Viz Media hit up their first main panel at Anime Expo today and within it they announced five new manga series and two new art books that will be coming. Some are completed projects with no new material, others are ongoing. Some familiar, some classic, some very new. There aren’t a lot of details but check out the basics below and a look at the Japanese covers.
Prince Freya / Itsuwari no Freya: Keiko Ishihara – 2017 – 2 Volumes: In Tulle, a small county threatened by invasion, Freja lives in a small house by the countryside. Aaron and Alexis, two knights who left the kingdom three years before, return, and slowly the gear of fate begins to turn for Freja.
Announcement: Prince Freya, coming Winter 2020. This new @ShojoBeat tale features a young woman who must impersonate a prince to save her kingdom! pic.twitter.com/ryeF4clukf
— VIZ @ Anime NYC Booth #641 (@VIZMedia) July 4, 2019
Love Me, Love Me Not / Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare: Io Sakisaka – 2015 – 12 Volumes Complete: The story centers around Yuna and Akari who have two very different views of love: Yuna is someone who sees love as a dream and Akari is someone who is very realistic about her romance choices. Meanwhile, there are two boys, Kazuomi and Rio, who also have different views of love: Kazuomi’s an airhead and doesn’t understand the concept of love while Rio grabs the opportunity when confessed to as long as the girl looks cute.
Announcement: Love Me, Love Me Not, out Spring 2020. Prepare to fall in love with this new romantic manga! pic.twitter.com/E0AlxuEalI
— VIZ @ Anime NYC Booth #641 (@VIZMedia) July 4, 2019
Downfall / Reiraku: Inio Asano – 2017 – 1 Volume Complete: This story will show the drifting soul of a lone manga artist whose heart has been used up.
Announcement: Downfall, out Winter 2020. Inio Asano�s latest release focuses on a mangaka who�s down on his luck, desperately trying to create a hit manga. pic.twitter.com/pTY4ozFTEA
— VIZ @ Anime NYC Booth #641 (@VIZMedia) July 4, 2019
Blue Flag / Ao no Flag: KAITO – 2017 – 6 Volumes: The “youth pure love” story begins when three students in their third and final year of high school meet during a time when they are worried about paths for their futures. Waiting for them are sweet, painful, and heartrending days.
Announcement: Blue Flag, a sweet and heart-wrenching manga about an unlikely love quadrangle and unrequited romance. Out Spring 2020. pic.twitter.com/8Ly8MjMwLz
— VIZ @ Anime NYC Booth #641 (@VIZMedia) July 4, 2019
Transformers: This collection of Generation 1 Transformers manga strips ran in TV Magazine in the 1980s and are being printed in the US for the first time.
Announcement: Transformers: The Manga Volume 1, rolls out this Winter. This collection of Generation 1 Transformers manga strips ran in Japan�s TV Magazine in the 1980�s and will be published in the United States for the first time! pic.twitter.com/5AKrZqaEY5
— VIZ @ Anime NYC Booth #641 (@VIZMedia) July 4, 2019
The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions
Announcement: The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions, out Spring 2020. See the world through Junji Ito�s eyes and dare to consume his Twisted Visions in this new artbook! pic.twitter.com/hrgJ8OdM3f
— VIZ @ Anime NYC Booth #641 (@VIZMedia) July 4, 2019
Kirby: Art & Style Collection
Announcement: Kirby: Art & Style Collection, out Spring 2020. This dreamy hardcover collection contains pages and pages of rare art featuring the powerful pink puff Kirby and his friends! pic.twitter.com/5LoVwKslbY
— VIZ @ Anime NYC Booth #641 (@VIZMedia) July 4, 2019
