General Manga News & Discussion

ORICON: Demon Slayer Destroys Manga Records as Top Selling Manga of 2020, One Piece Comes in at 3rd

November 30, 2020 1:09am CST
Manga sales are up over the last year on the back of Demon Slayer, Kingdom

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Chainsaw Man, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Duel Masters Nominated for 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards

posted on 2020-11-30 03:32 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction, Burning Kabaddi also nominated

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Game Gets 4-Panel Manga

posted on 2020-11-30 04:05 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Vanillaware’s latest game launched in English on September 22

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DMP Listed as Licensing The Day I Was Forced to Marry God, The Day I Divorced God Manga

posted on 2020-11-30 06:05 EST by Adriana Hazra
Both volumes listed as shipping on January 27, 2021

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We Never Learn: BOKUBEN Manga Creator Finishes the Final Storyboard of Series

November 30, 2020 4:11am CST
We Never Learn is currently being serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump

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Detective Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san Manga Gets New Chapter

posted on 2020-11-30 16:00 EST by Alex Mateo
Gag spinoff about Detective Conan’s black-silhouetted “criminal” debuted in May 2017

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English Translator, Letterer Demographics Among 2020 Manga Releases Revealed

posted on 2020-11-30 17:45 EST by Kim Morrissy

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ANN Review - Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Novel 1

by Rebecca Silverman, Nov 30th 2020

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Seven Seas Licenses 7 Novels, 3 Manga

posted on 2020-12-01 00:57 EST by Jennifer Sherman
Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter novels, Monster Musume novel spinoff, Hello World novel, more

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Love and Heart Manga Enters Final Arc

posted on 2020-12-01 08:21 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Yen Press licensed Chitose Kaido’s romance horror series

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futekiya Boys-Love Manga Service Adds Pink Heart Jam Manga Simulpub

posted on 2020-12-01 11:10 EST by Alex Mateo
1st 2 chapters launch on December 24

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Fairy Tail’s Hiro Mashima to Draw Scene From NisiOisin Magical Girl Risuka Novel

posted on 2020-12-01 15:45 EST by Kim Morrissy
Novel’s 4th and final novel will ship on December 9

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New Haruhi Novel Gets Reprint Within Two Days of Its Release

posted on 2020-12-01 17:45 EST by Choo Sum Lee

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Manga Planet Licenses Eleven Josei Manga from Shodensha Publishing

Dec 1st 2020
Ayu Inui’s Teiji ni Agaretara, Deme Kingyobachi’s Madoka no Himitsu and nine other josei manga titles to be released on Manga Planet!

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American Booksellers Association Requests Challenge Against Penguin Random House’s Upcoming Purchase of Simon & Schuster

posted on 2020-12-02 15:00 EST by Alex Mateo
ABA says purchase would consolidate power in U.S. book publishing

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Yuu Watase Plans Arata: The Legend Manga’s Remaining Plot

posted on 2020-12-02 17:00 EST by Alex Mateo
Manga has been on hiatus since 2015 after debuting in 2008

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Manga’s Final Volume Includes Epilogue

posted on 2020-12-03 05:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
24th volume also includes new Blu-ray Disc OVA

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Yu Yabuuchi Launches New Manga in January

posted on 2020-12-03 07:35 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Ao no Iris manga centers on middle schooler who discovers mysterious painting at school

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Nico Tanigawa’s Kaihin Shūgakuin no Shiroiharu Manga Ends

posted on 2020-12-03 08:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga launched in August, ended due to “various circumstances”

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Mizu Sahara’s Okashiratsuki Manga Resumes This Month

posted on 2020-12-03 09:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga about softball player with secret launched in March 2018

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Dolis’ Maki Kusumoto Ends London Essay Manga

posted on 2020-12-03 10:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Kusumoto launched London kara 5-Jikan Inai manga about notable spots 5 hours from London in June

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Manga Planet Licenses 11 Manga from Shodensha Publishing

posted on 2020-12-03 12:41 EST by Adriana Hazra
Titles include Teiji ni Agaretara, Madoka no Himitsu, more

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Popin Q Project to Launch Crowdfunding for New Novel, Anime Promo Video

posted on 2020-12-03 13:45 EST by Alex Mateo
Senya Mihagi to write novel set after film’s story; Naoki Miyahara to direct video

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ANN Review - Inside Mari GN 1

by Nicholas Dupree, Dec 3rd 2020

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Junji Ito Manga Gets Spooky Reading by Professional Storyteller Junji Inagawa

posted on 2020-12-03 16:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

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Top 50 Best-Selling Digital Manga and Light Novels on BOOK☆WALKER in 2020 – Boys’ Love Manga Tops Global Store Ranking 2 Years in a Row

Dec 3rd 2020

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Mangamo Service Inks Deal With Dark Horse, Adds Lone Wolf and Cub, Appleseed Manga

posted on 2020-12-03 21:13 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Both manga available on app this month, with more titles planned

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Seven Seas Licenses 5 Mature Manga for Ghost Ship Imprint

posted on 2020-12-03 21:56 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Call Girl in Another World, Booty Royale, Shiori’s Diary, more licensed for next year

The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya Tops Oricon’s Bunko/Light Novel Weekly Sales Ranking

December 04, 2020 1:10am CST
The long-awaited 12th volume got reprints only two days after its release

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Nao Emoto Draws Manga of NisiOisin’s Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka Novels

posted on 2020-12-04 04:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga launches in April 2021

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Demon Slayer Takes Over Japan’s Biggest Newspapers as the Final Volume is Released

December 04, 2020 3:53am CST
Lines for the final manga volume extended out of bookstores all over Japan

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ANN Review - We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and That’s When Things Got Weird! GN 1

by Rebecca Silverman, Dec 4th 2020

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Ascendance of a Bookworm, My Next Life as a Villainess, Reincarnated as a Slime, Re:ZERO Top Global BookWalker Sales

posted on 2020-12-04 18:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge
Yet none could take first place from this two volume BL title…

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Seven Seas Licenses 12 Manga Including Lupin III Compilation, Seaside Stranger, Pompo: The Cinéphile

posted on 2020-12-05 01:21 EST by Jennifer Sherman
Also: Great Pretender, Bloom Into You Anthology licensed

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Deadpool: Samurai Manga Launches on Shonen Jump+ on December 10

posted on 2020-12-05 02:45 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Sanshirō Kasama, Hikaru Uesugi previously published 1-shot last year about Marvel hero

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My Hero Academia Ranks at #1 on U.S. Monthly BookScan November List

posted on 2020-12-05 03:15 EST by Adriana Hazra
16 manga volumes including Haikyu!!, Demon Slayer, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Tokyo Ghoul,Uzumaki, Berserk rank in top 20

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Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking

posted on 2020-12-05 04:15 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, SPY×FAMILY, One Piece, Do not say mystery round out top 5

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Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Creators Eiji Ohtsuka, Hosui Yamazaki Launch New Manga

posted on 2020-12-05 05:45 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
New series centers on mysterious boy in Bakumatsu era

My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer Rank on New York Times’ December Graphic Books Bestseller List

posted on 2020-12-06 03:00 EST by Adriana Hazra

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Sound! Euphonium Franchise Gets Spinoff Novel Focusing on Natsuki

posted on 2020-12-06 04:00 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Novel focusing on Natsuki as 3rd-year student ships on February 13

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Aya Kanno Launches Requiem of the Rose King Spinoff Manga With Artist Kineko Abegawa

posted on 2020-12-06 06:00 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
School parody spinoff of manga getting TV anime will launch on January 6

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Chainsaw Man Manga Ends on December 14 With ‘Important Announcement’

posted on 2020-12-06 10:00 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga entered “final stage” last month

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The Promised Neverland Manga Gets New Bonus Chapter About Isabella

posted on 2020-12-06 10:15 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Magazine published new chapter about Sister Krone on Monday

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ANN Review - The Kingdoms of Ruin GN 1

by Rebecca Silverman, Dec 6th 2020

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The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Manga Ends on Monday

posted on 2020-12-06 20:29 EST by Adriana Hazra
Film adaptation of BL manga opens on January 22

Sukeban Deka Gets 2 New Manga in January, February

posted on 2020-12-07 03:00 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Saori Muranaga, Ashibi Fukui draw new manga based on Shinji Wada’s classic high school crime series

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My Hero Academia Manga Plans Its First Original Art Exhibition “DRAWING SMASH” in 2021

December 07, 2020 2:10am CST
The manga author Horikoshi: “I’m working on various stuff to ensure that visitors will never lose anything!”

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10 Dance Manga Enters 2nd Part

posted on 2020-12-07 07:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Satoh Inoue launched boys’ love manga in 2016

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ANN Review - Mermaid Saga Collector’s Edition Vol. 1

by Caitlin Moore, Dec 7th 2020

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The King of Fighters: A New Beginning Author Kyōtarō Azuma Launches New Manga

posted on 2020-12-07 17:00 EST by Alex Mateo
Kyōtarō Azuma draws, Yōsuke Nakamaru writes action manga launching on January 6

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Darwin’s Game Manga Starts ‘Last Event’

posted on 2020-12-07 19:00 EST by Alex Mateo
Series’ 22nd volume shipped on Tuesday

Phantom Tales of the Night Author Matsuri Ends HUMINT Manga in January

posted on 2020-12-08 10:00 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga about man in spy agency launched in 2017

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ANN Review - Witch’s Love at the End of the World GN 1

by Rebecca Silverman, Dec 8th 2020

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Crunchyroll REVIEW: The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel Reminds Us of the Good Times with the SOS Brigade

December 09, 2020 12:00pm CST
We get the first collection of stories from Nagaru Tanigawa’s hit franchise in nine years, let’s see how they are

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ANN Review - SPY×FAMILY GN 3

by Rebecca Silverman, Dec 9th 2020

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Maki Enjōji Ends Tsumari Sukitte Iitian dakedo, Manga in January

posted on 2020-12-09 18:00 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Story of iron-willed manager for womanizing actor launched in June 2019

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Izumi Miyazono Ends Mo Ichido Kare to Manga in January

posted on 2020-12-09 19:00 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Series centering on reunion after 8 years launched in April

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Chainsaw Man, Onna no Sono no Hoshi Manga Top Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2021 Lists

posted on 2020-12-09 21:06 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Chainsaw Man has 5 million in circulation

Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san Manga Gets 1-Shot 6 Years After Ending

posted on 2020-12-10 00:02 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga also gets new volume on December 17

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KADOKAWA Light Novel Expo 2020 Newly Set to be Held in March 2021

December 10, 2020 12:10am CST
Stage events and autograph sessions are planned to be streamed on March 6 & 7

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Cells at Work! Manga Listed With 1st New Volume in 3.5 Years

posted on 2020-12-10 05:44 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga’s 5th volume shipped in August 2017

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Cells at Work! Code Black Manga to End in 8th Volume

posted on 2020-12-10 06:14 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga’s anime adaptation to premiere on January 9

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Ultraman, Linebarrels of Iron Creators Launch New Manga in Morning

posted on 2020-12-10 06:44 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
New manga launches on December 24

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Kouji Seo Ends Hitman Manga in 6 Chapters

posted on 2020-12-10 07:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga about rookie manga creator, editor launched in June 2018

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Kintetsu Yamada’s Sweat and Soap Manga Ends on January 7

posted on 2020-12-10 07:35 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Kodansha Comics publishes romantic comedy manga in English

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Shoji Sato’s Triage X Manga ‘Enters Final Battle’

posted on 2020-12-10 08:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga’s 21st volume shipped on July 9

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Hensuki Romantic Comedy Manga Ends

posted on 2020-12-10 09:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
CHuN’s manga adaptation of Tomo Hanama’s light novel series launched in November 2017

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Final Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Volume Sells Record 2.855 Million in 1 Week

posted on 2020-12-10 11:00 EST by Egan Loo
Series overall is 2nd to sell 100 million since One Piece

Come on, give us the ending where Black Label fails to stop the Zombie virus that leads us into High School of the Dead…

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Hajime Kamoshida’s Rascal Light Novel Series Reaches Two Million Copies Printed

December 11, 2020 1:10am CST
New purchasers get a special leaflet including a newly-written short story

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Neko Nekobyō’s Sword Art Online Girls Ops Manga Ends on January 8

posted on 2020-12-11 03:45 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga launched in 2013, moved to digital publication earlier this year

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Gou Tanabe’s Manga Adaptation H.P Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth Story Reaches Climax

posted on 2020-12-11 04:27 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga based on horror novella launched in May

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Minami Mizuno’s Koi wo Shiranai Bokutachi wa Manga Reaches Climax

posted on 2020-12-11 05:08 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga by Rainbow Days author launched in June 2018

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Snow and Mist’s Hayate Kuku Launches New Manga in April

posted on 2020-12-11 08:05 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Author had ended Nekomata manga in June

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TBS’s NEWS23: JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Has Exceeded 12 Million Copies Released

December 11, 2020 10:40pm CST
“Anticipated to sell as well as … Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”

Kaiten Books Licenses 3 Manga for Digital Release in 2021

posted on 2020-12-12 01:59 EST by Alex Mateo
Company to publish Gacha Girls Corps, The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting, Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! manga

Chainsaw Man Manga Ends ‘1st Part,’ ‘2nd Part’ to Serialize on Shonen Jump+

posted on 2020-12-13 10:01 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Final volume of manga’s “Public Safety” arc ships in Japan on March 4

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We Never Learn Manga Ends Final ‘Parallel Story’ Chapter, Teases Conclusion Next Week

posted on 2020-12-13 10:10 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga entered “parallel story” arcs in March

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act-age Artist Shiro Usazaki, Kochikame’s Osamu Akimoto Each Pen New 1-Shot for Shonen Jump

posted on 2020-12-13 10:25 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba breaks all-time single-week Oricon manga sales record

2020-12-18T18:00:00Z
2020’s biggest anime/manga hit finishes strong with series’ final volume.

Junji Ito’s Genkai Chitai Manga Enters Final Arc

posted on 2020-12-14 16:00 EST by Adriana Hazra
Series launched on LINE Manga service on April 15

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Duel Masters King Manga Enters Final Battle

posted on 2020-12-14 17:30 EST by Alex Mateo
Shigenobu Matsumoto launched manga in February

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Love and Lies Manga Nears End

posted on 2020-12-14 18:00 EST by Adriana Hazra
Romance series launched in August 2014

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Ayano Natsume Launches Koi wa Dōjinshi yori Kinari Manga on December 15

posted on 2020-12-14 18:30 EST by Adriana Hazra
Story centers on otaku college student who meets social media follower

My Sweet Girl Manga Ends in 2 Chapters

posted on 2020-12-15 00:32 EST by Adriana Hazra
Final compiled volume ships in April 2021

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Kadokawa Launches New Aokishi Manga Magazine on April 20

posted on 2020-12-15 01:55 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Kaoru Mori’s A Bride’s Story, Aki Irie’s Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest move to magazine

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Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Has 15 Million Copies in Circulation

posted on 2020-12-15 22:02 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Milestone celebrated with preview of January’s volume 14 cover

Uncovering Tephlon Funk With Creator Stéphane Metayer and Samurai Champloo’s Fat Jon

by Dennis Banda, Dec 16th 2020

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Work-Centric Spinoff Oh My Job-Hunting Goddess! Starts Its Internet Run

December 16, 2020 12:32pm CST
Manga to be serialized on Comic DAYS website starting today

DC Comics, Morning Magazine Collaborate on Batman, Joker Manga

posted on 2020-12-17 03:35 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Ultraman manga duo work on Batman Justice Buster, Space Battleship Tiramisu artist draws Wanope Joker

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Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World Manga Ends in February

posted on 2020-12-17 05:15 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Asaya Miyanaga’s fantasy manga about humans meeting monsters while traveling launched in 2017

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Alice & Zoroku Manga Resumes After 8 Months

posted on 2020-12-17 07:15 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Previous chapter debuted on April 30

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Sundome!! Milky Way Another End Manga Ends on December 22

posted on 2020-12-17 07:45 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Alternate end to Sundome!! Milky Way manga launched on February 26

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ReLIFE’s Yayoiso Ends Blue Hearts Manga in Next Chapter

posted on 2020-12-17 08:15 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga about 4 students at brink of repeating schoolyear launched in November 2018

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Kingdom Manga Volume 60 Is First in Series With 1-Million First Run

posted on 2020-12-17 14:00 EST by Jennifer Sherman
Series has more than 70 million copies in circulation

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Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings

posted on 2020-12-17 18:00 EST by Alex Mateo
Chainsaw Man tops male reader list; Onna no Sono no Hoshi tops female reader list

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BOOK☆WALKER Gives Their App a Major UI Update

Dec 17th 2020

Kodansha USA Partners With INKR App to Add More Manga Titles

posted on 2020-12-18 06:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Attack on Titan, To Your Eternity, A Silent Voice, Your Lie in April, more now available

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Evangelion: Legend of the Piko-Piko Middle School Students Manga Creators Draw 2 New Mega Man Manga

posted on 2020-12-18 07:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Yūshi Kuwata, Yukito recently ended Super no Oniisan manga

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Kodansha USA Announces Expanding Partnership with INKR Comics

Dec 18th 2020
Anime Inspiring manga series, Attack on Titan, A Silent Voice, Your Lie in April, among this week’s new additions, with even more debuting next week

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Free Comic Book Day 2021 Slated for an August 14 Celebration

Dec 18th 2020

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Haruhisa Nakata’s Levius/est Manga Ends in 10th Volume

posted on 2020-12-18 16:00 EST by Adriana Hazra
Final volume ships in spring 2021

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ANN Review - Cube Arts GN 1 and 2

by Theron Martin, Dec 8th 2020

Chainsaw Man Manga’s ‘2nd Part’ to Feature ‘School Arc’

posted on 2020-12-19 01:23 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins

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Beastars’ Paru Itagaki Launches New Short Manga in Manga Goraku Magazine

posted on 2020-12-19 20:56 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
New manga is titled Bota Bota

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6th Volume of Tatsuya Endō’s Spy x Family Manga Gets 1-Million 1st Print Run

posted on 2020-12-19 23:59 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Manga to have 8 million copies in circulation as of December 28