Treat yourself to terrifyingly good deals during the Scary Season digital sale happening now, through Halloween and until November 9, 2026! Save on tons of terrifyingly good tales at prices so good it will make you scream!
See the full details on these discounted titles for the Scary Season digital sale below:
Parasyte By Hitoshi Iwaaki
They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade—and take control of—a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret—except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? “Gives the phrase ‘talk to the hand’ a whole new meaning. Alien spores roughly the size of tennis balls fall to earth one night; from within crawl sluglike creatures that burrow their way into the brains of humans, effectively killing them and taking over their bodies … Violence is graphic and often shocking, depicted in a style reminiscent of western comics and H.R. Giger. The ordinary nature of the rest of the illustration gives the whole book an unsettling edge, a sort of subliminal ‘it could happen anywhere’ vibe. A cult favorite manga.” —Publishers Weekly
I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die By Umi Shiina
“I would die if it would allow me to touch you. That is my love.” Airhead Yuri-chan and her boyfriend Aono-kun had a perfectly normal relationship until one day Aono-kun suddenly “passed away”… They will never be bound together, and they cannot even touch. This is their difficult and almost too sincere love story.
The latest foray into the darkest corridors of adolescent dread-with vampires-from manga master Shuzo Oshimi (The Flowers of Evil). Nothing interesting is happening in Makoto Ozaki’s first year of high school. His life is a series of quiet humiliations: low-grade bullies, unreliable friends, and the constant frustration of his adolescent lust. But one night, a pale, thin girl knocks him to the ground in an alley and offers him a choice. Now everything is different. Daylight is searingly bright. Food tastes awful. And worse than anything is the terrible, consuming thirst. The tiny shames of his old life have been replaced by two towering horrors: the truth of what will slake his awful craving and high school itself.
Lonely bookish teen struggles to find his identity through Charles Baudelaire’s poetry, until two girls, a bully and the class beauty, help him realize true love and real friendship.
In this brand-new hit from the creators of Fort of Apocalypse, mankind finds itself locked in a desperate fight for survival! It’s a day like any other, and high school students I’e and Kazu are on the bus home from school when, suddenly, it floods with a mysterious gas. The pair pass out and wake up to find themselves aboard a truck packed full of human bodies. They’re surrounded by rows of frozen corpses …and a staff of living human beings sawing them into pieces. Where are they … and how can they escape from this nightmare?
Iconic Japanese Horror Novel Ring Makes Audiobook Debut
Ring debuts in English-language audiobook this October with subsequent novels in the Ring trilogy—Spiral and Loop—arriving in audiobook later 2026.
Kodansha—purveyors of English-language manga, books, and more— is proud to announce the English-language audiobook debut of Ring, the first novel in the iconic and influential Japanese horror saga by Koji Suzuki. Ring will be available wherever audiobooks are sold starting October 27, 2026. Subsequent novels in Suzuki’s Ring trilogy, Spiral and Loop will also debut as English-language audiobooks before the end of 2026. The debut of Ring in audiobook marks the first time Koji Suzuki’s work has been adapted to audiobook in English.
In the story of Ring, a mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act is performed. Exactly one week after watching the tape, four teenagers die one after another of heart failure. Asakawa, a hardworking journalist, is intrigued by his niece’s inexplicable death. His investigation leads him from a metropolitan Tokyo teeming with modern society’s fears to a rural Japan—a mountain resort, a volcanic island, and a countryside clinic—haunted by the past. His attempt to solve the tape’s mystery before it’s too late—for everyone—assumes an increasingly deadly urgency.
Ring is a chillingly told horror story, a masterfully suspenseful mystery, and post-modern trip. The success of Koji Suzuki’s novel Ring has led to manga, television and film adaptations in Japan, Korea, and the U.S.
Collect All Currently Published English Digital Volumes of Blue Lock and Blue Lock: Episode Nagi in one $30 Bundle
Learn what it takes to be the world’s best striker and dive deep into the cut-throat world of Blue Lock and Blue Lock: Episode Nagi with the Blue Lock: Perfect Shot Humble Bundle from Kodansha and Humble. This massive digital bundle collects all currently published English-language volumes of Blue Lockby Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, the soccer-centric elimination game, as well as Blue Lock: Episode Nagi by Kota Sannomiya, Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, the spinoff prequel featuring the fan favorite prodigy, Nagi, all in one $30 bundle. That’s nearly $500 worth of manga including 38 volumes of Blue Lock, seven volumes of Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, and a redemption code for Blue Lock, volume 39 on kodansha.us. Get your bundle before regulation time ends on this deal happening now until November 12, 2026!
Blue Lock: Perfect Shot Humble Bundle ENDS Thursday, November 12, 2026 @ 11AM PT
Find out about all Blue Lock and Blue Lock: Episode Nagi digital volumes included in this limited-time bundle with tiers starting as low as $5 up to the full bundle at $30:
Pay $5 or more to unlock: Blue Lock, Volumes 1-3 Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, Volumes 1 & 2
Pay $10 or more to unlock: Blue Lock, Volumes 4-7 Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, Volumes 3 & 4
Pay $20 or more to unlock: Blue Lock, Volumes 8-16 Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, Volume 5
Pay $30 or more to unlock: Blue Lock, Volumes 17-38 Blue Lock, Volumes 39 redemption code for the Kodansha Reader Portal* Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, Volume 6 & 7
*The Blue Lock, Volumes 39 digital code will be redeemable here until 5/31/2027
What charity does this Humble Bundle support?: Kodansha will be leveraging the purchasing power of each bundle sold – whether it’s at the $5 tier, $30 tier or beyond – to donate a portion of the proceeds to a worthy cause! This Humble bundle supports BINC, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation – an organization helping bookstore owners, booksellers, and comic store employees and owners with unforeseen emergency financial needs. Pay what you want and choose how much of your purchase supports the BINC or choose a charity of your preference via the PayPal Giving Fund.
How will you get your purchased digital volumes?: All digital volumes featured as part of the Blue Lock: Perfect Shot Humble Bundle will be delivered digitally upon purchase in multiple formats including CBZ, PDF, ePub, and FLAC so fans can read these titles across their computer, e-readers, tablets, cell phones, and a wide array of mobile devices!
The redemption code for Blue Lock, Volume 39 received with the $30 tier of this bundle can be redeemed via the Kodansha Reader Portal at this URL: https://kodansha.us/redeem/blue-lock/. Once redeemed a digital version of Blue Lock, Volume 39 will be added to the digital library of your Kodansha Reader account. The redemption code you receive with your bundle can be redeemed until 5/31/2027.
About Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC A subsidiary of Kodansha, Japan’s largest publisher, Kodansha USA Publishing is the English-language publisher of some of the world’s most recognizable manga properties, including Katsuhiro Otomo’s AKIRA and Naoko Takeuchi’s Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, along with a robust catalog of English-language Japanese novels, cookbooks, craft guides, historical and cultural literature, and more. Today, thanks to recent fan-favorite and critically acclaimed hits like Attack on Titan, Blue Lock, Gachiakuta, and Witch Hat Atelier, Kodansha USA Publishing is one of the best-selling manga publishers in the United States. Kodansha USA Publishing’s print offerings are distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services, and their digital manga and select digital books are available across a number of digital comics, manga, and book vendors. For more information visit kodansha.us.
Kodansha Reveals Upcoming Kodansha Print Club and Fall 2027Print Manga Licenses at Kodansha House NY
Just announced at Kodansha House NY—new print manga licenses spanning additions to the Kodansha Print Club line, as well as upcoming series debuts for Fall 2027.
Starting at the beginning of 2027 Kodansha Print Club will see the print debut of digital-first favorites like Burn the House Down, the Netflix drama-inspiring revenge thriller and Manchuria Opium Squad, the historical fiction organized crime saga. New-to-English print licenses also debuting via Kodansha Print Club in 2027 include When Arika Went Missing, the disappeared idol mystery; Umwelt and Other Stories, a collection of folklore-centric short stories by the inimitable Daisuke Igarashi; and Ark of the Canaries, the haunting apocalyptic sci-fi story from the author of Skip and Loafer.
Kodansha’s Fall 2027 slate of new series debuts include the much requested Tell Me, Dear Butler, an opposite social status attract rom-com; Hitorijime Boyfriend: RE, the long-awaited sequel to the Hitorijime Boyfriend BL; Prisoners of Twilight Town, the action-packed wrongful incarceration game-of-death; Jackpot Girls, the rags-to-riches lottery comedy from the author of Girlfriend, Girlfriend, and many more!
The new print licenses announced at Kodansha House NY and set to debut in Fall 2027 will be available for purchase at physical and online book stores like Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Amazon, and more, while select digital editions will be available upon release across all our participating vendors, including Bookwalker, Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play, Nook, Kobo, and more! Fans can also purchase and read all Kodansha digital manga directly on kodansha.us.
Upcoming Kodansha Print Club titles will be available to pre-order in the coming months via retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Books-A-Million, Kinokuniya, Hudson Booksellers, and Powell’s. These titles may even be available at your local bookstore, but if you don’t see these titles, you can ask to special order them. Shipping of Kodansha Print Club titles may vary by retailer and may take longer for international orders.
Kodansha continues to invite fans to be part of this program by not only purchasing Kodansha Print Club titles, but also by letting the publisher know which series they would like to see added to this ever-expanding roster. Suggestions, comments, and requests can be submitted via Kodansha’s Publishing suggestion feedback form.
Full details of each new Kodansha print license announced at Kodansha House NY can be read below:
New Kodansha Print Club Licenses:
Burn the House Down By Moyashi Fujisawa
JP Title: 御手洗家、炎上する
Debut Date: January 2027
In this suspenseful, 8-volume drama, follow one woman’s path of vengeance against a powerful, twisted family. Live-action adaptation now streaming on Netflix!
Assuming a false identity and working as a housekeeper, “Shizuka Yamauchi” infiltrates the well-to-do Mitarai household in pursuit of the truth. Thirteen years prior, when the Mitarai home was engulfed in flames, Shizuka’s mother was forced to take the fall for the crime. Now, on her first assignment with the family, Shizuka homes in on Makiko, the beautiful second wife of Dr. Mitarai. But Mrs. Mitarai harbors sinister secrets of her own…
Rated: 16+
When Arika Went Missing Story by Moyashi Fujisawa, Art by Kumakuzu
JP Title: 私のアリカ
Debut Date: January 2027
A suspenseful idol mystery where everyone has something to hide. From the mind behind Burn the House Down!
Beloved idol Arika Mamiya has been missing for a year, but her best friend Nana Miyajima hasn’t stopped looking for answers. Determined to uncover the truth, Nana sets out to infiltrate Arika’s group by becoming a member herself—a daunting mission for a rude, tone-deaf loner who couldn’t be further from idol material. But when auditions begin and Nana tanks in the fan rankings, she’s forced to ditch her lone-wolf ways and fight for the spotlight, all while discovering the ugly world that lurks beneath the smiles and sparkle of idol life.
Rated: 16+
Manchuria Opium Squad Manga by Shikako, Story by Tsukasa Monma
JP Title: 満州アヘンスクワッド
Debut Date: January 2027
In the corrupt, conflict-ridden Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, the illegal opium trade is a perilous path to quick riches—or a swift death. Desperate to save his doomed family, the young Isamu Higata seizes a dangerous opportunity, using his botanical expertise to make mind-blowing opium in hopes of cashing in. But when sinister gangs and the oppressive state catch wind of his operation, Isamu is thrust deeper and deeper into a treacherous world of deceit and depravity to protect himself and those he loves.
Note: This series is a work of fiction and contains graphic depictions of intense violence, drug abuse, and other shocking imagery. The story and its contents are not recommended for young or sensitive readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Rated: 18+
Kamakura Bakeneko Club: Uncanny Cat Tales By Daisuke Igarashi
JP Title: かまくらBAKE猫倶楽部
Debut Date: February 2027
An old rumor persists in the ancient coastal city of Kamakura: find your way to the elusive Bakeneko Club, and you’ll be reunited with a lost or departed cat. Remote worker Arisa spends her days at a local café, where visitors drawn by the rumor share stories of their uncanny feline encounters with the two peculiar young men behind the counter. But in this primeval place where the boundary between the human world and the spirit realm wears thin, their tales might awaken the interest of more than just a curious eavesdropper…
Rated: 16+
Umwelt and Other Stories By Daisuke Igarashi
JP Title: ウムヴェルト 五十嵐大介作品集
Debut Date: March 2027
Ten unforgettable short stories, spanning modern folklore to surreal science fiction, from Daisuke Igarashi, the award-winning artist behind Children of the Sea and Witches.
Rated: 16+
Futarijime Romantic By Chihiro Kanisawa
JP Title: たりじめロマンチック
Debut Date: March 2027
Kokomi Kumamori has been waiting ever since a kindergarten first kiss for fate to deliver the storybook romance she was promised. Then Kyohei Tajima—a boy with the very same name as her childhood prince—walks into her life. But he’s rude, romance-averse, and definitely the wrong Kyohei…so why does he keep making her heart skip a beat? From sports-festival sparks to beachside butterflies, every new side of him she discovers has Mr. Wrong seeming more and more like Mr. Right.
A hopeless romantic finds something better than the love story she’s always imagined—but not without a few fantasies shattered along the way. One high school girl learns that love rarely follows the script in this short and sweet three-volume shojo rom-com.
Rated: 13+
Ark of the Canaries By Misaki Takamatsu
JP Title: カナリアたちの舟
Debut Date: April 2027
A sci-fi rumination on humanity, this single-volume manga is about a strange, dying world, and the one girl trying to survive it. A speculative fiction story from the author of Skip and Loafer.
Gossip, track meets, squabbles with mom… Upbeat Yuri’s not ready for high school to be over, but graduation looms on the horizon. One afternoon on her walk home, a flying mass swallows up the sky, raining destruction upon all she can see. The place Yuri later wakes up in is quiet; the lone being there with her is a man in a lab coat. As social ritual and organic matter unravel around the girl, desolation threatens her singular goal: returning home.
Rated: 16+
New BL & Yuri Licenses:
Hitorijime Boyfriend: Re By Memeco Arii
JP Title: ひとりじめボーイフレンドRe
Debut Date: Fall 2027
The long-awaited return to the story that launched the global hit spinoff Hitorijime My Hero!
More than a decade after the BL one-shot Hitorijime Boyfriend, original creator Memeco Arii returns to the couple that started it all: After many tribulations, Kensuke and Hasekura have graduated from high school and moved in together! But Kensuke’s just as popular at his part-time job as he was in school, and Hasekura can feel his jealousy bubbling back up… Then, one morning, he notices Kensuke’s covered bite marks?! Don’t miss this single-volume sequel sixteen years in the making!
Rated: 18+
I Remember the Color of the Wind By Kazari
JP Title: 風の色まで憶えてる
Debut Date: Fall 2027
A sweet and poignant friend-to-lovers BL about falling in love at first sight, perfect for fans of Blue Summer Haze, What If I Said “I Love You”?, and Whisper Me a Love Song.
When Mori hears his classmates trying to nervously build up the courage to talk to Michioto, one of the most popular boys in school, he has no problem offering to get his enigmatic classmate’s phone number. But when Mori’s eyes meet Michioto’s, it’s more than Michioto’s good looks that takes Mori’s breath away, and Mori falls in love at first sight. Soon, Mori is overwhelmed by feelings of first love. Luckily for him, circumstance and after circumstance starts to bring him and Michioto closer together, and the two become fast friends. But will Mori’s newfound friendship alone be enough to satisfy him, or will he risk it all for the chance of something more?
Rated: 18+
Powerless Without You By TAMA TAMASAKI
JP Title: 無力聖女と無能王女
Debut Date: Fall 2027
In this thrilling yuri fantasy, Nana’s just out of college, trying to make her way on a series of part-time jobs, when she finds herself whisked away from her bedroom into a parallel world of magic! To her shock, she’s told that she is the great Saintess who will bring peace and prosperity to the whole country. Except for one tiny problem—she soon discovers she has absolutely zero magical power—none! To make matters worse, the princess she’s been summoned to serve with can’t cast even a single spell. A Saintess with no magic power, and a princess who can’t use her own—a pair of failures, doomed to become a laughingstock…or a partnership that might deepen into something more?
Rated: 16+
New Romance Licenses:
Tell Me, Dear Butler By Michi Masaki
JP Title: おしえて執事くん
Debut Date: Fall 2027
The hot-headed and judgmental Kikyo is used to having servants appease her every need. As a child, she scared away almost all of her attendants. But when the new young butler, Hanayagi is introduced, he engages with her in a rather unique way. Treating each other as equals. They are both kids, after all. Now in high school, Kikyo hasn’t given up this unrequited love for her butler, despite it being indecorum for her social status. No matter how many times she tries to get his attention, it doesn’t seem to have any effect on him…or does it? This romantic comedy was the inaugural winner of the Honto Aotagai Comic Award, an award for up-and-coming manga.
Rated: 13+
My Rebound Has Too Much Game! By Asumi Takabuchi
JP Title: クラスの陰キャに彼氏の才能がありすぎる
Debut Date: Fall 2027
A four-eyed ugly duckling turns to swan in a hilarious contemporary high school rom-com about overcoming rejection, getting revenge, and finding love again.
When Kohane gets unceremoniously ghosted and dumped by her boyfriend, she’s determined to move on and immediately sets her eyes on Mizuma, a bespectacled shy boy at school who’s a dreamboat of a neighbor without his glasses at home. Mizuma is a reluctant rebound at first, but Kohane takes the fake it till you make it approach, conspicuously posing them as the perfect lovey-dovey couple in public. The sham relationship started out as a petty game of revenge, but could the rebound turn into true love?
Rated: 16+
Zacha’s Undying Love By Nori Arashiyama
JP Title: ザハの恋
Debut Date: Fall 2027
Searching for his lost love, handsome vampire Zacha turns up at the home of the elderly Tsugumi and her granddaughters Yumeko and Himari. Thrilled by the arrival of a real-life vampire in her humdrum town, Yumeko is eager to help Zacha, but as they piece together the extraordinary life story of the woman he loved, Yumeko begins unearthing her own family secrets.
Rated: 16+
New Action, Adventure, and Comedy Licenses:
Prisoners of Twilight Town Manga by Morohoshi Fuji Story by Nagoya SHOKI
JP Title: 黄昏町プリズナーズ
Debut Date: Fall 2027
Yuma Sendo says goodbye to his picture-perfect life when a wrongful conviction sends him to Twilight Town, a lawless region where Japan’s most heinous criminals serve out sentences of capital punishment. Here, even basic necessities must be purchased via pounds of flesh, earned by offering up the corpses of fellow inmates. What hope does the very ordinary Yuma have to survive this dog-eat-dog world? The answer may lie in him accepting that he may not be so ordinary after all…
Rated: 16+
Snow Globe Town By Rie Kano
JP Title: スノードームタウン
Debut Date: Fall 2027
High school students Ako and Tako share a dream of leaving their hometown of Takaoka to pursue the literary life in Tokyo—but they face more than the ordinary obstacles of small-town dreamers. For the past 10 years, Takaoka has been cut off from the rest of the world by a mysterious, ceaseless snowfall, fostering a superstition among its residents that venturing beyond means risking death. When a famous novelist suddenly arrives in town, his presence shakes up Ako and Tako’s lives, and a flurry of strange and sinister events begin to swirl around them.
Rated: 16+
Jackpot Girls By Hiroyuki
JP Title: ドリーム☆ジャンボ☆ガール
Debut Date: Fall 2027
When two high school girls win seven hundred million yen in the lottery, their lives are forever changed. But what kind of insane hijinks will these ladies get up to when there’s not a drop of common sense and barely any financial literacy between the two of them? The latest manga by renowned comedy author Hiroyuki, author of Aho-Girl and Girlfriend, Girlfriend.
To secure her future financial and career success, studious high school student Chie aims to get accepted into the prestigious Tokyo University. Meanwhile her best friend, the air-headed goofball Kanae, just wants to enjoy her life in the moment. One day, Kanae buys a lottery ticket and ends up winning first prize! And how much money is that you may ask? A staggering 700 million yen! When the girls decide to split the winnings, Chie suddenly finds that the burden of being responsible for such a fortune is too much and she ends up flunking her entrance exams! With her planned-out future crumbling around her, Chie decides, “Screw it!”. If her life isn’t going to go the way she’d planned, then she’s going to use her newfound fortune to live the best life she ever could!
Rated: 13+
Occult Times By Idonchi
JP Title: オカルトタイムズ
Debut Date: Fall 2027
One girl is in it for the spooks, one is in it for the cuteness, but together they’re publishing the Occult Times—if they can stay out of the way of all the ghosts, demons, and werewolves haunting their school hallways!
Rei’s dream is to become a photojournalist, so when she enrolls at Hazama Academy, she naturally joins the school newspaper…which she’s shocked to find has only one other staff member: another girl named Shiro, who is obsessed with the occult! She’s about to walk out the door, when Shiro accidentally discovers Rei’s weakness for all things cute. In exchange for a plushie of a mythical flying cat, Rei joins Shiro on a nighttime stakeout, hoping to catch a ghost in the school bathroom. In the darkness, Rei can hardly believe her eyes when Shiro, in her excitement, starts to transform…into an adorable catgirl?! Can this school really be haunted with all kinds of monsters…cute ones?
The transition into fall is a bit like magic—so why not pick up some fittingly magical manga to read alongside it with the Fall Fantasies digital sale?
See the full details on these discounted titles for the Fall Fantasies digital sale below:
BAKEMONOGATARI By Oh!Great Original story by NISIOISIN
A team-up made in manga heaven! The wildly popular Monogatari novel series by renowned bestselling author NISIOISIN has now been reimagined into a knockout manga adapation by none other than legendary artist Oh!Great (Tenjo Tenghe, Air Gear)! One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But-much to his surprise-she doesn’t weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called “crab” took away all her weight… Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.
A new action fantasy set in a steampunk Tokyo from the creator of the smash-hit Soul Eater!The city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! Luckily, a special team is there to quench the inferno: The Fire Force! The fire soldiers at Special Fire Cathedral 8 are about to get a unique addition. Enter Shinra, a boy who possesses the power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous “devil’s footprints” (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can Shinra and his colleagues discover the source of this strange epidemic before the city burns to ashes?
An elegant new action manga for fans of Sailor Moon and the litany of comics and animation that it inspired, Land of the Lustrous is set in a far future Earth, where humanity’s distant descendants live on in a small group of sexless crystalline beings who must fight off an invasion from the Moon. In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos’s seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?
Nina was plucked off the streets because she resembled a dead priestess—but is this a lucky break, or a new kind of curse? Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award, this fantasy shojo manga features intertwining constellations of palace intrigue and perilous romance, for fans of The Ancient Magus’ Bride, The Apothecary Diaries, and Snow White With the Red Hair.
When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth—the Sins were framed by the king’s guard, the Holy Knights—too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne! Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn’t even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins’ strength been exaggerated…? Prepare to get swept away by an epic fantasy story and colorful cast of characters that will rewrite the history of manga as we know it!
This year, 2026, marks the 20th anniversary of the beloved, action-fantasy epic, FAIRY TAIL! And to help celebrate this momentous occasion, and also spotlight the wider works of legendary mangaka, Hiro Mashima, you’ll find some amazing savings on all his works with the Creator Spotlight: Hiro Mashima digital sale!
See the full details on these discounted titles for the Creator Spotlight: Hiro Mashima digital sale below:
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?
It’s here! The creator of Fairy Tail, manga superstar Hiro Mashima, is back with a high-flying space adventure! All the steadfast friendship, crazy fighting, and blue cats you’ve come to expect…in space! A young boy gazes up at the sky and sees a streaming bolt of light. The friendly, armor-clad being at his side tells him gently, “That’s a dragon.” The fact that he’s joking isn’t important. What’s important is the look of wonder on the boy’s face…and the galaxy-spanning adventure that’s about to take place! Join Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) once more as he takes to the stars for another thrilling saga!
Sometimes, Haru feels like he doesn’t have a purpose. Sometimes, he feels like he’ll never leave the island he lives on, the island of Garage. But, when fate comes a knockin’, he answers the cry. There’s this evil called Dark Bring, it’s wielded by Demon Card. They’re using this power to take over the world. Only one thing can stop it – the four missing rave stones. And now, Haru will find them wherever they lie. He doesn’t ever want to feel that he’s let his people down. He’ll journey all around the world, all the way to Hip Hop Town. Yeah! The all-powerful Dark Stone – a magical stone and ruler of the dark side – awakens after a 50-year respite. When it falls into the hands of the evil Demon Card, the world is in terrible danger. A sacred sword called Rave and its master Shiba are the only defense against the Dark Stone & No. 30196; evil powers. Yet, Shiba loses control over Rave after he is mortally attacked by a Demon Card assassin. With the dark side looming, a boy called Haru may be the world’s single hope of revitalizing Rave and escaping the clutches of evil.
A wizard’s job is never done! Get fired up for the official sequel to Fairy Tail, with story and layouts by original creator Hiro Mashima himself! Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Erza, and the whole Fairy Tail Guild are back in action! And they’ve decided to tackle the “100 Years Quest”—a job no one’s dared take on since the founding of the guild more than a century ago. A mysterious town, a baffling spirit, a ghastly new enemy…and a brand new continent to explore. When you’re with real friends, the adventures never stop!
The spellbinding story behind the founding of the wizard guild Fairy Tail, complete in one 270+ page volume. Mavis, the future first master of Fairy Tail, lives with her best friend Zera on Sirius Island. At six years old, Mavis is just a simple bookworm who dreams of meeting fairies someday. In the year X686, treasure hunters invade Sirius Island, forcing Mavis to take flight and embark on a fantastical adventure! She etches the joys and sorrows of each new encounter and heartbreaking farewell into her memory, and finally figures out her ultimate goal…
Experience conversations with Saka Mikami (author of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity) at NYCC and Kodansha House
Kodansha returns to New York once again for two special events happening in October, New York Comic Con (October 8-11, 2026 at the Javits Convention Center) and Kodansha House NY (Hudson Yards, October 9-18, 2026).
Kodansha is also proud to invite the award-winning mangaka Saka Mikami—creator of the anime-inspiring, modern school days romance, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity—who will be at both NYCC and Kodansha House NY! Fans attending NYCC will be able to catch Mikami-sensei at the Kodansha Presents: The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Creator Saka Mikami panel on October 10, 2026. While lucky fans who won the Kodansha House NY creator events sweepstakes will be able to attend a special Q&A and signing events with Saka Mikami.
Full List of Events:
Check out below for Kodansha’s list of programming and events happening at NYCC and Kodansha House NY. Also be sure to check back periodically as there may be a surprise or two:
NEW YORK COMIC CON
Saturday, October 10, 2026:
Kodansha Presents: The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Creator Saka Mikami When: 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Where: Room 1C03 What: Kodansha presents a conversation with Saka Mikami—the manga author behind the anime-inspiring, heartfelt, star-crossed romance, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity. Kodansha is excited to have a thoughtful conversation with this fan-favorite author to discuss their inspiration, serialization challenges, and hopes for the series’ future. It’s a rare in-person visit no manga fan can miss!
Please note: Photography and video recording during this panel are strictly prohibited. Seats will also be limited, so be sure to show up early for this must-see creator spotlight event! [Programming Link]
KODANSHA HOUSE NY
Friday, October 9, 2026
Kodansha House NY Opens to the Public When: 11:00am – 9pm ET Daily Where: Hudson Yards — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Free and open to the public, Kodansha House will begin just in time for the New York Comic Con weekend, and will continue for a full week after it ends. Expect creator appearances, immersive manga spaces, special programming, and more — all free to explore.
KODANSHA HENSHUSHA presents “How a Hit Really Begins” When: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Where: Hudson Yards — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Join us for a panel discussion with the editor behind fan-favorite titles like The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, WIND BREAKER, and Rent-a-Girlfriend. He worked with the creators. You ask the questions. RSVP opens Friday, September 25, 2026 · 12:00 pm EDT.
Saturday, October 10, 2026:
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Creator Q&A + Signing When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET Where: Kodansha House NY — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Meet Saka Mikami, the creator of hit romance manga-turned-anime, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, in an exclusive Q&A session followed by a signing session! Sweepstakes is closed, but limited standby tickets will be available the day of.
Sunday, October 11, 2026
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Creator Signing When: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET Where: Kodansha House NY — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Meet Saka Mikami, the creator of the hit manga, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, for a special signing session only at Kodansha House New York! Sweepstakes is closed, but limited standby tickets will be available the day of.
Monday, October 12, 2026
Library Day When: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm ET Where: Kodansha House NY — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Librarians are invited to Kodansha House to learn about the upcoming books from Kodansha, with an educational presentation and Q&A session. This event is invite-only
Retailer Day When: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET Where: Kodansha House NY — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Retailers are invited to Kodansha House to learn about the upcoming books from Kodansha, with an educational presentation and Q&A session.This event is invite-only
Kodansha Anime Watch Party When: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET Where: Kodansha House NY — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Connect with fellow anime fans and join us for a watch party of not only the first episodes of our brand new series, Tank Chair and Magic Knight Rayearth, but the premiere of our upcoming series, Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 and BLESS! In addition, participants will be able to take home the first volume of each series. RSVP opens Monday, September 28, 2026 · 12:00 pm EDT.
The Ghost in the Shell Talk Show When: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET Where: Kodansha House NY — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Geek out with fellow The Ghost in the Shell fans at a watch party featuring the first episode of the new Ghost in the Shell anime produced by Science SARU followed by a Q&A session with Takeshi Katsurada, the editor in charge of the The Ghost in the Shell manga. You’ll also get the chance to get some GITS goodies! Register before Friday, September 25, 2026 · 6:00 pm EDT
Sunday, October 18, 2026
FINAL DAY of Kodansha House NY When: 11:00am – 9pm ET Where: Hudson Yards — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: This will be your last chance to experience all the wonderful manga galleries, photo ops, games and more at Kodansha House NY before it closes for the last time in 2026.
BLUE LOCK Live-Action Movie Watch Party When: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET Where: Kodansha House NY — 508 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 What: Join us on the (metaphorical) pitch to be the first to watch the BLUE LOCK live-action movie in the US and score Blue Lock goodies, as well as a chance to win a variety of Blue Lock-related prizes! RSVP opens Sunday, October 4, 2026 · 12:00 pm EDT.
Keep your eyes open for announcements made about NYCC and Kodansha House NY either atkodansha.us or across our social media channels on X, Instagram, Facebook , Bluesky!
Beth Kawasaki Joins Kodansha USA as New VP of Brand and Marketing
Kodansha USA Publishing—purveyors of some of the most exciting manga published today, like Witch Hat Atelier, Gachiakuta, Blue Lock and more—has named Beth Kawasaki as the new Vice President of Brand and Marketing.
“I’m honored to join a team with such a strong legacy and incredible foundation. I’m excited to contribute to Kodansha’s continued growth, expand its brand reach and connect amazing stories with new audiences across platforms,” says Beth Kawasaki, VP of Brand and Marketing, Kodansha USA Publishing.
“Beth brings to Kodansha a multifaceted background from the worlds of storytelling and entertainment, just as the popularity of manga continues to accelerate across global markets and Kodansha expands its operations on multiple fronts in the English-language world,” says Alvin Lu, President and CEO of Kodansha USA Publishing.
Previously Media Do International Inc.’s VP of Content and Marketing, where she oversaw MD-i’s global content strategy, marketing and growth initiatives, Beth Kawasaki has also held executive roles across editorial, brand and product management for renowned publishing and entertainment brands, including VIZ Media, FUNimation (Sony) and Loot Crate.
For up-to-date information about Kodansha’s line of titles and announcements, please visit the Kodansha Reader Portal that allows manga fans to read and buy digital manga with greater ease, sample extended previews of hundreds of Kodansha series, take advantage of exclusive discounts, and much more.
Looking for some amazing shonen series to add to your digital collection? Then the Sirius Magazine Spotlight digital sale is perfect for you, with Sirius savings on some of the best stories they have to offer!
See the full details on these discounted titles for the Sirius Magazine Spotlight digital sale below:
APOSIMZ By Tsutomu Nihei
From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest science-fiction epic. This story takes place on the frigid, massive artificial planet known as Aposimz. Eo, Biko and Etherow, residents of the White Diamond Beam, are in the middle of combat training when suddenly a girl appears, Rebedoan Empire soldiers in hot pursuit. The girl asks for their help in keeping safe a “code” and seven mysterious “bullets.” This chance encounter marks a major shift in the fate of the entire planet…
Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone…she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!
How to Treat a Lady Knight Right By Kengo Matsumoto
Leo Cornelia has dedicated her entire life to the battlefield. There is no demon she can’t slay, no challenge she can’t handle—at least, not until that confounding halfwit mage Foolie Dent confesses his love to her. Nothing feels farther from her than long-discarded notions of femininity and romance, but this annoying but dependable new friend might just be the key to opening the heart she closed long ago.
An assassin in the world’s deadliest wheelchair and his devoted sister carve an ultra-violent path to recovery across a slick, dystopian landscape in this action manga for fans of Chainsaw Man, Battle Angel Alita, and Dorohedoro!
Living on Guicheng Island, called “the most dangerous town in the universe,” is no easy task. Genetic doping is common for gangs to gain ultimate power. Shizuka, a young girl, takes on the most dangerous of assassin jobs, but she’s not the one doing the killing. Rather, it’s her brother, Nagi, a strong assassin who took a bullet to protect his sister, leaving him in a comatose state and having to use a wheelchair. However, Shizuka has figured out the key to waking her brother up: he must be faced with murderous intent! Thus begins a violent journey of recovery, battling the most dangerous foes!
The Great Cleric By Broccoli Lion, Hiiro Akikaze and sime
One man’s story of turning blood, sweat, and tears into a successful living-literally! After his untimely death as the hardest-working salary man in Japan, Luciel is reincarnated into the magical fantasy world Galdardia. Always the man with a plan, he recreates himself to be a healer, and sets about making his way in the world. But while Luciel knows a thing or two about making money, he knows absolutely nothing about Galdardia. Will his good heart and great work ethic be enough to make him…The Great Cleric?
If the end of summer has you feeling a bit nostalgic, we’re here to help by offering huge discounts no classic Kodansha stories like MARS, BECK, Battle Angel Alita, BLAME! and more during the Throwback Favorites digital sale! Right now fans can take advantage and sample 12 different series with each volume 1 priced at only $0.99. Not only that continue to binge or complete your collection of these Throwback Favorites with additional volumes up to 50% off!
Sale ends Monday, September 14, 2026!
You can pick these titles up for your collection by purchasing them on kodansha.us or through one of our participating digital manga vendors:
See the full details on these discounted titles for the Throwback Favorites digital sale below:
BECK By Harold Sakuishi
Fourteen-year-old Yukio Tanaka is one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. His shy and somewhat neurotic personality makes him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets rocker Ryusuke Minami, an unpredictable sixteen-year-old with a cool dog named Beck. Ryusuke has just returned to Japan from America, and when he inspires Yukio to get into music, the two begin a journey through the world of rock ‘n’ roll dreams! Lace up your Docs and head to the mosh pit-Harold Sakuishi’s manga series that spawned the hit anime is back!
Are you ready for some … drama? The all-time, long out-of-print shojo manga classic is back! With even more twists and turns then you probably remember, Fuyumi Soryo’s beautifully illustrated high-school psychodrama turned some young comics readers heads inside-out when it was first released, with hysterical plots revolving around the traumatic secret histories of its seemingly poised protagonists. Art class was never quite like this … Super popular motorcycle racer Rei and shy, neurotic art student Kira are worlds apart … until one fateful day brings them together. Rei stumbles upon Kira in the harassing hands of her sleazy art teacher and saves the quiet girl from his clutches. And when the resident school pretty boy plants a kiss on a statue of Mars in the studio, Kira finds herself drawn in and even summons up the nerve to ask him to model for her!
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.
Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart-and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is-magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?
She … is a second-year high school student with a single all-consuming question: Will the boy she likes ever really notice her? He … is the school’s most notorious juvenile delinquent and he’s suddenly come to a shocking realization: He’s got a huge crush, and now he must tell her how he feels. Life-changing obsessions, colossal foul-ups, grand schemes, deep-seated anxieties, and raging hormones-School Rumble portrays high school as it really is: over-the-top comedy!
Kodansha Reveals New Fall 2027and Kodansha Print Club Manga Licenses at Anime NYC
Just announced at Anime NYC, Kodansha continues its summer of print manga license announcements by revealing new print manga debuts for Fall 2027, as well as upcoming additions to the Kodansha Print Club.
Newly announced print manga licenses include the decades running boxing epic by Joji Morikawa, Hajime no Ippo—arriving in omnibus print edition for the first time in English. Also joining the Fall 2027 debuts is a stylish found footage-inspired horror manga, Trapped on Tape! by TNSK.
The new print licenses announced at Anime NYC and set to debut in Fall 2027 will be available for purchase at physical and online book stores like Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Amazon, and more, while select digital editions will be available upon release across all our participating vendors, including Bookwalker, Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play, Nook, Kobo, and more! Fans can also purchase and read all Kodansha digital manga directly on kodansha.us.
Upcoming Kodansha Print Club titles will be available to pre-order in the coming months via retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Books-A-Million, Kinokuniya, Hudson Booksellers, and Powell’s. These titles may even be available at your local bookstore, but if you don’t see these titles, you can ask to special order them. Shipping of Kodansha Print Club titles may vary by retailer and may take longer for international orders.
Kodansha continues to invite fans to be part of this program by not only purchasing Kodansha Print Club titles, but also by letting the publisher know which series they would like to see added to this ever-expanding roster. Suggestions, comments, and requests can be submitted via Kodansha’s Publishing suggestion feedback form.
Full details of each new Kodansha print license announced at Anime NYC can be read below:
New Kodansha Print Club Licenses:
How to Grill Our Love By Shiori Hanatsuka
JP Title: 焼いてるふたり
Debut Date: September 2026
Dating can be tough when you nerd out over barbecue. Kenta, a practical pitmaster, looks for a grill-friend in Chihiro, an aloof and faultless business babe…or is she? Scared of being rejected for who they really are, the two of them find comfort in food and each other…and all is well until Kenta must transfer away. With their developing relationship at steak, Chihiro proposes they tie the knot and they marry for better or wurst. Winging a long-distance marriage is one thing, but here’s the rub—they barely know each other! It’s a rare marriage where all the awkwardness of dating meets a sizzling passion for grilling!
Rated: 13+
Abe-kun’s Got Me Now By Aki Iwai
JP Title: 阿部くんに狙われてます
Debut Date: December 2026
The upbeat Akari couldn’t care less about her school’s pride and joy, Abe-kun, despite him qualifying for the national karate championship. He’s giant and uncouth, and he couldn’t be further from her angelic childhood friend, Takuto. One day, when Abe-kun injures his arm protecting Akari, she rushes to his aid…and learns his secret. Now, Akari has met her match—parrying with a jock who’s raring to go!
Turn up the steam in this sporty, high-school romcom between a sharp-tongued girl who swears she hates jocks and the single-minded, loyal karate champ who loves her. A little spicy, a little protective, Abe-kun will get you, too!
Rated: 13+
I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die By Umi Shiina
JP Title: 青野くんに触りたいから死にたい
Debut Date: December 2026
Yuri-chan may be an airheaded high school girl, but her late love Aono-kun is a specter in the wind… How can a relationship void of touch be felt so deeply? From obsession to possession, the two stumble through how to truly be together—by any means necessary. Soon, the people around them are pulled into their all-consuming, matter-defying romance.
Horror, absurdity, and passionate romance abound in this life-or-death hit manga about love between a high schooler and her ghostly boyfriend.
Rated: 16+
Matcha Made in Heaven By Umebachi Yamanaka
JP Title: この恋、茶番につき！？
Debut Date: January 2027
After years away, Chako Hananoki returns to her family’s tea farm to escape her stalker ex-fiancé and rebuild her life. But much has changed in her absence: she now has an adorable little niece she’s never met, her widowed brother has seemingly become a recluse, and a gruff young farmer named Isshin lives in their house, running the struggling operation in her brother’s stead. Determined to be useful, Chako quickly finds herself at odds with the dismissive Isshin, who’s convinced she’ll leave again before long. But when her past comes calling—and a desperate lie forces Chako and Isshin to pose as husband and wife—their bitter first impressions of each other gradually give way to something sweeter.
The prodigal daughter returns to a tempest in the tea fields in this fake-marriage, found-family love story for the ages! By the illustrator of the Ossan’s Love manga adaptation!
Rated: 16+
Changes of Heart By KUJIRA
JP Title: ホンノウスイッチ
Debut Date: January 2027
After being dumped by her boyfriend, Koyori went to her longtime friend Hijiri’s house to drink away her sorrow…and ended up spending the night with him! Not only that, he tells her he loves her—and she’s not sure how to reconcile the new development with someone she’s known since they were kids. After all, the stakes are high—if things don’t work out, she could risk losing it all. And to make matters worse, her ex wants to reconcile…? Koyori needs to figure out what she wants, before she loses it all.
Rated: 18+
NewHorror Licenses:
Trapped on Tape! By TNSK
JP Title: とりまとります
Debut Date: Fall 2027
Jun Makino is a brassy city girl with boundless energy and a thirst for adventure—so when her father takes up a post as doctor in a rural area, the first thing she does is go looking for hidden treasure! But she gets more than she bargained for when she unearths a pile of old VHS tapes and…a sentient camcorder?!
This “ancient” technology sets Jun on a quest to dispel the ghosts haunting the countryside, but is this too much for one little girl, even with her new pal and trusty pup by her side? And why did her father move them to the country in the first place? New friends, old secrets, and ghostly terror combine for a languid summer horror unlike any other…!
TNSK depicts Jun’s slow, quiet rural life in gorgeous detail, blending sweetness, humor, terror, and the joy of discovery with unique character designs and rich characterization. The cute art/dark content combo evokes series like Made in Abyss, and thanks to movies like The Ring and V/H/S, the very image of a video cassette conjures terrifying associations! Throw in a dash of Spirited Away, and Trapped on Tape! might just be the eerie, adorable new series you’ve been looking for!
Rated: 16+
One Final Reveal:
Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! Omnibus By Joji Morikawa
JP Title: はじめの一歩
Debut Date: Fall 2027
What does it feel like to be strong? That’s the question on the mind of Ippo Makunouchi, a clumsy high school kid who gets bullied a lot. But when he runs into pro boxer Mamoru Takamura, it isn’t long before the dynamite in his fists is unleashed! Dreaming of the pro ranks, Ippo joins Mamoru at the Kamogawa Boxing Gym—and there his quest for true strength begins, in and out of the ring!
For the first time in print in English, experience the beginning of the epic sports manga that defined a generation and has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, inspiring multiple hit anime series! Each premium paperback will include the content of 3 Japanese volumes.
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Abe-kun’s Got Me Now! By Aki Iwai
Akari couldn’t think less of her school’s karate champ, Abe-kun, despite him being the national champion. He’s giant, uncouth, and couldn’t be more different than her sweet angel and childhood friend, Takuto. But when Abe-kun injures his arm protecting her, she takes it upon herself to get him healed—after all, the school’s pride is at stake—but finds the tables suddenly turned when he confesses to her! Now she’s the goal he’s aiming for, and she’ll soon find out how driven a national champion can be!
Ran is beautiful and stylish, with leading scores in her class. No boy on Earth would have the gall to try their hand with her, and no one would think that she’s so entirely innocent… except Akira. Join us in this innocent love story about Rin the “mountaintop flower” and Akira, whose parents own a flowershop. This pure love blooms in Volume 1 of Ran the Peerless Beauty!
Welcome Back, Alice is the latest work by Shuzo Oshimi, the author of Blood on the Tracks, Happiness, and The Flowers of Evil. Childhood friends Yohei, Kei, and Yui are reunited in high school. But what seemed like a straightforward love triangle between the three of them takes an unexpected turn when Kei shows up looking and dressed like a girl. In this story of adolescent awakening, perversion, and love, Oshimi sets out to explore the boundaries of gender, sexuality, and identity.
Serina arrives at school one day to discover her desk has been vandalized—someone’s scratched the lyrics to a love song in it…and that someone turns out to be Mizukawa-sempai, a boy who’s one year her senior. She wants to get to know him better, but if his frosty demeanor is any indication, she doesn’t have a chance! But it seems he might be awkward—not simply mean—and before she knows it, she’s asking him out…! With each passing day, her heart races a little faster! Don’t miss out on volume 1 of this school romance story!
A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in common is that they all hate studying! Five girls who want to do anything but study, and their tutor: a high school boy who’s got book smarts and not much else. Futaro Uesugi took the tutoring gig because he was desperate for cash, but when his students—the five beautiful daughters of a wealthy businessman—find five times the excuses to slack off, what can he do?! At this rate, the sisters won’t graduate, so if he wants to get paid, Futaro must think of a plan to suit each of them … Which feels hopeless when five out of five of them think he’s a loser!
