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 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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Viz Media’s SuBLime imprint has just announced a major boys’-love (BL) manga licensing drop for English-language release in late 2026. The imprint picked up three high-profile titles—Puling’s Sunshine in Hades, Fumi Tsuyuhisa’s Robin in the Veil of Night (Komadori wa, Yoru no Tobari), and Natsuki Kizu’s Given 10th Mix—for both digital and physical distribution. For […]

Juan Albarrán’s brief but heartfelt essay manga A Mangaka’s Road to Japan has reached its conclusion on Kodansha’s Comic Days platform. The short series — part of Kodansha’s Manga Academy initiative — documented Albarrán’s real-life journey as a Spanish artist pursuing a mangaka debut in Japan. Though compact in length, the series resonated with aspiring […]

This week brought bittersweet news for fans of Yūsei Matsui’s historical samurai drama The Elusive Samurai (Nigejōzu no Wakagimi): the manga has reached its final chapter in Weekly Shonen Jump’s current run, and Shueisha’s upcoming tankōbon schedule confirms the series will wrap with volume 27. For readers who discovered the story through the print volumes, […]

Karuho Shiina — best known for the beloved shojo hit Kimi ni Todoke — is back with a fresh series, Gusts and Beats (Toppū to Beat), now available in English on MANGA Plus. Blending Shiina’s gentle character work with a slightly eerie, slice-of-life mystery setup, this new manga marks her first original serialized project in […]

LINK and SAVAN’s fantasy spinoff World’s End Harem: Fantasia (Shūmatsu no Harem: Fantasia) has entered its final stretch — chapter 90 revealed that the series will conclude in 10 chapters. After multiple hiatuses and a long-awaited return to its final arc, the news brings both closure and high expectations from readers who have followed Arc, […]