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Kadokawa and Marvel Announce Spider-Man Manga Set in Shibuya

Marvel's new Asia Originals editorial office under C.B. Cebulski in Tokyo arrives as Shueisha's long-running Marvel manga licensing arrangement ends, leaving the Japanese publishing pipeline for Marvel characters in new hands.

Key Facts

  • Kadokawa and Marvel Comics announced the MARVEL | KADOKAWA project at the MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026.
  • The first wave of MARVEL | KADOKAWA will include five titles, with Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen confirmed so far.
  • Spider-Man is drawn by tokitokoro and its protagonist is Haruto Hachidori, a high school student in Shibuya who gains spider powers.
  • Spider-Gwen is drawn by Ryusei Yamada and follows Gwen Stacy, a high school drummer who gains powers after a radioactive spider bite and becomes Spider-Woman.
  • Both manga will begin serialization on Kadokawa's KadoComi service within 2026, with collected volumes planned afterward.

Reporting from 5 sources: Anime News Network, KAI-YOU, Dengeki Hobby Web, GameBusiness.jp, and 1 more.

Kadokawa and Marvel Announce Spider-Man Manga Set in Shibuya

Kadokawa and Marvel Comics have launched a joint project called MARVEL | KADOKAWA, announced at the MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026. The first wave will consist of five titles, with two confirmed so far. Spider-Man is drawn by tokitokoro, who previously worked on Jeff the Land Shark for Marvel Comics. Its protagonist is Haruto Hachidori, a male high school student living in Shibuya who suddenly gains spider powers and swings through the city while a shadow lurking beneath it begins to move. Spider-Gwen is handled by Ryusei Yamada, who drew Captain Marvel illustrations for MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL. Its story follows Gwen Stacy, a high school student and drummer in the band Mary Janes, who gains powers after a radioactive spider bite in a laboratory and protects the city as Spider-Woman. Both Japanese titles remain undecided. Both works will begin serialization on Kadokawa's KadoComi service within 2026, with collected volumes planned afterward.

The creative team behind both titles has worked with Marvel before. tokitokoro drew art for Marvel Comics' Jeff the Land Shark. Ryusei Yamada has handled art and other duties on 2025's MARVEL RIVALS: IGNITE #1, and drew Captain Marvel illustrations for MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL.

Concept art released with the announcement shows more than the two leads.

  • Daredevil, whose character is named Mao Domeki
  • Punisher, whose character is named Kurogane

Spider-Man concept art also shows a red-and-blue suit labeled "FINAL SUIT," alongside Haruto Hachidori in a "FIRST SUIT," his casual clothes, and characters who appear to be people around him.

Bleeding Cool reported in July that the manga would be titled Spider-Man of Shibuya. Kadokawa said on Wednesday that the Japanese title is still to be determined.

The panel lineup included C.B. Cebulski, Marvel's new editor-in-chief Stephen Wacker, and Kadokawa's Kenta Matsui. Cebulski stepped down as editor-in-chief and now works from Tokyo heading Marvel's Asia editorial operations, which focus on original works from Asia.

The KadoComi service launched in March 2014 as ComicWalker, a portal distributing Kadokawa manga for free. It was fully renewed in 2024 with a new brand name and site design.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

Spider-Man Spider-Gwen MARVEL｜KADOKAWA KADOKAWA Marvel Comics tokitokoro Ryusei Yamada

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