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Yellow Tanabe’s Kai-hen Wizards Manga Hiatus Until Summer

Yellow Tanabe’s new series Kai-hen Wizards (Kaihen no Mahōtsukai) — which launched in Weekly Shonen Sunday in September 2024 — is pausing serialization and will return in the summer. The announcement, published in Weekly Shonen Sunday’s 11th issue, confirms a temporary break as Tanabe and the editorial team prepare the story’s next phase. For fans […]

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Seven Seas Licenses 3 Yuri Manga: There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… & I’m in Love with the Villainess

Seven Seas continues to expand its roster of English releases with a fresh slate of light novels and GL (girls’ love) manga primed for fans of romantic comedy, slow-burn relationships, and character-driven slice-of-life. Below we break down the publisher’s latest announced licenses — including release windows, creative teams, and what makes each title worth adding […]

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Monika Kaname’s Hakoiri Ojou‑sama Manga Ends

Square Enix’s Manga UP! has closed the short but sweet chapter on Monika Kaname’s manga adaptation of Hikaru Taiyō’s light novel series Hakoiri Ojō-sama to Shominna Ore no Yaritai 100 no Koto (The 100 Things that I, a Commoner, and a Sheltered Rich Girl Want to Do). The manga reached its conclusion with the release […]

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Shanghai Licensing Firm Responds to Backlash Over Detective Conan Collaboration with Banned My Hero Academia

The recent illustration exchange between Gōshō Aoyama (Detective Conan) and Kōhei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia) has become one of the most talked-about crossovers in anime fandom this year — not just for the art, but for the controversy it reopened. Posted on January 31 to mark major anniversaries for both series, the collaboration is at […]

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Shinya Murata (Killing Bites) Launches Akujo Ranking Manga

Exciting news for manga fans: a brand-new series titled Akujo Ranking (Villainess Ranking) is set to debut in the next issue of Monthly Dragon Age on March 9, 2026. The project pairs writer Shinya Murata with artist Wakata Wakuta — Murata handling the story and Wakuta providing the illustrations. The announcement was confirmed by Wakata […]

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Kodansha Print Club Adds 8 Titles, Including English Debut of Omega of the Divine

The Kodansha Print Club expands its print-first horizons this spring with eight fresh manga releases, transforming digital-only hits into collectible physical editions. From tender BL romances to historical coming-of-age epics and sharp rom-coms, this Kodansha USA initiative brings diverse genres and new readership opportunities to bookstores and online shelves. Below is a detailed guide to […]

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Kana (Abrams ComicArts) Licenses Inio Asano’s Before Dawn & The End of the World

Image via Amazon Japan © Inio Asano, Shogakukan Fans of Inio Asano have another reason to be excited: Abrams ComicArts’ Kana imprint has announced a November release for Inio Asano’s Before Dawn and the End of the World (Sekai no Owari to Yoake-Mae) in English. This marks another English-language publication bringing Asano’s distinctive storytelling and […]

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Crunchyroll Manga Adds 30 J-Novel Club Titles

Crunchyroll has quietly expanded its manga footprint by adding a sizable catalog of J-Novel Club titles to its revamped Crunchyroll Manga app. The move brings dozens of light novels and manga adaptations to mobile, tablet, and browser readers under Crunchyroll’s umbrella — and gives fans another place to read fan-favorite isekai, slice-of-life, and fantasy series. […]

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The Great Jahy's Wakame Konbu Debuts New Series on February 12
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The Great Jahy & Wakame Konbu Launch New Manga Series Feb 12

Wakame Konbu, the mangaka behind hits like The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! and The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious, is back with a brand-new series. Young Jump’s 10th issue revealed that Konbu will launch Watashi no Koto Suki Janakatta ka yo!? (Wait, So You DON’T Like Me?!) on February 12. The new […]

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Soredemo Kichijoji dake ga Sumitai Machi Desu ka? Manga Finally Releases 2nd Volume After Nearly 5 Years

Good news for fans of slice-of-life comedy and Tokyo neighborhood love letters: Kodansha is listing the second and final volume of Hirochi Maki’s Soredemo Kichijōji dake ga Sumitai Machi Desu ka? (Even Still, Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?) for shipment on February 19. This long-awaited follow-up arrives nearly five years after the first […]