English Publisher Manga Mavericks Books announced they licensed Brothers of Japan by Taiyo Matsumoto Scheduled for a physical & digital release February 2027

The Crunchyroll Store sent an email out to their affiliate partners announcing they are shutting down the affiliate program today • An official "reason" hasn't been stated, my assumption would be further cost cutting on Crunchyroll's end Sources: bsky.app/profile/dary... bsky.app/profile/bunn...

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #27 is now available to read on MangaPlus mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/updates

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Pre-Sale tickets are now available to purchase www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/ble... Fandango is offering a $29.99 "The Calamity Bundle" which includes one of three exclusive mystery BLEACH production artwork redeem.fandango.com/products/the...

Publisher Kodama Tales is increasing the price on their upcoming volumes of Baki The Grappler • Starting with Vol. 19, the new MSRP is now $22.99 compared to the original $19.99 price • It's unsure if this new MSRP will be reflected on prior volumes or future volumes of Baki

GKids announced they acquired the North American theatrical rights to Adolescence of Utena Scheduled to screen in theaters June 21 & 22 Source:

ANNOUNCEMENT: The workers of Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com are forming a union. Please read our mission statement below. 👇 #DHWU

It was announced that Dorohedoro Season 3 is now in production

Veil Volumes 1-4 by Kotteri are back in stock on Amazon for $12.75 each ($15.99 MSRP) Volume 1 amzn.to/4o1vlSz Volume 2 amzn.to/43vSm6B Volume 3 amzn.to/4dJO9B4 Volume 4 amzn.to/4nOuGng #ad

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Blu-Rays on Sale via Amazon Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency ($30.99) amzn.to/3RthubC Stardust Crusaders ($15.99) amzn.to/4dOOC54 Stardust Crusaders: Battle In Egypt ($15.99) amzn.to/43w5OHH #ad

InStockTrades Dark Horse Publisher Sale • Berserk Deluxe HC are $29.99 each • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe HC are $29.99 each • Hp Lovecraft's at Mountains of Madness is $29.99 instocktrades.com/specials/713...

Sentai Filmworks "Ani-May" Final Week Sale Highlights: • Oshi No Ko Season 1 ($30.99) • Oshi No Ko Season 2 ($34.99) • Jellyfish Can't Swim In The Night ($27.99) • Elfen Lied ($29.99) • Dororo Premium Boxset ($39.99) sentaifilmworks.com/collections/...

Yen Press & J-Novel Club are rolling out new price increases across their all of their titles Yen Press: • Yen-On MSRP increased from $14/$15 -> $16 J- Novel Club: • Manga & Light Novel MSRP increased from $14/$15 -> $16

Chainsaw Man Volume 24 Cover Art

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #26 is now available to read on MangaPlus mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/updates

It appears that Gachiakuta author Kei Urana has either temporarily disabled / deleted their twitter account An official statement hasn't been given at the time of reporting this Credit to @wintervenom91.bsky.social for the heads up & you can verify this yourself here Source: x.com/KEI_URANA

ICYMI Here's a recap thread on what Yen Press announced last night during their #AnimeNorth2026 Industry Panel • Nine licenses total, (Two Novels & Seven Manga) All titles are scheduled to release December 2026 and Winter 2027

A new batch of discotek media Deep Dives is now available to purchase on MediaOCD mediaocd.com/brand/discot...

Barnes & Noble CEO states he has no issue selling AI-written books “As long as an AI-written book says it’s an AI-written book and doesn’t pretend to be something else & isn’t ripping off somebody else, as long as that’s clearly stated& the customer wants to buy it, then we will stock them.”

ICYMI Embracer Group announced they're spinning-off "Fellowship Entertainment" into new company. • Studios & Companies include: Dark Horse Media, 4A Games, Crystal Dynamics, Dambuster Studios, Eidos-Montréal, Fishlabs, Flying Wild Hog Studios, Gunfire Games, Middle-earth Enterprises, and more

English Publisher Manga Mavericks Books announced they licensed Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down by Zawayuki Taki for a physical/digital release May 2027

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #25 is now available to read on MangaPlus mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/updates

I got another Industry interview for y'all! This time, myself & @wintervenom91.bsky.social was able to sit down with CEO of Comici Daisaku Manda to talk about background, work responsibilities, and the recently released Comici App You can check it out below on @behindthemanga.com !

Here's a recap thread on what Yen Press announced today during their license announcement event • 18 Announcements total (6 Light Novels, 1 Audiobook, 11 Manga) • All titles are scheduled to release November 2026

If you happened to miss @sevenseasentertainment.com Wonderful Wednesday license announcements today, we got you covered! Our article gives you a recap on what was announced! buff.ly/d1hXUnT #manga

Exclusive: One Peace Books has licensed the manga series "My Sweet Marriage to My Ex-Nemesis" for a Spring 2027 Release! buff.ly/ADtfFsU #manga

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Penguin Random House revealed that Kodansha licensed Shirow Masamune: Artworks in the Shell for an English release (Credit to @deezee79.bsky.social for the heads up) • Hardcover 288 Pages • $44.99 MSRP Releases December 1st, 2026 Source: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/843382...

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War - The Calamity listing is up on AMC • Presale tickets arent available yet, but its scheduled to screen June 25th, 2026 Source: www.amctheatres.com/movies/bleac...

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #24 is now available to read mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/updates

Simon & Schuster revealed Viz Media is re-releasing Pokemon Adventures Red & Blue as a Hardcover Deluxe Edition • $29.99 MSRP • 476 pages Scheduled to release October 27th, 2026 Source: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Pokemo...

It was reported that Gamestop is preparing to make an offer to acquire eBay Source: www.wsj.com/business/dea...

Its reported that Spirit Airlines is preparing to shut down after they failed to secure a proposed $500 million government rescue program Since con season is about to start, i’d suggest double checking your booked flights & start looking for alternatives Source: www.wsj.com/business/air...

ICYMI Graphic Novel Publisher Uncivilized announced they are launching a new Manga Imprint called "Mangalith" • They also announced they licensed Fire! by Hideko Mizuno for an English release: - $49.99 MSRP - 896 pages - Paperback Releases Oct 14th 2026 Source: uncivilizedbooks.com/fire/

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Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe pre-sale tickets are now available to purchase (May 14th) Atom Tickets: www.atomtickets.com/movies/mobil... Fandango: www.fandango.com/mobile-suit-... AMC: www.amctheatres.com/movies/mobil...

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Kagurabachi Anime Adaptation Announcement Trailer Studio: Cypic Director: Tetsuya Takeuchi Character Design: Keigo Sasaki • Scheduled to broadcast April 2027

Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Volume 7 by Tang Jiu Qing & St is now available to purchase across retailers Amazon [$15.99] amzn.to/4tG9UZs Barnes & Noble [$19.99] buff.ly/vudneaF Books-A-Million [$15.99] buff.ly/nlWFlYa Merry Manga [$15.99] buff.ly/19odg4N #ad

Copper Coins: Tong Qian Kan Shi (Novel) Volume 3 by: Mu Su Li, Porridge, & Dalo is now available to purchase across retailers • This is the final volume of the series

The Ancient Magus' Bride: Wizard's Blue Volume 10 by Makoto Sanda, Kore Yamazaki, & Isuo Tsukumo is now available to purchase across retailers • This is the final volume of the series

The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain (Manga) Volume 6 by Bakufu Narayama, Rat Kitaguni, & Ebisushi is now available to purchase across retailers

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