{"id":697803,"date":"2025-11-01T21:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fantagraphics-launches-new-takumigraphics-east-asian-comics-imprint\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T21:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:15:13","slug":"fantagraphics-launches-new-takumigraphics-east-asian-comics-imprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fantagraphics-launches-new-takumigraphics-east-asian-comics-imprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantagraphics Launches New \u201cTakumigraphics\u201d East Asian Comics Imprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">American comics publisher Fantagraphics announced the launch of a new imprint for East Asian comics and graphic novels called \u201cTakumigraphics.\u201d The new imprint plans to release 16 titles per year, beginning in Spring 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The newly established imprint will launch with an initial slate of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manga<\/a> releases that include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Wandering Cat\u2019s Cage<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by <\/span><b>Akane Torikai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (translated by <\/span><b>Jocelyne Allen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) \u2014 May 26, 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Lovers of the Empire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Volume 1 by <\/span><b>Yudori <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 June 23, 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Wandering Son<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Volume One and Two by <\/span><b>Takako Shimura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (translated by <\/span><b>Rachel Thorn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) \u2014 July 7, 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by <\/span><b>Marina Lisa Komiya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (translated by <\/span><b>Diana Taylor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) \u2014 August 11, 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Brain Damage <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by <\/span><b>Shintaro Kago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 TBD<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Takumigraphics will also release works by authors from \u201cKorea, China, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines, and other Asian countries\u201d later in the future. The imprint will also continue its partnership with publisher Mangasplaining to release select titles in book form.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/publisher-news\/article\/98968-fantagraphics-announces-east-asian-comics-imprint.html?mc_cid=440e2871c7&amp;mc_eid=baf0777445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Publishers Weekly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (via <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheOASG\/status\/1983976242262032576\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TheOASG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-10-31\/fantagraphics-launches-new-east-asian-comics-imprint-takumigraphics-which-will-re-release-wandering-\/.230514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anime News Network\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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