//upcoming_releases.md
what follows is a curated list of upcoming manga we are looking forward to. let us know if there's any other series or releases we should be following, especially from smaller, independent publishers.
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2026.08.11
- pet shop of horrors, vol. 7 - isbn: 9798895613931, seven seas
2026.08.18
- senpai is an otokonoko, vol. 8 - isbn: 9798888773901, kodansha
2026.08.25
- common-sense monster, vol. 3 - isbn: 9798855434545, yen press
- girls' last tour collector's edition, vol. 1 - isbn: 9798855426915, yen press
- what does the fox say?, vol. 1 - isbn: 9798855423921, yen press
- mother please don't give birth to a monster - isbn: 9781961581180, living the line
- i don't know which is love, vol. 5 - isbn: 9798855424423, yen press
2026.09.01
- shugo chara!, vol. 3 - isbn: 9798888777060, kodansha
- ruridragon, vol. 4 - isbn: 9781974766710, viz media
- box garden beetle - isbn: 9781953629456, glacier bay
- baku-chan - isbn: 9781953629517, glacier bay
- on their frontlines: the lives of japanese war brides, vol. 1 - isbn: 9798875002298, takumigraphics
2026.09.15
- on and off: work-life imbalance, vol. 4 - isbn: 9798899100017, square enix
- chainsmoker cat, vol. 4 - isbn: 9798895614389, seven seas
- wandering son, vols. 1 + 2 - isbn: 9798875000737, takumigraphics
2026.09.22
- kase-san and yamada, vol. 5 - isbn: 9798897653430
- land, vol. 3 - isbn: 9798855421880
- three days of happiness - isbn: 9798855429053, yen press
2026.09.29
- how my cute girlfriend and i started a love story, vol. 1 - isbn: 9781427887795
- fire! - isbn: 9781941250709
2026.10.06
- yuri espoir, vol. 5 - isbn: 9781427888716, lovelove
2026.10.13
- fish society - isbn: 9781634428408
2026.10.20
- senpai is an otokonoko, vol. 9 - isbn: 9798888774243
2026.10.27
- wandering cat's cage - isbn: 9798875002397, takumigraphics
- two am at the dining table, vol. 1 - isbn: 9798855430615, yen press
2026.11.03
- tease me harder, vol. 4 - isbn: 9798895615270
- girl meets rock, vol. 2 - isbn: 9798897657575, seven seas
2026.11.10
- asumi-chan is interested in lesbian brothels!, vol. 7 - isbn: 9798898631666
- our aimless nights, vol. 2 - isbn: 9798217118342
2026.11.16
- glaeolia, vol. 4 - isbn: 9781953629579, glacier bay
- glaeolia, vol. 5 - isbn: 9781953629586, glacier bay
2026.12.01
- shugo chara!, vol. 4 - isbn: 9798888777077
- pink candy kiss, vol. 6 - isbn: 9781974769056
2026.12.15
- chainsmoker cat, vol. 5 - isbn: 9798895614396
- i dont know which is love, vol. 6 - isbn: 9798855439298, yen press
2026.12.22
- senpai is an otokonoko, vol. 10 - isbn: 9798888775431
2027.01.26
- nightfall travelers: leave only footprints, vol. 3 - isbn: 9798895617038
2027.02.09
- a love yet to bloom, vol. 1 - isbn: 9798902093374, seven seas
- girl crush, vol. 9 - isbn: 9781974769612, viz media
2027.03.30
- vassalord, vol. 1 - isbn: 9781427888150, lovelove
2027.06.08
- a white rose in bloom, vol. 5 - isbn: 9798897653225
2027.07.06
- within the villainess, vol. 1 - isbn: 9781419780042
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