{"id":777,"date":"2026-07-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/?p=777"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:58:37","slug":"official-q2-2026-k-manga-release-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/article\/official-q2-2026-k-manga-release-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"[OFFICIAL] Q2 2026 K MANGA Release Roundup!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’re officially halfway through 2026 (I know, I know, don’t remind me).
Summer is about to be in full swing, and it’s been a busy 3 months for new releases from K MANGA.
Here’s the FULL list of all 24 new simulpubs and releases in quarter 2!
Have you been enjoying any of these so far?
Any others you’re hoping will get an English release?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working as my Tyrannical Chancellor Husband’s Aide (While in Disguise!)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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After the reigning king married a commoner, marriage for love has been all the rage in the kingdom where Christine lives. Even if one is already married, it holds no sway in the face of \u201ctrue love\u201d or at least that has become the custom. Just as Christine is feeling fed up with these marriage values, she meets Leon. To get back at her serial-cheater of a fianc\u00e9, she and Leon pretend to have found true love with each other and break off Christine\u2019s engagement. It comes as quite a shock when she finds out he is actually the chancellor\u2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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These student council members are all over the place! Each one of them is eccentric in their own way\u2014one\u2019s an airhead, one\u2019s just plain frightening, one\u2019s a closet pervert, but all in all, they\u2019re really just weird! And yet it\u2019s everyone\u2019s oddities that makes them endearing and what allows them to create their new normal. Get ready for a slice-of-life manga that\u2019s irresistibly charming, quirky, and a little bit naughty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kiminori Wakasugi, creator of Detroit Metal City<\/em> and It\u2019s Time to Go to His Stomach, OK?<\/em>, takes on a new challenge\u2026as eFootball\u2122<\/em>, the successor to Pro Evolution Soccer<\/em>, receives a very unexpected manga adaptation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch Out for Watarase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nonoka, newly arrived in the big city for university, goes to her comedian brother\u2019s home where she is to live. But when she gets there, she is greeted by none other than her brother\u2019s comedy partner, the famously shameless playboy Watarase, who is also living there! A lady-killer with no sense of personal space, he\u2019s definitely someone she doesn\u2019t want to get too close to but\u2026! A story about sharing a home with the comedy world\u2019s hottest playboy, who you know you shouldn\u2019t, but just can\u2019t help falling head over heels for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow & Ink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The manga about a dangerous love between killer and heiress that went viral in Japan! A condemned criminal and a wounded, wealthy daughter are lost somewhere between an unchangeable past and an uncertain future in Snow & Ink<\/em>, a mysterious human drama that combines the dramatic and melancholy atmosphere of My Happy Marriage<\/em> with a historical flavor and a journey full of twists!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIG IT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Gaku is the son of former Japanese national volleyball star Kei Shishiya. Through middle school, he\u2019s played as his team\u2019s ace hitter, though part of him wonders if that\u2019s a title he earned, or one he was simply given. One day, Kei meets Noboru, a generational volleyball talent with a monstrous spiking arm, and vows to turn him into the next national standout. In the wake of that choice, Gaku realizes he can\u2019t play the style his father demands, but swears he\u2019ll defeat both Kei and Noboru with a game that\u2019s entirely his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mom in Dungeon: Making Ends Meet Every Day!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kachua, a full-time mom and part-time porter, receives a blessing from the goddess that changes her life forever! She’s bestowed with a special skill and decides to become an adventurer to support her family instead. Equipped with her trusty ladle and bombproof pan lid, this new mom adventurer is ready to take on the dungeons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Sweet Kiss After the Last Train<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Saeka has worked at her company for four years, and is generally seen as a reliable coworker who is trusted by everyone. However, she\u2019s not so good at relying on other people! Not even her own boyfriend! Smoking in secret is the only way she knows how to de-stress. One day, her former superior who knows about all her screw-ups back in her rookie days transfers from Kansai to her office. While she tries her best not to show any weakness to him, she also finds herself bonding with him over time as he helps her with her stress in his own way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The shocking, gritty new seinen crime thriller from the team behind bestselling manga My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought<\/em>. A unique blend of cinematic art and realistic storytelling undergird the terrifying mysteries and wild reversals of this dark police procedural, which will appeal to older readers of crime novels and graphic fiction far beyond the usual manga audience. Detective Jin Saeki of the Fujiyama South police precinct heads to a mansion in the hills after receiving an innocuous report of a burglary\u2026but as the investigation unfolds, a horrific discovery sends shockwaves through the department and beyond. Thus begins a dark, heady suspense manga unlike any other, pulsing with raw emotion, as Detective Saeki is forced to confront the blood-soaked face of true madness\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Square Up for Love<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mize Takahashi is a 28-year-old office worker who lives by herself. She\u2019s currently dating Sakurai-senpai from the same company\u2606\u2015or so she thought. Is it possible that she\u2019s actually the one he\u2019s cheating on his girlfriend with?! While heartbroken, Mize has an unexpected reunion at her family\u2019s restaurant with her childhood friend Ritsu, who is nine years her junior. It has been ages since Mize last saw him, but the person he likes is\u2026actually her?! At age 28, an uncertain love begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2661DK Pink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sequel to the beloved manga L\u2661DK<\/em>! It’s been several years since high school, and now Aoi and Shusei are 23 years old and still living together\u2026but their romance hasn’t cooled a bit! What does the future have in store for these lovebirds in their adult days?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hauntress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A seminal work of horror from 1993, this classic from the author of Dragon Head<\/em> is finally appearing in English for the first time. Incorporating elements of psychological horror and urban legend, and credited with introducing the idea of stalking to Japan, Mochizuki\u2019s early masterpiece remains just as terrifying as it was when it first appeared over 30 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Is Dancing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem-he doesn\u2019t know what the point of any of it is. Why must I step with the left foot here instead of the right? Why is one performance good and another, bad? Why do people dance at all? It all seems perfectly arbitrary, until a chance encounter in a run-down shack sets him down a path to revolutionizing the art form and influencing much of Japanese culture to come. A fictionalized account of the early life of Zeami Motokiyo (Oniyasha), the founder of modern Noh theater-the world\u2019s oldest surviving theater art-this coming-of-age artist\u2019s journey vividly brings to life a man far ahead of his time during one of Japan\u2019s most culturally and socially vibrant eras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keepsake Heartache<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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At five, she started humming melodies. At ten, she found her treasure. At 14, her world lost its spark. At 17, she starts to hear the music again. Mone Tsukimori, a slightly cheeky high schooler, has someone she can never forget. What is Mone\u2019s past that only Anji-sempai knows\u2026?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run Away With Me, Girl<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A dramatic, funny, and painful romance manga between two women about how, sometimes, you need to run away in order to find where you truly belong. Perfect for fans of coming-out yuri like How Do We Relationship?<\/em> and masters of adult drama like Akiko Higashimura (Princess Jellyfish<\/em>) and Takako Shimura (Even Though We’re Adults<\/em>). You know that one person you just can\u2019t forget? Not the one that got away, but the one you had, until suddenly you didn\u2019t? Maki\u2019s first love was her high school classmate, a girl named Midori. But Midori broke up with Maki at graduation, saying they were now \u201ctoo old to be fooling around dating girls.\u201d Ten years later, Maki still can\u2019t get Midori off her mind, and when the two women reconnect after a chance encounter, Maki realizes that, while her feelings haven\u2019t changed, Midori has long moved on\u2014in fact, she’s engaged. Yet the more Maki hears Midori talk about her soon-to-be-husband, the more red flags she notices. And Midori has another secret, one she hasn\u2019t yet shared with Maki. Will it be the last blow to Maki\u2019s hopes that their romance might be rekindled? Or will it be the push that sets them on a new path\u2014one they\u2019ll travel together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Thousand Years Behind the Veil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Chitose is the youngest daughter of the Totsuki clan, known for their vast lineage. Blessed with good looks and spiritual energy, she receives an unending string of marriage proposals. When her older sister, Kuon, lays a trap for her, Chitose is left cursed and transformed into an old woman. Although Chitose always loved children and hoped to become a mother someday, her dreams have been dashed, and she must spend her days suffering Kuon\u2019s abuse, which she bravely endures\u2026 until a mysterious man named Kotaro appears before her and declares that he will grant her wish! Ema Toyama pens this romantic fantasy period piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tale of How My Cheap, Stingy Sister-in-Law Lost It All<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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There’s something bothering our main character, Reimi. And that’s her extremely cheap and stingy sister-in-law, Kae-chan! Kae took home all the decorations from Reimi’s wedding. During her baby shower, it seemed pretty obvious that Kae had just added her name to the present Reimi got from her husband’s parents. And the gifts Kae actually did send for the baby were used and dirty… How stingy and cheap can a person be?! “It doesn’t really matter…” “It’s not worth bringing up…” At least that’s what Reimi grit her teeth and told herself, but one day, Kae went one step too far…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twisted Devotion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Delinquent Tanaka is feared by all and nicknamed the Mad Dog. He fought every day, and rumors and whispers about him filled the school halls. That is, until a gloomy-looking, ordinary girl in glasses suddenly appeared. She didn’t fear him, but rather, everything she did got on Tanaka’s nerves. “The way your face twists with emotion is very, very cute.” The unique air about her captures and traps Tanaka in her twisted cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protocol Ryugu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In near-future Earth, a new Ice Age has taken hold\u2014and after a world war, the winners cling to what few non-frozen paradises remain on the surface, while the losers dwell under the sea and begin to evolve into something else. But once these undersea survivors obtain a new, unheard-of flying craft, will they manage to rule over the planet once more? It\u2019s an unpredictable seafaring sci-fi tale from the creator of Nacun<\/em> and Dragon Girl Chronicles<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give ‘Em Hell, Miran Yata!!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Miran Yata, a first year at Flower High School, is already barreling down the path to being a total loner not even two months into the school year! But she\u2019s completely unbothered by this. Instead, she revels in her solitary youth and dedicates herself to drawing Boy\u2019s Love (BL) art of the two popular guys in class\u2014Nerima and Kirishima. Then, one fateful day, her BL notebook winds up in the hands of one of the very subjects himself, Nerima! Now outed, this loner girl\u2019s high school life is turned completely upside down\u2026!! And so begins this aloof (?) BL fangirl\u2019s wild, high-energy coming-of-age tale!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yuri is My job!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The new, hilarious yuri comedy! Hime gets roped into working at a weird caf\u00e9 where the waitresses pretend to be students at an all-girl boarding school. She’s strangely taken with her partner Mitsuki, who’s so kind to her in front of the customers. There’s just one problem \u2026 Mitsuki really can’t stand her! Hime is a picture-perfect high school princess\u2014she’s admired by all and never trips up! So when she accidentally injures a caf\u00e9 manager named Mai, she’s willing to cover some shifts to keep her facade intact. To Hime’s surprise, the caf\u00e9 is themed after a private school where the all-female staff always puts on their best act for their loyal customers. However, under the guidance of the most graceful girl there, Hime can’t help but blush and blunder! Beneath all the frills and laughter, Hime feels tension brewing as she finds out more about her new job and her budding feelings \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-san!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The class princess\u2019s biggest fan discovers she\u2019s secretly a needy mess\u2014a mess she\u2019s now got to clean up\u2014in this silly and cute yuri manga. A role-reversal rom-com for fans of farcical comedies like Catch These Hands!<\/em> and I Can\u2019t Believe I Slept With You!<\/em> where the senpai is the one acting out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I Could Reach You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In this heart wrenching new yuri manga, a teenage girl comes to terms with her own sexuality through her crush on her brother\u2019s wife. Hopelessly in love, high schooler Uta must navigate living with her brother and Kaoru, her crush\u2026and sister-in-law. Desperate to get over her unrequited feelings, Uta pulls away, but when the cracks in her brother\u2019s marriage begin to show, Kaoru begins to confide in her new teenage sister, which just makes matters worse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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An orphanage for girls is actually a boot camp, turning out magical child soldiers for a gruesome war. Yet love finds a way to blossom amid bloodshed, in this dramatic, much-anticipated yuri manga that is spiritual kin to the likes of Revolutionary Girl Utena<\/em>, Otherside Picnic<\/em>, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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