General Manga News & Discussion

###“Shonen Sunday” Prepares To Launch Six New Manga From “World God Only Knows” Author And More
March 19, 2017 10:18am CDT
Manga magazine will be getting a renewal this spring

###Manga Creator Aoi Michiyuki Posts Manga About OCD Diagnosis
posted on 2017-03-19 15:15 EDT by Jennifer Sherman

###“Elfen Lied” Author Launches New Manga
March 19, 2017 8:07pm CDT
Their latest, Parallel Paradise, is out in the new issue 16 of Young Magazine, out in Japan on March 18th

###“Jump” VP Discusses “Rurouni Kenshin” Manga Plans
March 19, 2017 9:00pm CDT
Video from ViZ includes the detail that five arcs are planned, kicking off starting this spring

###Detective Conan Appears on Cover of Sho-Comi Magazine
posted on 2017-03-20 14:15 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Teaches English to New High Schoolers
posted on 2017-03-20 18:15 EDT by Jennifer Sherman

###Vice & Luna - 03/21/2017
Mar 21st 2017

###Doctor Strange Manga Adaptation Ends
posted on 2017-03-21 15:00 EDT
Series runs on MangaBox app, had original prequel

###Get A Look At “Berserk” Manga’s Return With “Young Animal” Cover
March 21, 2017 6:40pm CDT
Series will be taking off the following issue of twice-monthly magazine

###Shonen Sunday Launches 6 Manga by The World God Only Knows Creator, Others
posted on 2017-03-22 02:00 EDT
Takahiro Arai, Michiteru Kusaba, Tamiki Wakaki launch new series in April, May

###All of Rumiko Takahashi’s Manga Works Go Digital
March 22, 2017 3:05am CDT
Rough drafts of “Inuyasha” last chapter and “RINNE” first chapter are now available on the web

###O-Parts Hunter’s Seishi Kishimoto Launches Mad Chimera World Manga
posted on 2017-03-22 10:00 EDT
Battle action series launches in Morning Two magazine on April 22

###Jan-Ken-Pon 4-Panel Manga Earns Guinness Record for Most Strips
posted on 2017-03-22 19:45 EDT by Jennifer Sherman

###Review: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Novel 1)
Mar 22nd 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###Zatch Bell’s Makoto Raiku Abruptly Ends Vector Ball Manga
posted on 2017-03-23 00:00 EDT
School fantasy series began last year

###Mizuki Kawashita Launches Ichigo 100% Sequel Manga in April
posted on 2017-03-23 02:30 EDT
Original manga ran from 2002-2005, inspired 2005 TV anime

###“Kannagi” Manga Teases Conclusion
March 24, 2017 12:50pm CDT
The 2008 anime adaptation and three volumes of the manga were released in North America by Bandai

###Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Director, Character Designer Launch Yakusoku ~sunnyrain memories~ Novels
posted on 2017-03-24 14:30 EDT
Pony Canyon streams promo video for 1st novel

###Yen Press Licenses Gabriel Dropout, Sword Oratoria, Hybrid x Heart Manga
posted on 2017-03-24 15:30 EDT
Publisher also adds more Re:ZERO manga

###Review: Erased [Hardcover](GN 1)
Mar 24th 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###“Black Lagoon” Manga Return Scheduled
March 25, 2017 4:13pm CDT
It’s a big spring for Rei Hiroe. There’s his Re:Creators anime debuting. There’s a 10th anniversary re-run of the Madhouse Black Lagoon anime…

###Interactive Web Manga Shows Off Power of Noise-Cancelling Headphones
posted on 2017-03-25 23:15 EDT by Eric Stimson
Story of former high school bandmates reuniting a decade later

###Review: Spirits & Cat Ears (GN 1)
Mar 25th 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###J-Novel Club Announces “Bluesteel Blasphemer”
March 26, 2017 5:30am CDT
This series is available immediately on Saturday, March 25, with a free 40-page preview and half of the first volume available for J-Novel Club Members.

###Sekirei Romantic Comedy Manga to Return on May 2
posted on 2017-03-26 14:45 EDT
“365 Days Without a Girlfriend” teased in revival of Sakurako Gokurakuin’s manga

###New Manga Imagines Expert Pharmacist Reborn into Fantasy World
posted on 2017-03-26 15:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
Wish fulfillment for pharmacy students

###Review: Species Domain (GN 1)
Mar 26th 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###J-Novel Club Licenses Ichiro Sakaki’s Bluesteel Blasphemer Novels
posted on 2017-03-27 02:15 EDT
1st part of novel by Scrapped Princess, Chaika the Coffin Princess author now available digitally

###Sōji Ishida Launches YU-NO Sci-Fi Game’s Manga Adaptation
posted on 2017-03-27 16:10 EDT
Remake of game by MAGES., 5pb. shipped on March 16

###Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens Manga Has 3 Chapters Left
posted on 2017-03-27 17:10 EDT
Series began in 2005, inspired anime in 2008

###Digital Manga Launches New Kickstarter for Tezuka’s Wonder 3, Other Titles
posted on 2017-03-27 19:00 EDT
Ambassador Magma, Say Hello to Bookila!, Yakeppachi’s Maria, The Thief Inoue Akikazu, Dust 8, The Euphrates Tree, Metamorphose offered as backer rewards

###Dengeki Daioh Launches Kino’s Journey Manga, A Certain Scientific Railgun Spinoff
posted on 2017-03-28 01:00 EDT
6 new series to debut in magazine in April, May

###Mitsuharu Yanamoto’s Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō Wins 10th Manga Taisho Awards
posted on 2017-03-28 02:20 EDT
Manga about high school novelist tops 12 other nominations

###Viz Media Launches New Shojo Manga Series The Water Dragon’s Bride
Mar 28th 2017
Romantic Adventure From The Creator Of The Bestselling Manga Series DAWN OF THE ARCANA Launches This Spring

###Vice & Luna 03/28/2017
Mar 28th 2017

###Kanna Gets Her Due As “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” Manga Spin-Off Collected
March 28, 2017 4:15pm CDT
The Kobayashi household got a bit bigger today

###More Details Announced for Shōnen Jump 50th Anniversary Exhibition
posted on 2017-03-28 17:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###Review: Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl (GN 1)
Mar 28th 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###Big Order/Future Diary’s Sakae Esuno Launches New Manga
posted on 2017-03-29 00:00 EDT
Tantei Akechi wa Kyōran su manga is homage to Edogawa Rampo mystery novel series

###Absurd Web Comic “Pop Team Epic” Teases Serious Announcement
March 29, 2017 12:55pm CDT
What horrors do Bkub Ozawa and Takeshobo have in store for us this time?

###MAPPA Creates Promo Video for Atsushi Kamijou’s Sex Manga
posted on 2017-03-29 15:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge
Yuri!!! on Ice’s Sayo Yamamoto crosses paths with Kamijou again

###Amagami LS ~Haruka Another~ Manga Is ‘Not The Last’ in Franchise
posted on 2017-03-30 03:45 EDT
Illustrator santa previously worked on Amagami LS ~Haruka Another~ manga focusing on Haruka

###Digital Manga’s Wonder 3 Kickstarter Meets Goal
posted on 2017-03-30 04:15 EDT
Campaign runs until April 26, also offers other Osamu Tezuka titles

###“Magical Girl Raising Project: breakdown” Raises the Stakes
March 30, 2017 4:05am CDT
New web-syndicated light novel series features fan-created magical girls.

###Initial D’s Shuuichi Shigeno Ends Sailor Ace Manga, Starts New Car Racing Series This Summer
posted on 2017-03-30 05:15 EDT
Manga about gal playing baseball began in 2015

###“Kenshin” Headline Set Of Six New “Jump SQ” Manga
March 30, 2017 2:55pm CDT
And, speaking of cute guys and historic swords, there’s a Touken Ranbu tie-in

###The Problem with “Manga Fairs” in Spain
by Manu G., Mar 30th 2017

###Daisuke Ono, Takayuki Kondou’s Navagraha Manga Gets New Series
posted on 2017-03-31 00:00 EDT
Devil Survivor’s Satoru Matsuba is new artist, Hirokazu Kobayashi returns for script

###Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga’s Launch Delayed to Summer
posted on 2017-03-31 04:30 EDT

###My Hero Academia Has Over 10 Million Copies in Print
posted on 2017-03-31 08:00 EDT

###“Future Diary” Creator Pens Edogawa Ranpo Tribute
March 31, 2017 9:25am CDT
“The Detective Akechi Is Berserk” premieres in May’s “Shonen Ace.”

###Yaoi Finder Manga Parodies Anime Tenchō in Animate Store Newspaper
posted on 2017-03-31 13:45 EDT by Eric Stimson

###Viz Licenses Children of the Whales, SP Baby, Juni Taisen
posted on 2017-03-31 19:57 EDT
Also: Death Note all-in-one omnibus, new print/digital manga announcements

###tl;dr - Readers Rate the Manga They Gave up On
April 01, 2017 1:20am CDT
Which manga kept going too long for the fans?

###Arpeggio of Blue Steel Manga Gets Serialized Novel in April
posted on 2017-04-01 05:45 EDT
Studio Nue scriptwriter Shigeru Morita pens novel based on Ark Performance’s manga

http://www.anime-now.com/entry/2017/04/01/230050?utm_campaign=ANN
April 1, 2017

###Viz Announces Slate Of Licenses With Nisio Isin, Additional “Tokyo Ghoul” And More
April 01, 2017 8:01pm CDT
Plans laid out at Anime Boston

###Review: Water Dragon’s Bride (GN 1)
Apr 1st 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###Zettai Karen Children Manga Ends 1st Half of Final Arc, Goes on Hiatus
posted on 2017-04-02 06:00 EDT

###Viz Media Releases New Deluxe Revolutionary Girl Utena Manga Box Set
Apr 2nd 2017
Groundbreaking Shojo Manga Series Returns In An Exceptional Hardcover Two-Volume Box Set Featuring Exclusive Color Pages And Poster

###Wonder 3 Returns With A Lineup Of 7 New Additional Titles Behind It
Apr 2nd 2017

###One Piece Manga Has 350 Million Copies in Print Worldwide
posted on 2017-04-02 15:45 EDT

###41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards’ Nominees Announced
posted on 2017-04-02 23:15 EDT / ANN
Fire Force, Altair, Dagashi Kashi, Interviews with Monster Girls, Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii among nominations

###Review: Boruto - Naruto Next Generations (GN 1)
Apr 2nd 2017 / by Amy McNulty / ANN

###Naruto: Chibi Sasuke’s Sharingan Legend Manga Ends
posted on 2017-04-03 03:00 EDT
Manga’s 3rd volume slated for July

###Exclusive: Dark Horse’s Berserk Manga Release Has 1.2 Million Copies in Print
posted on 2017-04-03 13:30 EDT

###Jump SQ. Magazine Launches 6 New Manga Series
posted on 2017-04-03 15:30 EDT
Rurouni Kenshin, Tōken Ranbu, more

###Foodie Themed Manga Contest Enters Judging
Apr 3rd 2017

###Global Manga Contest Enters 5th Year with SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Eight
Apr 3rd 2017

###Dark Horse Opens Pre-orders for Berserk Volume 38
Apr 3rd 2017

###Ichigo 100% Sequel Manga’s Illustration Revealed
posted on 2017-04-03 18:30 EDT
Sequel launches April 28

###Yatate Bunko Publishes a New Serial Novel for “Matchless Raijin-Oh”
April 03, 2017 5:35pm CDT
Original Sunrise mecha TV anime ran for 51 episodes on TV Tokyo from 1991 - 1992

###Manga Creator Sets “One-Punch Man” Against “Mob Psycho 100” In Meme Crossover
April 03, 2017 9:00pm CDT
Speaking of memes that are popular on Japanese social media, there’s a huge appetite for there’s a huge appetite for reposts and spoofs of the cooking flourishes of Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe, aka the “Salt Bae”

###Vice & Luna - 04/04/2017
Apr 4th 2017

###Viz Media Announces Exciting New Manga Acquistions At 2017 Anime Boston Convention
Apr 4th 2017

###Viz Media Announces New Manga, Novel And Art Book Acquistions At 2017 Anime Boston
Apr 4th 2017

###Sword Art Online Light Novels Have 20 Million Copies in Print Worldwide
posted on 2017-04-04 17:20 EDT

###Akiko Higashimura’s Tokyo Tarareba Girls Manga Ends on April 25
posted on 2017-04-05 09:00 EDT
Story of woman in her 30s seeking marriage debuted in 2014

###Dear Boys’ Hiroki Yagami Launches New Bowling Manga on May 2
posted on 2017-04-05 11:30 EDT
Series focuses girl trying to save struggling bowling alley

###Shueisha Launches New Young Jump Gold Magazine on May 18
posted on 2017-04-05 12:30 EDT
Magazine launches with Keisuke Yamato’s new manga Meishō

###Noragami Manga Takes Unexpected 1-Month Break
posted on 2017-04-05 16:00 EDT

###Surreal Comedy about Anthropomorphized Fish Gets 1st Manga Volume
posted on 2017-04-05 16:15 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###Break Out The VMUs and Furbies - “Himouto! Umaru-chan” Author Updates Visual For Nostalgia Manga
April 05, 2017 5:30pm CDT
Coming in the April issue of Monthly Shonen Magazine, out on April 6th, Himoto! Umaru-chan author Sankaku Head is set to present a “nostalgic!” new short manga

###Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom Manga Has 30 Million Copies in Print
posted on 2017-04-06 00:00 EDT

###Seven Seas Licenses Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon Manga
posted on 2017-04-06 01:45 EDT
Manga by Yōhei Yasumura is 2nd manga adaptation of light novels, ships on November 7 in omnibus volume

###Shinjirō’s Fate/Zero Manga Ends on May 2
posted on 2017-04-06 07:30 EDT
Shinjirō’s adaptation of Gen Urobuchi’s light novel series debuted in 2011

###Raijin-Oh Mecha Anime Gets Serialized Novel on April 18
posted on 2017-04-06 08:00 EDT
Original 51-episode Sunrise anime aired in 1991-1992

###Cells at Work! Manga Gets Spinoff Focusing on Intestinal Bacteria
posted on 2017-04-06 09:00 EDT
Haruyuki Kichida draws Hataraku Saikin manga in Nakayoshi magazine

###Zettai Karen Children Manga Slated to Return This Summer
posted on 2017-04-06 11:30 EDT

###Puberty Hits Yui Like A Truck In “Sword Art Online” Manga Story
April 06, 2017 2:01pm CDT
Get ready for chuunibyou Yui!

###Isekai Shokudo Manga Heads Toward Finale, Teases Big Announcement
posted on 2017-04-06 15:20 EDT
Anime already announced for original novel series

###Occultic;Nine Manga Adaptation Ends in June
posted on 2017-04-06 21:20 EDT
“Paranormal science” manga adaptation ends its two-year run

###Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2016-2017
posted on 2017-04-07 06:30 EDT
Attack on Titan, Detective Conan, One Piece top their respective lists

###Boruto Franchise Gets Novel on May 2
posted on 2017-04-07 08:30 EDT
Kō Shigenobu is writing novel based around Boruto’s school life

###Seven Seas Licenses Yokai Rental Shop Manga by Nightmare Inspector’s Mashiba
posted on 2017-04-07 16:22 EDT
Manga about supernatural creature rental store coming in October

###Juvenile Delinquent Manga Asks If Cooking Can Be Path to Top of School Gang
posted on 2017-04-07 17:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
Tetsuya Kakihara stars in commercial

###Seven Seas Licenses In This Corner of the World Historical Manga
posted on 2017-04-07 18:25 EDT
Anime film adaptation premiered last year

###Check Out Detective Conan’s 2nd Sho-Comi Collab
posted on 2017-04-07 20:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###New Book Helps “Black Lagoon” Manga Readers Get Back To Business
April 07, 2017 8:10pm CDT
Book prepares for next month’s resumption of manga

###Rei Hiroe’s Black Lagoon Manga Resumes on May 19
posted on 2017-04-07 23:45 EDT
Action manga has been on hiatus since early 2014