Azuki Licenses Four New Manga: Natsume & Natsume, Tribals, Toki, and Myosotis
NEW YORK, NY—At their Anime NYC 2022 industry panel, digital manga subscription service Azuki announced that they've exclusively licensed Shunsuke Sorato's romantic comedy manga Natsume & Natsume for worldwide release in English. A free preview of Natsume & Natsume is available today and the first three chapters will launch on December 2, 2022. Azuki is also adding three titles published by indie manga publisher Star Fruit Books: Tribals, Toki, and Myosotis. Tribals and Toki are available to read today. Myosotis will launch on Azuki on December 3, 2022.
Natsume & Natsume is a shojo manga from Shunsuke Sorato (The Girl With the Sanpaku Eyes) and Japanese magazine Comic Elmo (The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting). High schooler Natsume Shiranui has the face of a villain, 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?
Tribals is a high-octane action one-shot from writer-artist team Yoshiaki Tabata and Yūki Yogo (Ninja Slayer). Mizuhara is a klutzy high school student by day, but by night another personality takes over: Tribal, a scantily clad assassin who crawls the streets of the dangerous R-18 district in Tokyo.
Toki by Tatsuya Ihara is a one-shot set in 1959 about a rural midwife maintaining traditional Japanese birthing practices in the face of an increasingly Westernized medical system. At once an educational manga and a poignant human drama, it's a story that will leave readers with lots to think about.
Myosotis is the latest one-shot from acclaimed artist Minami Q-ta (Pop Life, The Blood Red Boy). The story will also be available in the first issue of Star Fruit Books' upcoming Comic Bright manga magazine.
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