The Bookseller reports that in 2024, the Children's Comic Strip Fiction and Graphic Novels category was worth over £20 million. Sales so far in 2025 have increased by another 29.4%, heading towards over £26 million. But there has also been a jump in Adult Graphic Novels as well, with NielsenIQ reporting 2,161,645 graphic novels sold […]
Manta has launched The Beast Within, one of a line of new romantic comic serials on their website and app. It's the kind of romantic manhwa you would like if this is the type of thing you like, and is a sign of the times. Romance is big. It's always been big, and Manta is […]
The SHONEN JUMP SHOP, an officially licensed store authorized by Shueisha that handles original manga merchandise from popular Weekly Shonen Jump series, will make its U.S. debut from Japan and open sales in Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the legendary manga and anime-oriented store is making the jump from Japan to the U.S.—bringing […]
At Anime NYC 2025, Yen Press announced twelve new title acquisitions spanning genres like bittersweet romance, nail-biting thrillers, sensational mysteries, and more! Releasing in March 2026, the lineup includes seven novels (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ~Prelude~; Legend of the Far East's Savior; Lycoris Recoil: Recovery Days; Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture EX; Casebook of Kurumi Tokisaki, Magic Detective; The Bubble […]
TOKYOPOP has announced that the original Japanese editions of three of its BL titles have been selected for the 2025 Chill Chill Awards. The notable titles, published in English under the LoveLove imprint, include Monster and Ghost, My Noons and Midnights are For You, and Bride of Ignat. The first two of the new titles will be available in print […]
AnimEigo premiered Episode 7 of The Anime Business, a documentary series featuring interviews with various pioneers of the Western anime industry. The latest installment features a wide-ranging chat with Stu Levy, the founder of TOKYOPOP. TOKYOPOP was founded in 1997, and Levy published scores of hit titles that included Sailor Moon, Fruits Basket, Battle Royale, Chobits, […]
Kenny Ruiz's Star Wars manga, Path Of Lightsaber, appears in Viz Media's November 2025 solicits and solicitations, as well as the launches of manga volumes Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara and Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple by ARC and Tabii. STAR WARS PATH OF THE LIGHTSABER GN VOL 01 VIZ LLC FEB257649 (W) Kenny Ruiz The First […]
TOKYOPOP continues to fight the good fight in publishing indie manga that's not the usual Shonen action stories, with Miki Yamamoto's indie manga about the anxieties of having a baby in a world fraught with fear and chaos, A Smart and Courageous Child. It's a raw and unflinching portrayal of a couple whose happiness and excitement […]
One thing about manga, being a vast ocean of genres, is that you never know what might come across. When you discover the occasional series that are popular in Asia but totally unknown in the West, they might never be published in the West because they're so dark and messed up. Here's one: a crime-horror […]
Ize Press, the Yen Press imprint behind the English print editions of many of today's most beloved Korean webcomics and webnovels, is proud to announce the physical release of Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story—the latest addition to its lineup of popular 'reincarnated as the doomed villain' stories. Our mistreated protagonist reincarnates as Edith, the villain from […]
Premiere manga publisher Yen Press announced ten new upcoming books featuring psychological dramas, adventurous fantasies, and slice-of-life Boys Love. The February 2026 lineup includes nine manga ([OSHI NO KO] TV Anime 1st Season Guidebook: First Report; A Long & Short Love Story; Dungeons That Surely Slaughter Adventurers; Keyaki Shopping District's Sakura Bathhouse; Mad Miniscape; The Idol's Escape; The Fake Alchemist; Once Upon a […]
New indie publisher Manga Mavericks announced two newly licensed titles during its panel at Otakon that will be added to its print and digital catalog in early 2026. The new books are the buddy action series Fishgod by indie manga creator Chlona, the first volume scheduled for release in January 2026 in digital and May […]
CoryxKenshin is a YouTube streamer who sold 200,000 copies of his action-horror manga series, Monsters We Make, directly to his 22.7 million subscribers within its first week of publication last year. Now IDW is exclusively bringing the comic book to comic book stores, with a new exclusive cover, with Vol 1 coming to stores on the 28th […]
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., together with Shueisha Inc. and Toei Animation Co., Ltd., are thrilled to announce ONE PIECE DAY '25, the event of the global franchise, taking place in Tokyo International Exhibition Center, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, on August 9-10, 2025 (JST). From the manga, anime, music, games, and merchandise, this unique […]
Beloved by legions of readers, this manhwa adaptation is the first English print edition of Chacha Kim's fan-favorite webnovel about feminine rage, unexpected love, and an addictive will they/won't they romance. The Broken Ring is getting a print edition graphic novel on October 21st from Inklore. Only those who have died know how long a lifetime is—and […]
Manga Mavericks, the new manga publisher serving North America, announced two newly licensed indie manga titles during its panel at Comic Con International that will be added to its print and digital catalog in early 2026. These titles will also be made available early to paid subscribers of the Manga Mavericks Substack newsletter. Manga Mavericks 2026 […]
This is a tale of two IGN One Piece parties. The first saw two friends of Bleeding Cool, Elizabeth Naiman and Lyndi Antic, manage to get into the IGN One Piece San Diego Comic-Con Party held last night. As the Bleeding Cool Huge San Diego Comic-Con Party List had it, "IGN San Diego Comic-Con 2025 […]
Manga Mavericks, a new manga publisher serving North America, announced three licensed titles during its panel at Anime Expo that will be added to its print and digital catalog this Fall. These titles will also be made available early to paid subscribers of the Manga Mavericks Substack newsletter, which will add a manga-reading feature for select […]
Inklore, an adult comics imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, and Ink Pop, a new line of global comics for kids and teens from Random House Children's Books, divisions of Penguin Random House, have entered into an extended partnership with WEBTOON to bring 14 of the most popular digital webcomics into print over the […]
Square Enix announced on Saturday evening at Anime Expo seven new manga series for English-language publication from the Square Enix Manga & Books imprint in Spring 2026, including a new psychological drama, A Starlit Darkness, from the bestselling creator of Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! During their Anime Expo panel, the […]
