My Senpai Is Annoying, written and illustrated by Shiromanta. Seven Seas Entertainment, –. 4 volumes (ongoing). Full color.
There’s a change happening in manga, and I suspect most of us on this side of the Pacific are oblivious to it. I was, at least, until quite recently, though I’ve been out of the loop while working on my books and getting married and buying a house and stuff. But in any case, manga is becoming more social media-driven: Many artists are now getting discovered on Twitter or using it to promote their work.
We may also be seeing the rise of internet manga magazines: The title before us is published digitally in the online Comic POOL, and because it is online, it is published in color; although the coloring is fitful at first, My Senpai Is Annoying becomes a legitimate full-color comic as it develops.
It has also grown popular enough to earn an anime adaptation, which is set to debut in October of this year. At the time of writing, four volumes are available in English, and the fifth is set to release later this month.