#Denpa Announces New Acquisitions for KUMA Imprint

Denpa has announced the licensing of Keigo Shinzou’s Holiday Junction manga, as well as four titles under its BL-focused KUMA imprint. The announcements were made during Denpa’s industry panel at Anime Expo 2023. Release dates for each title have yet to be released. 

The new manga licensed under the Denpa and KUMA imprints includes: 

Holiday Junction

Story and art: Keigo Shinzou

Holiday Junction is a collection of seven one-shot manga stories by Shinzou that was published from 2014 to 2016. Shogakukan released a single volume in Japan in July 2016.

Qualia Under the Snow 

Story and art: Kanna Kii

Qualia Under the Snow is written and illustrated by Kii and ran in Taiyo Tosho’s Craft magazine from January 20, 2014 to January 19, 2016. A single tankoubon volume was released in April 2016.

Spread Your Wings and Fly 

Story and art: Nonono Yamada

Yamada launched Spread Your Wings and Fly in Shinshokan’s Cheri+ magazine on November 30, 2020 and ended it on July 30, 2021. Shinshokan published the singular tankoubon volume in November 2021.

Even if There’s No Rainbow Tomorrow 

Story and art: Noriko Kihara

Even if There’s No Rainbow Tomorrow was serialized in Shodensha’s onBLUE magazine from February 25, 2020 to August 25, 2021. Shoudensha released one tankoubon volume in November 2021.

Yata-Momo

Story and art: HARADA

HARADA serialized the manga series in Qpa from October 24, 2013 to February 24, 2017. Three tankoubon volumes were released in total. The series was previously published digitally in English as Yata & Momo by Renta!. 

Source: Anime News Network, Denpa Anime Expo Panel