The popular survival action manga Darwin's Game by FLIPFLOPs is being adapted into a live-action film. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters in Japan on March 12, 2027.
The 2026 Harvey Awards nominee list includes giant manga series such as Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, and One Piece, as well as the manhwa representative Your Letter. This year's nominations highlight the growing influence of Asian comics at prestigious US awards.
The new manga for Hiromu Shinozuka's beloved series Mirmo de Pon!, which began in March 2026, was short-lived, but the publisher has announced that the series will continue with a 'Season 2' and a side story.
Kuma has licensed the BL manga Mermaid Prince by renowned BL author Ogeretsu Tanaka, which stands out with its unusual premise. The story follows a young man who is offered 100 million yen to father a child with an endangered male mermaid.
The first volume of the manga 'The Training Ground's Sandbag Grandpa, Actually the Strongest', adapted from the original story by Nagase Takahiro and illustrated by vi Sakurata, hit the shelves in Japan on June 26.
The first volume of the manga adaptation of Touka Touhana's novel of the same name, 'Rinbansei de Kyūseishu o Tantō Shite Kita noni, Konkai no Ore wa Maō Rashii', was released on June 25 under the Hifumi Shobo label.
The first volume of the fantasy manga series written by Hizuki Nodoka and illustrated by Mayuzumi Koyo, "Even if You Cry or Apologize, I Will Not Return to the Church! – My Second Life Begins When the Exiled Former Saint Candidate and the Also Exiled 'Sword God' Come to an Agreement," hit the shelves on June 26.
Famous manga artist Sato Hochi, known for her cult series 'Hana no Asuka-gumi!', launched her new series 'Diamond Blues: Tsuchihashi Konan to 7-nin no Ojisan' on June 24, 2024 under Kadokawa's COMIC BRIDGE label. This also marks her return to ASUKA magazine after approximately 30 years.
Tsukasa Unohana's 4-panel mahjong manga 'Gokigenyō, Ikkyoku Ikaga?', which began in 2022, is officially becoming a TV anime.
Akane Torikai's manga Bad Babies Don't Cry, which started in July 2024, has concluded with its latest chapter.
The manga adaptation of Machibari's light novel series 'The Banished Saint's Pilgrimage: From Dying to Thriving,' illustrated by Komugi Awaya, concludes with its third volume. The series began in 2023.
Ugatsumatsuki's new manga 'Hissatsu Reijou Riese: Tensei Shita Saikyou no Koroshiya wa, Yami wo Matou Akuyaku Reijou to Naru' started serialization on Overlap's Comic Gald platform on June 23.