Industry
8/20/2026
Crunchyroll Store Discontinues Physical Manga and Light Novel Sales
The Crunchyroll Store has discontinued physical manga and light novel sales, and the store is now exclusive to Mega and Ultimate Fan subscriptions.
The Crunchyroll Store has discontinued physical manga and light novel sales, and the store is now exclusive to Mega and Ultimate Fan subscriptions.
HarperCollins is bringing the Kazé brand, well-known to anime and manga fans, to the US market. The new imprint will be introduced at a panel at Anime NYC.
Twin Engine and Bandai will invest up to 4 billion yen in a joint venture for manga, anime, and merchandising. New intellectual properties will be developed through an integrated process from manga to anime and products.
J-Novel Club has announced 7 new light novels, 2 new manga licenses, and 13 print releases, adding notable series such as 'Sorry Darling, but You Won't Kill Me Again!', 'A Young Maiden's Growing Pains', and 'Last Summer Sparkle' to its catalog.
Lucca Comics & Games 2026 will host legendary names from the worlds of manga, music, and gaming. It was announced that Toru Fujisawa, Go Nagai, Yoko Kanno, Yoshinari Kitase, Hideki Kamiya, and Peach Momoko are on the guest list.
Comic Natalie has released the latest manga sales data from Japan. Here are the series that topped the charts and the overall trends for the week of June 1-7, 2026.
FAKKU, one of the world's largest licensed adult manga platforms, has entered a difficult period after its payment processor suddenly terminated its service.
Aiming to transfer Japan's deep-rooted manga magazine culture to the digital environment, comici has shared its new strategies and goals prepared for global readers.
Mahjong Pros, one of the new and ambitious players in the manga world, has shaken hands with giant logistics networks to bring its physical prints to shelves in North America and Europe.