If you’re planning a trip to San Francisco this year, be sure to check out The Art of Manga, a new exhibition hosted by the deYoung Museum. The show will feature over 700 illustrations by important manga artists from Chiba Tetsuya to Takahashi Rumiko and Yoshinaga Fumi. The curators aim to “place manga in historical context, providing viewers with insights into what manga is, how it is read, and how it is created and consumed.” The exhibition will run from September 27, 2025 through January 25, 2026.
In other news, Young Animal will publish the next installment of Berserk on Valentine’s Day… Komi Can’t Communicate and Undead Unluck have just released their final chapters… Gou Tanabe’s adaptation of The Colour Out of Space hits shelves this July… Brigid Alverson has the low-down on the new edition of Nana… and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live arrives in the US in March for a two-month tour.
REVIEWS
If you read one review this week, make it Joe McCulloch’s in-depth treatment of The Legend of Kamui… if you read two, add Jocelyne Allen’s excellent essay on Sakai Eri’s Tsubame wa Modotte Konia… and if you read three, make sure to visit The Manga Test Drive, where Megan D. kicks the tires on Futuba-Kun Change. Also worth a lookis Kathryn Hemmann’s brief but thoughtful review of the award-winning Kanda Gokurachō Shokunin Banashi, a collection of “five stand-alone short stories about the everyday lives of artisans during the Edo Period.”
Debut Volumes
- 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death, Vol. 1 (Danica Davidson, Otaku USA)
- Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring, Vol. 1 (Kaley Connell, Yatta-Tachi)
- Always a Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince, Vol. 1 (Demelza, Anime UK News)
- Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, Vol. 1 (Trevor Van As, How to Love Comics)
- Becoming a Princess Knight and Working at a Yuri Brothel, Vol. 1 (Paul Enns, Okazu)
- Firefly Wedding, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)
- Hell is Dark With No Flowers, Vol. 1 (Kristina Elyse Butke, The Beat)
- Hell is Dark With No Flowers, Vol. 1 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)
- The House on 52 Carlton Street (Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier)
- I Want To Be a Receptionist In This Magical World, Vol. 1 (Megan D., The Manga Test Drive)
- The Legend of Kamui, Vol. 1 (Tom Batten, Library Journal)
- The Legend of Kamui, Vol. 1 (Jeff Provine, BlogCritics)
- Love on the Horizon, Vol. 1 (Sarah, Anime UK News)
- Living With Him (MrAJCosplay, Anime News Network)
- Nukozuke!, Vol. 1 (Danica Davidson, Otaku USA)
- Red River Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Sara Smith, The Graphic Library)
- Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me, Vols. 1-2 (Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network)
- The Revenge of My Youth, Vol. 1 (Demelza, Anime UK News)
- The Revenge of My Youth, Vol. 1 (Sakura Eries, The Fandom Post)
- The Revenge of My Youth, Vol. 1 (WinterVenom, Behind the Manga)
- RuriDragon, Vol. 1 (Jairus Taylor, Anime News Network)
- Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell Screen: The Manga Edition (Brianna Fox-Priest, Otaku USA)
- Takahashi From the Bike Shop, Vol. 1 (Bill Curtis, Yatta-Tachi)
- Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood, Vols. 1-2 (HWR, Anime UK News)
Complete, Ongoing, and OOP Volumes
- The Abandoned Empress, Vol. 6 (Sara Smith, The Graphic Library)
- Akane-banashi, Vol. 9 (King Baby Duck, The Boston Bastard Brigade)
- The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Vol. 3 (WinterVenom, Behind the Manga)
- Black Clover, Vol. 36 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)
- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 17 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)
- Dandadan, Vol. 10 (King Baby Duck, The Boston Bastard Brigade)
- Fly Me to the Moon, Vol. 26 (King Baby Duck, The Boston Bastard Brigade)
- Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 3: Scheherezade and Sleep (Brianna Fox-Priest, Otaku USA)
- Hirayasumi, Vol. 3 (King Baby Duck, The Boston Bastard Brigade)
- Honey Lemon Soda, Vols. 5-7 (Demelza, Anime UK News)
- How Do we Relationship?, Vol. 12 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)
- I Want To Do Bad Things With You, Vol. 3 (King Baby Duck, The Boston Bastard Brigade)
- Medalist, Vols. 5-6 (Sarah, Anime UK News)
- Mission: Yozakura Family, Vol. 14 (King Baby Duck, The Boston Bastard Brigade)
- The Moon on a Rainy Night, Vol. 6 (darkstorm, Anime UK News)
- Okinawa (Sara Smith, The Graphic Library)
- Sheep Princess in Wolf’s Clothing, Vol. 4 (luce, Okazu)
- The Spellbook Library, Vol. 2 (Sarah, Anime UK News)
- Spy x Family, Vol. 13 (Josh Piedra, The Outerhaven)
- Stellar Friends, Vol. 3 (Chris Beveridge, The Fandom Post)
- Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 13 (Sarah, Anime UK News)
- Yuri Is My Job!, Vol. 13 (darkstorm, Anime UK News)
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