English Manga Report 2023
English manga in April 2023
Mangainfo counts 44 new English manga volumes released in April 2023. All English editions together come to 49 books for the month, print and digital. Kodansha had the most: 16 volumes. The median wait from the Japanese release was 17 months over 44 volumes. 8 series got their first English edition this month. Among them are Please Go Home, Miss Akutsu!, Sengoku Youko and There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless....
- new English volumes
- 44
- English books, print and digital
- 49
- median from Japan to English
- 17 months
Publishers
| Publisher | Volumes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kodansha | 16 | 36.4% |
| Seven Seas | 12 | 27.3% |
| Yen Press | 7 | 15.9% |
| VIZ Media | 6 | 13.6% |
| One Peace Books | 2 | 4.5% |
| Yen Audio | 1 | 2.3% |
Most volumes
| Series | Publisher | Volumes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Black or White | VIZ Media | 1 |
| Boy's Abyss | VIZ Media | 1 |
| Cheeky Brat | Yen Press | 1 |
| Chihayafuru | Kodansha | 1 |
Started in English
| Series | Publisher | First volume |
|---|---|---|
| Please Go Home, Miss Akutsu! | Seven Seas | Vol. 1, |
| Sengoku Youko | Tokyopop | Vol. 1, |
| There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... | Seven Seas | Vol. 1, |
| I Hear the Sunspot | One Peace Books | Vol. 1, |
| Love’s in Sight! | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26 | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| Boy's Abyss | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| Love, That's an Understatement | Kodansha | 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 2023. Source: Mangainfo.