December marks one year since the launch of the Kodansha Print Club—the publishing program aimed at bringing Kodansha’s digital-first manga favorites to print. Kodansha is celebrating this upcoming anniversary by unveiling a new-to-the-program series with Girlfriend, Girlfriend Omnibus, volume 1 by Hiroyuki, debuting December 9, 2025!
Girlfriend, Girlfriend—the multi-partner high school rom-com, and one of Kodansha’s most frequently requested series for print on social media—finally arrives on fans’ bookshelves this December, in a 2-in-1 omnibus paperback edition, bringing more story directly to fans in each volume.
Not only that but volume 3s of existing Kodansha Print Club series are also arriving this December: Love, That’s an Understatement, Teppu, and the heartfelt finale of Blade Girl.
Kodansha continues to invite fans to be part of this program by not only purchasing Kodansha Print Club titles, but also by letting the publisher know which series they would like to see added to this ever-expanding roster. Suggestions, comments, and requests can be submitted via Kodansha’s Publishing suggestion feedback form.
Girlfriend, Girlfriend
Naoya just got a girlfriend, the gorgeous Saki-chan, and though their intensities often pit them against each other like ice and fire, they’re totally, uncontrollably in love with each other. He vows never to cheat…when out of the blue he receives a confession of love from another girl! Nagisa’s cute, sweet, and she’s made him lunch to boot! He knows he can’t cheat, but his interest is piqued and he’s utterly moved… So he does the next logical(?) thing: Ask Saki for permission to date them both! The confidence! The arrogance! The very gall! No matter the outcome, Naoya’s future will be lively!
Blade Girl
One year after losing her leg, 16-year-old Rin is tired—tired of the painful physical therapy, tired of being treated differently, and tired of her stupid, heavy, awkward prosthetic leg. All that changes when she encounters the Blade Runners, a group of one-legged athletes who run with “blades”—carbon fiber prosthetics specialized for competitive running—made by their gifted prosthetist, Kazami. The blades are light, flexible, and formidably difficult to control—Rin can barely walk with one, much less sprint. But as she tumbles to the ground again and again, she rediscovers many of the things that she’d forgotten, and finds a new goal: to compete in the Paralympics.
Love, That’s an Understatement
Spare eraser? Check. Extra folding umbrella? Check. First aid kit? Check. Cool and collected high school student Risa Amakawa has something in her heavy bag for every situation, and the last thing she needs—or knows how to ask for—is anyone’s help. When she saves a beat-up delinquent in the park one rainy evening, she refuses any sort of repayment. But it turns out that saving the notorious Zen Ohira buys her the attention of some unsavory characters. As Zen keeps swooping in to help her out of one pickle after another, her feelings about relying on anyone but herself—and her feelings toward Zen—slowly begin to change… A new romcom from the author of Lovesick Ellie!
Teppu
It’s not easy being good at everything. First-year high school student Natsuo Ishido has always been a gifted athlete, and her ability to easily master every sport has not only bought her a life of boredom, but the resentment of everyone else who has had to work hard for their achievements. Not that Natsuo cares what anyone else thinks. All she longs for is a break from the monotony…for a real challenge worthy of pouring all her efforts into. A rival—an equal—worth beating down, crushing, and demoralizing… That all seems like a pipe dream until a pair of annoyingly peppy transfer students arrive from Brazil and start up a brand-new club that teases the challenge she craves—Mixed Martial Arts.
