Viz Media took to Twitter to announce a number of exciting new manga licenses for Spring 2023. All releases are added to the 2023 manga release schedule. Learn more about their upcoming new manga releases below!
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17-21 & 22-26
Viz Media announced two new volumes that highlight the origins of Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch‘s creator Tatsuki Fujimoto. Two short story collections titled Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17-21 and Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26 are set to release in Spring 2023.
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17-21 contains four compelling short stories about alien invasions, high school romances, bloody vampire action, and more.
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26 contains four more unforgettable short stories about killer mermaids, gender swapping, and a devilish little sister with the power to end the world.
In addition these volumes in 2023, Viz are also releasing Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot Look Back in 2022.
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The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend by Mieri Hiranishi
Viz Media are also releasing The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend by Mieri Hiranishi in Spring 2023. Viz describe the series as “an autobiographical manga about one woman’s quest for the hot short-haired girlfriend of her dreams”.
Mieri is an awkward, nerdy college student with no dating experience, and her previous crushes on fellow butch women have all ended in disaster. That all changes when she meets Ash and has her feelings returned for the first time – but when first love turns to first heartbreak, Mieri will do everything possible to win Ash back.
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Insomniacs After School by Makoto Ojiro
Insomniacs After School by Makoto Ojiro is being printed for the first time with English translation by Viz. The first volume is set to release on March 21, 2023.
Insomniacs After School follows Nakami, a studious student that has a sleeping disorder. During preparations for the school festival, he is sent to the school’s observatory to gather cardboard boxes, a place said to be haunted by the former members of the Astronomy Club. While rummaging around in the observatory, Nakami finds his classmate Isaki sleeping inside an overturned locker.
Although Isaki, who is popular and personable, also suffers from insomnia. Looking for a middle ground, she finds that there’s comfort in spending time together with him, so they resort to making the observatory their own private cubby to sleep and an unexpected relationship between the two is forged.
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Helck by Nanaki Nanao
Helck, an action and fantasy manga by Nanaki Nanao, is being printed for the first time with English translation by Viz. The first volume is set to release on January 10, 2023 and the second is set to release on March 14, 2023.
Soon after the last Demon King was defeated, the Demon Empire holds a tournament to choose the next Demon King. The favorite contestant to win is Helck, a kind-hearted human who says the reason he wants to become the Demon King is to defeat his own race, or does he have an ulterior motive?
But there are dark forces at work, and Red Vamirio—one of the Four Heavenly Kings who rule over the empire—must discover why Helck has such a strong following among some of the demons and find out exactly what he’s planning.
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Love’s in Sight! by Uoyama
Viz also licensed Love’s in Sight! by Uoyama. The first volume is set to release on April 18, 2023. In this series, “love blooms between a tough delinquent boy and a spunky girl with a vision impairment”.
Morio Kurokawa is the toughest-looking tough guy around. Yukiko Akaza is a self-possessed girl with a vision impairment attending a school for the blind. The whole city fears Morio, but Yukiko sees the real him—he’s a soft sweetheart who’s just searching for his place in the world!
Morio has won over a hundred fights. He’s beloved by his goons and feared by the public. Now, he faces his biggest challenge yet when he meets Yukiko and falls in love at first sight. Can Morio outgrow his delinquent roots and turn over a new leaf for his unexpected love?
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Tista by Tatsuya Endo
Viz are releasing Tista, a two-volume manga series by Tatsuya Endo, the creator of Spy x Family. The first volume is releasing on April 4, 2023.
The NYPD is baffled by the work of a mysterious female sniper who calls herself Sister Militia. She has taken out dozens of criminals with a long-distance rifle, firing once and hitting her mark each time. Her secret identity is Tista, a reclusive college student who was raised in a Catholic orphanage.
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Show-ha Shoten! by Akinari Asakura & Takeshi Obata
Viz are also releasing Show-ha Shoten! written by Akinari Asakura and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Bakuman) in Spring 2023.
In this series, two boys, a former child actor and a high schooler who submits jokes to radio shows, aim for the top of the comedy world.
Ever since he failed to make his crush laugh, shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. Meanwhile, his classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through. When the two team up, they just might be able to create a wave of laughter that reaches to the heavens and propels them to the top of the comedy world!
Under a fake name, Shijima has cut his comedy chops sending in funny captions to radio shows. When Higashikata discovers his secret, he ropes Shijima into performing in a comedy duo with him at a school show. The live applause they receive is heady, inspiring Higashikata to ask Shijima to join in an audacious dream—to rise to the top of Japan’s comedy scene by winning major events in both stand-up and sketch comedy!
You can also read Show-ha Shoten! now digitally on sites like Manga Plus!
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Boy’s Abyss by Ryo Minenami
Viz have obtained a license for Boy’s Abyss by Ryo Minenami. The first volume is set to release on April 25, 2023.
In a small town, high schooler Reiji Kurose was “just” living life. His family, his friends, his classmates—all of them bound him to this city. He thought his life would continue like this forever. That is, until he met her. Is there hope in living? Is there light waiting ahead? It’s the start of a boy meets girl series that reflects the present.
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Ayashimon by Yuji Kaku
Viz have obtained a license for Ayashimon by Yuji Kaku, the creator of Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku. The first volume is set to release on March 7, 2023.
Maruo is a young boy with a monstrous strength and an insatiable urge to fight. But every fight leaves him unsatisfied, until he meets Urara, the Yakuza boss who becomes his sparring partner and an Ayashimon.
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My Special One by Momoko Koda
Viz are releasing My Special One, a rom-com and shojo manga, by Momoko Koda. The first volume is set to release on February 7, 2023.
Sahoko is a gloomy high school student with a deep hatred for attractive men, who refuses to fall in love again. Kouta, a super-famous national idol who’s used to being loved by everyone, walks into her family restaurant. Their first meeting goes horribly, as expected, yet Kouta comes back again and again. Who will win? Kouta’s earnest charm or Sahoko’s resentful stubbornness?
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Choujin X by Sui Ishida
Viz are also releasing Choujin X by Sui Ishida, the creator of Tokyo Ghoul. The first volume is set to release on February 21, 2023.
Tokio and Azuma are on their way home when they encounter a Choujin, a human with dangerous supernatural powers. When the Choujin threatens to kill them, Tokio and Azuma make a crucial decision: to become Choujin themselves.
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Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito
Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection, a hardcover collection of short stories from Junji Ito, is releasing on March 28, 2023.
Countless tombstones stand in rows, forming a bizarre town. What fate awaits a brother and sister after a traffic accident in this town of the dead? In another tale, a girl falls silent, her tongue transformed into a slug. Can a friend save her? Then, when a young man moves to a new town, he finds the house next door has only a single window. What does his grotesque neighbor want, calling out to him every evening from that lone window?
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In other manga news, here are all of the new manga you have to look forward to in 2022!
