North American manga publisher VIZ Media took to Twitter to detail a sizable slate of licenses that the publisher will release starting in Spring 2023. Among the standout acquisitions, titles from Spy x Family author Tatsuya Endo and Tokyo Ghoul author Sui Ishida round out the broad slate of genres that will be represented with the slate. Viz also rounded out its announcements with a digital exclusive. The full slate is embedded below:
Announcement: See the origins of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man! Two short story manga collections featuring the mad genius’s earliest work, Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17-21 and Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26 starts releasing Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/ymuz86ad7O
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: From first crush to first crushed! The Girl That Can’t Get a Girlfriend, by Mieri Hiranishi, is the autobiographical manga about one woman’s quest for the hot short-haired girlfriend of her dreams! Releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/AJJoKTPT9l
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Two sleepless teenagers find kinship as they escape to their school’s astronomy observatory. Insomniacs After School, by Makoto Ojiro, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/DIZXqzvvGz
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: A pair of dreamers strive to rise to the top of the comedy world in this story by Akinari Asakura with art by Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Platinum End). Show-ha Shoten! releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/sFk1EfZ7Ue
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: An epic tale of the powerful human hero who aims to become the next Demon Lord! Helck, by Nanaki Nanao, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/xXCuYrhxKy
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Love blooms between a tough delinquent boy and a spunky girl with a vision impairment! Love’s in Sight!, by Uoyama, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/niFB7g0vCk
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Tista leads a dual life as an assassin and a university student. What price will she pay to save the people she loves? Tista, by Tatsuya Endo, creator of Spy x Family, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/aAgDoLSB6W
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Hunting demons has never been more beautiful than in this collection of art from the global smash hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba! The Art of Demon Slayer, by Koyoharu Gotouge, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/xa37oCWfvi
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: A deluxe art book showcasing Haruichi Furudate’s incredible artwork from the hit manga series Haikyu!! Releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/vhxmubS8v0
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: The manga spin-off of the hit Disney and Pixar film Turning Red is here! Get behind the music of Canada’s top fictional nineties boy band 4*Town in Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red: 4*Town 4*Real. Story by Dirchansky, Art by KAIfee. Releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/kCgjrbdCD2
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart! My Special One, by Momoko Koda, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/5QnySdNoGt
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer to the edge. Boy’s Abyss, by Ryo Minenami, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/zpSHsB3gmf
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Maruo punches his way into the monstrous world of Ayashimon yakuza with dreams of becoming a manga protagonist! Ayashimon by Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku creator Yuji Kaku releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/z50gtl3Ljx
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Countless tombstones stand in rows, forming a bizarre town. This tale and other nightmares from three-time Eisner award-winner Junji Ito are unveiled in Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection! Releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/ICmaqaK6YC
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
Announcement: Dark humor and quirky horror unite in this tale of clashing heroes and monsters from the creator of Tokyo Ghoul, Sui Ishida! Choujin X releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/U2SPv9acCb
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
To close out the slate of releases, VIZ also announced its sole digital exclusive title, featured below:
Announcement: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Come along for the ride as Azukida and Ryudo swing for the fences and dream of making the team! Nine Dragons’ Ball Parade, with story by Mikiyasu Kamada and art by Ashibi Fukui, releases Spring 2023. pic.twitter.com/obknkb53Xe
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) June 17, 2022
SOURCE: VIZ Media
