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French President Announces Manga Theme Park – Interest

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August 26, 2026

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Park to be built with Saudi funds just outside Paris, “expected to be themed on” Dragon Ball

emmanuel-macron-mbs — French President Emmauel Macron with Saudia Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new 6 billion euro (about US$7 billion) theme park project. The project will build three theme parks in Cergy-Pontoise, a new development area about 30 kilometers (about 18 miles) outside of Paris. The Japan Times newspaper reported that Macron’s office said one of the theme parks “is expected to be manga-themed,” and The Japan Times and British public broadcaster BBC further specified that a theme park is “expected to be themed on the Dragon Ball series.”

Macron stated that France has partnered with the Saudi Arabian investment company Qiddiya Investment Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and funder of Saudi Arabia’s planned Dragon Ball theme park, for the new project near Paris. The president further stated that the project near Paris is on a scale not seen since Disneyland Paris and is projected to create 22,000 new jobs.

The Japan Times and the BBC reported the project was approved during a two-day state visit by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to France this week. The Japan Times stated the leaders “signed a memorandum of understanding” for the project. The BBC added that local report indicate one of the theme parks could be built on the former site of the Mirapolis, a theme park that closed in Val-d’Oise in 1991.

The Japan Times added that Macron’s office was asked about partnering with Saudi Arabia despite criticisms of the nation’s human rights record. The office reportedly stated, “At no point, when we attract a project, do we seek to lecture others.” The question came amid backlash from three journalists’ unions protesting the hosting of bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

As of press time, no construction dates or opening dates for the theme parks have been announced.

Sources: Emmanuel Macron’s X/Twitter account (link 2), BBC, The Japan Times, Breaking Travel News

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Yurie Sekiya’s Pero Pero★Sparkles Characters Get TV Anime – News

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August 26, 2026

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Making Manga with Editor Shihei Lin

Now we know who to thank for Spy x Family‘s Bond.
― Manga enthusiasts packed together as the Japan Foundation invited veteran manga editor Shihei Lin to discuss his career. Lin currently serves as the CEO of his manga company, Mix Green, and was the former Editor-in-Chief at Shonen Jump Plus, helping to contribute to such titles as Dandadan, Chainsaw Man, and Spy x Family, all of which were discussed…

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Red River’s Chie Shinohara Launches New Historical Manga on September 24 – News

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August 26, 2026

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Itsukinomiya Genshitan “historical mystery” follows princess at Ise Shrine during Japan’s Asuka period

The October issue of Shogakukan‘s Cheese! magazine announced on Monday that manga creator Chie Shinohara will launch a new manga titled Itsukinomiya Genshitan (The Records of Itsukinomiya Visions) in the magazine’s next issue on September 24.

新シリーズ「斎宮幻視譚(いつきのみやげんしたん)」がスタートします。

創刊30周年記念の小学館月刊誌「Cheese!」で描かせていただくことになりました。
掲載は9月24日ころ発売の10月号から。

待望(わたしがw)の日本史(っぽい)モノです。
天河アニメ同様によろしくお願いいたします❣️ pic.twitter.com/rvLeW1o1mu

— 篠原千絵 (@Marashantia) August 23, 2026

The “historical mystery epic” manga is set in Ise Province during Japan’s Asuka period (538-710 CE), and centers on an imperial princess. The princess serves the gods at Ise Grand Shrine, as is the custom for unmarried princesses at the time. The story begins when someone visits her, which will lead to a great turn in the pages of history.

Shinohara serialized her classic Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) shōjo manga in Shogakukan‘s Shōjo Comic (Sho-Comi) magazine from 1995 to 2002. Viz Media started releasing the manga in English in 2004, and released all 28 volumes between 2004 to 2010. The company then started re-releasing the manga in 3-in-1 omnibus editions in October 2024, and released the seventh omnibus volume on April 21.

The Red River manga inspired a stage play by the famed all-female Takarazuka Revue troupe in 2018. The manga is also inspiring an ongoing television anime that debuted on July 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan.

Sources: Cheese! October issue, Chie Shinohara‘s X/Twitter account

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Ruby on the Cake: Feast of the Man-Eating Witches Manga Ends – News

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August 26, 2026

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Series debuted in April 2024

Ruby on the Cake: Feast of the Man-Eating Witches illustration — Image courtesy of Square Enix

This year’s ninth issue of Square Enix‘s Monthly Big Gangan magazine published the final chapter of Miki Morinaga‘s Ruby on the Cake: Feast of the Man-Eating Witches (Ruby on the Cake: Hitokui Majo no Bansan-kai) manga on Tuesday. Retailers are listing the manga’s fourth volume as the final volume, which will ship on October 23.

Square Enix‘s Manga UP! Global service publishes the series in English and describes the story:

Within London dwells humanoid monsters that eat only men—Witches. In order to exterminate them, the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 formed a unit known as RED.

Ruby Blood, a young genius Witch Hunter, is a member of this unit. Off duty, she’s just an ordinary, fun-loving girl who loves food, her family, and most of all, her father’s home-cooked dinners.

But on Christmas Night, something happens that changes her fate entirely…

An eat-or-be-eaten girl-led suspense!

Morinaga launched the series on Square Enix‘s Manga UP! platform in April 2024. Square Enix shipped the third compiled book volume on December 25.

Source: Monthly Big Gangan September issue