It’s real: The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low and Passion have been licensed.
At Anime NYC, Publang held an industry panel where they discussed their localization choices and the importance of keeping addresses such as “hyung.” The publisher also revealed their slate of manhwa and novel licenses, two of which are one of the most highly anticipated titles. Publang have licensed three manhwa and two novels. The manhwa adaptations of Passion, The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low, and Define the Relationship will be released in print. Healer and The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low will release digitally.
Along with those announcements, Publang also revealed the release dates for their previously announced print volumes:
- October: December novel Vols. 1-2 and Payback manhwa Vols. 1-2
- November: Define the Relationship novel Vol. 3 and Define the Relationship manhwa Vols. 1-2
- December: Passion digital serialization
- January: Debut or Die manhwa Vols. 1-2
Passion (manhwa)
Original: YUUJI
Adaptation: Hound
Artwork: GangJak
The following synopsis was taken from Tappytoon.
Jeong Taeui has always lived in the shadow of his genius twin brother, but he’s never been unhappy with his ordinary life. When his uncle shows up at his doorstep with a dangerous job offer disguised as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Taeui is skeptical, but he reluctantly agrees to work as an agent for half a year. Despite his initial qualms, he quickly adjusts to his new environment using his outgoing, positive personality. But from the moment Taeui meets Ilay Riegrow, an agent from another branch, his peaceful life slowly starts to change. Everyone says Ilay is a sadistic psychopath who should be avoided at all costs, but Taeui knows there’s more to him than meets the eye. But getting to know Ilay is like playing with fire, and Taeui isn’t sure if he’s ready to get burned.
Passion will be uncensored. Passion is currently ongoing at 135 chapters. It is unclear whether this manhwa print will be Tappytoon’s translation or if Publang will be doing their own translation and localization.
The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low (manhwa)
Original: 103
Adaptation: MAGMA
Artwork: Iigong, Aurora STUDIO
The synopsis is from Manta:
Life’s never quiet when you’ve got S-Rank Rizz.
Former S-Rank Hunter Uijae, a.k.a. J, saved humanity from eldritch horrors emerging from dimensional rifts, only to time-leap 8 years into a future where he’s presumed dead. Now a manager at a hangover soup joint, all J wants is a quiet life. But between selling off the relics of his past and catching the obsessive attention of Korea’s #1 Hunter Sayoung, peace isn’t on the menu!
The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low is currently ongoing and can be read digitally on Manta. It is unclear whether this manhwa print will be Manta’s translation or if Publang will be doing their own translation and localization.
Define the Relationship (manhwa)
Original: Flona
Artwork: Chada
The following synopsis is taken from Lezhin:
Alphas lust for Omegas, and Omegas want Alphas. That’s the way of the world, but Karlyle isn’t your typical Alpha. He doesn’t thirst after every Omega he sees—well, let’s say that things are complicated. Karlyle feels no need to change, but when troubles occur with his sex life his doctor suggests something surprising. Try sleeping with Alphas, instead of Omegas. Karlyle finds this solution strange, but the doctor says he knows just the person to help him out. Ash comes into Karlyle’s life just like that, and Karlyle finds himself thinking about Ash more and more. More than friends, but not quite lovers—how can we define this relationship?
Define the Relationship contains 98 chapters and 11 side stories. It is unclear whether this manhwa print will be Lezhin’s translation or if Publang will be doing their own translation and localization. Publang holds the English digital and print license for the novel. The manhwa was completed on April 26, 2025.
Publang also announced their slate of novel licenses. The publisher said these will be digital serializations first and it is unclear whether these two novels will get a print release. Release dates for the digital release were not revealed at the time of this article’s writing.
Healer (novel)
Mechanist
The following synopsis is taken from Novel Updates:
Healers, beings who create miracles with a voice that heals one. Their singing shows heaven, and their screams show hell.
Yaba (Sejin) and Cocaine (Chaewoo) were kidnapped as children and are forcibly castrated and become singers of the club ‘Paradiso’. There are other singers in ‘Paradiso’, but among them, Cocaine is the only real healer that can heal people with his songs.
Although Yaba hates Cocaine, he gets used to life as a Cocaine’s colleague. Meanwhile, he could not be indifferent to Cha Yiseok, the second son of a conglomerate, who is looking for Cocaine’s songs. He looks like he has everything yet has destitute eyes, so Yaba can’t take his eyes off him.
Perhaps he could perceive Yaba’s heart, one day Cha Yiseok proposes to Yaba to sing a song to his brother, who is battling cancer, while pretending to be a healer…
The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low (novel)
103
The following synopsis is taken from Webnovel:
Hunter Cha Eui-jae, who was dispatched to seal a rift that appeared over the West Sea, was flung out as soon as he closed the rift. When he came to his senses, he was lying in a garbage dump.
Starving, he was drawn like a zombie is to blood to a hangover soup restaurant, where he realized that he had fallen into South Korea, eight years in the future.
In this era, disaster alerts notify people of rift openings in advance, ASMR videos of slimes gathered from dungeons were trending, and idle hunters livestream unboxings of A-rank longswords.
Unlike the past, where people trembled in fear of an impending apocalypse, the future was surprisingly peaceful, leaving Cha Eui-jae feeling empty. Since things had turned out this way, why not start a second chapter of life as a part-timer at the hangover soup restaurant, rather than being a hunter?
“That’s strange.”
“…”
“Have we met somewhere before?”
Cha Eui-jae’s plan to quietly spend his remaining days as the only part-time worker at the decades-old hangover soup restaurant goes awry when he encounters a mysterious, gas-masked individual…
Publang confirmed they will translate the side stories.
Preorders are slated to open in 2027.
Source: Publang
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