The Shojobeat imprint from Viz Media has a second acquisition for today as well on the manga front as Aya Shoutou fans will be pleased to see Kiss of the Rose Princess being picked up for publication. The series ran from 2008 to 2011 with a total of nine volumes published in Japan based off of its serialization in Asuka Monthly. Viz Media’s release of it will begin in November 2014.
Plot concept: Most girls are crazy about jewelry, but not Anis Yamamoto. Not since her father gave her a rose choker as a child, claiming it was a protective amulet which would safeguard her from harm; however, if she ever took it off (a feat easier said than done!), she would be afflicted by a “punishment” of some sort- not like it matters to her, since the attention it attracts around school from faculty and students alike isn’t something she’s particularly fond of. But after a certain incident causes the choker to disappear, she realizes that this punishment her father spoke of might have been a bit more than she bargained for!
