Publishing Plan (FEB – JUL 2020)

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Title Original Title AUTHOR(S) Volume # On Sale Category Format RATING RATING: A Man and His Cat おじさまと猫 Umi Sakurai 1 Feb 2020 Manga Trade Paperback A All Ages Teen Hi Score Girl ハイスコアガール Rensuke Oshikiri 1 Feb 2020 Manga Trade Paperback T Older Teen Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いに Yuu Toyota 1 Mar 2020 Manga Trade Paperback OT Mature You a Wizard?! なれるらしい Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies たとえばラストダンジョン前 Toshio Sato, Hajime Fusemachi, Nao 1 Mar 2020 Manga Trade Paperback T Moved to a Starter Town の村の少年が Watanuki My Dress-Up Darling その着せ替え人形は恋をする Shinichi Fukuda 1 Apr 2020 Manga Trade Paperback M Hi Score Girl ハイスコアガール Rensuke Oshikiri 2 Apr 2020 Manga Trade Paperback T The Misfit of Demon King Academy 魔王学院の不適合者 Shu, Kayaharuka, Yoshinori Shizuma 1 Apr 2020 Manga Trade Paperback OT Wandering Witch 魔女の旅々 Jougi Shiraishi, Itsuki Nanao, Azuru 1 May 2020 Manga Trade Paperback T Soul Eater: The Perfect Edition ソウルイーター完全版 Atsushi Ohkubo 1 May 2020 Manga Hard Cover OT Hi Score Girl ハイスコアガール Rensuke Oshikiri 3 Jun 2020 Manga Trade Paperback T Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies たとえばラストダンジョン前 Toshio Sato, Hajime Fusemachi, Nao 2 Jun 2020 Manga Trade Paperback T Moved to a Starter Town の村の少年が… Watanuki Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future 小説 FINAL FANTASY XV -The Jun Eishima, Final Fantasy XV - Jun 2020 Novel Hard Cover [n/a] Dawn Of The Future- Development Team A Man and His Cat おじさまと猫 Umi Sakurai 2 Jul 2020 Manga Trade Paperback A

Marked for Failure, the World's Strongest Sage 失格紋の最強賢者 Shinkoshoto, Kansho & Hyoko (Friendly 1 Jul 2020 Manga Trade Paperback OT Reincarnates for a Do-Over! Land), Huuka Kazabana

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square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks A Man and His Cat

by Umi Sakurai Everyone loves an adorable kitten, but no one wants Fukumaru. Just as the poor kitty is dejectedly awaiting his first birthday in the pet store, an elegant man stops in…and insists on taking Fukumaru home!

The #1 top launch in the first half of 2018 in Japan Check out the LINE app for A Man and His Cat (Ojisama to Neko) stickers! Manga Vol. 1 On Sale in February 2020! COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks Hi Score Girl

by Rensuke Oshikiri When one game-crazed boy’s arcade winning streak is cut short by a girl from his class, a rivalry for the ages is assured…but an unlikely friendship isn’t too far behind either!

Adapted into a Netflix Original Anime! Second season of anime now broadcasting in Japan Manga Vol. 1 On Sale in February, 2020!

COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! by Yuu Toyota Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, has developed the power to read people’s minds by touching them. After a brush with his very handsome colleague, Adachi realizes the guy has a raging crush on none other than Adachi himself!

One of the hottest series on Pixiv Comics! Square Enix’s first BL series! Ranked #1 on Japan’s Bookstore Employees’ Recommended Boys Love Manga of 2019 Manga Vol.1 On Sale in March, 2020! COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town

Story: Toshio Satou Art: Hajime Fusemachi Character Design: Nao Watanuki

A young boy with big dreams ignores the neighbors who call him weak and heads to the imperial capital to become a soldier! But when the village you call home is the final bit of civilization before the last dungeon and you’re descended from heroes, the word “weak” is completely relative! Anime series just announced! Manga Vol.1 On Sale in March, 2020! COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks My Dress-Up Darling

by Shinichi Fukuda

A high school boy with a passion for traditional dolls and a talent for sewing gets roped into making cosplay outfits for one of the prettiest, most popular girls in his class! As the odd couple grows ever closer, their interactions get ever racier!

Manga Vol.1 On Sale in April, 2020!

COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants Story: SHU Art: Kayaharuka Character Design: Yoshinori Shizuma Despite their appetite for destruction, even demon kings tire of all the blood and chaos sometimes! When Anoth reincarnates in the hopes of a more peaceful life, he ends up going to school with his descendants in his old castle 2,000 years later. But with magic on its last legs in this era, no one is able to assess Anoth’s true power! Anime series just announced!

COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL Manga Vol.1 On Sale in April, 2020! square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina

Story: Jougi Shiraishi Art: Itsuki Nanao Character Design: Azure

Elaina, finally a full-fledged witch, sets out on her travels, and her first stop is the Land of Witches, where she expects to be treated to great fanfare, being a witch and all! Unfortunately, Elaina is waylaid by a chance encounter, and an unexpected adventure begins! Adaptation of the buzzworthy original light novel that snatched the #1 spot on the Amazon Kindle ranking in Japan!! Anime series just announced! Manga Vol.1 On Sale in May, 2020! COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks SOUL EATER Perfect Edition

by Atsushi Ohkubo Maka, a Weapon Meister at Death Weapon Meister Academy, is determined to turn her partner, the living scythe Soul Eater, into the Death Scythe—the ultimate weapon of Death himself. She just has to find the tainted souls of ninety-nine humans and one witch first!!

Brand-new cover illustrations from Ohkubo sensei! Includes full-color pages from the magazine serialization! Will be printed in a larger format to showcase the art! Full series in 17 volumes!

Manga Vol.1 On Sale in May, 2020! COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future

by Jun Eishima

To oppose the gods or yield to fate? This follow-up novel expands on the word of FINAL FANTASY XV, offering new stories of its beloved characters— Ardyn, Aranea, Lunafreya, and Noctis!

A deluxe, hardcover edition featuring full-color concept art and exclusive content!

Novel On Sale in June, 2020! COVER NOT FINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks Marked for Failure, the World’s Strongest Sage Reincarnates for a Do-Over!

Story: Shinkoshoto Art: Kansho and Hyoko (Friendly Land) Character Design: Kazabana Huuka

The world’s strongest sage will stop at nothing to achieve greatness— not even reincarnation! But while his rebirth goes better than he could have hoped, Mathias lands in a world where no one recognizes his potential. Now it’s up to him to prove everyone wrong!

Includes new short stories written by the author of the original novel series! Manga Vol.1 On Sale in July, 2020! COVERCOVER NOTNOT FINALFINAL square-enix-books.com @SquareEnixBooks