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Kodansha USA Announces Print Releases for Yuna Hirasawa's 'Luca, the Dragon Vet,' My Journey to Her Manga, BECK Omnibus
posted on by Alex Mateo
The company also announced a print release for Hirasawa's My Journey to Her (Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni) manga and a 2-in-1 omnibus print release for Harold Sakuishi's BECK manga, both slated for fall 2026.
The company describes Luca, the Dragon Vet:
Luca was raised in a world where people can fly—to travel, work, or war—on the backs of dragons, and she knows what she wants to be: a dragon vet! Standing in her way are stringent admissions rules, impossibly difficult classes, and a notorious family name… A magical medical drama full of adventure and intrigue from the creator of My Journey to Her, perfect for younger and older fans of Witch Hat Atelier and The Apothecary Diaries!
Hirasawa debuted the manga in Kodansha's Morning two with medical supervision from Hoko Tsuda in September 2022. Kodansha published the manga's fifth compiled book volume on May 22.
Kodansha USA Publishing began releasing Hirasawa's My Journey to Her manga digitally in English in July 2024. The manga debuted in Morning in March 2016, and it received a single volume release that June. The manga won the Best Digital Comic award at this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on July 25.
Sakuishi launched the Beck manga in the July 1999 issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine, and ended it in 2008. Kodansha published 34 volumes for the manga. Tokyopop published 14 volumes of the manga from 2005 to 2008, and Kodansha USA Publishing later released all 34 volumes digitally in 2020. The manga inspired a 26-episode television anime in 2004, as well as a live-action film in 2010.
Sources: Email correspondence, Kodansha panel at Anime NYC (Jeremy Tauber)
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