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“Bloody Cross” and two more titles appear on Manga UP! Global this week

September 23, 2026
The Bloody Cross manga characters as seen in the illustration.
The manga is now available to read for global readers (Image: Shiwo Komeyama, Square Enix).

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All three titles are now available to read on the platform. 

Every week, Square Enix’s Manga UP! Global platform adds three new manga titles to its roster. This week the titles were: “25 Years in a Dungeon: A Suspicious Man Returns as a Dungeon Streamer!”, “A Defeated Saint's Gonna Topple a Kingdom!”, and “Bloody Cross”.

What are the three new manga on Manga UP! Global about?

The three new manga added to Manga UP! Global this week are:

25 Years in a Dungeon: A Suspicious Man Returns as a Dungeon Streamer! 

The manga is based on a novel series by Nameko Hoshitake and Shiba, with Mitarai Taiyou handling manga illustrations. Square Enix publishes the manga in Japanese and the title arrived on Manga UP! Global on 18 September. The story is described as:

The year is 2025—dungeons suddenly started popping up all over the world. A young man, Hiroshi Nagano, ventures into one of them, but ends up trapped in the dungeon’s uncharted depths…for 25 years! By devouring ferocious monsters, he not only survives, but builds a legendary physique. When he finally makes it back to the surface, he’s greeted to a Japan of the future, where streaming your dungeon exploration is mandatory. His overwhelming power is broadcast to the nation, propelling him straight into the ranks of top dungeon explorers! Using a quarter-century of brutal survival instincts, a shady-looking veteran is about to dominate the algorithm in this thrilling, over-the-top heroic dungeon tale!

A Defeated Saint's Gonna Topple a Kingdom! 

The second title this week is by Toriko Ono, and arrived on Manga UP! Global on 20 September. The story is described as:

Reincarnated as the Saint in an otome game, Akari Kizaki completely ignores romance in favor of her true passion: potion making! However, her neglect comes at a steep price when her intended target, the First Prince, teams up with the villainess to frame her for a crime, leaving Akari stripped of her title and banished. Undeterred, Akari gets right back to brewing potions in her new location. That's when she's approached by the Second Prince, Roy—a man feared as the "Atrocious Prince." He makes her a direct proposition: "Let's rule this country together." And just like that, Akari becomes an accomplice in the nation's downfall! The curtain rises on a story of rebellion and overturning fate, starring a defeated Saint and a ruthless prince!

Bloody Cross 

This week’s last title on Manga UP! Global is Shiwo Komeyama’s popular manga Bloody Cross. It arrived on 22 September, and the story is described as:

Half angel, half demon, Tsukimiya must drink pure demon blood to stave off the curse that will eventually claim her life. When she meets an angel named Hinata, he's eager to team up with the half-blood to take down a vampire that has been attacking humans. Tsukimiya is surprised to find that Hinata is a capable partner, but when the vampire is slain, it is Hinata who claims its demon blood, leaving Tsukimiya to be taken by the curse. In a last-ditch effort to save herself, Tsukimiya tries to drink Hinata's blood, now mixed with the vampire's pure demon blood. But in taking the blood that will save her, Tsukimiya has also transmitted the curse that will kill her. Hinata and Tsukimiya now share the curse...and they're running out of time.

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