{"id":144484,"date":"2026-01-10T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=144484"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:34:40","slug":"manga-mavericks-books-licenses-2-new-manga-series-at-anime-los-angeles-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/10\/manga-mavericks-books-licenses-2-new-manga-series-at-anime-los-angeles-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Manga Mavericks Books Licenses 2 New Manga Series at Anim\u00e9 Los Angeles 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manga Mavericks Books<\/span><\/a> has announced the <\/span>license acquisition of two new manga series<\/span><\/a> during its panel at Anim\u00e9 Los Angeles 2026: <\/span>Divine Messengers & Demonic Guardians<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Vegetable Sandwich<\/span><\/i>. Both manga titles will be added to the publisher\u2019s catalog later this year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are the details on the new titles:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Divine Messengers & Demonic Guardians, Volume 1<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Divine
\u00a9 2025 KOUKOKU BROTHERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Story and Art: Koukoku Brothers\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>April 2026<\/b> (Digital)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Divine Messengers and Demonic Guardians<\/span><\/i> is an ongoing indie manga that is being sold at independent comic markets in Japan such as COMITIA. Manga Mavericks Books will release the series in English as a digital-first title, with a print release to be determined at a later date.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What lurks beneath?<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

The land is split between a heavenly realm where angels dwell and a lower realm made of wastelands. A band of angels is chosen to journey to the lower realm as an envoy from heaven, but the lower realm is fraught with danger. Luckily, they have masked demonic bodyguards to protect them. The two sides have a purely transactional relationship until one angel, Dori, curiously peeks under a demon guard\u2019s mask, only to find that demons have feelings, dreams, desires, and the same visage as the angels.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Could the demons they have been told not to fraternize with have more in common with them than they thought? And if so, what is preventing them from creating relationships in the first place and why? As their journey commences, they find that the danger of the lower realm may come from a source close to them\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

The KOUKOKU BROTHERS<\/span> provided the following message to convention attendees:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHello everyone, we\u2019re the KOUKOKU BROTHERS, Takenami (writer) and Yoshino (illustrator). We\u2019re a manga artist duo!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

To have our manga Divine Messengers and Demonic Guardians introduced to the world here at Anim\u00e9 Los Angeles is a great honor! The theme of the manga is children experiencing personal growth and going on exciting adventures while befriending people of different cultures.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re sure readers will be on the edge of their seats as they anticipate what mysteries will come next as they turn the pages! Our name \u201cKOUKOKU\u201d means \u201clarge bird\u201d, so we\u2019d like to invite you to soar on a flight of fancy into a new land of adventure via this story! Thanks so much!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Vegetable Sandwich, Volume 1\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Vegetable
\u00a9 2022\/2023 Banjo Saitou\/TWO VIRGINS Co., Ltd<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Story and Art: <\/span>Banjo Saitou<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>September 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

High school student Tsukushi has got the look of a thug, but he has one pressing issue: he\u2019s a weakling through and through.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, he has the earnestness to learn, but that can only take a person so far. Warabi, on the other hand, is a crazy strong elementary school student, but doesn\u2019t have anyone she considers a friend. A chance encounter with a lion escaping from a zoo brings the two together, where they realize, despite their myriad of differences, they have plenty in common too. If anyone can be a student in the pursuit of strength, can anyone also be a teacher?<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

With art inspired by 80s shonen manga, this is a vegetable you\u2019ll not only want to enjoy first but all the way till the last bite!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Vegetable Sandwich<\/span><\/i> is a complete manga series collected into two tankobon volumes in Japan by publisher TWO VIRGINS. Manga Mavericks Books will be releasing the series in A5 (5.83\u201d x 8.27\u201d) size.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Saitou provided the following message to convention attendees:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNice to meet you! I\u2019m Banjo Saitou and I live in Okinawa, Japan.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m extremely honored that my manga Vegetable Sandwich will be published in English, as it\u2019s <\/span><\/i><\/span>been a dream of mine to have my manga translated into English and read by overseas fans. This is so awesome! Vegetable Sandwich is a manga I wrote when I wasn\u2019t as accomplished as I am now, so there are a few parts that aren\u2019t as polished as my current work. Still, I hope that it\u2019s the kind of manga that readers can relax and enjoy without thinking too much about it, and it\u2019d bring me so much happiness if it brings just a bit of levity to readers’ daily lives.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

I look forward to seeing readers\u2019 impressions!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Sources<\/b>: Email correspondence, press release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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