English Manga Report 2025
English manga in May 2025
Mangainfo counts 55 new English manga volumes released in May 2025. All English editions together come to 77 books for the month, print and digital. Kodansha had the most: 18 volumes. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7-Steel Ball Run had the most volumes of one series: 2. The median wait from the Japanese release was 15 months over 55 volumes. 6 series got their first English edition this month. Among them are Tune In to the Midnight Heart, Cosmos and A Witch's Life in Mongol.
- new English volumes
- 55
- English books, print and digital
- 77
- median from Japan to English
- 15 months
Publishers
| Publisher | Volumes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kodansha | 18 | 32.7% |
| Seven Seas | 17 | 30.9% |
| VIZ Media | 11 | 20% |
| Yen Press | 5 | 9.1% |
| J-Novel Club | 2 | 3.6% |
| Comikey | 1 | 1.8% |
| One Peace Books | 1 | 1.8% |
Most volumes
| Series | Publisher | Volumes |
|---|---|---|
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7-Steel Ball Run | VIZ Media | 2 |
| Vinland Saga | Kodansha | 2 |
| 2.5 Dimensional Seduction | Seven Seas | 1 |
| A Couple of Cuckoos | Kodansha | 1 |
| A Witch's Life in Mongol | Yen Press | 1 |
Started in English
| Series | Publisher | First volume |
|---|---|---|
| Tune In to the Midnight Heart | Kodansha | Vol. 1, |
| Cosmos | VIZ Media | Vol. 1, |
| A Witch's Life in Mongol | Yen Press | Vol. 1, |
| I Want Your Mother to be With Me! | One Peace Books | Vol. 1, |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7-Steel Ball Run | VIZ Media | Vols. 1 to 2, |
| Kindergarten Wars | 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 2025. Source: Mangainfo.