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SDCC 2026: Independent Manga Alliance launches to give Creators and Publishers Resources to Grow the Global Manga Audience

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Independent Manga Alliance

A new manga industry organization called the Independent Manga Alliance announced its formation at the 2026 Comic Con International in San Diego last week.

The organization aims to provide resources to independent manga creators and smaller publishers to help with marketing, translation, distribution, and sales support and connect them with a wider range of readers globally. The Alliance includes founding members comprised of Manga Mavericks Books, Mahjong Pros, Strict Algorithm LLC, Red String Manga, and Curation Entertainment Partners Inc (B!Juku).

Beyond highlighting manga through event panels, the organization looks to be putting together a website full of resources, programs, events, and the ability to network, as well as highlighting publishers.

The organization is also teasing an “Indie Manga Futures Lab,” an initiative “supporting bold ideas and new voices through mentorship, resources, and micro-grants.”

The IMA is also actively seeking new members, and interested manga creators and publishers can fill out the form.

Manga Mavericks Books and Red String Manga Announce July Release of 3 Additional Manga Titles

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Manga Mavericks has announced release dates for 3 additional new manga titles set to debut in print and digitally this summer. These are being sold in partnership with the Japan-based localization company, Red String, and include the queer self-discovery drama, Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow, the yuri psycho-horror, The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire, and the yuri office romance, Senpai no Kohai. The titles launch on July 16th and are now available for pre-order from the Manga Mavericks Books website.

NOW NO ONE LURKS BENEATH THE SNOW

story and art by Aneido
Print SRP: $29.99 / Digital SRP: $12.99 · 90 pages
ISBN: 9781968054083 · For Readers 18+ · Available July 16th

No one ever wanted to make the journey. And so, the role fell to me to go and visit the manor located deep in the mountains. I was to deliver carrots, of all things, to this residence that everyone was reluctant to visit. And there, a mysterious, beautiful, and wise individual, who called the snowy manor their home, awaited me.

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NOW NO ONE LURKS BENEATH THE SNOW

THE MURDERER AND HER RUNAWAY DESIRE

story and art by Aneido
Print SRP: $29.99 / Digital SRP: $12.99 · 90 pages
ISBN: 9781968054069 · For Readers 18+ · Available July 16th

At a certain school, students are being killed one after another. The culprit is the teacher. The other students are completely unaware. Only “DESIRE” knows the teacher is the murderer. To protect her secret, the teacher surrenders her body to “DESIRE”. Although “DESIRE” is mercilessly brutal, her cunning words and “cunning” actions push the teacher towards hedonism.

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THE MURDERER AND HER RUNAWAY DESIRE

SENPAI NO KOHAI

story and art by Hanakage Alt
Print SRP: $21.99 / Digital SRP: $9.99 · 100 pages
ISBN: 9781968054106 · For Readers 13+ · Available July 16th

One day, on her way to work, Sayuri Terazono, suddenly spots an all too familiar back in the crowd of people before her. Though many years had passed since she last saw Risa, there’s no way Sayuri would be able to forget her precious Kohai. After all, Risa wasn’t just any Kohai for Sayuri, she was special. But there’s no way Risa would remember her after all this time, right?

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SENPAI NO KOHAI