Welcome to the Anime News Network Summer 2026 Manga Guide! While regular seasonal anime preview guides track television premieres as they air, applying that exact format to manga is uniquely challenging because the medium lacks a standardized seasonal release cycle. To solve this, we’ve put together a comprehensive survey spanning three months of manga publishing activity, with a primary spotlight on brand-new series.
This is a rolling feature, meaning we will be refreshing and adding to the guide daily. Be sure to look out for our spotlight on notable light novel releases this coming Saturday, alongside dedicated K-Comics and 18+ Manga Guides dropping early next month!
To keep things as practical and useful as possible, this showcase hones in strictly on series premieres. Keep in mind that every critique is based entirely on Volume 1—we aren’t factoring in the full series or digital chapters beyond the first volume. If you’ve read ahead, please be considerate and avoid dropping spoilers in the community forums. All evaluations use a straightforward 1-to-5 rating scale, where one is the lowest.
June
MARS 30th Anniversary Edition Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman,
I’m No Angel Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore,
Billy Bat Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman,
The Woebegone Wonder Girl Wants to be Wicked Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Cocoon Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore,
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Tales of Iga Erica Friedman
What If I Said, “I Love You”? Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Geniearth Erica Friedman, Kevin Cormack
Whoever You Are, I Love You Rebecca Silverman, Jean-Karlo Lemus
Fish and Water Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
The One. Later On… Rebecca Silverman, Kevin Cormack
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Erica Friedman
Workin’ the Night Shift at Akumart Lucas DeRuyter, Erica Friedman
The Delinquent and the Transfer Student Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
A Timid Lady Was Turned into an Ugly Cat, but on the Verge of Fainting Is Picked Up by the Most Fearsome Military Duke Caitlin Moore, Rebecca Silverman
DANDELION – Zashiki warashi Illustration Works Rebecca Silverman
Serenity – The Art of Rosuuri Rebecca Silverman
This Elf Will Not Be Shelved! Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Gladiator Battle Life Erica Friedman
Wild Love: A BL Guide to the Animal Kingdom Rebecca Silverman, Lauren Orsini
Secondhand Sisters Rebecca Silverman, Lauren Orsini
Shinobi Undercover Caitlin Moore, Kevin Cormack
See You There, Beyond the Ocean Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san: The Complete Omnibus Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
The Daughter of the Demon Lord is Too Kind! Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
Thank You for Taking Care of Our Boy Banri Erica Friedman, Caitlin Moore
A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
The Succubus Meets Her Match Erica Friedman, Bolts
Vermilion Stella – Illustrated Memoir of Arisa Date Erica Friedman
Princess Da Huang & Other Tales Rebecca Silverman
Fishgod Rebecca Silverman
Al the Adventurer: That Magic Shouldn’t Work! Erica Friedman
Let’s Run an Inn on Dungeon Island! Caitlin Moore, Erica Friedman
The Babe at My Back Has Her Eye on Me. I’m Done For. Bolts, Jean-Karlo Lemus
Aoashi Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman,
July
Crybaby Mermaid Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
My Tokyo Summer Erica Friedman
Blue Summer Haze Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
History of the Kingdom of Orcsen: How the Barbarian Orcish Nation Came to Burn Down the Peaceful Elfland Erica Friedman
Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 Kevin Cormack, Jean-Karlo Lemus
Strange Pictures Kevin Cormack, Bolts,
I’m Fine With Being the Second Girlfriend Lucas DeRuyter, Erica Friedman
Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo Erica Friedman, Bolts
Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Lucas DeRuyter, Bolts,
Catnaps, Catnaps Everywhere! Rebecca Silverman
Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury―Vanadis Heart Erica Friedman, Kevin Cormack
Mother, Please Don’t Give Birth to a Monster Rebecca Silverman, Kevin Cormack
Smells Like Green Spirit Erica Friedman, Bolts,
The 100th Time’s the Charm: She Was Executed 99 Times, So How Did She Unlock “Super Love” Mode?! Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
Beneath the Fur Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Liste Rouge Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Hima-Ten! Bolts
Seeds of Anxiety* Rebecca Silverman
The Oblivious Girl and the Maidenly Man Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
WONDER CATS Rebecca Silverman
Luca The Dragon Vet Erica Friedman, Bolts
The Bubble Love of the Mermaid Bolts
Bride of the War God Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
Taika’s Reason Bolts
August
The Princess Groom Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Crescent Moon Marching Erica Friedman
The Marshal King Erica Friedman, Caitlin Moore
Daydream Darling Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I’ll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest! Erica Friedman
Girl Meets Rock Erica Friedman
Hotel Inhumans Erica Friedman, Rebecca Silverman
High Elf with a Long Life Erica Friedman, Kevin Cormack
Lynx Rebecca Silverman, Kevin Cormack
You Might As Well Be the One Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Draw This, Then Die! Erica Friedman, Bolts
Half Is More Erica Friedman, Bolts
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Erica Friedman, Bolts
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Erica Friedman
Raul and His Vampire Prince Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Colori Colore Creare Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
The Demon Consort: “I Love You” Are Frightening Words Rebecca Silverman, Jean-Karlo Lemus
Hand in Hand with Mu-chan: Lessons from My Autistic Daughter Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
Girls’ Last Tour Collector’s Edition Rebecca Silverman, Kevin Cormack
Golden Man Erica Friedman, Jean-Karlo Lemus
Elden Ring: Distant Tales Between Lucas DeRuyter, Erica Friedman
Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan’s Adventure Rebecca Silverman, Bolts
On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides Rebecca Silverman, Erica Friedman
Then Shall I Kill in Your Stead? Bolts
Clevatess: The King of Dark Beasts, the Baby, and the Undead Hero Kevin Cormack, Jean-Karlo Lemus
Alice in Borderland: Retry Andrew Osmond
The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage’s Carefree Life in Another World Erica Friedman
The Misdeeds of an Extremely Arrogant Villain Aristocrat Erica Friedman
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