Kodansha News & Updates for Direct Market Retailers
NEW UPDATES FOR FALL 2025:
Greetings comic shop and direct market retailer friends! Time again for another seasonal update full of info on current Kodansha bestsellers, upcoming print debuts for Fall and Spring 2026, manga-inspired anime streaming now and in the near future, plus more!
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TOP SELLERS & PRE-ORDER SUCCESSES
For this Fall update we wanted to report some clear winners for bestselling Kodansha series in 2025, highlighting ongoing and evergreen titles, box sets and premium editions, as well as upcoming debuts that are burnning up the sales charts.
Kodansha Bestsellers — Ongoing & Evergreen
| ISBN | Series |
| 9781646511341 | AKIRA Hardcover Collection |
| 9781646513741 | Attack on Titan Omnibus |
| 9781646516544 | Blue Lock |
| 9798888771389 | The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity |
| 9798888770207 | GACHIAKUTA |
| 9798888770986 | Initial D Omnibus |
| 9781647294540 | Tower Dungeon |
Kodansha Bestsellers — Box Set & Premium Editions
| ISBN | Series |
| 9781632364616 | AKIRA 35th Anniversary Box Set |
| 9781647294854 | Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe |
| 9798888773390 | Sailor Moon Manga Box Set (Naoko Takeuchi Collection) |
| 9781646519781 | Vinland Saga Deluxe |
Kodansha Bestsellers — Pre-Orders
| ISBN | Series | OSD |
| 9798888776346 | Mushishi Collector’s Edition | Nov 04, 2025 |
| 9798888777046 | Shugo Chara! 20th Anniversary Edition | Mar 03, 2026 |
| 9798888776711 | The Ghost in the Shell Legacy Edition Manga Box Set | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 9781647294991 | Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works (Second Edition) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 9798888777848 | MARS 30th Anniversary Edition | Jun 16, 2026 |
FALL AND WINTER 2025 ANIME SEASON FEATURING KODANSHA MANGA:
Anime continues to be one of the biggest way that fans and newcommers learn about some Kodansa’s manga series. Currently burrning the charts is the ongoing season of the trash-punk action epic GACHIAKUTA, and the opposites attract high school romance, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity!
But the fall season does bring some new anime debuts like the fluffy monster eating romantacy, Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!, the kinetitc dance coming-of-age drama, Wandance, as well as the final season of the time-jumping wanderer saga, To Your Eternity.
Also check out below for the list of anime will be premiering early 2026.
Fall 2025 Anime Inspired by Kodansha Manga (Currently Airing)
- GACHIAKUTA
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
- Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!
- Wandance
- To Your Eternity (Season 3)
Winter 2026 Anime Inspired by Kodansha Manga (Premiering in January)
- Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You. (Season 2)
- The Blue Wolves of Mibu AKA Blue Miburo (Season 2)
- The Darwin Incident
- Fire Force (Season 3 Part 2)
- In the Clear Moonlit Dusk
- Medalist (Season 2)
- MF Ghost (Season 3)
- Note: Digital only sequel to Initial D
- Tune Into the Midnight Heart
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Animated Film: Tears of the Azure Sea)
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PRINT MANGA FOR FALL 2026
Finishing up our conventions for 2025 we had the opportunity to reveal new print licenses for premium artbooks like the Shirow Masamune: Artworks in the Shell, all-ages titles like the Cells at Work! Picture Books, and upcoming fantasy adventure, When a Dragon Calls; as well as spotlight some new editions of Kodansha favorites like the indie rock modern classic, BECK, and a new way to collect the global hit with the GACHIAKUTA Dumpster Box Set.
- New York Comic Con: Fall 2026 New Print Manga Licenses
- Anime NYC 2025: Fall 2026 New Print Manga Licenses
Also be sure to take a look at what’s coming up in the near future with the full roster of Spring 2026 announcements as shared on our Anime Expo announcement page and our Comic-Con International announcement page.
HOLIDAY SHOPPING CALLOUTS!
With the holidays just around the corner we wanted to share a shortlist of titles that would make for excellent gifts ideas for comics and manga fans or customers coming in to find a special manga gift.
| ISBN | Series | OSD | Who is it for? |
| 9798888776346 | Mushishi Collector’s Edition | Nov 04, 2025 | For fans of the 2000’s anime. For lovers of light fantasy horror |
| 9798888776438 | The Art of Witch Hat Atelier | Dec 02, 2025 | For fans of Witch Hat Atelier and lovers of stunning art books |
| 9781647294182 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, Volume 17 | Dec 02, 2025 | For fans of the anime and lovers of horror comedies (heavy on the comedy). This volume goes beyond the 3rd and latest season of the anime. |
| 9781647295004 | The Magnificent Bastard Keiji | Dec 09, 2025 | From the artist of Fist of the North Star. For fans of bombastic historical fiction. |
| 9781647294946 | Dragon Head | Dec 16, 2025 | For fans of thought provoking horror stories in manga and comics. |
| 9781647294854 | Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe | Available now | For fans of of Mobile Suit Gundam. For lovers of premium editions like the Berserk Deluxe editions. |
| 9781646519781 | Vinland Saga Deluxe | Available now | For fans of action-focused historical fictions and vikings. For lovers of premium editions like the Berserk Deluxe editions. |
| 9781647294670 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition | Available now | For fans of the original series Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun. For lovers of alternate univers stories and comedic crime stories. |
Kodansha will be sharing a more robust gift guide this November with even greater details.
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