This page describes how MangaWire works: what we cover, how we check a piece of information before publishing it, how we separate what is confirmed from what is not, and what we refuse to do.

What we cover

MangaWire follows manga from the market angle: publisher and serialization magazine announcements, release calendars, sales figures and print runs, adaptations, moves within the industry. We cover Japan, France, Spain and Spanish-speaking America, and the English-speaking world.

How we check a piece of information

A piece of information is published only if we can tie it to an identified source. In order of confidence:

  1. a primary source: the publisher, the magazine, the author or the rights holder, through a press release, an official site or an official account;
  2. an identified outlet that itself cites its source;
  3. an identified outlet without a cited source, which we then try to cross-check with a second, independent source.

When a piece of information comes from an outlet rather than a primary source, we name that outlet in the text. Every article lists its sources at the bottom, with a direct link.

Confirmed, reported, rumor

We use three levels, and the headline respects the level reached:

  • Confirmed: the information comes from a primary source. It is written in the present tense, without hedging.
  • Reported: the information comes from an identified outlet that we name. The text says so (“according to”, “as reported by”).
  • Rumor: no official source confirms the information. The article carries a “Rumor” box at the top, the headline is hedged, and the article is updated when the confirmation or the denial arrives.

Our rule on sources

We never relay scans, chapter leaks or content circulated before its official release: no link, no reproduction, no summary of plot elements taken from them. We wait for publication. The visuals we use are promotional materials provided by the rights holders, and every image carries its credit.

Editorial independence

Publishers and distributors do not review our articles before publication. Press materials (review copies, early access) create no obligation of coverage. MangaWire accepts advertising and commercial partnerships, and all paid content is labelled where it appears: a label at the top of the article for sponsored content, a sponsored attribute for a paid link. A partnership buys neither a favourable review, nor silence on a subject, nor a place in our guides, and the newsroom keeps control of editorial content. The terms are public on the contact page. Opinions are signed and presented as opinions.

Tools and responsibility

We use software tools to monitor sources and to prepare translations. Every article is reread, checked and approved by an editor who signs it and answers for it. When we get something wrong, the corrections policy applies.

FAQ: all your questions answered

Who writes for MangaWire?

Every article is signed and links to its author's page. The newsroom is introduced on the authors page, with each person's role and articles. No article is published without a byline.

Where does your information come from?

From a primary source whenever possible: a publisher's press release, an official site or account, a serialization magazine. Failing that, from an identified outlet that we name in the text. Sources are listed at the bottom of every article, with a direct link.

Why does the site exist in three languages?

Manga sells in three large markets outside Japan: France, Spain and Spanish-speaking America, and the English-speaking world. An announcement made in Tokyo concerns all three at once, but the information travels at very different speeds. Every article is published the same day in all three languages, with the same sources.

Do you relay scans or chapter leaks?

Never. No link, no reproduction, no summary of plot elements taken from them. We wait for the official publication. It is a rule of our editorial policy, without exception.

What do you do when you get something wrong?

The correction is made in the body of the article, a dated note is added at the end, the update date changes, and all three language versions are corrected together. We never delete an article to make an error disappear.