English-Language Berserk Sales Surpass 10 Million Copies
Dark Horse Comics’ English edition of Berserk manga surpasses 10 million copies sold, marking a major milestone for Japanese comics in North America.
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Category: Manga
A Major Shift in the English-Language Manga Market As Media Do Holdings Acquires Seven Seas Entertainment for $80 Million
Japanese publisher Media Do acquires Seven Seas Entertainment for $80M, sparking AI translation concerns in the growing English-language manga market.
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A Major Shift in the English-Language Manga Market As Media Do Holdings Acquires Seven Seas Entertainment for $80 Million
Japanese digital publisher Media Do Holdings acquires Seven Seas Entertainment for $80 million, sparking debate over AI translation integration in manga localisation.
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Japan’s Manga Market Contracts as Print Collapse Outpaces Digital Gains
Japan’s manga market falls 1.7% to ¥693bn in 2025, ending eight-year growth streak as print sales collapse 14.4% and digital growth stalls at 2.9%.
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When Christie’s puts Sailor Moon next to Hokusai, publishing should pay attention
Christie’s first anime and manga sale signals a cultural reappraisal with major implications for how publishers manage the long-term value of their physical IP.
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Japan’s Content Industry: From Cultural Superpower to Economic Pillar
Japan boosts content industry budget to ¥35bn, targeting ¥20tn overseas sales by 2033. New policies address piracy, AI translation and creator working conditions amid global competition.
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When Ink Becomes Gold: Record Sales Reshape the Collectibles Market
A Pokémon card and a Superman comic have shattered collectibles records, with sales of $16.5m and $15m — what does this mean for the publishing industry?
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Manga Publishing’s Strategic Pivot to India
Analysis of Yoshitoki Ōima’s India tour as a strategic publishing play by Japanese stakeholders targeting institutional gatekeepers and emerging market share.
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South Korea Imposes Mandatory AI-Labelling Of Content. TNPS Asks: Creative Safeguard or Sales Killer?
South Korea’s AI Basic Act forces webtoon platforms to label AI-assisted content, sparking debate over transparency, creativity and reader trust.
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Saudi Arabia Is Teaching Teenagers To Make Manga – Western Publishers Wake Up And Smell The Cultural Coffee
Cultural Caf© and Saudi partners train young creators to script and illustrate manga rooted in local heritage, signalling a new rights-buying opportunity for publishers.
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AnimeJapan 2026: Unprecedented Business Opportunities for Publishing Professionals
AnimeJapan 2026 offers publishing professionals unprecedented access to licensing deals and market insights at Tokyo Big Sight, 30-31 March, following record-breaking public days.
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The Converging Worlds of Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime: A Publishing Perspective
Exploring the transmedia convergence of comics, graphic novels, and anime publishing, driven by manga’s $11.2B market growth and integrated strategies from leading publishers.
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