{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e0f8a2e8b0a93a32b6d4fb22","clusterId":"c_3434a24fe3f6ec70121fb7ce","slug":"marvel-and-kadokawa-launch-five-manga-on-kadocomi","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Marvel and Kadokawa Launch Five Manga on KadoComi","summary":"Marvel detailed its Kadokawa partnership at a New York Comic Con panel on October 11, and the five manga launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi site in Japan the following day. Iron Man and Spider-Man lead the slate, alongside Deadpool, Spider-Gwen, and Venom. Marvel's C.B. Cebulski and Kadokawa editors Kenta Matsui and Naofumi Mashino attended. Each title's first chapter opens with a free preview.","whyItMatters":"The launch puts Marvel's Japanese-language originals under Kadokawa's web platform weeks after Shueisha stopped selling its own Marvel adaptations, so the publisher base for Marvel manga in Japan has moved.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAll five series are Japanese-made originals written and drawn by Japanese creators, not translations of existing Marvel comics. Iron Man: I Am Iron Man comes from TERU, Spider-Man: Shibuya Cross Line from tokitokoro, Deadpool: Millionaire With a Mouth from Hosuke Momoi, Spider-Gwen: Her Big Debut from Ryusei Yamada, and Venom: Lethal Protector from Peperon. The settings are reworked for a Japanese readership: Shibuya Cross Line follows a Tokyo high school student bitten at a small shrine who runs into Daredevil while chasing a serial murder case, and Deadpool recasts Wade Wilson as a globally franchised celebrity who forms a hero-for-hire outfit.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIron Man: I Am Iron Man\u003c/strong\u003e: by TERU; Tony Stark is a scientist and weapons company president caught in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpider-Man: Shibuya Cross Line\u003c/strong\u003e: by tokitokoro; a Tokyo high school student bitten at a shrine becomes Spider-Man and meets Daredevil\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeadpool: Millionaire With a Mouth\u003c/strong\u003e: by Hosuke Momoi; Wade Wilson becomes a popular star and forms Deadpool Heroes For Hire\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpider-Gwen: Her Big Debut\u003c/strong\u003e: by Ryusei Yamada; Gwen Stacy as Ghost Spider, balancing her police officer father, band, and school life\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenom: Lethal Protector\u003c/strong\u003e: by Peperon; Eddie Brock bonds with a symbiote for revenge on the same target\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Kadokawa manga roll out in Japan a day after Marvel announces them in New York, so KadoComi readers get Iron Man and Spider-Man before US readers see anything.","twitterPost":"Kadokawa's manga run in Japan a day after Marvel's panel, so KadoComi readers get Iron Man first.","threadsPost":"Marvel announced five manga at New York Comic Con on October 11, and Kadokawa launched them on KadoComi in Japan the next day. The order means Japanese readers get Iron Man and Spider-Man before any English release is set.","newsletterBlurb":"Marvel and Kadokawa launched five Japanese-language Marvel manga on Kadokawa's KadoComi site on October 12, following a New York Comic Con panel the day before. The slate runs from Iron Man and Spider-Man to Deadpool, Spider-Gwen, and Venom. Shueisha's contract with Walt Disney Japan to publish Marvel adaptations ended on September 30.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-11/marvel-kadokawa-launch-5-new-manga-as-part-of-partnership/.242704\",\"title\":\"Marvel, Kadokawa Launch 5 New Manga as Part of Partnership\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4716,"outputTokens":902,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791697029,"createdAt":"2026-10-11T05:31:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-11T05:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-11T05:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3434a24fe3f6ec70121fb7ce","canonicalTitle":"News\nMarvel, Kadokawa Launch 5 New Manga as Part of Partnership","representativeArticleId":"a_e852b10a798be84b3ddae791","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Iron Man\",\"Spider-Man\",\"Spider-Gwen\",\"Deadpool\",\"Venom\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Marvel\"],\"studios\":[\"Kadokawa\",\"Marvel\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-11T04:05:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T04:05:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-11T05:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-11/marvel-kadokawa-launch-5-new-manga-as-part-of-partnership/.242704","title":"News\nMarvel, Kadokawa Launch 5 New Manga as Part of Partnership"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Iron Man","Spider-Man","Spider-Gwen","Deadpool","Venom"],"work_titles":["Marvel"],"studios":["Kadokawa","Marvel"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}