SEAN: Still hot, and be on the lookout for poison ivy. And manga. Hopefully you don’t drop your manga in the poison ivy.
MICHELLE: And evil lettuce.
ANNA: Yes, I’m scared of evil lettuce now.
SEAN: Airship has the print debut of The Dangers in My Heart – The Novel (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu), a light novel spinoff of the hot manga that looks at the main couple through the eyes of the other characters.
Also in print: My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now My Flirty Underclassman Won’t Leave Me Alone 2.
They also have a digital-only debut. Reluctant Space Commander: From Death Wish to Galactic Hero! (“Koko wa Makasete Saki ni Ike!” o Shitai Shinitagari no Nozomanu Uchuu Gekokujou) stars a guy who wants to end it all after his girlfriend dumps him. He’ll join the Space Corps and have a noble death! The trouble is, he’s too good at Space Corps!
ANNA: I hate it when that happens!
ASH: Right?
SEAN: And in early digital we see Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex 3, There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… 8, and Too Many Losing Heroines! 8.
Ghost Ship has The Elf Sisters Can’t Wait for the Night 5 and Ero Ninja Scrolls 10.
Ize Press have two debuts. Seven Sundays is a BL title about a guy, Taeyang, who sees his ex again, only to find he has a kid… named after Taeyang!
ASH: Not to be confused with the BL title Seven Days.
SEAN: Solo Leveling: Ragnarök is a sequel to Solo Leveling. Further, deponent sayeth not.
ASH: The original, at least, is a popular series.
SEAN: Also from Ize Press: Finding Camellia 8, I Tamed My Ex-Husband’s Mad Dog 7, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint 4 (the novel), Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint 11 (the manhwa), The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine 8, Tomb Raider King 15, and The World After the Fall 14.
Another light J-Novel Club week. For light novels they have The Bladesmith’s Enchanted Weapons 5, The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place 5, and The Hero and the Sage, Reincarnated and Engaged 7.
And for manga there is Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- 8, Death’s Daughter and the Ebony Blade 9, and What’s with the Bag, Kamiyama-san? 3.
Kodansha Manga has a print debut. Smells Like Green Spirit is a BL title from Comic Be, with both volumes being released as one big one-shot. In a rural town, a boy is bullied for being gay. Then he finds a secret love with the school’s soccer star. Can they explore their love in a town like this?
MICHELLE: Sounds potentially interesting.
ASH: I am intrigued.
SEAN: Also in print: Blue Lock 32, Cells at Work! Lady 4, Gachiakuta 11, Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law 13, Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow 3, and The Magnificent Bastard 3.
Digitally we have A Couple of Cuckoos 29, Fungus and Iron 9, and Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms 22.
One Peace Books has The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible 2.
Seven Seas has a danmei finale, the third and final volume of The Wife Comes First: Qi Wei Shang.
There are no debuts, but we do get Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex 3, Grand Metal Organs 3, Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! 5-6, KILLING ME / KILLING YOU 2, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 23, Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn 22, Perfect Addiction 2, Perfect Buddy 6, Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door 3, and The Titan’s Bride 9.
Square Enix Manga has a 2nd volume of A Howl of the Heart.
Tokyopop has a one-shot, 300 New Days With You (Wasureru Kimi to no 300 Nichi). This BL title that ran in Chara. A meteor leaves thousands with memory loss… including one half of the main couple here! Is it worth staying together if your other half suddenly has no interest as he doesn’t remember?
MICHELLE: Sweet and potentially sad BL is appealing.
SEAN: Retailers say Udon Entertainment has More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers 3.
Viz Media debut Alice in Borderland Retry, a spinoff of the manga where Arisu finds himself back at the ol’ death game again. This ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday, and is complete in one omnibus.
The other debut is Taika’s Reason (Taika no Risei), the latest from the author of BEASTARS. It runs in Weekly Shonen Champion. Pets have been turning into anthros, and our heroine finds her pet dog has murdered her dad… so her mom decides to humanize him! Honestly, the BEASTARS author has gotten a bit too weird for me.
MICHELLE: Yeah…
ANNA: OK, not really into this.
ASH: Huh.
SEAN: Also from Viz: #DRCL midnight children 6, Boy’s Abyss 14, Bug Ego 2, The Climber 6, Kingdom 9, Moriarty the Patriot 20, The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen 2, Record of Ragnarök 19, Red River 3-in-1 8, Rooster Fighter 10, and Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 2.
ANNA: Still glad Red River is being re-released!
ASH: Ditto! And I really need to get around to starting The Climber.
SEAN: And that’s it? What manga are you rolling around with in the middle of a field?
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