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Naver WEBTOON will launch side stories for The Remarried Empress tonight, October 29, at 10:00 p.m. KST on its Daily Plus service. The same episodes go out on the platform’s global services. The company announced the release on October 28.…
Eito Chida has a new series. The November issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker announced last Thursday that Hoshibarai no Chidori will start in the next issue, out November 20. What Hoshibarai no Chidori is about It is a battle…
Masaki Andō's Mojiponika! is ending. The author announced on Friday that the comedy manga will finish in the next issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine, which goes on sale November 25. What Mojiponika! is about The series is built on a…
Georgie, the 1980s shoujo manga by Man Izawa and Yumiko Igarashi, is finally getting an English release. Omoi and Manga Mavericks Books announced a joint licence on Monday. Omoi will publish the series digitally in spring 2027, and Manga Mavericks…
Manga Barcelona has confirmed its 2026 guest list, and the show is leaning hard on manga creators. The convention runs December 5 to 8 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via. Organisers also revealed that Junji Ito drew this year's poster. Who…
Marco Kohinata’s Akari has won the Prix Ouest-France at the Quai des Bulles comic festival in Saint-Malo. It is the first Japanese title to take the award. The prize went to the French edition, which has been in French bookshops…
Manga Mavericks Books has licensed Sho Yonoko’s Gago Hunters, the company said on Monday during its online event. The full title is Gago Hunters: Greetings from Amatsumizu City’s Gago Suppression Squad, and the release is set for July 2027 in…
Sora Karin and Kentarō Harada launched a new manga on Shonen Jump+ on Saturday. It is called The Pit of Darkness, read Yami Sute Ana in Japanese, and MANGA Plus is publishing it in English on the same schedule. Karin…
Akihito Yoshitomi is drawing a new Eat-Man manga, and it is tied to the anime rather than the other way round. The official X account for EAT-MAN The Over Order announced on Monday that the spinoff will be called Desert-Dessert…
Yen Press announced ten acquisitions at its industry panel at MCM London Comic Con on Sunday, and all of them arrive in April 2027. The batch runs across three imprints: six manga, two light novels under Yen On, and two…
Rainy Day Serenade is coming back, and not with a sequel. The December issue of Kodansha’s Kiss magazine announced on Friday that Haruka Kawachi’s series will get a spinoff titled Namidaame to Serenade: Gaiden, which translates to Rainy Day Serenade…
Goddess of Victory: Nikke is getting a second manga. The official X account for Kadokawa’s Dengeki Maoh magazine announced on Saturday that a new official adaptation is on the way from artist Yokoshima Penguin, with a winter debut planned. The…