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Manga publisher and anime media brand TOKYOPOP, based in Los Angeles, has announced that it has contributed $10,000 to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation's (Binc) matching gift pool to benefit those in the book and comics industry affected by the ongoing L.A wildfires TOKYOPOP and five other generous donors will match donations made to the[...]

My Hero Academia, the hit manga and anime series that's a Japanese take on the American superhero genre, is getting another spinoff. The My Hero Academia Jump Festa 2025 stage event packed a one-two punch for anime fans today, delivering an Autumn 2025 release date for the main series' eighth and final season and the long-awaited news that an anime adaptation of[...]

Hey, English dubs for anime are pretty good now. "Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK" poster art: Crunchyroll and Sony Entertainment The Attack on Titan anime series is based on the award-winning manga by Hajime Isayama Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to[...]

Yen Press, LLC has announced fourteen new title acquisitions for June 2025, including eight manga (Sword Art Online Unital Ring, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class, Isekai Samurai, Convenient Semi-Friend, The Heroic Tale of the Villainous Prince, The Hitman Stans, Dara-san of Reiwa), four light novels (Who Killed the Hero?, The[...]

One Punch Man is at least returning for a third season in 2025 in time for the 10th anniversary of the anime series based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's manga series The season is the first of "10 attacks" or projects celebrating the anime's 10th anniversary next year The launch will be preceded by a[...]

TOKYOPOP is kicking off the 2024 Holiday Season with a special week-long web promotion that starts today at TOKYOPOP.com and runs through Cyber Monday, December 2nd. This is an ideal opportunity to accent the holidays with a comprehensive selection of acclaimed and award-winning titles from TOKYOPOP's extensive manga catalog or pick up the perfect gift for[...]

Based on the Shueisha manga by Yone Sawata, the series brings a mix of lighthearted fun and exciting battles, making it a must-watch for fans of the genre All episodes of Season One are scheduled to stream this year, with a passionate fan base already awaiting future developments Hey, every manga that gets an anime series has[...]

Releasing in April 2025, this lineup includes seventeen manga and two light novels Yen Press certainly doesn't do anything by half measures. Yen Press Upcoming Lineup Cover art: Yen Press The Summer Hikaru Died (novel) By Mio Nukaga Original Story / Illustrations by Mokumokuren The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape from their isolated village[...]

At NYCC 2024, Ize Press announced they would publish the webnovels Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Semantic Error, and Villains Are Destined to Die.

At New York Comic Con 2024, Yen Press announced its imprint Ize Press will publish a Romantasy and 3 BL manhwa series in print editions.

At New York Comic Con this weekend, Yen Press announced that it would be publishing the manga edition of its novel series Horror Collector on JY for Kids, their middle-grade imprint. Care to bet what it's about? The series was first announced in June 2023 as part of JY's expansion of its prose titles from KADOKAWA's Tsubasa Bunko[...]

Yen Press will release a print edition at a later date. Haruhi Suzumiya, the Unstoppable Franchise Adaptations of Haruhi Suzumiya have included an anime series that was initially released by Bandai Entertainment in 2006, an acclaimed anime feature film, and several manga series adaptations released in English by Yen Press, the first of which was published in 2009[...]

Earlier today, we had a chance to hear from Joe Manganiello (Mr 0) and Lera Abova (Miss All-Sunday) regarding what viewers can expect when Showrunners Joe Tracz & Matt Owens, Netflix, Tomorrow Studios, and Shueisha's live-action series adaptation of manga creator and series consultant Eiichiro Oda's One Piece returns But Abova had much more to share[...]

TOKYOPOP expands its DISNEY MANGA catalog in time for Halloween with a new full-color manga adaptation of Disney Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Chistmas Movie Manga as well as the release of a deluxe hardcover for Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Zero's Journey – The Complete Full-Color Collection which collects the Zero's Journey series[...]

The new titles will be released in February and March of 2025, and includes fourteen manga and eight novels Readers can find sweet romance series, horror comedies and the usual fantasy isekai fare Check out the full list of releases below. Cover art: Yen Press I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History (novel)  Story by Izumi[...]

Mad Cave Studios has announced the launch of Nakama Press, a new imprint dedicated to publishing manga  (Japanese comics), manhwa (Korean comics), manfra (French manga), and manhua (Chinese comics) from around the world This will join their other imprints, Maverick, Papercutz, and Amazing Comics, and is set to launch their first titles in the summer[...]

Four years later, it is growing up a little and will now expand into the adult graphic novel, manga, and manhwa spaces Launched in 2019 under the direction of former art director and acquiring editor at First Second, Andrew Arnold described it as a "collaborative, creator-focused publisher" that will specialize in graphic novels for "readers[...]

Manga and anime publisher VIZ Media had a highly successful presence at this year's SDCC with two panels It was only Thursday, the first day of the con and the publisher already trotted out major announcements for new projects At the VIZ Media panel, they announced that Rooster Fighter, everyone's favorite cock created by Shu[...]

MUTUPO is his first published graphic novel. "Kuda Rwizi is a talented artist and epitomizes a new breed of black creator that is emerging around the world and taking diverse influences from pop culture, comics, anime, and manga and blending them with black and African culture and characters to bring a new kind of story," says[...]

Riding Bean OVA, the 1989 action thriller anime from the creator of Gunsmith Cats, is getting a remastered Blu-Ray release from AnimEigo.

The One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage will be live at San Diego Comic-Con this month as part of the Crunchyroll Concert Series.

With familiar authors such as Yuu Morikawa, creator of My Gemini, and Ghost Mikawa, author of Days with My Stepsister and Looks Are All You Need, Yen Press will be publishing eight manga titles (Hereditary Triangle; Luciole Has a Dream; Blend-S; Be My Worst Nightmare!; Revenge Agent Hizumi-san; Stomp, Kick, Love; With You, Our Love Will Make It[...]

At Anime Expo 2024, Yen Press revealed the upcoming release of the hit fantasy foodie manga Delicious in Dungeon: The Complete Box Set. Delicious in Dungeon took over Anime Expo 2024, boosted by the attendance of the creator Ryoko Kui as a guest of honor, marking her first visit to a North American convention With unique and[...]

TOKYOPOP will be in the main exhibit area in Booth #920. Cover art: TOKYOPOP The TOKYOPOP booth will be a hub of activity with a variety of exclusive manga and recently launched titles available for purchase as well as additional merchandise and special bundles Pick up a variety of free promo items that include heart shaped fans[...]

KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- a film compiling the original trilogy into one story, will be released in US theatres beginning this August.

"Crunchyroll is thrilled to be able to bring this trilogy of films to fans, on the big screen, and it promises to be one of the truly epic and consequential pop cultural events of our time when it hits theaters." Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge, published under[...]

This is adapted from a currently-running Shonen manga, after all, so Kafka has to learn to control his transformation into a post-human monster warrior and also get a grip on his power so he can help the Defense Force fight an escalating invasion of dai kaiju in Japan Got it? Good If not, all you[...]

But when (and if) these challenges are completed, will they be able to face each other? And can they escape Happyland alive? Don't miss the conclusion of Happyland, a unique and brutal tale by mangaka Shingo Honda! Cover art: ABLAZE ZOMBIE MAKEOUT CLUB VOLS 1-2 COLLECTED SET Story and art by Peter Richardson · SRP: $15.99 · 160[...]

Yen Press announced the upcoming release of thirteen new titles, including nine manga (Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring; Brunhild the Dragonslayer; Dracula's on the Night Shift; I Picked Up This World's Strategy Guide; The Teen Exorcist; The War of Greedy Witches; Praise Me When I'm a Good Boy; mono; April Showers Bring[...]

As they slowly open their hearts to each other, both realize the other may be their chance at finding true love and happiness. My Happy Marriage joins Yen Audio's growing list of English audiobooks of popular Japanese light novels that have already spawned manga and anime spinoffs and even audio dramas in Japan Yen Press already[...]