Marvel Comics is moving its manga publishing for the Japanese market from Shueisha to Kadokawa, and its digital subscription library from Marvel Unlimited to a WEBTOON-operated app called Marvel Comics. Both transitions are dated within 2026.
Two handovers define Marvel Comics coverage in 2026. On the publishing side, Shueisha announced on July 1 that its contract with Walt Disney Japan to publish manga adaptations of Marvel characters would end on September 30. Five series would be pulled from digital storefronts between September 28 and 30, with physical sales stopping and existing stock remaining in stores while supplies lasted.
A replacement pipeline arrived quickly. At the MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, Kadokawa and Marvel announced a joint project called MARVEL | KADOKAWA. The first wave is five titles, with two confirmed: a Spider-Man manga drawn by tokitokoro and a Spider-Gwen manga drawn by Ryusei Yamada. Both will serialize on Kadokawa's KadoComi service within 2026, with collected volumes planned. The project sits under Marvel's new Asia Originals editorial office in Tokyo, led by C.B. Cebulski.
Separately, Marvel's digital subscription library is changing operators. Marvel Unlimited will end service on December 7, 2026, about 19 years after launching in 2007. A new app called Marvel Comics, run by WEBTOON, launches November 16 with roughly the same subscription price and more than 35,000 comics at launch. Purchased comics transfer through individual redemption codes, and libraries can be viewed until December 21 before the app is removed on December 28.
Earlier in the year, Marvel announced a 25th anniversary project for its Marvel Mangaverse line: five one-shot comics released weekly in September, with Yuji Kaku, known for Hell's Paradise, providing covers for all issues. The titles are Web of Blood, Iron Knight, Arcane Avengers, Ghostlocke, and Web of Destiny.
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Marvel Unlimited will end service on December 7, 2026, about 19 years after the subscription app launched in 2007. A new app called Marvel Comics, run by WEBTOON, launches on November 16 with roughly the same subscription price and more than 35,000 comics at launch. Purchased comics transfer through individual redemption codes, and libraries can be viewed until December 21 before the app is removed on December 28.
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.
Shueisha announced its contract with Walt Disney Japan to publish manga adaptations of Marvel characters will end on September 30. The publisher will remove five series from digital storefronts between September 28 and 30 and stop selling physical volumes. Existing stock in stores remains available while supplies last.
Marvel Comics announced a 25th anniversary project for its Marvel Mangaverse series, releasing five one-shot comics weekly in September. Manga artist Yuji Kaku, known for Hell's Paradise, will provide covers for all issues. The titles include Web of Blood, Iron Knight, Arcane Avengers, Ghostlocke, and Web of Destiny.