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Anime NYC 2026: Get an Early Look at Casshan Vol. 1, the New Manga Inspired by the Classic Tatsunoko Anime, Plus an Early Release and Limited Poster Drop

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Nakama Press, in partnership with Tatsunoko Production, has revealed a first look at interior artwork from Casshan Vol. 1 by Detroit-born manga creator, game producer, and writer Mario B. Long and award-winning, Tokyo-based mangaka Kusanagi. Featuring the legendary Tatsunoko hero Casshan, this bold new manga inspired by the classic anime blends timeless science fiction with modern storytelling to explore identity, memory, and what it means to remain human in a world designed to forget you.

A forgotten cybernetic hero awakens with no memories and is thrust into a brutal conflict between humans, robots, and a rising new species—forcing him to confront the truth of his own creation as he fights to save two kidnapped children trapped deep below a dying wasteland.

When two girls vanish into a deadly mine run by rogue machines, a dying old man awakens Casshan—a lost cybernetic hero with no memory and a human heart buried inside metal. But underground lies more than hostages: a hidden robot refuge, a radical new species, and the truth about Casshan’s own creation. Caught between humans, robots, and a new species called Neoroiders, Casshan must confront the past he’s forgotten before the world destroys itself again!

Fans attending Anime NYC (August 20-23) will have the chance to pick up Casshan Vol. 1 ahead of its September release, with early copies available at the Nakama Press Booth #1831, along with creator signings and a limited Casshan poster drop. Mario B. Long will be signing August 20, 21, and 22 from 2:00-3:00 PM, and August 23 from 10:30-11:30 AM.

At 180 pages, Casshan Vol. 1 reflects a deeply cross-cultural approach to storytelling, offering an accessible entry point for new manga readers while delivering layered worldbuilding and character-driven stakes for longtime fans of classic and contemporary sci-fi alike.

Casshan Vol. 1 hits shelves September 15, 2026.

Casshan Vol. 1

San Diego FC Announces First MLS Club Partnership with VIZ Media for Captain Tsubasa

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Captain Tsubasa

San Diego FC (SDFC) has announced a new partnership with VIZ Media, making SDFC the first Major League Soccer club to partner with VIZ Media for Captain Tsubasa, the globally renowned soccer manga and anime series.

As part of the partnership, SDFC will celebrate Captain Tsubasa during its upcoming 2026 Baja Cup match against Club Tijuana on Sept. 16, giving fans the opportunity to experience the match with a special Captain Tsubasa Ticket Package.

The package includes a ticket to the Sept. 16 Baja Cup match along with an exclusive limited-edition Captain Tsubasa scarf, offering fans a unique way to celebrate the iconic soccer franchise while supporting SDFC.

Captain Tsubasa has captivated generations of fans around the world with its story of soccer, ambition and the pursuit of greatness. The partnership brings together the globally recognized franchise and SDFC’s growing soccer community for a special matchday celebration.

Captain Tsubasa Ticket Package

Fans can purchase the special package for the Sept. 16 Baja Cup match, which includes:

  • One ticket to the September 16 Baja Cup match
  • A limited-edition Captain Tsubasa scarf

Tickets and additional information:  SanDiegoFC.com/Tsubasa  

Half is More Vol. 1 is an amazing manga exploring racism in Japan

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Side-eyes. Confusion. Whispers. Giggles.

Being a mixed-race Japanese person isn’t easy, and that’s especially true for Kazumi Mandanda Yoneyama and her brother. Despite being born and raised in the Land of the Rising Sun and having a Japanese mother, the siblings, who share a Black French father, are treated as outsiders. But knowing they have as much right to belong as anyone else, they and their mixed-race friends search for ways to cope and find wholeness in their half-Japanese identities.

In a country as homogeneous as Japan, Kazumi and others like her must continue to put one foot in front of the other and contend with feelings of otherness every day. As they navigate this road rife with trials and pitfalls—microaggressions, misunderstandings, social transgressions, and racism—it becomes clear that self-acceptance isn’t simple.

This is a story of hope and the search for coexistence, dedicated to all those struggling with their identity.

Story: Yoiko Fujimi
Art: Yoiko Fujimi
Translation: David Evelyn
Touch-up and Lettering: Phil Christie

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Daydream Darling Vol. 1 is sweet, cute, and a very innocent manga debut

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Daydreamy Iroha is too shy and anxious to talk to her high school classmates, so she finds solace in confiding in upperclassman Sou, who is always encouraging and supportive. With such a great friend by her side, Iroha just may have found a dream come true!

Iroha avoids the awkwardness she feels around her classmates by sitting outside and talking to Sou, the handsome boy she met at the library. However, one day a boy from her class discovers the secret she’s been keeping from everyone. Has Iroha found her perfect match in Sou, or just an illusory love?

Story: Io Sakisaka
Art: Io Sakisaka
Translation: Max Greenway
Touch-up and Lettering: Inori Fukuda Trant

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Batter Up! The Ace of the Diamond Omnibus Collection is Coming!

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Mad Cave Studios’ Nakama Press imprint is proud to announce the Ace of the Diamond Omnibus 1, the first edition of the long-running baseball manga that has captivated readers worldwide with its heart, intensity, and unforgettable cast of characters.

Written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima, with translation by Abby Lehrke (Volumes 1-24) and Devon Corwin (Volumes 25-47) and lettering from Chas! Pangburn, Ace of the Diamond became one of the most celebrated sports manga of its generation, earning a devoted global fanbase and a successful anime adaptation. The series follows aspiring pitcher Eijun Sawamura as he chases his dream of becoming the ace of one of Japan’s most competitive high school baseball programs.

After a crushing middle school loss, Sawamura is recruited to attend Seidou High—one of Japan’s most competitive baseball programs. Surrounded by elite players, including a prodigy catcher and fierce rival pitchers, he must fight to prove himself worthy of the mound.

As intense training and high-stakes competition push him to his limits, Sawamura begins his journey to become the team’s ace. Ace of the Diamond Omnibus 1 collects the first three volumes of the hit baseball series. The first two volumes were originally released by Kodansha in 2006, and volume 3 was released in 2007. This is the first omnibus in a continuing collected series from Nakama Press.

For longtime sports manga fans and readers discovering the series for the first time, Ace of the Diamond Omnibus 1 collects 584 pages and goes on sale March 23, 2027, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545838402) format.

Ace of the Diamond Omnibus 1

BookWalker Welcomes Crossed Hearts: Expands Catalog with Manga, Manhwa, GL, and Novels

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Bookwalker Crossed Hearts

BookWalker has officially launched its highly anticipated partnership with Crossed Hearts, a global publishing house. Fans can now access a rapidly growing library of localized Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua, and Asian novels directly on the platform, featuring both immediate chapter purchases and a massive slate of future volume pre-orders.

The partnership launches with several key titles already live, anchored by the ongoing bi-weekly digital serialization of the hit romance “You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun!” 

Volumes Now Available for Purchase

Readers can skip the wait and immediately dive into the following titles, available right now on BookWalker:

  • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! Vol. 1
  • OctoPiece Vol. 1
  • The Abandoned Villainess Became a Zombie (Novel, Volume 1)

Chapters Now Available for Purchase

For fans who prefer reading chapter by chapter the following titles can also be found on BookWalker:

  • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! (Chapters 1 – 9)
  • Glam Beat Updates 

Crossed Heart’s Imprint Glam Beat! focuses on women-driven narratives that are intimate, bold, and unapologetically romantic, celebrating girls’ love (Yuri) in all its intensity and emotional complexity. The following titles are available to read:

  • Afternoon Tea for Two (Chapters 1–3)
  • Time is a Closet (Chapters 1–2)
  • Borrowing your Textbook (Chapters 1-4)

Upcoming Digital Volume Release Schedule

A robust lineup of full-volume digital editions is locked in through late 2026 and early 2027, with pre-orders currently live on the BookWalker platform:

  • August 11, 2026
    • The Executioner of Grenimal (Volume 1)
    • The Matchmaker’s Fiancée: My Fiancé Won’t Leave Me Alone While I’m Finding Him the Ideal Bride (Volume 1)
  • December 1, 2026
    • The Executioner of Grenimal (Volume 2)
    • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! (Volume 2)
    • All-Rounder Maid Connie Wille (Volumes 1 & 2)
    • A Gaze Like Lightning (Volume 1)
    • The Bird in the Cage Dreams
    • The King of Owls and His Troubled Attendant
    • Until We Fall in Love
    • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Novel, Volume 1)
    • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Novel, Volume 2)
  • January 12, 2027
    • The Abandoned Villainess Became a Zombie (Volume 2)
  • February 2, 2027
    • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! Vol. 3

LYNX, Vol. 1 is a hell of a start with great world building mixed with fantastic art

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What remains after the end of the world? For the last of humanity in a world of perpetual winter, the only way to survive is to adapt—but for Lynx Takuma, the past cannot be so easily left behind.

Lynx Takuma is standing still. As a bio-enhanced detective in New Borealis, one of the last habitable cities after worldwide climate disaster, Lynx knows what she’s meant to do: break up crime syndicates, track down rogue Qual technology, and keep the peace alongside her reckless-but-trusty partner Task and her crime-fighting talking cat Skua. But ever since Simone…

Well, she’s not thinking about Simone. Or about anything beyond getting through the next day, and the next, and the next…

Story: Samuel Sattin
Art: tokitokoro
Lettering: Phil Christie

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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The Marshal King, Vol. 1 is a pretty good start but some lettering issues dampens the enjoyment

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This is the Age of Desperados. For millennia, outlaws, bandits, and varmints have had the run of the wild west’s vast deserts, with only the U.S. Marshals to stand against them. Ride along with Jimmu Godspeed as he searches for the legendary power of the Marshal King to bring these times of chaos to an end!

When Jimmu Godspeed shows up with his infamous father’s body in tow, the whole outlaw world is shaken to its core. But instead of keeping his father’s legacy alive, he decides to enroll in the Western U.S. Marshal Training Institute! Nobody can guess his angle as he steps foot in the halls. But when put to the test, what will he choose—the law or glory?

Story: Boichi
Art: Boichi
Translation: David Evelyn
Touch-up and Lettering: Michelle Pang

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Exclusive: Check out designs from Lynx Vol. 1 by Samuel Sattin and tokitokoro

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Lynx Takuma is standing still. As a bio-enhanced detective in New Borealis, one of the last habitable cities after worldwide climate disaster, Lynx knows what she’s meant to do: break up crime syndicates, track down rogue Qual technology, and keep the peace alongside her reckless-but-trusty partner Task and her crime-fighting talking cat Skua. But ever since Simone…

Well, she’s not thinking about Simone. Or about anything beyond getting through the next day, and the next, and the next…

Until, while on the trail of a series of grisly murders, Lynx sees something impossible that turns her world upside down—something that looks like an angel…

From writer Samuel Sattin, art by tokitokoro, and published by VIZ Media, you can get Lynx Vol. 1 this week at comic shops and book stores, Bookshop, Amazon, and more. While you wait to get yours, check out this exclusive look at designs from tokitokoro.

Preview: High Elf With A Long Life Vol. 1

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High Elf With A Long Life Vol. 1

(W) Rarutori
(A) Ciavis and Ko Narita

After 120 years of serene forest life, a reincarnated high elf sets out for meat, monsters, and mayhem in this bold, high-fantasy isekai quest!

For most high elves, the stillness of the Great Pulha Woodlands is paradise. For Acer, it’s been 120 years of stifling calm. Unlike his kin, Acer remembers another life—one as a human in a different world ­– complete with cravings for adventure, hearty meals, and the thrill of danger. Armed with his bow, spirit-blessed fruit, and centuries of skill, he abandons the sylvan idyll to carve out a new destiny beyond the forest.

In High Elf with a Long Life, creator Kou Narita brings sharp humor and rich fantasy together in an isekai tale where leaving home after a century is just the beginning. Acer’s travels promise perilous dungeons, mythical beasts, and treasures worthy of legend, all while meeting allies (and enemies) as immortal patience finally gives way to excitement. For fans of epic yet lighthearted adventures, this series delivers a fresh spin on the long-life elf trope with humor, heart, and high-stakes action.

High Elf With A Long Life Vol. 1
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