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Kodansha Comics Announces 12 Digital Manga Licenses, 4 Manga Print Releases
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Vertical announces 4 manga/novel releases
Kodansha and Vertical announced new manga licenses and releases during their Anime NYC panel on Sunday.
Kodansha announced that it will release the following manga digitally:
- Aki Amasawa's To Write Your Words (Kuchiutsusu) Vol. 1 on December 3
- Yukari Takinami's Ex-Enshusiasts: Motokare Mania (Motokare Mania) Vol. 1 on December 1 (live-action show announced in Japan)
- Naru Narumi's Watari-kun's ***** is About to Collapse (Watari-kun no xx ga Hōkaisunzen) Vol. 1 on December 17
- Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns (Tokyo Tareba Musume Returns) Vol. 1 on December 24
- Atsuko Nanba's To Be Next to you (Tonari no Atashi) Vol. 1 on December 31
- Atsuko Nanba's That Blue Summer (Ao-Natsu) Vol. 1 on January 7
- Kei Sasuga's GE - Good Ending Vol. 1 on January 14
- Nanase's MabuSasa Vol. 1 on January 21
- Uri Sagata's Let's Kiss in Secret Tomorrow (Ashita, Naisho no Kiss Shiyо̄) - February 4
- Nikki Asada's The Dorm of Love and Secrets (Koi to Himitsu no Gakuseiryо̄ - February 11
- Shin Shinmoto's I'll Win You Over, Senpai! (Senpai! Ima Kara Kokurimasu!) - February 18
- Haruka Mitsui's I Fell in Love After School (Hо̄kago, Koi Shita) - February 25
Kodansha announced that it will release the following manga in print:
- Eku Takeshima's Whisper Me a Love Song (Sasayaku yō ni Koi wo Utau) - Fall 2020
- Tsubasa Yamaguchi's Blue Period - Fall 2020
- Gaku Kuze's Life Lessons of Uramichi-Oniisan (Uramichi Oniisan) - Fall 2020 (anime previously announced)
- Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki, and TARAKO's Heaven's Design Team (Tenchi Sōzō Design-bu) - Fall 2020
Vertical announced the following releases:
- Complete box set of Kanata Konami's Chi's Sweet Home manga - 4 volumes + box set case + “cute Chi bonus item” - June 2020
- NisiOisin's Zoku Owarimonogatari novel - July 2020 - new artwork from VOFAN
- NisiOisin's Bishōnen Tanteidan (Pretty Boy Detective Club) novel - Fall 2020
- NisiOisin's Owarimonogatari Part 2 novel - Feb 25, 2020
Sources: Email correspondence, Kodansha
Update: More details added.
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