Now that it’s 2022, numbers are being crunched to see how many manga sold last year . . . and how many were illegally read through piracy sites. The results are pretty sobering. All that piracy in 2021 bilked manga creators and publishers out of …Read more »
The My Dress-Up Darling anime is a bonafide hit with fans, so naturally that means increased numbers for Shinichi Fukuda’s original manga. Thanks to the good ol’ anime bump, the manga’s circulation has increased by an impressive one million copies. With that number, the total …Read more »
A major milestone has been hit for the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel series, which was created by author Rifujin na Magonote. According to the latest numbers, the series has jumped past 10 million copies in circulation, and while that doesn’t mean 10 million …Read more »
Naoki Yamamoto’s Believers manga first launched in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in May 1999 and ran until November 1999. Now the series is officially getting an adaptation in the form of a live-action film, and it’s set to open in Japan this summer. …Read more »
It’s almost time for the final chapter of tsugeneko’s How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno (Ueno-san wa Bukiyou) manga. According to an announcement in this year’s third issue of Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine, the series will come to an end in just two chapters. The …Read more »
Tetsuya Chiba, the creator of Tomorrow’s Joe (Ashita no Joe in the original Japanese) has had a health scare but appears to be doing better. Late last year he took himself to the hospital because he wasn’t feeling right. He was having issues in his …Read more »
January 2022 marks the third anniversary of the debut of MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA, so the company is offering up something special for fans. During this year, all their English serialized chapters for their simultaneous releases will be up for one free read, available only …Read more »
The updated worldwide numbers are in for Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia manga, and they are (all) mighty impressive. According to Shueisha’s latest announcement, the manga currently has 65 million copies in circulation around the world, including copies in print and those sold digitally. In …Read more »
It’s time to give the ladies some manga love! Seven Seas has announced a new imprint called “Steamship,” which will consist of “sexy romance” in the genres of shojo, josei, teen love and more. Four premiere titles have been announced, and they’ll all be released …Read more »
Whether you’ve caught the anime adaptation or not, you can officially dive into Hirohiko Araki’s sixth JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga arc in English. VIZ Media surprised everyone with the sudden digital debut of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean, the first eight chapters of …Read more »
Rent-A-Girlfriend mangaka Reiji Miyajima is coming out with a new series! It’s called Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi, which is translated as The Shiunji Siblings. Miyajima revealed this news on Twitter, and so far not a lot has been said. We do, however, have this first visual. …Read more »
The beginning of the end is upon us for the Fire Force manga. Author Atsushi Ohkubo hopped on Twitter to announce that the final chapter was submitted for the series last night. “The final chapter has been submitted,” Ohkubo said, adding that he still has …Read more »
Author Tomo Hanama and illustrator sune’s Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasuka? manga—AKA Hensuki for short—first launched back in January 2017, and now it’s officially completed its run. The 14th volume shipped in Japan this week, marking the end of the series that inspired …Read more »
The MangaPlaza digital manga site debuts on March 1, and in the meantime they’re offering some exclusive pre-registration bonuses. For instance, Obey Me! The Comic is getting its exclusive English premiere here, and there will also be Obey Me! collaboration campaigns with YouTuber Akidearest. In …Read more »
Tohru Fujisawa’s GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) manga is on the way to digital platforms via Kodansha Comics. In an exclusive reveal with Anime News Network, the publisher announced plans to bring all 25 volumes of the original GTO manga, as well as the nine-volume GTO: …Read more »
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