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1The Way of the Househusband
Release Date: September 17, 2019
If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, you've probably seen this comedy manga floating around before - but this September, you'll be able to read it translated. A former member of the yakuza gives up his dangerous career to get married and become a house husband. It turns out that you can take the man out of the yakuza, but you can't take the yakuza out of the man - occasionally, his old gangster habits will flare up.
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2Komi Can't Communicate
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Tadano is an introverted teenager who isn't especially interested in making friends. When he finds himself alone with Komi, a seemingly aloof and haughty classmate, he realizes that she's actually a really nice person - just a tremendously awkward one. He decides to put aside his own lonely predilections and help Komi on her quest to make 100 friends.
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3My Hero Academia: School Briefs
Release Date: April 2, 2019
For some fans of My Hero Academia, the best part isn't the superhero shenanigans or the villain fights - it's the slice-of-life stories from U.A. High School. If you want to watch class 1-A act like regular kids, My Hero Academia: School Briefs is just what you're looking for - short stories about what happens at U.A. during their downtime.
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4I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
Release Date: January 22, 2019
When a teenage boy accidentally finds out that his classmate has a pancreatic disease that will soon take her life, he wants to just ignore her and get on with his life. Despite his hesitation, the two of them still form a powerful bond - one which gives her some of the experiences she wants to have before her time comes, and one which brings him out of his shell and forces him to connect with others. This manga will make you weep, but in a good way.
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5For the Kid I Saw in My Dream
Release Date: January 29, 2019
Kei Sanbe is the author of the acclaimed series ERASED. His new series, For The Kid I Saw In My Dreams, looks like it will be every bit as heartbreaking, and every bit as thrilling. Senri Nakajou has always had a close relationship with his twin brother. Not only did the two share a close sibling bond, but Senri's brother protected him from their abusive father. When his whole family is taken out by a criminal, Senri is enraged and seeks vengeance. This story will be intense, but hopefully worthwhile.
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6Nyankees
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Have you ever read a yakuza themed manga and thought: I wish this were about cats instead of humans? If so, you should be reading Nyankees, a manga by Atsushi Okada that depicts cats as gang members who have to defend their turf. It's a hilarious and adorable take on a potentially scary topic that's worth looking forward to this year.
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7Samurai 8: Hachimaruden
Release Date: Spring 2019
To many manga readers, Masashi Kishimoto is completely synonymous with his most popular title, Naruto. But now that Naruto is over, Kishimoto is trying his hand at a new series, to be released sometime in the spring of 2019. Samurai 8: Hachimaruden's story has yet to be revealed - all that's known is that it involves samurai and robots, futuristic weapons, and is probably in the sci-fi genre.
Kishimoto will be writing the manga, while his former assistant Akira Okubo will be providing illustrations. If you're a fan of Naruto, this will likely be a must-read.
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8Our Dreams At Dusk
Release Date: May 7th, 2019
Our Dreams At Dusk looks poised to be a touching coming of age story about the LGBTQ+ community. Tasuku Kaname is afraid of starting a new school, but he's even more afraid that he might be outed as gay. When he's at a low point, a mysterious woman discovers him and takes him to a group of other people like him, who have found acceptance with each other. Will Tasuku find the friendship and community he needs?
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9Kakegurui Twin
Release Date: Feb 19, 2019
Kakegurui Twin is a prequel to the original Kakegurui. It focuses on Mary Saotome, a girl who starts the original series a high-status gambler but is defeated in a spectacularly humiliating fashion. Kakegurui Twin shows how she achieved her lofty status to begin with.
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10Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Release Date: July 16, 2019
If you liked the anime version Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, you'll be happy to learn that the manga version is being released this year. The series follows Honda, a manga artist and bookshop employee who is depicted as a human skeleton. If the manga is anything like the anime, it'll be deeply relatable to anyone who has ever worked in retail, while also being familiar and funny to fans of manga. Whatever demographic you're in, you definitely want to watch a skeleton man trying to come up with yaoi recommendations.
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11Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics
Release Date: March 12, 2019
There's nothing new about the wildly popular Fullmetal Alchemist manga - but this compilation of Arakawa's 4-panel comics is. These comics, which were scattered throughout the manga itself, the DVD releases, and magazine appearances, parody the main series in a fun and light-hearted way. This new volume compiles all of the comics into one convenient place, and also includes a few rarities that even the most diehard FMA fans don't know about.
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12Classmates: Dou kyu sei
Release Date: June 4, 2019
While the animated version of Classmates: Dou kyu sei, has already been released, the manga that inspired it will be coming out in English for the first time in June of 2019. Hikaru Kusakabe and Rihito Sajou are two high school boys with dramatically different personalities who become friends when they start putting together a school event. Eventually, their friendship becomes something more. If you want to know how their heartfelt relationship develops, you'll have to wait until June.
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13Cats of the Louvre
Release Date: September 17, 2019
This year, English-speaking manga readers will get a chance to check out Cats of the Louvre. This unusual seinen series describes the surreal adventures of the talking cats who inhabit the French museum. These cats were there back when the museum was still a castle, and they possess incredible powers - including the ability to enter the paintings. Their story is revealed to readers through the eyes of the museum employees.
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14No Longer Human
Release Date: December 17, 2019
If you're familiar with Japanese literature, you may have read Osamu Dazai's classic story, No Longer Human. You may have also seen a wide variety of anime and manga adaptations of the tale. What you haven't seen - and what you'll get to see at the end of 2019 - is Junji Itou's take on it. Junji Itou is a renowned horror writer who is known for stories that are not only terrifying but also plunder the dark depths of the human mind. This makes No Longer Human, an exploration of depression, a perfect subject for him.
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15Urusei Yatsura
Release Date: February 19, 2019
Urusei Yatsura is actually an old manga from the 1970s, but being released in 2019 by Viz for English audiences. It's one of the first examples of a highly specific manga genre - the one where an attractive girl with magic powers suddenly becomes interested in an ordinary guy. So if you love series like To Love Ru and Monster Musume, this old-school story of an alien princess who loves a human is for you.
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