We recently posted about a limited edition of the Attack on Titan manga that is so big it became the Guinness World Record holder for Largest Comic Book Published. Pre-orders for the volume—which was limited to 100 copies and priced at ¥150,00 (about $1,397)—were such …Read more »
The final two Rurouni Kenshin films are on the horizon, and that means merchandise! Here’re some cute items that caught our eye: Kenshin characters dressed up as Sanrio Kitty characters. Or is it the other way around? The Kenshin/Kitty collab includes stuffed toys, a set …Read more »
One Peace Books has announced three new manga series they will begin publishing this year. The first, I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School by Ui Kashima, will hit bookshelves August 17. One Peace Books gave this description: “The hit Pashiri na Boku to …Read more »
Imagine a world in which the romantic comedy exploits of Rent-a-Girlfriend crossed over with the existential mecha saga of Neon Genesis Evangelion. While that may never actually come to be, Rent-a-Girlfriend manga author Reiji Miyajima has us dreaming thanks to an illustration he posted on …Read more »
Juné Manga, the yaoi imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, teased on March 5 that they had big news coming. pic.twitter.com/KKAx05Aa1U — Juné Manga (@junemanga) March 6, 2021 The news, it turns out, is about their popular yakuza yaoi series Twittering Birds Never Fly. In a …Read more »
All good things must come to an end, and that includes Kiri Wazawa’s The Morose Mononokean manga. The series launched on Square Enix’s Gangan Online site back in 2013, and the latest chapter revealed plans to wrap it up when the next chapter arrives on …Read more »
ICv2 recently had an interview with the VP of Publishing Sales at VIZ Media, where it was revealed that VIZ’s manga sales went up exponentially in 2020. In an interview with Yen Press Publisher and Managing Director Kurt Hassler, ICv2 was able to uncover another …Read more »
As of March 2021, Marvel’s biggest seller this year is Deadpool: Samurai, which is being published in Japan on the Shonen Jump+ app. Written and illustrated by Sanshirou Kasama and Hikaru Uesugi, it has Deadpool go back in time to feudal Japan. While we’re only …Read more »
The hometown of Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama—Hita City, Oita prefecture—has been gradually filling out its roster of statues from the series to commemorate where it all began. Now, following statues based on Eren, Mikasa, and Armin, a new Levi statue was recently unveiled …Read more »
Kodansha has seriously revamped and updated its site, and it shared the news on Twitter. Just announced, we've got a new look & site! Check out our new homepage at https://t.co/66tfqplT5i. Keep following this account to stay updated on manga news. And for Kodansha book …Read more »
Kore Yamazaki, the mangaka behind The Ancient Magus’ Bride, has a lot going on right now. For starters, The Ancient Magus’ Bride is receiving a new anime project, debuting in September. The first step of the new project will be the original anime DVD Mahō …Read more »
The Chainsaw Man manga continues to do well, and its publisher Shueisha announced that the manga’s eleven volumes has more than 9.3 million copies out in circulation. Chainsaw Man began its publication in late 2018 in Weekly Shonen Jump. VIZ Media is simultaneously publishing the …Read more »
Toro Aho’s Dr. Ramune: Mysterious Disease Specialist manga inspired an anime adaptation that’s currently running on Crunchyroll, but the original story has officially come to a close. Aho confirmed as much via Twitter, saying that the installment released on February 22 was the last. Dr. …Read more »
ICv2 interviewed VIZ Media VP-Publishing Sales Kevin Hamric about manga sales and what the book publishing climate is like for VIZ during coronavirus. This is on the heels of ICv2 reporting manga sales going up dramatically during 2020. “VIZ Media saw a 70% increase in …Read more »
With the second volume of Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga now in Japanese stores, the Shonen Jump+ series has officially hit a milestone. The editor revealed that the manga has a physical print run of a million copies across both volumes, and that jumps …Read more »
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