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World Trigger Manga Takes Another 1-Issue Break
Manga returns on February 4
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Monday that the manga will take a one-issue break due to the author's poor health, and will not publish a new chapter in the upcoming issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on January 5. The manga is scheduled to return in the magazine's March 2026 issue, which will ship on ...
Dungeon Sherpa Manga Ends in 15th Volume
Manga adaptation debuted in February 2020
― Kodansha is listing the 15th compiled book volume of writer Sei Kamo, artist Akira Tosaka, and character designer Ryuta Fuse's Dungeon Sherpa: The Labyrinth Guide (Dungeon Sherpa: Meikyuu Michisaki Annainin) manga as the end for the series. The volume ships on January 8.K Manga publishes the series in English and describes the story:Dungeon Sherpas serve as...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 28-January 3
Digimon the Movies 4-6 Collection anime, Divine Incursions manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date City Hunter 2 BDPlease Discotek US$79.95 December 30 Digimon the Movies 4-6 Collection BDCite Discotek US$29.95 December 30 Project Arms SDBDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek US$59.95 December 30 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 12 Dirty Deeds to U...
Higurashi Manga Artist Tomato Akase Launches Isekai Magical Girl Series
Isekai Mahou Shoujo Radical Haruna debuted on Monday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kadokawa's Young Ace Up platform announced that Tomato Akase launched a new series Isekai Mahou Shoujo Radical Haruna (Little Witch Radical Haruna) on the Comic Walker platform on Monday.The series follows magical girl Haruna, who is accidentally transported to a fantasy world with no magical girls. E...
Rokudo's Bad Girls' Yūji Nakamura Launches New Manga on January 15
Nakamura to launch Hanzō to Jūsan-nin no Kunoichi-tachi manga
― The combined fourth and fifth 2026 issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine revealed on December 25 that manga author Yūji Nakamura (Rokudo's Bad Girls) will launch a new manga titled Hanzō to Jūsan-nin no Kunoichi-tachi (Hanzo and 13 Kunoichis, center in below image) that will launch in the magazine's seventh issue on Jan...
Manga UP! Global Adds Supervillain Boy, Code of Misconduct, 2 More Manga
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Spin-off: The Red Dragon Academy for Girls, She's Drop-Dead Drunk also launch in English on website
― Manga Up! Global added the following manga in English over the past week: Koume Fujichika's Supervillain Boy (Daiakutō Shōnen) manga was added to the platform on Wednesday. Manga Up! describes the story:
To him, the world was nothing but d...
Manga Plus Adds Manose, Miharu's Island Rock Manga
Series debuted on Monday
― Shueisha's Manga Plus service announced on Monday that it is publishing Manose and Miharu's Island Rock (Shima Rock) manga in English. The first chapter is available to read now.The company describes the story:Uncomplicated rock 'n' roll for the complicated heart! The curtain rises on this remote island, where a tale of youthful band life begins.Manose and Miharu launched t...
Gate Manga Ends, Author to Draw Gate 2, Gate Gaiden Manga
Sao debuted manga adaptation of Takumi Yanai's novels in 2011
― AlphaPolis published the final chapter of Satoru Sao's manga adaptation of Takumi Yanai's Gate: Jiei-tai Ka no Chi ni te, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land) light novel series last September, and it also revealed that Sao is drawing the Gate 2 manga, based on Yanai's GATE SEASON2 Jieitai Kano U...
Matcha Made in Heaven Manga Goes on Hiatus With Plans to Return in 2026 (Updated)
Umebachi Yamanaka debuted manga in October 2020
― The February 2026 issue of Kodansha's Be Love magazine announced last Friday that Umebachi Yamanaka's Matcha Made in Heaven (Kono Koi, Chaban ni Tsuki!?) manga is going on a hiatus for a while due to the author's maternity leave, with plans to return in 2026. The magazine will reveal details on the manga's return when it is decided. Kodansha USA Publi...
Eri Sakai's Tsubame wa Modotte Konai Manga Ends in January
Manga adaptation of Natsuo Kirino's novel started in February 2024
― The February 2026 issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine revealed last Thursday that Eri Sakai's Tsubame wa Modotte Konai (The Swallow Won't Return) manga, based on Natsuo Kirino's novel of the same name, will end in the magazine's next issue in January. Sakai started the manga adaptation in Cocohana in February 2024. Shueisha publis...
Girl Past the Filters Volume 1 Manga Review
When the girl next door turns out to be your sexy selfie idol, and falls butt-first into your face, you know you’re in a manga comedy.
― This manga was the manga-est of all manga volumes I have read in the past year. Not a single thing that happens actually happens, but they all happen here, one after the other, to create a suggestive sit-com of manga situations. Narumi, who was traumatized for tryin...
A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow Creator Makoto Hagino Launches New Manga
Nami Yori mo Odayaka de, Hoshi Yori mo Aoku manga debuts on January 27
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine announced last Friday that Makoto Hagino (A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, pictured right) will debut a new manga titled Nami Yori mo Odayaka de, Hoshi Yori mo Aoku (Calmer Than the Waves, Bluer Than the Stars) in the magazine's next issue on January 27. The story follows th...
Katsuwo's Street Children Manga Ends
Katsuwo debuted manga in September 2024
― The February 2026 issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh G magazine published the final chapter of Katsuwo's Street Children (Sutochiru) manga last Friday. Katsuwo debuted the manga in Dengeki Daioh G in September 2024. Kadokawa published the manga's second compiled book volume on September 27. The comedy manga follows three girls, Chamcham, Stella and Ozaki, in O...
Yuto Yotsuba, Takaaki Satō's Toki no Yūsha Manga Ends on January 8
Manga about hero who travels through time launched in December 2024
― The combined fourth and fifth 2026 issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on December 25 that Yuto Yotsuba and Takaaki Satō's Toki no Yūsha manga will end in the magazine's next issue on January 8. The manga centers on Barto, a boy who bears the crest, and awakens as a hero when he turns 17. Barto travels ...
Hajime no Ippo Boxing Manga Announces Break
Series debuted in 1989
― The combined fourth and fifth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine for 2026 announced on Wednesday George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo boxing manga will take a break. The magazine did not mention when the manga is planned to return. K Manga publishes the series in English and describes the story: What does it feel like to be strong? That's the question on the mind of Ippo ...
Tsugaru Toba's Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits Manga Adaptation Ends in January
Series debuted in January 2023
― The February issue of Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Thursday it will publish the final chapter of Tsugaru Toba's manga adaptation of writer Midori Yūma and illustrator Laruha's Kakuriyo Yadomeshi (Afterlife Inn Cooking) light novel series in the magazine's next issue on January 26. Kodansha will ship the 11th and final volume on February 27.The series ...
Mechanical Marie+ Manga Ends
Sequel series debuted on April 24
― The February issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine published the final chapter of Aki Akimoto's Kikaijikake no Marie+ (Mechanical Marie+), the sequel series to Mechanical Marie, on Wednesday. The second and final volume ships on March 5.The series follows the [highlight the white text to read spoilers] maid-and-master couple on their honeymoon.Yen Press licensed the ...
Asobi Asobase's Rin Suzukawa, Writer Jun Esaka Each Launch New Manga in January
Suzukawa to launch Galaxy Pū-chan Uchū no Hajikko de Konnichiwa manga on January 4, Esaka to launch Yametai! ~Anata no Reset, Daikō Shimasu~ manga with artist Kine Usuto on January 11
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app has announced that manga creator Rin Suzukawa (Asobi Asobase), and writer Jun Esaka (One Piece novel HEROINES, Naruto: Sasuke's Story--The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust, Witch Hat Atelier...
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof Manga Ends in 7th Volume
Manga launched in 2021; TV anime adaptation debuted on April 10
― The sixth compiled book volume of HundredBurger's A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof (Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi) manga revealed on Saturday that the manga will end in its seventh volume. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and published the first volume on December 16. The company describes the manga's story:After...
K Manga Adds An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 in English
TV anime of manga will debut on January 7
― K Manga announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that it has begun publishing Ippei Nara's The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer (29-Sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō) manga in English under the title An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29. The manga's story centers on Shinonome Hajime, an adventurer and experienced dungeon delver. Whe...
Samurai Deeper Kyo's Akimine Kamijyō to Launch The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride Novels' Short Manga Spinoff
4-chapter Sumekuni no Sōheki Kizumono no Hanayome Gaiden spinoff manga launches on January 26
― The February 2026 issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on December 25 that Akimine Kamijyō (Samurai Deeper Kyo, Code:Breaker) will launch a short manga spinoff of Midori Yūma's The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride (Kizumono no Hanayome) novels titled Sumekuni no Sōheki Kizumono no Han...
Kūbo Ibuki Series Gets New Manga on February 25
Kaiji Kawaguchi's Kūbo Ibuki Great Game manga ended on Thursday
― Kaiji Kawaguchi's Kūbo Ibuki series will continue with a third manga in the fifth 2026 issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine on February 25. Kawaguchi's Kūbo Ibuki Great Game (Aircraft Carrier Ibuki Great Game) manga ended on Thursday. The manga's 18th and final compiled book volume will ship on January 30. The story takes place som...
Haruka Mitsui's 'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Manga Ends in February
2nd season TV anime adaptation to premiere on January 8
― The February 2026 issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine revealed on Saturday that Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling In Love With You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda) manga will end in the March issue, which will ship on February 3, 2026. The manga will be featured on the cover of the March 2026 issue, and the final chapter will have a color open...
Karakarakemuri, Haruki Hajime to Launch New Manga in February
Soccer story series to debut in 13th issue
― The combined fourth and fifth issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday Karakarakemuri and Haruki Hajime will launch a new soccer manga for the new era in the 13th issue, which should ship on February 25.Karakarakemuri launched the Sōen no Scavenger (Scavenger of the Blue Flame) manga on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website in...
Atsu Benino Launches New Manga in January
Hōkago Voca-Ken de! debuts on January 7
― The combined fourth and fifth issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday Atsu Benino will launch a new manga titled Hōkago Voca-Ken de! (Afterschool at the Vocaloid Research Club), which will launch in the magazine's sixth issue on January 7.The series follows first-year high schooler Mira Sasaki, who knows nothing about the si...
Akio Koyama, Takenori Ichihara Launch New Manga in January
Kimi wa Akeboshi debuts on January 21
― The combined fourth and fifth issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday Aiko Koyama and Takenori Ichihara will launch a new manga titled Kimi wa Akeboshi (You are a Morning Star) in the magazine's eighth issue on January 21.The series follows a young girl who embarks on a journey with her mysterious companion in her grandfather'...
Hiromasa Okujima Launches New Manga on February 25
New manga is tentatively titled Serial-san
― The January 2026 issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump Mucha magazine revealed on Wednesday that Hiromasa Okujima will launch a new manga tentatively titled Serial-san in the magazine's next issue on February 25. The manga will have a color opening page, and will be featured on the issue's front cover.Okujima launched the Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga in Akita Sh...
Liar Game Manga Gets New Short Serialization
Liar Game: The Last Game debuts on February 25
― The January 2026 issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump Mucha magazine revealed on Wednesday that Shinobu Kaitani will launch a new short serialization for his Liar Game manga titled Liar Game: The Last Game in the magazine's next issue on February 25. The manga will have a color opening page. The manga is set after the ending of the original manga, and center...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Volumes 5-9 Manga Review
The journey can be more important than the destination, but a journey can also be its own destination.
― Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is structurally one of the very best manga I have ever read. The story is simple. More than two decades after the death of Himmel the Hero, Frieren, an Elven mage, takes to the road once again, this time accompanied by Fern and Stark, students of her dear friends. Alo...
Gentosha Launches Comic Mirage as Publisher's 1st Digital Manga Label
Romance, fantasy label launches with 4 titles
― Publisher Gentosha announced on December 19 that it has launched Comic Mirage, its first digital manga label. The label will focus on releasing romance and fantasy manga.The label's first releases include: Seikei Hashiro and Asa Kasumi's Auction ni Kakeraretara Kuro no Ōji ni Chōai Saremashita (seen right), Yūmi Kawai and orange's Doku wa Seijo ni Koi S...
'Jirai nandesu ka? Chihara-san' Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026
Sayumi Suzushiro, Kazuki Ura star in school comedy series
― A website opened on Thursday to announce that Ryon's Jirai nandesu ka? Chihara-san (Are You a Jirai Girl, Chihara-san?) manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will air in 2026. Yasuaki Fujii (episode director for Teasing Master Takagi-san, Too Cute Crisis, Aikatsu!) is directing the anime at Synergy SP. Keiichirō Ōchi (Aikatsu!,...
Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star Anime Posts New Video
Comedy shorts premiere on January 5
― The official website for the short anime of Hiroshi Kurao's Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken: Ken'ō-gun Zako-tachi no Banka or Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh's Army Grunts) spinoff manga posted its second full promotional video on Thursday. The video showcases how FrontierWorks and Do-Raku's Animatica label is recreating the ...
Dead Account Manga Review
After reading Dead Account, I think this work is going to be my new go-to example of “shonen slop,” but that being said, this is pretty good slop.
― I think a person's enjoyment of Shizumu Watanabe's Dead Account will mostly boil down to their ability to tolerate characters talking like Redditors nonstop. On its surface, Dead Account promises a deeper examination of the growing intersection between s...
K Manga Adds 'Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None' Manga
Manga adaptation debuted in October 2021
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on Saturday that it has added Yonezou's manga adaptation of storywriter Itsuki Togami and illustrator Yuri Kisaragi's Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō (Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None) light novel series for release in English. K Manga describes the story: Orun, a member of the Hero Party, is suddenly fired one day f...
Toutarou Minami's Kusareen Hodo Kirigatai Manga Ends on January 22
Manga about duo who cut toxic bonds between people launched in November 2024
― The January 2026 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Monday that Toutarou Minami's Kusareen Hodo Kirigatai manga will end in its next chapter in the magazine's February 2026 issue, which will ship on January 22. The human drama manga's story centers on "bond cutters" Mitsu and Itsuki, who can see bonds...
Miyako Hiruzuka's Sayonara Diamond Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga about 3 girl friends opening a detective agency launched in 2024
― Manga author Miyako Hiruzuka revealed on their X (formerly Twitter) account that their Sayonara Diamond (Goodbye, Diamond) manga will end in its next chapter in the sixth 2026 issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine on January 5. The manga centers on three girl friends Ran, Homura, and Kei, who spent their youth ...
Haikyu!! Gets Spinoff Manga About Hinagarasu Mascot
Sudate Hinagarasu manga launches on January 5
― The official X/Twitter account for Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine revealed on Sunday that Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga will get a spinoff manga titled Sudate Hinagarasu (Hinagarasu Leaves the Nest) centered on Hinagarasu, the series' mascot character and parody of protagonist Shoyo Hinata. Retsu is drawing the manga, which will launch in the Febr...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 21-27
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II anime; H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Out of Time, Touched by Twilight manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Insatiable: Tale of An Immoral Wife BDPlease Kitty Media US$29.99 December 23 Learning the Hard Way BDCite Kitty Media US$29.99 December 23 Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II BDAnimeNewsNetwork Aniple...
Ascendance of a Bookworm Novels' Part 5 Gets Manga Adaptation
Suzuka returns to adapt Part 5, after finishing adaptations of Part 1 & 2
― TO Books announced on Monday that manga creator Suzuka will launch a manga adaptation of Part 5 of Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō - Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) "biblia fantasy" light novel series on TO Books' Corona EX manga website on January 19. A preview of the manga is av...
Keiichi Arawi's City Manga Ends Again with 15th Volume
Series previously ended with 13th volume
― Keiichi Arawi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the CITY manga will end for the second time with the 15th compiled book volume, which ships on Tuesday.Vertical (now Kodansha USA) publishes the series in English. The manga is also available on Kodansha's K MANGA service. Vertical describes the manga:From the creator of nichijou, this surreal-sl...
Bloodict Manga Enters Hiatus
Series debuted on April 18
― The January issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine announced on Thursday that Umiharu's Bloodict (Blood-Addict) manga will take a break. The magazine did not announce a return date for the series.The manga is set in a certain "eastern country," where the commerce and use of an illegal drug named UDL has spread widely following the end of a devastatingly long war. Here,...
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio Manga Ends With 6th Volume
Final volume ships on January 27
― Kadokawa is listing the sixth volume of Umemi Makimoto's manga adaptation of writer Kō Nigatsu and illustrator Sabamizore's The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio (Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote) light novel series as the final volume for the series. The volume ships on January 27. Kadokawa's BookWalker publishes the manga in English and describes the story: Yumiko Sato work...
Lazy Girl Momogusa's Tsuki Anmi Launches New Yuri Manga on January 17
Dare ka Ōkami-san no Shitsukekata Shirimasen ka!? centers on size gap relationship
― The February 2026 issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yurihime magazine revealed last Thursday that Tsuki Anmi will launch a new manga titled Dare ka Ōkami-san no Shitsukekata Shirimasen ka!? (Does Anybody Here Know How to Tame a Wolf?!) in the magazine's next issue on January 17. The magazine teases the manga as a romantic ...
The Grim Reaper and an Argent Cavalier's Irono Launches Isekai Romance Manga
Oshare Suki na Ōhi wa Gisō Kekkon de Ō-sama ni Dekiai Sareru manga launches on January 17
― The January 2026 issue of Sqaure Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed last Thursday that creator Irono will launch a new manga titled Oshare Suki na Ōhi wa Gisō Kekkon de Ō-sama ni Dekiai Sareru (The Fancy Queen Falls in Love With the King in a False Marriage) in the magazine's next issue on January 17.👑...
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2026 Manga
Top 20 include Ichi the Witch, Strikeout Pitch, Half Is More, Uesugi-kun Wants to Quit Being a Girl, more
― The 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook released the full lists of top manga series on Friday. The top 20 on its list of manga for male readers are: 1. Hon Nara Uru Hodo by Ao Kojima (previously revealed) 2. Danmitsu by Tooru Seino 3. Strikeou...
Tsukasa Furokawa's I Can't Choose A Childhood Friend! Manga Ends on January 22
Manga launched in July 2024
― The January 2026 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Monday that Tsukasa Furokawa's I Can't Choose A Childhood Friend! (Osananajimi o Erabenai!) will end in the magazine's next issue on January 22.Square Enix's Manga UP! Global publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:For Yu Suzukaze, reuniting with the childhood friend he adored fe...
Kei Sanbe Ends The 13th Footprint Manga
Manga about family's adventure following mysterious postcards launched in 2023
― Kadokawa's Comic Newtype web manga site published the final chapter of Kei Sanbe's The 13th Footprint (13-kai Me no Ashiato) manga on December 19.Sanbe launched the manga on Comic Newtype in March 2023. Kadokawa published the manga's sixth compiled book volume on November 10. Yen Press licensed the manga and published th...
Read it First: Manga, Light Novel Sources for Winter 2026 Anime
Not sure what's ahead for the winter anime season? Check out the source material in our roundup of manga and light novels getting an adaptation!
― It's hardly a rule that you have to read the source material before you watch the adaptation, but what if you want to? A decade ago, anime fans who wanted to read the manga or light novel before the show debuted were out of luck (legally speaking), which ...
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Volume 1-3 Manga Review
For this reincarnated salaryman, a life as an unwanted noble’s son is a ticket to a new beginning, but an easygoing life is a long way off.
― Human creativity is unendingly interesting to me. We are in an unprecedented time of stories that start in incredibly similar ways, and yet, each story is different enough for us to warrant taking time to tell you all about it. Today, we are speaking of the fir...
Hiroshi Takahashi Reveals Dustland Title for Direct Sequel to Crows/Worst Manga
Manga launches on January 13
― Akita Shoten announced on Tuesday that the new full-fledged direct sequel manga Hiroshi Takahashi's Crows and Worst manga will be titled Dustland. The publisher shared an illustration of the characters Hibari and Sanzо̄, who live in Toaru City, and the logo, which also features the words Crows x Worst." Dustland will launch in the third 2026 issue of Akita Shoten's Mont...
Manchuria Opium Squad Artist Shikako Dies at 37
Artist died due to rare malignant tumor in eye
― The editors for Tsukasa Monma and Shikako's Manchuria Opium Squad manga announced on Monday that Shikako died on November 8 due to choroidal melanoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the eye.The artist wanted someone to complete the manga series in their place, and the Young Magazine staff stated they will respect Shikako's wishes. The staff add...
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife Volumes 1-6 Manga Review
Soft, slow, and sweet, The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be-Wife is mostly a nice bit of reassurance that, despite what the news may tell us, the world isn't completely horrible after all.
― It can sometimes feel like not a lot of romances start at the very beginning or go beyond the couple getting together. Either we meet them when they're already fully involved with each other or leave them at that...
Naruto Franchise Gets 'Konoha Land' Theme Park in France in 2026
Park reveals 2 rides: 'Kyubi Unchained,' 'Rasengan Chakra Rotation'
― The official website and X (formerly Twitter) account for the Naruto franchise announced on Saturday that a new theme park named “Naruto - Konoha Land” will open in France at the Parc Spirou Provence theme park in 2026. Studio Pierrot made a special illustration for the park. The website shared images of two rides: Kyubi Unchained ...
Osamu Akimoto's Mr. Clice Manga Gets Anime
Manga centers on spy resurrected into body of woman
― The Jump Festa '26 event on Saturday announced that Osamu Akimoto's Mr. Clice manga will get an anime adaptation. 秋本先生が描く爽快スパイアクション『Mr.Clice』がアニメ化決定✨連載40周年を迎えた本作の最新話は来年1月下旬発売予定の「ジャンプSQ.RISE 2026 WINTER」に掲載されるぞ❗️第１話は⬇️をチェック❗️https://t.co/oZX1fWo9So pic.twitter.com/7FI9OZCroD— こち亀info【公式】 (@Kochikame_info) December 20, 2025 Shueisha will publish the...
Tokyopop Licenses Kyo Aizawa Doesn't Laugh, The Villainess' Bride, More Titles
Company to release deluxe edition for Vassalord manga
― Tokyopop announced on Thursday the folowing releases: Title: Kyo Aizawa Doesn't Laugh manga
Creator: cojomo
Summary: 28 year old otaku Suzuki Tsukako visits a marriage consulting office, but the counselor there is a shinigami who forces a contract on her and tells her that she can't get married in a year she'll die. Title: The Villainess' Bride ...
One Peace Books Licenses Lockdown Life with the Class Beauty, 2 More Manga for Fall 2026 Release
Also: The Delinquent Girl Beside Me Suddenly Dyed Her Hair Black, The Villainess Who Came to Marry Into the Frontier Noble's Household Is an Exceptionally Capable Wife, Isn't She?
― One Peace Books announced on Thursday that that it will release the following manga in English in fall 2026: Title: Lockdown Life with the Class Beauty
Creators: jaguchi (artist), Senya Mihagi (original story), Sato Pote ...
emaqi Adds SHAM, Harigane Serve: Against All Odds, 2 More Manga
Also: Aoba Bicycle Shop - Season 1: Namikibashi Street, Nanako Yano in the Stands: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday that it is adding the following manga to its e-bookstore service "emaqi:" Title: SHAM
Creators: Kohei Tajika, Masumi Fukuda (original work)
Publisher: Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd.
Synopsis: A school just like any other in a town ju...
Ryū Fujisaki's Legend of the Galactic Heroes Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga's 35th, final volume ships on March 19
― The official X/Twitter account for Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Ryu Fujisaki's Legend of the Galactic Heroes manga will end in three chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in March 2026.In addition, the January 2026 issue of Ultra Jump revealed on Thursday that the manga's 35th and final compiled book volume will...
Manga Is An Art Of Its Own! at The National Museum of Asian Art – Guimet
The manga exhibit, which runs from November 19th through March 9th, takes pieces of the permanent collections and tells the story of manga’s origins in from comic strips and scrolls to kamishibai and commercial books in Japan.
― While in Paris for (the amazing! wonderful!) Y/CON 11, my wife encountered a poster in the subway for a manga exhibit that had just opened. At the same time, manga journalist...
O Maidens in Your Savage Season's Nao Emoto Launches New Manga
Light novel author Alto writes story for manga launching on January 19
― The January 2026 issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that writer Alto and artist Nao Emoto will launch a new manga titled Eiyū Shōjo to Norawareta Shirogane Hime (The Hero Girl and the Cursed Silver Princess) in the magazine's next issue on January 19. The manga (leftmost part in preview image below) wil...
Sgt. Frog Franchise Gets Stage Musical in September 2026
Franchise's 20th anniversary anime film to open in summer 2026
― Marvelous announced on Friday that the Sgt. Frog franchise is inspiring a stage musical titled Pekopon Shinryaku Keroro Gunsō (Pekopon Invasion Sgt. Frog) that will run in September 2026. Keita Kawajiri from the theater unit SUGARBOY is directing and writing the musical, and Yu from vague is composing the music. A 20th anniversary anime...
Do You Like Big Girls? Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime
Seven Seas publishes Gorō Aizome's risque romantic comedy manga
― Suiseisha announced on Friday that Gorō Aizome's Do You Like Big Girls? (Ōkii Onnanoko wa Suki Desu ka?) manga is getting an AnimeFesta television anime. Suiseisha did not reveal additional details about the anime.Aizome drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement.
Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and i...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 14-20
Flower and Asura, KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 anime; A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof, Animan manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ambition of Oda Nobuna BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 December 16 Black Jack: The Complete OVA Series BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$55.95 December 16 Flower and Asura BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69....
K Manga Licenses The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers, Kuroko and Her Sweet Villain, 1 More Title
Also: The Devil's in the Lunch Deals
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced that it has added the following manga over the past week: Title: The Devil's in the Lunch Deals (Jashin no Bentō-ya-san)
Author: Ishiko
Summary: After having been suspended from the world of the gods as punishment, Solange has decided to start up a lunch cart in the human world... Title: Kuroko and Her Sweet Villain (Kuroko t...
Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl Manga Review
If you’ve been reading manga for a while, chances are you’re familiar with the basic set up of Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl.
― Norito Asaduki's Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl is an interesting work. Not so much for anything it does within its text, but because of its place within fiction broadly today. It's a digitally published manga in a vertical format, which would suggest that it's a work p...
Yona of the Dawn Gets Sequel Anime
1st anime debuted in 2014; original manga ended on Friday
― The second 2026 issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine announced on Friday that a sequel anime is in the works for the anime adaptation of Mizuho Kusanagi's Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) manga. The magazine published the manga's final chapter on Friday, and also announced that it will get an extra chapter and supplementary fan boo...
BookWalker Global Store Unveils 2025 Rankings
The Eminence in Shadow, The Apothecary Diaries, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime top list
― The BookWalker Global Store revealed on Monday its top selling volumes for the period of November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025. The top 10 titles on the service, including both light novel and manga, are as follows: The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
The Apothecary Diaries (light novel)
That Time I Go...
I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons Manga Ends
Manga adaptation launched in March 2020
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! manga platform announced on Tuesday that Uri Sugata's manga adaptation of Izumi Sawano's I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons (Kisaki Kyōiku kara Nigetai Watashi) light novel series will end in the next chapter.J-Novel Club has licensed the novel series and the manga adaptatio...
The Villainess and Villain Try to Avoid Another Unhappy Ending Manga Ends
Manga adaptation debuted in December 2023
― Kadokawa's Comic Newtype platform published the final chapter of Umiyamaneko's manga adaptation of Shusaku's The Villainess and Villain Try to Avoid Another Unhappy Ending web novel on Tuesday. Bookwalker publishes the series in English and describes the story: Honoka, a thirty-year-old working girl fell off the stairs after she was told from her fiance he...
Towa Ōshima's Daishinyū Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga by Girl's High creator launched in June 2019
― The second 2026 issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Bull magazine revealed on Monday that Towa Ōshima's Daishinyū (Bestest Best Friends) manga will enter its final arc in the magazine's next issue on January 5.The manga centers on the lifelong friendship between two childhood friends: Hina Kinami and Satsuki Kitase. They first met as grade schooler...
Nejiganameta's Kore ga Saigo no ××× Kamo Manga Ends
Manga about sexuality of women in their 30s launched in 2024
― Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch platform published for free the final chapter of NEJIGANAMETA's Kore ga Saigo no ××× Kamo (This May be the Last ×××) manga on December 2. The series is an omnibus series that "realistically" tells stories about the sexuality of women in their 30s. One of the stories follows 35-year-old Mikako Sano, a single woman...
Daisuke Igarashi Ends Kamakura Bakeneko Kurabu Manga in 4th Volume in Fall 2026
Series debuted in June 2022
― The third compiled book volume of Daisuke Igarashi's Kamakura Bakeneko Kurabu (Kamakura Monster Cat Club) manga announced on Friday that the series will end in its fourth volume in fall 2026. The story revolves around the rumor of an old cafe in Kamakura. At the Bakeneko Club, customers can meet their lost cats. Maya and Gakuto are two workers at this cafe who encounter...
Stray5 Basketball Manga Supervised by Japan Professional Basketball League Launches on December 19
Beyblade Burst's Hiro Morita draws manga
― The Japan Professional Basketball League (also known as B.LEAGUE) announced on December 9 a basketball manga titled Stray5 that will launch on Shogakukan's CoroCiao new manga magazine on December 19. The series will then continue on Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine starting in its February 2026 issue, which will ship on January 15. Hiro Morita ...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Series Review
The story becomes impenetrably incoherent to anyone without a PhD in Akutami’s fictional curse mechanics.
― What is it about recent big shonen hits that involve their protagonists engaging in cannibalism? My Hero Academia was bad enough, with Izuku Midoriya inheriting All Might's quirk by ingesting his hair. Then comes Jujutsu Kaisen's Yuji Itadori gobbling down Ryomen Sukuna's mummified finger to ga...
Gundam: Witch From Mercury Mechagurumi Figures Inspire Web Manga
Web manga by artist Con8B launched on December 14
― Sunrise revealed on December 11 a new project for its "Mechagurumi" series featuring characters of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury series in mecha costumes. The new project includes a web manga series, which launched on the anime's official X (formerly Twitter) account on December 14. Artist Con8B is drawing the manga, with scenario b...
Gazing at the Star Next Door Manga Goes on Hiatus to Prepare for New Arc
Manga returns in spring
― The January 2026 issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed last Friday that Ammitsu's Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella) manga will go on hiatus to prepare for the next arc. Ammitsu plans to resume the manga sometime in spring. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story: Chiaki is a pretty normal teenage girl. Since they we...
Hosui Yamazaki Launches New Zombie Apocalypse Gourmet Manga Next Year
New manga titled Shūmatsu Zombie Camp
― The January 2026 issue of Asahi Shimbun's Nemuki+ magazine revealed last Friday that Hosui Yamazaki will launch a new manga titled Shūmatsu Zombie Camp (Zombie Apocalypse Camping) in the magazine sometime next year.The gourmet manga centers on the illustrator and camper Towa, who suddenly finds herself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse while camping in northe...
'I See Your Face, Turned Away' Manga Returns from Hiatus, Ends in Next Chapter
Manga went on hiatus in September 2024 due to production reasons
― The January 2026 issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Friday that Rumi Ichinohe's I See Your Face, Turned Away (Kimi no Yokogao o Miteita) manga will end in its next chapter in the magazine's next issue on January 13. The manga also just returned on Friday from its hiatus. The manga went on hiatus in September 2024...
Queen's Quality's Kyousuke Motomi Launches New Fantasy Manga on January 13
Yaoyoruzu Toriatsukai Setsumeisho follows college girl's job with gods, goddesses, deities as clients
― The January 2026 issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine revealed on Friday that Kyousuke Motomi will launch a new manga titled Yaoyoruzu Toriatsukai Setsumeisho (The Instruction Manual to Anything and Everything) in the magazine's next issue on January 13. The modern-day gods and deities fantasy ...
Hideki Arai Launches New Manga on January 9
New suspense drama manga tentatively titled Pi to Po focuses on assassin and pet bird
― The January 2026 issue of Kadokawa's Comic Beam magazine revealed last Friday that Hideki Arai will launch a new manga tentatively titled Pi to Po (Pi and Po) in the magazine's next issue on January 9.本日発売のコミックビームに(仮)タイトルの予告載った〜！謎？サスペンス？…ぜひ読んでお確かめください笑2026年1月9日(金)からスタートっす！ pic.twitter.com/08bBmPIcvn— 新井英樹 Hideki A...
Ryuta Amazume's Arisu Tsubasa no Tantei Kitan Manga Ends
Manga launched as short series on September 12
― This year's 24th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine published the fourth and final chapter of Ryuta Amazume's Arisu Tsubasa no Tantei Kitan (Tsubasa Arisu's Mysterious Detective Stories) short manga last Friday. Young Animal magazine published the fourth and final chapter of Ryuta Amazume's Arisu Tsubasa no Tantei Kitan (Tsubasa Arisu's Myster...
Doggo Manga Switches Publication to Young Manga Web
Series debuted in August 2024
― The combined second and third issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine announced last Monday that Ryūki Ōnuma and Hikari Komaru's Doggo (Innu) manga will begin serializing on Kodansha's Young Manga web platform going forward, starting with the next chapter on January 17.Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story:Asakusa's a big, scary place for a litt...
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Volumes 1-10 Manga Review
While I wouldn’t quite classify A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation as iyashikei isekai, there are definitely enough elements of that peaceful genre to make a decent case for it.
― Most isekai fiction in recent years relies upon one of a few set formulas, with nearly all of them taking a person from our world and depositing them in another, typically game-based fantasy realm. (The presence of RP...
Eunuch of Empire Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Kei Saikawa, Kotaro Shono debuted manga on February 10
― The 21st chapter of Hero Organization writer Kei Saikawa and World's End Harem artist Kotaro Shono's Eunuch of Empire (Mekkoku no Kangan) manga revealed on Monday that the series will end in three chapters. The next chapter will be published on December 29. Shueisha's Manga Plus service is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the st...
Super Ball Girls Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Series debuted in October 2022
― The first 2026 issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine announced on Friday Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Akira Hiramoto's Super Ball Girls manga will end in the third issue on January 9. The manga will not appear in the second issue on December 26. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: A new genre-defying story from the writer of Blue ...
Kyō no Sanponta Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Series ends on January 9
― The January issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Friday Riki Taoka's Kyō no Sanponta (Today's Walk) manga will end in the next chapter on January 9. The story follows the dog Ponta and his owner Rieko. Taoka debuted the manga in Monthly Shonen Sunday in April 2020. Shogakukan published the 11th compiled book volume on August 8. The series is in...
Toshiaki Iwashiro's Psyren Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026
Symphogear AXZ's Katsumi Ono directs anime at Satelight
― The third 2026 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Toshiaki Iwashiro's Psyren manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. Anime distributor REMOW also announced the adaptation and revealed the key visual, the teaser trailer's English version, main cast, and staff. Iwashiro drew an illustration t...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga Series Review
Vigilantes breaks the spin-off mold by shattering expectations, at times rivaling or even exceeding its progenitor manga.
― Spin-offs often come with the expectation that they're mere money-grabs, cynical exercises in milking popular franchises. Plenty of popular shonen manga receive short-lived spin-offs, most often comedic or episodic in nature, and they're rarely essential reads, even for die-hard...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 7-13
Kaiju No. 8, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc, Black Butler: Public School Arc, Blue Exorcist - The Blue Night Saga anime ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Azumanga Daioh BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 December 9 Black Butler: Public School Arc BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 December 9 Blue Exorcist - The Blue Night Saga BDAnimeNewsNetwork Aniplex o...
Yen Press Licenses Gundam: The Witch from Mercury—Vanadis Heart, Sentenced to Be a Hero, More Titles
Also: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san omnibus, Melody of the Boundary, more
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed six titles for release in June 2026. The company will also release the Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san Complete Omnibus, the Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! TRPG Advanced Rule Book tabletop companion book, Chiao Meow and Monday Recover's Taiwanese graphic ...
You And I Are Polar Opposites Volumes 2-7 Manga Review
The story does a lot with setting up expectations, flipping them on their heads, but then making the reason for why they were flipped on its head different than what you would originally expect.
― One thing that caught me off guard about You and I are Polar Opposites was just how quickly our main couple got together. It's very rare nowadays to have a slice of life comedy romance where the two main le...
Manga UP! Global Adds Asaki Asagiri, Selen's The Princess Groom Manga in English
Manga ranked on Da Vinci magazine's top 30 manga list on December 5
― Manga UP! Global announced on Saturday it has added storywriter Asaki Asagiri and character designer and artist Selen's The Princess Groom (Belle Poupée no Supadari Konyaku: "Konomi janai" to Iwareta Ningyō Hime, Gaman o Yametara Ōji ga Dere Dere ni Natta. Jitsuni Ui!) manga. Manga UP! Global describes the story: Nicknamed "Belle P...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses It's a Little Hard to be a Villainess of an Otome Game in Modern Society Manga
Tofuro Futsukaichi's manga launches in English on August 4
― Titan manga revealed to ANN on Friday that it will publish Data and Tofuro Futsukaichi's It's a Little Hard to be a Villainess of an Otome Game in Modern Society (Gendai Shakai de Otome Game no Akuyaku Reijо̄ wo Suru no wa Chotto Taihen) manga for release on August 4, 2026. The first volume is available for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes & N...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, School for Wizards Old Enough to Learn Magic, 1 More Title
Also: The Assassin Laughs at Twilight
― Titan Manga revealed to ANN on Thursday that it will publish Yokusaru Shibata's Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, Yūnagi's School for Wizards Old Enough to Learn Magic, and Paneguma's The Assassin Laughs at Twilight for release in 2026.
Titan Manga describes the story of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (Tōjima Tanzaburō wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai):Tojima Wants ...
Seven Seas Licenses Flirting with my Bear-like Boyfriend, Slime Saint, Wonder Cats, More Manga
Also: Follow That Kiss, Nemu the Corpse Bearer
― Seven Seas announced the following manga licenses on Wednesday: Title: Flirting with my Bear-like Boyfriend
Creator: Akari Tsuchihashi
Release Date: October 2026 (2-volume omnibus)
Summary: They first met one rainy evening, when Kyou saved Rina from a dangerous creep. Ever since then, they've been together. Kyou adores the small and cute Rina who fits ...
Even the Elf Captain Wants to be a Maiden Manga Listed to End With 5th Volume
Volume ships on February 25
― Amazon Japan is listing the fifth compiled book volume of Tsutomu Ōno's Even the Elf Captain Wants to be a Maiden manga as the final volume for the series. The volume ships on February 25.Comikey and Manga Up! both publish the series in English and describe the story:In a famed kingdom, women are not allowed to enter the knighthood! And yet, a female elf becomes the temp...
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