General Manga News & Discussion

And, it’s started.

Here we go again.

Mark Gosdin

Actually all Tatsunoko has to do is say no when the next renewal comes up and that will do it, and it should be up soon.

Edit: and they’d be foolish to renew because everyone from Funimation to Discotek would love to get their hands on at least Macross

###Libre Ends Publishing Agreement With Digital Manga, Inc.
posted on 2016-06-18 01:00 EDT
Ayano Yamane’s Finder, Kazuma Kodaka’s Kizuna series affected

###Retailer Lists New Manga Series For One-Punch Man, Eyeshield 21’s Yuusuke Murata
posted on 2016-06-18 03:00 EDT
Series will debut in Morning magazine on June 30

###Brave10’s Kairi Shimotsuki Launches Ayakashi Parade Game Manga
posted on 2016-06-18 07:00 EDT
New series about yōkai centers on basketball team that always loses

###Ichi-F Manga About Worker in Fukushima Nuclear Plant Listed With English Edition
posted on 2016-06-18 13:00 EDT
Kodansha Comics listed as publisher, with release date of March 7

###O-Parts Hunter’s Seishi Kishimoto Ends Sukedachi Nine Manga
posted on 2016-06-18 15:00 EDT
Series about execution team that enacts revenge debuted in 2014

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/19/fairy-tail-manga-gets-ready-for-summer-with-hot-manga-cover-art
June 19, 2016 8:34am CDT

###Doubt, Judge Manga Creator Yoshiki Tonogai Launches New Series on July 12
posted on 2016-06-19 09:00 EDT
“Romantic comedy” about town filled with undead launches in Shonen Gangan magazine

###Saturn Apartments’ Iwaoka Ends Shiawase no Machi Manga
posted on 2016-06-19 13:15 EDT
Series about love between owners of general store, tea house launched in 2009

###Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness Manga Resumes With Last Arc in August
posted on 2016-06-19 15:15 EDT
Manga adapts 2nd novel in Nahoko Uehashi’s fantasy series

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/19-1/manga-mimics-amazing-fathers-days-illustration-completed
June 19, 2016 2:59pm CDT
Happy father’s day from the classic dads of anime and manga!

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/19/square-enix-publishes-mr-osomatsu-manga-anthology
June 19, 2016 3:55pm CDT
Satsuki Yoshino illustrates the cover of volume to be released on July 12, 2016

###Cyclorama Relives Greatest Scenes of One Piece at Tokyo Tower
posted on 2016-06-19 22:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
Also: concept art from One Piece Film Gold

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/19-1/pair-of-new-manga-explore-the-lives-of-the-shinsengumi
June 19, 2016 9:55pm CDT
Along with the story of Okita Sōji, manga transports Shinengumi back to the Sengoku era

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/19-1/yu-gi-oh-franchise-20th-anniversary-exhibition-planned-this-august
June 19, 2016 10:55pm CDT
Advance tickets go on sale today, June 20

###Review: My Favorite Song - The Silver Siren
Jun 19th 2016 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###Premiering Tomorrow: Vice & Luna
posted on 2016-06-20 14:07 EDT

###Fakku’s Urotsukidoji - Legend of the Overfiend Kickstarter Launches
posted on 2016-06-20 16:45 EDT
Company seeks US$86,000 to publish full hentai manga in English

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/20-1/naoki-urasawa-draws-the-beatles-fictional-2016-japan-tour-manga
June 20, 2016 10:55pm CDT
Fab Four visited Japan in 1966 for five performances

###Review: To The Abandoned Sacred Beasts (GN 1)
Jun 20th 2016 / by Theron Martin / ANN

###New Weekly Comic! Vice & Luna
Jun 21st 2016

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/21-1/surprise-yusuke-muratas-latest-project-is-a-cooking-manga
June 21, 2016 1:11pm CDT
“Mangaka Yashoku Benkyuusho” debuts in July 14 issue of Kodansha’s “Weekly Morning” magazine

###Ghost in the Shell Arise Manga Adaptation Ends
posted on 2016-06-21 14:40 EDT
7th compiled volume ships in August

###ANN Web Comic: Vice & Luna #2
by Zac Bertschy, Jacob Chapman and Lanny Liu, Jun 21st 2016

###Kindaichi Case Files Crosses Over with X-Files to Promote DVD Rental
posted on 2016-06-22 18:15 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###Press Release: VIZ Media Launches New Manga Series Everyone’s Getting Married
Jun 23rd 2016

###Press Release: Q Pop Presents Showa Era Classic Manga Tribute Art Show
Jun 23rd 2016

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/23/tokyo-ghoulre-7th-volume-becomes-top-selling-manga-of-the-week
June 23, 2016 4:55am CDT
The main cast of the live-action film will be revealed soon

###Libre Publishing Comments on Termination of Agreement With Digital Manga Inc.
posted on 2016-06-23 08:30 EDT
Company says it’s “actively working” so fans can continue to read ongoing Libre series

###Press Release: Global Yaoi Imprint Sublime Announces Worldwide Debut of Yonezou Nekota’s New Series Don’t Be Cruel
Jun 23rd 2016

###Press Release: Viz Media Announces This Summer’s Launch of the New Supernatural Manga Series 7th Garden
Jun 23rd 2016

###Press Release: Viz Media Launches the Fantasy Action Adventure Series Black Clover
Jun 23rd 2016

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/23/shonen-jump-set-to-tease-assassination-classroom-and-gintama-news
June 23, 2016 11:38am CDT
Week after next’s issue 31 to deliver updates

I didn’t know about that manga from Viz because it’s M rated, meaning no app access.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/24-1/justin-bieber-to-make-guest-appearance-in-line-mangas-hardboiled-kid-cosmo-kun
June 24, 2016 5:45am CDT
The chapter will be available on August 9

###Read or Die’s Final 2 Novel Volumes Scheduled After 10 Years
posted on 2016-06-24 14:30 EDT
12th, 13th volumes slated for August, 2017

###The Lost Village Anime Gets Spinoff Novel
posted on 2016-06-24 19:30 EDT
Original stories focus on Lion, Koharun

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/24-1/octogenarian-turns-heads-online-by-entering-light-novel-competition
June 24, 2016 9:49pm CDT
Will Takeharu Ōtsuki (Age 81) of Nagano Prefecture take home the gold?

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/24/kodomo-no-jikan-kickstarter-introduces-incentives-from-series-manga-creator
June 25, 2016 1:55am CDT
With 10 days to go, the Kickstarter is $$111,000 towards a $157,000 goal

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/25/pretty-obscene-and-you-thought-there-is-never-a-girl-online-cover-shows-what-happens-when-series-is-designed-by-a-hentai-artist
June 25, 2016 3:55am CDT
Hisasi’s take on female lead Ako Tamaki graces the cover of “Dengeki G’s Comic”

###Suzuka Oda’s Psychic Detective Yakumo Manga Ends
posted on 2016-06-25 06:30 EDT
Supernatural series based on Manabu Kaminaga’s novels launched in 2009

###Viz Previews Dragon Ball, Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul Spinoff Manga in English
posted on 2016-06-25 17:05 EDT
Also posts 1st chapters of The Emperor and I, Kuroko’s Basketball, Haikyu!!, more

###Patlabor’s Masami Yuuki Draws Gundam Thunderbolt Parody Manga
posted on 2016-06-26 13:35 EDT by Eric Stimson
One-shot manga is a callback to Yuuki’s 36-year-old debut manga

###Studio Ghibli’s Vehicles Picture Book Kicks Off New Series to Spread Ghibli Charm
posted on 2016-06-26 21:30 EDT by Amanda Ellard

###Press Release: VIZ Media Partners with OverDrive to Provide Digital Manga Titles to Libraries
Jun 27th 2016

###Official Yuruyuri Manga Twitter Account Gets Off to Shaky Start
posted on 2016-06-27 11:30 EDT by Eric Stimson
Magazine editor, manga artist apologize for unprofessional tweets

###Kodansha Lists School Rumble, Alive, Nodame Cantabile, Princess Resurrection Manga on iTunes
posted on 2016-06-27 11:30 EDT
1st volumes of manga listed for July 26 digital release

###New Sword Art Online Magazine to Offer Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Manga
posted on 2016-06-27 14:25 EDT
1st magazine issue to launch in October

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/28-1/futari-wa-precure-splash-star-novel-to-be-published-in-2017
June 28, 2016 2:10am CDT
“Smile PreCure” and “Suite PreCure” novels will be out later this year

###ANN Web Comic: Vice & Luna #3
by Zac Bertschy, Jacob Chapman and Lanny Liu, Jun 28th 2016

###Manga Artist Criticizes Messages in Pop Culture Validating Mediocrity
posted on 2016-06-28 12:00 EDT by Eric Stimson
“Creative works that say this are lying to make sales”

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/28/viz-launches-new-shonen-jump-site-with-free-manga-chapters
June 28, 2016 6:05pm CDT
Featured manga includes popular series One-Punch Man, Kuroko’s Basketball and Haikyu!! , as well as spin-offs and follow-ups like Dragon Ball Super and Tokyo Ghoul[Jack]

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/29/to-love-ru-illustrator-serves-as-chairperson-of-shueishas-rookie-manga-contest
June 29, 2016 5:30am CDT
All of the submitted works will be shown to the public online

###Hunter × Hunter Manga Goes On Indefinite Hiatus
posted on 2016-06-30 02:11 EDT
Manga had resumed in April after 2-year hiatus

###Tite Kubo’s Bleach Manga Nears Ending
posted on 2016-06-30 02:30 EDT
Series serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2001, inspired 366-episode TV anime

###Exclusive: Unified Pictures Launches Kickstarter for Vampire Hunter D Comic
posted on 2016-06-30 10:14 EDT
Company shares concept art, story details

###Short Story Contest Bans ‘Traveling to an Alternate World’ Fantasy
posted on 2016-06-30 14:30 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###VIZ Media Announces Exclusive Free Weekly Shonen Jump Manga Content and Territory Expansion
Jun 30th 2016

###New Toyota Concept Car Mimics Initial D’s AE86
posted on 2016-06-30 20:00 EDT by Eric Stimson
Set to appear in British motor shows this summer

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/01-1/yukari-tamura-narrates-pv-for-supporto-soccer-supporters-manga
July 01, 2016 6:54am CDT
1st tankobon volume will be released on July 12

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/01-1/vampire-hunter-d-message-from-mars-comic-book-hits-kickstarter
July 01, 2016 12:43pm CDT
Campaign looks to raise $25,000 to fund comic project

###Viz Manga Adds Dragon Ball Super, Gundam Thunderbolt, Rei Tōma’s The Water Dragon’s Bride
posted on 2016-07-01 16:51 EDT
Also plans print edition for Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, rereleases for Rurouni Kenshin, Revolutionary Girl Utena

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/01/ax2016-yen-press-announcement-roundup
July 01, 2016 4:15pm CDT
Yen Press announces its latest acquisitions at Anime Expo

###Shonen Jump Rookie Contest Challenges Manga Artists to Impress Kentarō Yabuki
posted on 2016-07-01 18:30 EDT by Eric Stimson
Manga artist asks for protagonists “the audience can empathize with”

###Dark Horse Licenses Hatsune Miku, Evangelion Spinoff Manga, H.P. Lovecraft Manga Adaptation
posted on 2016-07-01 21:00 EDT
Hatsune Miku: Rin-Chan Now!, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Legend of the Piko-Piko Middle School Students, H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories

###Usamaru Furuya Speaks at Symposium on Teaching and Manga
posted on 2016-07-01 23:50 EDT by Eric Stimson
Symposium examined manga as both teaching medium and subject

###Seven Seas Adds Magical Girl Site, Species Domain, Plum Crazy, Dreamin’ Sun Manga
posted on 2016-07-02 00:10 EDT
Company to also release The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku light novel

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/02-1/nakayoshi-latest-issue-sold-out-thanks-to-cardcaptor-sakura-manga-new-series
July 02, 2016 2:30am CDT

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/02-1/bkub-okawas-new-series-hyper-ultra-girlish-debuts
July 02, 2016 9:45am CDT
Humorous 4-panel series set in an elegant girls’ academy is published in Kadokawa’s “Dengeki Maoh”

###Avengers: Zombies Assemble Manga to End on MangaBox in Next Chapter
posted on 2016-07-02 11:30 EDT
Yūsaku Komiyama’s series centers on Avengers team fighting zombie outbreak

###Lament of the Lamb’s Kei Toume to Launch New Manga Series in July
posted on 2016-07-02 14:30 EDT
Teaser visual for new manga features schoolgirl holding guitar

###Vertical Licenses Nisemonogatari Novels
posted on 2016-07-02 17:24 EDT
1st volume slated for April 2017

###Kodansha USA Adds Ichi-F, Fire Force Manga
posted on 2016-07-02 17:56 EDT
Also: Attack on Titan Adventure interactive book

###Kodansha Comics Licenses Clockwork Planet Manga
posted on 2016-07-02 18:38 EDT
No Game, No Life creator’s original light novel has an anime in the works

###Review: Don’t Be Cruel [2-in-1 Edition] (GN 1)
Jul 2nd 2016 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/03/elfen-lied-author-doesnt-draw-cellphones-in-manga-to-avoid-alienating-future-readers
July 03, 2016 9:35am CDT
Author cites sighting of former 1,000 yen bank note in Mitsuru Adachi’s Miyuki manga as inspiration to avoid dating work

###Kodomo no Jikan Kickstarter Meets Goal
posted on 2016-07-03 15:45 EDT
Kickstarter funds English release of five omnibus volumes

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/03-1/bleach-manga-will-end-with-volume-74-this-fall
July 03, 2016 2:50pm CDT
The saga will coming to an end after all these years