Robinson Haruhara and Hirakei’s Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess manga will be taking a month off. According to the duo’s announcement, the break has been put in place so Haruhara can focus on recovering after being hospitalized for a few days early in November. Haruhara …Read more »
In Under the Oak Tree, Lady Maximilian, or Maxi, is forced into a marriage that will benefit her father politically. The father is abusive, and Maxi has no self-esteem, feeling especially guilty that she stutters, something her father finds abhorrent. Her husband, Riftan, is a …Read more »
Nate Derr is a translator working on series like BLUE LOCK, Shaman King: The Super Star, and My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, among many others. For some insight into the process behind his work, we’re excited to share an interview between Nate and Mangamo CEO Spencer …Read more »
You and I Are Polar Opposites, the manga by Kocha Agasawa about opposites attracting, is set to get a TV anime series in January 2026. The series will be animated by the studio Lapin Track (Sarazanmai, Undead Murder Farce). The manga, which launched as a …Read more »
Another manga title has been pulled from an entire school district for review after a mother made a complaint. This time the manga is Unico: The Awakening, a story about a little unicorn that’s aimed for ages 8-12. The mother thought it was too violent. …Read more »
Nowadays, what we call “life hacks” aren’t really hacks at all… just daily tips to make life a little easier. But what if life hacks were actual hacks—moves that could change the way the world works? That’s the concept behind Bug Ego, the manga from One-Punch Man creator …Read more »
Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe’s Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga has been on a couple of breaks this year, and now another is on the schedule. As announced in this year’s 52nd issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, the series will take two weeks off, …Read more »
Alice-san Chi no Iroribata, the Bunta Kinami manga about a woman who returns to her rural hometown after living in Tokyo for a decade, is getting the live-action treatment. The series will star Fumika Baba as Alice, and premiere on January 7, 2025. Baba is …Read more »
Yesterday was an important “birthday” in the world of manga — the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball’s debut! Yes, it was on November 20, 1984 that the world was introduced to Son Goku, who would continue on through Dragon Ball Z and more, with Dragon …Read more »
How much do professional manga creators make? That varies, depending on who’s publishing, how well the manga does, and so on, but Weekly Shonen Jump has decided to up its rates. Weekly Shonen Jump is the most successful manga anthology in Japan, and its editorial …Read more »
Still can’t believe it: after a decade of Quirky fun, My Hero Academia came to an end this year. Now we’ve got the first look at the cover of the final collected volume, which is due out in Japan December 4. In addition, we’ve got …Read more »
The long-awaited final volume of Land of the Lustrous, the fantasy manga from Haruko Ichikawa, is set for release in Japan this month. To celebrate, publisher Kodansha has unveiled some giant illustrations that will grace Japan’s Shibuya Station, Osaka-Umeda Station and Kodansha’s office in Tokyo. …Read more »
My Hero Academia’s character Best Jeanist is a pretty distinct-looking character, and his name references something in the real world. The Best Jeanist is an annual award that the Japan Jeans Council began giving out in 1984 and continues to give out to this day. …Read more »
Another new title is making its way to Square Enix’s Manga UP! Global service with the arrival of Umetaro Aoi’s The Elf and the Hunter’s Item Atelier, known in Japan as Elf to Shuryoshi no Item Kobo. The series first kicked off in Square Enix’s …Read more »
It’s time for a new manga to join the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump—but from a familiar name! We Never Learn creator Taishi Tsutsui is back with a brand-new rom-com… this time, about a brilliant Sherlockian sleuth whose talents don’t match his desires. Syd Craft: Love …Read more »
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