Kodansha USA Licenses Trapped on Tape!, Announces Hajime no Ippo Print Release
The Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! omnibus marks the long-running series' print debut in English, a move that follows its digital release on Kodansha's K MANGA service.
The Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! omnibus marks the long-running series' print debut in English, a move that follows its digital release on Kodansha's K MANGA service.
Omoi is expanding its catalog on two fronts at once: a new simulpub-style license for a completed romantic travelogue and a 45-title wholesale addition from Titan Manga, signaling a push to grow its premium subscription base.
The announcement pairs a long-running robot adventure with a fluffy campus romance, while the publisher also begins restoring color illustrations for The Sword of Paros, signaling a broader restoration effort for older series.
The licensing pair, announced at Anime NYC, expands Mahjong Pros Publishing's catalog with both a narrative title and an instructional one, showing the imprint's focus on mahjong-themed manga and textbooks.
The chart shows late-August digital manga sales led by fresh tankobon releases, with a timed promotion for Blue Lock and a steep discount on Hakaiju drawing attention.
The Gundam X franchise marks its 30th anniversary with both a new sequel manga by the original creator Koichi Tokita and a record compilation carrying fresh art from its two key designers.
The slate balances BL and yuri titles with fantasy and comedy, continuing Seven Seas' push into diverse romance and genre manga.
The column frames 'Centuria' as a standout among the festival's next-generation authors, suggesting its story about a slave boy carrying 100 lives is compelling enough that an anime adaptation is inevitable.
The column makes a direct case that this occult comedy deserves more recognition, and the September 4 release of the fourth volume gives new readers a reason to catch up now.
The Vampire Hunter D franchise gets two new English releases at once, with the Rose Princess manga translation launching in March 2027 after the Fortress of Blood comic lands in December.
The six-title slate extends Kana's English catalog with full-color works and a horror title previously released by Manga Planet, signaling a broadening of the imprint's genre reach.
Yen Press is adding two new manga series to its catalog, one a fantasy action tale and one a romantic comedy, alongside audiobook and print plans that extend its light novel offerings.
The list highlights how light novels, after normalizing absurdity, now need extra weirdness to stand out, pointing to a trend toward unconventional viewpoints and settings.
The third American Manga Awards spread its wins across seven categories and six publishers, while inducting Vertical co-founder Ioannis Mentzas posthumously and Tuttle-Mori's Chigusa Ogino into the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame.
Melton's casting, if finalized, would put a major Hollywood name into a long-running manga adaptation that Lionsgate is steering toward a 2027 production start.
The beloved 1986 manga gets its first live-action drama, with the original author supervising the script and a director who long wanted to adapt it.
The manga adaptation brings Nabeshiki's web novel to a new format on Kodansha's Comic Days, expanding the author's presence beyond the ongoing I Parry Everything series.
The one-shot marks a return to a series that ended in 2011, timed to its 20th anniversary, and appears in a different magazine than the one where the original ran.
The tenfold viewership jump, tied directly to the July 31 series premiere and Kakao's promotional campaigns, shows the live-action adaptation is driving readers back to the source webtoon.
The promo confirms the opening theme and debut date for the live-action series, which adapts the completed manga about two college women who start dating.
The first-place finish on the first day of distribution gives LOCKER ROOM and the TOON8 label an early signal of audience traction for a new original property, not an adaptation of an existing franchise.
The release marks the return of Shimamoto's two Riders in a single volume, timed to the Kamen Rider 55th anniversary, with exclusive content including a long interview and newly drawn material.
The memorial event pairs the annual anniversary of Shigeru Akagi with limited signed reproduction art and a returning toast set, giving collectors a rare direct purchase route for Fukumoto's handwritten signature.
The simultaneous release pairs the latest installment of Gatou's long-running Full Metal Panic! spin-off with his new mecha series, signaling a deliberate push to court both established fans and new readers on the same day.