New York Comic Con is properly underway and VIZ Media overwhelmed us with a grand whole of 19 license bulletins, break up between bodily and digital titles. There have been a number of anticipated titles, but in addition a handful of full surprises.
Without additional ado, listed here are the VIZ Media manga bulletins from NYCC 2023.
Print manga licenses
Battle Royale: Enforcers (July 16, 2024)
The notorious collection that outlined a complete style, Battle Royale, is again with a brand new addition to the collection in Battle Royale: Enforcers. High schoolers should as soon as once more battle to the dying, this time as a consequence of a rogue authorities AI! This collection is written by Koushun Takami, with artwork by Yukai Asada.
Per VIZ Media, “In this manga continuation of Battle Royale, Project 68, now run by a diabolical government AI, returns. Once more high school students will fight to the death!”
Battle Royale: Enforcers Vol. 1 will go on sale July 16, 2024, for $14.99 in paperback. Pre-orders can be found now.
Let’s Do It Already! (June 4, 2024)
For its first shojo manga collection announcement of the day, VIZ Media introduced the license for Let’s Do It Already! (Hayaku Shitai Futari) by Aki Kusaka. Follow alongside as Keiichi, a stoic younger man destined to take over the household legacy, avoids all earthly temptations that come together with courting his girlfriend, Yuri.
Per VIZ Media’s press launch:
“Passionate Yuri and rule-abiding Keiichiro have fallen in love! But Keiichiro’s strict political family doesn’t allow physical affection until age 18. Can they keep their relationship chaste?”
Let’s Do It Already! will go on sale June 4, 2024, for $11.99 in paperback. Pre-orders can be found now.
My Neighbor Totoro: All-In-One Edition (Summer 2024)
The legendary Studio Ghibli anime, My Neighbor Totoro, will lastly obtain an entire, all-in-one print version for the very first time in English! A must have for any Studio Ghibli fan!
In Nineteen Fifties Japan, Tatsuo Kusakabe relocates himself and his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, to the countryside to be nearer to their mom, who’s hospitalized as a consequence of long-term sickness. As the ladies develop acquainted with rural life, Mei encounters a small, bunny-like creature within the yard in the future. Chasing it into the forest, she finds “Totoro”—a large, mystical forest spirit whom she quickly befriends. Before lengthy, Satsuki too meets Totoro, and the 2 women immediately discover their lives stuffed with magical adventures in nature and fantastical creatures of the woods.
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My Neighbor Totoro: All-In-One Edition might be launched in a deluxe hardcover version in Summer 2024. Pricing is ready at $30.00 USD. It can also be accessible for pre-order now!
Haikyu!! 3-in-1 Edition (Summer 2024)
Big information for Haikyu!! followers, as Viz has introduced a model new, 3-in-1 Edition of the award-winning Weekly Shonen Jump boys volleyball collection!
The whistle blows. The ball is up. A dig. A set. A spike.
Volleyball. A sport the place two groups face off, separated by a formidable, wall-like web.
The “Little Giant,” standing at solely 170 cm, overcomes the towering web and the wall of blockers. The awe-inspired Shouyou Hinata appears to be like on on the ace’s crow-like determine. Determined to achieve nice heights just like the Little Giant, small-statured Hinata lastly manages to type a group in his final 12 months of junior highschool, and enters his first volleyball match. However, his group is totally defeated of their first sport in opposition to the powerhouse faculty Kitagawa Daiichi, led by the genius, however oppressive setter dubbed the “King of the Court,” Tobio Kageyama.
Hinata enrolls into Karasuno High School looking for to take revenge in opposition to Kageyama in an official highschool match and to observe within the Little Giant’s footsteps—however his plans are ruined when he opens the gymnasium door to search out Kageyama as certainly one of his teammates.
Now, Hinata should set up himself on the group and work alongside the problematic Kageyama to beat his shortcomings and to meet his dream of creating it to the highest of the highschool volleyball world.
Pre-orders accessible now: bit.ly/3tB3IYf
No further info concerning the format moreover it being 3-in-1 prints was introduced. Pricing has been set at $16.99 USD per quantity. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
GoGo Monster – Second Edition (Summer 2024)
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Not a lot a brand new licensing announcement, however quite a MAJOR reprint announcement for GOGO MONSTER, an over 20-year-old collection by the legendary mangaka, Taiyo Matsumoto.
Yuki lives in two worlds, one the place he’s a loner mocked for telling tales about supernatural beings. In one other, these beings vie for energy and convey chaos to nature itself.
The collection seems to be set to be launched in a single deluxe hardcover format. The pricing is ready at $40 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
Spy X Family: Mission Report – Official Anime Guide (Summer 2024)
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Spy x Family is the most recent VIZ manga title to obtain a brand-new companion information for its at the moment airing anime collection.
Surveil the Forger household with this companion information to the Spy x Family anime, that includes an authentic illustration from Tatsuya Endo and a double-sided poster!
No info concerning format or pricing has been launched. The launch date, nevertheless is ready for Summer 2024.
I Wanna Do Bad Things With You (Summer 2024)
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The Shonen Sunday journal rule-breaking romance title, I WANNA DO BAD THINGS WITH YOU (Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai) by Yutaka, was additionally introduced by VIZ immediately.
When Fuji asks Wataya to empty the college pool for him, she will get her first style of the excessive that comes from breaking the principles; now Wataya’s prepared to start out doing dangerous issues.
No info concerning format, other than the collection probably being launched below the Shonen Sunday imprint, or pricing has been launched. The launch date, nevertheless is ready for Summer 2024.
Fool Night (Summer 2024)
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The post-apocalyptic drama title, FOOL NIGHT by Yasuda Kasumi, was additionally introduced immediately. In a future the place vegetation are dying and oxygen is turning into scarce, with help of recent human expertise, Toshiro makes the dangerous determination to show his physique right into a plant to attempt to save his dying mom.
In a post-apocalyptic future the place the solar not shines, Toshiro tries to avoid wasting his ailing mom by turning his physique right into a plant.
Pre-order accessible now!: bit.ly/3RVIdeV
No info concerning the format has been launched. Pricing has been set at $14.99 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
You and I Are Polar Opposites (Summer 2024)
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The long-awaited license for the favored MANGA Plus collection, YOU AND I ARE POLAR OPPOSITES (Seihantai na Kimi to Boku) by Kocha Agasawa, was additionally introduced. How may a relationship between the energetic, bubbly Suzuki and the reserved however blunt Tani work? Follow alongside on this rom-com to search out out!
Suzuki is a cheerful highschool woman in love, however the object of her affection, the stoic Tani, is her polar reverse! Will Suzuki overcome her anxiousness and ask Tani out?
No info concerning format or pricing has been launched. The launch date, nevertheless is ready for Summer 2024.
Alley: Junji Ito Collection (Summer 2024)
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It wouldn’t be a VIZ Media licensing announcement occasion with out some information concerning the “Modern Godfather of Horror” mangaka, Junji Ito. Today’s announcement was for ALLEY: THE JUNJI ITO COLLECTION, a compilation of 10 quick horror tales by Junji Ito, compiled into one quantity.
An all-you-can eat ice cream truck that’s extra creepy than candy. An eerie city with no addresses or roads. Legendary horror mangaka Junji Ito presents ten blood-curdling tales to maintain you awake.
Pre-0rder accessible now!: bit.ly/3PTT4mV
ALLEY: JUNJI ITO COLLECTION was introduced to be launched in a deluxe hardcover print version, very like many different titles by Junji Ito. Pricing is ready at $25 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
Deadpool Samurai – Official Coloring Book (Summer 2024)
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It additionally wouldn’t be a VIZ licensing announcement occasion with out a coloring e book! This time round we’re getting one with a MARVEL connection, that being an official coloring e book for the DEADPOOL: SAMURAI manga collection.
A coloring e book for followers of the Merc with a Mouth! Featuring 80 pages of artwork by Hikaru Uesugi taken from the pages of the Deadpool: Samurai manga
Pre-order accessible now!: bit.ly/3QchmKh
Pricing has been set at $14.99 USD. The launch date has additionally been set for Summer 2024.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Rose-Red Tyrant (Novel, Summer 2024)
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VIZ Media additionally introduced one novel license, that being for the extraordinarily widespread Disney cell sport, DISNEY TWISTED-WONDERLAND. This novel options art work by Yana Toboso, the mangaka of Black Butler, and is written by Jun Hioki.
Meet the scholars of Night Raven College on this tie-in novel to the cell sport.
Pre-order accessible now!: bit.ly/490M1lo
No info concerning the format has been launched. Pricing is ready at $17.99 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
Star Wars: Visions – The Manga Anthology (Summer 2024)
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The ground-breaking animated collection, STAR WARS: VISIONS, was introduced to lastly be receiving an official manga anthology collection. This title options works by Kamome Shirahama (Witch Hat Atelier), Keisuke Sato (Little Witch Academia), Yuusuke Oosawa (Spider-Man: Fake Red, Star Wars: The Mandalorian), and Haruichi (Doctor Strange, Star Wars: Leia).
Celebrate the smash hit animated collection, Star Wars: Visions, with this official manga adaptation!
Pre-order accessible now!: bit.ly/3tkPGdd
The anthology might be launched in paperback format. Pricing is ready at $14.99 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
HIRAYASUMI (Summer 2024)
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Award-nominated collection HIRAYASUMI by Keigo Shinzo, was additionally introduced immediately. What occurs when the opposing personalities of 29-year-old Hiroto and his 18-year-old cousin, Natsumi, conflict as soon as they start residing collectively after the passing of their beloved grandmother? Be positive to select this one as much as discover out!
After forging an unlikely friendship with a grumpy granny, easygoing Hiroto inherits her home. But when his cousin, a struggling artwork pupil, strikes in, Hiroto finds his once-chill life examined.
Pre-order accessible now!: bit.ly/3ZOSETz
The anthology might be launched in paperback format. Pricing is ready at $14.99 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
Naruto: Konoha’s Story – The Steam Ninja Scrolls (Summer 2024)
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Continuing the pattern of normal Naruto aspect tales, we acquired information of a model new manga adaptation of NARUTO: KONOHA’S STORY – THE STEAM NINJA SCROLLS. This aspect story was initially launched as a novel written by Masashi Kishimoto and Sho Hinata. The manga adaptation is finished by Natsuo Sai.
Kakashi, Guy, Mirai Sarutobi and extra, star on this new story set within the Naruto universe.
Pre-order accessible now!: bit.ly/3ZTwGP7
No info concerning the format was launched, nevertheless, it’s presumed to observe the pattern of a paperback just like the earlier Naruto aspect tales. The pricing has been set at $11.99 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
Naruto: Sasuke’s Story – The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust (Summer 2024)
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Finally, we have been additionally graced with a second Naruto aspect story, this being a model new manga adaptation of NARUTO – SASUKE’S STORY – THE UCHIHA AND THE HEAVENLY STARDUST. This aspect story was initially launched as a novel written by Masashi Kishimoto and Jun Esaka. The manga adaptation is finished by Shingo Kimura.
Sasuke and Sakura tackle secrets and techniques and conspiracies on this manga adaptation of the novel.
Pre-order accessible now!: bit.ly/3tthyvX
No info concerning the format was launched, nevertheless, it’s presumed to observe the pattern of a paperback just like the earlier Naruto aspect tales. The pricing has been set at $11.99 USD. The launch date can also be set for Summer 2024.
Digital manga licenses:
Aliens Area (Spring 2024)
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For the primary of VIZ’s digital-exclusive titles, the license for ALIENS AREA by Fusai Naba was introduced. The collection beforehand ran in Weekly Shonen Jump and is at the moment accessible on the MANGA Plus app.
Tatsumi’s already-difficult life is upended when aliens assault him. After being saved by a mysterious group, Foreign Affairs 5, Tatsumi might want to determine why aliens are after him.
The digital quantity launch date is ready for Spring 2024.
Cipher Academy (Spring 2024)
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The newest manga collection CIPHER ACADEMY by by well-known novelist and mangaka, NISIOISIN, was additionally introduced as a digital-exclusive title by VIZ. This collection additionally not too long ago positioned within the Top 5 of the Print Manga class on the Next Manga Awards 2023. A must have for puzzle followers!
The all-girl Cipher Academy’s new recruit Iroha could battle with deciphering codes, however he is perhaps the important thing to ending all wars!
CIPHER ACADEMY is at the moment accessible to learn on the Shonen Jump app. The digital quantity launch date is ready for Spring 2024.
Super Smartphone (Spring 2024)
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Finally, the digital-exclusive license for SUPER SMARTPHONE, written by Hiroki Tomisawa, and artwork by Kentaro Hidano, was additionally introduced.
Kyu discovers a telephone that may search by all info on Earth. But he’s not the one one…
The digital quantity launch date is ready for Spring 2024.
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