Manga, manhwa and light novel news — new licenses, volume releases, serialisations, endings, adaptations and publisher announcements.
A television anime adaptation of Kyo Shirodaira and Yuri Kimura’s The Record of a Fallen Vampire (Vampire Jūjikai) is officially moving forward and will debut in 2027. A dedicated website opened on Monday, October 5, confirming the project and revealing…
This week’s North American physical releases landed on September 29, and the standout story was a full wave of Studio Ghibli steelbooks from Shout! Studios. Alongside them came a large batch of manga volumes from Seven Seas, Yen Press, Kodansha…
WEBTOON Entertainment has restructured the leadership of its Korean arm. The company’s Korean subsidiary, Naver Webtoon, appointed WEBTOON Entertainment President Yongsoo Kim and Chief Administrative Officer Gyu-nam Kim as co-CEOs on October 1. The move is part of a broader…
Another of Mashimesa Emoto’s web novels is on its way to the page. The 37th issue of Champion Buzz, the digital supplement to Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine, revealed on Thursday that artist Hikari will launch a manga adaptation…
The Zoids franchise is heading back to the storyline that started it all. The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takara Tomy’s Zoids brand revealed on Friday that a new manga, tentatively titled Zoids: Chaotic Century Kanketsu-hen (Zoids: Chaotic Century…
Keishi Ayasato’s Seijo Seisen -Taizai Yūsha to Omoide no Majo- light novel series is getting a manga adaptation. Manga creator Sasami Kamone announced on September 26, 2026, that they will handle the art for the adaptation, which is set to…
Jun Miura, the manga artist behind the Tsuyokute New Saga adaptation, is launching a new series. The official X/Twitter account for Overlap’s Comic Gardo manga website announced on Thursday, October 1, 2026, that Miura’s next manga, Moto Shinryū, Chippoke na…
Masume Yoshimoto, the creator behind Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear, is launching a new manga. The 37th issue of Champion Buzz, the digital supplement to Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine, revealed on Thursday, October 1, 2026, that the new…
Viz Media has licensed The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom, the fantasy romance manga by Nao Iwamoto. The publisher announced the acquisition on Thursday, October 1, 2026, and put the first two chapters up in English on the same…
Mozukuzu, the manga artist behind the Dungeon Farm adaptation, has launched a new series. The 157th issue of Kadokawa’s Dengeki Daioh G magazine debuted Mozukuzu’s Kemomimi Miko no Isekai Jinja Saikō-ki: Kami-sama ga Kureta Kiseki no Chikara no sei de…
SPUNK!, the manga by Hideki Arai, is getting a live-action film. Arai announced on October 1 that the series will be adapted for the screen, written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida, with the movie targeting release next fall. Who Is…
Kaoru Mori’s A Bride’s Story is getting a new volume, and for the first time it will arrive under a new publisher. The news was announced alongside the release of the third volume of Mori’s other series, Shirley, which confirmed…