manga Archives

Kodansha previews two new manga series, Wandance and Blackguard in their Free COmic Book Day volume in May, as well as everything Kodansha and Vertical has for March 2022 solicits and solicitations, below. FCBD 2022 WANDANCE & BLACKGUARD SAMPLER KODANSHA COMICS JAN220008 (W) Coffee, Ryo Hanada (A) Coffee, Ryo Hanada Exclusive previews of two new Kodansha manga[...]

Yen Press announced a new slate of books that includes manga (Magical Explorer; The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend; Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included; Shadows House; and Mato Seihei no Slave) and a novel (Yokohama Station SF National) All announced titles are scheduled for June 2022 release. Cover art courtesy of[...]

The collection of Attack on Titan OAD episodes will also be made available to stream on Crunchyroll. Episodes 1-3 will feature Hange attempting to capture their first live Titan along with a look back at the 104th Cadet Corps' training; episodes 4 and 5 are based on the Attack on Titan: No Regrets spinoff manga, written[...]

Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame is a new manga novel translated by Anne Ishii, to be published by Pantheon in May The follow up to his Eisner Award–winning My Brother's Husband, it's another queer drama set in contemporary Japan, featuring a closeted young painter with synesthesia. A mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist[...]

One Piece released its 1,000th episode last weekend, and to celebrate that milestone, Crunchyroll has launched a new clothing line featuring the

Monogatari, Japanese light novel author Nisioisin's highly popular series that spawned manga and anime spinoffs, has a Humble Bundle starting today Humble Bundle and Kodansha have teamed up to release an epic bundle of manga books by Nisioisin, including the Monogatari series. Image: Humble Bundle, Kodansha "Nisioisin" is a pseudonym and palindrome for the novelist, manga-ka, and[...]

Yen Press announced three new audiobook series at the Yen Audio Panel at Anime NYC. The fan-favorite Yen On series will have full audiobook adaptations in

No Game No Life, the popular light novel series that spawned a manga and anime series, is getting its new chapters simultaneously release with the Japanese version starting with its 11th volume The announcement was made at the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime NYC this weekend The Yen Press digital chapter publication of Yuu[...]

The list includes manga (Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle; Hi, I'm a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion; The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter; See You Tomorrow at the Food Court; Nights with a Cat; The Geek Ex-Hitman; and Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story) and light novels (The Demise of[...]

The anime TV series premiered in 2019 and is based on Koyoharu Gotoge's manga, which boasts over 150 million copies in circulation in Japan That pretty much makes it one of the most popular manga and anime series in the world right now Not bad for a Shonen series about a determined, plucky kid with[...]

Yen Press announced the digital release of the manga series Sugar Apple Fairy Tale With art by YozoranoUdon, this fantasy romance manga is based on the light novel series of the same name The original light novel was written by Miri Mikawa, with illustrations by Aki, the artist responsible for Olympos, The Angel of Elhamburg,[...]

The anime is based on the best-selling manga of the same title, which has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump and has sold over 55 million copies in Japan The supernatural anime series is currently rising in popularity worldwide, an older, darker, more teen-oriented action series that's a grade up from younger-oriented series like[...]

Yen Press announced a digital simulpub series (God Bless the Mistaken) set to debut on October 27 and two new manga series (I Want to Be a Wall and Let's Go Karaoke!) scheduled for release in April 2022 All three titles should be up for pre-order now. Cover art courtesy of Yen Press God Bless the Mistaken Story and Art[...]

The Summit of the Gods is an award-winning adult manga series that explored the existential dimensions of mountain climbing, and Netflix just released a trailer for an animated theatrical movie coming to US cinemas and streaming in late November Indiewire was the first to unveil the trailer The animated epic was adapted by French director[...]

Viz Media has announced the news that Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi is working on a new manga for the publisher – and for Marvel Comics, Secret Reverse is a new manga featuring Marvel characters Spider-Man and Iron Man as they "travel to Japan to battle an evil gaming magnate and his deadly new technology" Secret[...]

Yen Press announced a slate of upcoming releases at the Yen Press Industry Panel at New York Comic Con, including manga, light novels, print releases of popular webcomic series, and an art book All titles will have their release schedules announced at a later date. Cover art courtesy of Yen Press Your Forma Story by Mareho Kikuishi Illustration by[...]

Viz Media has released their complete list of manga and books being published in December, all up for pre-order. Shonen Jump Cover art courtesy of Viz Media Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater Story and Art by Akira Toriyama From Akira Toriyama, the legendary manga creator of Dragon Ball comes this special collection of short stories spanning the first few decades of[...]

Luffy has defeated dozens of rivals, and that kind of success takes a whole lot of energy! Fortunately, the pirate cook Sanji stands by Luffy's side, ready to support his captain with flaming kicks and piping-hot meals! Hearty and filling, Sanji's recipes keep the greatest pirate crew in the world well-fed, and his flashy techniques[...]

Yen Press announced six upcoming titles that include manga (In the Land of Leadale) and light novels (I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World; The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady; Ishura; and Another 2001), all scheduled for March 2022 release Additionally, Yen Press announced If You Could See[...]

Sensor is the latest horror manga by Junji Ito and one of his best, a sprawling, meandering serialized story that unites many of his usual themes to create a saga of cosmic horror and existential dread. "Sensor" by Junji Ito cover art courtesy of Viz Media It's a very Junji Ito plot: A young woman arrives at[...]

Mao is the latest manga by the prolific Rumiko Takahashi, arguably the most successful female comics creator in the world She recently finished the teen exorcist comedy manga Rin-ne and plays it straight this time. "Mao Vol 1" cover art courtesy of Viz Media. High schooler Nanoka, she of the tragic backstory where she miraculously survived a[...]

Marvel devours every genre in existence, so it was inevitable that they would go after the cat manga genre sooner or later Thus, we have Marvel Meow What's better than a cat manga? Why, a cat manga set in the Marvel universe, of course! Ever since Disney bought up Marvel, it has been devouring media[...]

Star Wars continues its rampage across all media, including manga Star Wars: The High Republic: Edge of Balance Vol 1 is the first manga set in the Old Republic era of the Star Wars timeline The beauty of the High Republic is it takes place thousands of years before the Skywalker Saga, so writers have[...]

Back in January 2020, Netflix gave an official thumbs-up to a live-action series based on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece from Tomorrow Studios (Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, TNT's Snowpiercer, Amazon Prime's Hanna) and publisher Shueisha The streamer's 10-episode series highlights the adventures of Monkey D Luffy and his pirate crew as they explore a fantastical world[...]

Rumiko Takahashi is probably the most successful female comics creator in the world and one of the most prolific with a long list of hit manga series that dates all the way back to the 1980s A former student and protégé of Lone Wolf and Cub creator Kazuo Koike, she has created popular series like[...]

Yen Press announced the digital release of the cult hit manga series Reborn as a Vending Machine; I Now Wander the Dungeon This quirky fantasy comedy is based on the light novel series of the same name, previously released in English by Yen On New English language chapters of the manga will be published digitally[...]

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is a fantasy manga series by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since April 2020, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes as of July 2021 And in November, getting an English language printed edition, in Viz Media's November 2021 solicits and solicitations. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1[...]

Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company and produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, Weekly Shōnen Magazine, and Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten Kodansha USA translated many of these serialised titles for the North American market, from both Kodansha Comics and[...]

The ever-prolific Yen Press released a list of 13 new manga and light novels (the Japanese term for YA novels) that will be published in February 2022 It's a combination of new and established titles in the genres already popular in the Yen Press stable. Cover courtesy of Yen Press LLC Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie (manga) Original Story[...]

Naruto is probably the most popular anime and manga in the world now other than the Dragonball series Every kid and teenager knows Naruto by now Naruto is considered a definitive force behind Japanese pop culture in America, its influence and style The saga of a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and[...]