General Manga News & Discussion

###“Fairy Tail” Manga Author Draws “Vs” Illustrations… And They Get Weirdly Sexy
November 19, 2016 7:15pm EST

###Saint Seiya Franchise Has ‘Important Announcement’ on December 19
posted on 2016-11-19 21:00 EST

###Amazon’s Best Graphic Novels of 2016 List Includes Princess Jellyfish, The Birth of Kitaro Manga
posted on 2016-11-20 06:00 EST
List includes 20 unranked books

###Manga Author Tetsuya Egawa Throws Shade at “One Piece”
November 20, 2016 9:41am CST
“Golden Boy” author’s comments on “Naitsu no Chaki Chaki Daihousou” radio program raise eyebrows

###Viz’s Shonen Jump to Preview Ole Golazo Manga in English
posted on 2016-11-21 14:30 EST
Manga about martial artist playing soccer begins next week

###As the Gods Will: The Second Series Manga to End in 5 Chapters
posted on 2016-11-21 16:30 EST
Horror-survival series likely to end in December

###Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Spinoff Novel About Ryū Gets Manga
posted on 2016-11-21 17:30 EST
Novel serialized online this year

###School Rumble Manga Gets Special Chapter This Month
posted on 2016-11-22 13:15 EST
Romantic comedy manga ran from 2002-2008

###“Shonen Jump” To End “Red Sprite” - English Edition To Sample “Ole Golazo”
November 22, 2016 12:33pm CST
The following week’s 2017 issue 1 will feature a color page for The Promised Neverland (the apparent hit of the Jump additions) and three one-shots

###See What Topped “Re:Zero” In The Latest “This Light Novel Is Amazing!” Annual Guide
November 22, 2016 2:16pm CST
Every year since 2004’s '05 guide, Takarajimasha publishes Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!

###Project-H Breaks Down Hentai Stats for U.S., World
posted on 2016-11-22 19:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

###Final Chapter Of “Akame Ga Kill!” Manga Scheduled For Next Month
November 22, 2016 8:01pm CST
This will be celebrated with cover, color page, and favorite-character poll results. The series will have run 15 volumes

###Kanojo wa Uso o Ai Shisugiteru Manga to End in 4 Chapters
posted on 2016-11-23 10:30 EST
Manga launched in 2009, inspired live-action film in 2013

###4th Monogatari ‘Off Season’ Novel Musubimonogatari Listed on January 12
posted on 2016-11-23 11:30 EST

###Yen Press Licenses Sound! Euphonium, Magical Girl Raising Project Novels, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Manga
posted on 2016-11-23 12:55 EST
Magical Girl Raising Project novel slated for summer 2017

###In Time For Thanksgiving, Get A Look At “Re:ZERO” Newest and Strangest Witch Design (Spoiler Warning)
November 23, 2016 11:50am CST
Plus “Date With Rem” bonus poster preview and SantaRem from publisher’s Christmas promotion

###One-Punch Man Manga Has 11.11 Million Copies in Print
posted on 2016-11-23 18:45 EST

###Tomohiro Yagi’s Red Sprite Manga Ends in Shōnen Jump on Monday
posted on 2016-11-24 00:47 EST
Viz Media publishes manga digitally in English

###“Gugure! Kokkuri-san” Manga Ends
November 24, 2016 1:18am CST
The twelfth and final volume of the 2011 manga will be released on January 21, 2017

###Akitsugu Mizumoto Ends Gourmet Gakuen Toriko Spinoff Manga
posted on 2016-11-24 07:00 EST
Manga launched in Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine in 2010

###After A Month Of Work, “Hidamari Sketch” Author Clears Mission
November 24, 2016 10:42pm CST
Hidamari Sketch author and Madoka Magica original character designer Ume Aoki doesn’t Tweet sketches too often and when she does, she rarely offers context.

###“One Piece” 83rd Volume Dominates Japan’s Manga Sales Ranking for Three Straight Weeks
November 25, 2016 5:30am CST
“Terra Formers” 19th volume ranks a close second

###Knights of Sidonia’s Tsutomu Nihei Launches Ningyō no Kuni Manga on February 25
posted on 2016-11-25 12:50 EST
Series launches in April issue of Shonen Sirius magazine

###Ayumi Komura Draws Boys-Love Spinoff of Usotsuki Lily Manga
posted on 2016-11-26 04:00 EST
Spinoff series follows relationship between Hinata’s brother Taiyō, En’s brother Ten

###Digital Manga’s Under the Air Kickstarter Reaches Stretch Goal For Melody of Iron Manga
posted on 2016-11-26 05:00 EST
Campaign ends at 2:00 p.m. EST on Saturday

###Samurai Deeper Kyo’s Kamijyō Draws 2-Chapter Manga
posted on 2016-11-26 08:45 EST

###Donald Trump Already Makes an Appearance in Baki-Dou Manga
posted on 2016-11-27 00:45 EST by Eric Stimson
Pledges allegiance to Yujiro

###“Re:ZERO” And “Konosuba” Creators Meet In Crossover Book
November 27, 2016 3:53pm CST
And in Re:Zero doings, volume 11 art has been previewed

###“Cobra” Return Of Joe Gillian" Sci-Fi Manga Adaptation Poster Previewed
November 28, 2016 1:50am CST
Shibuya Productions hypes more Rugball preparation

###Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Manga Gets Spinoff in December
posted on 2016-11-28 02:15 EST
Spinoff series centers on daily life of dragon character Kanna

###Survival Game Club! Manga Ends on December 1
posted on 2016-11-28 08:00 EST
Hidekichi Matsumoto starts new series in April issue of Nakayoshi

###Yuu Watase Writes Short Samurai Manga
November 28, 2016 8:58pm EST

###“Kiss Him, Not Me” Manga Author Recalls Gender-Swap Bonus
November 28, 2016 9:52pm CST
Also, happy birthday to Junko!

###‘The File of Young Kindaichi Returns’ Manga Returns With New Arc in December
posted on 2016-11-29 10:10 EST
Manga went on hiatus in September after “Shirohebi Kura Satsujin Jiken” arc

###Interview: The Creators of Pokémon Adventures
by Manu G., Nov 29th 2016

###Jiro Taniguchi Explores Venice in Louis Vuitton Travel Book
posted on 2016-11-29 21:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

###After Two-Year Break, More “Animal Land” Manga Published In English
November 30, 2016 12:10am CST
Speaking of Kodansha, they have a digital sale on Attack on Titan and have shared several stories from the original English language anthology

###Hayate the Combat Butler Creator Kenjirou Hata Teases New Manga Series in 2017
posted on 2016-11-30 00:30 EST
Hata now drawing Hayate’s last arc, Ad Astra per Aspera series

###Get A Look At “Gintama” Author At Work In “Jump Ryu” Preview
December 01, 2016 12:54am CST
Jump Ryu, the magazine/DVD offering a look behind the scenes of Jump is down to three final issue for the planned run of 25

###“One Piece” Dominates Japan’s Yearly Manga Sales Ranking for Nine Consecutive Years
December 01, 2016 3:30am CST
Makoto Shinkai’s “Kimi no Na wa.” novel tops the bunko chart of 2016

###Nobuhiro Watsuki Launches Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga in Spring 2017
posted on 2016-12-01 07:30 EST
2-chapter spinoff series about criminal Ashitarō revealed to be prologue to new arc

###“Sabagebu!” Manga Author Posting Countdown Illustrations for Its Ending
December 01, 2016 6:30am CST
Newest 12th tankobon is now available

###Missions of Love’s Toyama Starts Jimikon Manga
posted on 2016-12-01 08:00 EST
Love-filled series launches in Nakayoshi magazine on December 28

###Getter Robo Inspires Mahjong-Themed Manga
posted on 2016-12-01 15:20 EST
Story based on Ken Ishikawa, Go Nagai’s robot franchise launches this month

###“Welcome to the Ballroom” Gets Back on the Dance Floor Next Month
December 01, 2016 8:25pm CST
Competitive dancing manga returns after year-long hiatus.

###Amazon Japan Reports Top-Selling Manga of 2016
December 02, 2016 3:30am CST
Ryoko Kui’s “Delicious in Dungeon” becomes the top-selling Kindle edition manga

###“Attack on Titan” Dominates Digital Bookstore eBook Japan’s Manga Ranking for Four Consecutive Years
December 02, 2016 4:30am CST
Yuki Suetsugu’s “Chihayafuru” becomes the top-selling shoujo manga

###“One Piece” Has Big Plans For 2017’s 20th Anniversary
December 02, 2016 11:32am CST
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga began its Shonen Jump run on July 19, 1997

###UDON Entertainment Announces All-new Street Fighter Vs. Darkstalkers Comic Series
Dec 2nd 2016

###“Seven Deadly Sins” Manga Goes On Hiatus
December 02, 2016 9:25pm CST
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but “author of popular of popular manga series put it on hiatus due to death problems.”

###Yen Press Licenses More Kingdom Hearts Light Novel Series
posted on 2016-12-02 23:49 EST
Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep novels get omnibus release

###“Orange” Manga Author Draws “Yuri!!! On ICE”
December 03, 2016 8:00pm CST
Plus some “Touken Ranbu”

###“Re:Zero” Prepares For December With Maid Petra Hype Art And Bushiroad Comiket Goods Preview
December 04, 2016 4:55pm CST
Petra Leyte of all people is getting the lion’s share of attention leading into this month’s release of Re:Zero volume 11

###Viz Media Highlights Video Game-inspired Graphic Novel and Manga Titles This Holiday Season
Dec 4th 2016

###The Seven Deadly Sins Manga Goes on Hiatus Until January 18
posted on 2016-12-05 01:15 EST
Suzuki hospitalized due to surgery, side stories to run in the meantime starting on Wednesday

###Prince of Tennis’ Takeshi Konomi Publishes 1-Shot in Shonen Jump on December 12
posted on 2016-12-05 02:45 EST

###One-Punch Man Ranks #3 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan November List
posted on 2016-12-05 04:45 EST
My Hero Academia, Zelda, Tokyo Ghoul, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure also rank on top 20 list

###Viz Media Launches a Prequel for the Manga Series Gangsta with the Release of Gangsta: Cursed
Dec 5th 2016

###Check Preview Video for “Attack on Titan” Manga 21st Volume
December 06, 2016 9:30am CST
The story is finally reaching its climax

###“Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?” Again Dominates Book Walker’s Yearly Sales Ranking
December 06, 2016 11:25am CST
Side story series “Sword Oratoria” also ranks 13th this year

###Toshio Maeda to Appear in Portland, Autograph Urotsukidoji Manga to Benefit CBLDF
posted on 2016-12-06 13:40 EST
Fakku joins CBLDF as corporate member

###Dear Boys Overtime Epilogue Manga Ends in January
posted on 2016-12-06 17:05 EST
Manga began in February after conclusion of long-running sports manga

###March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine’s Rankings for 2nd Year
posted on 2016-12-06 20:40 EST
One Piece, Kochikame, Attack on Titan, Assassination Classroom also rank

###Seven Times Monster Musume Almost Became Rated R
by BookWalker, Dec 6th 2016

###Yui no Shinobi Ninja Riceball Guys Get Manga
posted on 2016-12-07 13:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

###Kyoto Animation’s Light Novel Imprint Offers Some Cute Boy Archery
December 07, 2016 3:04pm CST
The second volume of Violet Evergarden is also scheduled to be released December 26th

###Crunchyroll Manga Schedules Finale Of “Gugure! Kokkuri-san”
December 07, 2016 5:17pm CST
The over-sized 44 page finale of comedy Gugure! Kokkuri-san will debut on the digital service on Wednesday, December 7th at 5pm PDT

###To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness Announces Manga’s Nipple Count
posted on 2016-12-07 19:45 EST by Jennifer Sherman

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###Kodansha Opens Official “Attack on Titan” Fan Site “MinGeki”
December 08, 2016 3:15am CST
Manga’s latest 21st volume will be released tomorrow

###More Details Revealed For 2 Upcoming Bleach Novels
posted on 2016-12-08 06:30 EST
Makoto Matsubara writes novel shipping on December 27 about Rukia, Renji’s wedding

###Transgender-themed “ECHOES” Wins Takarajimasha’s “This Manga Is Amazing!” Grand Prix
December 08, 2016 7:15am CST
The judges unanimously selected the 28-year-old author’s work

###My Hero Academia Spinoff Manga Vigilante Relaunches on Shonen Jump+
posted on 2016-12-08 17:10 EST
3rd chapter premieres on December 17 in Jump+ app

###Viz Adds The Children Nowadays Manga Digitally
posted on 2016-12-08 20:00 EST
Kiriko Kubo’s 1986 manga launches on December 13

###Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2017’s Series Ranking for Female Readers
posted on 2016-12-09 01:40 EST
Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni, Haru no Noroi, My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness top list

###Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2017’s Series Ranking for Male Readers
posted on 2016-12-09 01:45 EST
Tonegawa, Watashi no Shōnen, Fire Punch top list

###KyoAni’s Archery Light Novels Get New Commercial
December 09, 2016 4:48am CST
“TSURU-NE” commercial also teases “Manzai Sen ka!” and “Violet Evergarden.”

###“Haikyu!!” Latest 24th Volume Becomes Top-Selling Manga of the Week
December 09, 2016 9:26am CST
“One-Punch Man” and “Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card Arc” follow

###Kodansha USA Licenses Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Manga
posted on 2016-12-09 19:27 EST
Also licenses Katsuhira Otomo tribute art book

###Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike Spinoff Enters New Arc Focusing on Machimiya
posted on 2016-12-09 20:45 EST
Previous arc focused on Kyoto Fushimi’s Kōtarō Ishigaki