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Manga Mavericks Establishes New English Publisher Manga Mavericks Books
Today, News Outlet Manga Mavericks announced they are launching a new manga publishing company named Manga Mavericks Books. This publisher aims to work Japanese creators to license, localize,…
INTERVIEW: The Story Behind Manga Mavericks Books
Manga Mavericks is launching its own small press to make doujin titles available to readers in the United States. Could you do it, too?
Exclusive: Alien Books Manga moving to IDW Publishing Catalog
Earlier Today on April 24th, 2025, Manga Retailer Merry Manga Co. spotted that Kinryo Rock Volumes 1-3 were marked as Not Available- Publisher Cancelled with all retail listings…
Exclusive: Alien Books Manga Titles moving to IDW Publishing Catalog
Earlier Today on April 24th, 2025, Manga Retailer Merry Manga Co. spotted that Kinryo Rock Volumes 1-3 were marked as Not Available- Publisher Cancelled with all retail listings…
Alien Books Announces Publishing Partnership with IDW
Today, publisher Alien Books announces a partnership with IDW Publishing. Through this partnership, Alien Books will be using IDW's distribution, marketing pushes, sales analysis, and logistical support while…
Square Enix Manga & Books Launches Comic Partner Initiative with Penguin Random House
Square Enix Manga & Books, in partnership with Penguin Random House, announced the launch of Comic Partner
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
My Love Story!! (with the Manga Mavericks Podcast)
Covers all of My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko Just how subversive (or not) is this story about an unconventionally attractive hero (Takeo Gouda), his best friend…
#82 Ichigoki's Under Control!! (Ft. Sniperking from Manga Mavericks)
Manga by Seiji Hayashi Ichigoki might be under control but this manga’s plot certainly isn’t. We and our guest Sniperking from Manga Mavericks discuss Shonen Jump…
E183 - Witch Watch (Ch.1-14) FEAT. Colton (Manga Mavericks)
Oh no, my childhood friend is now a witch and wants my demon ass as her familiar? This week, Matt, Sam, Jacob, and special guest Colton (Manga Mavericks)…
American Manga Awards launches in August
Plus: Blackstone wins Mecha Comic buyout bid; Webtoon Entertainment files for IPO; CoMix Wave Films names new chief executive; and more
Books: History of Modern Manga
By Jonathan Clements. “The history of manga,” notes the back-cover blurb for Matthieu Pinon and Laurent Lefebvre’s new book, “is inextricably tied to Japan’s social, economic, political, and…
Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals New Books Coming Spring 2023
The good folks from Square Enix Manga & Books have sent us their upcoming release slate for spring 2023. Headlining their releases is the Ch...
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Guest Episode: Parasyte with the Manga Mavericks Podcast
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s Guest Episode is a ...
Manga artists challenge 'harmful books' labels
Plus: Avex forms anime and video production holding company; Hotel workers strike during Anime Expo; Toei Animation taps Latin American market; and more
Square Enix Launches Web Version of Manga UP!
The good folks from Square Enix have just sent us details about their Manga UP! Platform. It''s available world wide (excluding Japan) and n...
September 2020 Manga / Light Novel / Books Releases
So why not celebrate the coming of Fall with an order manga and light novels? We present to you the list of September 2020 manga, light novel, and…
March 2025 Manga / Light Novel / Books Releases
Here are the March 2025 manga, light novel, manhwa, webtoons, and book releases from 14+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas, VIZ Media, Kodansha, and Azuki!
August 2021 Manga / Light Novel / Books Releases
Here are the August 2021 manga, light novels, and book releases.
MyAnimeList Launches New English Manga Platform featuring 780+ Titles
MyAnimeList in partnership with NTT DOCOMO, INC, Akatsuki Group, and MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. announced today the launch of a a new digital manga platform called Manga Mirai…
Square Enix launches Web Version of Manga Up! Platform
Square Enix on November 28th launched the web version of the global Manga UP! platform. Previously, users were only able to access Manga UP! via an app on…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 589: Kingyo Used Books
In this episode, Xan explores Kingyo Used Books by Seimu Yoshizaki —a heartwarming iyashikei anthology where a Tokyo used bookstore becomes a haven for manga lovers. Discover how this Viz Media Signature title…
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[Podcasts] One Piece and A Silent Voice… with The One Piece Podcast and Manga Mavericks
Non-management: Towards the end of last year and the beginning of this one, I had the privilege of being invited to two separate podcasts, one on A Silent Voice…
The Authentic Voices Shift in Publishing
Lately in publishing there’s been a push for authentic voices. Authentic voices are usually minority authors writing stories that concern their groups and perspectives. This is wonderful! I…
Books: Sexiled
By Shelley Pallis. Tanya is twenty-five years old. She’s got half a decade of adventuring behind her, looting treasure from dungeons, spell-casting to protect her friends from goblins…
Books: Orienting
By Jonathan Clements. “My stay here has been so short,” said Rabindranath Tagore to Japanese students in 1916, “that one may think I have not earned my right…
Books: Ghibliotheque
By Andrew Osmond. The Ghibliotheque podcast started in 2018, and soon became an institution. It offered a journey through the films of Studio Ghibli, presented by Michael Leader…
Books & Sake
「高円寺古本酒場ものがたり」狩野俊 Story of Koenji Books & Sake, by Suguru Karino The “Story of Koenji Books & Sake” is Suguru Karino’s account of how he started a bookstore and…
Books & Sake
「高円寺古本酒場ものがたり」狩野俊 Story of Koenji Books & Sake, by Suguru Karino The “Story of Koenji Books & Sake” is Suguru Karino’s account of how he started a bookstore and…
NEW GAME! Author Launches New Manga Series, IDOL x IDOL STORY!
Shotaro Tokuno, the original creator of the yuri game development series NEW GAME! started a new manga series called IDOL x IDOL STORY!
I’m impressed with Crunchyroll’s Production Division
I heard the news that Crunchyroll hit a milestone 3 million subscribers recently and I thought it was about time I talked a bit about the currently reigning…
The Division Between Headcanons and Readings
Headcanons and readings seem incredibly similar, but they’re used quite differently. In this piece I explore that difference.
SPECIAL TOPIC: Kochikame’s Special Criminal Division
A handful of manga in Weekly Shonen Jump have stuck around for a long time- and then there’s Kochikame こち亀, which began serializing in 1976 from Akimoto Osamu 秋本治…
Kodansha’s K MANGA Launches Today on Mobile With 400 Manga Titles, Tickets and Points System
On March 21, Kodansha announced plans to launch its own official manga distribution service. Now that service, K MANGA, is live on iOS and Android devices today, with…
PRESS RELEASE: Glacier Bay Books and Star Fruit Books Titles Now Available on Digital Manga Service Azuki
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Digital manga subscription service Azuki has partnered with English-language manga publishers Glacier Bay Books (recent winner of the prestigious Ignatz Award) and Star Fruit…
Eating Your Own Tail: Self-Publishing Websites
Are you interested in publishing your own book? Many anime bloggers aspire toward it, but when you start researching, it seems books about self publishing dominate self publishing.…
Eating Your Own Tail: Self-Publishing Websites
Are you interested in publishing your own book? Many anime bloggers aspire toward it, but when you start researching, it seems books about self publishing dominate self publishing.…
The Big Five Publishing Houses to Four
With Simon & Schuster being sold to Penguin Random House, Krystallina discusses the ramifications of this for the manga distribution market.
Eating Your Own Tail: Self-Publishing Websites
Are you interested in publishing your own book? Many anime bloggers aspire toward it, but when you start researching, it seems books about self publishing dominate self publishing.…
J-Novel Club Launches 6 Light Novels and 2 Manga (September 2022)
Six new light novels and two new manga will be joining the J-Novel Club digital catalog today. Read here for information about each new title.
The Anime Ministry Network Launches!
Do you use anime to reach people for Christ? Do you have a community of other believers who do the same? Would you like to join one? A…
TEZUCOMI Kickstarter Launches August 1st
A new Kickstarter project celebrating the works of Osamu Tezuka launches on August 1st. This massive, two-volume set will include 600 pages of art, comics, and more from…
Books: Combat Baker…
By Jeannette Ng. The light novel series The Combat Baker and the Automaton Waitress follows Lud “Silver Wolf” Langart, a former captain and mech-operator who retires after a…
Books: Infinite Dendrogram
By Shelley Pallis. Infinite Dendrogram is the best game ever invented, a “virtual reality massively multiplayer online game” but not a crap one like all the ones that…
Books: Rediscovered Classics
By Zoe Crombie. Anime has taken inspiration from Western cultures throughout much of its history, from Astro Boy’s Disney-inspired aesthetics to the gorgeous European locales of films like…
Books: Reading Murakami
By Jonathan Clements. Almost everything that is written about fiction is either reception (what the reader thought of the book) or production (an occasional making-of about the author…
Japanese “Cat Books”
Anyone who reads Japanese literature has surely noticed the overwhelming number of books about cats. It’s not just a phenomenon of fiction in translation—there are a lot of…
Books: Spirit Chronicles
By Shelley Pallis. Yuri Kitayama’s Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles has several different beginnings, and to be frank, I am not sure that it has stopped beginning yet, even…