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Dorohedoro Illustrations: Mud and Sludge is an intriguing artbook featuring Q-Hayashida

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Experience Q-Hayashida’s art the way it was meant to be: full of filth and magic!

In Dorohedoro, Q-Hayashida defined a world of vicious brutality, capricious wizards, and fatal absurdity. The Hole is a grimy fantasy brought to life by Q-Hayashida’s pen, and Dorohedoro Illustrations: Mud & Sludge is exactly the gritty tribute that Dorohedoro deserves. Collecting color manga pages, illustrations, sketches, paintings, and more, this art book is the ultimate look at the Hole and the perfect tribute to Q-Hayashida. Dive in!

by Q-Hayashida

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NYCC 2026: VIZ Media and Japan Society will Host the World-First Screening of Hirayasumi Anime

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

A promotional poster for the anime 'Hirayasumi' featuring two characters in an outdoor setting. One character, a young boy with a bicycle, stands in the foreground, while an older man is seen in the background, tending to a garden. The poster includes the text 'Exclusive Early Look At Episode 1' and details about the event date and location.

VIZ Media and Japan Society will host the first-ever public screening of Hirayasumi Episode 1 on October 7 in New York City, offering fans the first look at the highly anticipated anime ahead of its 2027 launch. The one-night event will also feature composer Kaori Sawada, producer Junichi Katsutani and VIZ Media’s Godswill Ugwa for a special discussion on bringing the acclaimed manga to the screen.

Serialized in Weekly Big Comic Spirits since 2021, Hirayasumi has become an international critical success, with more than 1.7 million copies in circulation worldwide across ten volumes.

The acclaimed series is the recipient of the 71st Shogakukan Manga Award and was named Best Serial Comic at Lucca Comics & Games 2024.

Now, ahead of the anime’s 2027 launch, New York fans will get the first look at its next chapter.

EVENT DETAILS

WHEN:
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
7:00 PM ET

WHERE:
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017

FEATURING:
Kaori Sawada — Composer
Junichi Katsutani — Producer
Godswill Ugwa — VIZ Media Community Manager & Panel Host

TICKETS:
HERE

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And Then There Were None Vol. 1 is a great start to adapting the classic Agatha Christie story

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Ten people are sent an invitation to a secluded island by someone none of them seem to remember knowing. Isolated from the world, they soon realize that this is no ordinary excursion. They are all trapped. And no one is coming to their rescue!

As the guests arrive at the island enclave, they discover that there is no obvious link between them and that nobody is quite sure who lured them there. They resolve to enjoy themselves regardless of their missing host’s whereabouts. But when past crimes are brought to light, it becomes clear that their host’s intentions are not benevolent.

Story: Agatha Christie
Adaptation: Aya Nikaido
Art: Aya Nikaido
Translation: Jocelyne Allen
Touch-up and Lettering: Joana Estep

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The Amazing Digital Circus, Vol. 1 is interesting but feels a little bit unfocused and scattered

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

These cute, cartoony characters hate their lives and just want to escape! An official adaptation of The Amazing Digital Circus animated series.

Are you ready to witness the most jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, mind-bending paraphernalia you’ve ever laid your eyes upon? Then allow your ringmaster, Caine, to welcome you to the Amazing Digital Circus!

After putting on a strange headset she discovered in an abandoned building, a young woman finds herself inside the Amazing Digital Circus! Transformed into a cartoon jester named Pomni, she discovers she’s trapped in this glitchy digital world alongside a whole host of crazy and colorful characters. Will she be able to find the exit door and escape, or will she be stuck there until she loses her mind?

Story: Glitch Productions, Gooseworx
Art: Sakura
Translation: Nova Skipper
Touch-up Art and Lettering: Ayoub Bensidi

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Shiba Inu Rooms Vol. 1 is beyond adorable and makes us want a ghost dog that can talk

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Brett

A new home filled with the ghosts of Shiba Inu. What could go wrong?

When high schooler Kori Momose goes apartment hunting to be closer to her new school, she comes across a one-bedroom unit at a shockingly cheap price. What’s the catch? The ghost of a Shiba Inu dog named Mu is bound to the apartment! But for a girl as icy and awkward as Kori, is sharing a life with the fiery Mu too tall an order? A funny and heartwarming odd couple comedy begins right here!

As Kori settles into her new home, her efforts to cohabitate with Mu, her ghostly Shiba Inu, consistently go awry. She soon discovers that there’s something more to Mu’s rejection. With this new information, can Kori learn to live with Mu’s shenanigans? And can Mu break through Kori’s cold exterior? A funny and heartwarming odd couple comedy begins right here!

Story: Esu Omori
Art: Esu Omori
Translation: Casey Loe
Letterer: Steve Dutro

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Manga in Theory and Practice: How to Create Villains is an interesting dive into manga creation

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Brett

How to create villains the Hirohiko Araki way!

Manga in Theory and Practice: How to Create Villains gives you a front-row seat as Hirohiko Araki, creator of the globally popular manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, shares the techniques of making a great villain, examines his own work, and breaks down the four basic structures of manga. With commentary from his editor, investigations of characters like DIO, and a study of the panel layout of The JOJOLands, this book will be a crucial part of your manga development.

By: Hirohiko Araki

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

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

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

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Brett

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

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

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Brett

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

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

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Brett

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

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