{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1cb077c98ce026a97cd65295","clusterId":"c_cfd8e7eea6a973853fc66c42","slug":"shueisha-ends-marvel-manga-sales-as-disney-japan-contract-expires","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shueisha Ends Marvel Manga Sales As Disney Japan Contract Expires","summary":"Shueisha will terminate its contract with Walt Disney Japan for comics adaptations of Marvel characters as of September 30, 2026. Distribution stops sequentially on each e-book site between September 28 and 30, and physical sales end as well. Already purchased items stay viewable. Deadpool: Samurai and SECRET REVERSE, handled by Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi, are among the works affected.","whyItMatters":"The two companies announced the contract termination on July 1 and no resumption has been announced, so these Marvel manga editions are heading out of print in Japan with no replacement plan stated.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe halt covers e-book sites and physical media, with the e-book takedowns staggered across three days so each store delists on its own schedule. Copies already bought remain readable in customer libraries, which is the one part of the arrangement that does not change. Among the affected titles is Deadpool: Samurai, which drew attention on social media with each update, and SECRET REVERSE, the Iron Man and Spider-Man series handled by Kazuki Takahashi.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kazuki Takahashi, the Yu-Gi-Oh! creator, wrote both Deadpool: Samurai and SECRET REVERSE through this Shueisha-Marvel line, so the Disney Japan split removes the channel for his non-Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.","twitterPost":"Kazuki Takahashi wrote Deadpool: Samurai and SECRET REVERSE for this line. Shueisha's Disney Japan split removes the channel for his non-Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.","threadsPost":"Deadpool: Samurai and SECRET REVERSE were both written by Kazuki Takahashi, the Yu-Gi-Oh! creator. Shueisha's split with Walt Disney Japan removes the channel for his non-Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.","newsletterBlurb":"Shueisha is ending its Marvel manga sales after terminating its contract with Walt Disney Japan as of September 30, 2026. E-book distribution stops between September 28 and 30 and physical media sales end too, though copies already purchased remain viewable. Deadpool: Samurai and SECRET REVERSE are among the affected works, and no resumption of sales has been announced.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609232b\",\"title\":\"Deadpool: Samurai Sales to End as Shueisha and Walt Disney Japan Contract Expires at End of September\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4180,"outputTokens":571,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791131369,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T16:25:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T16:28:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T16:28:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cfd8e7eea6a973853fc66c42","canonicalTitle":"『デッドプール：SAMURAI』販売終了が迫る。集英社とウォルト・ディズニー・ジャパンの契約終了に伴い9月末をもって","representativeArticleId":"a_5d429910246f33771aeae9b6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Deadpool: Samurai\",\"Yu-Gi-Oh!\"],\"work_titles\":[\"SECRET REVERSE\"],\"studios\":[\"Shueisha\",\"Walt Disney Japan\"],\"people\":[\"Kazuki Takahashi\"],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-23T06:56:59.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-23T06:56:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T16:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609232b","title":"『デッドプール：SAMURAI』販売終了が迫る。集英社とウォルト・ディズニー・ジャパンの契約終了に伴い9月末をもって"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Deadpool: Samurai","Yu-Gi-Oh!"],"work_titles":["SECRET REVERSE"],"studios":["Shueisha","Walt Disney Japan"],"people":["Kazuki Takahashi"],"type":"business","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}