Manga

It's that time of year again. The one all indie creators look forward to: the announcement of the 2026 Ignatz Awards nominees.

Dark Horse Comics used its Anime NYC 2026 panel at the Javits Center on Friday, August 21, 2026, to unveil three new titles for manga fans—two manga volumes and, notably, the publisher's first-ever original comic series set in the Vampire Hunter D universe. The headliner is Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood, a four-issue miniseries breaking from the franchise's usual manga-adaptation format to tell an original story in single-issue comic form. Alongside it, Dark Horse confi

Manga Mavericks Books used its panel at Anime NYC 2026 to unveil two new manga licenses, plus a restoration project digging up lost color art from a decades-old shoujo classic. During its panel, Manga Mavericks announced Midnight Robot, an alt-sci-fi action series from Yohei Sajita, and Arai-kun & Haruma-senpai, a boys' love slice-of-life romance from Akahachi. The publisher also revealed it's restoring never-before-collected color pages from The Sword of Paros for the series

Manga platform and publisher Omoi used their industry panel at Anime NYC 2026 to unveil a trio of catalog updates—one new digital license, one print debut, and a wave of additions to their Premium subscription tier. The company announced it has licensed Love Is the Sweetest Journey, a travel-themed romantic comedy from Momoshiro and Tomoko Mitsuki, for exclusive digital distribution. Omoi also revealed that A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort—already available digitally on the pl

Yen Press announced nine new acquisitions at the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime NYC 2026.

Manga Mavericks Books has tapped Yuri scholar and longtime critic Erica Friedman as its new Managing Editor, a hire that signals the North American publisher is gearing up for a serious expansion. The Culver City-based imprint announced the move today, framing it as the next step after a breakout debut year. Since launching in 2025, Manga Mavericks Books has built its catalog around indie titles like Horon of the Closed Country by Sen and FISHGOD by Chlona, and CEO Varun Gupt

Titan Manga, in partnership with CAPCOM and the Death Island Film Partners, has released the final trailer for Resident Evil: Death Island, Vol. 1, ahead of its release on September 29, 2026. Watch the trailer here. The manga adapts the 2023 CG feature film of the same name, relocating readers to the notorious prison island of Alcatraz, where the survival horror franchise mainstays Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers converge

A new industry coalition wants to connect indie creators and small manga publishers to the "resources" necessary to reach “a wider range of readers, globally.” Announced on July 23, 2026, via newly created social media profiles, the newly launched venture, the Independent Manga Alliance, abbreviated as "IMA," aims to support manga creators as well as small, indie publishers by offering marketing, translation, distribution, and sales support. The IMA coalistion is founded by

AMERICAN* FUJO*, an anthology on fandom’s intersection with gender and sexuality that’s edited by Alexis Rippen and tshirt3000, is opening a second pre-order window for its print edition in August 2026.

Fans of Gintama will get a rare chance to see the beloved sci-fi action-comedy reimagined as physical fine art when GAAAT opens its officially licensed exhibition at Exhibit A Gallery in Los Angeles.

One of manga's most historically significant works is finally getting its English debut.