Vertical manga release dates
Next English volumes of 6 Vertical series, soonest first.
We track 6 Vertical series with 90 English volumes out so far. For 1 more, the next volume hasn't been announced yet, so we show our predicted month. The longest-running in English is What Did You Eat Yesterday?, at Vol. 23.
The earliest English Vertical volume in our data is Black Jack Vol. 1 (Sep 23, 2008). The busiest year was 2014, with 16 volumes across 4 series. Of the 6 series, 1 is still coming out in English, 3 are complete, and 2 have gone quiet for over a year. In the last 12 months, 1 volume of these series came out — about 0.1 a month.
All Vertical series we track
What Did You Eat Yesterday?English is at Vol. 23 Vol. 24 · ~January 2027
Predicted
Black JackEnglish is at Vol. 17 —
Chi's Sweet HomeEnglish is at Vol. 12 —
The Flowers of EvilEnglish is at Vol. 11 —
Knights of SidoniaEnglish is at Vol. 15 —
Twin SpicaEnglish is at Vol. 12 —
Vertical English manga by year
Volumes of the series above released (or scheduled) each year, and the series with the most volumes that year.
| Year | Volumes | Series | Most volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? |
| 2014 | 16 | 4 | Knights of Sidonia |
| 2013 | 11 | 3 | Knights of Sidonia |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 | The Flowers of Evil |
| 2011 | 14 | 3 | Twin Spica |
| 2010 | 12 | 3 | Black Jack |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | Black Jack |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | Black Jack |
Vertical manga FAQ
How many Vertical manga volumes come out each month?
Across the 6 Vertical series we track, 1 English volume came out in the last 12 months — about 0.1 a month. Vertical publishes many more titles than we track, so its full monthly lineup is larger.
Which Vertical manga are complete in English?
3 of the series we track have been released in English through the final volume, most recently Knights of Sidonia, Chi's Sweet Home, The Flowers of Evil.
Which Vertical manga have stopped in English?
2 series have had no new English volume for over a year and nothing announced, including Black Jack, Twin Spica. Some of these have simply caught up with Japan; each series page explains where it stands.
Other publishers
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