Two different manga titled "Bird" are in active development: a mahjong gambling thriller licensed by Mahjong Pros Publishing for a November 2026 release, and a boys-love manga titled "Good Night, My Little Bird" licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for a 2027 release under its mature-rated BL label.
Two distinct manga share the name "Bird" in recent licensing announcements, each from a different publisher and genre. Mahjong Pros Publishing licensed a manga simply titled "Bird" at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026. The series is described as a mahjong gambling thriller centered on an illusionist and an undefeated cheater. It is set for release in November 2026 alongside another gambling manga, "Akayoroshi: Hanafuda Shadow Games."
Separately, Seven Seas Entertainment announced in May 2026 that it had licensed "Good Night, My Little Bird" by RICO SAKURA as part of a six-title slate. That manga will be published under Seven Seas's mature-rated boys-love label, with a release window between January and April 2027. The two titles share only the word "bird" in their names and are otherwise unrelated in story, genre, or publisher.
No other stories in the cluster involve a series called "Bird" beyond these two licenses. A third title, "The Bird in the Cage Dreams," was licensed by Crossed Hearts in June 2026 as a boys-love manga for December 2026 release, but its title uses "Bird" as part of a longer phrase, not as the standalone series name. The cluster contains no further updates on any of these titles after their initial announcements.
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Mahjong Pros Publishing announced at San Diego Comic-Con that it has licensed two new manga: Bird, a mahjong gambling thriller about an illusionist and an undefeated cheater, and Akayoroshi: Hanafuda Shadow Games, a historical thriller set in 1876 Yokohama. Both are set for release in November 2026.
California-based publisher Crossed Hearts announced four new boys-love manga licenses over the last week, all set for release in December. The titles include The Bird in the Cage Dreams, Until We Fall in Love, The King of Owls and His Troubled Attendant, and a fourth title not detailed in the announcement.
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