The first volume will be released English sometime in Spring 2027.
A new and exciting official English manga license is here! Abrams ComicArts’ Kana imprint has announced on Tuesday, 19 May, that it has licensed Tsubonari’s “Antengai: Twilight Metropolis” (Antengai Gensō Kiroku) manga for an official English release.
Antengai: Twilight Metropolis
Creator: Tsubonari
Publisher: Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha
Reading platform: Kana imprint will release the book volume in English
When is the Antengai: Twilight Metropolis manga being released in English?
As per the announcement of the official Kana Imprint X (formerly Twitter) account, the first compiled book volume of the manga will be released in English sometime in Spring 2027. The manga is known for its beautiful art, and fans are excited to see it finally get an English release.
What is Antengai: Twilight Metropolis about?
The manga began publishing in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's Comic Ruelle in 2018, and the compiled book volume also came out in the same year.
The series takes place in the titular city of Antengai, which is set in a solitary island, unclaimed by any nation. Humans and ayakashi beings exist here side by side, cut off from the outside world. The lawless urban setting gives birth to some intriguing stories centering around the various residents of Antengai, as they begin to try and find out the secrets the city has been hiding from them. But will they be willing to pay the price?
Tsubonari published the first sequel manga Antengai Kisō Yakyoku in 2021 in Comic Ruelle, and the compiled volume also came out in the same year. A third sequel manga Antengai Rasen Sōki was published in Comic Ruelle from 2022 to 2023. The compiled volume shipped in May 2024.