BluPetal Licenses Two Manga, Will Market Kaiohsha's Gush Comics Imprint
BluPetal expands its catalog with two new licenses while taking on English-language marketing for a Japanese BL imprint and building its own subscription service.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
BluPetal licensed Masashi Kumamoto's Last Heaven and Raika Suzumi's The Black World is Dyed in White Chalk at Anime Expo, both for print and digital release in early 2027. The publisher also signed a marketing deal with Kaiohsha for its Gush Comics BL imprint and announced a subscription platform at BluPetal.net.
BluPetal made three announcements at its Anime Expo panel on Thursday. The publisher licensed Masashi Kumamoto's yakuza BL thriller Last Heaven and Raika Suzumi's GL story The Black World is Dyed in White Chalk, both slated for print and digital release in early 2027. Last Heaven was previously announced as the first English release from Kaiohsha's Gush Comics imprint.
BluPetal also signed a marketing services deal with Kaiohsha, taking over English-language fan engagement for Gush Comics through new social media channels and a newsletter. Separately, the company announced a subscription platform at BluPetal.net aimed at BL, GL/yuri, shoujo, and josei fans. The site is taking early signups; a launch date has not been set.
- Last Heaven: Masashi Kumamoto's yakuza BL thriller, from Kaiohsha's & Emo imprint
- The Black World is Dyed in White Chalk: Raika Suzumi's GL story about trauma and art, from Kaiohsha's orSiS imprint
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