{"id":1124,"date":"2026-08-29T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:29:06","slug":"summer-release-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/article\/summer-release-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Release Roundup!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This summer has been hot, and so have the latest releases on K MANGA! From historical fantasy, to isekai, romance, and even an adorable canine slice-of-life, there’s something for everyone in here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blue Wolves of Mibu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nio is an orphan who can\u2019t help dreaming of a better world. In this action-packed manga, he meets two men who show him how much a few swords can change history. This riveting samurai series from the acclaimed creator of Days <\/em>shares its setting with Rurouni Kenshin<\/em> and chronicles the founding of the Shinsengumi by handsome and volatile men fighting for justice\u2026and for themselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knight of Blasphemy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Astelides. The Dornafahli. These are the two religions that rule and divide the world, each cloaked in their own brand of \u201crighteousness.\u201d Gerard Bydeford has seen the brutal acts committed in the names of their gods firsthand. A young would-be knight, he resolves to forge a third path\u2014even if it means bearing the title of blasphemer for the rest of his life\u2014and show the world what true righteousness really means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lovely Muco!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the beautiful mountains of Akita stands GLASS STUDIO amato, run by Mr. Komatsu and the shiny-nosed dog who loves him\u2014MUCO!! Muco dreams of the day when Mr. Komatsu will become a dog, too, but in the meantime she spends her days chewing up towels, jumping in the pond, and inventing new games\u2026all called “Komatsu”! Based on a real person, a real dog, and a real glass studio, there’s something here for everyone\u2014even cat lovers! (Disclaimer: no actual cats are featured in this volume)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing From Your Memory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A poignant and funny time-skip manga about grief, art, and love, like Orange <\/em>meets Monthly Girls\u2019 Nozaki-kun<\/em>, from the creator behind the Netflix miniseries Switched<\/em>. Complete in five volumes. Mahoro\u2019s high school manga club had two members: her and a classmate who passed away months after they met. Now, she\u2019s an award-winning pro, but what no one else knows is that she stole the ideas for her hit manga from the notebook her dead classmate left behind. When fate gives her an opportunity to redeem herself, she\u2019ll do whatever it takes to return Yukishima\u2019s story\u2014and save him from dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hitting Rewind With You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two college students desperate to live out the high school glory days they never had fall for each other in this silly and sweet romcom manga! This fun and escapist (non-)age gap romance is brimming with youthful nostalgia and perfect for fans of My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv 999<\/em> and In the Clear Moonlit Dusk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love Out on a Limb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the acclaimed shojo creator of Those Not-So-Sweet Boys<\/em>, Love in Focus<\/em>, and That Wolf-Boy Is Mine!<\/em> comes a new high school manga filled with taboo thoughts and curiosities. This love triangle is not so simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dazzling Spring Days<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second-year high school student Kuraki quietly draws manga in his free time, but although he wants to draw a bright and bubbly main character, his own more subdued personality means that his main characters always turn out gloomy like him. Then he meets Urara Haruno, a dazzling girl who sparkles like spring sunshine and attends a private school for young ladies from wealthy families. Kuraki is so inspired that he draws a new manga chapter all in one sitting, using Haruno as the model for the main character, but how will she react when she reads the manga herself?! This is a school love story of an artist, his muse, and their budding relationship!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAIRY TAIL RE\uff1aFANTASIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step back into the world of FAIRY TALE<\/em> in this special mini-series celebrating its 20th anniversary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sinking Moon in the Silent Night<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shen Yue is a woman with a powerful nose and talented skill at blending scents. But she has been abused and abandoned as a “ghost” of the land of scents. Saved by Ye Jing, the prince of the kingdom and the young boy Shen Yue once met long ago as children, they embark on a mission to gather the Hundred Scents and return Yue’s lost memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camp Master Extraordinaire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After being abandoned in the mountains, Enoa’s decision to camp and take it easy launches him into an adventure he never would’ve expected! After befriending a holy beast and becoming unfathomably strong, he learns that the aristocrats who exiled him are plotting his destruction. At least he’s popular with the ladies now! Prepare for a thrilling new harem and gourmet fantasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shrine Thieves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mizushima, an elementary school boy clever beyond his years, has been getting by in school with ease, but is constantly searching for some spark of excitement in his rather monotonous daily life. Then one day, he witnesses his classmate Taguchi stealing offerings from a shrine\u2026The reminiscence of an unforgettable secret and the ache of lingering emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE LAST TERRAN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the Red Planet, hundreds of millions of kilometers from Earth, a secret, cutting-edge technology is captured by a group of Earthlings, who were thought to have been wiped out over 300 years ago. A security force tasked with the mission of protecting interstellar order is deployed in response, and trail behind the Earthling pirates in hot pursuit. This crossing of paths shall uncover the fate of a race seeking to wield technology to advance beyond the stars. But will the tale it tells be one of caution, or one of hope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love at First Memory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An heiress battling amnesia must piece together which of her four suitors ultimately stole her heart in this upbeat, self-aware reverse harem romcom manga! Fans of Narumi Hasegaki\u2019s Boss Bride Days<\/em> will fall in love all over again with her swoon-worthy art style and vibrant characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winner of the reader popularity poll in Young Magazine USA! High school student Reo drifts through life, keeping his head down. He has a part time job, a girlfriend, a sense of anxiety he can’t shake, and a recurring dream about the taste of another boy’s lips\u2026 And when the long-lost friend he kissed suddenly resurfaces, that childhood memory might change all three of their lives forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOLDEN PHANTOM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While on an outing to an amusement park with his family to celebrate his daughter\u2019s middle school graduation, Shingo Asahina encounters a mysterious man covered in blood being pursued by some unsavory characters. On the spur of the moment, he gets on the Ferris wheel with the wounded man to shelter him. When questioned, the man simply says \u201cIn 30 minutes, this amusement park will turn into hell on Earth,\u201d and explains that in order to prevent disaster, he needs to \u201cborrow\u201d Shingo\u2019s body\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Aqua<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lukia Nanami is turning seventeen. Her family has just moved to a town by the sea, and on her first walk down to the beach, she saves a handsome surfer from drowning. The next day, she\u2019s shocked to discover he\u2019s not only a classmate at her new school, but has no idea who she is, and insists he was saved by a mermaid! A new chapter in the saga of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch<\/em>, from original artist Pink Hanamori!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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