General Manga News & Discussion

###Full Color Edition of “Attack on Titan” Spin-Off Manga “No Regrets” to be Released in June
April 08, 2017 5:30am CDT
Levi-featuring covers are newly drawn by illustrator Hikaru Suruga

###Re:Creators Anime Gets Spinoff Manga in Monthly Shōnen Sunday
posted on 2017-04-08 13:45 EDT
Original anime series also has direct manga adaptation by Daiki Kase

###Review: Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers (Novel 1)
Apr 8th 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###To Love-Ru Story Creator: Darkness Is Not the Final Chapter
posted on 2017-04-09 11:45 EDT
Artist Kentaro Yabuki says he wants to draw spinoff with Mikan as magical girl

###Short Twitter Comic on Suicide Gets Expanded Print Edition
posted on 2017-04-09 17:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
Describes artist’s flirtation with suicide, explains thought process

###Review: Don’t Be Cruel: Akira Takanashi’s Story (GN)
Apr 9th 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###Yuu Watase Launches Fushigi Yūgi Byakko-hen Manga on August 28
posted on 2017-04-10 03:30 EDT
Watase previously published 1-chapter “Byakko Ibun” manga in February 2015

###Yōkai Banchō Manga By Air Master’s Shibata Has ‘Important Announcement’ on April 25
posted on 2017-04-10 11:15 EDT

###Viz’s Shonen Jump Adds Dr. Stone as Regular Series
posted on 2017-04-10 12:45 EDT
Writer Riichirou Inagaki, illustrator Boichi launched manga last month

###Diamond Announces Top Products For March 2016
Apr 10th 2017

###Seven Seas Licenses Nirvana Fantasy Manga
posted on 2017-04-10 16:26 EDT
Manga by Kagerou Daze author, Mikagura School Suite manga illustrator ships in August

###KANTA ON MANGA / Glimpse into world of a precocious literary genius
April 10, 2017 / by Kanta Ishida - Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Specialist / The Japan News

###Cardfight!! Vanguard Manga Ends ‘High School’ Arc
posted on 2017-04-10 17:30 EDT
Manga of trading card game franchise concludes its latest arc

###Seven Seas Licenses Yoshikazu Takeuchi’s Original Perfect Blue Novels
posted on 2017-04-10 19:02 EDT
Satoshi Kon adapted 1st novel into anime film

###Twitter-Inspired Manga Features Romance Stories Written in Under 140 Characters
posted on 2017-04-10 19:45 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###One-Punch Man Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan March List
posted on 2017-04-10 21:30 EDT
The Legend of Zelda, Tokyo Ghoul manga, Naruto novel also rank

###Accel World Manga Reaches Its Climax in June
posted on 2017-04-11 00:45 EDT
Manga launched in 2010, licensed by Yen Press

###Girl’s High Creator Towa Oshima Launches Manga about Bathhouse
posted on 2017-04-11 01:30 EDT
Shitamachi Sentō Kazoku series about “those who protect the hot baths”

###Check Out Preview Video for “Attack on Titan” Manga 22nd Volume
April 11, 2017 2:30am CDT
Latest volume now ranks No.1 in Amazon Japan’s manga top-seller ranking

###‘The File of Young Kindaichi Returns’ Manga Goes on Hiatus Until July
posted on 2017-04-11 11:10 EDT
Will return with “big project” announcement on July 5

###Vice & Luna - 04/11/2017
Apr 11th 2017

###Viz Media Announces The Summer Release Of Let’s Find Pokémon! Special Complete Edition
Apr 11th 2017

###Kodansha USA Publishes Domestic Girlfriend, GTO Paradise Lost Manga Digitally
posted on 2017-04-11 18:30 EDT
1st volumes launched Tuesday

###Review: Clockwork Planet (GN 1)
Apr 11th 2017 / by Rebecca Silverman / ANN

###Pripara Manga Ends, New Series Starts in May
posted on 2017-04-12 13:20 EDT
Manga based on syn Sophia’s game launched in July 2014

###Dark Horse Previews Next Volume Of “Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami” Prequel Manga
April 12, 2017 5:41pm CDT
Get ready to dig deeper into the 2012 sci-fi anime hit’s prequel in a hot, six-page preview from the publisher

###Get An Early Look Inside “Shelter: The Animation Commentary Book”
April 12, 2017 9:50pm CDT
On April 16th, A-1 Pictures releases their Shelter: The Animation Commentary Book in eBook format

###Mengo Yokoyari’s Scum’s Wish Gets Spinoff Manga
posted on 2017-04-13 00:00 EDT
Manga recently concluded, along with anime and live-action series that adapted manga’s entire story

###Watch Making Video of “Detective Conan” and “Chihayafuru” Manga Artists’ Collaboration Illustration
April 13, 2017 3:45am CDT
21st film “Crimson Love Letter” ill open in Japan this Saturday

###One-Punch Man Manga Has 12 Million Copies in Print
posted on 2017-04-13 08:30 EDT

###Viz Media Expands Tokyo Ghoul Catalog of Original Novels with the Release of Tokyo Ghoul: Past
Apr 13th 2017
New Prose Story From The Bestselling Manga Series Depicts The Mysterious And Harrowing World Of Ghouls

Revolutionary Girl Utena Deluxe Box Set - Shojo Beat Interview

###Mari Yamazaki’s Steve Jobs Manga Approaches Climax
posted on 2017-04-13 20:20 EDT
Thermae Romae creator launched biography adaptation in 2013

###Tomino no Jigoku Manga Goes on Hiatus Until Summer, Heads Toward Finale
posted on 2017-04-13 21:20 EDT
Suehiro Maruo launched manga in 2014

###“Sabagebu!” Author Gives Manga Send-Off With Release Of Final Volume
April 13, 2017 10:46pm CDT
Hidekichi Matsumoto has ended her 2010 shoujo air-soft comedy Sabagebu!, and the final, 13th volume of the inspiration for the 2014 Pierrot+ TV anime is out in Japan on April 13th

###“Zettai Karen Children” Manga Enters the Home Stretch This Summer
April 14, 2017 2:45am CDT
“Weekly Shonen Sunday” manga will end its run with the upcoming chapter.

###Manga Artists of Detective Conan and Chihayafuru Team Up with Collaborative Illustration
posted on 2017-04-14 14:45 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###Case Closed Creator Toots Sound! Euphonium’s Horn
posted on 2017-04-14 17:15 EDT by Eric Stimson
Chooses Nakagawa as his favorite

###Comic Artists from Japan & Abroad Light Up Kumamoto with Characters’ Smiles
posted on 2017-04-14 19:15 EDT by Eric Stimson
Part of international manga festival

###Tokyopop To Debut Ocean Of Secrets At C2E2
Apr 14th 2017
Self-Taught Canadian Manga Artist To Appear In Booth #441 April 21-23

###Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness Manga Approaches Climax
posted on 2017-04-15 06:30 EDT
Manga adapting 2nd novel in Nahoko Uehashi’s fantasy series launched final arc in August

###New Splatoon Manga Launches on May 15
posted on 2017-04-15 07:30 EDT
Shogakukan publishes full-color preview chapter on Saturday

###Kemon Kawamoto Draws 1-Shot Manga For Pokémon I Choose You! Movie
posted on 2017-04-15 08:30 EDT

###3 New Gundam Series to Premiere in Gundam Ace
posted on 2017-04-15 09:45 EDT
Kunio Okawara writes anniversary manga, Harutoshi Fukui writes all-new manga

###Yen Press Licenses Saga of Tanya the Evil, Acca 13, One Week Friends, A Polar Bear in Love, More
posted on 2017-04-15 13:25 EDT
More Sword Art Online manga, Regarding Reincarnation as Slime light novel, more

###Love My Life’s Yamaji Ends Red Thimble Manga
posted on 2017-04-15 13:45 EDT
Love My Life yuri manga author launched series in 2015

### “Haikyu!!” Celebrates Fifth Anniversary With “Jump” Cover And Color Page
April 15, 2017 3:20pm EDT / by Scott Green / Crunchyroll
On February 12, 2012, Haruichi Furudate’s volleyball manga Haikyū!! launched in Weekly Shonen Jump

###Do You Like Your Mom? Light Novel is Back with Another Strange Promotional Campaign
posted on 2017-04-15 15:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
This time, little sisters get involved too

###The Walking Dead Artist Draws U.S. Variant Cover for Avengers: Zombies Assemble Manga
posted on 2017-04-15 16:45 EDT
Tony Moore, others draw variants for Yūsaku Komiyama’s manga

###Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls Voice Actress To Make Debut as Dōjinshi Artist
posted on 2017-04-15 23:45 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###Manga Magazine “CoroCoro Comic” Celebrates 40th Anniversary
April 16, 2017 8:59am CDT
First issue of comic magazine aimed at elementary school readers hit Japanese news stands on April 15, 1977

###Toriko’s Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Publishes New 1-Shot Manga in Shonen Jump
posted on 2017-04-16 11:45 EDT

###The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Rockin’ Girl Manga Ends
posted on 2017-04-16 13:45 EDT
Manga originally slated to end in January, published 2 more chapters

###“Tawawa on Monday” Offers Some Special Easter Sunday Art
April 17, 2017 12:40am CDT
Every Monday, manga artist Kiseki Himura (Sword Art Online Progressive) Tweets an illustration of the daily lives of busty young women

###Viz’s Shonen Jump Adds Robot × Laserbeam, We Never Learn Manga
posted on 2017-04-17 13:30 EDT
New series by Kuroko’s Basketball, Magical Pâtissier Kosaki-chan creators join lineup

###Kiss “Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches” Goodbye With Release Of Final Manga Collection
April 17, 2017 12:41pm CDT
Miki Yoshikawa art book also released

###Silent Manga Audition Extra Round Two (SMA-EX2) Award Winners Announced!
Apr 17th 2017

###Brave & Bold Live Drawing Event Brings Artists’ Alley Experience to Japan
posted on 2017-04-17 15:15 EDT by Eric Stimson
Includes American, Japanese, and other Asian comic artists

###Beyblade Gets New Manga Based on TV Personalities
posted on 2017-04-17 22:00 EDT
Gag manga launches Friday

###Vice & Luna - 04/18/2017
Apr 18th 2017

###Detective Conan Creator’s Various Manga Have 200 Million Copies in Print
posted on 2017-04-18 13:00 EDT

###Digital-to-Print Psyche Delico Yaoi Titles Kickstarter
Apr 18th 2017

###ReLIFE, Shuriken and Pleats, Children of the Whales Manga Win France’s Mangawa Award
posted on 2017-04-18 17:40 EDT

###Manga Artist Shirow Miwa Honors Tokugawa Ieyasu on Anniversary of His Death
posted on 2017-04-18 23:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###Review: Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (Novel 1)
Apr 18th 2017 / ANN

###Seven Seas Licenses Yokai Girls Manga
posted on 2017-04-19 13:54 EDT
Manga runs in Shueisha’s Young Jump in Japan

###Award-Winning Manga Artist Seika Nakayama Celebrates 40th Anniversary
posted on 2017-04-19 23:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###“Attack on Titan” 22nd Volume Becomes Top-Selling Manga for Two Weeks
April 20, 2017 1:55am CDT
“Detective Conan,” “One-Punch Man,” “Umimachi Diary”’ follow

###Go Nagai Anniversary Festivities Continue with Two New “Mazinger” Manga
April 20, 2017 3:50am CDT
“Interval Peace” and “Alter Ignition” approach new facets of the story.

###New One Piece Magazine to Serialize Novel About Ace
posted on 2017-04-20 06:15 EDT
Magazine launching in July celebrates 20th anniversary of original manga series

###Ai Kayano Pampers Listeners in Light Novel Voice Campaign
April 20, 2017 12:17pm CDT
Fujimi Shobo promotes “Tsujo Kogeki ga Zentai Kogeki de Ni-kai Kogeki no Okasan wa Suki desu ka?” Volume 2

###Seven Seas Licenses Monster Girl Doctor Light Novel Series
posted on 2017-04-20 14:13 EDT
1st volume available in print, digitally on December 19

###Kodansha USA to Publish DAYS, Tsuredure Children Manga Digitally
posted on 2017-04-20 14:55 EDT
Both 1st volumes slated for April 25

###Fantasista Stella’s Michiteru Kusaba Launches Manga About Fisheries Science Club
posted on 2017-04-20 16:27 EDT
Ocean romance manga launched on Wednesday

###Air Master Creator Shibata’s Yōkai Banchō Manga Listed as Ending on April 25
posted on 2017-04-20 19:15 EDT
Manga to have “important announcement” alongside final chapter

###6 Days Remaining in Osamu Tezuka Wonder 3 Kickstarter
Apr 20th 2017


###Review: Paying to Win in a VRMMO (Novels 1 & 2)
Apr 20th 2017 / ANN

###Boys Figure Skating Manga Anthology Sells Out at Launch
posted on 2017-04-21 01:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###In/Spectre Manga Ends, But Sequel Announced for June
posted on 2017-04-21 02:30 EDT
Manga by Chasiba Katase based on Kyo Shirodaira’s novel launched in 2015

###Haré+Guu’s Kindaichi to End Liar x Liar Manga in 3 Chapters
posted on 2017-04-21 05:00 EDT
Manga about stepbrother unknowingly falling in love with stepsister launched in 2010

###Kohske’s Gangsta. Manga Resumes on May 20
posted on 2017-04-21 06:00 EDT
Series had been on hiatus since November 2011 due to author’s poor health

###Daichi Sorayomi Ends Keijo!!! Aquatic Sports Manga
posted on 2017-04-21 08:15 EDT
Manga inspired 12-episode anime series in October

###Blade Dance of Elementalers’ Artist Draws Isekai Meikyū de Harem o Manga
posted on 2017-04-21 13:40 EDT
Shachi Sogano launched original novel on “Shōsetsuka ni Narō!” website in 2011

###Manga Explores What It Would Be Like If Your Mom Was Your Age
posted on 2017-04-21 13:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
Son, mother both 10 years old

###Seven Seas Licenses To Love Ru, To Love Ru Darkness Manga
posted on 2017-04-21 14:28 EDT
1st volumes slated for October

###Kodansha Comics to Publish Battle Angel Alita, Full-Color Attack on Titan: No Regrets Manga
posted on 2017-04-21 14:31 EDT
Color pages previewed for Attack on Titan: No Regrets

###Viz Media Launches New Dragon Ball Super Manga Series
Apr 21st 2017
Famed Creator Akira Toriyama Returns With The Sequel To His Best-Selling Dragon Ball manga Series This Spring

###Viz Media Expands The Zelda Manga Collection With Latest Legendary Edition – The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass
Apr 21st 2017
Manga Series Based On The Classic Nintendo Video Game Property Released In Deluxe 2-In-1 Omnibus Editions

###Viz Media Licenses Splatoon Manga
posted on 2017-04-21 17:00 EDT
Also announces new Studio Ghibli picture books, Hello Kitty & Friends coloring book

###Bookwalker Global to Release The Combat Baker and His Automaton Waitress Light Novel
posted on 2017-04-21 18:00 EDT
Digital reading platform plans more English translations of light novels

###More Do You Like Your Mom? Light Novel Campaigns Ahead of Mother’s Day
posted on 2017-04-21 23:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
“Personalized” voice clips, an online RPG, and a mini-museum

###Review: There’s a Demon Lord On the Floor (GN 1)
Apr 21st 2017 / ANN

###Ryohgo Narita’s New Bleach Novel Reveals Title, Digital Serialization Starting on April 28
posted on 2017-04-22 04:00 EDT
Novel focusing on Shūhei Hisagi launches on Jump+, official Bleach app

###Toriko’s Shimabukuro Publishes New 1-Shot in Grand Jump Magazine This Fall
posted on 2017-04-22 06:00 EDT

###REC’s Q-taro Hanamizawa Starts New Manga in May
posted on 2017-04-22 12:45 EDT
New Kanojo ga Bikini Armor ni Kigaetara manga centers on wife with secret

###Man Forced to Breastfeed Alien Baby in New Manga
posted on 2017-04-22 13:45 EDT by Eric Stimson
Provided with gender-switching device

###“Toriko” Author Lines Up New One-Shot Manga for Fall
April 22, 2017 2:51pm CDT
Shimabukuro also has a one-shot debuting on Monday

###Which JUMP Characters Would Make the Worst Friends? Fans List Their Bottom 10
April 22, 2017 9:53pm CDT
There is a 95.7% chance one of the people on this list is Kira.

###Review: Ichi-F: A Worker’s Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (GN)
Apr 22nd 2017 / ANN

###Resident Evil: heavenly island’s Naoki Serizawa Launches New Manga Series on April 28
posted on 2017-04-23 10:00 EDT
New series centers on female sports doctor

###Megumin’s Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute In “Konosuba” Volume 11 Preview
April 23, 2017 9:30am CDT
Next volume due May 1st

###“Eromanga Sensei” Breaks 1 Million Copies in Circulation Mark
April 23, 2017 10:27am CDT
Tweet from official Dengeki Bunko Twitter account confirms the light novel series has hit a publishing milestone

###Satoru Hiura’s Hotaru no Hikari SP Manga Ends
posted on 2017-04-23 13:45 EDT
Original Hotaru no Hikari series inspired 2 live-action TV series, 1 live-action film

###Ginban Kishi Manga By Tramps Like Us’ Ogawa Approaches Climax
posted on 2017-04-23 15:45 EDT
Also: Ogawa draws Blame! spinoff 1-shot manga

###Hotaru Odagiri Ends The Betrayal Knows My Name Manga, Starts New Work This Summer
posted on 2017-04-24 05:00 EDT
Manga ended on Monday, 13th volume slated for May 24

###Air Master’s Yokusaru Shibata Launches Kai Tenwan Manga in May
posted on 2017-04-24 06:00 EDT
Shibata’s Yōkai Banchō manga ends on Tuesday

###Gengoroh Tagame Ends My Brother’s Husband Manga in May
posted on 2017-04-24 07:00 EDT
Pantheon Books to debut manga in English in June

###Retailers List Berserk Novel By Anime Scriptwriter Makoto Fukami
posted on 2017-04-24 08:00 EDT

###Tsukasa Hojo’s Angel Heart Manga Ends in May
posted on 2017-04-24 11:05 EDT
Series related to City Hunter debuted in 2001

###KANTA ON MANGA / Even Godzilla must bow to power of ‘WOMBS’
April 24, 2017 / The Japan News

###“Durarara!!” x “Yozakura Quartet” And “Blade Of the Immortal” x "Wave, Listen to Me! " Meet On Manga Covers
April 24, 2017 1:04pm CDT
It’s going to be a hot couple of days for manga crossovers on the covers of Kodansha’s monthly magazines

###Enter Photo Contest to Have Your Cat Featured in Makoto Ojiro Manga
posted on 2017-04-24 14:45 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###Pani Poni Manga Gets ‘Revival’ With Special Edition Chapter
posted on 2017-04-24 15:15 EDT

###Kodansha Recruiting Staff to Create ‘Largest Scale Manga Application in History’
posted on 2017-04-24 18:45 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Exhibition to Showcase Original Illustrations
posted on 2017-04-24 22:45 EDT by Amanda Whalen

###Hana ni Somu Manga Wins 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize’s Top Award
posted on 2017-04-25 00:00 EDT
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, Yomawari Neko, Kochikame’s Osamu Akimoto also win

###Mysterious Girlfriend X’s Riichi Ueshiba Launches New Manga in May
posted on 2017-04-25 01:00 EDT
Ōkumo-chan Flashback follows boy who sees visions of his mother’s high school past

###The Idolm@ster’s Kotori Otonashi Gets Spinoff Manga
posted on 2017-04-25 11:15 EDT
Tatsuya Takahashi, Mana’s manga debuts on May 27

###Vice & Luna - 04/25/2017
Apr 25th 2017

###Osamu Tezuka’s Wonder 3 Kickstarter Almost Finished
Apr 25th 2017

###Star Wars Manga Returns With Lost Stars Adaptation
posted on 2017-04-25 13:30 EDT
LINE app also holds competition to draw Heir to the Jedi, Lords of the Sith manga

Official Dragon Ball Super Manga Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkw0mPjFDpo

###Muv-Luv Alternative Manga Ends on Thursday After 10 Years
posted on 2017-04-25 15:00 EDT
Manga based on PC game began in 2007

###Idaho School Votes to Keep Sword Art Online Novel After Student Complaint
posted on 2017-04-26 01:15 EDT
Complaint stated that novel allegedly contained “inappropriate language and drawings”

###Onsen Musume Project Gets Manga, Fan Clubs, Local Event
posted on 2017-04-26 01:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

###“Hana ni Shimu” and More Take Home the Gold at the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize Awards
April 26, 2017 9:03am CDT
Yearly industry award sponsored by the Asahi Shimbun recognizes excellence in Japanese sequential art

###Seven Seas Licenses OKAYADO’s ‘Deadline Summoner’ 1-Shot Manga for Digital Release
posted on 2017-04-26 13:15 EDT
39-page prototype to 12 Beast available now

###Orange Manga Gets New Chapter in May
posted on 2017-04-26 15:00 EDT
Series that ended in 2015 inspired live-action film, anime

###Strike Witches Spinoff Novel Series Noble Witches Gets Manga Adaptation
posted on 2017-04-26 17:00 EDT
Strike Witches Erica Hartmann 1941 artist to launch series next month

###Attack on Titan Manga Has 66 Million Copies in Print
posted on 2017-04-26 18:30 EDT

###Koe de Oshigoto!'s Konno Starts New Manga in May
posted on 2017-04-26 20:30 EDT
Nobunaga-sensei no Ito no Osanazuma centers on middle school teacher, young bride

###Keijo!!! Manga Creator Explains Cancellation
posted on 2017-04-26 22:53 EDT
Denies rumors that manga was cancelled due to poor anime sales

###Area 88 Creator Kaoru Shintani Takes Hiatus From Manga
posted on 2017-04-27 01:15 EDT
Manga creator was former Leiji Matsumoto assistant; drew Twin Hawks, I Dream of Mimi, more

###Tomino no Jigoku Manga to End in 4th Volume
posted on 2017-04-27 05:30 EDT
Manga on hiatus until summer, story in “final phase”

###“Yumeno Royale” Takes A Gamble On An Audio Drama CD
April 27, 2017 8:27am CDT
Humorous 4-panel manga by Murasaki* is published in Kadokawa’s “Monthly Comic Cune” magazine

###The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth Manga’s Sequel Ends
posted on 2017-04-27 16:00 EDT
Seven Seas publishes original manga in N. America

###Wonder 3 Manga Kickstarter Campaign Ends After Raising US$82,137
posted on 2017-04-27 20:00 EDT
Campaign reached goal in 3 days

###Felt Featured In New “Re:Zero” Side Story
April 27, 2017 8:01pm CDT
Re:Zero hasn’t gotten around to exploring much of Felt’s story. Not light novels and not the web novel

###Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital Manga Ends, 2 New Detective Conan Spinoff Manga Launch
posted on 2017-04-27 22:00 EDT
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare adaptation, gag manga launch next month