Study of Vanitas (Vanitas no Carte) manga will not appear in the June issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine on May 22, nor will it appear in the July issue on June 21. The manga went on hiatus in June 2022, and resumed in May 2023. Yen Press has been publishing the manga simultan...
Magical Girls holoWitches! Multimedia Project for Hololive Announced With Animated Promo Video
Multimedia project includes anime, manga, livestreams
― Cover Corporation announced on Thursday that it is producing a new multimedia project for its hololive VTuber group titled Magical Girls holoWitches!. The project will include manga, anime, and livestreams. An animated promotional video also released on Thursday. It is currently unclear if the project will include any other animated works aside ...
#DRCL, 'Goodbye, Eri,' River's Edge More Nominated for Eisner Awards
My Picture Diary, The Summer Hikaru Died also nominated
― Comic-Con International announced the nominees for this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on Thursday. The following manga were nominated in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category: Shin'ichi Sakamoto's #DRCL midnight children (based on Bram Stoker's Dracula) (translated by Caleb Cook)
Tatsuki Fujimoto's Goodbye, ...
Shosen Hitogoto Desu kara Legal Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Kento Nakajima stars in series premiering on July 19
― TV Tokyo announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Masamichi Sato, Katsuhito Fujiya, and Yōhei Shimizu's Shosen Hitogoto Desu kara: Toaru Bengoshi no Honne no Shigoto (After All, It's Someone Else's Problem: The Real Work of a Certain Lawyer) manga that will premiere on TV Tokyo on July 19. Kento Nakajima (live-a...
Mujirushi Shimazaki, Hama's Katsuben Ōji no Hanayome-san Manga Lists 4th Volume as Final Volume (Updated)
4th volume of manga about silent movie narrator, his wife in Taishō Japan ships on July 11
― Amazon is listing the fourth compiled book volume of Mujirushi Shimazaki and Hama's Katsuben Ōji no Hanayome-san (The Wife of the Silent Movie Narrator Prince) as the final volume. The volume will ship on July 11. The manga is set in Japan's Taishō period, when movies were still called "moving pictures," and ...
Urara Meirochō's Harikamo Launches New Manga on June 14
11-banme no Neko wa Nene manga follows human child in country of cat people
― The 114th issue of Kadokawa's Harta magazine revealed on Wednesday that Harikamo will launch a new manga titled 11-banme no Neko wa Nene (The 11th Cat is Nene) in the magazine's next issue on June 14. The manga's story centers in a country where cat people live, and human children are not allowed entry and is considered a s...
You and I Are Polar Opposites Volume 1 Manga Review
You've probably read some version of this story before, but I doubt that you've ever seen it be this adorable.
― You've probably read some version of this story before, but I doubt that you've ever seen it be this adorable. You and I Are Polar Opposites is based on the tried-and-true formula of a thousand romantic comedies: Suzuki is a popular girl, and Tani is the class nerd. She's bright and perky,...
Ema Toyama's Tenseishite mo Neko wa Neko Manga Ends in 2nd Volume
Series ends on July 11
― Amazon is listing Ema Toyama's Tenseishite mo Neko wa Neko (A Cat will be a Cat Even After Reincarnation) manga as ending with the second volume's release on July 11. The story takes place in a world without cats. On the heroine's way home after defeating the demon king, she encounters a strange, fluffy, four-legged beast who has been transported to this world. Toyama launch...
Mononoke Anime Film Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga launches on May 26, 1st volume ships on July 23
― The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Monday that the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film will get a manga adaptation on the Comic Days service that will start on May 26. Amazon is also listing that the manga's first volume will ship on July 23. The film's character designer ...
Hosui Yamazaki's Boku-tachi no Shitai Sagashi Manga Listed as Ending in 4th Volume
Volume ships on July 18
― Amazon is listing the fourth compiled book volume of Hosui Yamazaki's Boku-tachi no Shitai Sagashi (Our Hunt for a Corpse) as the final volume. The volume will ship on July 18. The manga's story begins when Isshin Inui invites his friends to go out on a journey on their bikes to find their long lost friend Ayano Hirakawa, who has been gone for years. Their only clue is a las...
Hiroshi Motomiya Launches New Manga Series on June 5
Jinsei Iroiro to serialize in Grand Jump
― Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on May 15 that Hiroshi Motomiya will launch a new series title Jinsei Iroiro (The Variety of Life) in this year's 13th issue of the magazine on June 5. The announcement describes the story as following Kurosawa, a man who recently resigned from a prestigious company. Motomiya recently ended the Mirai Banashi (Stories o...
Seven Seas Licenses The Barbarian's Bride, My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files, 2 More Manga
Also licensed: Tiger & Dragon, Nakamura-san, the Uninvited Gyaru, plus The New Recruit BL webtoon/manhwa
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Noriaki Kotoba's The Barbarian's Bride, Natsumi Ito's My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files, Mizuki Hoshino's Tiger & Dragon, and Sachiko Orihara's Nakamura-san, the Uninvited Gyaru manga all for an October 2024 print release...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 12-18
KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2 anime; My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 14 Kitty Twin Treats - Volume 3 BDCite Kitty Media US$39.99 May 14 Kitty's Twin Treats - Volum...
A Girl and Her Guard Dog Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Riko Fukumoto, SixTONES' Jesse star in spring 2025 film
― Hatsuharu's A Girl & Her Guard Dog (Ojō to Banken-kun) manga is getting a live-action film in spring 2025. The film stars Riko Fukumoto as Isaku and SixTONES idol group member Jesse as Keiya. Keiichi Kobayashi is directing the film. Yо̄suke Masaike is writing the screenplay. Yurika Koike is producing. TOHO is distributing the film. The series ...
Cells at Work: Baby!'s Yasuhiro Fukuda Launches New 'Black Color' Manga on May 23
Fukuda draws, Osamu Hara credited for original work about office worker beating heroes through "organizational reform"
― The 24th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that Osamu Hara and Yasuhiro Fukuda will launch a new manga titled Black Color in the magazine's next issue on May 23. Hara is credited for the original work and Fukuda will draw the manga. The manga centers on Sug...
Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way With You Volume 1 Manga Review
This steamy manga's appeal is going to depend on how much you can stomach a female protagonist who kicks off the romance by assaulting her former fiance.
― This is a tricky one. Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way with You is, to all appearances, a story that opens with a sexual assault. Agnès has been betrothed to Crown Prince Lucilleur since childhood, and she's been in love with him just as...
Too Mizuguchi's My Not-So-Fair Lady is Doomed! Manga Listed to End in 3rd Volume on July 5
Manga adaptation of Kiri Komori's light novel series launched in 2020
― Amazon is listing the third compiled book volume of Too Mizuguchi's My Not-So-Fair Lady is Doomed! (But Not If I Can Help It) (Uchi no Ojō-sama ga Hametsu End Shika nai Akuyaku Reijō no Yōnanode Ore ga Kyūsai Shitai to Omoimasu.) manga as its final volume, which will ship on July 5. The manga is an adaptation of Kiri Komori's lig...
NieR Franchise's YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record Manga Listed to End With 4th Volume on July 5
Manga based on Butai Shōnen YoRHa stage play series launched in December 2020
― Amazon is listing the fourth compiled book volume of Megumu Soramichi's YoRHa – Pearl Harbor Descent Record – A NieR:Automata Story (YoRHa Shinjuwan Takashika Sakusen Kiroku) manga as the final volume, which will ship on July 5. Soramichi launched the manga based on the Butai Shōnen YoRHa stage play series on Square Enix'...
HIGH CARD -◇9 No Mercy Manga Listed to End in 3rd Volume
Final volume ships on July 5
― Amazon is listing the third compiled book volume of Homura Kawamoto and Ebimo's High Card -♢9 No Mercy manga as its final volume, which will ship on July 5. The manga's story centers on Percy Parker, an ordinary student, who attracts the attention of mysterious people when he gets his hand on a mysterious-looking card. The manga launched on Square Enix's Manga UP! servi...
Antarctic Press' Kickstarter Campaign to Release Monkey Peak Hardcover Manga in English Reaches Goal in 1st Day
Campaign to release Kōji Shinasaka, Akihiro Kumeta's 2016 manga reaches US$1,000 goal
― Antarctic Press launched on Tuesday a Kickstarter campaign to release a hardcover version of the first volume of Kōji Shinasaka and Akihiro Kumeta's Monkey Peak manga in English. The campaign successfully met its US$1,000 goal within the first day. The campaign ends on June 7. As of press time, it has met US$1,280...
Healer for the Shadow Hero Volume 1 Manga Review
Healer Nanna's powers have one very unique caveat: she has to have sex with the person to heal them. See why Rebecca Silverman calls it "a cute story, decently racy, and generally good, fluffy fun."
― One of the fun things about Seven Seas' Steamship line of racy manga aimed at a female audience is finding which romance tropes are prevalent in any given release. While every genre has its tropes and s...
Frieren, Medalist Win 48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards (Updated)
I See Your Face, Turned Away also honored
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the winners on Tuesday for its 48th annual Manga Awards. Best Shōnen Manga Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (was also nominated in 2022)Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe Other nominees included The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, Gachiakuta, Tank Chair, and Daemons of the Shadow Realm. Best Shōjo Manga I See Your Face, Tur...
K Manga to Simulpub Naruki's Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent Manga in English
New chapters publish monthly for Megane Tokidoki Yankee-kun
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Monday that it will simultaneously publish Naruki's Megane Tokidoki Yankee-kun with the Japanese release under the English title Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent. The company describes the story: Delinquent-hating Momose dreams of leading a peaceful high school life. So, what is she doing, falling...
Akeji Fujimura Collaborates for Music Album Manga Project Kickstarter Campaign
Album songs by Tobias Dray designed for each manga chapter
― Musician Tobias Dray announced on crowdfunding site Kickstarter a new album manga project on Monday in collaboration with Kami-sama no Iu Toori artist Akeji Fujimura. "The First Music Album Manga - Dray X Fujimura" project will combine Dray's new album with a 1-shot manga penned by Fujimura. Each song will accompany and be tailored to one c...
Kenkyo na Circle, Hayato Satō Collaborate on New Manga Series
Kuni o Owareta Ryūshi-san, Hirowareta Ringoku de Ukkari Musō Shite Shimau. launched on May 9
― Kodansha's Morning Magazine revealed on May 9 that I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince creator Kenkyo na Circle and Mizu no Revolver creator Hayato Satō have launched a new series together titled Kuni o Owareta Ryūshi-san, Hirowareta Ringoku de Ukkari Musō Shite Shimau. ~Jakushō Kokka ga Tairiku Saikyō no ...
Viz Media, Manga Plus Launch Psych House Manga in English
Omusuke Kobayashi launched manga on Monday
― Viz Media and Shueisha's Manga Plus began publishing Omusuke Kobayashi Psych House (Saikurubiyori) manga in English on Sunday. Manga Plus describes the story:
Psych House--a special home set up for those with supernatural powers. One day, Nemuru, a boy with a Psych that allows him to change size, invites Kotone, a girl with a teleportation Psych, to live a...
The Dangerous Convenience Store Manhwa Volume 1 Review
The plot is excellent in the romance camp. Everything that happens is to get Eui-joon and Gunwoo together, and it works pretty well.
― You can read The Dangerous Convenience Store in English two ways. The first is to read it on the manhwa site/app Manta, which has all seventy-five chapters and four bonus stories available. The second is to read Seven Seas' print (or ebook) edition, which, as of this ...
Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms Manga Gets TV Anime
Yoshiaki Okumura directs anime at SynergySP
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) manga. The website also revealed the anime's staff, teaser visual, and a promotional video. Yoshiaki Okumura (The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made, Element...
Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup Manga Gets TV Anime This Fall
Heartwarming story about Mushroom Pup, picture book author ran from 2010-2022
― Publisher Tokuma Shoten announced on Monday that Kimama Aoboshi's Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere this fall. The heartwarming story centers on a Mushroom Pup who is one day born in the yard of picture book author Hotaru Yuyami. It wags its tail just like a dog, bu...
Tetsuo Hara, Nobuhiko Horie, Masato Deguchi's Keiji's Kabuki Adventure Manga Gets Stage Play Adaptation
THE RAMPAGE vocalist Riku stars as Keiji Maeda
― A website opened on Sunday to announce the stage play adaptation of Tetsuo Hara, Nobuhiko Horie, and Masato Deguchi's Keiji's Kabuki Adventure (Maeda Keiji Kabuki Tabi) manga titled Maeda Keiji Kabuki Tabi STAGE&LIVE ~Higo no Tora ・ Katō Kiyomasa-hen~ (Keiji's Kabuki Adventure STAGE&LIVE ~The Tiger of Higo ・ Kiyomasa Katō Arc~). The stage play will run...
-KanColle- Miiro no Alto Sax Manga's 4th Volume Listed as Final Volume
Spinoff manga focusing on Shikinami learning jazz launched in December 2019
― Kadokawa is listing the fourth compiled book volume of Gao Yuzuki's -KanColle- Miiro no Alto Sax (KanColle: The Marine Blue Alto Sax) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on June 25. The manga is based on C2 and Kadokawa Games' Kancolle web browser games, and focuses on the destroyer Shikinami. When she is moved ...
Cagaster of an Insect Cage's Kachō Hashimoto Launches New Manga on June 4
Hashimoto to launch Rukiora to Makyō no Shōkan-in manga
― Manga creator Kachō Hashimoto announced on her X (formerly Twitter) account on May 1 that she will launch a new manga titled Rukiora to Makyō no Shōkan-in (Rukiora and the Demon Realm's Trading Company Employee) in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga app on June 4. The manga will serialize weekly. 【連載告知】6/4よりマガポケさんにて「ルキオラと魔境の商館員」連載開始いたします！アルボス終わっ...
Made in Abyss Volumes 11-12 Manga Review
Some older mysteries inch closer to resolution as the true nature of the Abyss slowly comes into view, and long-posed questions start to be answered.
― Sometimes, being a fan of Akihito Tsukushi's acclaimed Made in Abyss series means acclimating to suffering. Like many Western devotees, I was introduced to this bizarre, squishy, disturbing world via the 2017 first season of Kinema Citrus' fantastic a...
Jump TOON Vertical-Scrolling Manga App Reveals Partial Lineup Including Haikyu!!, Manga by Ghost Mikawa
App listed as launching on May 29
― This year's 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced a partial lineup on Monday for the publisher's upcoming "Jump TOON" vertical-scrolling manga service. The service will feature new chapters of manga weekly, and the 24th issue revealed the lineup for manga that will release on Mondays and Tuesdays. The new service will feature a vertical-scr...
Until Your Bones Rot Manga Creator Yae Utsumi Launches New Series
Shiganbana debuts in 25th issue of Weekly Young Magazine
― This year's 24th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that Until Your Bones Rot manga creator Yae Utsumi will launch a new series Shiganbana in the next issue on May 20. The story follows a serial killer in pursuit of a beautiful woman. Utsumi launched the The Shadows of Who We Once Were (Nare no Hate no Bokura) manga ...
Gorillaman 40 Family Arc Spinoff Manga Ends
5th volume of overall Gorillaman 40 manga to ship in July
― The Family Arc spinoff manga of Harold Sakuishi's Gorillaman 40 ended in this year's 24th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on Monday. The Family Arc launched as a one-shot in October 2022, and then began serialization in December 2023. The fourth compiled volume of the overall Gorillaman 40 manga (which includes the first six chapte...
Moyoco Anno's Hataraki Man Manga Gets 5th Volume on June 27
Manga's 4th volume shipped in 2007
― The Twitter account for Kodansha's Comic Days website and app announced on Tuesday that the fifth compiled volume (cover pictured at right) of Moyoco Anno's Hataraki Man manga will launch on June 27. The volume will feature chapters that had previously not been published in compiled volume format. Shogakukan will additionally publish the Anno Moyoco Senshū (Moyoco...
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