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Glacier Bay Books Releases Tada Yumi's True Blue Never Fades Manga in English

The America-based independent bookstore Glacier Bay Books announced on Thursday that it has licensed Yumi Tada's True Blue Never Fades (True Blue wa Kesshite Iroasenai) manga for an English release in the fourth quarter of 2025. Matthias Hirsh will translate the manga.

Glacier Bay Books describes the story:

Bonny and Mickey are young and in love, but Mickey is married to the life of a long-haul trucker. Though they have a son together, the gulf between the two grows with each broken promise and passing year, until all that's left are small mementos, postcards, and memories.

After a naïve, pure-hearted young man enters their orbit, things slowly begin to change…

Shodensha originally published the manga in March 1995 under its Feel Comics imprint.

Glacier Bay Books stated the release is the first in a series of "standalone masterpieces drawn from Tada Yumi's early 'Americana' flavored works." The publisher will reveal more details this summer or fall.

Glacier Bay Books released Tada's The Mermaid and the Prince manga in full color in both digital and physical editions in late 2021. The 24-page manga is a "modern retelling of the classic Mermaid fairytale." Glacier Bay Books describes the story as "the classic short story of a lonely mermaid and the 'useless' prince she rescues."

Source: Glacier Bay Books' X/Twitter account