Guides
Reading orders for stories told in several series, and guides on where to start, editions and collecting in English.
20th Century Boys
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How to read 20th Century Boys in English: where to start
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys is complete in English. Here is what the story is about and where to begin.
[Oshi no Ko]
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[Oshi no Ko] in English: where it stands before volume 14
The idol drama is finished in Japan at 16 volumes. English is at 13 with volume 14 due on 24 November 2026. Here is what the story is and how to start.
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A Silent Voice
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How to read A Silent Voice in English: where to start
A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ooima is complete in 7 volumes in English. Here is what the story is about and where to begin.
Attack on Titan
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How to read Attack on Titan in English: where to start
Attack on Titan is complete in Japan and in English. Here is what the story is about and which book to pick up first.
Berserk
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How to read Berserk in English: where to start
Berserk has 43 volumes in Japan and 42 in English. Here is where a new reader should begin and what to expect next.
Black Clover
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How to read Black Clover in English: where to start
Black Clover is finished in Japan with 38 volumes. Here is what the story is, where English stands and which book to pick up first.
Blue Lock
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Blue Lock in English: where it stands before the volume 35 paperback
Blue Lock volume 35 reaches print in English on 20 October 2026. Here is what the soccer survival story is about and where to start.
Blue Period
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Blue Period in English: where it stands before volume 18
Blue Period volume 18 comes out in English on 1 December 2026. Here is what the series is about, how far each edition has got and where to start.
Dandadan
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How to read Dandadan in English: where to start
Dandadan pits a girl who believes in ghosts against a boy who believes in UFOs. Here is where to start in English and how far VIZ Media has got.
Death Note
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How to read Death Note in English: where to start
Death Note is finished in Japan at 13 volumes. Here is what the story is about and how to begin it in English.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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How to read Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba in English: where to start
Koyoharu Gotouge's series is finished and all 23 volumes are out in English from VIZ Media. Here is the story and where to begin.
Fire Punch
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How to read Fire Punch in English: where to start
Fire Punch is Tatsuki Fujimoto's first serialized series. Here is what it is about and how to pick it up in English from VIZ Media.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
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Frieren in English: where it stands before volume 15
Japan has 15 volumes and English has 14. Here is what Frieren is about, when volume 15 lands in English and where to begin.
Goodnight Punpun
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How to read Goodnight Punpun in English: where to start
Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun is complete in Japan and in English. Here is what the story is and where to begin.
Haikyu!!
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How to read Haikyu!! in English: where to start
Haikyu!! is complete in Japan and in English. Here is what the story is about and which volume to pick up first.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
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How to read Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku in English: where to start
All 13 volumes of Yuuji Kaku’s survival story are out in English from VIZ Media. Here is what it is about and where to begin.
Hunter x Hunter
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How to read Hunter x Hunter in English: where to start
Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi has 30 volumes in English from VIZ Media. Here is what the story is about and where a new reader should begin.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7-Steel Ball Run
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How to read JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7-Steel Ball Run in English: where to start
Steel Ball Run opens a new continuity for JoJo. Here is what the story is, how far the English edition has come and where to begin.
Jujutsu Kaisen
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How to read Jujutsu Kaisen in English: where to start
Jujutsu Kaisen is complete in English at 30 volumes. Here is what the story is about and where a new reader should begin.
Kagurabachi
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Kagurabachi in English: where it stands before volume 9
Kagurabachi volume 9 lands in English on 3 November 2026. Here is what the story is about, how far each edition has come and where to begin.
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
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How to read Kaguya-sama: Love is War in English: where to start
Kaguya-sama: Love is War is complete in Japan and in English at 28 volumes. Here is what the story is and where to begin.
Kingdom
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Kingdom in English: where it stands before volume 12
Volume 12 of Kingdom lands in English on 20 October 2026. Here is what the story is, how far each edition has come and where to begin.
Komi Can't Communicate
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How to read Komi Can't Communicate in English: where to start
Komi Can't Communicate is complete at 37 volumes in Japan and in English. Here is what the story is about and why Volume 1 from VIZ Media is the place to begin.
Monster
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How to read Monster in English: where to start
Naoki Urasawa's Monster is complete in 18 volumes. All of them are out in English from VIZ Media. Here is where to begin.
My Dress-Up Darling
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How to read My Dress-Up Darling in English: where to start
My Dress-Up Darling is complete in Japan and in English. Here is what the story is about and where to begin.
My Hero Academia
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How to read My Hero Academia in English: where to start
My Hero Academia is complete and all 42 volumes are out in English from VIZ Media. Here is the setup and where to begin.
One Piece
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One Piece in English: where it stands before volume 113
One Piece volume 113 comes out in English on 10 November 2026. Here is what the story is about and how far Japan and English have got.
One-Punch Man
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How to read One-Punch Man in English: where to start
One-Punch Man has 37 volumes in Japan and 34 in English. Here is what the story is and where a new reader should begin.
SPY x FAMILY
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How to read SPY x FAMILY in English: where to start
Start with Volume 1 from VIZ Media. Here is what the story is about, how far English has reached and when volume 17 arrives.
The Climber
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The Climber in English: where it stands before volume 13-14
The Climber is complete in Japan in 17 volumes. English is at volume 12 and volume 13-14 lands on 20 October 2026. Here is the story and the best way in.
The Promised Neverland
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How to read The Promised Neverland in English: where to start
The Promised Neverland is complete in Japan and in English. Here is what the story is about and where a new reader should begin.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun in English: where it stands before volume 25
Volume 25 of AidaIro's school ghost story arrives in English on 24 November 2026. Here is what the series is and how to get started.
Tokyo Ghoul
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How to read Tokyo Ghoul in English: where to start
Tokyo Ghoul is complete in Japan at 14 volumes. Here is where English readers should begin and how far the VIZ Media edition has got.
Tokyo Ghoul:re
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How to read Tokyo Ghoul:re in English: where to start
Tokyo Ghoul:re is complete in English at 16 volumes from VIZ Media. Here is what the story is and where to begin.
Vagabond
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How to read Vagabond in English: where to start
Vagabond has 37 volumes in Japan and all 37 are out in English from VIZ Media. Here is what the story is and where to begin.
Witch Hat Atelier
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Witch Hat Atelier in English: where it stands before volume 15
Volume 15 of Witch Hat Atelier comes out in English on 8 December 2026. Here is what the series is about and how far each edition has got.
Other guides
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Kentaro Yabuki manga in English: every series and where to start
Kentaro Yabuki has 5 series with English volumes and 3 of them are complete. Here is what each one is and which one to pick up first.
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Io Sakisaka manga in English: every series and where to start
Io Sakisaka has 3 series with English volumes and all 3 are complete. Here is what each one is and which to read first.
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Tsutomu Nihei manga in English: every series and where to start
Tsutomu Nihei has 3 series with English volumes and only 1 of them is complete. Here is how far each one has got and which to pick up first.
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Hiromu Arakawa manga in English: every series and where to start
Hiromu Arakawa has 3 series with English volumes and 2 are complete. Here is how far each one is and where a new reader should start.
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Masashi Kishimoto manga in English: every series and where to start
Masashi Kishimoto has 3 series with English volumes and 2 are complete. Here is how far each one is and which one to read first.
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Takehiko Inoue manga in English: every series and where to start
Takehiko Inoue has 3 series with English volumes and 1 is complete. Here is what each one is about, how far the English release has come and where a new reader should begin.
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Sui Ishida manga in English: every series and where to start
Sui Ishida has 3 series with English volumes. Here is how far each one is in English and which one to read first.
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Gege Akutami manga in English: every series and where to start
Gege Akutami has 3 series in English and 2 of them are complete. Here is what each one is and which one a new reader can pick up first.
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Shuuzou Oshimi manga in English: every series and where to start
Shuuzou Oshimi has 4 series in English and all 4 are complete. Here is what each one is about and which one to pick up first.
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Tsugumi Ooba manga in English: every series and where to start
Tsugumi Ooba wrote the story for 4 series with English volumes. Here is what each one is about and how far it has come in English.
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Muneyuki Kaneshiro manga in English: every series and where to start
Muneyuki Kaneshiro writes the story for 4 series with English volumes. Here is how far each one has got and which to pick up first.
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Inio Asano manga in English: every series and where to start
Inio Asano has 4 series with English volumes. Here is what each one is about and how far it has come in English.
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CLAMP manga in English: every series and where to start
CLAMP has 5 series with English volumes. Here is how far each one has come in English and which one a new reader can pick up first.
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Naoki Urasawa manga in English: every series and where to start
Naoki Urasawa has 5 series with English volumes. Here is what each one is about and how far it has come in English.
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Tatsuki Fujimoto manga in English: every series and where to start
Tatsuki Fujimoto has 5 series with English volumes. Here is what each one is about and how far it has come in English.
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Takeshi Obata manga in English: every series and where to start
Takeshi Obata has 6 series in English and 5 are complete. Here is what each one is about and how far it has come in English.
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Junji Itou manga in English: every series and where to start
All 7 Junji Itou series with English volumes are complete in English. Here is what each one is and which one to read first.
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Omnibus and 2-in-1 manga: which English book holds which volume
Some English editions put two or more Japanese volumes in one book. Here is how eight series line up, book by book.
