Manga Mavericks Books Announces July Release Of First Three Manga Titles
by Brendan M. Allen
Manga Mavericks LLC, a new manga publisher serving North America, has announced the print and digital debut of its first three titles. These releases launch July 16th, 2025, with print editions now available exclusively for pre-order from Manga Mavericks Books at this link. Digital editions also will be available from Amazon, Google Play, iBooks, Kobo, and Nook.
Bonds is the first original full-length manga created by Zenzo, a manga artist who studied under Beyblade: Metal Fusion creator Takafumi Adachi. The manga was the winner of both the Japan Representative Selection and Candidate Award in the Featured Manga category for the 2019 Goku Cup manga contest.
Alternative [Self Liner Note] is a story about music, creative slumps, and letting it all out. Originally released at Comitia 130 in 2019, creator Chiaki Yagura’s homage to music will leave readers intrigued and craving more.
Zigoku’s Foreman is an ongoing series that tells a hilarious underworld tale through manga and short prose chapters. Originally self-published by creator 9banta in 2020, the manga is now published on e-book platforms in Japan by Compass Comics. For the Manga Mavericks Books release, a new English logo and cover were designed by 9banta.
