AX 2023 Announcements: 10 Manga Additions, Natsume & Natsume & My Dear Detective eBooks, & eBooks on Azuki (Beta)
Celebrate the launch of Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms, the newest exclusive on Azuki with 10 new manga announcements as well as new features + new/returning series coming soon as eBooks!
At our Anime Expo 2023 panel, we celebrated the launch of our latest exclusive manga series, Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms by Yoshino Koyoka and TriF, and announced new manga licenses, upcoming volume releases, and a beta feature allowing fans to download eBooks directly from the Azuki website.
First up, we announced the addition of 10 new manga series coming in July ☀️ Series include Itazurana Kiss, Wonder House of Horrors, and four series from legendary josei manga artist Moyoco Anno. Most are available to read right now. The full list is below:
A high school girl gets rejected by her crush – a popular sports champion with an IQ of 200. As if her luck wasn’t bad enough, her house gets destroyed and she somehow ends up living at his house! 😱
In unforgiving towns rampant with sex and violence – what happens when prostitutes fall in love? Two working girls risk their lives to break the cycle, all for the sake of the freedom they’ve never had.
Paris, France – Beginning of the 20th century. Colette works in a brothel and the only thing that brings her happiness are her secret meetings with a handsome gigolo named Leon who she feels helplessly attracted to despite his inability to remain faithful.
In a little town somewhere in Japan’s ancient capital, the cheerful Ochibi lives an easy life with his friends where he welcomes the new discoveries and acquaintances that come with the changing seasons.
Have you heard of the popular horror mobile game from Taiwan? This series has been adapted from the “urban Legend Hunters” series where urban legends grow in power as they grow in popularity.
Riku, has dreamed of going to university outside his prefecture with his childhood best friend and girl he loves, but is instead forced to marry a girl named Miyo due to an old family promise.
Life is just a repetition of encounters and partings, and where we are now is in any case a transit point. A series of coming of age stories about the days we go through feeling lost. Coming to Azuki July 21.
To buy a volume, just visit any series page, scroll down, and click the “Buy” button on any volume! We’ll send you an email right away with a download link.
💖 Natsume & Natsume eBooks
The latest Azuki series to get an eBook edition is Natsume & Natsume by Shunsuke Sorato! Don’t let his scary face fool you: Natsume’s earnest pursuit of all things heroic is sure to charm even the most cynical manga readers. Volume 1 is available for pre-order NOW on BookWalker and Apple Books, with Amazon and Google Play Books pre-orders going live in the next few days.
Natsume Shiranui has the face of a villain. From strangers on the street to his own high school classmates, his creepy grin freaks everybody out. But secretly he yearns to be a hero like his childhood friend — the kind, brave, and beautiful Natsume Minazuki. Can he become her hero, or is he destined to always be the one getting rescued? From the creator of The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes, Natsume & Natsume is a wholesome romantic comedy about becoming a hero for the person you love.
🔍 My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files Volume 2 Pre-Orders
