If you’re using your unexpected free time to catch up on manga, I’m about to add a couple of new titles to your reading list. You’re welcome.
A brand new manga localizer and publisher called Kaiten Books, based out of California, has revealed their first two manga licenses: Loner Life in Another World (Hitoribotchi no Isekai Kōryaku) and Shed that Skin, Ryugasaki-san! (Mukasete! Ryugasakisan). The first of which will be released digitally on Amazon on March 31st with a print release to follow later. They have revealed no release date for the latter title.
Loner Life in Another World is the manga adaptation of the light novel of the same name created by Shoji Goji. The manga features art from Bibi and the manga company Overlap published the second volume in Japan on February 25th. A free translated sample is on the official English website. Kaiten Books describes the story as follows:
Haruka is just your average high school loner, minding his own business and keeping to himself as he makes it through his high school career, until one day — he’s suddenly sent to another world alongside the rest of his class!
Before he knows it, he’s face-to-face with the god of this new world, who presents him with a list of cheat skills to choose from…but there’s a catch. It’s first come first served, and his classmates have already beaten him to the punch.
Haruka has to make do with what he can get as he navigates his way through this brave new world, all while flying solo!
The second manga to be licensed, Shed that Skin, Ryugasaki-san!, puts a new spin on the monster-girl genre by giving us a romantic comedy starring a lizard girl! Created by Kazutomo Ichitomo, the series was originally launched in early 2019 and has one volume in print in Japan. Kaiten Books describes the story:
Ryugasaki-san is a lizardgirl. Her tongue is like that of a chameleon’s, her hands are like that of a gecko’s, and she even has a third eyelid!
Due to her unique biological makeup, she sheds her skin multiple times a year. This wouldn’t ordinarily be an issue, but she suddenly finds herself (or rather, her skin) the target of a classmate’s affections.
The peculiar Yugami-kun has a particular interest in reptiles, and Ryugasaki-san’s unique physiological features have caught his inquisitive, meticulous eye. Thus begins the story of a budding romance between two very unusual individuals. With a bit of luck, Ryugasaki-san can show the hapless Yugami-kun that there’s more to her than her reptilian anatomy!
Unlike the previous title, this one doesn’t have a free translated sample on the official Kaiten Books English website yet and no release date or details have been announced as of this writing.
Source: Anime News Network
