Manga Up! Global has released three new manga titles in English: 'It's Not Easy Being Cute', 'Slasher Maidens', and Mo-suke Mattaku's 'Inuta: My Canine Classmate', which launched on Saturday. This expands the platform's English catalog, offering more diverse series to international readers.
Manga Up! Global, the English-language platform for Square Enix's manga, added three new series to its library: 'It's Not Easy Being Cute', 'Slasher Maidens', and 'Inuta: My Canine Classmate' by Mo-suke Mattaku, which launched on April 24, 2026. These releases continue the platform's effort to bring Japanese manga to a global audience.
For web novel and light novel readers, manga adaptations often serve as gateways to discovering original stories. The addition of these titles to Manga Up! Global increases the pool of accessible content, potentially leading to cross-media interest. It also highlights the growing trend of digital-first manga releases, which parallels the rise of AI-translated web novels.
Manga Up! Global is Square Enix's official English manga app, offering simulpub and catch-up titles. It competes with platforms like Manga Plus and Comikey.
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