KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Takeshi Natsuno) has launched "Comic Beam: Q," a new alternative comic space originating from Monthly Comic Beam.

● About Comic Beam: Q

"Comic Beam: Q" is a new alternative comic space from Monthly Comic Beam. It launched in April 2026 within the free web manga app "Kadokomi." To you, wherever you are in the world, searching for "somewhere that is nowhere"—we deliver unique stories.

Comic Beam: Q here:https://comic-walker.com/label/comic-beam-q

● Upcoming Series

New Series Vol. 1

"The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: H.P. Lovecraft's Masterpieces" (Go Tanabe)

A Lovecraft comic adaptation that will shake the world.

New Series Vol. 1: "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: H.P. Lovecraft's Masterpieces" (Go Tanabe)

[Update Schedule]

Updated on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month

Episode 1 Part 1: April 1 (Wed) *Read here

Episode 1 Part 2: Scheduled for April 15 (Wed)

[Content Introduction]

The dead do not speak. Or so he believed. Young Charles Ward pursues the mystery of his ancestor, Joseph Curwen, who was feared as a "monster" in the 18th century, gradually transforming his mind and body.

Resurfacing nightmares of the past, incantations echoing from underground, and blasphemous alchemy. Eventually, he succumbs to madness and disappears—.

A gothic cosmic horror where past and present, life and death intertwine. H.P. Lovecraft's long-form masterpiece, unpublished during his lifetime, is visualized with terrifying brushstrokes by Go Tanabe, a manga artist acclaimed worldwide.

[H.P. Lovecraft's Masterpieces Series]

Tentacles writhing in the darkness, calls from the deep sea, unknown ancient ruins. The "ancient rulers" that humans should never know now revive here—. H.P. Lovecraft's nightmares, once thought impossible to adapt into visuals, are brought to life in manga with overwhelming artistic skill.

This is the pinnacle series of "Cthulhu Mythos" comic adaptations, having won numerous international awards such as the Bram Stoker Award (US), Rudolph Dirks Award (Germany), and consecutive awards at the Angoulême International Comics Festival (France), captivating audiences worldwide.

[Popular Existing Series Titles]

"The Unnamable" / "The Cats of Ulthar" / "The Dunwich Horror" / "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" / "The Call of Cthulhu" / "The Shadow Out of Time" / "At the Mountains of Madness" / "The Hound" / "The Colour Out of Space" / "The Haunter of the Dark"

Read Episode 1 Part 1

New Series Vol. 2

"Hundred-Day Coffee" (Gao Yan)

A human fantasy journeying through memory and dreams.

New Series Vol. 2: "Hundred-Day Coffee" (Gao Yan)

[Update Schedule]

Updated on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month

Episode 1 Part 1: Scheduled for April 8 (Wed)

Episode 1 Part 2: Scheduled for April 22 (Wed)

[Content Introduction]

"Memories take me to the past, dreams to the future"—Xiao Ming, a girl with roots in both Japan and Taiwan, crosses the sea, leaving her familiar home in Japan to pursue university life in Taiwan, her late father's homeland. However, life in a foreign land proves difficult, with even finding a room proving challenging, leaving her distraught before the entrance ceremony.

Lost and without a destination, she stumbles into Baozangyan, a village where Taipei's history quietly breathes. Whispers of a mysterious urban legend surround "Hundred-Day Coffee," a cafe nestled in an alleyway: "It solves the problems of those who visit."

The shop, run by its owner Meng, is not merely a place of rest but a "dream research institute" that traces people's memories. "Why does my deceased father speak to me through dreams?"—Guided by the memories of the Chestnut Tiger butterfly, which travels 2000 kilometers across the sea, Xiao Ming embarks on a journey beyond time and space, exploring the "Memory Palace."

Gao Yan, known for "Green Song - Gathering Winds -" and "Gap," presents a slightly mysterious Taiwanese human fantasy.

New Series Vol. 3

"If You Don't Watch, I Won't Acknowledge It" (Hiuchi Tana)

A family record that transforms fragments of daily life into treasures.

New Series Vol. 3: "If You Don't Watch, I Won't Acknowledge It" (Hiuchi Tana)

[Update Schedule]

Updated on the last Wednesday of every month

Episode 1: Scheduled for April 29 (Wed)

[Content Introduction]

"Daddy, I'm going to do a back flip now. If you don't watch, I won't acknowledge it!"—The young daughter who once said that, trying to monopolize "my" attention, is now a 4th grader with her own room.

Meanwhile, her innocent 1st-grade brother offers "me" a stone he picked up in the park as if it were a treasure. The changing growth of children and the warmth of a family that exists only in this very moment.

This work is an essay manga by Hiuchi Tana, known for "Things That Don't Need to Be Rushed," chronicling her daily life with her own family. The repeating seasons, the sudden sadness of growth, and trivial promises before falling asleep. The author lovingly depicts "today," a fleeting moment that would otherwise be forgotten.

The children's earnest wish to "be watched by someone" resonates with our own desire to "be connected to someone." To share the "now" that will never return, with "you" who live in the same era. Just as the "fossil" unearthed in the park that day is proof that a father and child were there—a nameless today will someday turn into a treasure. It is a record of a family, filled with gentle and warm gazes.

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