Yukiko Nozawa on Maternity Leave — What It Means for The 100 Girlfriends Manga, English Releases, and the Anime The artist Yukiko Nozawa has announced she is taking maternity leave following the birth of her child, and as a result the serialization pace of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You […]
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Square Enix Licenses Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan’s Story and 8 More
Square Enix Manga & Books has announced an impressive fall 2026 lineup of English print releases, bringing fan-favorite franchises, fresh rom-coms, and highly collectible art books to bookstores later this year. From The Apothecary Diaries spin-off to charming new BL and rom-com manga, the slate mixes official tie-ins and standalone gems that will interest collectors […]
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Manga: Final Arc Starts March 18
Big news for fans of Negi Haruba’s offbeat superhero satire: Go, Go, Loser Ranger! (Sentai Daishikkaku) is officially moving into its final story arc. The announcement — made in Weekly Shōnen Magazine’s 12th issue — confirms the final arc will begin in issue 16 on March 18, with the series taking a short three-issue break […]
Wataru Midori’s “Kagami no Kuni no Shitateya” Manga Concludes
Wataru Midori’s atmospheric seinen series Kagami no Kuni no Shitateya (The Tailor Through the Looking Glass) has reached its conclusion in Akita Publishing’s Mystery Bonita, bringing a delicate and stylish run to a close on February 6. The serialized tale — which began life as a 2024 one-shot and quickly expanded into a full serialization […]
Manga UP! Global Adds English Release of Yuko, the Ghost in My Room
Manga UP! Global has added Nobuko Takekawa’s cozy supernatural manga Boku no Heya no Yūko‑san (Yuko, the Ghost in My Room) to its English catalog, giving English-speaking readers a chance to discover a gentle, funny, and unexpectedly warm tale about two very different roommates. What begins as a haunted-apartment comedy quickly becomes a quiet meditation […]
Yen Press Licenses Scarlet, My Yandere Girlfriend & Hiding in the Dungeon Novels — 11 Manga
Yen Press has unveiled a big August slate of licensed manga, novels, manhwa, and audiobooks that will keep readers busy through the late summer. From high‑concept fantasy and grim revenge tales to cozy slice‑of‑life and provocative thrillers, this batch spans genres and formats — perfect for collectors and new readers alike. Below we break down […]
J-Novel Club Reveals 10 Light Novels, 3 Manga Licenses & 6 Print Releases
J-Novel Club has once again bulked up its English catalog with a wave of fresh light novel and manga licenses that will delight isekai lovers, character-driven drama fans, and readers who appreciate clever twists on classic fantasy tropes. The publisher’s latest slate spans ten light novel series and three manga adaptations — plus multiple print […]
Chie Shinohara’s Red River Manga Gets TV Anime This Summer
Tatsunoko Production has officially announced a television anime adaptation of Chie Shinohara’s beloved shōjo manga Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori), slated to premiere this summer. The news reunites a sweeping historical-fantasy epic with modern anime production power — promising a fresh spotlight on a story that has captured readers since the mid‑1990s. […]
Tokyopop Licenses Nagi & Hayasaki and Beneath the Fallen Camellia Blooms
Spring and summer 2026 are shaping up to be a feast for manga and manhwa fans — from spicy BL romcoms and tender dramas to haunting horror and supernatural adventures. Tokyopop’s upcoming lineup (release dates listed with each entry) brings a diverse slate: Boys’ Love one-shots and series, Girls’ Love manhua, eerie horror anthologies, and […]
Manga Up! Global Adds The Bound Hero Knows No Fear by Tomoki Matsumoto & LOSA
Square Enix’s Manga UP! Global has added Tomoki Matsumoto and LOSA’s fantasy manga The Bound Hero Knows No Fear (Yūsha wa Osorezu) to its international lineup, bringing a gritty, character-driven hero tale to a wider audience. Blending classic hero-school tropes with a darker turn of fate and a determined heroine at the center, this series […]









