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Overlord’s newest manga has hit a pause, and the reason is the artist’s health. Matsuki said on X/Twitter on Wednesday that they have been hospitalized and need to rest and recover, so their Overlord [Shin] Sekai-hen manga is going on…
Kazu Kakazu has a new series on the way. The 45th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump announced on Monday that the creator will launch a new manga titled Yosuga Tagurite on the publisher’s vertical-scrolling service Jump Toon on October…
Masakuni Igarashi’s Tune In to the Midnight Heart will skip a chapter this week. The 45th issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that the manga does not have a new chapter in the issue as originally planned,…
The anime adaptation of Mai Matsuda’s Walking Home with You has a release window. The series’ official website opened on Wednesday, confirming that the show will be a television anime and that it will premiere in April 2027 on the…
Hiromasa Okujima’s Babanba Banban Vampire is heading into its final stretch. Retail listings for the manga’s 15th compiled volume describe the story as entering its “final stage” when the book ships on December 8, 2026. The wording comes from retailers…
Manga creator Chanta has a new series running. Noro-Noro Puku-Puku launched in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ manga service on Monday, October 5, and is simultaneously available in English on Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service. The launch marks a quick return for Chanta,…
Mikito Chinen’s horror novel Etsuran Genkin Ryōki Satsujin-han no Seishin Kantei Hōkoku-sho — roughly “Restricted Reading: Psychiatric Evaluation Report of a Bizarre Murderer” — has been adapted into a manga. Artist Hiromoto Komatsu launched the series on Futabasha’s Web Comic…
WEBTOON’s The Mafia Nanny is heading to television. According to the entertainment outlet Deadline, Hulu is developing a live-action series adaptation of the hit action-romance webcomic, with Charlize Theron on board as an executive producer. The project was reported by…
The television anime of Makoto Morishita’s The Fledgling Demon Lord’s Starter Shop (Sudachi no Maōjō) finally has a date to work with. The series’ official website on Tuesday, October 6 unveiled a second teaser promotional video, a new key visual,…
K MANGA announced on Saturday, October 3, that it will release Adachitoka’s The Wolf at Memory’s End (Yadoya no Oinu-sama) manga in English on October 5. That English debut lands a day before the series starts in Japan, where Adachitoka…
Keigo Shinzō’s Hirayasumi manga is coming to a close. This year’s 45th issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday, October 5, that the series will end in two more chapters. If there are no delays, the…
Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ website announced on Saturday, October 3, that writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura’s Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave) manga is going on hiatus due to the artist’s poor health. In a statement, Takemura said they injured…