With San Diego Comic Con coming this week, UDON Entertainment have announced four new exciting manga licenses for release in 2024 at their recent publishing panel at Anime Expo! These titles span fan-favorite seinen action titles to anime tie-in romance titles to a surprising new title about cute cats, Have we piqued your interest? All titles will begin to release in 2024.
Ottoman: Henshin Hero Husband
By Shinnosuke Kanazawa
Soya Gomi has a pretty great life: a solid job, a loving wife, and… super powers? When a mysterious alien accident gives Gomi superpowers, he is forced to become “Ottoman” (Husband-man), devoted to saving his wife and the world from the evil aliens that threaten them!
Originally serialized in Shueisha’s Young Jump Magazine, this series continues UDON’s relationship with Shueisha that began in the amazing SF mystery manga series Summertime Rendering (available now).
- Released complete in two omnibus volumes.
- Not final cover.
My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex
By Kyōsuke Kamishiro (story), Rei Kusakabe (manga), TakayaKi (character design)
Leaving your middle-school romance behind and getting a fresh start in high school sounds like the perfect idea! Too bad your ex-girlfriend’s mom is your dad’s new wife, and your Ex is your stepsister! A hilarious romantic comedy, based on the popular light novel series by Kyōsuke Kamishiro and character designs by Takayaki, and adapted to manga by Rei Kusakabe!
- Inspired the fan-favourite anime now streaming on Crunchyroll!
- Licensed from Kadokawa
- Appeared on ComicWalker
- Japanese Edition Cover Shown
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers
By Yūki Kanamaru
Would you take an oath of false romance for the sake of your true love?
When third-year high-school student Jiro Yakuin gets partnered up with the outrageous gyaru Akari Watanabe for his “Marriage Practical” class, they know their marriage would be a disaster! But if they do very well on the project they’ll be able to switch partners and end up with their crushes! Now this odd couple must force themselves to act like the perfect married couple… no matter what!
- Inspired the fan-favorite anime now streaming on Crunchyroll!
- Licensed from Kadokawa
- Appeared in Young Ace Magazine
- Japanese Edition Cover Shown
Fall In Love with a Travelling Cat
By Juno (Mofusand)
The cute kitties of Mofusand have conquered Japan and now, they’re going travelling! Incredible illustrator Juno brings the lives and travels of the these cats to life in Fall In Love with a Travelling Cat! This cute and funny full-color book is unlike anything published by UDON before, and maybe even unlike anything in English! Much more information coming soon!
- Original book release
- Full color!
- Published by Kadokawa
- Japanese Edition Cover Shown
While these four projects were announced at Anime Expo 2023, avid readers and fans can expect many more surprises and updates at San Diego Comic-Con. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for the latest news. For now, you can check out more anime goodness right here.
Which manga looks the most fun? Let us know in the comments below.
UDON Entertainment is a publisher of original and translated art books, graphic novels, and manga. The publisher’s best-known projects are those based on popular video game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Dark Souls, Persona, Bayonetta, Bloodborne, and many more. UDON also publishes books based on top anime properties including Summertime Rendering, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kill la Kill, FLCL, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Robotech.
