Yang Can't Live Alone Manga Leaves Square Enix, Moves to New Publisher
The manga's transfer confirms the creator's earlier statement that the cancellation stemmed from a breakdown in their relationship with Manga UP!, and it now moves to a new, unnamed publisher.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Creator sooncha announced on Friday that they have withdrawn the copyright for Yang Can't Live Alone from Square Enix. The manga ended on Manga UP! on August 13. sooncha will move the series to an unnamed company, with a new revised edition to be published in Japan physically and digitally. Square Enix will stop digital distribution on August 31. Translated versions remain available until their agreements end.
Yang Can't Live Alone is leaving Square Enix, as creator sooncha confirmed on Friday they have withdrawn the copyright from the company. The manga ended on Square Enix's Manga UP! service with the third part of the 15th chapter on August 13, after the creator previously said the cancellation was due to a breakdown in their relationship with the platform.
The series will move to an unnamed company, which will publish a new revised edition in Japan physically and digitally. Square Enix will stop digital distribution on August 31 at 11:59 p.m. JST, though chapters already purchased remain viewable. Physical books stay in stores until stock runs out, and sales of translated versions continue until their respective publishing agreements end.
Square Enix Manga & Books had planned to release the first volume in English on September 15, but its page for the manga now shows an error. ANN has contacted the company about the English release's status. The manga's third compiled volume shipped on August 6; sooncha had asked readers to cancel pre-orders if uncomfortable.
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- Anime News Network News Yang Can't Live Alone Manga Switches Publishers