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M&C! Licenses The Labyrinth of Wing, My Shining Star Manga

Indonesian publisher M&C! announced on Tuesday that it has licensed Yū Yoshinaga's It's Annoying But I Love You (Kuyashii Kedo Kimi ga Suki), Kyoko Kumagai's The Labyrinth of Wing (Henyoku no Labyrinth), Uri Sugata's My Shining Star (Ichiban Hoshi Kirari), and Risa Konno's Tomorrow's 3600 Seconds (Ashita no 3600-byō) manga. The company will begin releasing all four manga between July 17 and 19.

It's Annoying But I Love You centers on Rio, a girl dating a guy named Gō whom she describes as willful, selfish, arrogant, a womanizer, can't keep a promise, gaudy, overly confident, forceful, and unloved by women. He expects Rio to just follow anything he says. But somehow she can't let go of him.

Yoshinaga published the manga in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine in 2016. Shogakukan published the manga's one compiled book volume in August 2016.

M&C! previously published Yoshinaga's Teens House, First Love Asterism (Hatsukoi Asterism), Fall in Love With You (Kimi to Koi o Shitta), My Boyfriend in 16 (Koibito wa 16-sai), First Love Stories (Hatsukoi Hakusho), One-Sided Love (Kataomoi no Mukōgawa), Distance to a Kiss (Kiss Made no Kyori), and The Loved Ones (Suki na Hito no Suki na Hito) manga.

The Labyrinth of Wing centers on Miyako, a normal, slightly chubby high school girl. Her sister Hotaru is going out with Hiroto, the classmate whom Miyako likes. One day, Miyako receives a letter, and a mysterious key along with it. Tempted by the contents of the letter, Miyako uses the key and is thrown two years into the past. Now she has an opportunity to redo her romance.

Kumagai launched the manga in Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine in 2014, and ended it in 2016. Shogakukan published the manga's 10th and final compiled book volume last September.

M&C! previously published all 12 volumes of Kumagai's Scarlet Fan - The Tale of Eternal Love (Ayakashi Hisen) manga.

My Shining Star centers on Rinri, a girl rumored to have come from an island with a population of only 300 to go to a high school in the city. A young man helps her out when her anxiety gets her into trouble. Wanting to see the young man again, Rinri resolves to do her best in this uncharted territory. But she soon finds out that the young man whom she had mistaken for a student was a strict and feared teacher.

Sugata launched the manga in Kodansha's Dessert magazine in 2015, and ended it in 2016. Kodansha published the manga's second and final compiled book volume in April 2016.

M&C! previously published Sugata's A Very Straight Girl & A So Twisted Boy (Tonikaku Kimi ga.), When Can I Give You My Kiss (Kiss Shite mo Ii Koro), Tsubame and the Sweet Song of the Sea (Tsubame to Umi to Dolce), and Graffiti of Love (Rakugaki no Shita) manga.

Tomorrow's 3600 Seconds centers on Naho. The story begins when, while cleaning a roadside shrine during a school trip to Kyoto, Naho inexplicably gains the ability to leap through time. Her classmate Kayano finds out about her secret and worries about her.

Konno launched the manga in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine in 2015, and ended it in 2016. Shogakukan published the manga's second and final compiled book volume in April 2016.

M&C! previously published all five volumes of Konno's Heartbeats (Mune ga Naru no wa Kimi no Sei) manga in 2015. M&C! will also publish Heartbeats' "extra" volume on July 10. M&C! published Konno's Love Peak (Renren Zakari) manga on January 18.