Written by: Ollie Kaplan
Omoi just announced a number of recently acquired exclusive manga licenses. At the Omoi industry panel Anime Expo 2026, the digital manga publisher unveiled a new slate of series set to be released on the platform this year, including four brand-new exclusive series available in English for the first time as part of the Omoi Premium subscription — Walking Home with You, Shonen Racket, Natsume & Natsume: More Perfume, and The Sword of Paros — and catalog titles from Red String Manga, Square Enix Manga, and Manga Mavericks Books.
Check out the full slate of licensing announcements below:
Walking Home with You
Mai Matsuda
Walking Home with You is the latest series from Mai Matsuda, the creator of American Manga Awards nominee Hikaru in the Light! It was originally published in Japan by Futabasha under the name Houkago Kitaku Biyori.
The synopsis is below:
Shun was the star of his middle school’s soccer team, until an injury forced him to give up on his dream. Now in high school, he’s adrift, with no real interests or passions … until he meets his oddball upperclassman Naoki. She ropes him into joining her unofficial “Hyper-Epic Heading Home Club,” a club with only one member dedicated to turning every walk home into an adventure. As Shun follows Naoki through her flights of fancy in search of elaborate detours, secret treasures, and anything else that catches her attention, can the Heading Home Club bring color back to his drab everyday life?
The series launches later this summer with localization produced by Omoi.
Shonen Racket
Kakeru Kakemaru
Shonen Racket is a sports manga by Kakeru Kakemaru originally published in Japan by Akita Shoten.
The synopsis is below:
A year ago, Ichiro lost his father — and all his memories — to a tragic fire. Since then, he’s struggled to piece together his old life. One day Jorgen, a table tennis prodigy who once lost a match to Ichiro, shows up searching for his old rival, only to find Ichiro doesn’t remember him at all! But when the two boys face off at the table again, Ichiro begins to remember his forgotten past and rediscover his passion for the sport. Ichiro and Jorgen’s fateful reunion kicks off an exhilarating sports saga about the boys and girls who have staked their youth on the world’s fastest sport: table tennis!
The series launches on July 20, 2026 with localization produced by Omoi.
Natsume & Natsume: More Perfume
Shunsuke Sorato
Natsume & Natsume: More Perfume by Shunsuke Sorato is the sequel to Omoi’s hit high-school romantic-comedy Natsume & Natsume, following the titular characters, a high school boy and girl both named Natsume, in their college years and beyond as their relationship grows deeper. The series was originally published in Japan by Micro Magazine.
More story and release date details will be announced in the near future.
Sword of Paros
Yumiko Igarashi (illustrator) and Kaoru Kurimoto (creator)
The Sword of Paros is a beautifully illustrated fantasy adventure from shojo legend Yumiko Igarashi and Guin Saga creator Kaoru Kurimoto, available for the first time in English in print from Manga Mavericks Books and as an Omoi digital exclusive through a new partnership between the two publishers. with localization produced by Manga Mavericks. The series was originally published in Japan by Fairbell.
The synopsis is below:
The legends that speak of the Sword of Paros say that it can bestow either prosperity or ruin on its kingdom…depending on the heart of its wielder. The kingdom’s current princess, the beautiful yet resentful Elminia, laments being treated as a soulless tool simply for being born in a woman’s body. Accompanied by Count Yulias, Elminia rides as far away from the kingdom’s politics as possible. One day, Elminia meets a beautiful young girl named Fiona, and their lives and the kingdom are changed forever.
Beyond the four exclusives, Omoi has substantially widened its catalog through new partnerships with Red String Manga and Square Enix Manga (the U.S. division of the manga publisher), alongside additional Manga Mavericks Books titles.
Joining Omoi Premium from Manga Mavericks Books:
- Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan’s Adventure
- Divine Messengers: Demonic Guardians
Joining Omoi Premium from Red String Manga:
- I’ll See You at Ebisu Studios
- Senpai no Kohai
- The Snared Siren & Other Supernatural Stories
- Aneido’s Anthology: The Soul-Selling Corporate Drone & Other Fanciful Tales
Available via digital volume purchase from Square Enix Manga:
- The Apothecary Diaries
- Beauty and the Feast
- Betrothed to a Fox Demon
- Bride of the Death God
- By the Grace of the Gods
- A Cat Is a Cat in Any Life
- Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm
- Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick
- The Emperor’s Caretaker
- Exquisite Blood: The Heretic Onmyoji
- Final Fantasy XIV
- The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
- The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
- Hi Score Girl
- Holoearth Chronicles Side:E ~Yamato Phantasia~
- A Howl of the Heart
- I Think Our Son is Gay
- The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl
- Just Like Mona Lisa
- Love in the Palm of His Hand
- A Man and His Cat
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants
- Mobsters in Love
- My Clueless First Friend
- My Dress-Up Darling
- My Happy Marriage
- My Isekai Life
- On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance
- The Otaku Love Connection
- Otaku x Gal
- Otherside Picnic
- Ragna Crimson
- SINoALICE
- A Starlit Darkness
- The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest
- Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town
- Tokyo Aliens
- Victoria’s Electric Coffin
- Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
- Wash It All Away
- YoRHa Pearl Harbor Descent Record
With these additions, Omoi Premium subscribers can now read over 600 series across every genre, with nearly 1,000 more available for purchase — including major titles from publishers like Kodansha, Square Enix, and J-Novel Club. Omoi says more announcements are coming later this year; fans should watch the platform’s social channels for updates.
Source: Omoi
