Manga
8/14/2026
Vermeil in Gold Manga Illustrator Yōko Umezu Passes Away
The illustrator of the <strong>Vermeil in Gold</strong> manga adaptation, <strong>Yōko Umezu</strong>, passed away on July 7 due to an ischemic stroke.
The illustrator of the <strong>Vermeil in Gold</strong> manga adaptation, <strong>Yōko Umezu</strong>, passed away on July 7 due to an ischemic stroke.
One Piece: Zoro side novel takes number one on Oricon's July 2026 light novel sales list; Heaven Official's Blessing and Too Many Losing Heroines! rank in the top three.
One Piece's 115th volume became number one on Oricon's July 2026 manga list with sales over one million. Hunter x Hunter's 39th volume took second place.
Tonari no Seki no Fukami-kun ga Idol ni Naru Kamo Shirenai, which tells the story of an otaku high school student obsessed with idol auditions, is ending with its next chapter after about a year of publication.
Yumi Unita, creator of Bunny Drop, will bring her new manga 'Heights Nanten ~2-mei-sama Gentei Desu~' to readers in September 2026.
The Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu manga, illustrated by Riddle Kamimura and based on a story by Hisumi, is ending after its start in June 2023.
Soborou's series Jukebox, which started on the Shonen Jump+ platform in August 2025, concluded with its final chapter published on August 11, 2026.
Manga Mavericks Books will host Sen, creator of 'Horon' and 'The Closed Country', at Anime NYC 2026. The convention will be held in New York on August 20-23.
Hiroya Oku, creator of Gantz, Inuyashiki, and Gigant, has announced that he will retire from the manga world after finishing his ongoing series Kanrekihime. The master mangaka said he no longer has the energy to continue drawing.
In an announcement on August 11, 2026, the live-action adaptation of Tamifull's beloved manga How Do We Relationship? expanded its cast with 7 new names. Among the newcomers, Ayaka Konno, Eiku Yamashita of ONE N' ONLY, and Kasumi Yamaya draw attention.
The new manga by Kotono Katō, creator of Altair: A Record of Battles, Set Match!, met readers with two chapters on August 7. The story follows a young girl's struggle in the soft tennis club.
Tsutomu Nihei's dark fantasy series Tower Dungeon has reached over 1 million copies in circulation worldwide. This milestone was announced on the editors' official X/Twitter account.