DEBORAH IS MY RIVAL, Hachi/Ritsu and More Manga Join Azuki in June

 

Disclosure: Three former Crunchyroll employees are among the founders of Azuki. 

 

The lineup for digital manga service Azuki continues to expand in its deal with Media Do and MediBang!, this time with the addition of 17 new titles for June. The growing lineup includes a bunch of one-shots, two titles from shojo manga creator Kaoru Tada and more, so dig into the full breakdown below.

 

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First up, the list of one-shots:

 

• Country Called America by VIEW
• Sammy and Onokoro by MURAI
• Ninja Rookie by Mari Koike
• The Night of No Return by MURAI
• The Princess’ Circumstances by Ibuki Kosaka
• Memories of the Sand by LordChung Production
• Playboy by Pan Mitsubachi
• Interplanetary Intercourse by Yuta Kayashima

 

DEBORAH IS MY RIVAL

by Kaoru Tada

 

 

The handsome blonde boy next door goes by “Deborah”. 

 

As a first-year student at her new University, Asayo is scared to be on her own until she encounters the beautiful boy living next door. He says he’s a girl on the inside and wants to enter a fake relationship – he comes from a very traditional family famous for their tea ceremonies and wants to get out of an arranged marriage to a stranger. Asayo accepts but finds herself growing closer with the mysterious “Deborah”.

 

Will they end up finding themselves to be more than just friends in this not-so-straight rom-com?

 

Love Me, My Knight 

by Kaoru Tada

 

 

Yakko’s an extremely normal girl who helps out at her parents’ okonomiyaki restaurant where she encounters a wide range of interesting people. One of her regulars, Sammy, shows interest in her and confesses his love but she has her eye on his bad boy best friend and the lead singer of their rock band, Goh.

 

Will she stay a good girl or will she choose to go down the path of rock’n roll??

 

Hachi/Ritsu 

by Sanba Maekawa

 

 

Hachi & Ritsu were childhood friends who grew up in the countryside doing everything together despite their vastly different backgrounds. Hachi begins viewing Ritsu in a different light and, plagued by thoughts he deems impure, runs away from his beloved Ritsu.

 

Can Ritsu confront his friend and learn the real reason why he ran away all those years ago? 

 

Another Love Story Between My Trainee and I 

by Nanameguri (sequel to “A Love Story Between My Boss and I” by Nanameguri)

 

 

As Takanashi and Tokunaga are enjoying their romantic relationship in the office and outside of the office, a drastic change causes emotions to rise.

The company transfers Takanashi to another department and though he tries to remain optimistic, his mind begins to race about his relationship.

 

Can they overcome this test of their love, or will their relationship come to an end?

 

The Mermaid Prince 

by Yuana Kazumi

 

 

The beautiful mermaid I fell in love with became human but when she transformed she became… a man? 

 

Manato Koganei, a part-time worker on the brink of despair meets a beautiful mermaid shining in the moonlit night?! She says she wants to “become human and fall in love”, and is successfully reborn as a very beautiful man. Manato tangles with his own feelings for his former mermaid, now human companion while also trying to help him navigate human culture.

 

Will they fall in love or will their love sink to the bottom of the ocean?

 

Flower Demon Door of the Sakaimeya 

by Mako Oikawa

 

 

“To all the yokai, I am here to make sure you live peacefully together with the humans.”

Minoru Hanabusa is in charge of teaching the yokai that enter the human world how to live peacefully alongside humans. Join him as he teaches yokai how to use their unique abilities and interests to build a meaningful life in the human world in this feel-good manga about what it truly means to be human. If you’re a fan of Natsume Yuujin-cho, this series is a must-read!

 

Gourmet Glutton 

by Shigeru Tsuchiyama 

 

 

Mantaro Ohara is an ordinary salaryman with an above average appetite and a love for good food until he meets professional competitive eater, George Hunter, who introduces him to the world of competitive eating. Will this unexpected “dark horse” be able to escape the fiercely competitive world of eating or will he devour his competition and make a name for himself?

 

Ekikoi: The Young Miss Falls for the Station Attendant 

by Betty Nanasato

 

 

After a harrowing encounter on the station platform, Botan, an innocent high schooler, falls in love with Koganei, the handsome station attendant who helped her that fateful day. Kogane’s well-liked by everyone at the station and his popularity makes Botan frantic. She has to confess before someone else does!

 

Will her confession go the way she planned? Why does Kogane seem so different from his usual self? 

 

Botan! Don’t get fooled by his appearance!

 

SUMMERLESS 

by E.B.D (Education Bureau Director) 

 

 

People can breathe in the sullied air of the world only with stix, a device powered by human limbs. Tonika, a rich nobleman, falls from grace when his father’s plan to take over the government fails. Now poor and unable to afford the limbs needed to power his stix, Tonika faces the challenge of learning how to live on the other side of the class pyramid.

 

Source: Press release

 

 

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