Manga Maverics also collaborates with Red String localization company to release I’ll See You at Ebisu Studios
Manga Mavericks Books, the new publishing division of the Manga Mavericks website and podcast, announced new licensed titles during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday. Subscribers of the Manga Mavericks Substack newsletter will be able to read the titles earlier (the newsletter will add a manga reading feature for select titles from the publisher on July 16).
Title: First Time in Taiwan: A Delicious Adventure!
Creator: Yuki Muta
Release Date: October 2025
Summary: Told through the visage of cute animal avatars, this delicious manga travelogue follows the journey of a mangaka and friends’ as they explore Taiwan via both illustrations and photography. Readers can pull up a chair and enjoy the deliciousness in this release without the need to worry about calories!
Title: Great Metal God
Creator: Iwakuni Kōgyō
Release Date: November 2025
Summary: Jump into the cockpit of a sci-fi-like fairy tale of colossal proportions! In GREAT METAL GOD, an unknown steel visitor descends from the heavens, leaving destruction in its wake. Mankind’s struggles are in vain before the metal marauder, however, salvation comes from an unlikely source –an ancient ritual and a young girl’s resolve. Told almost completely without text, instead utilizing page after page of incredible artwork, readers will fall to their knees before the Great Metal God’s advent.
Title: Princess Da Huang & Other Titles
Creator: Ohtori
Release Date: December 2025
Summary: In the whimsical, beautiful, and very dangerous world of Princess Da Huang, humans live alongside bizarre creatures. This anthology spins several fairy tale-like stories where ordinary people and the supernatural intersect. From puppets with minds of their own to bizarre dragons with human faces, each page of this beautifully illustrated anthology will surprise and delight readers.
Manga Mavericks Books also announced that it will release I’ll See You at Ebisu Studios in partnership with Japan-based localization company Red String.
Title: I’ll See You at Ebisu Studios
Creator: Nishu
Release Date: October 2025
Summary: At Ebisu Studios, run-of-the-mill animator Inojima is troubled. His favorite soda is missing from the company vending machine, and the young production assistant Kano won’t stop confessing his love every chance he gets. Is it a one-sided workplace romance? Or will their relationship move forward, frame by frame?
The panel highlighted that Manga Mavericks Books has partnered with B!Juku, a co-marketer and eBook retail partner. B!Juku aims to offer opportunities for creators to expand in the United States and other markets, and provide mentorship and marketing assistance to new creators.
During the panel’s question-and-answer session, Manga Mavericks Books confirmed that The Beguiling bookstore in Toronto will carry its books, and it is also in talks with bookstores in the United States to similarly carry its books.
Source: Press release, Manga Mavericks Books, Anime Expo panel
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