First things first: the rest-of-world publication date for Manga’s First Century is now 13 January 2026. Which means that you still have time to preorder your copy from your favorite bookstore, including from Bookshop UK (which has the ebook available!), or request that your library purchase a copy. I’ve updated the book page with a few more links.

Back in North America, thank you to everyone who has already purchased a copy! As always, if you are able to leave a positive review of the book online, especially Amazon and Goodreads, these help the book be more readily “seen” by various shopping algorithms.

Finally, there’s been some more press about the book lately. I did a Q&A for the UC Press blog about the book and the availability of some of the manga I talk about in it in English, and Manga’s First Century was also reviewed (favorably!) in Buzz magazine Wales.