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Berlin, Germany, November 13 – After Crunchyroll recently announced two major manga titles from the LGBTQIA+ scene, four more exciting licenses are now following! With Kageki Shojo!! and the prequel Kageki Shojo!! Ouvertüre (Kageki Shojo !! Season Zero), Ein schlummerndes Küken am Strand (Hinadori wa Shiokaze ni Madoromu) and Lost Lad London, diverse reading fodder for the year 2025 is guaranteed.
Ein schlummerndes Küken am Strand
The tragedy has already happened: Yuichi Tachibana and his seven-year-old nephew Ayumu have lost their family in a road accident. To put all this behind them, they move back to a place with a seemingly endless horizon – a town by the sea! There they meet the shop owner Ryo Kurebayashi, with whom they soon no longer just enjoy dining out …
Ein schlummerndes Küken am Strand is a heart-warming slice-of-life story with no shortage of hot Boys-Love moments.
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- One shot
- Age recommendation: 16+
- Genre: Boys Love
- Price: 9,50 € (D), 9,80 € (A)
- ca. 240 pages (b&w)
- 2 colour pages
- E-Book available
- Copyright: HINADORI WA SHIOKAZE NI MADOROMU © YUU MINADUKI 2018 / TOKUMA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
- Release: April 2025
Kageki Shojo!! Ouvertüre
Former idol Ai is taciturn, cool and hates men. She doesn’t want to be touched by them and therefore takes refuge in the famous Kouka music school, where only the most talented girls are allowed to study. Here she is sure that she will finally be able to find peace and quiet. But she’s wrong, because her new classmate and flatmate Sarasa is the exact opposite of her: loud, hyper and obsessed with the idea of becoming Ai’s new best friend! How could someone like her get accepted to this prestigious school? Little does Ai realise that this is the beginning of a wonderful journey for her …
The dramatic and emotionally moving prologue to the Kageki Shojo series starting in June!
The two prologue volumes are published simultaneously (separately or as a bundle) and provide a great introduction to Sarasa and Ai’s adventurous journey between rivalry and friendship to the stage that means the world to them.
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- Both volumes release in April
- 2 volumes (completed)
- Age recommendation: 12+
- Genre: Slice of Life
- Price: 7,50 € (D), 7,80 € (A)
- Bundle: 12,00 € (D), 12,40 € (A)
- ca. 160 pages (b&w)
- First print run comes with Stickers
- E-Book available
- Copyright: KAGEKI SHOJO!! SEASON ZERO © Kumiko Saiki 2019 / HAKUSENSHA, IN
- Release: April 2025
Kageki Shojo!!
Having a dream and pursuing it against all odds is something very special. In this new, emotionally captivating manga series, the endearing protagonist Sarasa and her friends show that – even while everyone around you is a potential rival – this can only be achieved with friendship, honesty and courage.
Sarasa will one day be on the big stage and become one of the 4 top stars of the famous Kouka theatre ensemble – she has been sure of this ever since she saw Lady Oscar perform as a small child. But getting there seems almost impossible. Because harsh winds are blowing at the Kouka musical school, and becomes even harsher for Sarasa after she announces her ambitious goals to the entire class in the first week. She is by no means a high achiever, and the tall, naive Sarasa stands out like a colourful dog among her neat, politely smiling classmates from good families. But no one can take one thing away from her: Her unbridled passion!
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- Bimonthly release
- 14 volumes (ongoing)
- Age recommendation: 12+
- Genre: Slice of Life
- Price: 7,50 € (D), 7,80 € (A)
- ca. 160 pages (b&w)
- First print run comes with Stickers
- E-Book available
- Copyright: KAGEKI SHOJO!! © Kumiko Saiki 2015 / HAKUSENSHA, INC.
- Release: June 2025
Lost Lad London
A murder on the London Underground and a bloody knife in the pocket of an innocent man – this is how the web of secrets and desire for revenge begins, which Shima Shinya knits with a sharp pen and calm words. With its atmospheric drawings, the mystery thriller Lost Lad London not only manages the balancing act between manga and graphic novel, but also does not shy away from confronting its protagonist duo with the discriminatory chasms of a multicultural metropolis.
When Al, the adopted South Asian son of white British parents, is in the wrong place at the wrong time, he becomes a suspect in the murder of the Mayor of London. His only hope is Detective Ellis, who quickly realises that someone is trying to frame Al for the murder. Ellis knows that Al’s skin colour will make it difficult for him to be heard and takes him under his wing to find the real culprit. Together, the duo do everything they can to solve the case and clear Al’s name.
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- Bimonthly release
- 3 volumes (complete)
- Age recommendation: 12+
- Genre: Mystery
- large format 149 x 210 mm
- Price: 10,00 € (D), 10,30 € (A)
- ca. 192 pages (b&w)
- 6 colour pages in volume 1
- E-Book available
- Copyright: © Shima Shinya 2021 / KADOKAWA CORPORATION
- Release: June 2025
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