Mahjong Pros‘Mahjong Pros Publishingimprint announced the license acquisition of two new manga titles at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con:Akayoroshi: Hanafuda Shadow GamesandBird: Mahjong’s Deadliest vs. The Master Illusionist.
Both manga will receive print and digital releases in November 2026.
Here are the details on Mahjong Pros’latest manga licenses:
Akayoroshi: Hanafuda Shadow Games
Release Date:November 2026 (Digital and Print)
Mahjong Pros will be releasing the manga in A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size, with a page count totaling 208 pages per English volume. Print pre-orders will open soon.
In 1876 Yokohama, a boy with a perfect memory is forced into an underground gambling ring where Japanese flower cards decide who walks away and who pays with flesh. Akayoroshi: Hanafuda Shadow Games is a vicious historical thriller about debt, deception, and the players who become addicted to risking everything.
Bird: Mahjong’s Deadliest vs. The Master Illusionist
Release Date:November 2026 (Digital and Print)
Mahjong Pros will be releasing the manga in A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size, with a page count totaling 260 pages per English volume. Print pre-orders will open soon.
A war over underground casino territory rights will be settled at a mahjong table. One side recruits Kazuya, the hidden genius behind the world-famous illusionist Bird. Across from him sits Snake, an undefeated gambler who can manipulate a fully automated table designed to make cheating impossible. To win, Kazuya must expose Snake’s trick before Snake uncovers his.
Mahjong Pros previously announced the license acquisition ofMaetel of the Glassy SeaandGolden Sakuraearlier this monthat Anime Expo 2026. Both manga will also be released sometime in November 2026.
The publisher also announced that it would become part of the newly formed Independent Manga Alliance joint venture, along withManga Mavericks Books, Strict Algorithm, Red String Manga, and Curation Entertainment Partners Inc.
