Manga List

  

1. The Summer Hikaru Died

Release Date: July 18

Author: Mokumokuren

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Boys' Love

Yoshiki and Hikaru have been friends since early childhood, but something has changed. Hikaru has the same memories and personalities that he used to, but Yoshiki can tell that something's off.

When he confronts his friend about this change, he's proven right in the most horrifying way possible - Hikaru transforms into a supernatural being whose been wearing Hikaru's skin. If he doesn't accept the change, the being will end Yoshiki - and what's more, it loves him just as much as Hikaru did.

Acceptance is, of course, a major struggle. Especially since this is far from the only supernatural occurrence that Yoshiki has to deal with.

2. Goodbye, Eri

Release Date: June 27

Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto

Genres: Shonen, Drama

Do you love Chainsaw Man and wish you could read something else by the creator? Then read Goodbye, Eri. 

This single-volume manga tells the story of a young man who creates a film out of his terminally ill mother's life - with a fantastical twist. After he shows his movie at school, he's condemned for what others perceive as a grotesquely insensitive approach to his mother's demise. 

He's so upset by his classmates' reaction that he's ready to take his own life. But just before he does, he encounters a girl named Eri who loved his movie. What's more, she wants to help him make something twice as spectacular.

3. Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-Kun

Release Date: May 2

Author: Osamu Nishi

Genres: Fantasy, Comedy

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-Kun has been airing in anime form for a long time now, but now English-speaking fans can finally read the manga. 

The story revolves around Iruma, a human boy whose parents sell him to the demon realm. This seems like it's going to be a total disaster, but it turns out that his new demon guardian is a doting old grandpa who just wants to spoil him rotten. Also, the demon classmates at Babyls that he's initially afraid of turn out to be some of the greatest friends he's ever had.

4. Akane-banashi

Release Date: August 8

Author: Yuki Suenaga & Takamasa Moue

Genres: Shonen, Drama, Coming-of-age

One of the greatest joys in Akane Osaki's life is watching her father Tooru perform rakugo - a traditional form of Japanese storytelling. His goal is to become a shinuchi - that is, one of the highest-ranking rakugo masters. But after his promotion exam, he is inexplicably expelled from his rakugo school. 

Akane refuses to accept this outcome, and resolves to get revenge on the rakugo community by becoming a master herself. She asks her father's former master, Shiguma Arakawa, to take her on. He's reluctant after Tooru's failure, but he decides to test her to see if she has what it takes.

5. Origin

Release Date: November 21

Author: Boichi

Genres: Seinen, Action, Sci-fi

If you only know Boichi from his art in Dr. Stone, Origin is a great way to get to know him as both a writer and an artist.

 In the year 2048, Japan has been connected to the entire Northern Hemisphere via the Eurasian Railroad. This causes some unexpected problems in the form of drastically increased crime rates. Worse, high-level robots who have no qualms about ending human life are among them. Humanity's only hope seems to be the prototype of all the other AI: ORIGIN.