At its Thursday panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, North American manga publisher Manga Mavericks announced a joint initiative with Mahjong Pros, the Independent Manga Alliance, to support indie creators and small presses. It also announced a new installment in the ongoing Divine Messengers & Demonic Guardians manga series and a new license for Our Insignificant Justice.
Here are the details.
Divine Messengers & Demonic Guardians, Chapter 5
By Koukoku Brothers
On sale August 25, 2027
Ages 13+, 24 pages, $0.99 (Digital)
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How far does one have to fall to find the truth? After the revelation that Demons and Angels have more similarities than differences, Dori and Mahaara find themselves on the fast track to expulsion. Dori from the messenger’s mission, Maahara from their fellow demons, and both from each other. However, their reckoning has stirred deeper thoughts regarding the nature of the demon and angel relationships unfurling around them. As the dust settles, a mysterious hand reaches out with an offer of refuge but what waits beyond that offer? Freedom, or a truth they’re woefully unprepared for?
Divine Messengers & Demonic Guardians, Chapter 5 is the continuation of the Koukoku Brothers’ ongoing indie manga series, which the duo have been releasing at independent manga events across Japan.
Our Insignificant Justice
By Rin Kawano
On sale March 2027
Ages 13+, 248 pages, $6.99 (Digital) / $14.99 (Print)
One day, a singer named Sayoko Tano suddenly disappears, changing the lives of her fans, friends, and lovers forever.
While perhaps an insignificant event for those who never knew her, to others, she was a living god.
This manga weaves together the stories of six different men and women who knew Sayoko, set in both Tokyo and Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan.
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