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JUNE 2026 SHOUJO/JOSEI MANGA RELEASE CALENDAR (Kodansha, SevenSeas, VIZ, Yen Press...)

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Keep up with your favourite upcoming shoujo and josei manga, as well as manhua, manhwa and webcomics, releases from your favourite publishers with this list, complete with links to buy them!
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Kodansha

 
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As the Joker of the Seiyo Elementary School Guardians, it’s up to Amu to hunt down X eggs and deal with them appropriately. This mission puts her at odds with the mysterious organization Easter, whose members will stop at nothing to claim the Embryo—...
(From Kodansha's website)
Shugo Chara! 20th Anniversary Edition, Vol. 2
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After eight years separated, Yui is living with her older brother, Hayato again-however, her heart now inexplicably flutters when she is with him. Her childhood friend, Ritsu, suggests he and Yui date—even if it’s just for show—to suppress her feelin...
(From Kodansha's website)
Love Out on a Limb, Vol. 2
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Amu is a girl on a secret mission at Arcana Academy. During her pursuit of the X Eggs, the Humpty Lock changes shape, and Amu’s Character Transformation becomes more powerful. While new mysteries continue to emerge, the phantom thief Mirage Lynx stea...
(From Kodansha's website)
Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker, Vol. 2
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Kira's life has been marked by pain. Gang violence took her father when she was young, and her mother's remarriage only inflicted even more appalling scars. She has no trust left to offer the world, so when a ravishingly handsome boy asks her for dir...
(From Kodansha's website)
MARS 30th Anniversary Edition, Vol. 1
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Despite being unmarried at 32, Yuki Sato is happy—she enjoys temping as a greeter, and more importantly, she’s engaged to the handsome, successful Yoji…until Shun Majima walks into her life and blows it up. Does her fiancé seem too good to be true be...
(From Kodansha's website)
Whoever You Are, I Love You, Vol. 1
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How many serial killer hairs would you pull for a chance at love? This and many other difficult choices stand before friends and rivals Aimi and Nami as they take their obsession with their classmate Kirio to the next level. From crafting original lo...
(From Kodansha's website)
Kirio Fan Club, Vol. 2
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Wakaba and Fumito have enjoyed living out the youth they missed out on. But just as Wakaba has decided that she wants to strive for a real romantic relationship with Fumito, not just casual dates in school uniforms, Fumito tells her he wants to see h...
(From Kodansha's website)
Hitting Rewind With You, Vol. 3
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Summer vacation is here! Toki, Rai, and Otogi head to the fireworks festival together, and the outing soon turns into an awkward competition for Otogi’s attention between the overconfident Rai and ever-unsure Toki. Both now aware of their feelings fo...
(From Kodansha's website)
Fall In Love, You False Angels, Vol. 5
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As the palace erupts in chaos, Nina, Hikami and Toat escape down an underground tunnel, where someone unimaginable awaits them…Enoch, the first friendly star person Nina has ever met! At long last, Nina learns the secrets of her people, including the...
(From Kodansha's website)
Nina the Starry Bride, Vol. 16
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SevenSeas Entertainment

 
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Having used her power to cure the curse put upon Luveigh, Nanna has now fallen victim to it herself! Now it’s up to the Shadow Hero to return the favor—even if that means fighting his brother, Eumel. Old grudges must finally be put to rest as the cou...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
Healer for the Shadow Hero, Vol. 4
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In his previous life as an office worker, Akira was a woman who loved to play BL dating sims. Now, he’s been reborn into the world of his favorite one! He’s been living it up, going to school with all of the love interests in the game! But his happy ...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
BL Game Rebirth: My New Life as the Hero's Younger Brother, Vol. 4
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After saving the God of Cats from an oncoming truck in his original world, former office worker Arima Taichi met his own untimely end. Luckily, he was reincarnated into a new world full of the fluffiest creatures imaginable! With his new Tamer skills...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
Fluffy Café in Another World,Vol. 2
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With the departure of their most recent houseguest, former noblewoman Lysithea Del Arman and broker Taron Cardis can finally relax—and prepare for Lysithea’s long-awaited escape across the sea. In one of their many moments of passion, Lysithea even a...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
Winter Wolf, Vol. 3
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With summer break over, Miya and her friends are diving into Eihou Ladies’ Academy’s next big event of the school year: the arts festival! Each class is tasked with producing and performing a play, relying on their own creativity and ingenuity instea...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked, Vol. 8
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Time is running out for the empress as an acute condition threatens her life! And while Koyou has gained consent to perform the surgery, every movement in the palace is being watched, and enemies lie in wait around every corner. Meanwhile, vengeful N...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom, Vol. 13
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Sana, a girl who is obsessed with looks, is running her high school social media account together with her secret boyfriend, the seriously hot influencer Kanato-senpai. They’re quickly falling for one another, but Kanato-senpai is so sweet that she’s...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love, Vol. 6
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Shuri von Neuschwanstein has had her hands full taking care of her swiftly growing stepchildren and ensuring her mistakes from her previous life don’t happen again. In her determination to keep Jeremy safe, however, she’s inadvertently let Elias slip...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
A Stepmother's Marchen, Vol. 6
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In the highly anticipated horror game The Murderer of Pfaltzgraff Manor, players control the character Adrian—a handsome young man who happens to be the reincarnation of the devil—with the goal to kill as many people as possible to satisfy Lilith's C...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game, Vol. 1
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Having resolved the tanuki conflict, Katarina is finally accepted into the Bureau of Magic—but her new department is notoriously referred to as the least desirable placement, and it’s chock-full of bona fide weirdos! If that weren’t enough, she’s sti...
(From SevenSeas Entertainment's website)
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Vol. 12
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VIZ (Shoujo Beat)

 
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The news that Sae and Koki are dating spreads like wildfire through the school, but not everyone is on board. When their friend group becomes a study group and two members find they have a lot in common, another gets jealous. Then, Christmastime arri...
(From VIZ's website)
A Star Brighter than the Sun, Vol. 6
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Midori has had a crush on Akira ever since she saw him rescue an abandoned cat. She hopes to become closer to him now that they’re working together on the student council, but his heart may belong to someone else…
(From VIZ's website)
I'm No Angel, Vol. 1
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Yuri and Keiichiro are up against the final boss—Keiichiro’s grandfather—who gives them an ultimatum: choose the girl or leave the family. Yuri and Keiichiro are driven into a corner, but weren’t they meant to be together?!
(From VIZ's website)
Let's Do It Already!, Vol. 9
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Tanpopo’s battle with Alice, the fiend within the realm of mirrors, comes to a close, but a chilling new enemy emerges from the mist…
(From VIZ's website)
Magical Girl Dandelion, Vol. 2
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Hachi was happy to be Blast’s biggest cheerleader, but now that the band is taking off, she’s discovering that there are hordes of fans eager to take her place. To make matters worse, Hachi’s happiness with Nobu is slipping through her fingers as an ...
(From VIZ's website)
Nana 25th Anniversary Edition, Vol. 4
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After her overnight escape with Ema, Takara must face reality again—and the beginning of the end. Even if their love is doomed, she can’t lie to herself or Ema anymore. With no choice left, Takara decides it’s time to tell Ema how she feels.
(From VIZ's website)
Pink Candy Kiss, Vol. 5
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Utage and Tamon’s theme park visit ends on an awkward note after Utage presses Tamon to explain what she means to him. Later, F/ACE gets cast in a TV drama, and Ori wants to be number one—not just in acting but in Utage’s heart!
(From VIZ's website)
Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 11
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After a clumsy rescue by Tokaki, Suzuno and Tatara escape their imprisonment by the Crow People. As they’re fleeing, they quite literally stumble into their newest Celestial Warrior—the graceful and wise Toroki. Upon learning Suzuno is the true Pries...
(From VIZ's website)
Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki, Vol. 4
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Tenka and Sua may have made it on the LJH special-project team, but that’s only their first challenge. In order to get a spot at the audition for the new three-company idol group, they’re going to have to crush the next monthly evaluation. But seeing...
(From VIZ's website)
Girl Crush, Vol. 7
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San and her best friend Mayu attend a boarding school for girls on Japan’s Southern Island, but their studies are interrupted when they and the other students are recruited to help the war effort as assistant nurses. Sent to the front lines, the girl...
(From VIZ's website)
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Yen Press & Ize Press

 
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Her registration complete and two large shumils now under her command, Rozemyne finally gets a taste of the library of her dreams. But before she can lose herself in its countless books, she must first pass the rest of her practical classes. Chief am...
(From Yen Press's website)
Ascendance of a Bookworm, Vol. 4
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Will Kurose ever make his feelings clear?!With the way Kurose is so hot-and-cold around her, it’s a wonder that Mugi hasn’t exploded yet! He rejected her confession, but he’s still hanging out with her, and he let her into his school camping trip gro...
(From Yen Press's website)
Pink & Habanero, Vol. 5
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“I must not look away. I have to watch until the end…and make sure the count is unharmed.”Bianca’s concerns regarding the jousting tournament drive a wedge between the married couple, despite their burgeoning feelings for each other—especially when o...
(From Yen Press's website)
Marriage of Convenience, Vol. 4
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Once upon a time, a mermaid fell in love with a beautiful queen…At the request of the mermaid princess Nadia, the royal family prepares to welcome the Atlancian delegation, but they find themselves facing an uphill battle! Many years of skirmishes an...
(From Yen Press's website)
Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom, Vol. 9
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Servaine Noxirel is on a mission to reclaim the title stolen from her family generations ago. Despite the tales of murder and missing people that swirl around the ancestral mansion, what awaits upon her return is not a conniving usurper or terrifying...
(From Yen Press's website)
The Merman Trapped in My Lake, Vol. 2
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Just when things seem to be going smoothly for newlyweds Navier and Heinrey, Grand Duke Kaufman’s love potion throws a wrench into the works! With Heinrey caught in an intimate position with his late brother’s wife and Kaufman magically enamored with...
(From Yen Press's website)
The Remarried Empress, Vol. 10
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Marie’s life as a viscount’s daughter is snatched away when her own sister curses her to become a cat...and then steals her betrothed! Forsaken, she collapses from hunger, when tender hands reach out—and on the other side is the undefeated duke with ...
(From Yen Press's website)
A Timid Lady Was Turned into an Ugly Cat, but on the Verge of Fainting Is Picked Up by the Most Fearsome Military Duke, Vol. 1
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Thanks to the devoted care of Ren, office worker Yuri’s quality of life is off the charts! However, when they discover that their beloved Kisaragi Pharmaceuticals is in danger of bankruptcy, Ren steels himself to face his rival Asami. Yuri, who has d...
(From Yen Press's website)
Double the Trouble, Twice as Nice, Vol. 3
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When trend-chasing college girl Nanase got the offer from her sister, she could hardly believe her ears! A chance to work at the same talent agency as THE Banri Narita—as his temporary manager, no less—is absolutely completely a dream come true! That...
(From Yen Press's website)
Thank You for Taking Care of Our Boy Banri, Vol. 1
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With a way to clear his debt secured, Fumi’s father has returned, and Akatsuki immediately announces their relationship to him. In the face of her furious father’s opposition, Fumi and Akatsuki are torn apart. After consoling a distraught Fumi, Akats...
(From Yen Press's website)
Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet, Vol. 12
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