English manga and light novel publisher Yen Press announced three new series to be translated into English:
- Ryushiki07 (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) and Souichirou’s Rose Gun Days: Season 1 manga
- Takatoshi Shiozawa (Full Moon) and Hiroki Chiba’s Final Fantasy Reishiki Gaiden: Hyouken no Shinigami manga
- HERO’s (Asao-san to Kurata-kun) and Daisuke Hagiwara’s (Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou Anthology) Horimiya manga
I suppose we’ve kept the suspense building on the new license announcements long enough…
— yenpress (@yenpress) March 2, 2015
We have three new manga titles to unveil today! Sorry, folks, no light novels this time around, but stay tuned!
— yenpress (@yenpress) March 2, 2015
The first license announcement was Rose Gun Days: Season 1 manga. The manga began on August 22, 2012 in Square Enix’s September 2012 issue of Monthly Gangan Joker magazine. The manga ended on February 22, 2014. It has 4 compiled manga volumes. The first volume was released on December 22, 2012 while the final volume was shipped on April 22, 2014. The first English-translated volume will be out around Fall 2015.
First up: Ryukishi07 fans rejoice! We’ll be putting ROSE GUNS DAYS SEASON ONE in your hands starting this Fall.
— yenpress (@yenpress) March 2, 2015
Rose Guns Days: Season 1 has a 2-volume prequel manga titled Rose Guns Days: Fukushuu wa Ougon no Kaori. It was published on April 26, 2013 to April 26, 2014. It also has a 2-volume spin-off manga titled Rose Guns Days: Aishuu no Cross Knife that was published on December 25, 2012 to October 25, 2013. The manga series also have a 3-part sequel:
- Rose Guns Days: Season 1
- Rose Guns Days: Season 2 – January 18, 2013 to March 18, 2014
- Rose Guns Days: Season 3 – September 19, 2013 to March 5, 2015
- Rose Guns Days: Last Season – April 25, 2014 to present (publishing)
Rose Guns Days: Season 1 also has a 2-volume light novel adaptation with the same title. It was written by Makoto Fukami (Psycho-Pass) and illustrated by serori. It was published on November 15, 2013 to July 16, 2014. Synopsis of Rose Guns Days: Season 1 from MAL:
The game’s story takes place in Japan at the end of World War II. Devastated in the aftermath of defeat, the Japanese government complies with the Allies’ reconstruction plan. Japan begins to recover from the loss after a few years, but America and China intricately divide the nation on a municipal level. Eventually, China’s military districts become Chinatowns, and places controlled by the United States are Americanized. The many Chinese and American immigrants make Japanese people the minority in their own land. Some Japanese are unwilling to accept this fate and secretly gather their strength to challenge the new system.
A girl named Rose Haibara works at the club Primavera and lends money to Japanese people so that they can rebuild their lives. Meanwhile, Leo Shishigami is best known for his reputation among women. Everything begins to change when that legendary man meets Rose in the spring of 1947.
The second license announcement was Final Fantasy Reishiki Gaiden: Hyouken no Shinigami (Final Fantasy Type-0 Side Story: The Reaper of the Icy Blade) manga. The manga began on April 12, 2012 in Square Enix’s September 2012 issue of Monthly Shounen Gangan magazine. The manga ended on March 12, 2014 with 23 overall chapters. It has 5 compiled manga volumes. The first volume was released on September 22, 2012 while the final volume was shipped on April 22, 2014. The first English-translated volume will be out on July 2015.
For the gamers who can’t get enough with this month’s release — FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 SIDE STORY: THE REAPER OF THE ICY BLADE this July!
— yenpress (@yenpress) March 2, 2015
Synopsis of Rose Guns Days: Season 1 from MAL:
Reaper of the Icy Blade takes place around 9 years before the events of Final Fantasy Type-0. It follows the Kurasame Susaya during his time as a student of the Peristylium Suzaku and as a member of the “Four Heavenly Kings of Suzaku.”
The third and final license announcement was Horimiya (Hori-san to Miyamura-kun) manga. The manga began on October 18, 2011 in Square Enix’s November 2011 issue of Monthly GFantasy magazine. It currently has 6 compiled manga volumes. The first volume was released on March 27, 2012 while the latest volume was shipped on October 27, 2014. The first English-translated volume will be out on October 2015.
And lastly after much speculation, we can confirm Daisuke Hagiwara’s HORIMIYA will make its debut in October!
— yenpress (@yenpress) March 2, 2015
Horimiya received a 3-episode original video anime adaptation (OVA) produced by Hoods Entertainment (Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai, Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara) and directed by Shingo Natsume (Space☆Dandy). The anime began airing on September 26, 2012 and is slated to end around 2015.
Cast:
- Asami Seto (Death Parade‘s Kurokami no Onna) as Kyouko Hori
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist‘s Sytry Cartwright) as Izumi Miyamura
- Akiko Hasegawa (The iDOLM@STER‘s Miki Hoshii) as Remi Ayasaki
- Yumiko Kobayashi (Kaitou Joker‘s Hachi) as Souta Hori
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Synopsis of Horimiya from MAL:
Hori may seem like a normal teenage girl, but she’s a completely different person after school. In her workaholic parents’ absence, Hori has been like a parent for her little brother since she was young herself. Between taking care of her brother, feeding them both, and housework, she doesn’t have much time for a usual teenage social life. One day, she meets someone else who does not present his true self at school: a quiet, glasses-wearing boy called Miyamura. She’d assumed he was bookish, and possibly an otaku, but Hori couldn’t have been more wrong. Outside of school, Miyamura is a friendly guy with many piercings, and he’s not very good at academics. Now the two of them have someone with whom they can share both halves of their lives!
Source – Yen Press’ Official Twitter Account
