Pre-Ordering Opens for Manga Planet's Boys' Love Titles Perfect Propose and Try & I Love You

Two new Manga Planet print editions are now open to pre-orders on Kinokuniya USA!

Ikebukuro, Japan — Manga Planet is happy to announce the print releases of two new Boys' Love (BL) titles Perfect Propose by Mayo Tsurukame and Try & I Love You by echo through the futekiya imprint.

The new print editions are now open for pre-order via Kinokuniya USA's online store, and will be available for early-bird sale at Anime NYC 2025 (New York) from August 21st to 24th at the Kinokuniya USA booth (#321).

Perfect Propose by Mayo Tsurukame
"We were so close we promised to marry each other!"
Hiro Watari has spent the last five years sustained on sad instant ramen meals, working 16-hour days with no weekends. It's no surprise when Hiro passes out from overwork in the middle of the sidewalk. It is surprising when Hiro's long-lost childhood friend Kai Fukaya wakes him up and asks if he can stay with him. With Kai in his life acting like his fiancé(!?), will Hiro let work slowly kill him, or will he finally learn how to live... and love?

Following a live-action adaptation in 2024, Perfect Propose's English edition is finally in print!

Pre-Order: https://united-states.kinokuniya.com/bw/9784911518090
Price: $13.99 USD

Try & I Love You by echo
“Why don't we try dating?”
Takumi did not expect his childhood friend Ren to say those words while wallowing over his third failed relationship that year. Sure, Takumi thinks Ren is earnest and punctual and kind and... and he's caring and they share the same interests but... wait, are they actually a good match for each other!?
Try & I Love You is a butterflies-inducing slice-of-life about childhood friends exploring a new development in their relationship through trial and (sometimes) error.

Pre-Order: https://united-states.kinokuniya.com/bw/9784911518083
Price: $12.99 USD

Initial release of these titles will be exclusive to Kinokuniya USA and will also be made available in Kinokuniya USA stores after Anime NYC 2025. For information on whether specific locations will carry these titles, please contact your local Kinokuniya store.

For those who cannot access Kinokuniya USA stores, Manga Planet is continuing to work together to expand globally with independent bookstores.

For more information about print titles, announcements, and where you can buy our books please visit mangaplanet.com/blog/

About Manga Planet Manga Planet started in 2012 as a joint project between FANTASISTA, INC. and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. to research the ways manga is read throughout the world.

In 2019, Manga Planet launched the Boys' Love (BL) subscription service futekiya Library, followed by the multi-genre Manga Planet Library in the same year. Both libraries were merged into one Manga Planet in April 2023.

Bridging the needs of international manga fans and the Japanese manga industry, Manga Planet pushes for affordable access to officially licensed English-language manga through its subscription plan, as well as newly added options to purchase or rent individual titles.

Manga Planet's subscription plan starts at US$1.99 for one week. Visit Manga Planet's official website to find out more about its service, and start by signing up for free.