Tokyo Anime Dispatch

On July 1, 2026, Shueisha launched NatsuComi 2026 at participating bookstores across Japan. The summer comics fair runs from July 1 through August 31 and is being staged at roughly 3,400 stores. This year's edition centers on 22 special Metakira Cards , which feature newly drawn illustrations and author signatures, and it also includes a bookstore photo contest plus trial-reading content on the official campaign site. What Was Announced According to Shueisha's press release, NatsuComi started in 2003, which makes 2026 the 24th edition of the campaign. The publisher says the fair is designed to help readers encounter more of its manga catalog during the summer vacation period, and it frames the project as an industry-scale bookstore campaign. The release names series such as ONE PIECE , SPY x FAMILY , SAKAMOTO DAYS , Dandadan , Kingdom , Kagurabachi , and Honey Lemon Soda among the works represented in the 22-card lineup. The mechanics are straightforward but ve...