{"id":699857,"date":"2025-11-18T22:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bl-horror-fantasy-manga-top-young-magazine-us-serialization-poll-results\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T22:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:40:15","slug":"bl-horror-fantasy-manga-top-young-magazine-us-serialization-poll-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bl-horror-fantasy-manga-top-young-magazine-us-serialization-poll-results\/","title":{"rendered":"BL, Horror, Fantasy Manga Top Young Magazine US&#8217; Serialization Poll Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Kodansha has revealed the results of its poll on the Young Magazine US website, which determines which five <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manga<\/a> titles (out of 16) will get to be serialized in Young Magazine (Japan) and on K Manga (US). Leading the pack is <em>Still You<\/em> by <strong>Kami Nishio<\/strong>, which features two male students who once shared an unforgettable kiss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In second place is <strong>Rin Shimokawa<\/strong>\u2018s \u201chorror-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d\u201d <em>Godmother<\/em>, with Kodansha saying that \u201ci<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ts acceptance in the U.S., despite being set in the Japanese city of Yokohama, is particularly noteworthy.\u201d The other three qualifying titles are <strong>Ray Kindo<\/strong>\u2018s <em>The Knight of Blasphemy<\/em>, <strong>Daisuke Itabashi<\/strong>\u2018s<em> The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Flowers<\/em>, and <strong>OUGA<\/strong>\u2018s <em>Fasciation<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Voting took place from August 21 to November 10, with 281,461 votes recorded. Kodansha is so pleased with the response that they\u2019ve \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urgently decided to select <\/span>four additional works <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for serialization\u201d and\u00a0\u201care already moving forward with preparations for the 2nd Yanmaga US project,\u201d according to a statement from Young Magazine US editor-in-chief<strong> Hidemi Shiraki<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UN-filtered MANGA in YOUNG MAGAZINE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQwaIc9rhf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The press release adds that the \u201coverwhelming feedback received from the U.S. market\u201d has led to the decision to \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">place importance not only on the poll results but also on the <\/span><b>\u2018<\/b>brilliance of the talent<b>\u2018 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span>\u2018lingering impact\u2019 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of the works.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The poll accompanied the debut of the English-language Young Magazine Special Edition that commemorates the publication\u2019s 45th anniversary. It was available at Kinokuniya\u2019s Anime NYC booth and 17 Kinokinuya stores in the US, with availability at the latter ending on November 10. The issue features the first chapters of 20 manga (19 of which are new) with many contributions from newer creators, and totals over 1000 pages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">An earlier statement from Shiraki said that the release hopes to \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">introduce the potential of\u00a0 Seinen manga\u2014which explores themes and ideas beyond the scope of Shonen\u2014to more readers in North America, the largest manga audience outside of Japan.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"140063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/11\/18\/bl-horror-fantasy-manga-top-young-magazine-us-serialization-poll-results\/young-magazine-us-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?fit=1782%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1782,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Young Magazine US Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?fit=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?fit=696%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover.jpg?resize=696%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=713%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 713w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1103&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1069%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1069w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1426%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1426w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1534&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=292%2C420&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Young-Magazine-US-Cover-scaled.jpg?w=1782&amp;ssl=1 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image source: @YANMAGA_USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">You can check out the top five titles of the poll, and more, on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/young-magazine-usa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Magazine US website<\/a>. Alternatively, Omoi (formerly Azuki) is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omoi.com\/series\/young-magazine-special-issue?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_social=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=young-magazine-special-issue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offering the magazine for free<\/a> until December 31.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Press release<\/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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