Wandance Stage Play Runs in Tokyo in March 2027
The stage play extends the Wandance franchise across theater, following the manga's television anime adaptation that debuted in Japan in October 2025.
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Keigo Atobe From New Prince of Tennis Covers anan Magazine
The cover placement of a fictional middle school tennis player in a women's magazine highlights the character's cross-demographic appeal ahead of the U-17 World Cup Final Member Decision Match.
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The End of the World With a Shiba Inu Is a Gentle Apocalypse Walk
The sale highlights how a manga born from a rejected Shiba Inu pitch found its audience online, turning an apocalypse into a relaxed daily walk.
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Unnamed Memory -after the end- Novel Series Ends in December
The sequel series that has run since 2022 reaches its planned end in December, closing out the printed run of the Unnamed Memory story alongside a December art book.
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Kana Delays Inio Asano's Before Dawn and the End of the World Manga to March 4
The delay pushes the English release of Asano's early short stories, a previously untranslated window into his pre-Dead Dead Demon's work, to spring 2026.
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Boichi's The Marshal King Manga Resumes With Chapter 28
The Marshal King returns to its weekly Shonen Jump+ schedule after a hiatus that began in December, restoring a regular release cadence for the Western-set action series.
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Tomb Raider King Episode 9 Finally Challenges Jooheon
The episode's closing cliffhanger is notable because it marks a departure from Jooheon's usual unchallenged success, introducing genuine uncertainty for the protagonist.
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Dan Mitsu Manga by Husband Tooru Kiyono Featured in Amazon Weekend Sale
The column frames the manga as evidence that Dan Mitsu's odd TV persona is genuine, with her husband's observation records showing she is even more herself at home.
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Kore wa Shine da Director Put Island Beauty First, Says Toyoda
The column argues the anime's credible depiction of island life stems directly from the author's first request to director Hiroaki Akagi: prioritize the beauty of the island, not the manga-drawing scenes.
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Kagurabachi, Dandadan Top Amazon Kindle Manga Ranking
New volumes and pre-orders dominate the Kindle chart, with ongoing series like World Trigger and Kagurabachi driving both immediate sales and bundle purchases through limited-time point incentives.
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Hellbound Artist Kyoo-seok Choi and MEEN Launch Webtoon Crocodile on Kakao Page
The collaboration pairs Choi, known for Hellbound, with MEEN, whose action noir works include the Dokgo series, for a Busan-set revenge tale launching this week on Kakao Page.
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Hideki Arai Opens Website to Publish Rejected Manga Storyboards
Arai is turning rejected storyboards and unpublished material into public content, opening his creative process to readers.
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Medalist Manga Goes on Hiatus
The manga pauses while the franchise is mid-release, with the second anime season finished and a film opening in February, and the creator has tied her return to reaching the Junior Grand Prix finals.
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Adachitoka Returns with New Manga Yadoya no Oinu-sama
The new series returns Adachitoka to Monthly Shonen Magazine, where Noragami: Stray God ran from 2010 until its January 2024 finale.
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Two Nola Books Novels Launch September 5 Across E-Book Stores
Two more Nola Books volumes ship September 5, and the label now counts 22 titles on the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2027 list from Takarajimasha, the recognition the announcement leads with.
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September 9 Dubbed 'Attack on Titan Day' by Anniversary Association
The franchise is formalizing its anniversary as an unofficial holiday, pairing the designation with a key visual and a livestream featuring the main cast.
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Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You Episode 9 Puts a Marriage Rumor in Play
The episode uses a potential marriage reveal to test Yamada's true feelings, marking a direct turn from the series' usual long-distance miscommunication about Sasaki's dual identity.
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emaqi Adds 8 New Manga Including Bloody Sugar Laughs at the Night
The September slate expands emaqi's English catalog with a mix of fantasy, comedy, and workplace titles, several debuting on the premium service.
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Minami's Lover Manga Gets Musical Stage Play in December
The musical marks another adaptation of the long-running manga, but is notable for changing the lead high school couple Minami and Chiyoko into a male couple, a reinterpretation of the source material that has been adapted multiple times since the 1980s.
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Nao Maita Will Launch New Manga in Ciao on December 28
The new series arrives the same month Shining! ends, as its final compiled volume ships on December 25, continuing Maita's steady output for Ciao.
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Shugo Chara! 20th Anniversary Exhibition Key Visual Unveiled
The exhibition is the first original art show for the Shugo Chara! franchise, and the new PEACH-PIT illustration confirms the creator's direct involvement in the anniversary event.
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Oedo Fire Slayer Manga Goes on Hiatus as Artist Is Hospitalized
The hiatus pauses the manga adaptation of Shogo Imamura's novel while the television anime is currently airing, leaving the manga's schedule uncertain.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Exhibition Offers Egyptian God Cards as Bonus Merch
The exhibition bundles the iconic manga-original Egyptian God cards as collectible merchandise, but explicitly bars them from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, making them display pieces rather than playable cards.
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Ten Kashiwa and Kai Noshigami Launch New Manga
The new series pairs Kashiwa, whose prior manga just concluded, with Noshigami, who recently worked on a spinoff tied to Yuki Kaji's anniversary project.
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