William Moo-
July 4, 2026
Mahjong Pros‘ Mahjong Pros Publishing announced the license acquisitions of two new manga series at this year’s Anime Expo:Maetel of the Glassy SeaandGolden Sakura. Both titles will be released in digital and print format and print pre-orders will open soon.
Here are the details on Mahjong Pros’latest licenses:
Maetel of the Glassy Sea
Story:Yoshiki Suda
Art:Katakei
Release Date:November 2026
The manga will be printed in A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size and will contain 208 total pages.
Synopsis:
Akina Mizuhara’s first love was film. As a college student chasing a future in movies, she studied abroad in Portland and came face to face with a painful question: what if loving something is not enough to make it your life? Then she found mahjong: a game with the same drama, tension, and emotional pull she had always searched foron screen
Maetel of the Glassy Sea follows Mizuhara from private doubt to the M.League spotlight, through marriage, rivalry, team glory, losing streaks, MVP pressure, and the fight to keep moving forward as U-NEXT Pirates’ “Noble Female Pirate
Golden Sakura
Story:Sayaka Okada
Art:Kazuo Maekawa
Release Date:November 2026
The manga will be printed in A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size and will have a total of 208 pages
Synopsis:
Broke, betrayed, and buried under $50,000 of debt, failed pro Mahjong Player Takuya Saotome takes one last gamble: crossdress as Sakura Shindou and enter the women’s professional mahjong scene
Written by pro player Sayaka Okada and drawn by the legendary Kazuo Maekawa also known for his Ace Attorney manga series (He’s here at AX!), Golden Sakura is a sharp mahjong drama about revenge, reinvention, and the brutal gap between talent and success.
The publisher also licensed the booksWin at Mahjong like a pro: The Sonoda WayandPrinciples of Call Reading in Mahjongfor English release.
Sources: Email correspondence,MangaAlerts X/Twitter Account
