The Girls und Panzer das Finale franchise is rolling into a new chapter: Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced that the fifth film in the six-part das Finale series will open in Japan on October 9. Fans can expect spectacle and intensity — the film will screen in premium formats including Dolby Cinema and Dolby Atmos, […]
Manga
Yuka Kitagawa’s “Ai ga Nakereba Idol Dekinai” Manga Ends April 13
Yuka Kitagawa’s manga Ai ga Nakereba Idol Dekinai (Without Love, I Can’t Be an Idol.) is set to conclude in the next issue of Bessatsu Friend, with the magazine announcing the series will end in the issue dated April 13. Launched in April 2024, the series quickly built a dedicated readership and saw collected volumes […]
Haruhisa Nakata’s Night Light Hounds Manga Ends April 11
Haruhisa Nakata has confirmed that his dark fantasy manga Night Light Hounds will conclude with its next chapter. The announcement — shared on the author’s X (formerly Twitter) account — has sent ripples through the manga community, as readers prepare for the final installment of a series praised for its gritty atmosphere, intense action, and […]
Glam Beat! Label Licenses Yuri Manga “Time is a Closet”
Crossed Hearts, a California-based global English publisher, has announced that Mei Fujimatsu’s Time is a Closet will be its second license under the new Glam Beat! imprint — a line dedicated to Japanese yuri, Chinese baihe, and Korean girls’ love titles. The announcement confirms growing international interest in queer romance stories with distinctive hooks, and […]
Kadokawa Releases ‘Exiled? So What!’ and ‘Love Tattoo’ Manga in March
Two notable English digital manga releases arrive this March, offering readers a mix of heroic fantasy and intimate Boys’ Love drama. Whether you’re in the mood for an overpowered saint carving her own path or a quiet, emotionally layered romance wrapped in ink, these titles are worth adding to your reading list. Below we dive […]
Dark Horse to Release Gou Tanabe’s The Dunwich Horror Deluxe Manga in September
Dark Horse Comics has announced a Deluxe Edition of Gou Tanabe’s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror, due on September 29. This hardcover release collects Tanabe’s haunting imagery across approximately 650 pages and will retail for US$49.99. With an English translation by Zack Davisson and lettering by Steve Dutro, the Deluxe Edition promises to […]
Jujutsu Kaisen, Gachiakuta Top NYT Manga Bestsellers (Jan–Mar)
Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen continues to dominate the U.S. manga market: the series’ 29th volume climbed to #2 on The New York Times’ monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list in early March. Alongside Jujutsu Kaisen’s strong showing, several new and ongoing titles — including Kei Urana’s debut Gachiakuta and long-running series like DAN DA […]
Exclusive: Nakama Press to Release New Casshan Manga on Sept. 15
The long-lived Casshan franchise is getting a fresh manga adaptation that aims to bridge classic sci‑fi roots with modern manga storytelling. Nakama Press, in partnership with Tatsunoko Production, will publish the first volume of Casshan — a new 180‑page retelling written by Mario B. Long and illustrated by Kusanagi (creator of Yona of the Dawn) […]
BluPetal Kicks Off Kickstarter for Sakura Kurihara’s Yuri Manga “Let Me Fix You”
Let Me Fix You (Kimi o Tsumugu): BluPetal Brings Sakura Kurihara’s Tender-Macabre Yuri to English Readers Sakura Kurihara’s Let Me Fix You (Kimi o Tsumugu) is moving from Japanese doujinshi pages into English-language hands — and the road to publication arrived via a successful Kickstarter campaign from new publisher BluPetal. Combining gothic atmosphere with quietly […]
K Manga Adds Flower and Wolves and Another Title in English
Kodansha’s English K MANGA service has expanded its simulpub lineup with two fresh titles: Ayase Tsukinagi’s Flower and Wolves and the romantic fantasy From Ditched to Happily Hitched! Do You Regret It? Who Cares! (by Denkyū Umino, miniko, and storyboarder Ikura). Both series are now available in English as they release in Japan, giving international […]









