

New Kodansha Ltd. Releases and Updates - May 29th, 2024


The Springtime of My Life Began with You
Suehiro is a quiet girl who prefers the excitement of her books to the real-life anxieties of friends. She'd been perfectly happy in her own little world until ultra-popular guy Takasago asked her out as part of a punishment game right in front of the class, bringing Suehiro front and center. Mortified, she tries everything to get away...but he persists and insists he's serious! How will she deal with such an interruption to her previously quiet life?
May 29, 2024
ASADA Nikki
Kodansha Ltd.
Shojo/Josei
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Manga R16+ Completed
R16+ Violence

The Untouchable Midori-kun
Talk about meet-cutes... Misaki doesn't recognize her cute new neighbor when he comes to formally introduce herself...until he reminds her that they went to school together for years! But Midori Tachibana is no longer the awkward kid she remembers—he's the leader of Japan's hottest new idol group! But their fated meeting is cut short when he finds out she's an adult film actress...and he can't be seen with her if he's to preserve his squeaky-clean idol image! But can the chemistry between them be so easily erased? A sex-positive, sweet idol rom-com for fans of Tokyo Tarareba Girls and Ex-Enthusiasts!
November 20, 2024
TOYOTA Toyo
Kodansha Ltd.
Shojo/Josei
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Manga R16+ Completed
R16+ Profanity Mild Sexual Content

Stellar Witch LIP☆S
Miku Hoshino is just a regular girl who thinks of nothing but her favorite idol, Ray, from the totally popular group M.A.G. When her school duties make her miss the concert she was desperately hoping to go to, she does what any girl would do—takes the help of a witch! But when the witch turns Miku into a witch, too, her life becomes anything from ordinary...and a keen-eyed detective seems determined to keep it that way!
May 29, 2024
ICHI Kotoko
Kodansha Ltd.
Shojo/Josei
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Manga R16+ Completed
R16+ Violence

Queen Emeraldas
The sci-fi classic from the creator of Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), Galaxy Express 999, and Captain Harlock in English for the first time! Emeraldas, known throughout the galaxy as the Pirate Queen, travels through space on her heavily armed ship, searching for a secret. Hiroshi Umino is a young boy who escaped the bounds of Earth only by building his own spaceship. He crashes on Mars, where he encounters Emeraldas, who sees a little of herself in the reckless young man. The first new English translation of a work by sci-fi legend Leiji Matsumoto since 2003!
May 29, 2024
MATSUMOTO Leiji
Kodansha Ltd.
Shonen/Seinen
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Manga R18+ Completed
R18+ Violence Antisocial Behavior

10 Dance
Dip into your new obsession in this steamy gay ballroom romance! The beautifully-detailed, lithe bodies of the two “kings of the ballroom” fly across the dance floor as rivals build a volatile bond in this red-hot romance! IT TAKES TWO Shinya Sugiki, the dashing lord of Standard Ballroom, and Shinya Suzuki, passionate king of Latin Dance: The two share more than just a first name and a love of the sport. They each want to become champion of the 10-Dance Competition, which means they’ll need to learn the other’s specialty dances, and who better to learn from than the best? But old rivalries die hard, and things get complicated even further when they realize there might be more between them than an uneasy partnership…
November 20, 2024
Inouesatoh
Kodansha Ltd.
Shonen/Seinen
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Manga R16+ Ongoing
R16+ Mild Sexual Content

The Shadows of Who We Once Were
Nezu was looking forward to his elementary school reunion—after all, his class was united by unbreakable bonds. But when his former classmate, Mikio, reveals that this reunion is a very real matter of life and death...suddenly Nezu finds those bonds put to the test. By the author of Until Your Bones Rot!
May 29, 2024
UTSUMI Yae
Kodansha Ltd.
Shonen/Seinen
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Manga R18+ Completed
R18+ Extreme Violence Mild Sexual Content Antisocial Behavior

Mardock Scramble
"I'd rather be dead." Rune Balot was a lost girl with nothing to live for, when a man named Shell took her in and cared for her... until he tried to murder her. Standing at the precipice of death, Rune is saved by Dr. Easter, a private investigator, who uses an experimental procedure known as "Mardock Scramble 09." The procedure grants Balot extraordinary abilities and now Rune must decide whether to use her new powers to help Dr. Easter bring Shell to justice, or if she has the will to keep living a life that's been broken so badly. Includes special extras after the story!
May 29, 2024
UBUKATA Tow
OIMA Yoshitoki
Kodansha Ltd.
Shonen/Seinen
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Manga R18+ Completed
R18+ Extreme Violence Use of Illicit Substances/Goods Mild Sexual Content Antisocial Behavior

Clockwork Planet
Naoto is a brilliant amateur mechanic who spends his days tinkering with gears and inventions. And the world is a playground - a massive, intricate machine. But his quiet life is disrupted when a box containing an automaton in the shape of a girl crashes into his home. Could this be an omen of a breakdown in Naoto's delicate clockwork planet? And is this his chance to become a hero?
May 29, 2024
KAMIYA Yuu,HIMANA Tsubaki
KURO
SINO
Kodansha Ltd.
Shonen/Seinen
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Manga All Ages Completed
All Ages
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