But we've still got a couple of great titles coming out in 2026 not to be missed! Please put in a pre-order for the incredible WANDERING CAT'S CAGE by Akane Torikai, translated by Jocelyne Allen, and coming this October from Fantagraphics. :) www.fantagraphics.com/products/wan...

Wandering Cat's Cage

An elegiac manga about gender, community, family, control, class, love, and what makes life worth living at the end of the world. In Akane Torikai's Wandering Cat's Cage, it is the near future. Only a...

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We're handling the editorial for Belles Ruelles with Jocelyne Allen translating and Andrew editing, and we're quite happy about that! The other two projects we helped bring in but UDON is managing. :) 2027 will be a year of more gorgeous manga from UDON and MSX. :)

Deb Aoki@debaoki.bsky.social · 24h ago

ICYMI - @udonentertainment.bsky.social and @mangasplaining.bsky.social extra have picked up 3 new titles from Jitsugyo no Nihonsha (publisher for "Veil" by @_K0TTERl_) for release in 2027 If you love "Veil," you'll also enjoy "Belles Ruelles," a full-color anthology manga set in a fictional town

Also recently announced and coming in 2027 from @udonentertainment.bsky.social and @mangasplaining.bsky.social from our friends at Jitsugyo no Nihonsha is "Department Store Waltz" by Hiromi Matsuo. Like "Rondo," it gives readers a glimpse into a chic, dreamlike world of retro fashion retail

Another new @udonentertainment.bsky.social / @mangasplaining.bsky.social book from Jitsugyo no Nihonsha announced at San Diego Comic-Con is "Rondo," a mix of retro chic illustration and visual storytelling that depicts an imaginary fashion magazine, by Hiromi Matsuo. Coming in 2027

ICYMI - @udonentertainment.bsky.social and @mangasplaining.bsky.social extra have picked up 3 new titles from Jitsugyo no Nihonsha (publisher for "Veil" by @_K0TTERl_) for release in 2027 If you love "Veil," you'll also enjoy "Belles Ruelles," a full-color anthology manga set in a fictional town

AKARI by Marco Kohinata got a shoutout as a special fave from @mangasplaining.bsky.social MSX Mangasplaining Extra~ mangasplaining.substack.com/p/three-hono...

Three "Honorary" MSX Manga for you to enjoy, and one Actual MSX Manga to pre-order!

Let's spread the love a bit to great manga releases from other publishers, but also Wandering Cat's Cage is coming in October. :)

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Want the SECRET behind-the-scenes story of three manga we wanted to publish that went to other publishers? Check out our new newsletter: Three Honorary MSX Manga you should read! mangasplaining.substack.com/p/three-hono...

Three "Honorary" MSX Manga for you to enjoy, and one Actual MSX Manga to pre-order!

Let's spread the love a bit to great manga releases from other publishers, but also Wandering Cat's Cage is coming in October. :)

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It overjoys me to see people taking manga out from libraries... doubly so when it's OUR manga! :D

Olive the Manga Reader@allofthemanga.bsky.social · 5d ago

My #libraryhaul manga (and comic) reads from last week. Slowly catching up on my TBR backlog. Shout out to publishers: @viz.com @yenpress.com @oni-press.bsky.social @abramskana.bsky.social @fantagraphics.bsky.social @mangasplaining.bsky.social.

Good news - the brilliant "What’s Manga? An Introduction to Japanese Comics" (Kyoto International Manga Museum and Kyoto Sekai International Manga Research Center) is out in English! Thanks @mangasplaining.bsky.social for the heads up. Not so good - Brits can only get it digitally from Amazon US.

Whoa! @mangasplaining.bsky.social just shared a clip of Legendary translator and manga scholar Frederic Schodt discussing Tezuka's marvelous evolution as a self-taught artist! mangasplaining.substack.com/p/vote-searc...

Being involved with a new edition of Phoenix is an honor (and a huge responsibility). The series will be published in six large-sized (7x10") hardcover editions with cloth casewrap, screenprinting, and gold foil. Feat. the original Dadakai translation with revisions/updates & letters by @sara.pizza

Anime News Network@animenewsnetwork.com · last mo.

Also: The Chronicles of Leënde, The Serenade of Spring Thunder, Myther, Manga Lover, Dig It, and more!

Just a reminder that if you work in the Manga Industry, voting is now open for the American Manga Awards... Including SEARCH AND DESTROY by Atsushi Kaneko for best continuing series! animenyc.com/american-man...

The only thing that could've made VEIL better is a kitten...

Jocelyne Allen@brainvsbook.bsky.social · last mo.

My vibes-only translation baby just got 110% vibesier thanks to this new character: a tiny kitten rescued from the rain. Looking forward to man, woman, and cat cuddling in various places in the next volume.

Cocoon in English is a book I’m very happy to see, and I’m looking forward to getting a copy soon. Also thanks to Jan for recommending Higa-san’s OKINAWA, too.

Jan Mitsuko Cash@jmitsu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The first mention of Okinawa in popular media I encountered, the battle was used as a joke in That '70s Show, accompanied by a laugh track and my mom's reminder 1/3 of the island died Translating this book was an emotional process because I wish it had existed while I was growing up

Niiiice! “Veil” by Kotteri (from @udonentertainment.bsky.social and MSX - @mangasplaining.bsky.social Extra) is on @publisherswkly.bsky.social’s “Librarians’ Picks for Must-Shelve Manga Series” posted on June 5, 2026. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... Vols 3 & 4 available now!

We're honored that SEARCH AND DESTROY by Atsushi Kaneko, based on DORORO by Osamu Tezuka, has been nominated for Best Continuing Manga Series at the 2026 American Manga Awards!

😍!! SEARCH AND DESTROY !!😍

Anime News Network@animenewsnetwork.com · 2mo ago

Congratulations to all the nominees for the 3rd American Manga Awards!

Interested in "alternative manga" creator Akino Kondoh's "Noodling in NYC" comix? @mangasplaining.bsky.social has it in English on our MSX newsletter! mangasplaining.substack.com/p/manga-akin... "Box Garden Beetle" is available now from @glacierbaybooks.com - glacierbaybooks.com/product/box-...

MANGA: Akino Kondoh's 'Noodling in New York'

A selection of stories from Kondoh's decade-long manga memoir of life in New York City.

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Hey honestly me too. Thank you so much for reading and enjoying the book. -CWB

Cactrot@cactrot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Read Okinawa by Susumu Higa, it's really good. Made me cry a couple times, go find it. Thanks @mangasplaining.bsky.social

El Ministerio de Cultura otorga al 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮 la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes. ✨🏅 El evento ha sido distinguido con uno de los máximos reconocimientos culturales de España, en un acto celebrado este 27 de mayo en Toledo y presidido por Sus Majestades los Reyes.

I've been supporting a local group called At the Crossroads for a long while. I was introduced by my friend Branwyn at our old job, and kept it up over the years. This year, I'd appreciate it if you could help me raise some funds to support unhoused youth in SF. secure.givelively.org/teams/at-the...

Librarians literally saved my life

Go check it out!

hermanos.@iamdavidbrothers.com · 3mo ago

New NO RELATION: “Life is… Parker/Brothers” feat. Justin Greenwood me, @jeffparker.bsky.social, & @justingreenwoodart.bsky.social effoetlessly entertain a room full of people at @comicconoakland.com with our wit, wisdom, & comics. A grand time, a masterclass in just 47 minutes! youtu.be/c2UM5gaenqc

New printings of all volumes of VEIL have arrived at UDON's Distributor, Simon & Schuster. Stores should start receiving them any day now. It'll be another couple weeks for comic shops but all backorders should be filled. Thanks for your continuing support! -CWB www.simonandschuster.com/series/Veil

I had no idea UDON made a SPY x FAMILY t-shirt from the greatest scene in all of shonen manga... Listen to our episode if you're... confused. store.udonentertainment.com/collections/...

Very excited to see Hideko Mizuno's FIRE! is going to be released by Uncivilized Books this year. This is one Deb really wanted to see happen and we'd been talking about for a while. If you like the work we've released so far, add this to your pre-order list. - CWB

TheOASG@theoasg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3mo ago

Boutique comics publishing house Uncivilized Books has announced the launch of a new imprint, Mangalith, and will begin with the license of Hideko Mizuno’s Fire! manga, slated for release in October https://blog.uncivilizedbooks.com/2026/04/27/uncivilized-and-mangalith-present-fire-by-hideko-mizuno/

Really stoked that the Art of Manga exhibition is migrating from San Francisco to Brooklyn this summer. It's a great exhibition (and both Deb and David were involved!) and a rare opportunity to see this much original manga artwork in North America. Details: brooklynmuseum.org/en-CA/exhibi...

NEW TITLE - Akari by Marco Kohinata A quietly beautiful standalone story about mistaken identity, found family, and the profound power of art. Marco Kohinata’s warm, softly textured lines and shading subtly evoke the color and shape, the fullness and complexity of human emotion.

Pleased to see the combini by my Tokyo hotel had the Big Comics Original with the first Chapter of Taiyo Matsumoto's new serialization, NanBanJin. Trying to decide if I should enter to win one of those book-cards in the contest they're advertising... -CWB

Looking for a J-E interpreter for some paid comics industry work in NYC at the end of May/early June! DM me with a link to CV/video clips/etc. if you are such a person available at such a time!