Manga Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/manga/ International publishing news and opinion Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:16:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Manga Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/manga/ 32 32 The Future of Translation: AI and the Greater Good https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/the-future-of-translation-ai-and-the-greater-good/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/the-future-of-translation-ai-and-the-greater-good/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:16:40 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214349 Two stories this week highlight how AI is impacting the role of translators and what that may mean for the future of translation in publishing.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/the-future-of-translation-ai-and-the-greater-good/feed/ 1 France’s 2025 Book Market: Freida McFadden’s Unprecedented Success and Leading Trends https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/frances-2025-book-market-freida-mcfaddens-unprecedented-success-and-leading-trends/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/frances-2025-book-market-freida-mcfaddens-unprecedented-success-and-leading-trends/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:07:36 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214343 NielsenIQ BookData highlights top books in France for 2025, including books by Nicolas Sarkozy, Prix Goncourt winner Laurent Mauvignier, and American authors Freida McFadden and Suzanne Collins.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/frances-2025-book-market-freida-mcfaddens-unprecedented-success-and-leading-trends/feed/ 0 At Italy’s Lucca Comics & Games, AIE Reports Fast Growth https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/at-italys-lucca-comics-games-aie-reports-fast-growth/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:56:46 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213388 AIE says the Italian comics market is showing superpowered dynamics among consumers, tripling its punch in six years.

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]]> French Publishers Prevail Against Manga Pirate Site Japscan https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/french-publishers-prevail-against-manga-pirate-site-japscan/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:05:12 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210827 Having helped take down the Z-Library pirate site, France's SNE publishers now have a court ruling against Japscan.

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]]> Frankfurter Buchmesse Outlines Plans for Comics, Manga, Webtoons https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/frankfurter-buchmesse-outlines-plans-for-comics-manga-webtoons/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:24:54 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210790 The Comics Business Center in Hall 6.1 will be Frankfurter Buchmesse's main gathering point in comics, manga, and webtoons.

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]]> HarperCollins Buying French, German Manga Operations https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/harpercollins-is-buying-french-and-german-manga-operations/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:24:46 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210625 'To expand our manga portfolio in Europe,' says Brian Murray, HarperCollins is acquiring Crunchyroll's manga elements in France and Germany.

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]]> French Publishers Navigate a Shifting Rights Landscape https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/french-publishers-navigate-a-shifting-international-rights-landscape/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:57:57 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210344 A newly released report show France's publishers faced a 2.6-percent drop in rights contracts in 2024, with co-editions surging.

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]]> The Fast, Exuberant Rise of Comics in Italy https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/10/the-fast-exuberant-rise-of-comics-in-italy/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:15 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=201541 The story of comics and related categories in the Italian market is a recent and volatile one, an 'explosion.'

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]]> Frankfurt: German Comic Book Scene Grows in Partnerships https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/10/frankfurt-german-comic-book-scene-grows-in-partnerships/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:38:10 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=189822 At the Frankfurt Book Fair's comics center, German publishers see growing interest from readers and are expanding into manga and manwha.

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]]> Penguin Random House’s International Inklore: ‘Pop-Comics’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/06/comics-imprint-inklore/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:54:25 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=185420 The new Random House Worlds 'pop-comics' imprint Inklore is acquiring manga, manhwa, manhua, and more for a 2024 launch.

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