English Manga Report 2023
English manga in September 2023
Mangainfo counts 60 new English manga volumes released in September 2023. All English editions together come to 69 books for the month, print and digital. Kodansha had the most: 20 volumes. Kengan Ashura had the most volumes of one series: 10. The median wait from the Japanese release was 32 months over 60 volumes. 6 series got their first English edition this month. Among them are Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout, The Darwin Incident and #DRCL midnight children.
- new English volumes
- 60
- English books, print and digital
- 69
- median from Japan to English
- 32 months
Publishers
| Publisher | Volumes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kodansha | 20 | 33.3% |
| VIZ Media | 13 | 21.7% |
| Comikey | 10 | 16.7% |
| Seven Seas | 9 | 15% |
| Yen Press | 4 | 6.7% |
| Azuki | 1 | 1.7% |
| Denpa | 1 | 1.7% |
| J-Novel Club | 1 | 1.7% |
| Turnaround Publisher Services (UK) | 1 | 1.7% |
Most volumes
| Series | Publisher | Volumes |
|---|---|---|
| Kengan Ashura | Comikey | 10 |
| Pluto | VIZ Media | 8 |
| #DRCL midnight children | VIZ Media | 1 |
| A Bride's Story | Yen Press | 1 |
| A Couple of Cuckoos | Kodansha | 1 |
Started in English
| Series | Publisher | First volume |
|---|---|---|
| Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout | Seven Seas | Vol. 1, |
| The Darwin Incident | Kodansha | Vol. 1, |
| #DRCL midnight children | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons | J-Novel Club | Vol. 1, |
| Pluto | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| Kengan Ashura | Comikey | 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.