Sweet Shop is one step closer to launching its destination for comics and manga readers of all ages and interests. The company launched an invite-only beta, with apps pending approval in app stores, featuring a diverse selection of titles from 24 leading publishers across the industry.
There’s a comic book for everyone and Sweet is focused on giving readers all the tools they need to find it. Features available at launch include in-app purchases, offline reading, and the ability to download DRM-free PDFs, among others.
Soon users will also have the ability to give and receive recommendations, access sales and bundles, create reading lists, and more.
Sweet Shop was launched without venture capital money and has vowed it will not accept AI comics.
The 24 publishers are:
Image Comics IDW Publishing Dark Horse Comics Oni Press Fantagraphics Magma Kodansha Mad Cave Studios
Good Trouble Comics Panick Entertainment Devil’s Due Studios WhiteAsh Comics Manga Mavericks Books Ignition Press Ablaze Improper Books
Silver Sprocket Glacier Bay Second at Best Press Invader Comics Avery Hill Rekcah Alien Books Living the Line
Neon Ichiban has officially launched worldwide, exiting beta and redefining what’s possible for digital comics. Fans can now buy, read, and resell digital issues—and for the first time, obtain digitally signed and sketched editions of their favorite creators via Neon Ichiban’s patent-pending Remarques technology. Fans can also sign up for the beta of Neon Ichiban’s iOS Reader app here.
Downloadable PDF backups from participating publishers will roll out later this week. With today’s launch, titles from Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, and Titan Comics join the ever-growing catalog.
Neon Ichiban reinvents digital comics and manga—fusing frictionless reading with creator connection, resale, and collectible culture. Anyone can sign up for an account on Neon Ichiban here: https://neonichiban.com/.
Neon Ichiban offers digital comics and manga from an impressive slate of publishers, including (in alphabetical order) Dark Horse Comics, DC, DSTLRY, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Kodansha, Marvel Comics, Oni Press, Titan Comics, Vault Comics with content from Legendary Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Rebellion, and UDON Entertainment coming soon.
Fans got their first taste of Neon Ichibanduring beta—buying, reading, and collecting digital comics and manga across an ever-expanding catalog. Raders can now download their purchases from participating publishers as well as get their digital comics signed and sketched with Neon Ichiban Digital Remarques.
Coming soon: Commissionable Remarques—a Cameo-style model where fans request sketches and signatures from their favorite creators, no convention lines required. Instead of requiring fans and creators to meet live, artists can accept signature and sketch requests on their own schedule, from anywhere in the world. For fans, it means global access to their favorite creators; for artists, Commissionable Remarques creates a new revenue stream where creators can set their own prices, work on their schedule, and connect without convention constraints.
Neon Ichiban has announced that Legendary Comics’ acclaimed library of original graphic novels and franchise-based comics will be available on its platform—the revolutionary digital destination redefining how fans discover, buy, read, and collect digital comics and manga.
Founded by Comixology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, Neon Ichiban is designed as the definitive digital destination for fans, creators, and publishers. Legendary’s partnership brings its rich slate—including the Monsterverse titles (Godzilla vs. Kong, Skull Island), the Dune cinematic mythology, Pacific Rim universe, and original series from its Legendary Comics imprint—to a global audience on a seamless and collectible digital platform.
Neon Ichiban serves readers and collectors alike with same-day-as-print comics, manga, collections, and graphic novels, including always-available standard editions alongside limited-edition variants and sketch covers. Fans enjoy seamless digital control, choosing to read online or offline and even downloading a local copy when enabled. With participating publishers, digital comics can be transformed into one-of-a-kind collectibles through digital signatures and remarques from top creators—unique pieces that can be cherished or resold with provenance intact. A built-in secondary marketplace allows fans to buy and sell digital comics while ensuring publishers and creators benefit.
Legendary Comics joins publishers including Dark Horse, DC, DSTLRY, Dynamite, IDW, Kodansha, Mad Cave, Marvel, Oni Press, Rebellion, Titan, UDON, and Vault Comics, further cementing Neon Ichiban as the one-stop shop for comics and manga in digital form. Legendary Comics will make available both its extensive backlist and same-day-as-print digital releases of upcoming titles.
UDON Entertainment has announced that select comics from its acclaimed library of internationally celebrated video game properties will be available on Neon Ichiban, the revolutionary digital platform redefining how fans discover, buy, read, and collect digital comics and manga.
Founded by Comixology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, Neon Ichiban is designed as the definitive digital destination for fans, creators, and publishers. UDON’s partnership brings the fan-favorite franchises in its decades-long history with CAPCOM—including Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Mega Man—to a global audience in one seamless, collectible digital platform that celebrates artistry, fandom, and storytelling.
Neon Ichiban serves readers and collectors alike with same-day-as-print comics, manga, collections, and graphic novels, including always-available standard editions alongside limited-edition variants and sketch covers. Fans enjoy seamless digital control, choosing to read online or offline and even downloading a local copy when enabled. With participating publishers, digital comics can be transformed into one-of-a-kind collectibles through digital signatures and remarques from top creators—unique pieces that can be cherished or resold with provenance intact. A built-in secondary marketplace allows fans to buy and sell digital comics while ensuring publishers and creators benefit.
UDON joins publishers including Dark Horse, DC, DSTLRY, Dynamite, IDW, Kodansha, Mad Cave, Marvel, Oni Press, Rebellion, Titan, and Vault Comics, further cementing Neon Ichiban as the one-stop shop for comics and manga in digital form. UDON will make available same-day-as-print digital releases of upcoming single issues. Additional content may be added in future, pending approvals.
Manga Miraihas announced the exclusive launch of the first-ever official English translations from publisher To Books, debuting withI Want to Be Pampered by the Marquis of Ice! ~Reincarnated as a Girl with a Depressing Story~, The Monster Life of The Freshly Grafted: The Comic, and other titles. Available first on Manga Mirai, these early releases mark a major step in the platform’s mission to connect U.S. fans with both popular favorites and hidden gems while providing a safe, official alternative to fan translations.
In addition, Manga Mirai will begin distributing works from J-Novel Club, expanding access to popular titles already beloved by fans. Highlights include Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill and A Wild Last Boss Appeared!, both of which will premiere as anime in Fall 2025. By adding J-Novel Club to its platform, Manga Mirai reinforces its role as a destination where fans can discover Japanese manga and stories in one place.
This expansion underscores Manga Mirai’s growing role in the industry, connecting fans with established favorites while opening doors to previously untranslated works. By offering official translations, the platform promotes the purchase of licensed content by U.S. readers and provides a direct way to support both the works and their creators.
Manga Mirai is also wrapping up its October VIZ Media campaign, which offers all volumes of SPY×Family, My Hero Academia, One-Punch Man, and Ranma ½ (2-in-1 Edition) at 50% off through October 31. The campaign, running alongside the addition of To Books and J-Novel Club titles, continues Manga Mirai’s efforts to highlight both hidden gems and iconic series—making it easier than ever for readers to explore a wide range of Japanese stories in one place.
Luminopia,a digital health company pioneering a new class of treatments for neuro-visual disorders, has announced a collaboration with Crunchyroll.
This collaboration will bring beloved anime content to Luminopia’s platform, diversifying and expanding its content options for children with amblyopia, or lazy eye, using Luminopia. By partnering with Crunchyroll, Luminopia is offering even more TV episodes that resonate with young audiences and providing kids with the option to watch a wider variety of content as treatment.
Lazy eye affects about one million pediatric patients nationwide and is the leading cause of vision loss in children. Luminopia offers a modern, FDA-cleared therapy that allows pediatric patients to watch TV within a VR headset for one hour a day, six days a week as treatment.
This is a completely reimagined approach to lazy eye therapy. For decades, patients have been required to undergo eye-patching, which forces them to cover their “good eye” and go through their lives with poor vision, making everyday tasks and activities difficult. Luminopia works differently from eye-patching and doesn’t require patients to cover up their good eye; instead, it encourages the brain to use both eyes together.
This collaboration with Crunchyroll, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, is a natural extension of Sony Innovation Fund’s investment in Luminopia. Crunchyroll joins Luminopia’s growing roster of content partners, including Nickelodeon, PBS Kids and Sesame Workshop. Most recently, Luminopia partnered with Pokémon to bring hundreds of episodes of the original animated series to its platform.
Parents and guardians of children with amblyopia can inquire about Luminopia with their eye doctors today. It’s being prescribed in top eye institutes, children’s hospitals and private practices across the U.S.
TokyoPop and NTT Solmare Corp. have announced that TokyoPop’s manga titles are now available on MangaPlaza, one of the U.S.’s largest digital manga content libraries. To celebrate this momentous occasion, MangaPlaza is launching a point reward promotion for all TokyoPop’s titles including manga and light novels.
Earn Points for All TokyoPop Titles – For a limited time, users can earn 100% in point rewards for all individual purchases.
Campaign Period: October 16th, 7:00 am – October 30th, 6:59 am (PST) Point Reward Details: 100% point reward for all users *Up to 1,000 points Promotion Page on MangaPlaza
TOKYOPOP Titles on MangaPlaza
Below are just a few TOKYOPOP titles that are now available on MangaPlaza. More will be added in the future!
Yen Press and Tapas Entertainment have announced a new partnership to provide readers with a modern web novel reading experience for some of the most iconic light novel series. Starting October 2025, the first selection of series from Yen On (Yen Press’s novel imprint) will be available to read on Tapas, with users able to access the first five “episodes” for free. New episodes will roll out daily following the initial release, and readers will have the option to either pay to unlock the new content immediately or wait for free access.
The first batch of series coming to the Tapas platform are The Eminence in Shadow, Overlord, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, The Summer Hikaru Died, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Following the initial release, additional Yen On series will be added to the site on a monthly basis.
Yen Press and Tapas have partnered in the past thanks to the bestselling and ongoing series The Beginning After the End by TurtleMe. The fantasy-action web novel-turned-comic about a reincarnated king who is born with the memories of his past life garnered massive popularity on Tapas, with Yen Press licensing the comic for print publication.
The Eminence in Shadow
By Daisuke Aizawa Illustrated by Touzai
Even in his past life, Cid’s dream wasn’t to become a protagonist or a final boss. He’d rather lie low as a minor character until it’s prime time to reveal he’s a mastermind…or at least, do the next best thing—pretend to be one! And now that he’s been reborn into another world, he’s ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal—and everyone knows the truth but him!
Overlord
By Kugane Maruyama Illustrated by so-bin
For twelve years, the virtual world of Yggdrasil has served as the playground and battlefield for the skeletal lord Momonga and his guild of fellow monsters, Ainz Ooal Gown. But the guild’s glory days are over, and the game is shutting down permanently. When Momonga logs in one last time just to be there when the servers go dark, something happens—and suddenly, fantasy is reality. A rogues’ gallery of fanatically devoted NPCs is ready to obey his every order, but the world Momonga now inhabits is not the one he remembers. The game may be over, but the epic tale of Ainz Ooal Gown is only beginning…
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
By Tappei Nagatsuki Illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka
Subaru Natsuki was just trying to get to the convenience store but wound up summoned to another world. He encounters the usual things—life-threatening situations, silver-haired beauties, cat fairies—you know, normal stuff. All that would be bad enough, but he’s also gained the most inconvenient magical ability of all—time travel, but he’s got to die to use it. How do you repay someone who saved your life when all you can do is die?
The Summer Hikaru Died
By Mio Nukaga Original Story by Mokumokuren
The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape from their isolated village. But one day when the two boys meet up, Yoshiki can immediately tell something is off. Though the person standing before him looks and acts exactly like Hikaru, Yoshiki knows that his friend is…gone. Someone—no, something—has taken Hikaru’s place. And with so many eerie incidents happening in town lately, Yoshiki is becoming increasingly conflicted. Although things will never be as they once were, he would prefer this Hikaru to no Hikaru at all.
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
By Fuse llustrated by Mitz Vah
Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm…as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his goopy new existence, his exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change his new world forever!
Crunchyroll, the ultimate lifestyle brand for all things anime, just evolved. Starting today, Crunchyroll subscribers in the U.S. and Canada can explore fan-favorite series or discover new gems with the all-new Crunchyroll Manga, a premium add-on service that lets fans dive into hundreds of comics created in Japan.
Rolling out across iOS and Android, and a web version following October 15, the ad-free experience will feature titles from leading publishers, including AlphaPolis, COMPASS, Square Enix, VIZ Media, and Yen Press, and more to be announced in the future, making manga even more accessible than ever before.
Select manga titles available at launch include:
A Gatherer’s Adventure in Isekai *
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten*
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra*
The Apothecary Diaries*
Beast Tamer*
Black Clover*
Bleach
Bungo Stray Dogs*
By the Grace of the Gods*
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!*
Daemons of the Shadow Realm
Delicious in Dungeon
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!*
Do It Yourself!!*
Dr. STONE*
FAKE
From General to Bride: Marrying My Strongest Rival
Goodbye, Dragon Life*
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All
Haikyu!!*
High School DxD*
How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer
I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time*
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague*
I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History*
Jujutsu Kaisen*
Kaiju No. 8*
Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!*
Lycoris Recoil*
Maiden of the Dragon: Falling for the Demon’s Lies
Mieruko-chan Official Comic Anthology*
Mr. Villain’s Day Off*
My Awkward Senpai*
My Dress-Up Darling*
My Friend’s Little Sister Has It in for Me!*
My Happy Marriage
My Hero Academia*
Naruto*
New Saga*
One Piece*
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time*
The Princess of Blue Roses
Ragna Crimson
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai*
Re:Monster*
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon*
Rust-Eater Bisco*
Sasaki and Miyano*
Secrets of the Silent Witch*
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat
Spice and Wolf*
Spy x Family*
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale*
The Summer Hikaru Died
This Monster Wants to Eat Me*
Touring After the Apocalypse*
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-*
The Unaware Atelier Meister*
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
…and many more!
Note: * = The anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll Ultimate Fan subscribers ($15.99/month) can enjoy Crunchyroll Manga at no extra cost, along with anime-streaming on up to 6 devices, offline viewing and reading, access to Game Vault, 15% off select merch & subscriber exclusives, free shipping, early sale access & more.
Already a Fan or Mega Fan instead? Add Crunchyroll Manga starting at:
Crunchyroll Fan + Manga: $11.99 USD / $15.49 CAD (includes $4.00 USD / $5.50 CAD Manga add-on)
Crunchyroll Mega Fan + Manga: $15.49 USD / $17.49 CAD (includes $3.50 USD / $5.00 CAD Manga add-on)
All tiers unlock ad-free, unlimited reading across mobile, tablet, and web, with offline downloads, light/dark mode, two-page spreads, and personalized reading lists and recommendations.
Catch Crunchyroll Manga live on the floor at New York Comic Con, with demos and panels at Booth #1643 (Oct 9–12).
GlobalComix has spent 2025 focusing on growth and expanding the publishers available on the digital comic platform.
Earlier this year, IDW Publishing, Kodansha, and Archie Comics joined the platform, and expanded its offerings when it comes to manga. In the past month, GlobalComix has announced the addition of DC Comics, Chispa Comics, Marvel, and now Magma Comix.
In September, DC Comics went day-and-date as well as adding back catalog releases, more than 30,000 individual issues, volumes, and collected editions.
Chispa Comics followed in late September, bringing six series to the platform with more to come including GlobalComix-first exclusives.
On October 15, Marvel comics to the digital platform as part of the GlobalComix Gold membership which is available for $6.99/month or $69/year. eekly new releases will also be offered for individual purchase, with exclusive discounts for Gold members. Hundreds of Marvel comics will be available for Gold members with day-and-date releases starting on the 15th available for individual purchases with exclusive members-only discounts.
Today, Magma Comix and GlobalComix have announced an exclusive vertical scroll edition of The Pedestrian.
The Pedestrian has quickly established itself as one of the standout titles of 2025. Recognized by peers and fans alike, earlier this year, the series was nominated for “Best New Series” at the Eisner Awards, and has also been nominated for the prestigious Ringo Award for “Best Series”, with the Ringo Awards ceremony taking place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Pedestrian is the first vertical scroll original that GlobalComix is producing in partnership with Magma Comix. This collaboration represents a new chapter for both companies, combining Magma’s bold, creator-driven storytelling with GlobalComix’s innovative publishing formats to deliver a reading experience tailored for modern audiences.
