Kodansha USA Licenses 10 Manga and Adds 7 Print Club Titles
The slate spreads across thriller, idol drama, historical crime, and cat folklore, and two of the Print Club picks carry Igarashi's name, the artist behind Children of the Sea and Witches.
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Kodansha USA Publishing announced new licenses and Kodansha Print Club releases on Thursday. The Print Club slate has seven titles, among them Moyashi Fujisawa's Burn the House Down and When Arika Went Missing, Shikako and Tsukasa Monma's Manchuria Opium Squad, and two Daisuke Igarashi books, Kamakura Bakeneko Club: Uncanny Cat Tales and Umwelt and Other Stories. The other licenses include Jackpot Girls, Powerless Without You, and Occult Times.
Kodansha USA Publishing split Thursday's announcement into two buckets: new licenses and new Kodansha Print Club releases. The Print Club list runs seven titles, with release months set from January to March 2027.
Two creators appear twice. Moyashi Fujisawa has Burn the House Down and When Arika Went Missing, the second drawn by Kumakazu. Daisuke Igarashi has Kamakura Bakeneko Club: Uncanny Cat Tales and Umwelt and Other Stories.
- Burn the House Down: Moyashi Fujisawa, January 2027
- When Arika Went Missing: Moyashi Fujisawa story, Kumakazu art, January 2027
- Manchuria Opium Squad: Shikako and Tsukasa Monma, January 2027
- Kamakura Bakeneko Club: Uncanny Cat Tales: Daisuke Igarashi, February 2027
- Umwelt and Other Stories: Daisuke Igarashi, March 2027
- Futarijime Romantic: Chihiro Kanisawa, March 2027
- Jackpot Girls
- Powerless Without You
- Occult Times
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