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ABLAZE continues to expand their manga line with plans to publish two new manga series with the August release of the e-sports inspired Versus Fighting Story by writer Izu and artists Madd and Kalon, followed by the September debut of the zombie survival-horror adventure, Crueler Than Dead, by Tsukasa Saimura and Kozo Takahashi Both titles will[...]

Manga sales boomed in North American bookstores in 2021, especially as a manga drought from 2020 had prevented many retailers from restocking the more popular titles last year Adult graphic novels saw sales increase 178.5% in the first half of the 2021, totalling 16.2 million copies sold and making graphic novels the second-largest adult fiction[...]

With Comics Plus, readers can access thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga through their school or library—with unlimited simultaneous access for online and offline reading. Yen Press, Comics Plus app graphic Yen Press, which was founded in 2006, became one of the largest and most prolific publishers of manga and original graphic novels in North[...]

Viz Media has released their massive list of October 2021 titles, including Shonen manga, Shoujo manga, Seinan manga and artbooks Once again, there's something here for everyone. Shonen Jump Courtesy of Viz Media Burn the Witch, Vol 1   Story and Art by Tite Kubo Behind the world you think you know lies a land of magic and  fairy tales—but[...]

Viz Media has released their full list of manga titles coming out in September Once again, it's a full range of Shonen, Shoujo and mature, or Seinan titles, so  there's something for everyone. Shonen Jump Courtesy of Viz Media Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Vol 2 Story and Art By Hajime Komoto       In the midst of a battle with[...]

Instead, other classic comics like Lucky Luke, The Arab Of The Future, Mortelle Adèle, and others boomed while manga sales increased by an unparalleled 29% before the manga drought hit, with, again, classic titles Dragon Ball, Naruto, Fairy Tail, One Piece doing well alongside streaming animated adaptations and an expansion of the readership into its[...]

Junji Ito has recently promoted Japan's theatrical release of The Lighthouse in the only way he could…through a summary black and white manga. The Lighthouse, an A24 film by Robert Eggers from 2019, has a particular style and look that connects well to Ito's own work The descent into madness, and of course spirals and such similar patterns, align perfectly[...]

Yen Press announced a slate of upcoming releases that includes manga (Spy Classroom and Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol 0), light novels (Dragon and Ceremony and My Happy Marriage), and an artbook (Visions 2021__Illustrators Book) These books are scheduled for a December 2021 release. "Spy Classroom Vol 1" cover art courtesy of Yen Press Spy Classroom (manga) Original Story by[...]

Monopoly: Naruto Shippuden is a monopoly game tailored to the popular manga and anime series Naruto Shippuden Masashi Kishimoto's popular creation is one of the biggest and most popular franchises in the world Most of the series' fans know it from the anime and manga, and various merchandise and media spinoffs like the various video[...]

ABLAZE announced two new entries in its expanding manga catalog with the August release of the e-sports inspired Versus Fighting Story by writer Izu and artists Madd and Kalon, followed by the September debut of the zombie survival-horror adventure Crueler Than Dead by Tsukasa Saimura and Kozo Takahashi Both titles will debut in print and digitally. "Versus Fighting[...]

Just when you think the zombie apocalypse genre has become a cliché, along comes a manga that finds something new to say And it's hilarious. "Zom 100:Bucket List of the Dead" Vol 2 cover art from Viz Media The "100" in Zom 100 is the items on ex-salaryman hero Akira's bucket list of things he wants to[...]

J-Novel Club, the digital-first publisher of Japanese light novels and manga, will join the livestream event running July 3rd & 4th; All panels also to be available via VOD July 5th to 16th Anime Expo Lite 2021 proudly presents the J-Novel Club panel as part of this year's two-day, livestream convention running Saturday, July 3rd[...]

Today saw the opening of the Manga Jiman 2020 Winners Exhibition at the Embassy Of Japan in London I popped along The 14th Manga Jiman Competition (UK) aims to increase the profile of manga and Japanese culture in Britain and the rest of the world, be encouraging people, especially the young, to participate. 'The 2020 edition[...]

Steve Aoki's fashion brand, Dim Mak Collection, has joined forces with VIZ Media to release the officially licensed "Dim Mak x Inuyasha" collaboration – a collection of anime-inspired apparel celebrating the artistry and epic storytelling of one of Japan's best-known and award-winning manga artists, Rumiko Takahashi. Dim Mak x Inuyasha collection Credit: VIZ Media, Dim Mak Dim Mak x[...]

Yen Press, LLC announced the release of AidaIro Illustrations: Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, a beautiful art book that features full-color illustrations from the best-selling manga series Creator Aidaira took that mainstay of high school urban legends, the phantom that haunts toilets, and crafted a bestselling manga out of it Toilet-bound Hanako-kun is about a high school student[...]

With his passing on May 6th and the official announcement delivered on May 20th, Kentaro Miura's popular manga series Berserk has seen a massive upswing in interest and sales The series has followed the Black Swordsman Guts for 40 volumes, as he has sought vengeance against his former friend and leader, Griffith With the last[...]

Yen Press, LLC announced a slate of upcoming releases that includes several manga (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time, Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Namaiki Zakari, I've Been an Omega Since Today, The Splendid Work of a Monster Maid and Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc,) and light novels (Magical☆Explorer, Cross-Dressing Villainess[...]

Kentaro Miura, the creator of the epic – and epically violent and tragic – fantasy manga series Berserk, has died He was 54 years old His publisher Hakusensha announced on Thursday that he passed away from acute aortic dissection on May 6th. "Berserk" art by Kentaro Miura ©Hakusenha Kentaro Miura was born on July 11th 1966 in[...]

The Drops of God, the best – well, the only – manga series in the world about wine and wine appreciation, is now available in English for the first time, all 44 volumes of it! And in time for National Wine Day on May 25th! Created and written by Tadashi Agi, the pseudonym of a[...]

Ben Applegate is the Director of Publishing Services at Penguin Random House in New York, where he heads a team of editorial and production professionals dedicated to publishing new manga and maintaining the backlist of their client, Kodansha USA Publishing, one of the world's top-selling English-language graphic novels publishers and a subsidiary of Kodansha, Ltd.,[...]

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eigoMANGA has acquired the rights to adapt and publish Oldman as a multi-volume graphic novel manga series in English for the first time Oldman is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed series created by acclaimed Taiwanese writer and illustrator Chang Sheng The publication was originally published by Taipei, Taiwan-based Tongli Publishing The epic medieval fantasy series[...]

SuBLime released their summer lineup of new manga titles in time for Pride Month. May Cover art from SuBlime Dick Fight Island, Vol 1       Story and Art by Reibun Ike      The tournament to choose the next king of the islands is about to begin The rules are simple—whoever comes first loses! To ensure they don't, participating[...]

But visions of the past may have  the power to save the future when Chakuro becomes witness  to Shaun and O uni's private recollections.  On Sale Date       July 20, 2021  Age Rating          Teen+ Price USA            $12.99 "RWBY Official Anthology" cover art, Viz Media RWBY: Official Manga Anthology, Vol[...]

At last, Viz Media will be publishing the English translation of his manga series for the first time with Kirby Manga Mania on June 8th. Credit: Viz Media Today Kirby is one of the most iconic and recognized videogame characters ever made With a legacy spanning three decades, the video game franchise has sold tens of millions[...]

Yen Press has entered a new partnership with Hachette Audio. The new audiobook imprint is called Yen Audio, and it will produce, sell, and distribute

Including Ablaze getting the rights to the manga Trese, ahead of the Netflix anime adaptation, with previews of both the unpublished volume 2 and volume 3… FCBD 2021 TRESE (MR) ABLAZE APR210014 (W) Budjette Tan (A/CA) Kajo Baldisimo Award-winning comic and soon to be Netflix anime series!  When dusk arrives in the city of Manila, that's when you become the most[...]

The movie version of Koyoharu Gotouge's bestselling manga Demon Slayer is a massive worldwide hit It broke all box office records in Japan last year, and anime fans in the US have been desperate to see it Now that it's opened theatrically in America, it's a hit as well Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen[...]

Lovesickness is a collection of one of Junji Ito’s classic horror series from the 1990s. It’s a dark parable about urban legends, superstitions, and

Viz Media has released a preview of the steamy Shoujo Beat romance manga Yakuza Lover by Nozomi Mino "Shojo" means "young girls" in Japanese, and Shojo Beat is the premier Japanese manga anthology for young female readers The creators and artists are female, creating manga for a female audience. "Yakuza Lover" KOI TO DANGAN © 2019[...]