Kodansha USA Announces Spring 2026 Print Releases for Seven Manga
The slate adds a mix of original prose, a yuri drama, and a sci-fi thriller to Kodansha's print lineup, with Phoenix returning as a perennial classic.
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Kodansha USA Publishing announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday seven new print releases for spring 2026, including the prose collection Witch Hat Atelier: Special Stories, the yuri thriller Fatale Game, and the historical fantasy The Chronicles of Leënde. Other titles are The Serenade of Spring Thunder, Myther, and the classic Phoenix, along with Historié.
Kodansha USA Publishing used its Anime Expo panel on Thursday to announce seven manga and prose titles for spring 2026 print release. The lineup includes the prose collection Witch Hat Atelier: Special Stories, supervised by Kamome Shirahama, and the yuri thriller Fatale Game by Baan, about a mid-career manga artist competing for her editor's attention. Also joining the slate are The Chronicles of Leënde, The Serenade of Spring Thunder, Myther, and the classic Phoenix, along with Historié.
- Fatale Game: by Baan; a yuri thriller about a manga artist competing for her editor's attention
- Witch Hat Atelier: Special Stories: prose collection supervised by Kamome Shirahama, with three exclusive side stories
- The Chronicles of Leënde: by Rei Tasaki and Nezu Usugumo; a political fantasy about a young aristocrat journeying to a magical land
- The Serenade of Spring Thunder: by Nikki Asada; a ninja romance about a spy tasked with seducing a princess
- Myther: by Teki Yatsuda; a sci-fi thriller set in a near-future Tokyo where a device promises to design a perfect self
- Phoenix: classic manga by Osamu Tezuka; no new details provided
- Historié: no new details provided
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