Congrats to Moto Hagio as our release if THEY WERE 11! was selected the Best New Manga for 2025!!

Took a while (especially since this was sent to print in July) but Vampeerz 6 is now in stores!

This week on Manga Tak, I talk to illustrator and designer @getxxlost.bsky.social about the excellent Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi! Published in English by @denpabooks.bsky.social Listen here or wherever pods are cast! mangatakpod.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

My latest interview for @anitrendz.com is now up, where I talk with manga artist Kengo Hanazawa about his current series, Under Ninja (which is available from @denpabooks.bsky.social), at this year's Anime NYC . anitrendz.net/news/2025/11...

Today’s Manga: #MarchComesInLikeALion ( #SangatsuNoLion ) by Chica Umino -Localization: @denpabooks.bsky.social -Translation: Jocelyne Allen -Proofreading: Varrick Robinson -Production: Glen Isip, Nicole Dochych, Risa Cho

Cover approved. Keigo Shinzo’s Holiday Junction should be ready to go to print late November.

2. March Comes in Like a Lion - Heartrending, hilarious, and something I think about all the time. Please read this (or watch the anime, that’s also quite good)

March Comes In Like a Lion is the only manga I own with fold-out color pages. Its very cool

Happy THURSDAY, Minties! @whitecatcosplay.bsky.social has another Manga OVERVIEW for you today! This is for They Were 11! by Moto Hagio Check it out: youtu.be/MenCieu6X9w

Picking up this order at local bookshop, and the salesperson kept saying how beautiful the cover was. High-quality all around!

Today on Okazu – They Were 11! Moto Hagio’s award-winning science fiction epic is out now in a beautiful omnibus edition from Denpa Books! okazu.yuricon.com/2025/10/05/t...

If Cross Game were still readily available in the US, I'd recommend starting there to get a taste of what makes Adachi so incredible a cartoonist, but in lieu of that, Short Game is fair at giving a taste of some of Adachi's penchant for giving things little twists, sometimes subtle.

While Adachi is most well known (and lauded) for his longer series where he gets to build characterization and drama over time, he's also done quite a few single chapter shorts. There are four collections under the title Short Program, though we only ever got 2 in the US. And now Short Game!

This includes some short gag type filler manga that aren't interesting, but if we exclude those, I really liked these! The atmosphere was really good, this captures the fleeting moments and once in a lifetime chances at sports and life very well. I need to read more sports manga.

This week on Manga Tak, I’m joined by Pippa and Georgie to chat the excellent They Were 11! by Moto Hagio (published by @denpabooks.bsky.social ) This groundbreaking sci-fi Shojo is one not to be missed! Get it here or wherever pods are cast! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

1392.Special training to overcome shyness.

The next staff spotlight in our 40th anniversary celebration features Mary Burns, Consortium’s resident manga expert. Read her Q&A, where Mary discusses a formative manga text, the liberatory possibilities of Black Joy, and childhood rides on library lion statues: www.cbsd.com/blog/2025/09...

Acclaimed manga-ka Kengo Hanazawa signs autographs at the Denpa Books booth at #AnimeNYC2025. Hanazawa is the creator of the Under Ninja series which was awarded the first AnimeNYC American Manga Award of Distinction at the historic Japan Society on Thursday evening. #MangaAwards2025 Photo: C.Reid

Picked this up at the @denpabooks.bsky.social booth at Anime NYC. It's Moto Hagio, so of course it's well drawn and well written. Most importantly she really understands cats. As a cat person myself, I really appreciated her humor and portrayal of Leo. Brilliant manga from a master of the form.

For everyone who came to see the B-Team at tonight's @denpabooks.bsky.social panel at #AnimeNYC 2025: thank you very, very much for your love of both Kuma and Denpa. We're grateful for the unbridled enthusiasm and look forward to releasing many more exciting/thrilling/moving/titillating books soon!

Kengo Hanazawa enjoying NYC! Hoping to see you all tomorrow at AnimeNYC

We still have a few slots left for tomorrow’s autograph session with Kengo Hanazawa. Pass by the Denpa booth for tickets.

Back in NY and hoping to see some of you all at Anime NYC this week.

UNDER NINJA fans, this week 30 of y’all will get a chance to meet mangaka KENGO HANAZAWA at the Denpa booth @ Anime NYC. Details in the graphic below…

CROSS GAME was a huge influence on BLOOM so I’m super excited to dig into this new collection of baseball comics by Mitsuru Adachi!

A lot of really good ones this round! Tamaki & Amane was worth rereading immediately, A Witch's Life was spectacular and I can't wait for the next volume. I was kind of lukewarm on the author's previous work but I ended up really liking Minzuno & Chayama.

This week on Manga Tak, @bytwistwood.bsky.social and I sit down to read the incredible Guyabano Holiday by Panpanya (published in English by @denpabooks.bsky.social)! Available now wherever pods are cast / here: www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

Adachi is a genius.

Took a while but MARCH LION 4 is finally in. We should debut these at AnimeNYC later this month!

Super excited to be hosting UNDER NINJA creator Kengo Hanazawa at this year’s AnimeNYC. We in coordination with Kodansha Japan will be having a couple autograph sessions and other events at the DENPA booth as well as off site over the weekend. We’re also gonna have a special LE item for sale!

Short Game Manga Review by @wendeego.bsky.social Adam takes a look at a pretty good short story collection by one of the greatest sports cartoonists of all time. yattatachi.com/short-game-m... @denpabooks.bsky.social • #manga • #AMA2025

Nothing says "self care" like a beefy manga haul after combing the shelves of @thebeguiling.bsky.social . 🥰

1356. Take it if you can!

So excited to finally read Short Game @denpabooks.bsky.social Shadow looks less excited 😅

So happy that @denpabooks.bsky.social gorgeous edition of Short Game finally arrived. Anytime Mitsuru Adachi gets an English release is a time to celebrate. If you love the works of Rumiko Takahashi, definitely give Adachi a try.

Everyone should be reading Short Game It's the perfect summer reading

finally back home; time to peruse some fine literature

Still can't believe it my copy of They Were 11 #manga by Moto Hagio arrived today

It’s definitely a product of it’s time, but it’s by Moto Hagio so it’s easily one of the most influential comics ever made even if you’ve never heard of it because it’s Moto Hagio No one can out-shoujo the queen

adoro o estilo de panpanya, talvez no meu top 5 de mangakas

An Invitation from a Crab by Panpanya explores the fine line of absurdity and eeriness packaged as a slice of life manga

Hell yeah

On our way to LA for AX2025! Here’s what KUMA has in store for fans of HAPPY OF THE END and Ogeretsu Tanaka. Come check us out at WEST HALL 164 (entertainment hall) to pick these up. *Stock is limited

So excited to finally get to read Short Game!!! Rest of my haul from @merrymanga.bsky.social in the background. Big thanks to @denpabooks.bsky.social for giving us more Adachi!!

On our way to LA for AX2025! Here’s what KUMA has in store for fans of HAPPY OF THE END and Ogeretsu Tanaka. Come check us out at WEST HALL 164 (entertainment hall) to pick these up. *Stock is limited

Looks like AX is restoring some of the cancelled tickets. With this I have started to reach out to everyone who emailed us with an update. Also, it looks like AX is saying only badges or programs are eligible for autographs. That is incorrect! She will be signing her books or merch.

So we have received an update from AX & the response isn’t satisfactory. If you have emailed us, please be patient as I am trying to figure out a solution to improve autograph opportunities to you all. I also need to coordinate w/ Ms Tanaka as her schedule is very packed. We will email everyone.

Ogeretsu fans… If you have had ticketing issues, we have reached out to AX and are awaiting a response. In the meantime, feel free to email us via support at denpa dot pub

Congratulations @denpabooks.bsky.social! Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi and They Were 11! by Moto Hagio have both been nominated for American Manga Awards in the Best New Edition of Classic Manga category!