#Viz’s SuBLime Imprint Licenses 5 New BL Titles

Viz Media’s SuBLime Boys’ Love imprint announced the licensing of five new titles during Valentine’s Day. The first volumes of each title are all set to be released throughout the last quarter of 2024. 

Here are the details for the new BL licenses: 

Takara’s Treasure 

Story and Art: Minta Suzumaru 

Release Date: September 10, 2024

One-shot release in print and digital format. 

Synopsis: 

Taishin has moved to Tokyo from his hometown of Fukuoka in order to reunite with Takara, a stranger who had consoled him in his grief the year prior. However, despite finally getting a chance to express his gratitude to Takara at college, he is given the cold shoulder! But Taishin, undeterred, decides to pursue Takara anyway, and Takara finds himself becoming more and more enchanted by Taishin’s straightforward and earnest gaze.

Stigmata: Love Bites 

Story and Art: Hidebu Takahashi 

Release Date: October 8, 2024

Two-volume release in print and digital format. 

Synopsis: 

In a shocking turn of events, one of the cases this unique team of investigators takes on is the murder of Superintendent Kuroiwa’s own ex-wife, Mari. Upon visiting the murder scene, Asako reacts by collapsing and bleeding profusely from a wound that suddenly appears on his back. But why are Mari’s final thoughts about her ex-husband Kuroiwa, and what does Asako’s surprising reaction to them really mean?

Someday I’ll Fall for You 

Story and Art: Tomo Kurahashi 

Release Date: November 12, 2024 

Two-volume release in print and digital format. 

Synopsis: 

Childhood friends Chiaki and Kazuma have been brought up like brothers, but that all shatters when Kazuma catches Chiaki masturbating and, in the heat of the moment, ends up lending a hand. From that night on, the two of them help each other out to satisfy their base urges—that is, until Kazuma gets a girlfriend, and Chiaki realizes his feelings go beyond friends with benefits. Will these childhood friends be able to go back to the way they were before? Or will their relationship manage to bloom into something more?

Worst Soulmate Ever 

Story and Art: Haruta 

Release Date: December 10, 2024 

Two-volume release in print and digital format. 

Synopsis: 

Impatient 29-year old omega Shishikura has watched all his friends get married while his own romances keep fizzling out. Determined to find someone compatible, he turns to a matchmaking service. But while waiting for his perfect soulmate to be found, he goes into heat at the worst possible moment—alone with Kotani, a new coworker who is nursing a longtime grudge against Shishikura! After spending a desperate steamy night together, there’s no doubt that the two are physically compatible, but do they even like each other?

The Metalhead Next Door 

Story and Art: Mamita

Release Date: December 10, 2024 

One-shot release in print and digital format. 

Synopsis: 

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he’s saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams “keep away,” his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else. Over the following year, the two share meals together, but as the time passes, the closeted Kento finds it increasingly difficult to ignore his growing feelings. Will he choose to maintain the peaceful, happy times he’s grown to love or risk it all for the possibility of something more?

More details about each titles’ release dates can be found on SuBLime’s website. 

Source: SuBLime Manga Official Twitter