J-POP Manga Announces New Titles at Lucca Comics & Games

Lucca Comics and Games J-POP Manga Lineup Reveals New Titles

J-POP Manga announced its upcoming publishing lineup during the publisher’s conference at this year’s Lucca Comics and Games convention, AnimeClick reported. The announcements span multiple genres, ranging from historical samurai drama and science fiction to romantic comedy and psychological horror, bringing dozens of new volumes to Italian readers.

Historical and Action Manga Additions

Sanpei Shirato’s classic 15-volume completed series Kamui Den anchors the publisher’s historical additions. Set in 17th-century Japan, the story follows three individuals from different social classes—the samurai Ryuunoshin, the peasant Shusuke, and the outcast Kamui—as they navigate societal injustices. Boichi’s completed five-volume series The Marshal King follows Jimmu Godspeed, a young man seeking the title of marshal in a desolate western setting while carrying a massive cross after a deadly duel with his father. Taiyō Matsumoto’s one-shot volumes Blue Spring and Zero also join the catalog. collects short stories about disenchanted high school students flirting with crime, while Zero follows an undefeated boxing champion named Goshima facing the twilight of his career ahead of his 30th birthday.

Romance and Slice-of-Life Series

Several ongoing romance and comedy titles expand the publisher’s contemporary offerings. by Fuuta Kimura is a 13-volume ongoing series about an organization that saves people from tragic deaths using a time machine built into their right eye. by Inee is a three-volume ongoing story where humans who die young without knowing love are reborn as cupid angels who use firearms instead of bows and arrows to resolve romantic conflicts. Chu Amairo’s five-volume ongoing series Otaku mo Koi no Rensa Suru centers on Otonari Wataru, a high school student who acts as the enthusiastic shipper for his desk neighbor and her popular boyfriend. Shinta Harekawa’s eight-volume ongoing series Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatan-chuu follows childhood friends Hajime Kugayama and Akira Momose as they struggle with unspoken feelings after reuniting in high school.

Supernatural and Literary Adaptations

Gou Tanabe adapts H.P. Charles Ward no Kikai na Jikendi follows a young resident of Providence, Rhode Island, whose investigation into his dark-arts-practicing ancestor changes him deeply. Hiromi Matsuo’s single-volume Hyakkaten Waltz depicts a bustling early 20th-century provincial department store complete with a rooftop Ferris wheel. Ao Kojima’s three-volume ongoing Hon Nara Uru Odo centers on a second-hand bookstore owner whose stock alters the lives of his customers. Additional new licenses include Shinachiku’s three-volume ongoing Kamase Inu no Oukan, Ayato Miyoshi’s three-volume ongoing Sennenkimatsu ni Hoeru Koi, Soo-jin Kim, P, and Namu’s ongoing Under the Oak Tree, and Daisuke Itabashi’s two-volume ongoing Maryoku Kare no Dark Elf.

J-POP Manga has not yet announced exact on-sale dates for all newly revealed titles, but publication details will roll out via the publisher’s official channels.