{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-26T08:06:47.085Z","story":{"id":"r_2634aaf68b0b42498a2dcb57","slug":"kadokawa-s-da-vinci-magazine-to-end-publication-after-32-years","url":"https://yomimono.id/kadokawa-s-da-vinci-magazine-to-end-publication-after-32-years","headline":"Kadokawa's Da Vinci Magazine to End Publication After 32 Years","summary":"Kadokawa announced on May 26 that its Da Vinci magazine will cease publication with its November 2026 issue, shipping on October 6. The magazine, which covered literary subculture, manga, anime, and voice actor topics, has been published since April 1994, when it was launched by Recruit's publishing arm Media Factory. Kadokawa acquired Media Factory in 2011 and continued the magazine under the Media Factory brand after a 2013 merger. The company cited dramatic changes in the publishing market and the diversification of how readers consume information as reasons for the closure. The sister website Da Vinci Web will continue operating, and Kadokawa plans to develop the site further. Over its run, the magazine featured covers including My Hero Academia, One Piece, and Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; Agateram with voice actors Mamoru Miyano and Maaya Sakamoto. It also published an annual Book of the Year list each December, which included the editorial staff's top 30 manga picks.","why_it_matters":"The closure of a 32-year-old print magazine that bridged literary fiction, manga, and anime reflects the accelerating shift of Japanese media consumption away from physical periodicals toward web-based platforms.","published_at":"2026-05-26T06:00:45.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime News Network","Anime! Anime!"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Kadokawa's Da Vinci Literary Magazine to End Publication After 32 Years","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-26/kadokawa-da-vinci-literary-magazine-to-end-publication-after-32-years/.237814"},{"source":"Anime! Anime!","title":"KADOKAWA's \"Da Vinci\" to Cease Publication: \"A Milestone in Its Role as a Print Medium\" - Featuring \"My Hero Academia,\" \"One Piece,\" Mamoru Miyano & Maaya Sakamoto on the Cover","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/05/26/99270.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["ヒロアカ","ワンピース"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Kadokawa"],"people":["宮野真守","坂本真綾"],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}