Kadokawa Haruki Office’s new manga label, “Haruki Comics,” now available exclusively on “ebookjapan” and “LINE Manga”!
LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd. Press release: October 2, 2025 To Members of the Press Kadokawa Haruki Office’s new manga label, “Haruki Comics,” is now available exclusively on “ebookjapan” and “LINE Manga”! LINE Digital Frontier Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masamine Takahashi) is pleased to announce the launch of “ebookjapan,” an e-book sales service operated in cooperation with LINE Yahoo!
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1485/1102/1485-1102-4f1efb2f418ca1ca3a18032fec73936c-1413×960.png Starting Tuesday, October 7, 2025, “ebookjapan” and “LINE Manga” will begin exclusive early distribution of Kadokawa Haruki Office’s new manga label, “Haruki Comics.” “Haruki Comics” is a manga label established to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Kadokawa Haruki Office. Going forward, it will regularly publish manga titles based on Kadokawa Haruki Office’s extensive literary works. The first two titles are “Brothers” (Produced by Minami Katsuhisa, Original Story by Okita Garyu, Manga by Nobunaga Akira/Kadokawa Haruki Corporation), which will be released on Tuesday, October 7th, and “Emperors: Romance of the Three Kingdoms” (Manga by Akana Osamu, Original Story by Kitakata Kenzo/Kadokawa Haruki Corporation), which will be released on Thursday, October 9th. Following the first series, the second series will be “TOKYO HOLY NIGHT” (original story by Shin Kibayashi, manga by Shu Tadami/Kadokawa Haruki Corporation) in December 2025, and the third series, “Akinai Seiden: Gold and Silver” (original story by Takada New series will begin: “Iku” (original story by Yuzuru Sasaki, manga by Hiroshi Kadota/Kadokawa Haruki Corporation), and the fourth installment, “Hokkaido Keiji Series” (original story by Yuzuru Sasaki, manga by Fuyuji Tsukishima/Kadokawa Haruki Corporation). Please look forward to them. “ebookjapan” will continue to bring you new books and better service. ■Comment from Nagashima Shoji, Editor-in-Chief of Haruki Comics, Kadokawa Haruki Corporation Under the direction of Haruki Kadokawa, we hope to deliver high-quality comics that adults can enjoy reading. Stay tuned! ■First release “Brothers” Produced by Minami Katsuhisa, original story by Okita Garyu, manga by Nobunaga Akira This comic is produced entirely by Minami Katsuhisa, the manga artist behind the hit “The Fable,” and tells the story of a Reiwa-era yakuza legend featuring men who persist in living as yakuza in these bleak times! Distribution start date: October 7, 2025 (Tuesday) In 2001, he began serializing “Naniwa Tomoare” in “Weekly Young Magazine” (Kodansha). His depictions of the fast-paced daily lives of young people set in Osaka have garnered overwhelming support. Since 2015, he has been serializing the smash hit “The Fable.” His unique, powerful writing style and tense depictions captivate readers. The total number of copies of “The Fable” in circulation has exceeded 22 million. Began his writing career in 2016. His works include “Mushoboke: Requiem for Prisoners,” which depicts the difficulties of reintegrating into society, and “Informa,” which is based on the reality of the underworld. “Informa” was made into a live-action TV drama in 2023, which caused a big stir. He continues to write in a wide range of fields, including novels, essays, and manga originals. His
representative works include “Osaka MAD Family” (13 volumes), “Kobe Betabumi Girls” (2 volumes), and “Mushoboke: Requiem for the Prisoners” (original work by Okita Garyuu, currently serialized in “Young Champion Web!”). He has attracted attention for his realistic portrayal of the underbelly of society and human drama, and continues to produce new works to this day. “Emperors – Romance of the Three Kingdoms” Manga: Osamu Akana Original work: Kenzo Kitakata “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” has attracted countless readers and expanded the world of the great author Kitakata Kenzo. This authentic world of martial arts has been fully adapted into a comic by Akana Osamu, the creator of the masterpiece “Yugo”! Distribution start date: Thursday, October 9, 2025 While working as an assistant to Leiji Matsumoto, he made his debut by submitting short manga to Big Comic. His
representative work, “Yuugo” (original work by Shinji Makari), ran for approximately 20 years, including the series, and was adapted into a TV anime in 2004. Other works include “Yami Kagishi” (original work by Kazuki Nakashima), “Mitarai Kiyoshi @ The Sea of Starry Sky” (original work by Soji Shimada), and “The Bandit Hijikata Toshizo.” Since his debut in 1981 with “Funeral Bells Are Far Away,” Kitakata is a leading Japanese novelist who has consistently led the Japanese hard-boiled genre. At the request of Haruki Kadokawa, he began writing full-length Chinese historical novels after publishing “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” in 1996. His latest works include the “Da Suikoden” series and “Shinra-ki,” a sequel to “Genghis Chronicles.” Image
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