**Just $4.99/month for nearly 350 Kodansha manga series including _Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie_ , _Ran the Peerless Beauty_ , _The Untouchable Midori-kun_ , plus thousands of new purchasable volumes.** SAN FRANCISCO, CA—For the first time since launching under the name Azuki in 2021, digital manga service Omoi is adding hundreds of series from publisher Kodansha to its Premium subscription library, more than doubling the number of Kodansha series included with a Premium membership. 211 manga series, including hit romance series like _Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie_; _Ran the Peerless Beauty_; _The Untouchable Midori-kun_ ; and _Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro_, are available starting today for Premium members. Some Kodansha series will also be removed from the subscription library on January 1, 2026, due to licensing restrictions. As of January 1, the total number of Kodansha series included in an Omoi Premium membership will be 347 (a 109% increase), and the total number of Premium series across all publishers will be 580. Kodansha series on Omoi have roughly half of their volumes available as part of the Omoi Premium subscription, while the remainder are available for purchase as digital volumes. New series and volumes will be added periodically as Kodansha releases new manga. In addition to this significant expansion of the subscription library, today Omoi is making the full Kodansha catalog available for purchase, including hundreds of non-subscription titles. Going forward, all new digital volumes from Kodansha will be available for purchase on Omoi. Plus, Premium members get 20% off volume purchases as part of their subscription, making Omoi one of the most affordable ways on the market to read a wide variety of manga. Finally, to celebrate all this new manga to read, Omoi is bringing back their popular Black Friday deal, offering 50% off annual Premium memberships from now through Cyber Monday. New subscribers can get an entire year of unlimited access to hundreds of series for just $29.99 ($2.50/month). This deal is available on the Omoi website at omoi.com and in their iOS and Android apps. “For over four years, fans have been exploring Kodansha’s impressive library of manga across nearly every genre on Omoi, but we’ve gotten one question, again and again: when are we getting more?” said Omoi Co-Founder and Licensing and Marketing Director Evan Minto. “The answer is ‘today,’ and you can expect more where that came from in the coming months. We can’t wait to hear about Omoi readers’ favorite manga as they dive into these exciting new series from Kodansha!” The following series are newly available through Omoi Premium today: * 1122: For a Happy Marriage * A Brief Moment of Ichika * A Galaxy Next Door * A Kiss with a Cat * A Nico-Colored Canvas * A School Frozen in Time * A Serenade for Pretend Lovers * A.I.C.O. Incarnation * Abe-kun’s Got Me Now! * Altair: A Record of Battles * Amefurashi * APOSIMZ * Apple Children of Aeon * Araki Won’t Be Tamed * Asahi-sempai’s Favorite * ASHIDAKA – The Iron Hero * Attack on Titan: Lost Girls * Attack on Titan: No Regrets * Back Street Girls * Back When You Called Us Devils * BAKEMONOGATARI (manga) * Beast #6 * Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost * BECK * Blackguard * Blade Girl * Blissful Land * Boss Bride Days * Boss Wife * Boys Run the Riot * Burn the House Down * Cells at Work and Friends! * Cells at Work: Bacteria! * Cells at Work: Platelets! * Cells at Work! White Brigade * Cells NOT at Work! * Changes of Heart * Chihiro-kun Only Has Eyes for Me * Ciguatera * Cosplay Animal * Crocodile Baron * Desert Eagle * Devil Ecstasy * Devil Survivor * Doing His Best to Confess * Dolly Kill Kill * Don’t Tempt Me, VP! * Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro * Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist- * Dra-Q * Dragon Head * Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania * FAIRY TAIL: Happy’s Heroic Adventure * FAIRY TAIL: Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth * Falling Drowning * Forget Me Not * Frau Faust * From the New World * Gamaran * GE: Good Ending * Genshiken Omnibus * Genshiken: Second Season * Getting Closer to You * Girlfriend, Girlfriend * Guilty * Harem Marriage * He’s Expecting * Hella Chill Monsters * Her Majesty’s Swarm * Heroine for Hire * HIRAETH -The End of the Journey- * How to Treat a Lady Knight Right * I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup * I Fell in Love After School * I Guess I Became the Mother of the Great Demon King’s 10 Children in Another World * I’ll Be with Them Again Today * I’ll Win You Over, Sempai! * Imperfect Girl * Initial D * Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? * King in Limbo * Knight of the Ice * Last Gender * Let’s Kiss in Secret Tomorrow * Liar X Liar * Life * Life 2: Giver/Taker * Living-Room Matsunaga-san * Love After World Domination * Love’s Reach * Lovely Muco! * Lovesick Ellie * MabuSasa * Maid in Honey * MARS * Men’s Life —Her Secret Life in The Boy’s Dormitory— * Messiah -CODE EDGE- * Mikami-sensei’s Way of Love * Momo’s Iron Will * Monster Soul * Moteki * Mr. Bride * Museum * Mushishi * My Best (♀) Butler * My Boy * My Darling Next Door * My Darling, the Company President * My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought * My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over! * My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku * My Maid, Miss Kishi * My Pink is Overflowing * My Roomie Is a Dino * My Tentative Name * My Wonderful World * Neo Parasyte f * Nighttime for Just Us Two * Ninja Slayer Kills * Oh, Those Hanazono Twins * ORIGIN * Our Bodies, Entwining, Entwined * Our Love Doesn’t Need a Happy Ending * Parasyte Full Color Collection * Peach Girl NEXT * Peach Mermaid * Perfect World * Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Side: P3 * Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Side: P4 * Practice Makes Perfect * Pretty Boy Detective Club * Princess Resurrection Nightmare * Queen Bee * Raised by the Demon Kings! * Ran the Peerless Beauty * Red Riding Hood’s Wolf Apprentice * Run Away With Me, Girl * Sachi’s Monstrous Appetite * Sakura’s Dedication * Sayonara, Football * Searching for My Perfect Brother * Sensei’s Pious Lie * SHAMAN KING * SHAMAN KING & a garden * SHAMAN KING: MARCOS * SHAMAN KING: RED CRIMSON * SHAMAN KING: ZERO * She’s My Knight * Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie * Shonen Note: Boy Soprano * Sketchy * Something’s Wrong With Us * Star⮂Crossed!! * Stellar Witch LIP☆S * Such a Treacherous Piano Sonata * Sue & Tai-chan * Sweet Sweet Revenge * Teppu * Tesla Note * That Blue Summer * That Time I Got Reincarnated (Again!) as a Workaholic Slime * That’s My Atypical Girl * The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage * The Dawn of the Witch * The Decagon House Murders * The Dorm of Love and Secrets * The Drops of God * The Fable * The Ghost and The Lady * The Ghost in the Shell * The Golden Sheep * The Honey-blood Beauty & Her Vampire * The Invincible Reincarnated Ponkotsu * The Lines that Define Me * The Prince’s Black Poison * The Prince’s Romance Gambit * The Rokudo Rounds * The Seven Deadly Sins * The Shadows of Who We Once Were * The Shape-Shifting Witch’s Kiss * The Springtime of My Life Began with You * The Story of Our Unlikely Love * The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn * The Untouchable Midori-kun * The Wallflower * The Wizard and His Fairy * The World of Summoning * The Writer and His Housekeeper * This Vampire Won’t Give Up! * Those Not-So-Sweet Boys * Those Summer Days * To Be Next to You * To Write Your Words * Tokyo Alice * Vampire Dormitory * Waiting for Spring * We Must Never Fall in Love! * Welcome Back, Alice * What I Love About You * When a Cat Faces West * When We Shout for Love * Will It Be the World or Her? * Witchcraft Works * With the Sheikh in His Harem * World’s End and Apricot Jam * You Got Me, Sempai! * You Must Be This Tall to Propose! * You’re My Pet * Yuzu the Pet Vet * Zatsuki: Make Me a Star The following existing series have volumes newly available through Premium today: * A Silent Voice * Ace of the Diamond * Are You Lost? * Chihayafuru * DAYS * Defying Kurosaki-kun * EDENS ZERO * Fire Force * Gleipnir * Interviews with Monster Girls * Land of the Lustrous * Love and Lies * Tokyo Revengers The following series will be removed from Premium (but will still be available for direct purchase) on January 1, 2026: * All-Rounder Meguru * Attack on Titan Anthology * Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle * Battle Angel Alita * Chi’s Sweet Home * Complex Age * Deathtopia * Giant Killing * Elegant Yokai Apartment Life * Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest * Flying Witch * Blame! Academy and So On * Hotaru’s Way * Kokkoku: Moment by Moment * Pumpkin Scissors * Yozakura Quartet * Hozuki’s Coolheadedness * I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die * I’m Standing on a Million Lives * In/Spectre * My Boyfriend in Orange * Our Fake Marriage * Shojo Fight * Space Brothers * That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime * The Full-Time Wife Escapist * To Your Eternity * To The Abandoned Sacred Beasts * Welcome to the Ballroom Some volumes for the following existing series will be removed from Premium (but will still be available for direct purchase) on January 1, 2026: * A Kiss, For Real * A Springtime with Ninjas * Again!! * Aho-Girl: A Clueless Girl * Air Gear * Alicia’s Diet Quest * Alive * All-Out!! * Aoba-kun’s Confessions * Ao-chan Can’t Study! * Arisa * As the Gods Will the Second Series * Attack on Titan: Before the Fall * Attack on Titan: Junior High * Ayanashi * Basilisk * Beware the Kamiki Brothers! * Blame! * Bloody Monday * Cage of Eden * Can I Kiss You Every Day? * Can You Just Die, My Darling? * Clockwork Planet * Coppelion * Descending Stories * Drowning Love * Fairy Girls * Fairy Tail Blue Mistral * Fairy Tail Ice Trail * Fairy Tail S * Fairy Tail * Fort of Apocalypse * FukuFuku Kitten Tales * Fuuka * Gakuen Prince * Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex * Golosseum * Happiness * House of the Sun * I Am Here! * I’m in Love and It’s the End of the World * Inuyashiki * Kamikamikaeshi * Karate Heat * Kasane * Kira-kun Today * Kiss Him, Not Me * Kitchen Princess Omnibus * Knights of Sidonia * Let’s Dance a Waltz * Love Hina Omnibus * Love in Focus * Love Massage: Melting Beauty Treatment * Maga-tsuki * Manga Dogs * Mardock Scramble * Missions of Love * My Boss’s Kitten * My Little Monster * My Wife is Wagatsumasan * Negima! Omnibus * Negima! * Nekogahara * Nodame Cantabile * Our Precious Conversations * Peach Girl * Pitch-Black Ten * Princess Jellyfish * Princess Resurrection * Rave Master * Real Account * Real Girl * Sankarea * Say I Love You. * Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei * School Rumble * Sherlock Bones * Shugo Chara Chan! * Shugo Chara! * Spoof on Titan * Suzuka * Sweetness and Lightning * The Flowers of Evil * The Knight Cartoonist and Her Orc Editor * The Prince in His Dark Days * The Quintessential Quintuplets * The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls * Tokyo Tarareba Girls * Tsuredure Children * Until Your Bones Rot * Uq Holder! * Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches * Your Lie in April **About Omoi and KiraKira Media Inc.** Omoi is a digital comics publisher and subscription app run by a small team of manga fans and tech experts at KiraKira Media Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Omoi was originally launched under the name Azuki in 2021 before changing their name in November 2025. Omoi is available on the web at omoi.com and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 900 manga series, with new chapters updated daily. Manga fans can start reading for free with advertisements today, or upgrade to Premium to unlock thousands of chapters for $4.99 a month. A 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available, and additional volumes and chapters outside the subscription are available for purchase. Most titles are available worldwide (except Japan). Stay up to date on the latest announcements by following Omoi at instagram.com/readomoi bsky.app/profile/omoi.com, and x.com/ReadOmoi

**The digital manga publisher and platform is relaunching today as “Omoi”** SAN FRANCISCO, CA—For more than four years, digital manga platform and publisher Azuki, from KiraKira Media Inc., has been offering manga fans easy access to officially licensed English-translated manga through their apps on iOS, Android, and the web, with a fan-favorite subscription model and hundreds of series. Today, Azuki is changing their name to Omoi. The catalog, user experience, payment model, and price are the same as always, albeit with a new name. Omoi means “thought” or “feeling” in Japanese, and represents the thoughtfulness and care that the small, hard-working team at Omoi has put into both their manga releases and their app experience over the past four years. The new name comes with a new domain, logo, color scheme, and brand identity, which are rolling out across Omoi’s apps and marketing channels this week. The website will be available at omoi.com, and the Android and iOS apps will be available in their respective app stores under the name Omoi: Manga Reader. “The name represents a new phase for us, as we greatly expand our catalog in 2026,” says Co-Founder and Licensing/Marketing Director Evan Minto. “It also reduces the brand confusion around our old name, which was in use by multiple companies in other industries.” Currently Omoi is serializing new chapters of _My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files_ , _Natsume & Natsume_, and _You’re So Sloppy, Hotta-sensei_ , in addition to the hundreds of series available in their apps. The company also releases print editions of their titles including _Hikaru in the Light_ , _Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms_ , and the upcoming _Crescent Moon Marching_ and _Our Aimless Nights_ , through partnerships with Scholastic’s Graphix and Penguin Random House’s Ink Pop. ”We’ve got more planned very soon,” says Minto. ”Stay tuned for new licensing announcements!” **About Omoi and KiraKira Media Inc.** Omoi is a digital comics publisher and subscription app run by a small team of manga fans and tech experts at KiraKira Media Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Omoi is available on the web at omoi.com and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 550 manga series, with new chapters updated daily. Manga fans can start reading for free with advertisements today, or upgrade to Premium to unlock thousands of chapters for $4.99 a month. A 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available, and additional volumes and chapters outside the subscription are available for purchase. Most titles are available worldwide (except Japan). Stay up to date on the latest announcements by following Omoi at instagram.com/readomoi, bsky.app/profile/omoi.com, and x.com/ReadOmoi

“Small hiatus update.” In his final official message on the Star Fruit Books blog, founder Matt Haasch was cheerful as always. Just a little setback, nothing to worry about. He assured fans that, while he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, it was “for sure curable. No issues there.” Just a small hole in his lung, but once that was patched up he’d be back to publishing small-press comics from Japan, as he had done since he launched Star Fruit Books in 2020. That was on September 1, 2025. Less than one week later, on Sunday, September 7, Matt Haasch passed away. If you’ve read manga on Azuki, you’ve no doubt come across some of the series and one-shots Star Fruit Books published. Matt founded Star Fruit with the goal of bringing more manga from outside the mainstream of the Japanese comics scene to English readers. Alongside publishers like Glacier Bay Books, Star Fruit served as an unprecedented window into the world of self-published manga or “doujinshi.” If you followed the publisher on social media, it quickly became impossible to keep track of all of the books Matt was putting out. Introspective josei from Minami Q-ta, pulp horror from Hideshi Hino and Noroi Michiru, and an avalanche of one-shots from rookie manga artists, among many more examples. He was an unstoppable force, driven by a passion and love for these books. While Matt leaned on help from a network of friends and colleagues to keep it all running, in many ways he WAS Star Fruit Books. Matt picked the books to license, oversaw production, maintained the social media accounts, and distributed the books himself, with no help from a major book distributor. All while working as a middle-school teacher! That sometimes meant production delays and hectic schedules as Matt raced against his own ambition to put out more and more manga. Matt was also a longtime supporter of us here at Azuki. Star Fruit and Glacier Bay were the first two indie publishers to release their books on Azuki, and Matt kept up a steady stream of new digital titles on Azuki over the years. As a personal fan of what Star Fruit was doing for the manga community, it was an honor to be able to feature Matt’s books on our service, especially when we were such a new platform with such a short track record. More importantly, through that relationship I was able to call Matt my friend. We had a long running DM thread where we’d plan out new digital releases, commiserate about licenses we were working on, or ask each other for advice (though if I’m being honest, it was mostly me learning from Matt’s experience). At Anime NYC 2022, Azuki’s Abbas Jaffery and I got to spend time with Matt in person, including seeing him present his Star Fruit Books industry panel. Matt and Abbas at Anime NYC Matt was warm, friendly, and endlessly positive, with an infectious energy. When talking with him it was hard not to get caught up in his whimsy and optimism, his insistence on doing cool stuff that he liked, even if it seemed impossible. I was always excited to chat with him about what we were up to, and to hear what wild new license he was working on for Star Fruit. Even in the face of an illness that he must have known put him in real danger of dying, and even when I asked him point blank in private if he was OK, Matt continued to insist that everything was fine. “I’m not gonna die so that’s good,” he told me. In my final chat with Matt, on September 3, he texted me this: “Had a dream tonight and you’re in it. Getting a cool license.” I used to dream about what Matt would be doing five, 10, or 20 years from now. If this is what he could pull off shipping books out of his house, what could he do with more resources and experience? We’ll never get to see that future. I can only imagine the grief Matt’s family is going through right now, having lost a loved one so young and so suddenly. But the outpouring of grief and appreciation from his many fans in the manga community speaks volumes about what kind of person he was. Matt impacted so many lives, from his manga publishing to his work as a teacher to his many friendships, and our lives are a lot less bright without him in it. Rest in Peace Matt. I miss you. _Matt’s original GoFundMe collecting donations for his treatment is still up, and is a good way to send money to his family in this difficult time if you’re so inclined._ Matt and I at the Azuki booth at Anime NYC

**ALERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE], BONDS, Zigoku’s Foreman, and Treime available to read now on Azuki’s iOS, Android, and Web apps, with more coming soon.** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC—At Otakon 2025, digital manga platform and publisher Azuki announced a new partnership with indie manga publisher Manga Mavericks Books, and a new title from indie publisher Star Fruit Books. Starting today, manga fans can read the following series from the two publishers on Azuki’s iOS, Android, and Web apps, with more series to launch in the coming months: **ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE]** by Chiaki Yagura, published by Manga Mavericks Books: “The good die young.”  There’s a whole movement of entertainers who by 27 years old had left their mark on the world, including my God. At 28, what have I done? Am I worthy to stand on the same stage? Why does my gospel stay unwritten? A story about music, creative slumps, and letting it all out. **BONDS** by ZENZO, published by Manga Mavericks Books: In an alternate take on “Journey to the West”, Son Goku and Sanzo have only just begun their long journey, and trust doesn’t come easily. Their already shaky bond is tested further when Sanzo’s misgivings lead to a rift between the two. Is the journey over before it even begins, or is it true that adversity is what forges unshakable bonds? **Zigoku ’s Foreman** by 9banta, published by Manga Mavericks Books: Meet the literal boss from hell. Mizuchi, once a human, died, went to hell, and became an unruly demon. Though he’s not just any demon: he’s a foreman with underlings who make up a motley crew. With a magic sword and super strength, some hellish construction work should be a snap, but Mizuchi and his crew are hellbent on doing anything aside from their work. **Treime** by Gamu-Chan, published by Star Fruit Books: He glared into the darkness thinking he was prepared for what would stare back, however… There’s no one who hates Vampires more than Arglont Von Byron, a top caliber hunter of the bloodsucking breed, despite never personally being hurt by one. When the chance comes for him to eradicate Abraham, a vampire who has been a 500-year-old blight on his clan, he’s ready to do what comes naturally. However, upon reaching his target he quickly finds out why this kill has eluded defeat. Is he destined to be another casualty, or is their clash only the prelude to something more? All four are available to read via an Azuki Premium subscription. ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE], BONDS, and Zigoku’s Foreman are also available in print from Manga Mavericks Books, and fans with or without an Azuki subscription can purchase and download DRM-free digital editions of them via Azuki. **About Azuki and KiraKira Media Inc.** Azuki is a digital comics publisher and subscription app run by a small team of manga fans and tech experts at KiraKira Media Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Azuki is available on the web at www.azuki.co and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 550 manga series, with new chapters updated daily. Manga fans can start reading for free with advertisements today, or upgrade to Premium to unlock thousands of chapters for $4.99 a month. A 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available, and additional volumes and chapters outside the subscription are available for purchase. Most titles are available worldwide (except Japan). Stay up to date on the latest announcements by following Azuki at instagram.com/readazuki, bsky.app/profile/azuki.co, and x.com/ReadAzuki **About Manga Mavericks Books** Originally launched as a manga news podcast in 2016, Manga Mavericks has grown into a multimedia company anchored by a successful podcast network and a team of journalists and reviewers dedicated to exploring manga as both a medium and as an industry across the world. With the launch of Manga Mavericks Books, the company seeks to expand further into the manga industry, highlighting the eclectic storytelling, artistry, and creativity of Japanese creators and comics.

**Azuki is teaming up with Ink Pop, a new line from Random House Graphic to bring the popular romance manga to print in summer 2026!** After launching our first two print releases with Scholastic Graphix — _Hikaru in the Light!_ and _Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms_ — this past spring and announcing the 2026 print release for _Crescent Moon Marching_ , today at Anime Expo we announced that Random House’s Ink Pop line will release _Our Aimless Nights_ by Koumori in paperback and hardcover print editions in summer 2026. Ink Pop is a new line for manga, manhwa, and webtoons for kids and teens from Random House Graphic, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books. _Our Aimless Nights_ was originally released by Futabasha in Japan, and was released digitally in English by Azuki. Ink Pop’s print production of _Our Aimless Nights_ will make use of Azuki’s translation and lettering, and is being overseen by Azuki, Futabasha, and author Koumori.

**_The Villainess and Villain Try to Avoid Another Unhappy Ending_****,****_The Flower Princess of Sylph_****, and hundreds more now available via Azuki website and iOS/Android apps** Digital manga service Azuki has added 213 new manga series from manga publisher KADOKAWA and Square Enix’s Manga UP! app, nearly doubling the number of series available on Azuki’s platform. Azuki launched as a subscription service in 2021, and previously expanded its library with the addition of new volumes available via in-app ebook sales. With these new series, Azuki is also launching individual chapter purchases in its iOS, Android, and Web apps, allowing fans to purchase chapters and permanently add them to their digital library. These series are available for purchase only (not included in Azuki’s Premium membership), and most series have their first chapter available for free reading. The full list of all 213 titles, including lots of popular romance, fantasy, and isekai series, is included below: * The 6-Year-Old Sage Wants to Hide in the Shadows * The 6th Loop: I’m Finally Free of Auto Mode in this Otome Game * The 13th Footprint * The 31st Consort * AUDITION! ~Love On Stage~ * African Wildlife at Work * Agents of the Four Seasons: One Hundred Songs and One Hundred Pages * Aizawa-san Multiplies * The Alexis Empire Chronicle * Always Second but Actually Invincible * Always a Catch * The Amazing Village Creator: Slow Living with the Village Building Cheat Skill * The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten * Antsy for Love ~Waiting for a Budding Romance to Bloom~ * Anything’s Possible with Ultimate Alchemy * Arachnid * Are You Okay with a Slightly Older Girlfriend? * Assassin & Cinderella * Assistant Teacher at a Girls Magic Academy * The B-Class Mage of Unrivaled Speed * Beast Tamer * Birdcage Castle * Black Black Lotus * Blast of Tempest * A Blossom in the Snow Stands as a War God * Born with the Weakest Job, I Worked My Hardest to Become the Strongest Tamer with the Weakest Skill: Fist Punch! * A Boy Raised by Gods Will Be The Strongest * The Captured Flower Princess’s Happy Miscalculation * Caterpillar * Cheat Mode Farming in Another World * Chiyo Kuno the Psychic * Contract Between a Specter and a Servant * A Corporate Slave is Suddenly Isekai’d to a Better Company * The Counterfeit’s Fateful Encounter * Cuticle Detective Inaba * DEMON LORD 2099 * DETENTION * The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World * A Dating Sim of Life or Death * The Days After the Hero’s Return * A Delinquent’s Life Hacks * Demon and Song * Demoted to a Teacher, the Strongest Sage Raises an Unbeatable Class * The Diary of a Middle-Aged Teacher’s Carefree Life in Another World * Died a Slave, Reborn a Noble: Becoming the Strongest With a Daughter Who’s Older Than Me * Do It Yourself!! * The Dragon Prince’s Ill-Mated Betrothal * Drunken D-Rank Pulls Out the Legendary Sword * Dualing Fighters * ENRA * Eighteen * Emperor’s Mark to Rule the Monsters: Reborn Sage to Strongest Adventurer * Even a Replica Can Fall in Love * Even the Elf Captain Wants to be a Maiden * Fake It to Break It! I Faked Amnesia to Break off My Engagement and Now He’s All Lovey-Dovey?! * False Child * Final Boss Fake-out: The Protagonist Thinks She Killed Me So Now I’m Free! * The Flower Princess of Sylph * Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to Be an Adventurer! * From Betrayed Hero to Invincible Demon King * From Leveling Up the Hero to Leveling Up a Nation * From Superfan to Stepsister * Frontier Life with a Weird Dragon and an Errand Boy * GAMERA-Rebirth- * GAMERA-Rebirth- code thyrsos * The Gender of Mona Lisa * The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt * Gods’ Games We Play * The Good Deeds of Old Adventurer Kane * The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan – The Alternative – * The Grim Reaper and an Argent Cavalier * Gugure! Kokkuri-san * A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized * Hero Raising Project * Hey, Aquarist! * Homeland Dropout: The Time I Was Reincarnated as the Fourth Enchanter in the Entire World * How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer * How a Single Gold Coin Can Change an Adventurer’s Life * How to Love a Loser * How to Survive a Thousand Deaths: Accidentally Wooing Everyone as an Ex-gamer Made Villainess! * I Can Go Adventuring by Myself, Mom!: The Son Raised by the Strongest Overprotective Dragon-Mom * I Got Pregnant With His Majesty’s Child -A Biography of Queen Berta- * I Got Reincarnated as a Son of Innkeepers! * I Lost My Adventurer’s License, but It’s Fine Because I Have an Adorable Daughter Now * I Time-Traveled and Confessed to My Teacher Crush * I Was Called Inept at Home, but Turns Out I’m Super Adept Compared to the Rest of the World * I Was Exiled as a Villainess! I Am Now a Sister Living the Good life Through a Culinary Reform * I Was Summoned to Be a Saint, but Was Robbed of the Position * I Was a Sacrifice but Now I’m a Consort to a God?! ~All the Princesses are Fluffy~ * I’m Glad They Kicked Me From The Hero’s Party… But Why’re you following me, Great Saintess? * I’m Happily Married to a Lord with the Worst Reputation * I’m Not Even an NPC In This Otome Game! * I’m Quitting Heroing * I’m a Maid, but I’ve Pulled Out the Holy Sword?! * I’m a Saint but I’ve Had Enough With Humans So I Decided to Team up with the Demon Queen to Destroy The Human World * I’m a Villainess to be Poisoned, so Why am I Being Adored? * I’m an Alchemist Who Doesn’t Know How OP I Am * I’m the Only Monster Tamer in the World and Was Mistaken for the Demon Lord * I… Don’t Want to Work Anymore. I Quit Being an Adventurer For Good and You Can’t Stop Me. * Immoral Guild * In Her Fifth Life, the Villainess Lives With the Evil Dragon -The Evil Dragon of Ruin Wants to Spoil His Bride- * Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota * Inquisition * The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne * Is It My Fault That I Got Bullied? * The Isekai Returnee is Too OP for the Modern World * Just Another Peculiar Day at Yasaka Real Estate: Now I Live With a Ghost * Kabukicho Hysteric Dreamer * Kijima-san & Yamada-san * Killer Alchemist -Assassinations in Another World- * Killing My Sensei Softly * Knight’s & Magic * LILIES * La La La * La Ragazza: Living with Francesca * The Lady Likes a Nerd over Princes * The Legendary Dragon-armored Knight Wants to Live a Normal Life In the Countryside * The Lesser Irregular Returns From the Demon World * Level 0 Demon King Becomes an Adventurer in Another World * Living With My Brother’s Wife * Lofty Flower, fall for me!! * The Lotus Eaters, Drunk and Sober * Magic Stone Gourmet: Eating Magical Power Made Me The Strongest * Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole * The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio * Mechanical Buddy Universe * The Mercenary and the Novelist * The Misadventures of the Otaku Prince and the Bestselling Author * Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost * Monster and Parent * The Morose Mononokean * Mr. Villain’s Day Off * Murai in Love * My Adventurer Life: I Became the Strongest Magic-Refining Sage in a New World * My Cats Don’t Like Me * My Ex-Boyfriend Loves Boys’ Love! * My Friend’s Little Sister Has It in for Me! * My Housemate Sano-kun Is Just My Editor! * My Little Sister Stole My Fiance: The Strongest Dragon Favors Me And Plans To Take Over The Kingdom? * My Next ~ * My Not-So-Fair Lady is Doomed! (But Not If I Can Help It) * My Soul Found a New Home in My Ex-Fiance’s Body?! * My Unexpected Marriage * Mysterious Dinner at Bistro Sangen-tei * Nanaki Yushiro’s Collection of Mystic Stories Nakime-sama: * Nina is Plotting Daddy’s Death * The Noble Otaku and His 2.5 Dimensional Bride ~He’s in Love with Me Because I Look Like His Favorite Character~ * Noble Reincarnation ~Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power~ * Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy * One Night I Threatened My Stalker and Made Him My Boyfriend * One Room of Happiness * Only I Know that This World Is a Game * Patissiere of the Inner Palace * The Perks of Working in the Black Magic Industry * The Re-Reincarnated Boy Lives Peacefully as an S-Rank Adventurer ~ I, a Sage and Hero in My Previous Lives, Will Live a Simple Life in * Reborn as a Feudal Lord Gathering a Talented Elite So This Land Can Thrive by Employing My Past Life Experiences as an Overworked * The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World * The Reincarnated Prince Becomes an Alchemist and Brings Prosperity to His Country * Reincarnated as a 15-Year-Old Queen: I’m an Ex-office Worker, but the Young King Is Interested in Me?! * Reincarnated as an Eight-Year-Old Apostle of the Gods * Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits * Reincarnation of the Unrivalled Time Mage: The Underachiever at the Magic Academy Turns Out to Be the Strongest Mage Who Controls Time! * Restaurant to Another World NEW EDITION * Revolutionary Restart for The Blue Rose Princess * Rooming with a Gamer Gal * SAKI & FINAL FANTASY XIV * SUKEDACHI NINE * Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 * Shanghai Loser * Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You * Special Branch Zero’s Demonological Daily Chronicle * Speciality for the Fallen Knight ~I Fell in Love with my Ancestor’s Fiance * Story of My Fiancee * Strawberry Love * The Strongest Hero: Envoy of Darkness -Betrayed by His Comrades, the Strongest Hero Joins Forces with the Strongest Monster- * The Strongest Middle-Aged Hunter Goes to Another World: This Time, He Wants to Have a Simple Life * The Strongest Sage: The Story of a Talentless Man Who Mastered Magic and Became the Best * The Strongest Swordsman Has Zero Equipment Slots, but He Can Equip up to 9999 Items if It’s (Cute) Cursed Equipment * Strongest Swordsman’s Magic Training: Reincarnated with Level 99 Stats, He Gets to Start Over from Level 1 * The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party- * The Strongest Wizard Making Full Use of the Strategy Guide -No Taking Orders, I’ll Slay the Demon King My Own Way- * Suicide Notes Laid on the Table * Sunny Days With the Four Seasons Club * Survival Strategy of a Princess ~A Handsome Prince of the Great Empire Deceived Me Yet He Says He Loves Me * Sweet & Tart Boyfriend * Takahashi-san is listening. * Tale of the Ravishing Villainess’s Royal Second Chance at Life * Talentless Nana * Tales of Reincarnation in Maydare: This World’s Worst Witch * That Inferior Knight, Level 999 * That Second-Rate Warrior Is Now an Overpowered Mage! * This Art Club Has a Problem! * Thompson * To Sir, Without Love: I’m Divorcing You * Trinity of the Royal Palace * Trying Out Alchemy After Being Fired as an Adventurer!: Frontier Settling? No Problem, Leave It to Me! * Uglymug, Epicfighter * The Unholy Paladin * Vermeil in Gold: The Failing Student and the Strongest Scourge Plunge Into the World of Magic * Villainess Outrage * The Villainess and Villain Try to Avoid Another Unhappy Ending * The Villainess’ Butler: Death Flag Destroyer at Your Service * The Villainess’s Guide to (Not) Falling in Love * When I Tried Strengthening a Rusty Sword, It Turned into an OP Magic Sword * White-Collar Worker * Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? * Wifeswap: How I Wound Up Married to My Twin’s Husband -Love Fell into the Palm of My Hand- * The Witch’s Servant and the Demon Lord’s Horns * Working seems Pointless After the Hero Labeled Me as a Coward and Kicked Me From His Party * The World is Full of Monsters, So I Want to Live as I Wish * Wrapping up the Imperial Harem * YanOta: The Delinquent and the Otaku * Yin-Yang Brothers * You Want to Break Off Our Engagement? Well, You’d Better Break the Bank! * You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story **About Azuki and KiraKira Media Inc.** Azuki is a digital comics publisher and subscription app run by a small team of manga fans and tech experts at KiraKira Media Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Azuki is available on the web at www.azuki.co and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 350 manga series, with new chapters updated daily. Manga fans can start reading for free with advertisements today, or upgrade to Premium to unlock thousands of chapters for $4.99 a month. A 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available, and additional volumes outside the subscription can be purchased via direct volume and chapter sales. Most titles are available worldwide (except Japan). Stay up to date on the latest announcements by following Azuki at x.com/ReadAzuki, facebook.com/ReadAzuki, and instagram.com/readazuki.

****_Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui’s Great Adventure_ , _I ’ll Never Set Foot in That House Again!_, _The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom_ , and 10 more now available via Azuki website and iOS/Android apps**** SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Digital manga service Azuki is expanding their partnership with light novel and manga publisher J-Novel Club (JNC), distributing 13 new manga series from J-Novel Club on Azuki’s apps. Full series are available now through Azuki’s $4.99-per-month subscription, and select chapters are available for free with ads to non-subscribers. The full list of all 13 series is included below: _Black Summoner_ By Doufu Mayoi, Kurogin (DIGS), DaiXt _Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill_ By Ren Eguchi, Akagishi K _Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui’s Great Adventure_ By Ren Eguchi, Momo Futaba _The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom_ By Fudeorca, Muramasa Sabiku _The Faraway Paladin_ By Kanata Yanagino, Mutsumi Okubashi _Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers_ By Isle Osaki, Hakuto Shiroi _Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts with a Village_ By Mizuumi Amakawa, Yoruno Kuroki _How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom_ By Dojyomaru, Satoshi Ueda _I ’ll Never Set Foot in That House Again!_ By milli-gram, Jirou Yuuki _The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!_ By Gamei Hitsuji, COMTA _Mapping: The Trash-Tier Skill That Got Me into a Top-Tier Party_ By Udon Kamono, SAVAN _The Unwanted Undead Adventurer_ By Yu Okano, Haiji Nakasone _A Very Fairy Apartment_ By Amakara Surume **About Azuki and KiraKira Media Inc.** Azuki is a digital comics publisher and subscription app run by a small team of manga fans and tech experts at KiraKira Media Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Azuki is available on the web at www.azuki.co and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 350 manga series, with new chapters updated daily. Manga fans can start reading for free with advertisements today, or upgrade to Premium to unlock thousands of chapters for $4.99 a month. A 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available, and additional volumes outside the subscription can be purchased via direct volume sales. Most titles are available worldwide (except Japan). Stay up to date on the latest announcements by following Azuki at x.com/ReadAzuki, facebook.com/ReadAzuki, and instagram.com/readazuki.

NEW YORK, NY—At their industry panel at anime convention Anime NYC, digital manga app Azuki revealed that two series released as digital exclusives on Azuki — _Hikaru in the Light!_ and __Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms__ — will receive full-color print editions from Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, under the Graphix imprint. Additionally, Azuki is adding four new manga series to its subscription: _Kotonoha, Ryoji Renjo: Gourmet Detective_ , _Sweeter Than Cake_ , and _Dreamnautes_ , all distributed by MediBang. The first volume of _Hikaru in the Light!_ by Mai Matsuda will be published by Graphix in March 2025, and the first volume of _Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms_ by Yoshino Koyoka and TriF will follow in April 2025. The _Mecha-Ude_ TV anime series is produced by TriF and will be released in October 2024. The new titles from MediBang are now available worldwide (except Japan) on the Azuki website and iOS and Android apps, with select free chapters available. A full list of the series is provided below: **Hikaru in the Light!** by Mai Matsuda: Middle-school student Hikaru Ogino is known as the “songbird” of her family’s bath house in Tokyo. But when her best friend Ran — a former girl group idol — invites her to try out for a pop star “survival camp” together, it’ll put her talents to the test. Can Hikaru outshine thecompetition and make her stage debut, or will she fall flat? **Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms** by Yoshino Koyoka and TriF: Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town… except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude: powerful, sentient, mechanical beings that attach themselves to their human hosts and have awesome capabilities. When middle-school kid Hikaru accidentally activates Alma, a robotic arm Mecha-Ude that has no memory of its past, they must team up to uncover the mystery of Alma’s identity and prevent the powerful Mecha-Ude from ending up in the wrong hands. **Kotonoha** by Kisugae, distributed by MediBang: When Fujita was in high school, she had but one romantic encounter — and it was with another girl. It happened one day when they ended up kissing. However, somewhere inside her, she knew a girl kissing another girl was wrong, so she chose to remain as just friends. Even when graduation came, she could not confess her feelings, and so the two girls split ways. Five years later, Fujita still thinks back to that romantic encounter. Meanwhile at work, due to one of her colleagues going on maternity leave, a new designer is brought into the company… and who does that designer turn out to be? None other than her high school crush! **Ryoji Renjo: Gourmet Detective** by Tadashi Kato, distributed by MediBang: Ryoji is just supposed to be that private detective everyone hires to solve their trivial personal cases. But why does he have this outstanding cooking skill that mesmerizes every cook he meets in the investigation? What is his connection with the famous head from Togawa restaurant? Together with Aoi, the outgoing woman who’s also a foodie, Ryoji spreads his cooking skill that will bring more taste to Japan’s urban culinary scene! **Sweeter Than Cake** by Yuga Kuromiya, distributed by MediBang: For Takuya Otsuki, his everyday routine after school is to pick up his brother Yuta at daycare, then go home and make dinner for the two of them, while their parents both work. He doesn’t stop by the game center, go out for karaoke, or visit cafes like the rest of his classmates. He is responsible for Yuta… who’s just disappeared into thin air!? As big bro Takuya chases after his small but swift baby brother, he finally catches him at the park, ogling at some cakes held by a suspicious looking red-haired man! Uh oh… What will Takuya have to do to pay him back for the trouble Yuta has caused….? Be his cake taster…? Is that… some sort of euphemism…? **Dreamnautes** by Yasuyuki Oshima, distributed by MediBang: Every time Nattsu shuts his eyes, his world changes into a cloudy dimension with bizarre creatures and strange humans. What exactly is Nattsu’s purpose in that world? Why does he keep getting more and more tired? _Dreamnautes_ is an instant shonen classic with unique art and a charming concept. Not to be missed. **About Azuki and KiraKira Media Inc.** Azuki is a digital comics publisher and subscription app run by a small team of manga fans and tech experts at KiraKira Media Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Azuki is available on the web at www.azuki.co and in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app features over 350 manga series, with new chapters updated daily. Manga fans can start reading for free with advertisements today, or upgrade to Premium to unlock thousands of chapters for $4.99 a month. A 14-day free trial and discounted annual plan are also available, and additional volumes outside the subscription can be purchased via direct volume sales. Most titles are available worldwide (except Japan). Stay up to date on the latest announcements by following Azuki at x.com/ReadAzuki, facebook.com/ReadAzuki, and instagram.com/readazuki. **About Graphix** Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, is committed to publishing creator-driven graphic novels for early, middle grade and young adult readers. Graphix launched in 2005 with the publication of Jeff Smith’s acclaimed epic series, BONE. Graphix titles have become bestsellers around the globe and continue to receive awards and critical acclaim including multiple Eisner Award wins and nominations, a National Book Award Longlist selection (Hey, Kiddo), a Stonewall Book Award Honor (Drama), a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor (Smile), an Edgar Allan Poe nomination (The Lost Boy), and more than twenty-five New York Times bestsellers to date. The list now features the Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey, Raina Telgemeier’s books, the Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi, the Sunny books by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright, Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter, the Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman, and the graphic novel adaptations of The Baby-sitters Club and Wings of Fire series.

Our new manga series for March are here! We’ve got a thriller, a food manga, and two more BL series — available now as part of an Azuki Premium membership! (Free chapters are available too if you’re not Premium yet.) Keep reading for all the news. * * * ## MADMEN By Snowman Notes | Distributed by MediBang Shin Baredo, a delusional MADMAN arrives at Tomido Citadel to get a job, but is chased by the Brokers instead. He is saved by Suisui, a terrorized female MADMAN, and her family. Will his employment as a MADMEN recruiter under Link Toy Family lead him to a better life? Or will reality betray him once again? Read Now ## Shokudama By Jun Fudo | Distributed by MediBang Shokudama is set in late Edo, a time when contemporary food culture began to develop. In a city full of merchants and townsmen, Himura Tamanosuke, a freelance guardian handy with a sword, lives frivolously with his two younger siblings. One night, he’s visited by the Souls of Food demanding he help them return to Nirvana… Read Now ## Matching Our Answers By Hikaru Murayoshi | Distributed by MediBang On that night he was driven out to the street, Ritsuya met his eternal admiration, Mayato. It was just a short meeting, but these two boys in pain finally found the best comfort on each other, sealing their bond for the years after. But, how would they survive in the world of irresponsible adults? Read Now ## Stairway to Love By Sachi Murakami | Distributed by MediBang Azumi Sasakawa is a proud bottom that has a side job as gay bar bartender. Currently, he only has a casual relationship with Kashima, a handsome interior designer but his interest is actually a patron from neighbor design office, Tomoki Konno. Tomoki was always a bit anti-social and would not even take the same elevator with other customers, moreover, his weak posture invokes Azumi’s “motherly” instinct. After an unexpected conversation with the little guy, Azumi assumes Tomoki is cold to him because he is homophobic. Until one night, he met with Tomoki again in Kashima’s doorstep… What would happen between these three? “Stairway to Love” is another heartwarming mature “Boys Love” by the fluff goddess Sachi Murakami. Read Now

Our new manga series for February are here! Check out four new romance series — including two shojo and two BL — available now as part of an Azuki Premium membership! (Free chapters are available too if you’re not Premium yet.) Keep reading for all the news. * * * ## Lost Youth By Akeru Asahi | Distributed by MediBang Aine Misabashi, a cheerful high school girl, has a massive crush on her popular childhood friend, Riku Shirota. She also has a beautiful best friend who she calls “Princess.” But one day Aine sees Riku kissing another girl. Moreover, the girl that he kissed is… Is there any purity in this tangled friendship and romantic relationship? What will Aine do when another important person to her also has a feeling towards her… “Lost Youth” is a magnificent debut work by Akeru Asahi about a bold and delicate girl’s romance in high school that will leave you shocked! Read Now ## Leaving Our Truths to the Shooting Star By Mito Satou | Distributed by MediBang Distributed by MediBang When we were children, the word “forever” seemed so sparkly and lovely. The six of us thought we would be together forever. But the Subaru’s accident broke us apart. One day, “she” appeared in front of Hokuto… will this strange phenomenon restore their broken bond?! The endless regret. An overwhelmed feeling. Heartwrenching adolescent days now begin… Read Now ## I Can’t Help Falling in Love By Yura Miyazawa | Distributed by MediBang Surrendering to his desire, Houshou did something regretful to Saotome, his high school senior in the soccer club. Their relationship turned cold until they reunited again 8 years later. Houshou, now a number one host, unintentionally lives in the same apartment where Saotome works as a caretaker. Houshou still feels this strange awkwardness when he looks at Saotome. But Saotome’s kindness never changed, and Houshou finally realized why he did “that” 8 years ago… Read Now ## Cases and Then Some By Chisa Otomi | Distributed by MediBang Keiji Nishiono, 36 years old, owns a small private detective office that is in the brink of bankruptcy. The only employee he has is the beautiful and diligent Takato Eisei, who is always taking care of the useless Keiji. One day, they receive a request from a gay man who has a trust issue with his partner. But to do that Keiji and Eisei have to infiltrate Shinjuku 2nd district as a gay couple! It was such a smooth job, but they have to end it by kissing each other?! Since then, in their small and narrow office, another feeling that crosses the boundaries of two working partners start to bloom… Read Now

Today we’ve got our January 2024 list of new series coming to Azuki Premium! Fall in love with a new odd-couple _josei_ romance manga, a historical Boys Love story, a sci-fi idol series, and more, all available to read right now! Keep reading for all the news. * * * ## New Catalog Additions ## Sweet Seduction: Under the Same Roof with the Guy I Hate **By Akiko Naoe** Distributed by MediBang It’s supposed to be the peak of Urara Namita’s life. But she’s losing her house, savings, and boyfriend instead! In this desperate situation, her rival in the workplace, Musashi Fudou, suddenly comes to her with the most unexpected proposal: “Why don’t you live here with me for a while?” Well, he does look like a bully sometimes, although he is also very kind to her. “I’m supposed to hate him, but seeing his weak face makes me feel something different…” Read Now * * * ## A Tempest of Cage **By Mikan Matsumoto** Distributed by MediBang Ten years have passed since my brother’s dead body was discovered in the bottom of a cliff. Rumour said he was escaping his engagement and was supposed to meet his lover there… But that person never came. After searching for years, I’ve finally reunited with him again. “Did you really betray my brother…?” He trembles like a child. But he is still as beautiful as the first time he smiled at me. Kai, the owner of my brother’s heart, and the man who had stolen my first love… Who does your heart belong to? “Tempest of Cage” is your ideal Taisho-era BL that involves tragedy, family drama, and a love triangle. Follow Yoshihisa and Kai on the journey to make peace with their past. Read Now * * * ## Waruginia: Space Idol Distributed by MediBang International idol Haruka Heartline caused quite the commotion with her concert on a colony in space! What’s a girl to do when the whole world is literally willing to kill to get their hands on her? Technology and magical powers are just the tip of the iceberg in this manga! What will happen to the poor idol who started this war, and who will end it? Read Now * * * ## The Key in the Cage **By Shino Matsuda** Distributed by MediBang Akira’s father is a genius “creator.” A creator is someone who takes orders to “improve” living creatures. For example, “a hunting dog with fangs to crush a rock”, “a horse that can fly through the sky”, and even “a mermaid as beautiful as the ones in your dreams.” However, Akira is not like his father — he hates his job, a job that causes living beings to suffer. What’s more, the living creatures are often sold to cruel and ruthless lords that know not the value of life. Out of all such creatures his father creates, Akira takes a special liking to the mermaid his father is creating for the king of a nearby country. Will Akira’s good conscience finally get the better of him? Read Now

Today we’ve got our December list of new series joining Azuki! Keep reading for all the news. * * * ## New Catalog Additions ## **Maria x Maria** **By Kaoru Kawakata** Distributed by MediBang Legend has it that males in the Seryo household are bound to be luckless when it comes to women. Masaki Seryo, a 15-year-old high school student, is a testament to this. As he hopes to leave his nagging female-dominated family behind and moves to the dorms, he falls into an even more baffling situation involving the same thing he’s attempted to escape—women. Read Now * * * ## Witch Sister **By Natsuki Matsuzawa** Distributed by MediBang Witch power is an invisible and powerful force. _Witch Sister_ is a tale of two siblings who inherited witches’ blood—the older brother Kyoma, a rookie inspector without the ability to use magic, and Mikuni, the shut-in little sister who’d once gone to witchcraft school. Together they solve grotesque and eerie cases caused by witch magic. Read Now * * * ## Super Food Bowl **By Shigeru Tsuchiyama** Distributed by MediBang To eat is to fight! There’s only one thing Momotaro High desires—the glory of being Super Food Bowl champion! Back from a 15 years absence from the world of gourmands, Kutaro Moriyama began as a coach in the now-weakened Momotaro Gourmand Club. With endless appetite and fierce hunger, Super Food Bowl brings you the taste of bold men bonding through delicious food! Read Now * * * ## The Vampires Next Door **By Ryoko Takabatake** Distributed by MediBang What would you do if three Vampire sisters started living in your ordinary neighborhood? Ella, the beautiful and conservative eldest sister; Angelica, the air-headed and girly middle child; and Rinden, the quiet and cool youngest daughter. They have to stay in Koharu’s apartment to learn more about human society: tight budgets, the thrill of chasing dreams, and the experience of human romance. Read Now

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Couldn’t make it to Anime NYC? No worries, we’ve got you covered with all the news from our industry panel! * * * ## New Exclusive Series ### **Our Aimless Nights** By Koumori Cheerful, energetic high school girl Chika and shy, reserved boy Kazuya couldn’t be more different. But they have a secret: every Wednesday after 9PM they meet outside the convenience store where Kazuya works. Bit by bit, under the light of the moon, a unique connection begins to blossom in this enchanting coming-of-age love story! **📅 Coming in early 2024 only on Azuki** Add Our Aimless Nights to your list to get notified when it launches! Add to Your List ### **You’re So Sloppy, Hotta-sensei** By Mao Nakada Makoto Kuribayashi is your typical high schooler with a not-so-typical after-school gig as a housekeeper. His latest client? None other than his school’s most popular teacher, the gorgeous Rumiko Hotta. But Hotta-sensei is hiding a dirty little secret: she’s a total slob, the polar opposite of her flawless public image! Now, Makoto’s got the unenviable task of cleaning up after her mess. Will his admiration for Hotta-sensei survive a dose of harsh reality in this irreverent comedy? **📅 Coming in early 2024 only on Azuki** Add _You’re So Sloppy, Hotta-sensei_ to your list to get notified when it launches! Add to Your List * * * ## New Catalog Additions ### **A Devotion That Changes Worlds** By Mizue Odawara Published by Futabasha, distributed by MediaDo International, Inc. “All men are wolves! They’re aiming to eat girls! If I’m going to get eaten, then I’d rather get eaten by a cool wolf!!” Yoh, who believes that all men are terrible beasts, one day meets her perfectly ideal man, a working adult who goes by “Tono”. The instant they meet, Yoh decides to confess her feelings…!! Due to a past trauma, Yoh is plagued by her phobia of men and she publicly announces her hatred for the other gender. She may hate them, but at the same time, she wants to experience love. Her love itself is a contradiction, yet the two strangers began to close their distance. This is a story packed with dangerous romantic comedy centering around a double-edged love! Read Now ### **My Sadistic Boyfriend** Art by Yuna Anisaki, Story by Momoshiro Published by Futabasha, distributed by MediaDo International, Inc. Chiaki has been admitted to the high school of her dreams: the prestigious boarding school Otomegawa Academy. Through an unexpected turn of events, she ends up becoming roommates with Katsuho — grandson of the academy’s director, and prince of the school. On the surface Katsuho is attractive, academically brilliant, and kind, appearing to live up to his prince-like reputation. But when he’s alone with Chiaki, his true, sadistic personality shines through. How will Chiaki juggle her new school life while fending off the advances of this sadistic prince?This series has been published in Japan since 2008 with the Japanese title “S Kareshi Joujou.” Read Now ### **Who Wants to Play** By Tsuyoshi Osumi Distributed by MediBang Japan’s favorite child celebrity, Ena Fujie, is busy with her entertainment gig! Except for Tashiro, Ena’s clumsy manager, the adults around her have not realized that behind her cute and captivating performance, she is a very ambitious kid that calculates every move to win everyone’s heart! What kind of shenanigans will she pull out today? Let’s play with Ena in “Who Wants to Play?”! Read Now ### **Garuda** By Haguro Distributed by MediBang A human can’t choose their ideal body. A memory that had been carved in the flesh would not vanish no matter how much we tried to alter it. A newcomer thus arrived in the town, bringing a gun that could swap people’s bodies. The fierce but smiling adventurer walks with a secret quest—to find the original body that was taken by his wife. Read Now ### **I’ll Quit Travelling…** By Konoha Kizima Published by Star Fruit Books A short story about a young girl who has been a traveler since birth and her wish to end her journey. Read Now * * * Plus three more short manga, all distributed by MediBang: * **Immoral** by Lin Yi * **A Long Stay** by VIEW * **Split Story** by Kata Katoh

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_BIKINGS, GUT ’S, Paranoia Cage, Otohime Diver, and Tokyo Interstellar Immigration_, are available now! **BIKINGS **by Jun Fudo The encounter between Itto Ippongi, A high schooler who blunders no matter what he does, and a road race bike. A genuine cycling road race manga that will light a fire in your heart and make you want to go to the distant Alpe d’Huez has come!! **GUT’S** by Jun Fudo A baseball player obsessed with hitting fastball records speeds joins the tennis team, where balls can fly faster than he’s ever hit them before! Can he rise to the challenge of mastering a different game? **Paranoia Cage** by Coolkyousinnjya A successful manga artist and her dedicated assistant are on a quest to create her magnum opus – the ultimate adult manga! **Otohime Diver** by Okito Endo Sixteen years after the great hydroseism, nearly the entire world has sunken beneath the seas… but that won’t stop Tatsumiya Minato from following her dream of becoming a high school student at the Enoshima Women’s Ocean Academy! **Tokyo Interstellar Immigration** by Mado Guchimoto Lein and Ann have a new batch of aliens to deal with, and they come in all shapes and sizes! Whether you’re an illegal snuff show streamer who delights in making the government break their own laws, an off-world assassin who tries to break his murderous streak by becoming father to the human daughter of an old target, or a shrimpy alien girl just trying to make ends meet, the high school duo’s ready to meet the challenges of the day in this bold, bombastic science-fiction stunner!