Marvel And KADOKAWA Announce Spider-Man Manga Set In Shibuya
KADOKAWA has published Marvel art books and translated books until now, so this project moves the relationship into co-developed original Marvel manga run through its own Kadocomi platform rather than licensed reprints.
Key Facts
- KADOKAWA and Marvel Comics announced the "MARVEL | KADOKAWA" project at the MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
- "Spider-Man (working title)" by tokitokoro and "Spider-Gwen (working title)" by Ryusei Yamada will both begin serialization on the manga site Kadocomi within 2026.
- The Spider-Man manga's protagonist is Haruto Hachidori, a male high school student living in Shibuya who acquires an unknown spider ability.
- The Spider-Gwen manga centers on Gwen Stacy, a high school student who plays drums in the band Mary Janes and gains powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider in a laboratory.
- Five titles are scheduled to be announced sequentially as the first wave of the "MARVEL | KADOKAWA" project, with print volumes planned after serialization.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, Dengeki Hobby Web.
KADOKAWA and Marvel Comics announced the launch of a joint project, "MARVEL | KADOKAWA," at the MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The first wave includes two manga: "Spider-Man (working title)" by tokitokoro and "Spider-Gwen (working title)" by Ryusei Yamada. Both works will begin serialization on the manga site Kadocomi within 2026, with print volumes planned afterward. The Spider-Man manga follows Haruto Hachidori, a male high school student living in Shibuya who suddenly acquires an unknown spider ability, and the Spider-Gwen manga centers on Gwen Stacy, an ordinary high school student who plays drums in the band Mary Janes. Concept art released with the announcement shows Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen alongside Daredevil and the Punisher. Five titles are scheduled to be announced sequentially as the project's first wave.
The MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, held Saturday, July 25, featured three speakers: C.B. Cebulski, Stephen Wacker, and Kenta Matsui, who oversees the project at KADOKAWA. Cebulski, formerly Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief and now Head of Marvel Asia Editorial, said he will work on Marvel's Asia expansion based in Tokyo. Wacker is the new Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics.
Both manga artists have prior Marvel work behind them. tokitokoro handled "Jeff The Land Shark" at Marvel Comics, and Ryusei Yamada drew Captain Marvel illustrations for "MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL."
Kadocomi launched in March 2014 as ComicWalker, a portal distributing KADOKAWA manga for free, and had its brand name and site design fully renewed in 2024.
Plot details go beyond the premise already reported. Haruto Hachidori swings through Shibuya while a "shadow" lurking in the city begins to move. Gwen Stacy gains her powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider in a laboratory, chooses to protect the city as "Spider-Woman," and faces harsh decisions and inner conflict.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.