{"rewrite":{"id":"r_094be97d1569e85fdfe3ef52","clusterId":"c_bf8bfbb3c0d179fca3169188","slug":"fanfare-ponent-mon-to-reprint-manga-by-jiro-taniguchi-hideo-azuma-kiriko-nananan","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Fanfare / Ponent Mon to Reprint Manga by Jiro Taniguchi, Hideo Azuma, Kiriko Nananan","summary":"Fanfare / Ponent Mon will reprint several manga by the late Jiro Taniguchi, including The Summit of the Gods, as well as Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary and Kiriko Nananan's Blue. The Summit of the Gods reprint arrives in July 2026 to mark the Everest ascent anniversary; other reprints follow later this year.","whyItMatters":"The reprints bring back out-of-print English editions of three acclaimed manga creators, with Taniguchi's mountaineering epic getting a timed release tied to a real-world anniversary.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFanfare / Ponent Mon will reprint Jiro Taniguchi's \u003ci\u003eThe Summit of the Gods\u003c/i\u003e in English in July 2026, timed to the anniversary of the first recorded ascent of Mount Everest. The company will also reprint Taniguchi's \u003ci\u003eQuest for the Missing Girl\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Wanderer and Other Stories\u003c/i\u003e, along with Hideo Azuma's \u003ci\u003eDisappearance Diary\u003c/i\u003e and Kiriko Nananan's \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c/i\u003e. The remaining reprints are scheduled for later this year. \u003ci\u003eThe Summit of the Gods\u003c/i\u003e, adapted from Baku Yumemakura's novel, originally ran in Shueisha's \u003ci\u003eBusiness Jump\u003c/i\u003e from 2000 to 2003 and received an Ignatz nomination in 2010 and an Eisner nomination for its fourth volume in 2014. Azuma's \u003ci\u003eDisappearance Diary\u003c/i\u003e won the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award grand prize in 2006 and earned Azuma an Ignatz nomination in 2009. Nananan's \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c/i\u003e, first published in 1996, was previously released in English by Fanfare / Ponent Mon in 2006.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Summit of the Gods reprint is timed to the Everest ascent anniversary. The other reprints, including Disappearance Diary and Blue, arrive this year with no tie-in rationale stated.","twitterPost":"The Summit of the Gods reprint ties to an Everest anniversary. The other reprints, including Azuma's Disappearance Diary, arrive this year without a stated occasion.","threadsPost":"Fanfare / Ponent Mon is staggering its reprint schedule. The Summit of the Gods lands July 2026 to mark the Everest ascent anniversary. The other titles, including Azuma's Disappearance Diary and Nananan's Blue, arrive earlier this year with no comparable milestone attached.","newsletterBlurb":"Fanfare / Ponent Mon will reprint several acclaimed manga, including Jiro Taniguchi's The Summit of the Gods (July 2026), Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary, and Kiriko Nananan's Blue. The Summit reprint coincides with the Everest ascent anniversary; other titles follow later this year.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-31/fanfare-ponent-mon-to-reprint-manga-from-jiro-taniguchi-others/.237967\",\"title\":\"Fanfare / Ponent Mon to Reprint Manga From Jiro Taniguchi, Others\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3878,"outputTokens":746,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780252290,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T18:24:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-31T18:27:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T18:27:19.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bf8bfbb3c0d179fca3169188","canonicalTitle":"News\nFanfare / Ponent Mon to Reprint Manga From Jiro Taniguchi, Others","representativeArticleId":"a_790ac5d4d1ab4db85016cdf3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Disappearance Diary\",\"Blue\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Fanfare\",\"Ponent Mon\"],\"people\":[\"Jiro Taniguchi\",\"Hideo Azuma\",\"Kiriko Nananan\"],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-31T14:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-31T14:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T18:27:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-31/fanfare-ponent-mon-to-reprint-manga-from-jiro-taniguchi-others/.237967","title":"News\nFanfare / Ponent Mon to Reprint Manga From Jiro Taniguchi, Others"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Disappearance Diary","Blue"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Fanfare","Ponent Mon"],"people":["Jiro Taniguchi","Hideo Azuma","Kiriko Nananan"],"type":"license","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Fanfare / Ponent Mon will reprint Jiro Taniguchi's The Summit of the Gods in English in July 2026, timed to the anniversary of the first recorded ascent of Mount Everest.","The company will also reprint Taniguchi's Quest for the Missing Girl and The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories, along with Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary and Kiriko Nananan's Blue.","Azuma's Disappearance Diary won the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award grand prize in 2006 and earned Azuma an Ignatz nomination in 2009.","Nananan's Blue, first published in 1996, was previously released in English by Fanfare / Ponent Mon in 2006."]}