Viz Media revealed the new license and new prints scheduled for release in spring 2025 on Friday.
Minecraft: The Manga by Kazuyoshi Seto:
Announcement: Add this book to your enchanted room! Join Nico for a chance to escape his cramped home and prove how strong he becomes when attacked by zombies! Minecraft: Manga by Kazuyoshi Seto will release in spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/G16aoRndBi
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) RuriDragon manga by Masaoki Shindō:
Announcement: Ruri Aoki wakes up one morning to find a pair of horns growing from her head! Trying to be a normal high school girl is hard enough and now she's a half dragon?! RuriDragon, by Masaoki Shindo, released spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/ACE1kjc4YT
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Naoya Matsumoto, Keiji Andō and Kaiju No. 8: Manga B-Side:
Announcement: In this Kaiju issue #8 spin-off, learn more about the backstories of beloved characters from Hoshina to Kikoru! Kaiju No. 8 B-Side, with story by Naoya Matsumoto and Keiji Ando and art by Kentaro Hidano, releasing spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/uUnfGw51zY
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
The Climber manga by Yoshio Nabeta, Hiroshi Takano and Shin'ichi Sakamoto, based on the novel by Jirō Nitta:
Notice: The quest for dangerous solitude introduces Mori to the rush of solo mountaineering, making him fall in love with the heights. Based on the novel by Jiro Nitta, The Climber, with story by Yoshio Nabeta and Hiroshi Takano and art by Shin'ichi Sakamoto, releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/V5dmvfN3iv
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Technique by Kazuhiko Torishima and Takanaka Shimotsuki:
Announcement: Learn how to make manga from former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Kazuhiko Torishima, who collaborates with masters of the craft. Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Technique, written by Kazuhiko Torishima and Takanaka Shimotsuki, releases Spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/fZWjuNH4KQ
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Masashi Kishimoto and Manga Boruto: Two Blue Vortex by Mikio Ikemoto:
Announcement: The ninja adventure continues in this second series with Naruto's son, Boruto! When Code attacks Konoha, Boruto returns to prove his strength! Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, with story by Masashi Kishimoto and art by Mikio Ikemoto, releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/WLJk4JS5wr
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Oreco Manga Tachibana's Firefly Wedding:
Announcement: Satoko must marry a rich man, but in order to survive the assassin chasing her, she asks him to marry her! Her proposal was not sincere, but unfortunately for her, Shinpei loved as fiercely as he killed her. Firefly Wedding, by Oreco Tachibana, releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/pAGtX6um0m
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Eiichiro Oda, Jun Esaka and Sayaka Suwa's One Piece: A Novel About Heroines:
Announcement: Follow Nami, Robin, Vivi and Perona as One Piece's heroines embark on their own adventures in this collection of prose short stories! One Piece: Heroines, written by Jun Esaka, composed by Eiichiro Oda and illustrated by Sayaka Suwa, releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/ms3ddgVeQP
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Hunter X Hunter comic 3-in-1 version by Yoshihiro Togashi:
Announcement: Gon's journey to find his father leads him on a journey to participate in the Hunter Exam! Start your collection with Yoshihiro Togashi's new Hunter x Hunter 3-in-1, releasing spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/BP0eDQ6SNu
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Dogsred manga by Satoru Noda:
Announcement: From the author of Golden Kamuy, Satoru Noda, comes a new manga. After an outburst that gets him banned from figure skating, Rou joins an underdog hockey team! Rou has never played ice hockey, but he sure knows his way around the rink! Dogsred releases in spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/5gSScsYqov
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Manga Tokyo Alien Bros. by Keigo Shinzō:
Announcement: Aliens walk among us—but they're just two brothers hanging out in Tokyo! Tasked with colonizing Earth, adjusting to this new life may be harder than it seems. Tokyo Alien Bros., by Keigo Shinzo (Hirayasumi), releases Spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/A3laX5jlba
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Junji Ito's The Liminal Zone manga volume 2:
Announcement: Junji Ito, Eisner Award-winning horror author (@junjiitofficial) invites us back to the liminal zone with part two of his haunting collection of short stories. What fate awaits when death is not the end? Liminal Area, Vol. 2, released spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/3ca1E6dPTV
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
The love story of Kazune Kawahara and Aruko!! manga volume 14 (released in Japan on April 24):
Notes: In this standalone story, Takeo and Yamato arrive at a university where a series of ominous events occur. Will this chapter in their lives end in… murder?! My love story!! Practice. 14, with story by Kazune Kawahara and art by Aruko in My Love Mix-Up!, releasing spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/F6eAWAvMqs
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Ami Uozomi's Pink Candy Kiss manga:
Notice: Takara has never felt jealous of any of her boyfriends; then her middle school sweetheart Ema enters the life of a married woman. Can Takara find happiness with Ema or is she 20 years too late? Pink Candy Kiss by Ami Uozumi releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/PuXuqW0L6K
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Spirited Away Film Comic premium all in one hardcover edition:
Announcement: Fantasy and adventure await in this deluxe hardcover comic based on Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature! Spirited Away Film Comic (All-in-One Edition), released Spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/QGyOazBi7A
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
My Neighbor Totoro: The Official Cookbook:
Announcement: This engaging cookbook invites you to recreate delicious dishes from the beloved Studio Ghibli film, My Neighbor Totoro. My Neighbor Totoro: Official Cookbook releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/i9cgUngMzb
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Inio Asano's Mujina in the Deep manga:
Announcement: From the creator of Eisner Award-winning Goodnight Punpun, a new world where human rights are for sale and without them, you are nothing—a mujina. Mujina Deep, by Inio Asano, released spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/KHAgdmQEtB
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Manga A Star Brighter Than the Sun by Kazune Kawahara:
Announcement: Sae was always taller and healthier while her childhood friend, Koki, was the opposite, but then he shined in high school! Sae will have to face her growing feelings for Koki. A Star Brighter Than the Sun by Kazune Kawahara, released spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/vsjNdyBv89
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
The Four Lives Left: Tatsuya Endō previously SPY x FAMILY, a collection of Tatsuya Endō one-shots:
Announcement: Journey back to the 2000s with a standalone collection of dark and gritty one-shots from Spy x Family creator Tatsuya Endo. Four Lives Left: Tatsuya Endo Before Spy x Family, released spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/9y3b4EZRMh
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Homura Kawamoto, Hikaru Muno and Posuka Demizu's Beyblade X Manga:
Announcement: 3-2-1… RIP IT! Beyblade returns as an amateur teams up with a champion and vows to rise to the top! Beyblade X, with story by Homura Kawamoto (Kakegurui) and Hikaru Muno, and art by Posuka Demizu (The Promised Neverland), releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/wJAO6ejaXo
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
In addition, Viz Media also announced that it will release a new version of Takehiko Inoue's Vagabond manga. The new Vagabond Definitive Edition will have the first three volumes in a large bordered version.
Announcement: The first three volumes of Vagabond are collected in a large bound edition with a stunning vignette design. Follow Musashi's epic journey from the beginning. From manga legend Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond Definitive Edition releases spring 2025. pic.twitter.com/cZL5WSXhoU
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) May 31, 2024
Finally, Viz Media has announced it will release several manga as digital compilations starting this fall: Shojo Null by Kanae Nakanishi and Akima, Ginka & Glüna by Shinpei Watanabe, Do Retry by Jun Kirarazaka, Wild Strawberry by Ire Yonemoto, Ichigoki's Under Control!! by Seiji Hayashi and Doron Dororon by Gen Oosuka. Viz Media published or digitally released all chapters of the manga as they debuted in Japan.
Source: Viz Media Twitter account account
