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Last year, Crunchyroll revived its near-forgotten manga app, providing readers with a new way to enjoy hundreds of popular titles for a cost-efficient monthly rate. Recently, Crunchyroll Manga updated its collection with 10 additional works, giving subscribers plenty of fresh content to dig into this summer.
Crunchyroll's 200+ manga collection is the result of a broad partnership with several different Japan and U.S.-based publishers, including (but not limited to) Square Enix, AlphaPolis and Yen Press. The app's July 2026 update features high-profile titles licensed by VIZ Media, Titan Manga, Shueisha, One Peace Books and MobileBook.JP. The new lineup can be viewed below.
Shonen Jump's Black Torch Manga & More Arrive on Crunchyroll This Month
- Black Torch
- Hana-Kimi
- Eko Eko Azarak Reborn
- Grendizer U: The Inception
- Three Exorcism Siblings
- Umemployed Killers Support Group
- Red Cat Ramen
- Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective
- Villainess Level 99
- Forget That Night, Your Majesty
While the majority of these works debuted within the last 10 years, Hisaya Nakajo's Hana-Kimi franchise is rapidly approaching its 30th anniversary. Initially published in September 1996, this gender-bending rom-com revolves around a Japanese-American girl named Mizuki Ashiya. While living in the U.S., Mizuki becomes enamored with a professional high jumper named Izumi Sano, who goes to high school in Japan.
Compelled to watch Sano do the high jump in person, Mizuki convinces her parents to let her transfer to Sano's school in Japan -- by concealing the fact that Osaka High is also an all-boys school. Disguising herself as a boy, Mizuki joins the school's ranks and quickly discovers that Sano has nearly lost all interest in performing the high jump.
While trying to renew his passion for the sport, Mizuki simultaneously works to keep her gender a secret from the school staff. Notably, the series' premise is highly reminiscent of the popular 2000's-era shojo manga Ouran High School Host Club, which also features a cross-dressing protagonist.
Another highlight from the lineup is Tsuyoshi Takaki's Black Torch -- a supernatural fantasy akin to a cross between Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto series and Dr. Doolittle. The series revolves around Jiro Azuma, a delinquent teenager who descends from a proud line of shinobi, or ninjas. However, he also has the unusual ability to speak to animals. After nursing what appears to be a badly injured cat back to health, the feline reveals itself to be a malevolent "mononoke," or evil spirit, that was mortally wounded by its fellows.
When Jiro is later attacked and nearly killed by a different mononoke, Rago repays Jiro's kindness by fusing with the teen, saving his life while simultaneously granting him a new set of powers. After the two are interrogated by the Bureau of Espionage -- a secret government agency tasked with hunting down Mononoke -- Jiro and Rago ultimately join the Bureau's ranks to fight for the safety of humanity.
The remaining titles hail from a variety of popular genres, including horror, mecha, mystery and dark fantasy. Perhaps the most distinctive work -- a hybrid of crime noir and absurdist-style comedy -- is Umemployed Killers Support Group. Created by Taiwanese artist RIO, this manga follows former assassin Locker Loyed, who is forced to turn in his sniper rifle after losing his eyesight. In his despair, he joins a former contract killer "support" group which includes eccentric characters such as a scorned ex-wife, a lawyer-turned-executioner and a woefully unsuccessful con man.
Crunchyroll Manga is currently exclusive to subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. Access to the app can be purchased as an add-on for the Fan and Mega-Fan subscription tiers, with prices ranging between US$3.50 and $4.50, respectively. Crunchyroll's Ultimate Fan subscription tier includes access to the manga app at no additional cost.
