Welcome to Anime News Network’s Spring 2026 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginning of a season. Now, doing something like that for manga is tricky – there’s no equivalent “seasonal” release schedule for new manga series, so here’s what we came up with: a survey across three months’ worth of manga releases with a focus on premiering series.
This is an ongoing guide. We will update the guide every day. We also have a spread of the notable light novel releases from those months, publishing on Saturday, and a K-Comics Guide and 18+ Manga Guide early next month!
This guide focuses exclusively on series premieres; we thought that would be the most useful approach. Please remember these are reviews of Volume One only – we’re not reviewing the whole thing or the digital chapters beyond volume one. If you’ve read ahead, please try not to spoil things for people in the forums. All reviews use the same rating scale: 1-5, with one being the lowest.
MARCH
The Tale of Luvelia Kingdom Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman,
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga – Book of Scarabia Rebecca Silverman, Lauren Orsini
Tetsu’s Coffee: A Beginner’s Guide to Coffee for Manga Lovers Erica Friedman, Bolts
Deep 3 Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore
Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Perfectly Fine on My Own, So My Fiancé Can Twist in the Wind Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Sakamoto Holidays Erica Friedman, Bolts,
Akira Failing in Love Bolts, Erica Friedman,
Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer Rebecca Silverman
A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage Erica Friedman
Manga Quest Science: Dinosaur Adventures Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Bad Girl Erica Friedman, Kevin Cormack,
Fluffy Cafe in Another World Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman,
Fruit of the Underworld Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman,
When a Clueless First-Person Shooter Player Falls into Another World Erica Friedman
Shugo Chara! 20th Anniversary Edition Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Manga Quest History: The Cold War and Beyond Erica Friedman
Magical Girl Dandelion Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore,
Marrying the Dark Knight (For Her Money) Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman,
Magica Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Statues: Junji Ito Story Collection Rebecca Silverman, Bolts,
A Howl of the Heart Rebecca Silverman
They Are Still Being Shaken This Morning Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore
Horon of the Closed Country Rebecca Silverman
Exiled? So What! A Genius Saint Can Shine Anywhere! Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
How to Love a Loser Erica Friedman, Bolts
Manga Quest Mathematics: Math Adventures with Integers, Ratios, and More! Erica Friedman
Demi-Human Sharehouse Erica Friedman, Bolts
OMORI Lauren Orsini
The Pipe Machine Lucas DeRuyter
April
Grendizer U: The Inception Erica Friedman, Kennedy
Bug Ego Erica Friedman, Kevin Cormack
Unemployed Killers Support Group Erica Friedman, Kevin Cormack
Koharu and Minato: Happy Life with My Girlfriend Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
Sun-Ken Rock Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
May I Have a Taste? Rebecca Silverman
Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens Erica Friedman
You Can’t Escape from Mizudako-chan! Erica Friedman, Kevin Cormack,
My Super-Cute Black Mage! Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman,
Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
Merit and the Egyptian God Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman,
A Long & Short Love Story Rebecca Silverman
Kirio Fan Club Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
Honey Bee & Lemon Balm Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
Bride of Ignat Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman,
The Prince’s Keeper Rebecca Silverman
Honkai Impact 3rd: Second Eruption Erica Friedman
Dungeon Elf: What’s a Dungeon without Treasure Chests? Erica Friedman, Lucas DeRuyter
My Lover Is Just Too Innocent to Handle Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Betrothed to a Fox Demon Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Drawing From Your Memory Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman,
Love Out on a Limb Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Kinryo Rock: Code Amrita Erica Friedman
Papa x Papa: An Alpha and Omega’s Happily Married Life Rebecca Silverman
