Series debuted on Monday

WWWave Corporation‘s anime streaming platform OceanVeil began streaming the television anime of Asari Endō‘s Magical Girl Raising Project Restart light novel series on Monday.

The company also recently began streaming the Persona 4 The Animation anime on September 26.

The Magical Girl Raising Project Restart anime debuted on TV Tokyo on Monday late at night at 2:00 a.m. (effectively Tuesday), and then on AT-X and BS Fuji on Wednesday.

The anime stars:

Nao Tōyama returns from the original anime as Snow White.

Hiroyuki Hashimoto returns from the first Magical Girl Raising Project anime as the director. Takao Yoshioka is returning to write the script. Masako Itou (Magical Girl Raising Project SD character designer) is designing the characters for the new anime based on original designs by Maruino. Satoki Iida is returning as sound director. Synergy SP is the new animation studio, replacing Lerche that animated the previous Magical Girl Raising Project anime. Minori Chihara performs the anime’s opening theme song “No tears here.” Daisy×Daisy performs the ending theme song “ReMind.”

The first 12-episode Magical Girl Raising Project anime premiered in Japan on the AT-X channel in October 2016, and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired.

Endō’s Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku light novel series is set in a world where a social game called The Magical Girl Raising Project allows one in tens of thousands of people to be a “magical girl” — possessing extraordinary physical capabilities and looks, as well as special magical powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. But one day, in a district containing 16 magical girls, the administration announces that it must halve the number of magical girls to solve the problem of magical energy. At first, the 16 magical girls race to collect more “magical candy” than their competitors, but the rules quickly become twisted, and it quickly becomes a murderous battle for survival among them.

Endō launched the original light novel series through Takarajimasha‘s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Bunko imprint in June 2012, and Takarajimasha published the 18th volume in November 2023. The second and third light novel volumes, published in November and December 2012, cover the “Restart” arc. Yen Press began publishing the novel series in English in June 2017.

Nori-Senbei launched the manga adaptation of the “Restart” arc in Kadokawa‘s Monthly Comp Ace magazine in 2016, and Kadokawa published one volume in September 2016.

Source: OceanVeil‘s website and X/Twitter account

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Week 1: October 6 – 12

Anime Releases

Devil Survivor 2 The Animation Blu-ray

Manga Releases

Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni (My Journey to Her)

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Vol.6

Dandadan Vol.21

Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu (The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today) Vol.12

Dororo to Hyakkimaru Den (The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru) Vol.12

Endan Yobanashi (Grim Night Tales) Vol.3

Fushigi Yuugi: Byakko Senki (Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki) Vol.5

Hana no Keiji: Kumo no Kanata ni (The Magnificent Bastard: The Legend of Keiji) Vol.4

Harem Camp! Vol.1

Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary) Vol.6

Kemono Jihen Vol.22

Kemutai Ane to Zurui Imouto (Secondhand Sisters) Vol.3

Kill Ao (Kill Blue) Vol.9

Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You) Vol.19

Kitayama-kun to Minamiya-kun (Kitayama and Minamiya) Vol.3

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Gaiden: Xiaolan Kaisouroku (The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan’s Story) Vol.1

Madan no Ichi (Ichi the Witch) Vol.5

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun) Vol.22

Marriagetoxin Vol.15

MF Ghost Vol.8

Mokushiroku no Yonkishi (The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse) Vol.23

Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji: Tsugu (The Demon Prince of Momochi House: Succession) Vol.3

Neko Monster (Monster Cats) Vol.4

Neko Youkai (Yokai Cats) Vol.11

Peach Boy Riverside Vol.16

Phantom Busters Vol.5

Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru! (Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!) Vol.1

Sensou Kyoushitsu (The Bugle Call: Song of War) Vol.9

Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan (My Deer Friend Nokotan) Vol.8

Shinobigoto (Shinobi Undercover) Vol.3

Taida na Akujoku Kizoku ni Tensei shita Ore, Scenario wo Bukkowashitara Kikakugai no Maryoku de Saikyou ni Natta (Reborn as an Aristocratic Scoundrel, I Broke the Game and Mastered Magic Beyond Limits!) Vol.1

Tonari no Joushi wa Zetsurin Ikebo: Mimi kara Itchau Amanure Sex (His Sensual Whisper: The Voice That Sets Me On Fire) Vol.3

Tsuihou sareta Tensei Juukishi wa Game Chishiki de Musou suru (The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System) Omnibus Vol.2 (incl. Vol.3-4)

Yamada to Kase-san. (Kase-san and Yamada) Vol.5

Yatara Yarashii Fukami-kun (Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami) Vol.1

Atashi wa Seikan Kokka no Eiyuu Kishi! (I’m the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire!) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Du Zhu You Bing (There’s Something Wrong with the Chief) Vol.4 [Light Novel]

Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den (Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Swap in the Maiden Court) Vol.11 [Light Novel]

Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusenmochi Datta node, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei toshite Jiyuu ni Ikitai (Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!) Vol.16 [Light Novel]

Owaranai Fuyu, Kowareta Yume no Kuni (The Neverending Winter, the Land of Broken Dreams) [Light Novel]

Shenmu Nao Bu Jin (The White Cat’s Divine Scratching Post) Vol.3 [Light Novel]

Venus Mission: Moto Koroshiya de Youhei no Chuunen, Yuusha no Ansatsu wo Irai sare Isekai Tensei! (Venus Mission: I Was an Assassin-for-Hire Who Died, Now I’m Hunting Heroes in Another World) Vol.2 [Light Novel]

Digital Releases

Bokura no Suki wa Warikirenai (Love Out on a Limb) Vol.4

Giant Killing Vol.59

Neta Character Tensei toka Anmari da! the Comic (Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character?!) Vol.8

Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival @comic (The Otome Heroine’s Fight for Survival) Vol.8

Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyou sugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga Marude Aite ni Naranai n desu ga. (My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!) Vol.13

Vinland Saga Vol.15

Yaiteru Futari (How to Grill Our Love) Vol.22

Bannou “Murazukuri” Cheat de Otegaru Slow Life: Mura desu ga Nani ka? (The Amazing Village Creator: Slow Living with the Village Building Cheat Skill) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess, Hajimemashita (Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess) Vol.11 [Light Novel]

Hakushaku to Yousei (Earl and Fairy) Vol.13 [Light Novel]

Itsudemo Jitaku ni Kaereru Ore wa, Isekai de Gyoushounin wo Hajimemashita (Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want!) Vol.13 [Light Novel]

Kanpekisugite Kawaige ga Nai to Konyaku Haki sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru (The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom) Vol.7 [Light Novel]

Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life (Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools) Vol.13 [Light Novel]

Majo to Youhei (Witch and Mercenary) Vol.7[Light Novel]

Seirei Gensouki (Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles) Vol.28 [Light Novel]

Week 2: October 13 – 19

Anime Releases

Non Non Biyori (incl. Repeat, Nonstop, Movie: Vacation, and Bukatsu wo Ganbatta) Complete Collection Blu-ray

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 4 (The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4) Blu-ray

Manga Releases

Assassin & Cinderella Vol.4

Beyblade X Vol.7

Chainsaw Man Vol.22

Fumetsu no Anata e (To Your Eternity) Vol.25

Gachiakuta Season 1 Manga Box Set [incl. Vol.1-18]

Haitatsusaki no Oneesan ga Kowasugiru (My Favorite VTuber Is Scary IRL) Vol.3

Hametsu no Oukoku (The Kingdoms of Ruin) Vol.13

Hana ni Arashi (Rainbows After Storm) Vol.12

Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e (Shimazaki in the Land of Peace) Vol.10

Hikaeme ni Ittemo, Kore wa Ai (Love, That’s an Understatement) Vol.8

Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding) Vol.8

Ikusagami (Last Samurai Standing) Vol.6

Imamade Ichido mo Onnaatsukai sareta Koto ga Nai Onna Kishi wo Onnaatsukai suru Manga (How to Treat a Lady Knight Right) Vol.6

Immortal Princess, Hajimemashita: Free Life Fantasy Online (Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess) Vol.14

Infinite Dendrogram Omnibus Vol.7 [Incl. Vol.13-14]

Isekai Tensei no Boukensha (Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World) Vol.8

Isshiki-san wa Koi wo Shiritai. (Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love) Vol.1

Jiji Neko Kurashi (Living with My Old Cat Vol.1

Jirai nan desu ka? Chihara-san (Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?) Vol.1

Kao dake ja Suki ni Narimasen (It Takes More than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love) Vol.7

Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity) Vol.15

Kirio Fanclub Vol.4

Koutei Heika no Osewagakari: Nyokan Kurashi ga Shiawase Sugite Koukyuu kara Deraremasen (The Emperor’s Caretaker: I’m Too Happy Living as a Lady-in-Waiting to Leave the Palace) Vol.7

Kuro ka Shiro ka (Black or White) Vol.13

Lilia Pregnant the World End (Lilia’s Pregnancy Spells the World’s End) Vol.3

Meitantei Conan (Case Closed) Vol.100

Mitsubachi to Lemon Balm: Sweet Moment (Honeybee & Lemon Balm: Sweet Moment)

Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be: The Second Voyage

Ryuukishi no Okiniiri (The Dragon Knight’s Beloved) Vol.10

Sekai de Ichiban Hayai Haru (Drawing from Your Memory) Vol.3

Splatoon: Bankara! (Splatoon 3: Splatlands) Vol.7

Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story @comic (Tearmoon Empire) Vol.9

Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Dai-2 no Shokugyou wo Ete, Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita (My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!) Vol.27

Tonari no Seki no Yatsu ga Souiu Me de Mitekuru (The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen) Vol.3

Ushiro no Seki no Gal ni Sukarete Shimatta. Mou Ore wa Dame Kamoshirenai. (The Babe at My Back Has Her Eye on Me. I’m Done For.) Vol.2

Vinland Saga Vol.15

Yabun ni Kyuuketsu Shitsurei shimasu. (May I Have a Taste?) Vol.3

Yaiba (Yaiba: Samurai Legend) Vol.6

Yoku Wakaranai keredo Isekai ni Tensei shiteita you desu (This Is Screwed Up, but I Was Reincarnated as a GIRL in Another World!) Vol.20

Anata no Oshiro no Kobito-san: Gohan Kudasai, Hatarakimasu (Your Castle’s Little Helper Vol.1 [Light Novel]

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria) Vol.15 [Light Novel]

Huang Jin Tai (Golden Terrace) Vol.2 [Light Novel]

Inochi no Tabekata (How to Eat Life) Vol.3 [Light Novel]

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. (Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.) Vol.18 [Light Novel]

Junkyouju Takatsuki Akira no Suisatsu (Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture) Vol.7 [Light Novel]

Kuro no Shoukanshi (Black Summoner) Vol.8 [Light Novel]

Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai (Witches Can’t Be Collared) Vol.3 [Light Novel]

Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru (Reign of the Seven Spellblades) Vol.15 [Light Novel]

Ousama no Propose (King’s Proposal) Vol.8 [Light Novel]

Replica datte, Koi wo Suru. (Even a Replica Can Fall in Love) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Senaka wo Azukeru ni wa (You Can Have My Back) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Shousetsu Sousou no Frieren: Zensou (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Prelude) Vol.2 [Light Novel]

Shunkashuutou Daikousha: Aki no Mai (Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Autumn) Vol.2 [Light Novel]

Shuu ni Ichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi: Futari no Jikan, Iiwake no 5000-en (Buying a Classmate Once a Week: Our Time Together and the Five-Thousand-Yen Excuse) Vol.1 [Light Novel]

Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyou sugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga Marude Aite ni Naranai n desu ga. (My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!) Vol.12 [Light Novel]

Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Aalya-san (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian) Vol.9.5 [Light Novel]

Tomodachi no Imouto ga Ore ni dake Uzai (My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me!) Vol.11 [Light Novel]

Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi (Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill) Omnibus Vol.7 [Light Novel]

Digital Releases

Deokure Tamer no Sono Higurashi (A Late-Start Tamer’s Laid-Back Life) Vol.11

Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita? (Am I Actually the Strongest?) Vol.20

Koigakubo-kun ni wa Hajimete wo Ubawaremashita (Koigakubo-kun Stole My First Time) Vol.10

Shin no Seijo de Aru Watashi wa Tsuihou saremashita. Dakara Kono Kuni wa Mou Owari desu (Because I, the True Saint, Was Banished, That Country Is Done For!) Vol.12

Utakata ni Kami wa Madoromu: Tsuihou sareta Shounen wa Kashin no Ken wo Toru (God Sleeps in Seafoam) Vol.1

Akuma Koujo (The Devil Princess) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game (Haibara’s Teenage New Game+) Vol.10 [Light Novel]

Isekai Mofumofu Café (Fluffy Café in Another World) Vol.2 [Light Novel]

Kimoota Mob Youhei wa, Minohodo wo Wakimaeru (The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place Vol.6 [Light Novel]

Kougekiryoku Zero kara Hajimeru Kenseitan: Osananajimi no Koujo ni Suterare Mahou Gakuen ni Nyuugaku shitara, Maou to Keiyaku suru Koto ni Natta (Zero Damage Sword Saint: I Enrolled in a Magic School and Wound Up in a Contract with the Demon Queen) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Taida na Akujoku Kizoku ni Tensei shita Ore, Scenario wo Bukkowashitara Kikakugai no Maryoku de Saikyou ni Natta (Reborn as an Aristocratic Scoundrel, I Broke the Game and Mastered Magic Beyond Limits!) Vol.1 [Light Novel]

Week 3: October 20 – 26

Anime Releases

Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 Blu-ray

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka (incl. OVA) (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) Blu-ray

Kaijuu 8-gou (Kaiju No. 8) Blu-ray [SteelBook]

Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu 2nd Season (I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability Season 2) Blu-ray

Tensei shitara Dragon no Tamago datta (Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling) Blu-ray

Manga Releases

Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) 3-in-1 Edition Vol.1 [incl. Vol.1-3]

Bisque Doll de Chu♡ (My Dress-Up Darling XOXO!)

Blue Lock Vol.35

Boku ga Shinu dake no Hyakumonogatari (100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death) Vol.6

Darwin Jihen (The Darwin Incident) Vol.10

Deriwo no Oshigoto (Fan/Girl x Call/Boy) Vol.1

Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshou (Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick) Vol.5

Finding Camellia Side Story

Ghost and Witch Vol.3

Ichaicha Shiyou yo, Kumakei Kareshi-kun (Flirting with my Bear-like Boyfriend) Omnibus Vol.1 [incl. Vol.1-2]

Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu (How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord) Vol.25

Isekai Shikkaku (No Longer Allowed in Another World) Vol.12

I Tamed My Ex-Husband’s Mad Dog Vol.8

Kabushikigaisha Magi-Lumière (Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.) Vol.15

Kaette Kudasai! Akutsu-san (Please Go Home, Miss Akutsu!) Vol.11

Karasugaoka Don’t Be Shy!! (Crow Hill: Don’t Be Shy!!) Complete Omnibus

Kingdom Vol.12

Kirei ni Shitemoraemasu ka. (Wash It All Away) Vol.10

Kokou no Hito (The Climber) Vol.7

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Koukyuu Nazotoki Techou (The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao’s Notes on the Inner Palace) Vol.1

Kuutei Dragons (Drifting Dragons) Vol.18

MF Ghost Vol.9

Nami yo Kiitekure (Wave, Listen to Me!) Vol.12

Not-Sew-Wicked-Stepmom Vol.10

Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Vol.12

Reunion Vol.1

Senpai wa Otokonoko (Senpai Is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate) Vol.8

Shuumatsu no Walküre (Record of Ragnarok) Vol.20

Solo Leveling: Ragnarok Vol.2

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori (Red River) 4-in-1 Edition Vol.9 [incl. Vol.25-28]

Teikoku Kizoku no Kentōshi Seikatsu (Gladiator Battle Life) Vol.2

Tensei shitara Dragon no Tamago datta: Ibara no Dragon Road (Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling) Vol.9

Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Ibun: Makokugurashi no Trinity (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Trinity in Tempest) Vol.12

The Remarried Empress Vol.11

The World After The Fall Vol.15

Tomb Raider King Vol.16

Ultraman Vol.22

Undead Unluck Vol.27

Urasekai Picnic (Otherside Picnic) Vol.15

Ushimitsugao (Witching Hour) Vol.1

Yaiteru Futari (How to Grill Our Love) Vol.2

Bu Jian Shang Xian San Bai Nian (Three Hundred Years of Longing) Vol.4 [Light Novel]

Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku (Loner Life in Another World) Vol.15 [Light Novel]

Okiraku Ryoushu no Tanoshii Ryouchi Bouei: Seisankei Majutsu de Na mo Naki Mura wo Saikyou no Jousai Toshi ni (Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City) Vol.8 [Light Novel]

San Jia Xian Yu (Thrice Married to a Salted Fish) Vol.4 [Light Novel]

Semantic Error Vol.3 [Light Novel]

Semantic Error Vol.3.5 [Light Novel]

Digital Releases

Doinaka no Hakugai Reijou wa Outo no Elite Kishi ni Dekiai sareru (Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight) Vol.7

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 2-bu – Hon no Tame nara Miko ni Naru! (Ascendance of a Bookworm: I’ll Do Anything to Become a Librarian! Part 2 – I’ll Even Join the Temple to Read Books!) Vol.12

Kakkou no Iinazuke (A Couple of Cuckoos) Vol.31

Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai (Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms) Vol.24

Noroware Ryourinin wa Meikyuu de Mofumimi Shoujo-tachi wo Sodatemasu (The Accursed Chef and His Pair of Furry Foodies) Vol.2

Akuyakuzuki no Ore, Oshi Chara ni Tensei: Game Joban ni Shujinkou ni Korosareru Oshi ni Tensei shita node, Ore dake Shitteru Game Chishiki de Hametsu Flag wo Tsubu shitetara Akuyaku-tachi no Teiou ni Natteta Ken (I Like Villains, So I Reincarnated as One) Vol.3 [Light Novel]

Ie wo Oidasaremashita ga, Genki ni Kurashiteimasu: Cheat na Mahou to Zense Chishiki de Kaiteki Benri na Second Life! (Disowned but Not Disheartened! Life Is Good with Overpowered Magic) Vol.4 [Light Novel]

Isekai Toushou no Maken Seisakugurashi (The Bladesmith’s Enchanted Weapons) Vol.6 [Light Novel]

Magic Maker: Isekai Mahou no Tsukurikata (Magic Maker: How to Create Magic in Another World) Vol.3 [Light Novel]

Orcsen Oukokushi: Yaban na Orc no Kuni wa, Ikani Shite Heiwa na Elf no Kuni wo Yakiharau ni Itatta ka (History of the Kingdom of Orcsen: How the Barbarian Orcish Nation Came to Burn Down the Peaceful Elfland) Vol.2 [Light Novel]

Week 4: October 27 – November 2

Anime Releases

Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian Blu-ray

Kijin Gentoushou (Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho) Blu-ray

Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gift “Mugen Gacha” de Level 9999 no Nakama-tachi wo Te ni Irete Moto Party Member to Sekai ni Fukushuu & “Zamaa!” Shimasu! (My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I’m Out for Revenge!) Blu-ray

Manga Releases

7-dai Tatarimasu node Hayaku Kekkon shite Kudasai! (Get Married So I Can Curse Your Firstborn and Finally Be Free!) Vol.3

Aitsu no Kanojo (Someone’s Girlfriend) Vol.7

Akuyaku Reijou wa Kyou mo Karei ni Anyaku suru: Tsuihougo mo Oshi no Tame ni Akutou toshite Shien shimasu! (The Villainess Stans the Heroes: Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves!) Vol.6

Blue Lock Omnibus Vol.5 [incl. Vol.13-15]

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi Vol.8

Conveni Yakin no Akuma-chan (Workin’ the Night Shift at Akumart) Vol.2

Bokura no Suki wa Warikirenai (Love Out on a Limb) Vol.4

Busa Neko ni Kaerareta Kiyowa Reijou desu ga, Saikyou no Gunjin Koushaku ni Hirowarete Kizetsu Sunzen desu (A Timid Lady Was Turned into an Ugly Cat, but on the Verge of Fainting Is Picked Up by the Most Fearsome Military Duke) Vol.2

Danzai sareta Akuyaku Reijou wa, Gyakkou shite Kanpeki na Akujo wo Mezasu (The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain) Vol.7

Dungeon no Osananajimi (Dungeon Friends Forever) Vol.7

Fate/Prototype: Sougin no Fragments (Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver) Vol.1

Game of Familia: Kazoku Senki (Game of Familia) Vol.9

Genshou X: Choujou Genshou Sousaroku (Phenomenon X: Paranormal Crime Files) Vol.1

Gensou Meimeiki (The Record of Fantastical Nomenclature) Vol.1

Hazurewaku no “Joutai Ijou Skill” de Saikyou ni Natta Ore ga Subete wo Juurin suru made (Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells) Vol.13

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) Vol.8

Honey Lemon Soda Vol.12

Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun (After-school Hanako-kun) Vol.2

Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou) (Slow Life In Another World (I Wish!) Vol.10

Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou (Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon) Vol.23

Jujutsu Kaisen Complete Box Set

Juuou to Yakusou (The Beast King: Master of Medicines) Vol.3

Kaijin Reijou (Slasher Maidens) Vol.14

Kakushigoto Complete Manga Collection Vol.2

Kami Kuzu☆Idol (Phantom of the Idol) Vol.9

Kanojo, Okarishimasu (Rent-A-Girlfriend) Vol.39

Kashita Maryoku wa “Revo Barai” de Kyousei Choushuu: Youzumi to Party Tsuihou sareta Ore wa, Kawaii Support Yousei to Issho ni Toritateta Maryoku wo Unyou shite Saikyou wo Mezasu. (Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I’ll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest!) Vol.2

Kemono no Souja (Erin the Beast Player) Vol.1

Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta (The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All) Vol.4

“Koko wa Makasete Saki ni Ike!” wo Shitai Shinitagari no Nozomanu Uchuu Gekokujou @comic (Reluctant Space Commander: From Death Wish to Galactic Hero!) Vol.1

Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work) Vol.8

Kuro no Shoukanshi (Black Summoner) Vol.9

Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) Vol.35

Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inai kara (My Girlfriend’s Not Here Today) Vol.7

Love Bullet Vol.2

Lycoris Recoil: Koushiki Comic Anthology – Reload (Lycoris Recoil Official Comic Anthology: Reload) Vol.3

Mad Miniscape Vol.2

Mahoutsukai no Yome Danpenshuu (The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Collected Fragments) Vol.2

Majutsushi Kunon wa Mieteiru (Kunon the Sorcerer Can See) Vol.3

Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun (Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent) Vol.8

Meikyuu Black Company (The Dungeon of Black Company) Vol.14

Mizudako-chan kara wa Nigerarenai! (You Can’t Escape from Mizudako-chan!) Vol.2

Mono Vol.5

N (-N) Vol.1

Namaikizakari. (Cheeky Brat) Vol.17

Ningen no Kaikata (How to Keep a Human) Vol.1

Ninkyou Tensei: Isekai no Yakuza Hime (Yakuza Reincarnation) Vol.16

Noroma Mahou to Yobareta Mahoutsukai wa Juuryoku Mahou de Musou suru: Mada Juuryoku no Gainen no Nai Sekai Nite, Shounen wa Banyuu Inryoku Ou to Naru (Defying Expectations with Gravity Magic to Be Unparalleled) Vol.1

Noumi-senpai no Benmei (The Apology of Noumi-Senpai) Vol.1

Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!? (Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!?) Vol.2

Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa) Vol.4

Ryuu no Gakkou wa Yama no Ue (The Dragon School Is Atop the Mountain)

Sasaki to Pii-chan (Sasaki and Peeps) Vol.5

Tenmaku no Jaadugar (A Witch’s Life in Mongol) Vol.4

Tensei Colosseum: Saijaku Skill de Saikyou no Onna-tachi wo Kouryaku shite Dorei Harem Tsukurimasu (Reincarnation Coliseum: The Weakest Skill Conquers the Strongest Women and Creates a Harem) Vol.4

Tensei Majo wa Horobi wo Tsugeru (A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom) Vol.8

Tensei Nihakobinin no Isekai Kouryakuhou (A Reincarnated Carrier’s Strategy for Another World) Vol.3

Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto wo Hitakakusu (A Tale of the Secret Saint) Vol.12

The Scum Laugh Vol.2

Unmei no Makimodoshi (Fate Rewinder: All Great Achievements Require Time) Vol.1

Zutaboro Reijou wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai sareru (Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex) Vol.4

Adachi to Shimamura (Adachi and Shimamura) Vol.13 [Light Novel]

Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (Hokori)! (Heroine? Saint? No, I’m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!) Vol.7 [Light Novel]

Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii? (An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride) Omnibus Vol.1 [incl. Vol.1-3] [Light Novel]

Teisou Gyakuten Sekai no Doutei Henkyou Ryoushu Kishi (Virgin Knight: I Became the Frontier Lord in a World Ruled by Women) Vol.4 [Light Novel]

Digital Releases

Hoshifuru Oukoku no Nina (Nina the Starry Bride) Vol.19

Ryuui no Luca (Luca the Dragon Vet) Vol.2

Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su (Shangri-La Frontier) Vol.27

Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers) Vol.46

Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou sareta Shiromadoushi, S-Rank Boukensha ni Hirowareru: Kono Shiromadoushi ga Kikakugai Sugiru (Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! This White Mage Is One Heck of a Healer) Vol.6

Boukensha Al: Aitsu no Mahou wa Okashii (Al the Adventurer: That Magic Shouldn’t Work!) Vol.1 [Light Novel]

Isekai Teni shite Kyoushi ni Natta ga, Majo to Osorerareteiru Ken: Aoi-sensei no Gakuen Funtou Nisshi (The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World: Ms. Aoi’s Lesson Plans) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Knight’s & Magic Vol.10 [Light Novel]

Maou ni Natta node, Dungeon Tsukutte Jingai Musume to Honobono suru (Now I’m a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon) Vol.17 [Light Novel]

Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyou Party Ikuseijutsu (Let This Grieving Soul Retire) Vol.11 [Light Novel]

Outo no Hazure no Renkinjutsushi: Hazure Shokugyou Datta node, Nonbiri Omise Keiei shimasu (The Tale of a Little Alchemist Blessed by the Spirits) Vol.4 [Light Novel]

Repeat Vice: Akuyaku Kizoku wo Shinitakunai node Shitennou ni Naru no wo Yamemashita (Repeated Vice: I Refuse to Be Important Enough to Die) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

Space Orc: Banzoku no Senshi wa Yoake no Ten wo Kake Joou wo Nerau (Space Orc: Barbarian Raider of the Stars, Aiming for the Queen!) Vol.2 [Light Novel]

Tensei shitara Saikyoushu-tachi ga Sumau Shima deshita. Kono Shima de Slow Life wo Tanoshimimasu (The Isle of Paramounts: Reborn into a Slow Life Among the Strongest in the World) Vol.5 [Light Novel]

← September 2026

Source: Amazon, Crunchyroll, Denpa, J-Novel Club, Kodansha USA, Sentai Filmworks, Seven Seas Entertainment, Square Enix Manga & Books, Tokyopop, Viz Media, Yen Press

2nd issue looks for more Japanese creators who want their story published overseas

This year’s 45th issue of Kodansha‘s Young Magazine revealed on Monday that it is launching a second issue of Young Magazine USA, a special edition of the magazine for the U.S. The staff is again looking for Japanese manga creators who want their story published for overseas readers. Interested applicants must submit a storyboard for a chapter as well as three sample manuscript pages by December 13. The staff is looking for stories themed around an outcast who is overlooked by society and has issues fitting in.

Kodansha had teased in November 2025 that it was preparing a second issue of Young Magazine USA.

The first Young Magazine US special issue commemorated the magazine’s 45th anniversary. The 1,044-page magazine had 18 new series from Japanese artists, as well as the first chapter of Kengo Hanazawa‘s Under Ninja manga, and Shūichi Shigeno‘s (Initial D, MF Ghost) new manga Subaru and Subaru. The magazine also featured a cover illustration by Ghost in the Shell creator Masamune Shirow.

The magazine’s special issue was distributed for free to attendees at Anime NYC in August 2025, and was distributed at specific Kinokuniya locations from August to November 2025.

The titles are available to read on the magazine’s official website, which launched in August 2025. Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix also released the special issue for free. Azuki (now Omoi) also released the issue for free for all users, which was available until last December.

The top five winners of the magazine’s reader poll campaign are guaranteed serialization on Kodansha‘s K MANGA app. The winners also get serialized in Japan in Monthly Young Magazine and/or YanMaga Web, serializing at the same time on K MANGA.

Winning titles include Still You, Godmother, The Knight of Blasphemy, The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers, and Fascination. Additional titles getting that have earned seraliziations include To Dusk and Twilight, Boys Run the Riot -In Transition-, Protocol Ryugu, and The Last Terran.

Source: Young Magazine issue 45