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BookWalker Welcomes Crossed Hearts: Expands Catalog with Manga, Manhwa, GL, and Novels

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Bookwalker Crossed Hearts

BookWalker has officially launched its highly anticipated partnership with Crossed Hearts, a global publishing house. Fans can now access a rapidly growing library of localized Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua, and Asian novels directly on the platform, featuring both immediate chapter purchases and a massive slate of future volume pre-orders.

The partnership launches with several key titles already live, anchored by the ongoing bi-weekly digital serialization of the hit romance “You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun!” 

Volumes Now Available for Purchase

Readers can skip the wait and immediately dive into the following titles, available right now on BookWalker:

  • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! Vol. 1
  • OctoPiece Vol. 1
  • The Abandoned Villainess Became a Zombie (Novel, Volume 1)

Chapters Now Available for Purchase

For fans who prefer reading chapter by chapter the following titles can also be found on BookWalker:

  • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! (Chapters 1 – 9)
  • Glam Beat Updates 

Crossed Heart’s Imprint Glam Beat! focuses on women-driven narratives that are intimate, bold, and unapologetically romantic, celebrating girls’ love (Yuri) in all its intensity and emotional complexity. The following titles are available to read:

  • Afternoon Tea for Two (Chapters 1–3)
  • Time is a Closet (Chapters 1–2)
  • Borrowing your Textbook (Chapters 1-4)

Upcoming Digital Volume Release Schedule

A robust lineup of full-volume digital editions is locked in through late 2026 and early 2027, with pre-orders currently live on the BookWalker platform:

  • August 11, 2026
    • The Executioner of Grenimal (Volume 1)
    • The Matchmaker’s Fiancée: My Fiancé Won’t Leave Me Alone While I’m Finding Him the Ideal Bride (Volume 1)
  • December 1, 2026
    • The Executioner of Grenimal (Volume 2)
    • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! (Volume 2)
    • All-Rounder Maid Connie Wille (Volumes 1 & 2)
    • A Gaze Like Lightning (Volume 1)
    • The Bird in the Cage Dreams
    • The King of Owls and His Troubled Attendant
    • Until We Fall in Love
    • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Novel, Volume 1)
    • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Novel, Volume 2)
  • January 12, 2027
    • The Abandoned Villainess Became a Zombie (Volume 2)
  • February 2, 2027
    • You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! Vol. 3

LYNX, Vol. 1 is a hell of a start with great world building mixed with fantastic art

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What remains after the end of the world? For the last of humanity in a world of perpetual winter, the only way to survive is to adapt—but for Lynx Takuma, the past cannot be so easily left behind.

Lynx Takuma is standing still. As a bio-enhanced detective in New Borealis, one of the last habitable cities after worldwide climate disaster, Lynx knows what she’s meant to do: break up crime syndicates, track down rogue Qual technology, and keep the peace alongside her reckless-but-trusty partner Task and her crime-fighting talking cat Skua. But ever since Simone…

Well, she’s not thinking about Simone. Or about anything beyond getting through the next day, and the next, and the next…

Story: Samuel Sattin
Art: tokitokoro
Lettering: Phil Christie

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon

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The Marshal King, Vol. 1 is a pretty good start but some lettering issues dampens the enjoyment

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This is the Age of Desperados. For millennia, outlaws, bandits, and varmints have had the run of the wild west’s vast deserts, with only the U.S. Marshals to stand against them. Ride along with Jimmu Godspeed as he searches for the legendary power of the Marshal King to bring these times of chaos to an end!

When Jimmu Godspeed shows up with his infamous father’s body in tow, the whole outlaw world is shaken to its core. But instead of keeping his father’s legacy alive, he decides to enroll in the Western U.S. Marshal Training Institute! Nobody can guess his angle as he steps foot in the halls. But when put to the test, what will he choose—the law or glory?

Story: Boichi
Art: Boichi
Translation: David Evelyn
Touch-up and Lettering: Michelle Pang

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon

VIZ Media provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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Exclusive: Check out designs from Lynx Vol. 1 by Samuel Sattin and tokitokoro

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Lynx Takuma is standing still. As a bio-enhanced detective in New Borealis, one of the last habitable cities after worldwide climate disaster, Lynx knows what she’s meant to do: break up crime syndicates, track down rogue Qual technology, and keep the peace alongside her reckless-but-trusty partner Task and her crime-fighting talking cat Skua. But ever since Simone…

Well, she’s not thinking about Simone. Or about anything beyond getting through the next day, and the next, and the next…

Until, while on the trail of a series of grisly murders, Lynx sees something impossible that turns her world upside down—something that looks like an angel…

From writer Samuel Sattin, art by tokitokoro, and published by VIZ Media, you can get Lynx Vol. 1 this week at comic shops and book stores, Bookshop, Amazon, and more. While you wait to get yours, check out this exclusive look at designs from tokitokoro.

Preview: High Elf With A Long Life Vol. 1

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High Elf With A Long Life Vol. 1

(W) Rarutori
(A) Ciavis and Ko Narita

After 120 years of serene forest life, a reincarnated high elf sets out for meat, monsters, and mayhem in this bold, high-fantasy isekai quest!

For most high elves, the stillness of the Great Pulha Woodlands is paradise. For Acer, it’s been 120 years of stifling calm. Unlike his kin, Acer remembers another life—one as a human in a different world ­– complete with cravings for adventure, hearty meals, and the thrill of danger. Armed with his bow, spirit-blessed fruit, and centuries of skill, he abandons the sylvan idyll to carve out a new destiny beyond the forest.

In High Elf with a Long Life, creator Kou Narita brings sharp humor and rich fantasy together in an isekai tale where leaving home after a century is just the beginning. Acer’s travels promise perilous dungeons, mythical beasts, and treasures worthy of legend, all while meeting allies (and enemies) as immortal patience finally gives way to excitement. For fans of epic yet lighthearted adventures, this series delivers a fresh spin on the long-life elf trope with humor, heart, and high-stakes action.

High Elf With A Long Life Vol. 1

VIZ Media Signs with The Gotham Group to Expand VIZ Originals and RWBY for Film and Television Development

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VIZ Media has signed a strategic partnership with The Gotham Group to develop film and television adaptations based on its growing portfolio of original intellectual property, including its acclaimed VIZ Originals graphic novel line and the globally recognized RWBY franchise.

The collaboration marks a significant expansion of VIZ Media’s entertainment business, bringing its creator-driven stories to the screen through one of Hollywood’s leading production and management companies. VIZ is the #1 destination for manga in America and home to some of the most prestigious anime brands driving the industry, including One Piece, Demon Slayer, Naruto, and Jujutsu Kaisen.

Under the agreement, The Gotham Group—whose credits include Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Search for WondLa, Washington Black, the Maze Runner franchise and the Bruce Springsteen feature Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere—will identify and package projects drawn from VIZ Media’s expanding library of original IP.

At the heart of the collaboration is RWBY, the landmark animated franchise created by the late Monty Oum. Since its debut in 2013, RWBY has become one of the world’s most successful independently created animation properties, amassing more than 350 million views globally while expanding into publishing, video games, consumer products and multiple spinoffs, including RWBY: Ice Queendom and two Justice League x RWBY animated crossover films.

Widely recognized as the first anime series produced in the United States—and the first Western-produced anime to be dubbed and distributed in Japan—RWBY helped pave the way for a new generation of globally developed anime-inspired storytelling.

The deal also includes VIZ Originals, VIZ Media’s original manga imprint. Featuring works from acclaimed creators Rem and Bikkuri (Devil’s Candy), bestselling author Rainbow Rowell (Fangirl), best-selling Eisner nominee Sam Sattin (Lynx), and globally renowned artist Acky Bright (Galaxic Baseball League) among many others, VIZ Originals continues to champion the next generation of international storytellers shaping the future of manga

Crunchyroll Manga Adds Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You and more on August 10

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Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You

On August 10, the Crunchyroll Manga library will expand its 400+ catalog of unique titles with the arrival of Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, Bocchi the Rock!, Tougen Anki, and more. Spanning across all genres, from slice-of-life and sports to fantasy and romance, these new entries to Crunchyroll Manga include series with recent and ongoing anime adaptations streaming on Crunchyroll, as well as many other manga additions brought together from multiple publishers available to read all in one place.

See the complete list of new titles coming to Crunchyroll Manga on August 10:

  • At Summer’s End
  • Bocchi the Rock!
  • Demon Lord Exchange!!
  • Don’t Blush, Sekime-san!
  • East, Into The Night
  • From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
  • KoLD8: King of the Living Dead
  • LAND LOCK
  • Magical Girl Tsubame: I Will (Not) Save The World!
  • Nano Hazard
  • Prison School
  • Raius: Master Swordsman Reborn
  • Rugby Rumble
  • Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You
  • Tougen Anki
  • Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun

Featured new titles on Crunchyroll Manga:

Bocchi the Rock! (created by Aki Hamazi) – Things are finally getting serious for Hitori “Bocchi” Gotoh and the rest of Kessoku Band. Nijika and Ryou are graduating, Bocchi is finding she’s not quite so alone in class anymore, and Stray Beat is planning to celebrate the release of the gang’s first album with their biggest show yet! What’s more, they’ll be joined in concert by Klimt’s Night-a hit musical duo who pack some real star power. In preparation, Kessoku Band is introduced to the group’s reclusive songwriter, who’s…an even bigger introvert than Bocchi? Can they really make a successful indie debut while juggling two black holes of social anxiety?!

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (written by Shigeru Sagazaki and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima) – Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he’s paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander—and she’s hardly the only ex-student who’s a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he’s an old man?

Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You (created by Jinushi) – At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can’t find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he’s made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn’t realize he already knows her!

Tougen Anki (created by Yura Urushibara) – Shiki Ichinose would have never guessed his adoptive father used to be an Oni-hunting Momotarou, much less that the old man walked away from that life just to raise him despite Shiki’s dangerous Oni blood. After seeing the only parent he ever knew murdered by a Momotarou assassin, Shiki’s blood awakens. Thrust into an ancient conflict between Oni and Momotarou, Shiki will fight to survive, to take his revenge—and to hold back the calamity coursing through his veins…

Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (created by Osamu Nishi) – Hopeless pushover Iruma Suzuki has found himself in a devil of a predicament… His trashy parents have sold off his soul, and he now has to live and attend school in the Netherworld. But with his unique survival skills and doting demon grandfather’s support, Iruma will surely make it through this hellish experience. He’ll just need to subjugate rival classmates, summon familiars, and more, all while never revealing that he’s human… Easy as aleph, bet, gimel, right?

Seven Seas Licenses It’s a Secret, Shirotae-sama

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Seven Seas Entertainment has announced the license acquisition of the yuri/Girls’ Love manga series It’s a Secret, Shirotae-sama by YUKIKO. One girl must walk through a vampire academy without letting them know she’s a human. But when the head vampire discovers her secret, will her days be numbered? A supernatural Girls’ Love manga featuring a human x vampire! From the creator of Cats and Sugar Bowls—also available from Seven Seas.

Utao Hananoi is a student at a prestigious academy—that’s meant for vampires! As a human, she must keep her identity a secret as humans are still considered food for the supernatural beings. But despite her best attempts, her secret is discovered by Shirotae… the progenitor of vampires! Thankfully, Shirotae offers to keep Utao’s secret, for now. Will Utao be able to keep her secret and her life or does Shirotae have other ideas in mind?

It’s a Secret, Shirotae-sama Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in May 2027 for $13.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions as part of the Seven Seas GL label (Girls’ Love/yuri titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

It's a Secret, Shirotae-sama Vol. 1

Seven Seas Licenses My House Cat Became the World’s Strongest?!

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My House Cat Became the World’s Strongest?! 

Seven Seas Entertainment has announced the license acquisition of the manga series My House Cat Became the World’s Strongest?! by Tamaki Yoshigae, Hajime Yotsuyano, and LINO. When an ordinary man’s beloved pet cat is suddenly gifted with unbelievable abilities and made gigantic, their humdrum life is suddenly leveled up in this cat-tastic fantasy manga!

Tetsuya has a miserable job at an exploitative company, but there’s always been one bright spot in his life: His beloved housecat, Tama. Imagine his surprise when he comes home from work one day to find that Tama has suddenly grown to an absolutely gigantic size! The world of adventuring has always been off-limits to a normal businessman like Tetsuya, but Tama swiftly leads him to a nearby dungeon and effortlessly takes down the boss.

From racing around at high speed while carrying his owner, to granting empowering buffs just by purring, it seems that the newly huge Tama has some equally outsized powers! Plus, when the two of them save a beautiful young streamer, their dungeon-clearing livestreams go viral. Now everyone has their eyes on this adorable and incredibly powerful housecat!

My House Cat Became the World’s Strongest?! (Manga) Vol. 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in April 2027 for $13.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Seven Seas Licenses The Moon Cries at the Final Wish

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Seven Seas Entertainment has announced the license acquisition of the manga series The Moon Cries at the Final Wish by Suu Minazuki. When his peaceful island is brutally attacked by a vicious winged killer, one young man must embrace his destiny to eliminate the vampiric threat against humanity! An action-fantasy manga about saving the world before more blood is shed. From the creator of Plunderer!

Childhood friends Shingetsu and Asahi are attending a festival when an angel appears. The angel smiles, unfurls her bloodstained wings, then rips into the throats of onlookers. As the friends’ peaceful island home becomes a slaughterhouse, they realize the angel’s true identity—she’s a vampire! Shingetsu soon learns that he’s one of the Seven Luminaries who seek to eliminate the vampiric threat. Can he wield his newfound power to save humanity from a bitter, bloody end?

The Moon Cries at the Final Wish Vol. 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in May 2027 for $13.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

The Moon Cries at the Final Wish Vol. 1
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