Shueisha and Marvel Manga Collaboration Titles To End Sales September 30
The termination ends a multi-title publishing partnership that brought Marvel superheroes into Shonen Jump+ manga form, cutting off both physical and digital availability of these crossover works.
Reporting from 2 sources: Cinema Today, Denfaminicogamer.
Shueisha announced on July 1 that its contract with Walt Disney Japan for Marvel character manga adaptations will end September 30. Affected titles include Deadpool: Samurai, Spider-Man: Bonds, Spider-Man: Octopus Girl, and two collections. Physical copies will sell only while stocks last; digital versions will be removed from e-book stores by September 30.
Shueisha said the contract with Walt Disney Japan for Marvel character manga adaptations will terminate on September 30, 2026. The affected Jump Comics line includes 'MARVEL × Shonen Jump+ SUPER COLLABORATION,' 'SECRET REVERSE (Collector's Edition),' 'Spider-Man: Octopus Girl' volumes 1-4, 'Spider-Man: Bonds' volumes 1-4, and 'Deadpool: Samurai' volumes 1-4. Physical copies will be sold only while store stocks last. Digital versions will be sequentially delisted from e-book stores between September 28 and September 30, with a final removal at 11:59 PM on September 30. Purchased digital works can still be viewed in each store after delisting. Shueisha apologized for the inconvenience.
- MARVEL × Shonen Jump+ SUPER COLLABORATION: collection
- SECRET REVERSE (Collector's Edition): collection
- Spider-Man: Octopus Girl: volumes 1-4
- Spider-Man: Bonds: volumes 1-4
- Deadpool: Samurai: volumes 1-4
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Cinema Today 集英社、MARVELのコミカライズ出版契約終了へ コラボ作品コミックス販売終了
- Denfaminicogamer 『デッドプール：SAMURAI』『スパイダーマン：絆』など集英社とMARVELのコラボ作品が販売終了へ。9月30日をもって