English Manga Report 2022
English manga in December 2022
Mangainfo counts 35 new English manga volumes released in December 2022. All English editions together come to 45 books for the month, print and digital. Seven Seas had the most: 14 volumes. Alice in Borderland had the most volumes of one series: 2. The median wait from the Japanese release was 18 months over 35 volumes. 6 series got their first English edition this month. Among them are Rainbow Days, Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii and I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!.
- new English volumes
- 35
- English books, print and digital
- 45
- median from Japan to English
- 18 months
Publishers
| Publisher | Volumes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Seas | 14 | 40% |
| Kodansha | 13 | 37.1% |
| VIZ Media | 3 | 8.6% |
| J-Novel Club | 2 | 5.7% |
| One Peace Books | 2 | 5.7% |
| Yen Press | 1 | 2.9% |
Most volumes
| Series | Publisher | Volumes |
|---|---|---|
| Alice in Borderland | VIZ Media | 2 |
| DARLING in the FRANXX | Seven Seas | 2 |
| Vinland Saga | Kodansha | 2 |
| 2.5 Dimensional Seduction | Seven Seas | 1 |
| 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! | Seven Seas | 1 |
Started in English
| Series | Publisher | First volume |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Days | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii | Seven Seas | Vol. 1, |
| I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | Seven Seas | Vol. 1, |
| Shy | Yen Press | Vol. 1, |
| The Hunters Guild: Red Hood | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| 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, |
A volume counts once, in the month of its first English edition from a manga publisher. The methodology is on the report for 2022. Source: Mangainfo.