VIZ and Yen Press Reveal Spring 2027 Manga Licensing Slate
The simultaneous announcements from two major publishers highlight the competitive timing of manga licensing reveals and the breadth of titles being brought to English readers for Spring 2027.
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VIZ Media and Yen Press announced their Spring 2027 manga licenses on June 12, with simultaneous social media posts. VIZ's slate includes 12 titles such as Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Over Heaven, and a Slam Dunk deluxe hardcover. Yen Press added four series, including Witches Can't Be Collared and Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom.
On June 12, VIZ Media and Yen Press posted their Spring 2027 manga licensing announcements at nearly the same time, a coordination that drew attention from industry watchers. VIZ's lineup spans genres from action to horror to romance, including a novelization of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by NISIOISIN and Hirohiko Araki, a digital release of Taizan5's The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins, and a 3-in-1 edition of Detective Conan. Yen Press focused on light novels and manga adaptations, with four new series under its Yen On imprint and standard manga line.
- Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo: by Gege Akutami & Yuji Iwasaki
- The Exorcist and the Lovestruck Raven: Shojo Beat imprint
- WITCHRIV: by Hakuri
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Over Heaven: novel by NISIOISIN & Hirohiko Araki
- #Gal x Gal Yuri: by Inoue
- Sins: by Shūzō Oshimi
- Takemitsu Zamurai: by Issei Eifuku & Taiyo Matsumoto
- No Glass Slippers for Me: Reincarnated Cinderella: by Mio Nanao & Rei Tōma
- Junji Ito: Dissection
- The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins: digital manga release
- Slam Dunk: Deluxe hardcover edition
- Detective Conan 3-in-1 Edition
- Witches Can't Be Collared: manga by Yūri Yumemi, Makuei, & Wata
- Your Castle's Little Helper: Please Feed Me, I'll Work: manga by Kazuhito Minagi, Kazumi Kurihara, & PenekoR
- Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom: The Nation's Dragon Guardian Is Reborn as a Downtrodden Young Lady: Yen On
- Mafia: Yen On by Shinano Sano & Nigata Ammon
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