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Viz Media Reveals Releases for Bug Ego, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, Sakamoto Holidays, More Manga
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Viz Media announced the following new physical and digital licenses and releases on Friday:

Authors: ONE (story), Kiyoto Shitara (art)
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: A new series from ONE, the creator of One-Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100! Two students find “hacks” that change reality, but it takes only one misstep to cause catastrophic outcomes!

Author: Shun Numa
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: At West Chinjuku Police Station, Ippongi realizes her new partner, Chojo, uses his psychic powers to do everything except work! Together, they turn the police force into a farce.

Author: Kaeru Mizuho
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: Magical girls and fiends are enemies, so can Tanpopo's secret friendship with the fiend Shade survive after she becomes a magical girl?

Authors: Tetsu Ōkawa, Yūto Suzuki (original concept)
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: Kill some time with Sakamoto as he solves neighborhood crimes in this Sakamoto Days spinoff! He'll renew the area to be the most peaceful shopping arcade in town.

Author: Junji Ito
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: Headless statues. A teacher's gruesome murder. A cursed river ritual. Nightmare fuel distilled into ten short stories from the Eisner award-winning master of horror, Junji Ito.

Author: mmk
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: Being sexy can be mortifying, so who will be the first to tap out in this battle of flirtatious gazes between smitten seatmates Eguchi and Ikezawa?

Author: Shinta Harekawa
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: Akira returns to the countryside for high school with a plan to win the heart of her childhood crush! They're both fools in love… because she's too dense to figure out he likes her back!

Authors: Jun Hioki (story), Yana Toboso (original concept, art)
Release: January 2026
Summary: Inspired by Disney's The Lion King, this tie-in novel based on the Twisted-Wonderland mobile game includes a fold-out poster, with original concept and art by Yana Toboso (Black Butler) and written by Jun Hioki.

Authors: Majiko! (story, art), Yana Toboso (original concept)
Release: March 2026
Summary: Based on the Disney Twisted-Wonderland mobile game, get ready to visit Scarabia dorm, inspired by Jafar from Disney's Aladdin. Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga–Book of Scarabia, with an original concept by Yana Toboso and written and illustrated by Majiko!.

Author: Hayao Miyazaki
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: Ashitaka, Lady Eboshi, and forest protector San rise to meet fate in Hayao Miyazaki's classic Studio Ghibli film, Princess Mononoke, through this full-color film comic!

Release: Fall 2025
Summary: In conjunction with the groundbreaking de Young Museum exhibition, The Art of Manga highlights ten key manga artists and includes over 200 full-color illustrations! Explore the impact and history of manga this Fall 2025.

Author: Tohru Kuramori
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: A bitter slave. A cruel bargain. A child worth saving. When Julian trades a life to awaken an ancient god, he gains powers he must use to protect an innocent in a brutal world.

Authors: Osamu Nishi (story), Shiro Usazaki (art)
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: Against all odds, Ichi becomes the only male witch in the entire world! Not even the great witch Desscaras is prepared for the headache he is about to bring her.

Authors: Kohei Kadono (story), Hirohiko Araki (original concept, illustrations)
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: What happened to Pannacotta Fugo after the events of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5–Golden Wind? Find out in this novel!

Author: Kento Amemiya
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Asakaze's world shifts when he meets mysterious Kuromori, and together they fight to stop the Kasane—monsters born of human negativity.

Author: Kento Terasaka
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Haku has never had any life aspirations until one perfect swing sparks a love for golf. Can he overcome his fear of failure and chase a goal of his own?

Author: Elck Itsumo
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Hayuma's passion for ice skating began after watching Kisara's performance. Years later, Hayuma gets the chance to partner with her on the ice.

Author: Naoki Fujita
Release: Spring 2026
Summary: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Tatsuhiko's passion for animation reignites when, through a chance encounter, he meets Nico, his favorite musician, and they team up—unaware they had already met before!
Viz will also release more of Riku Sanjō and Kōji Inada's Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai manga in spring 2026.
Source: Viz Media's X/Twitter account