Panini, a brand name many may recognise from stickers and comics, have been attending MCM Comic Con in London this weekend and on Saturday (24th May 2025) they hosted a panel to provide further clarity and news relating to the Panini Manga range.
That’s right, Panini now offer a range Manga in the UK and they are published under the Panini Manga branding. As it stands only a handful oof titles have been released, as they started publishing manga late last year, but they are working with Japanese authors and distributors (such as Square Enix and Disney) to release a variety of manga titles into the UK.
As part of the panel, which took place on the Artist Alley Stage, the team provided a general overview of the company as well as a breakdown of all of the titles they currently have planned for release and when they will be released in the UK. As such, a round-up of these titles can be found below:
Square Enix:
- Earth Expansion
- Our Love Story
- Volume 1 – 4: OUT NOW
- Volume 5: 5th August 2025
- Volume 6: 7th October 2025
- Volume 7: 2nd December 2025
- The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Shopper in Another World
- Volume 1: 5th August 2025
- Volume 2: 7th October 2025
- Volume 3: 2nd December 2025
- How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer
- Volume 1: 2nd September 2025
- Volume 2: 4th November 2025
Dre Comics:
- Jeanette: The Genius
- So How Did She Unlock Super Love Mode?
- Volume 1: 5th August 2025
- Volume 2: 7th October 2025
- Volume 3: 2nd December 2025
Disney:
- STITCH!
- Volume 1 & 2: Out Now
- Volume 3: 14th July 2025
- STITCH and the Samurai
- A Twisted Tale
- As Old As Time
- Volume 1: Out Now
- Volume 2: 1st July 2025
- Once Upon A Dream
- Volume 1: 7th October 2025
- As Old As Time
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Volume 1 & 2: Out Now
- Volume 3: 3rd June 2025
- Kingdom Hearts
- TBC but features colour artwork from Japanese books
Panini Manga are slowly starting to expand in the UK, and currently have books at retailers such as Forbidden Planet and Amazon UK, but we hope to see more titles from them in the near future.
