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M&C! Licenses Sweet Bitter Room, Kiss for a Monster, The Platinum Sonata Manga

Indonesian publisher M&C! announced on Thursday that it has licensed Shō Ichikawa's Sweet Bitter Room, Hachi Hoshikawa's Kiss for a Monster, and Fuji Morita's The Platinum Sonata (Platina Sonata) manga. All three books are slated to ship on September 27.

Sweet Bitter Room collects five one-shot manga that Ichikawa published in Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine in 2016 that all focus on the theme of living together. The title story centers on high schooler Kaname Shirai, who moves into an apartment building to begin living alone, and ends up reuniting with her older childhood friend Itsuki Akasaka, the apartment's landlord. Due to a mistake, Kaname ends up living together with Itsuki temporarily. The second short story, titled "Kono Kekkon ni wa 'Suki" ga Nai!," centers on the couple Tomoka and Yō, who are about to get married, until Yō loses his memories on his wedding day. The third short story, titled "Fushigi no Heya no Ōji-sama," centers on a lonely girl who shelters a dog from the rain with her umbrella one day. The next day, she meets a boy who does the same to her, and she suspects that the boy might be the dog from the day before. The book also contains the short stories "Nanairo Contrast" and "Koakumagic."

Shogakukan published the book last November.

M&C! previously published Ichikawa's Falling for Taro-kun (Taro-kun wa Kō Miete Igai to xxx desu.), May I Say I Love You? (Kaichō, Suki tte Itte mo Ii desu ka?), High School Bride (Joshi Kōsei de, Hanayome de.), The Baby and You (Papa to Mama Hajimemashita.), Captured by Love (Koakuma Lion), First Love Promise (Hatsukoi no Itazura), and Color of Sky, Color of Love (Sorairo Koiiro) manga.

Kiss for a Monster collects four one-shot manga that Hoshikawa published in Shueisha's Margaret magazine in 2014. Shueisha describes the book:

For when you're heartbroken and need comforting. For when your younger friend is scared of monsters and clings to you for comfort. For when you want to give your earnest dream your all. For when you first feel the warmth of someone's hand.

Shueisha published the book in December 2014.

The Platinum Sonata centers on Teru, a casual ice skater who works at a skating rink, and Izumi, a professional figure skater who is considered a promising novice. Expectations are riding high on Izumi, and the sport has not endeared itself to him recently. But when Izumi's coach sees Teru skating to Izumi's program music, he decides to make both of them practice as a pair.

Morita published the one-shot manga in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine in 2015. Shogakukan published the manga's book volume in November 2015.

M&C! previously published Morita's Secretly in Love (Himitsu wa Koi no Hajimari), The Cat's Love (Nyanko no Kimochi), and Kiss Me My Sweet Honey (Saikō no Kiss o Ageru) manga.