Under the Oak Tree, the beloved romance fantasy (or "romantasy" because that's a word now) webnovel by Suji Kim and the source material for the hit webcomic series, has reached its conclusion. The final volume launched exclusively on Manta on April 11. Under the Oak Tree has entranced readers with the captivating tale of Lady Maximilian, […]
Gannibal is the latest English translation for the under-represented genre of horror manga from Japan that's not about cute, big-eyed teenagers in high school. It's a realistically drawn and naturalistic horror story that has more in common with classic R-rated horror movies than anime or disposable jump-scare soft horror. Creator Masaki Minomiya has said that […]
Kodansha Press is launching My Noisy Roommate by Kaho Ozaki about gay ghostbusters, with its first volume, The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters And A Hottie. As well as The Fragrant Flower by Saka Mikami all in Kodansha's June 2024 solicits. MY NOISY ROOMMATE GN VOL 01 KODANSHA COMICS APR242045 (W) Kaho Ozaki (A) […]
Viz Media are launching the English translation of Naruto spinoff Sasuke's Story by Shingo Kimura, Masashi Kishimoto and Jun Esaka in their June 2024 solicits and solicitations. as well as Aki Kusaka's Let's Do It Already and Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night. NARUTO SASUKE'S STORY UCHIHA HEAVENLY STARDUST GN VOL 01 VIZ LLC OCT238097 (W) Shingo Kimura, […]
At Sakura-Con 2024, Ize Press announced the upcoming English print release of the Korean webcomic Semantic Error. The series stands out as one of the most celebrated works of Boys Love in the world of manhwa, one that follows the enemies-to-lovers story of two college students—the strict and logical Sangwoo and the star of the […]
Finding Camellia is one of Manta Comics' biggest hits, having won over readers worldwide, a gender-bending romance about a young woman taken from her family and forced to live as an aristocrat's son, embarking on a wild journey through a world of deceit and aristocracy as she digs deep to uncover the truth about her […]
Paul Gravett has curated a new exhibition on Asian comic books for The Barbican, Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form which has just opened in The Bowers in Santa Ana, California. Created in close collaboration with a diverse team of over twenty international advisors, it has more than 500 featured works, including delicate Japanese […]
Akira Toriyama, creator of the Dragon Ball manga and its spinoffs Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, and many other manga classics, has passed away at the age of 68. It goes without saying how Toriyama's work would serve as the foundation for a global franchise that would result in hugely popular anime series & […]
Power Ranger manga dark parody Go Go Loser Ranger by Negi Haruba returns with a tenth volume in Kodansha's May 2024 solicits and solicitations, as well as their Vertical manga line as well. GO GO LOSER RANGER GN VOL 10 (MR) KODANSHA COMICS MAR242108 (W) Negi Haruba (A / CA) Negi Haruba Thirteen years ago, […]
Star Wars Visions lead Viz Manga's May 2024 solicits and solicitations, including Star Wars stories by Kamome Shirahama, Keisuke Sato, Yusuke Osawa and Haruichi with adaptations of The Elder, Lop and Och?, The Ninth Jedi, and The Twins. As well as the second volume of the manga adaptation of The Mandalorian. We call it the […]
Is this a potential new trend/subgenre on its way? Because in their May 2024 solicits and solicitations, Yen Press are launching two lesbian mermaid manga series, A Sinner Of Deep Sea by Akhito Yomi, and This Monster Wants To Eat Me by Sai Naekawa. As well as al the reincarnated-as-a-goddess volimes A SINNER OF DEEP […]
TOKYOPOP's Comics That Matter collection for the fourth quarter of 2024 includes a dozen new manga titles, slice-of-life dramas, video game tie-ins from Ubisoft titles, and Disney tie-ins in their drive to enlarge their slate and increase their profile. FAR CRY: CULL THE HERD (FCBD EDITION) By Ryan Nichols ∙ Print SRP: $4.99 ∙ For Teen Audiences […]
As the countdown to Emerald City Comic Con 2024 begins, Manta, the subscription-based digital comics and webnovel platform announced its exciting lineup for the convention today. This includes an enchanting booth dedicated to the popular series Under the Oak Tree and a thought-provoking panel discussion on the future of digital comics. Manta Comics Booths and Panels Booth […]
SQUARE ENIX, in a slight departure from games, announced three new titles for publication from the Square Enix Manga & Books imprints in Fall 2024. Dragon and Chameleon, Always A Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince! and My Happy Marriage Art Book are available for pre-order now. Dragon and Chameleon Vol. 1 (English Edition) When […]
As well as Gun Honey making the cover of next week's Diamond Previews, Titan Comics is launching another returning series to its May 2024 solicits and solicitations, the new Rivers Of London series, Stray Cat Blues by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel and Jose Maria Beroy as a mysterious cat-woman comes to The Folly looking for help […]
Yukino Sonoyama brings their manga title Bless to Kodansha for an English translation as part of their April 2024 solicits and solicitations, about a wannabe makeup artist Aia Utagawa, and Jun, a classmate, covered in freckles, and a fashion runway awaiting them… BLESS GN VOL 01 KODANSHA COMICS FEB241919 (W) Yukino Sonoyama (A) Yukino Sonoyama […]
Media Do Co, Ltd., Japan's largest eBook distribution company, and its U.S.-based subsidiary Media Do International Inc., announced a partnership with TAICCA, a Taiwan-based nonprofit organization that supports the production, distribution, development, and overseas expansion of Taiwan's creative content, to translate and promote original right-to-left comics created by an array of Taiwanese manga creators into […]
Manta is launching Manta Novel, an addition to its online platform that will bring the original source material for some of its most beloved comic titles to English-language readers for the very first time. The service will be available for all users from the early hours of February 1, Eastern Time. Intellectual property from digital […]
It's not just Tokyopop that has Disney manga licenses in 2024, Viz Media has them too. Including Belle from Beauty And The Beast in her own parallel universe story part of the Disney Mirrorverse, by Alex Singer, Jan Apple and Irene Flores. And leading the full Viz Media April 2024 solicits and solicitations. Alongside Pokemon, […]
Disney Descendants: Mal's Royal Challenge by Natsuki Minami and Jason Muell was meant to be published last year by Tokyopop. And now it's getting rescheduled in TokyoPop's April 2024 solicits and solicitations, though because this is TokyoPop, it'll be out in June. As well as the likes of Spacepop by Corey Mikell and Sebastian Riera, […]
