English Manga Report 2018
English manga in May 2018
Mangainfo counts 16 new English manga volumes released in May 2018. All English editions together come to 22 books for the month, print and digital. VIZ Media had the most: 6 volumes. The median wait from the Japanese release was 17 months over 16 volumes. 4 series got their first English edition this month. Among them are Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, Can You Just Die, My Darling? and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.
- new English volumes
- 16
- English books, print and digital
- 22
- median from Japan to English
- 17 months
Publishers
| Publisher | Volumes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VIZ Media | 6 | 37.5% |
| Kodansha | 5 | 31.3% |
| Seven Seas | 2 | 12.5% |
| Yen Press | 2 | 12.5% |
| J-Novel Club | 1 | 6.3% |
Most volumes
| Series | Publisher | Volumes |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding School Juliet | Kodansha | 1 |
| Chihayafuru | Kodansha | 1 |
| Domestic Girlfriend | Kodansha | 1 |
| Dorohedoro | VIZ Media | 1 |
| Haikyu!! | VIZ Media | 1 |
Started in English
| Series | Publisher | First volume |
|---|---|---|
| Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs | Seven Seas | Vol. 1, |
| Can You Just Die, My Darling? | Kodansha | Vol. 1, |
| My Hero Academia: Vigilantes | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| The Dungeon of Black Company | Seven Seas | 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.