Drive-by posting: I have a little time and there are 2 new French licenses that I'm excited about and of course July Hakusensha release :)

• Eta, I forgot that I had missed Hakusensha's June 2016 release! here:
  • Last Game 10 by Amano Shinobu
  • Omukae desu 6 by Meca Tanaka
  • The World is still beautiful 13 by Shina Dai
  • Kuro Hakushaku wa Hoshi o Mederu 6 by ( Read more... )

• I've been stalking Hakusensha website daily since Tuesday! It has new and shiny websites (here). Hakusensha's April 2016 release is available, most have covers here:
  • Natsume's book of friends 20 by Yuki Midorikawa, licensed by Viz
  • 天堂家物語 (Tendou-ke Monogatari) 2 by Ken Saito, author of The Name of the Flower
  • Kamisama Kiss 24 by Julietta Suzuki, ( Read more... )

• By chance I went to Hakusensha website and saw that March 2016 release is available, here:
  • 狼陛下の花嫁 (Wolf King's bride - Ookami heika no hanayome) 14 by Kauta Mato
  • ユキは地獄に堕ちるのか (Yuki wa Jigoku ni Ochiru no ka) 4 by Hiro FUJIWARA, author of Maid Sama!
  • 小山荘のきらわれ者〜リターンズ〜 2 last volume by Yuki NAKAJI
  • 花嫁と祓魔の騎士 1 by Keiko ISHIHARA, the author of The Heiress ( Read more... )

• The Hana to Yume issue (release date: January 25, 2016), Yona, Hak and Ao on the cover, and looks like there will be Postcard book of Yona series as freebie!!!! check it out here. lyschan, please confirm my guess, thanks so much.I'm tempted to get it!!!! I wonder if these illustrations will be included in the book with volume 20?
• Miyuki Yamaguchi has a ( Read more... )

From Tweets:
• Chibi Yona and gang in Ao cosplay :D - awwww!
• Interview of Natsuki Takaya at Comic Natalie?

I didn't expect to have another fangirl friday post so soon. But this week there are a few news that I'm excited about.

• Via Discotek Media's twitter, Earl and Fairy anime is scheduled to be released March 2016!!!!!!!! I squealed about this licensed here back in March 2015
• Via Ririko Tsujita's twitter, 2 of her books will be out February 2016, drum ( Read more... )

Via Yen's twitter!!!! Not 1 but 3 Natsuki Takaya's series are licensed

• Fruits Basket
• Twinkle Stars
• Liselotte & Witch's Forest!

lyschan and double_dear!!!!

eta: more info from ANN. I'm so excited I'm going to burst!!!!
etaa: Official announcement from Yen Press

etaaa: From Yen's announcement post: "Additionally, we will debut Liselotte & Witch’s Forest and Twinkle ( Read more... )

Poking around at Shueisha website yesterday, I came to Betsuma line up preview of 1st chapters of their current series Great fun. Lots of time were lost yesterday. Lots of series checked out. Here are some of the titles (new to me) which interest me:

• Ayuko, the illustrator of The Earl and The Fairy manga, has completed a 2 volume-series called ( Read more... )

From Yona is licensed by Shojobeat and 1st volume is out August, 2016 at Shojobeat's twitter - Lys!!!!!

eta: more licenses from Viz - via twitter, of course:

• heh, shojo first, Crown of Thorns by Yoko Kamio, digital only, 2 volumes complete. There's also Boys Over Flowers season 2, which I'm following in chapters, so ...
• Haikyuu by Haruichi Furudate ( Read more... )

Ichigo Takano, the mangaka of Orange drew Howl and Sophie here at her twitter

Mayu Sakai, the mangaka of Sugar Soldier drew Howl here at her twitter awwwwww!!!!

Have a nice weekend everyone.

eta: I've always wonder if Moshi Moshi is equivalent of Hello, now I know, thanks to Why Do Japanese People Say Moshi Moshi on the Phone? via Tofugu.com