Panini UK to release two new manga titles in December 2024!
Panini Comics have just announced two new series that will be translated into English for a print release for the very first time and will only be for sale in the UK and Ireland from December – EARTH EXPANSION and OUR DATING STORY. (Panini’s UK branch’s first manga releases arrived earlier this year with Stitch and The Samurai and Kingdom Hearts III.)
Earth Expansion A seinen fantasy series with story by Yosshaa! and art by Hajime Yamamoto
EARTH EXPANSION VOLUME 1 It has been 50 years since a natural cataclysm unleashed a horde of monsters upon the Earth. In this new world, where effective human weapons do not exist, there are “first-class pioneers” who can transform themselves into strong warriors using the power of special crystals. Kuroki is a “second-class pioneer”, who surveys the areas where the monsters have been wiped out. Along with his partner Pomukichi, a small dog, he sets out to investigate an area outside Tokyo. But when he gets there, a monster appears…! Kuroki, a non-pioneer, has no countermeasures, until he accidentally discovers a crystal, and is transformed into a giant invincible dragon…?
Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and The Inexperienced Me The anime TV series first aired in 2023 and is currently on Crunchyroll, the light novels are already available from J-Novel but now comes a manga adaptation of Nagaoka Makiko’s story with art by Carpaccio Noyama.
High school boy Ryuto Kashima is a nobody. He’s not got many friends, his only hobby is watching live streams, and he’s never, ever had a girlfriend. That all changes when he’s forced to ask out his crush Runa Shirakawa, the most popular and beautiful girl in school! Expecting humiliation and ridicule, Ryuto is astounded when she says yes! Soon, Runa invites Ryuto back to her room – but once there, they discover they are both equally inexperienced in romance, just in very different ways! Now, these two unlikely young lovers are about to discover they have more in common than they think, as they embark upon a relationship filled with firsts!
Both titles will be distributed by Turnaround Publisher Services.
