{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:38:47.156Z","story":{"id":"r_c279b12ef6de49b1bcb30964","slug":"viz-and-mlb-players-launch-galaxic-baseball-league-comic-series","url":"https://yomimono.id/viz-and-mlb-players-launch-galaxic-baseball-league-comic-series","headline":"Viz and MLB Players Launch GalaXic Baseball League Comic Series","summary":"Viz Media, MLB Players Inc., and artist Acky Bright are collaborating on the science fiction comic series GalaXic Baseball League. The series will debut exclusively on the Viz Manga app on July 2, with a print volume in October. The story follows legendary baseball players teaming up with unlikely heroes in an interplanetary competition.","why_it_matters":"This is the first intellectual property to include active MLB players, blending professional sports licensing with manga-style storytelling through a major digital-first release.","published_at":"2026-05-19T20:46:10.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Viz, MLB Players, Acky Bright's BW NYC Studios to Launch GalaXic Baseball League Comic Series","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-08/viz-mlb-players-acky-bright-bw-nyc-studios-to-launch-galaxic-baseball-league-comic-series/.237195"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["GalaXic Baseball League"],"studios":["BW NYC Studios"],"people":["Acky Bright"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false}}}