June 2023 New Digital Licensing Announcement

Get a sneak peek at the digital manga series debuting in June from Kodansha USA

Kodansha USA unveils two lovely and exciting new manga series debuting this June with the romantic story of boy meets mermaid in Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Aqua, and the action-packed handsome spy thriller, Messiah -CODE EDGE-.

June&#8217s debuting digital manga series will be available upon release across all our participating digital vendors, including BookwalkerKindleApple BooksGoogle PlayNookKoboMyAnimeList and more!


JUNE 2023 DIGITAL DEBUTS:

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Aqua
By Pink Hanamori

Release Date: June 6, 2023

Lukia Nanami is turning seventeen. Her family has just moved to a town by the sea, and on her first walk down to the beach, she saves a handsome surfer from drowning. The next day, she&#8217s shocked to discover he’s not only a classmate at her new school, but has no idea who she is, and insists he was saved by a mermaid! A new chapter in the saga of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch, from original artist Pink Hanamori!

Rated: 13+

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Messiah -CODE EDGE-
By Akira Minazuki, Madoka Takadono & Messiah Project

Release Date: June 20, 2023

Mysterious, handsome young men working as spy-pairs for a secret agency, the Church, are forbidden to love anyone but their partners. If they&#8217re to survive—not only war, but the ghosts of their tragic pasts—they must rely on one another to be there… because each other is all they have. Follow Eiri, Haku, Soma, and Shusuke as they battle their inner demons with the help of their partners in this peek into the Messiah Project universe.

Rated: 16+

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What’s Next Kodansha?: My Home Hero

Get Recommendations for what to read next including
The Fable volume 1 FREE

If you’ve been enjoying the twisted crime thriller My Home Hero on Crunchyroll, and are looking for more stories about crime, power, and rebelling against the status quo, you’ll love the recommendations on discount as part of the What’s Next, Kodansha?: My Home Hero digital sale!

To help get fans into more crime manga like Masashi Asaki & Naoki Yamakawa’s My Home Hero a suspense thriller about a father protecting his family from a crime ring we’re giving away a FREE volume 1 of The Fable, the dramedy about an infamous genius hitman ordered not to kill anyone for a year. Not only that but fans can also get up to 50% off series like Boss Wife, a drama about a woman in debt who becomes a yakuza’s wife; WIND BREAKER, the delinquent battle manga about fighters that use their strength to protect their town, and Inuyashiki, the story of an elderly man who turns into a military-grade super-robot!

Sale Ends Monday, May 29th, 2023!

For a limited time get a free volume 1 of the killer who can’t kill, The Fable, and also save up to 50% off other crime drama manga during the What’s Next, Kodansha?: My Home Hero digital sale.

To see all the series on sale, visit one of our participating digital vendors: 
Bookwalker
Amazon Kindle
Google Play
Kobo
Nook
MyAnimeList
and more! 

Still curious to learn more about Kodansha’s recommendations for what to read next after My Home Hero. Take a look below for details on these four recommended series!


The Fable
By Katsuhisa Minami

When you’re the infamous prodigy hitman known only as Fable, many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn’t one of them. In fact, being told that he can’t kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable’s ever taken…

Rated: 18+

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Boss Wife
By Mayu Sakurai

When Hasumi has a chance meeting with her old high school crush, Yamato Kujo, she figures she might as well spend one night in bliss before she deals with the debt collectors that hound her steps. But when Yamato reveals he’s become a yakuza member, Hasumi panics and runs away only to have Yamato pop up again, but this time with a proposition: He’ll buy her debt if she becomes his bride. But can she take the pressure and drama of becoming a yakuza wife?

Rated: 16+

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WIND BREAKER
By Satoru Nii

Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings he’s only interested in the strongest of the strong. He’s from Fuurin High School, a school of near-dropout degenerates known only for their brawling strength. And in a town known for its territorial disputes, Haruka’s got only one goal become the hero his town deserves.

Rated: 16+

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Inuyashiki
By Hiroya Oku

Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he’s constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he’s done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn’t get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands. He later wakes up to find himself unscathed, but he soon starts to notice that there’s something … different about himself.

Rated: 16+

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New Fantasy Epic A Kingdom of Quartz Debuts Spring 2024

A Kingdom of Quartz Debuts in English Spring 2024


Kodansha USA Publishing announces a new print manga license debuting in English spring 2024, A Kingdom of Quartz by BOMHAT – an epic fantasy adventure about warring angels and demons, as well as royal intrigue. The Japanese language edition of A Kingdom of Quartz volume 1 also debuts today from Kodansha in Japan.

A Kingdom of Quartz © BOMHAT/ Kodansha Ltd.

A Kingdom of Quartz is the story of elegant creatures with magnificent wings and peerless strength who, by the Goddess’s will, protect the Kingdom of Quartz from infiltration by demonic forces: These are the heroes known as Angels. A little girl named Blue, who was born with mysterious black wings, spends every waking moment dreaming of becoming an Angel herself. Then, one day, Blue meets a prince, and the cogs of her fate twist and heave, enmeshing her in tragedy and adventure…

A Kingdom of Quartz © BOMHAT/ Kodansha Ltd.

“From the very first moment we set eyes on BOMHAT’s breathtaking work, the entire department was completely in rapture.” says the Afternoon Magazine editorial,“We hope that our English readers, too, will enjoy this beautiful and thrilling tale of angels and demons!

“Thank you for reading A Kingdom or Quartz,” says series creator, BOMHAT,“This work was written in English and translated to Japanese and now it’s in English again. I think it’s kind of funny. I hope it’s as enjoyable to read as it was to draw.” 

For more information on these and other Kodansha manga please visit: kodansha.localhost/.

What’s Next Kodansha?: Tokyo Mew Mew

Get Recommendations for what to read next Including
Kigurumi Guardians
volume 1 FREE

If you’ve been enjoying the latest anime season of Tokyo Mew Mew on HIDIVE, and are looking for more coming-of-age magical fantasy manga or stories about transformation inside and out, you’ll love the recommendations on discount as part of the What’s Next, Kodansha?: Tokyo Mew Mew digital sale!

For more Magical manga similar to Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi’s Tokyo Mew Mew – a saga of cute magical girls fighting to protect the environment – we’re giving fans a FREE volume 1 of the cute and twisted take on the magical girl genre, Kigurumi Guardians. But the recommendations AND savings don’t end there. Fans can also get up to 50% off series like Kamikamikaeshi, the fantasy series about a deity sealed inside a girl’s hair; Smile Down the Runway, the charming high-fashion comedy about friendship and chasing your dreams, and Shugo Chara!, the story of a shy girl who’s granted the power to be someone new through divine magic!

Sale Ends Monday, May 22nd, 2023! 

For a limited time get a free volume 1 of the peculiar magical girl series Kigurumi Guardians, and also save up to 50% off other magical adventure manga during the What’s Next, Kodansha?: Tokyo Mew Mew digital sale.

To see all the series on sale, visit one of our participating digital vendors: 
Bookwalker
Amazon Kindle
Google Play
Kobo
Nook
MyAnimeList
and more! 

Still curious to learn more about Kodansha’ recommendations for what to read next after Tokyo Mew Mew. Take a look below for details on these four recommended series!


Kigurumi Guardians
By Lily Hoshino

Hakka Sasakura’s life is about to turn upside down. She comes home from a day of admiring her student body president to discover that a mysterious creature resembling a man in an animal suit has taken up residence her home. What’s more, she has been chosen to work with this strange being to fight off invaders from another dimension and save the world … and she has to kiss him to do so?!

Rated: 13+

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Kamikamikaeshi
By Ema Toyama

You see, there are kamisama, a deity, in her hair. A Shinto ritual called kamigamigaeshi allows kamisama to rest in a girl’s hair to heal themselves … One day, Mashiro, who has been confined in a small room, meets Hinokagu, a kamisama who had been sealed inside her hair … ?! Super Kamigami Fantasy!!

Rated: 16+

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Smile Down the Runway
By Kotoba Inoya

Chiyuki Fujito has a dream: to become a Paris Collection model. The problem is, she’s too short to be a model, and everyone around her tells her so! But no matter what they say, she won’t give up. Her classmate, a poor student named Ikuto Tsumura, also has a dream: to become a fashion designer. One day Chiyuki tells him that it’s “probably impossible” for him, causing him to consider giving it up … ?! This is the story of two individuals wholeheartedly chasing after their dreams in spite of all the negativity that comes after them!

Rated: 13+

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Shugo Chara!
By Peach Pit

Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and supercool Amu has it all. But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams—it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.

Rated: 13+

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What’s Next Kodansha?: The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses

Get Recommendations for what to read next Including
Girlfriend Girlfriend volume 1 FREE

If you’ve been enjoying The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses anime, and are looking for more heart-pounding rom-coms with several romantic interests to choose from, you’ll love the recommendations on discount as part of the What’s Next Kodansha?: The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses digital sale!

As part of the recommendations for what to read next after Kouji Seo’s The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses – the manga about beauties running café – we’re giving manga fans a FREE volume 1 of the hilarious polyamorous romp, Girlfriend, Girlfriend. Not only that but fans can also take up to 50% off series, like the sporty muscle obsessed story of love & basketball, Getting Closer to You; the spicy coincidental love triangle drama, Domestic Girlfriend; and the sleeper hit romantic comedy, GE: Good Ending!

Sale Ends Monday, May 15th, 2023! 

For a limited time get a free volume 1 of the anime-inspiring series Girlfriend, Girlfriend, and also save up to 50% off other sweet and spicy romance manga during the What’s Next Kodansha?: The Café Terrace and its Goddesses digital sale. To see all the series on sale, visit one of our participating digital vendors: BookwalkerAmazon Kindle, Google PlayKoboNookMyAnimeList and more! 

Still curious to learn more about Kodansha’s recommendations for what to read next after The Café Terrace and its Goddesses. Take a look below for details on these four recommended series!


Girlfriend, Girlfriend
By Hiroyuki

Naoya just got a girlfriend, the gorgeous Saki-chan, and though their intensities often pit them against each other like ice and fire, they’re totally, uncontrollably in love with each other. He vows never to cheat…when out of the blue he receives another confession! Nagisa’s cute, sweet, and she’s made him lunch to boot! He knows he can’t cheat, but he can’t let a cutie like this get away…so he does the logical(?) thing: Asks Saki for permission to date them both! The confidence! The arrogance! The very gall! No matter the outcome, Naoya’s future will be lively!

Rated: 16+

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Getting Closer to You
By Ruri Kamino

For Kaho, a man’s muscles are all that matters. She’s sports-agnostic, type-agnostic—all she cares about are that those abs, pecs, biceps and delts look good. She thinks she’s found her perfect Muscle Prince in Natsume-sempai…that is, until he finds out what a muscle-freak she is. But instead of ridiculing her, he instead suggests she becomes manager of the basketball team—the one he just so happens to be on? For a muscle-lover like Kaho, there’s nothing to lose…and everything to gain.

Rated: 13+

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Domestic Girlfriend
By Kei Sasuga

High schooler Natsuo is hopelessly in love with his cheerful and popular teacher, Hina. However, one day at a mixer, he meets a moody girl by the name of Rui and ends up sleeping with her. Soon after, his father announces that he’s getting remarried to a woman with two daughters of her own. And who shows up in tow, other than both Hina and Rui?! Natsuo’s outrageous new life starts now!

Rated: 18+

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GE: Good Ending
By Kei Sasuga

From the creator of the surprise-hit romantic comedy Domestic Girlfriend! High school student Seiji is in love with Aki, the head of the tennis team, but he is unable to ask her out. Another student, Yuki, discovers his obsession with Shou, and promises to help him get closer to her … but Yuki’s help comes at a cost, and soon, the analytical, strategic Seiji finds himself deep in the messy turmoil of emotion…

Rated: 16+

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What’s Next Kodansha?: EDENS ZERO

Find similar Mangas to the ones you love!

If your fan of master mangaka Hiro Mashima’s high-flying space adventure EDEN ZERO or are looking for some new sci-fi manga series to get into, be sure to check out the What’s Next Kodansha?: EDENS ZERO digital sale!

As part of our recommendations for what to read next after EDENS ZERO, we’re giving fans a FREE Volume 1 of Mashima’s magical shonen adventure, FAIRY TAIL. Not only that but fans can also take up to 50% off series like supernatural action / espionage saga, Tesla Note; the sadly beautiful and hauntingly violent sci-fi hit, No. 6; and the cyber-martial arts epic, Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle!

Sale Ends Monday, May 8th, 2023! 

For a limited time get a free volume 1 of Hiro Mashima’s previous hit series FAIRY TAIL, and also save up to 50% off other exciting sci-fi adventure manga during the What’s Next Kodansha?: EDENS ZERO digital manga sale! To see all the series on sale, visit one of our participating digital vendors: BookwalkerGoogle PlayKoboNookMyAnimeList and more! 

Still curious to learn more about Kodansha’ recommendations for what to read next after EDENS ZERO. Take a look below for details on these four recommended series!


Fairy Tail
By Hiro Mashima

Cute girl wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But instead her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu’s not your typical hero—he gets motion sickness, eats like a pig, and his best friend is a talking cat. With friends like this, is Lucy better off with her enemies?

Rated: 13+

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Tesla Note
By Kota Sannomiya, Masafumi Nishida and Tadayoshi Kubo

Botan Negoro is not your average high school girl—she’s been trained to be an elite government agent since she was young. She’s also an expert on the “Tesla Shards”, which appear throughout the world to cause supernatural chaos. Her mission is to retrieve these shards, and to do so she teams up with the smarmy, self-proclaimed top agent Kuruma. But this is no easy mission, even for an elite team… An all-new action manga from the writer of Tiger and Bunny!

Rated: 16+

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No. 6
By Hinoki Kino and Atsuko Asano

For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC—a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control—and helping him will throw Shion’s life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6.

Rated: 13+

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Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle
By Yukito Kishiro

The cyber-martial arts saga that has spanned a solar system and over two decades in print returns, with creator Yukito Kishiro’s new sequel that reveals the true story of Alita’s childhood on Mars, and the mind-bending adventures that still await her…For centuries, war has raged on the dusty, red surface of Mars. This apocalyptic crucible will produce the solar system’s most fearsome warrior, Alita. But for now that warrior is just a little girl named Yoko. The future and past of the battle angel fan out across the reaches of space in the final chapter of one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time!

Rated: 16+

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