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One of Dengeki Bunko’s long-dormant series is preparing for an unexpected comeback. Black Bullet: New World Order will begin publishing…
September 10, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Fans of Medalist will have to wait a little longer for the next chapter, as creator Tsurumaikada’s acclaimed figure-skating series…
September 4, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Japan already has its must-read manga of 2026. The news site Oricon has unveiled the results of its “Overall Recommended…
July 18, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
After two years of waiting, Hunter x Hunter is finally set to resume publication in the pages of Weekly Shonen…
June 20, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Nine years after the publication of its last chapter (chapter 545, released on July 26, 2017), Fairy Tail is preparing…
April 9, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
The One Piece franchise has just announced an unexpected but deeply symbolic partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Tony Tony…
March 21, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Comici Inc., a Japanese data science company serving manga publishers, has launched comici MANGA, a digital reading platform deployed in…
March 15, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Twenty-five years after its debut, Fullmetal Alchemist remains a shōnen landmark and continues to top must-read rankings. The strength of…
March 15, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
The manga spin-off “JUJUTSU KAISEN Modulo”, conceived by Gege Akutami and illustrated by Yuji Iwasaki, has now come to an…
March 9, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Volume 114 of ONE PIECE was released on March 4, 2026 and marks a historic milestone: the series has now…
March 5, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Japan’s manga market marked a turning point in 2025: for the first time in seven years, it declined. According to…
March 4, 2026 • Manga Afternoon
Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender have something to celebrate: a new story dedicated to Kya, the only daughter of…
October 31, 2025 • Manga Afternoon
The highly anticipated release of the “Dragon Ball Complete 42-Volume Double-Cover Box Set” has just been delayed. This project, celebrating…
October 11, 2025 • Manga Afternoon
To celebrate the quarter-century anniversary of NANA, Ai Yazawa’s acclaimed manga returns in a limited edition that is sure to…
October 8, 2025 • Manga Afternoon
An official video from the One Piece franchise showed Eiichiro Oda handling LEGO sets inspired by his work for the…
August 13, 2025 • Manga Afternoon
