Viz Media announced the following new physical and digital licenses and releases on Friday:
Title: Alice in Borderland Retry
Author: Haro Aso
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: The official sequel to the action-packed manga adapted into a hit Netflix show! Now with a baby on the way, Arisu has built a new life with the past behind him. However, Borderland isn't done with him.
Title: Daydream Darling
Author: Io Sakisaka
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: From the best-selling creator of Ao Haru Ride comes a series about first love, courage, and the blurring of fantasy and reality. Sou feels like Iroha's dream come true, until her secret surfaces.
Title: The Marshal King
Author: Boichi
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: A two-fisted tale about desperadoes and the marshals who hunt them! High-octane adventure in the American Wild West as imagined by the genius illustrator Boichi, the artist of Dr. Stone and One Piece: Ace's Story!
Title: Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
Author: Shoichi Usui
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Kiyoshi Harai is the world's strongest exorcist—and its most awkward one! Equally afraid of fighting demons and making new friends, can Kiyoshi ever reach his full potential?
Title: Psych House
Author: Omusuke Kobayashi
Release: Spring 2026 (digital)
Summary: Kotone moves into a house of superpowered housemates who use their gifts to...cook, clean, and play?! From psychic tag to an iconic welcome party, she hones her teleportation along the way.
Title: Cocoon
Author: Machiko Kyō
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Based on a true story. San and her friends are recruited as assistant nurses in WWII Okinawa. In cave hospitals of carnage and relentless loss, they endure as war strips away their innocence.
Title: Sakamoto Days: Assassin's Method novel
Authors: Renka Misaki, Yūto Suzuki (original concept)
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Enjoy more Sakamoto Days stories in this novel, which comes with a full-color, double-sided poster.
Title: Shinobi Undercover
Authors: Ippon Takegushi (story), Santa Mitarashi (art)
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Can awkward Yodaka keep his cover while rogue ninja assassins in the school are targeting klutzy Aoi?
Title: Hima-Ten!
Author: Genki Ono
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Follow the romances of part-time house cleaner, full-time student, Iemori and high school CEO Himari in this romantic comedy.
Title: Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Tales of Iga
Author: reguje
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: The official prequel manga to the newest game in the Assassin's Creed series!
Title: Star Wars: Visions: Tsukumo
Authors: Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro Shimoguchi
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: An Imperial assassin droid hunts down Jedi Knight Nagi Tsukumo. A standalone story set after Order 66.
Title: Taika’s Reason
Author: Paru Itagaki
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: A new series from the creator of BEASTARS! Due to a declining birth rate, pets are being transformed into humanoid members of society. But are they truly human? Or are humans truly animals?
Title: Half Is More
Author: Yoiko Fujimi
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Being mixed-race in Japan like Kazumi means facing daily trials of racism, microaggressions, and otherness. This is a journey of resilience, hope, and the search for coexistence.
Title: I’m No Angel
Author: Ai Yazawa
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: A decade before Nana, Ai Yazawa wrote this breakthrough hit about the journey of love into adulthood.
Title: The King's Beast Special Edition Final Volume 18
Author: Rei Tōma
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Celebrate the conclusion of The King's Beast with this limited edition final volume! Includes an exclusive cover and a 32-page full-color illustration book.
Title: Moriarty the Patriot Volume 20
Author: Hikaru Miyoshi, based on works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Three years after Sherlock and Moriarty have returned from the Final Problem, MI6 has been assigned to gather intelligence on a new street drug!
Title: Manga in Theory and Practice: How to Create Villains book
Author: Hirohiko Araki
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki teaches you how to make a villain. This second book of art instruction includes editor commentary and more!
Title: Castle in the Sky Film Comic: All-in-One Edition book
Author: Hayao Miyazaki (film's writer, director)
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Originally published as a four-volume film comic, this release is now reformatted into a gorgeous hardcover edition for all Studio Ghibli fans.
Title: Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO book
Author: Hobonichi (editor)
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: Coming soon in paperback! Gain rare insight into the leadership and design philosophies of former global president and CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata.
Title: Lynx comic
Authors: SamuelSattin (story), tokitokoro (art)
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: After climate disaster brings on a perpetual winter, detective Lynx Takuma must uncover the truth in one of Earth's last livable cities.
Title: Champion of the Rose comic
Authors: Cat Aquino, Dominique
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: In a brutal tournament, Princess Rosa picks Rey, a trans swordsman, as her champion. Fighting for freedom, love, and revenge, he faces an arena where power is won in blood.
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