<a href="https://comicvibe.com/manga-mavericks-announces-new-licenses-for-two-zenzo-titles-and-more-at-otakon-2026/” title=”Manga Mavericks announces new licenses for two ZENZO titles and more at Otakon 2026″>Manga Mavericks Booksannounced that it has licensed three new manga titles during its panel at Otakon 2026, includingRoydandOni King. All threenewly acquired mangawill be released in December 2026 and May 2027, respectively.
Digital pre-orders forRoydandOni Kingwill soon go live on the Manga Mavericks Store. A print release containing both stories is being planned for a future date.
Here are the details on the publisher’s new licenses:
Release Date:December 2026 (Digital)
Roydis the newest one-shot story by indie manga artist ZENZO, which debuted at the COMITIA 154 event last year.
Who determines a heart’s worth?
Royd is a boy with abundant magical potential. So much so, that a goddess takes him under her tutelage and is impressed with his growth…except she deems his heart full of kindness to be an obstacle. Under pressure to pay back the one who raised him, Royd “gives” his heart to a sentient, nameless golem. Upon receiving Royd’s heart the Golem witnesses the beauty of the world, while Royd becomes a powerful mage—at the cost of his humanity. Will the Golem, now entranced with the world, have the “heart” to return what was once Royd’s, or is the magician’s humanity too far gone to be saved?
Oni King
Release Date:December 2026 (Digital)
Oni Kingwas originally included in the indie manga anthologyRevengers, which debuted at the Japanese doujinshi event Comiket in 2023.
Like many things, revenge is a choice. A choice where the results may not be worth the price…
In what should have been a straightforward tale, Oniou is a demon child whose mother is kidnapped by the nefarious monster Kurokazemaru. He’s powerless to stop the fiend, but happens upon the cursed club Gako which will grant him power to defeat his foe at…the cost of his life force. Pouring everything into revenge sounds good in the moment, but when the dust settles, will he find that revenge truly is a dish best served cold or not served at all?
Town Walking with Ghost Dog
Release Date:May 2027 (Print and Digital)
Town Walking with Ghost Dogis a standalone volume manga published in Japan by TWO VIRGINS. Manga Mavericks Books will be releasing the manga at A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size.
Print pre-orders are now live on the Manga Mavericks’online store.
Travel along with Ghost Dog!
See Japan through trails, trains, back alleys, and of course, on foot. Pulling triple duty as a guidebook, memoir, and manga, Town Walking with Ghost Dog takes on the streets of Japan with picture-book-esque artwork framed by the personal experiences of the manga creator Ippan Nakamura. From a hot bath in Sangenjaya to the recesses of Okutama, you’ll feel immersed in a side of Japanese history and locales like never before, in this travelogue of Japan as seen through the eyes of a lone traveler and their ghostly canine companion.
Manga Mavericks Books also announced at its panel that all pre-orders for its upcoming release ofThe Sword of Paroswill now include an exclusive shikishi board. The shikishi will be approximately 4.72″ x 5.31” in size and will include the digital reproduction signature from the manga’s artistYumiko Igarashi.
Pre-orders for the manga are now live on the publisher’s official store.
