License tracker
Manga licensed in English in 2022
56 series got their first English edition in 2022.
Seven Seas has the most new series: 15.
The latest is Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Party Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to an Infinite Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge from Seven Seas. Vol. 1 came out on 27 December 2022.
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January 2022 1
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
February 2022 6
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Deadpool: Samurai | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| I Can't Believe I Slept With You! | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| From the Red Fog | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| WITCH WATCH | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
March 2022 2
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom of the Elite | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan! | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
April 2022 5
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| DARLING in the FRANXX | Seven Seas | Vols. 1 to 2 | Finished in Japan | |
| The Fable | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| WIND BREAKER | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
May 2022 7
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Death Note Short Stories | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Phantom of the Idol | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Summertime Rendering | Udon Entertainment | Vols. 1 to 2 | Finished in Japan |
June 2022 2
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gushing over Magical Girls | J-Novel Club | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Wandance | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
July 2022 2
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elusive Samurai | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Sakurai-san Wants to Be Noticed | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan |
August 2022 4
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemono Jihen | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter | J-Novel Club | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Phantom Seer | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Tearmoon Empire | J-Novel Club | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
September 2022 4
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Summer You Were There | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World | J-Novel Club | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Look Back | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan |
October 2022 3
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandadan | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Black Paradox | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan |
November 2022 5
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayakashi Triangle | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Rebuild World | J-Novel Club | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Go! Go! Loser Ranger! | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Let's Buy the Land and Cultivate It in a Different World | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Hirano and Kagiura | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
December 2022 6
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Days | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Shy | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| The Hunters Guild: Red Hood | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Party Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to an Infinite Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge | Seven Seas | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
Month not known 9
| Series | English publisher | First English volume | Date | Status in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Borderland | VIZ Media | Vols. 1 to 2 | Finished in Japan | |
| Chained Soldier | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Kowloon Generic Romance | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Rooster Fighter | VIZ Media | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Shadows House | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Shimazaki in the Land of Peace | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan | |
| Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet | Yen Press | Vol. 1 | Finished in Japan | |
| Wistoria: Wand and Sword | Kodansha | Vol. 1 | Releasing in Japan |
How this list is made
A series is on this list in the year its first English edition comes out. Mangainfo takes the earliest dated English edition of the series from a manga publisher. Library rebinds and distributors do not count. That edition has to hold volume 1. When the earliest edition Mangainfo knows is a later volume, the catalog is missing the start of the series, so the series is left out. The list is in the order of that date.
The date is the release date of that first book, not the day a publisher announced the license. No source states announcement days. A license shows here once its first book has a date. A book dated to a month goes under that month. A book dated only to a year goes under "Month not known".
A series that came to English before, with another publisher, counts in the year of its first English edition, not of the new one. Only series with a page on Mangainfo are listed. Adult series are left out. "Coming" marks a book still to come out.