Manga Mavericks Books announced four new manga licenses during its panel at Anime Expo 2025. The four new titles that will be released in print and digital formats this coming Fall 2025.
The publisher also announced that the titles will be made available early to paid subscribers of the Manga Mavericks Substack newsletter, which is adding a manga-reading catalog for select Manga Mavericks Books titles, starting July 16, 2025. The subscription is priced at US$4.99 per month, and will also provide subscribers access to select chapters of Manga Mavericks Books titles, as well as a massive library of exclusive podcast and editorial content.
The publisher also announced a new partnership with BiJuKu Official, in which the latter will serve as a co-marketing and ebook retailer partner.
Here are the details for the new licenses:
First Time in Taiwan: A Delicious Adventure
Story and Art: Muta Yuki
Release Date: October 2025
Synopsis:
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!
I’ll See You at Ebisu Studios (Red String)
Story and Art: Nishu
Release Date: October 2025
Manga Mavericks Books will release I’ll See You at Ebisu Studios in partnership with Japan-based localization company Red String.
Synopsis:
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?
Great Metal God
Story and Art: Iwakuni Kogyo
Release Date: November 2025
Synopsis:
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.
Princess Da Huang & Other Tales
Story and Art: Ohtori
Release Date: December 2025
Synopsis:
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.
Source: press release
