Mahjong Pros Enters Manga Market With Four Licences
Mahjong Pros, best known for supplying mahjong kits to the West, announced its entry into the English manga market as Mahjong Press. The company has four licenses set to debut over the course of spring, starting in late April.
All four licences will be available in print and digital formats across a variety of retailers and also through their own website. The details and synopsis of the four titles set to be released are as follows:
Crybaby Mermaid
Crybaby Mermaid - Illustrated Memoir of Yuumi Uotani, story by Yoshiki Suda, art by Mio Junta · Digital SRP: $9.99 / Print SRP: $15.00 · 212 pages · ISBN: 9781969071065 · Available April 28th
Crybaby Mermaid: Illustrated Memoir of Yumi Uotani is about the quiet difficulty of continuing when doubt never fully disappears. It follows Yumi Uotani, a professional mahjong player, through the uncertain early years of a public career, where each setback lingers, each success feels temporary, and the question of whether she truly belongs never quite goes away.
Reform with No Wasted Draws: The Legend of Koizumi
Reform with No Wasted Draws: The Legend of Koizumi Vol. 1, story and art by Hideki Ohwada · Digital SRP: $9.99 / Print SRP: $15.00 · 208 pages · ISBN: 9781969071027 · Available May 5th
In The Legend of Koizumi, manga artist Hideki Ohwada reimagines international politics as a series of direct confrontations in which diplomacy gives way to decisive action. Global crises are settled through high-stakes mahjong, turning geopolitical conflict into a test of judgment, nerve, and national resolve.
At the center is former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, portrayed with unwavering composure and a refusal to yield. Around him, real political figures appear as adversaries in escalating encounters where the stakes quickly move from negotiation to survival. Each confrontation raises the risk, forcing leaders to act under pressure as retreat becomes politically unthinkable.
Getter Robo High
Getter Robo High, story by Bingo Morihashi, art by Drill Jill · Digital SRP: $9.99 / Print SRP: $15.00 · 210 pages · ISBN: 9781969071058 · Available May 30th
When a technologically advanced civilization rises from the ocean and conventional weapons fail, three pilots are assigned to operate an experimental machine powered by Getter Rays. Their opponents do not rely on force alone. Each battle is designed to disrupt judgment, break coordination, and push them into mistakes made under pressure.
Written by Bingo Morihashi and illustrated by Drill Jill, Getter Robo High centers on conflict shaped by uncertainty. Decisions must be made quickly and with incomplete information. Hesitation, misreading an opponent, or acting too aggressively can change the outcome without warning.
Vermilion Stella
Vermilion Stella - Illustrated Memoir of Arisa Date, story and art by Ayato Sasakura · Digital SRP: $9.99 / Print SRP: $15.00 · 212 pages ·ISBN: 9781969071072 · Available June 30th
Arisa Date steps into the national spotlight as a professional mahjong player with a reputation already decided for her. She is seen as a face chosen for attention, someone placed there to be watched rather than believed. Every appearance is public. Every mistake travels farther than the work behind it.
Illustrated by Ayato Sasakura, Vermilion Stella is a memoir about the private cost of being judged in public. It follows the strain of continuing when doubt surrounds you, the isolation of working while your failures are expected, and the quiet discipline required to return again and again while the world waits for confirmation that you do not belong.
Source: Press Release
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