Last week, a new manga titled Tsuma yo, Boku no Koibito ni Natte Kuremasen ka? or My Dear Wife, Will You Be My Lover? exploded onto Japan's digital comics scene. Released on December 28th as a four-volume comic by a creator called mamaya and published by Studio Zoom, it quickly climbed to the top of […]
Digital comics platform Manta announced that Season 5 of its global hit romantasy series Under the Oak Tree has premiered on November 22nd, 2025. The original webnovel is already serialized on the app. The fantasy romance series, adapted from the best-selling webnovel by Kim Suji, has captivated millions of readers worldwide with its stunning artwork, […]
Yen Press announced nine new manga releases to kick off the summer season, ranging from mecha-packed action, tender and tragic slice-of-life manga, heart-pounding romances, and more. Releasing in June 2026, the debut list includes eight manga (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury—Vanadis Heart; See You There, Beyond the Ocean; A Timid Lady was Turned into an […]
Romantasy novels like Under The Oak Tree occupy a very specific space in the minds and hearts of fans and readers. To read them is to bathe oneself in the very expected tropes of the genre. Fans know what they want and what they're in for when they commit to a book like this. Originally […]
TOKYOPOP announced they will be publishing deluxe omnibus manga editions of Boys Love action-adventure manga VASSALORD in the Fall of 2026. The first 2 volumes of the manga series by Nanae Chrono will be published in soft and hardcover editions that blend action, supernatural, and boys' love elements. The story follows a complex relationship between […]
More titles are being added to Crunchyroll Manga, the newest destination for fans to read their favorite series and discover new stories this December, with new titles from J-Novel Club and more. Fans can also dive deeper into A Journey Through Another World, with 66 additional chapters now available. J-Novel Club now joins a growing […]
TOKYOPOP and Noir Caesar Entertainment, a black-owned indie creative company that supports and nourishes content from marginalized communities across various media, are expanding their relationship as TOKYOPOP announces the March 2026 release of basketball manga Deep 3. The series is by creator Mizuno Mitsuhiro and artist Ryosuke Tobimatsu, and was originally published in Japan by […]
How might one review an indie manga like Great Metal God without spoiling the whole story? It is a short, a complete tale told in fewer than seventy pages. It is everything you could hope for in a dai kaiju ("giant monster") story, the type you find in the Godzilla movies and their ilk. Perhaps […]
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga by Dav Pilkey and Motojiro has got a 750,000 print run from Scholastic/Graphix ahead of its release in April. Captain Underpants was the extraordinarily selling series of chapter books by Dav Pilkey that spun off the even more successful Dog Man. And now Captain Underpants is being adapted into comics, […]
TOKYOPOP opens the 2025 Holiday Season with a special promotion offering substantial savings on scores of manga titles and other products, box sets, as well as advent calendars, playing cards, and other products to delight that special fan for the holidays. These can all be ordered via the TOKYOPOP website on Black Friday, November 28th, […]
TOKYOPOP is expanding its print catalog as it announces it has licensed the girls' love manhwa series, Unnie, I Like You. The series, by creator Jeongussi, currently runs on WEBTOON and is set for a full-color graphic novel adaptation under the LoveLove imprint in 2026. The series is an acclaimed slice-of-life Girls Love series about two women […]
In an increasingly crowded area, Crunchyroll Manga, the brand new app for fans to experience all their favorite series and discover new stories, has now partnered with Titan Books to bring subscribers even more titles to its growing manga library, including ATOM: The Beginning, Burst Angel, Kamen Rider Kuuga, Corpse Blade, Speed Grapher, and more. […]
Yen Press, LLC announces five new acquisitions to round out its upcoming spring releases, including a flirtatious yuri romance, an ambitious weaponsmith, and some "fluffy" fantasy adventures. Releasing May 2026, the debut list includes four manga (On the Boundary's Road: The Works of Suzuka Morino; Shino & Ren; Every Adventure Needs a Weapon! —The Blacksmith Life of Rudy […]
Manga Mavericks announced the digital debut of the sci-fi fairy tale one-shot Great Metal God on November 19th. A print edition will debut on December 16th. The new title is a riveting ode to giant robot sci-fi and a must-read for fans of sci-fi and classic Japanese mecha manga and anime. GREAT METAL GOD By Iwakuni […]
Scholastic, famous children's book publisher and the biggest publisher of comic books in North America, has announced six new hires across its brands. Nikolai Muth is the new Senior Editor for Manga and Graphix, which he describes as "bringing Japanese Manga and Asian comics to new audiences of young readers throughout the US!". Previously, he […]
For its fiftieth year of publication, Fantagraphics is launching a new imprint, Takumigraphics, the comic book publisher's dedicated new home for manga, manhwa, and graphic novels from across East Asia. It will be run by Fantagraphics editor Conrad Groth, associate publisher and founder Gary Groth, and president Eric Reynolds, who will lead acquisitions. Takumigraphics plans to publish […]
Yen Press, LLC announced the audiobook adaptation for three current licenses: My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected; Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside; and Monsterholic. From slice-of-life comedy to fantasy romance to dystopian sci-fi, respectively, Yen Audio is excited to be able to continue expanding its […]
HYBE announced that its original story webtoon Summer Moon: The Quprids, created in collaboration with K-pop's new mischief-makers ILLIT, is expanding to six global regions and will be available in local languages so more fans everywhere can read the tie-in manhwa. Summer Moon: The Quprids will launch in the U.S., Taiwan, and Thailand on October […]
At New York Comic Con last weekend, Manga Mavericks, the new indie manga publisher serving North America, announced two newly licensed titles during its panel that will be added to its print and digital catalog in 2026. The latest releases include the fantasy adventure series, Horon of the Closed Country by indie manga creator Sen, […]
Japanese pop-culture icon Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, whose bestselling autobiography Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window, first published in 1981, did as much as any book to set the tone for Japan's postwar culture, has now published her long-awaited sequel to that memoir. Kodansha USA will be publishing the English translation for North America. The original installment, Totto-chan: […]
