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The Beat – Hirano and Kagiura Vol. 4
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Hirano and Kagiura Vol. 1 kicks off a cute BL manga about two school roommates who might want to be more than just friends.
Story: Shou Harusono
Art: Shou Harusono
Translation: Leighann Harvey
Letterer: DK
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Yen Press has announced the acquisition of five new titles, including three manga (School-Live! Letters; Assorted Entanglements; SOTUS) and two novels (Hirano and Kagiura; Bride of the Barrier Master). This highly anticipated lineup of debuts is comprised of a variety of genres. Bride of the Barrier Master is set to release January 2023, while the three others are slated for February 2023.
School-Live! Letters
Story by Norimitsu Kaihou
Art by Sadoru Chiba
Now that the apocalypse is over, the former School Living Club members moved on to new stages in their lives. With each member walking a different path, letters help everyone remember the past, live for the present, and stay connected with each other.
Hirano and Kagiura (novel)
Original Story and Character Design by Shou Harusono
Story by Kotoko Hachijo
It all started when Akira Kagiura moved into the dorms. He was supposed to have a normal roommate relationship with a normal guy, so the last thing he expected was someone like Taiga Hirano. Although his first impression was of a bad boy delinquent, Hirano’s mother hen nature quickly turned it on its head. And so, over the course of the first six months together, he falls hard for the perfect man…
From the creator of Sasaki and Miyano, comes the beginning of Hirano and Kagiura’s love story!
Assorted Entanglements
By Mikanuji
Discover a variety of stories about women’s love, starting with Iori, a twenty-eight-year-old office worker who sets out to drown her love and job sorrows in booze. When she wakes up next to someone, she can’t believe her partner was Minami, a worker at the bar who doesn’t want to forget what they have!
Bride of the Barrier Master (novel)
By Kureha
Long ago, Japan was protected by five crystal pillars. Though eighteen-year-old Hana Ichise was born to one of the branch families that defend the pillars using supernatural abilities, she has lived in the shadow of her brilliant twin sister, Hazuki, from a young age. When Hana finally awakens to powers of her own one day, however, she opts to hide them out of a desire to complete her high school education in peace. That is, until Saku Ichinomiya, the arrogant yet powerful head of her family’s primary branch, falls for Hana and forces her into signing a marriage contract with him. But can Hana rise to her true potential under the wing of her husband-to-be?
SOTUS
Story by BitterSweet
Art by Kei
SOTUS is an educational system in which upperclassmen impose “trials” upon underclassmen. Arthit, leader of the engineering seniors, plans to put his new juniors through a harsh training regimen to earn the symbol of their major—the gear. However, a first-year named Kongpob causes new headaches for Arthit when he declares he’ll snatch the gear from him: “I’ll make you my wife!”
Yen Press has announced the publication of Hirano and Kagiura. This manga is the highly anticipated spin-off to the popular boys’ love series Sasaki and Miyano. The series features two lovable side characters who now have a story of their own! This announcement comes following the publication of the fifth volume of Sasaki and Miyano and the finale of its beloved anime adaptation, which left fans hungry for more. The first volume of Hirano and Kagiura is scheduled to release in October 2022.
Hirano and Kagiura (manga)
Story and Art by Shou Harusono
Basketball players. Bad boys who aren’t really bad boys. Roommates. Senpai-kouhai BL romance. It all started when Kagiura moved into the school dorms with what seemed to be a bad-boy upperclassman. But after he’s left in the tender care of his mother hen of a roommate, Hirano, it’s too much to ask for Kagiura not to fall in love…right?!
From the author of Sasaki and Miyano comes Hirano and Kagiura, a spin-off filled with answers to the questions Miyano never knew he had. Do they like-like each other? Are they dating? What juicy things do they get up to behind closed doors?!
