Weekly Shonen Jump’s Average Print Circulation Falls Below 1 Million, Down From Record 6.53 Million in 1994

Weekly Shonen Jump recorded an average certified print circulation of 985,000 copies per issue from April t...

The Prince of Tennis Manga Series Concludes After 27 Years, Takeshi Konomi Shares Final Message of Gratitude

The Prince of Tennis manga series has officially concluded after 27 years, bringing a historic run that beg...

Trust Issues Between Manga Creators and Publishers Continue: Yang Can't Live Alone Creator Ends Serialization and Seeks Return ...

Yang Can't Live Alone creator sooncha announced on Aug. 3 that the manga will end its serialization on SQUA...

Shogakukan Releases Investigation Report on Manga ONE Controversy, Third Party Committee Cites Human Rights Awareness and Organ...

Shogakukan updated its official website on August 3, announcing the findings of an independent third party ...

Someone Hertz Surpasses 500,000 Copies as KochiKame Creator Says, “I Wish I Had a Youth Like This”

Someone Hertz will surpass 500,000 copies in circulation with the release of its fourth volume on August 4.

Space Brothers Vol. 46 Leads Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking

Space Brothers Vol. 46 debuted at No. 1 in the latest Oricon weekly manga ranking supplied for publication,...

FAIRY TAIL Returns With New Manga After 9 Years as Yoshihiro Togashi and Other Creators Contribute Art

The completely new FAIRY TAIL manga, titled FAIRY TAIL RE:FANTASIA, began its limited serialization in Issu...

My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Returns With 61 Page Horror One Shot in August

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi will publish a new one shot manga, Waranaide yo Shijima san, in Au...

Kagurabachi Manga Returns After One Month Hiatus

The Kagurabachi manga by Takeru Hokazono resumed serialization in issue 35 of Weekly Shonen Jump, released ...

Latest ORICON Japan Weekly Manga Ranking Jul 27 2026

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly manga ranking for the week of Jul 27 2026.

ONE PIECE magazine Heroines 021 Delayed to December as Orders Far Exceed Expectations

ONE PIECE magazine Heroines 021 has been delayed from September 4 to December 11, 2026, following unexpecte...

D.Gray-man to Skip Next Issue Due to Creator Katsura Hoshino’s Health, Return Planned for October

The D.Gray-man manga will not appear in Jump SQ.RISE 2026 SUMMER, which goes on sale July 30, due to creato...

Kagurabachi Manga to Resume Serialization in July 27 Issue After One Month

Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono will resume serialization in Issue 35 of Weekly Shonen Jump, which goes on s...

World Cup 2026: Aoashi Creator Celebrates Spain’s Victory with Striking Lamine Yamal Illustration as Global Praise Pours In

The FIFA World Cup 2026 final was held on July 20, with Spain defeating Argentina by a score of 1 to 0. Fol...

Latest ORICON Japan Weekly Manga Ranking Jul 20 2026

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly manga ranking for the week of Jul 20 2026.

Aoashi Creator’s New Manga Delayed Six Months, Aoashi Brotherfoot Goes Weekly Through Finale

Aoashi creator Yugo Kobayashi announced on July 16 that the launch of his new manga will be delayed by abou...

[Obituary] Manga Artist Ryoichiro Kezuka Dies at 36; Record Journey Drew Attention from Music Fans

Record Journey manga artist Ryoichiro Kezuka passed away in late May at the age of 36. The editorial depart...

Jump Manga Artist Recalls Harsh Reality Nearly 30 Years Ago: Ranked No. 2 Behind ONE PIECE but Still Denied a Hiatus

Hanasaka Tenshi Ten-Ten-Kun creator Kazumata Oguri has shared the harsh reality he faced as a Weekly Shonen...

Jump Manga Creators Gather for Dinner, Fans Stunned by Masanori Morita’s Illustration: “What an Incredible Lineup”

Masanori Morita, the manga creator known for Rokudenashi Blues and Rookies, updated his X account on July 1...

ONE PIECE Card Included with Jump as Shueisha Prints 500,000 Extra Copies: A Move to Curb Reselling?

A special ONE PIECE Card featuring Monkey D. Luffy has been included with the latest issue of Weekly Shonen...