Kodansha has fresh new licenses locked in for Fall 2027 just revealed at Anime NYC, including the long requested…

Kodansha has fresh new licenses locked in for Fall 2027 just revealed at Anime NYC, including the long requested Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! by Joji Morikawa (13+), releasing in omnibus form! kodansha.us/2026/08/21/new… Read on to see what else is coming... 🧵

How to Grill Our Love by Shiori Hanatsuka 13+ Dating can be tough when you nerd out over barbecue. Kenta, a practical pitmaster, looks for a grill-friend in Chihiro, an aloof and faultless business babe…or is she? It’s a rare marriage where all the awkwardness of dating meets a sizzling passion for grilling!

Abe-kun's Got Me Now by Aki Iwai 13+ The upbeat Akari couldn't care less about her school's pride and joy, Abe-kun... but when he injures his arm protecting her, she rushes to his aid and learns his secret. Now, Akari has met her match—parrying with a jock who’s raring to go!

I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die Umi Shiina 16+ Yuri-chan may be an airheaded high school girl, but her ghostly boyfriend Aono-kun is but a specter in the wind… how can a relationship void of touch be felt so deeply?

Matcha Made in Heaven by Umebachi Yamanaka 16+ When Chako Hananoki moves back into her childhood home after breaking off her marriage, she finds a strange man and young woman living there... and when her stalker fiancé follows her, she declares that this new man is her husband!

Changes of Heart KUJIRA Rating 18+ After being dumped by her boyfriend, Koyori went to her longtime friend Hijiri's house to drink away her sorrow...and ended up spending the night with him! Not only that, he tells her he loves her... but her ex wants to reconcile...?

Trapped on Tape! by TNSK 16+ When her father takes up post in a rural adventure, the first thing Jun Makino does is look for hidden treasure! But she gets more than she bargained for when she unearths a pile of old VHS tapes and...a sentient camcorder?!