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Seven Seas Drops New Releases: Reborn as an Assassin’s Apprentice (Audiobook) and Skip and Loafer (Manga Boxset) Seven Seas Entertainment continues to expand its catalog with two notable upcoming releases that target very different corners of the fandom: a dark, survival-driven fantasy audiobook from the Siren imprint and a heartwarming slice-of-life manga boxset. Below we [R...

A New Dawn — Film Review: Lush Visuals and Small-Town Heart Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s feature directorial debut, A New Dawn, is a quietly ambitious film that places painterly visuals and tactile production design at the center of a small-town drama. Set around a 330-year-old fireworks factory threatened with demolition, the story follows a reunited group of […]

Image via Amazon© Gege Akutami, Shueisha, Viz Media Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen continues to dominate the U.S. manga market — the manga’s 30th volume landed at #1 on Circana BookScan’s Top 20 adult graphic novels chart for May 2026. The same month saw several other volumes from the franchise place highly across the list, demonstrating […]

Kageki Shojo!! Goes Back on Hiatus — Kumiko Saiki’s Health Delays Return to Melody Magazine The beloved stage-school drama manga Kageki Shojo!! by Kumiko Saiki will remain on hiatus longer than originally announced after the author’s health issues. Melody magazine (Hakusensha) confirmed the additional break and set a new return window: the series is scheduled […]

Fans of slice-of-life romance and character-driven stories have a fresh reason to be excited: Azusa Banjo’s beloved manga I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl (Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata) has been confirmed for a television anime adaptation. Announced via the series’ official X account, the reveal arrived alongside a commemorative illustration by […]