Digital manga service Azuki and manga distributor Digital Entertainment announced this week a brand new partnership and have added seven of their manga titles to its library. The seven titles — including The Boy Who Used to Be God; Thank You, My Mistakes; and Poisoner Home — are now available worldwide on the Azuki website and iOS/Android apps.
Founded by former Crunchyroll employees, Azuki started out as a digital comics portal for legally licensed manga titles, but has branched out into licensing titles on its own. The ungoogleable Digital Entertainment remains a mystery.
The full list of titles, with synopses is below:
The Boy Who Used to Be God
by Sen
There is a country about to undergo a drastic change after a revolution destroys its sacred regime. Those who celebrate the new freedom, those who try to face the crimes committed by the former regime, and those who denounce the crimes… people in different positions are trying their best to survive. This is a story of a boy who was forced to be god seeking a childhood as an ordinary boy.
Thank You, My Mistakes.
by Haruto Chino
Yukari is a daycare worker that is just too busy with her children for love. In fact, she just doesn’t have any opportunities to meet people in the first place… Just when she was starting to believe that, she somehow found herself out one night having drinks with her friend Manami’s boss, Koji. All Yukari was told by Manami was that Koji was “good-looking, but strange,”. He turned out to be a gentleman and eventually escorted Yukari back home. However, having had a few too many drinks, the two of them fell on to the bed, and… wound up kissing. The following morning, Koji was gone and Yukari was in agony recalling the previous night!! With foggy memories of what happened the previous night she did her work, but when a “handsome dad” arrives to pick up one of the children… it turns out he is the same man she had just shared her bed with!?
Poisoner Home
by iwo
Tateyuki Chono, an avid collector of insect specimens, is left devastated when his apartment and extensive collection burns to the ground one evening. His luck seemingly turns around when a chance opportunity leads him to meet famed entomologist Izumo Kusanagi. Chono is immediately floored by the kind hospitality of Kusanagi and his beautiful daughter, Toko. However, the warm atmosphere of the estate belies a darker, sinister secret. What is the true nature of Dr. Kusanagi’s research? And is Chono already trapped in a deadly web of terror?
Mr. (Former) Yakuza is in Over His Head with Me, and I Can’t Escape Him
by Itsuka Hazuki
Azusa is a doctor working as an occupational physician and she takes her job seriously. One regular patient of hers, Itsuki Sakuma, is a handsome but suspicious guy who does everything he can to annoy her during his examinations! He’s beyond frivolous, aggressive… and mysterious. After noticing Azusa terrified of her ex-fiancé, who now stalks her, he vows to protect her. She tries to get herself under control and to not let herself get spoiled, but as he shows his gentlemanlike personality more and more, she can’t help relying on him. That’s when she finally notices the vivid traditional tattoos on Itsuki and finds out he was a (former) yakuza with the reputation of never letting his prey escape from him.
I’m a (Fake) Saint Who Was Summoned to Another World, But Apparently I’m Fated to Die If I Don’t Marry the Prince
by Lala
Office worker Sara was involved in a traffic accident, or so she thought. One moment, she was about to be hit by a truck, but the next… she found herself transported to an unfamiliar grand castle, falling right on top of a prince! When a soldier recognized her as “Sara”, the saint who saved the kingdom five years earlier, everyone suddenly started treating her as some divine being! As she is questioning everything about her new reality, she hears a voice speak to her saying “capture the heart of the prince who longs for the saint, and marry him!” The voice then threatened to deny returning her to her own world should she fail! And so began her zealous attempt to steal the prince’s heart!
I Want Kumagaya to Teach Me Everything
by Mitsu Kanmi
Hotori, an office worker, begins to go to the gym to get some exercise on the advice of one of her co-workers. Being completely new and having no clue what to do, she tries to use a familiar-looking machine, only to lose control of it and nearly collapse! But instead of hitting the ground, she finds herself embraced by an attractive muscular man! Spellbound by his gentle demeanor and incredible body, Hotori leaves without asking his name. Thus, she sets out to find him again and learn more about this strange feeling that makes my heart tremble!
I Got Married to a Man I Can’t Stand
by Sumitomo Kato
Aoi has a few secrets – not only is she the daughter of a prestigious family, she has a fiancé she has been arranged to marry. The person her parents had decided on is Masaomi, the exquisitely handsome heir to a large corporation. “He’s always had such a creepy smile. I can never tell what he’s thinking about. I absolutely refuse to marry someone like that!” That’s what Aoi has always thought, but what will happen when her parents force to live with Masaomi!? Though troubled by the sudden cohabitation, she gradually comes to learn of the considerate Masaomi’s kindness and earnestness…
So what are your thoughts on these seven exciting new titles and Azuki’s new partnership with Digital Entertainment to include even more titles to their growing library? Are there any titles in particular that stand out to you? As always feel free to let us know in the comments!
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