English Manga Report 2018
English manga in April 2018
Mangainfo counts 16 new English manga volumes released in April 2018. All English editions together come to 26 books for the month, print and digital. Yen Press had the most: 6 volumes. The median wait from the Japanese release was 20.5 months over 16 volumes. 4 series got their first English edition this month. Among them are Boarding School Juliet, The Elder Sister-Like One and Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction.
- new English volumes
- 16
- English books, print and digital
- 26
- median from Japan to English
- 20.5 months
Publishers
| Publisher | Volumes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yen Press | 6 | 37.5% |
| VIZ Media | 5 | 31.3% |
| Seven Seas | 3 | 18.8% |
| Kodansha | 2 | 12.5% |
Most volumes
| Series | Publisher | Volumes |
|---|---|---|
| Akame ga KILL! | Yen Press | 1 |
| Attack on Titan | Kodansha | 1 |
| Boarding School Juliet | Kodansha | 1 |
| Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | VIZ Media | 1 |
| Fire Punch | VIZ Media | 1 |
Started in English
| Series | Publisher | First volume |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding School Juliet | Kodansha | Vol. 1, |
| The Elder Sister-Like One | Yen Press | Vol. 1, |
| Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level | Yen Press | Vol. 1, |
A volume counts once, in the month of its first English edition from a manga publisher. The methodology is on the report for 2018. Source: Mangainfo.