Next year, Grendizer U continues—or, rather, it begins! Titan Manga has just announced that they will be bringing Grendizer U: The Inception , the manga adaptation of the recent anime release, to the West next year. Go Nagai, the original creator of UFO Robo Grendizer , pens this new story, accompanied by art from 8Key. According to Titan, this new manga also features "a prequel story by Tatsuto Higuchi not told before." Higuchi served as scriptwriter for five episodes of the Grendizer U anime. The first volume is expected on March 17, 2026 in print and digital editions. Grendizer U: The Inception Vol. 1 Cover (not final) RELATED: Aoashi Manga Omnibus Editions on the Way from Titan Titan Manga describes Grendizer U: The Inception: When a UFO from the Vega Alliance arrives on Earth, humanity faces its biggest threat in an oncoming Alien invasion. But their hope arrives in another Alien, Duke Fleed, a refugee of the planet Fleed who finds his home in Japan. Duke pilots the mighty Grendizer, a weaponized Mech to fight off the Vega forces. Along with his best friend and partner Koji Kabuto, they fight to free Earth from the terror of the Vega forces. Written by the legendary Go Nagai and illustrated by 8KEY, Grendizer: U The Inception modernizes the iconic story of the lost prince who shoulders the responsibility to protect his new home from the same Empire that destroyed his last. Featuring a prequel story by Tatsuto Higuchi not told before, this manga is an adaptation of the anime Grendizer U. Source: Press Release
