Manga Mavericks Books announced on Monday that it will host Horon of the Closed Country manga creator Sen at the Anime NYC 2026 event. The company will host autograph sessions for the author, along with a panel on August 21 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Manga Mavericks publishes Horon of the Closed Country in English, and it describes the story:

What the Forest Deity takes will never return.

A forest deity hides and protects an ancient land from foreign enemies, but in order to do so, sacrifices must be made. In recent times, the forest deity has been encroaching more on humankind, with only people with special powers, diviners, able to drive them back. One child has the power of these diviners, but their memory has been stolen from them, leaving only the aforementioned warning. An unlikely trio, each of whom has lost something dear to them, find themselves journeying to unravel the secrets of the forest deity. Little do they know that what they have lost, the frequent appearance of the deity, and the need for sacrifices are all connected…

The completed indie manga series has four volumes. Manga Mavericks is releasing the series at A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size. The first volume is available digitally  and will get a print release in winter 2026.

Anime NYC runs from August 20-23 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

Source: Press release

The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Tamifull‘s How Do We Relationship? (Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na) manga unveiled the main visual and seven more cast members on Tuesday. 

The newly announced cast members are (from top left to bottom right in image above):

• Ayaka Konno as Yuria Washio, a new hire at the tavern where Saeko works
• Eiku Yamashita (boy band ONE N’ ONLY member) as Mikkun, drummer in a band with Saeko and Miwa
• Kasumi Yamaya as Shiho Kumagai, Miwa’s senior in high school and first love
• Reina Kurosaki as Rika-chan, member of the light music circle
• Kū Ijima as Tsuruta, guitarist in a band with Saeko and Miwa
• Yo Aoi as Rucha, vocalist in a band with Saeko and Miwa
• Ryō Hashimoto (from School Zone comedy duo) as Kamedo, Saeko’s senior at the tavern

The series will premiere on MBS on September 10. 

The series stars Riho Sayashi as Saeko Sawatari (left in image right), and Sakurako Konishi as Miwa Inuzuka.

Kana Yamada is directing episodes 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8 of the series, while Sunhye Hong is directing episodes 4, 5, and 7. Miki Matsugasako is penning the scripts. Tomohide Harada is composing the music. Momoko Nishiyama is credited as “intimacy coordinator.” Yuri Igarashi is credited for LGBTQ supervision.

Viz Media licensed the series, and it describes the story:

Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult—especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they might as well start dating each other since it’s not like either of them has other options.
 
At first it seems like things won’t work out as their personalities clash and misunderstandings abound. But when their casual friendship starts to become something more, Miwa begins to wonder—can a pragmatic proposal lead to true love?

The manga debuted in Shogakukan‘s Ura Sunday and Manga ONE in August 2018, and ended in March 2025. Shogakukan published the manga’s 14th and final compiled book volume in April 2025. Viz Media published the 14th volume on April 14.

Sources: How Do We Relationship? live-action series’ website and X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie

HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will stream Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume, the original television anime based on the Tetsudō Musume (Railway Girls) characters, for the fall 2027 season in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The anime’s world premiere will screen at this year’s Anime NYC event on August 21 at 12:15 p.m. EDT. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer:

The anime will premiere in October.

The anime will star:

The original anime’s story centers on four train-loving college students who are members of the Tetsudō Ryokō Dōkō-kai (“Tetsuryo” in short, or literally Railway Travel Club). They journey throughout the world where hundreds of Tetsudō Musume work.

TOMYTEC is credited for the original work in collaboration with I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level novel writer Kisetsu Morita. Misuzu Hoshino (Laid-Back Camp episode director, Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious director) is directing the anime at East Fish Studio. Aya Satsuki (Solo Camping for Two, “Ippon” Again!, Too Cute Crisis) is overseeing and writing the series scripts, and Hisanori Hashimoto (Laid-Back Camp season 3) is designing the characters.

Tetsuryo Club, comprised of the main voice actors – May Tachibana (Misaki), Mao Shōji (Kodama), Haruna Fukushima (Ushio), and Hika Tsukishiro (Usa) – perform the ending theme song “Watashi Miraisen” (My Future Line).

The Tetsudō Musume characters “work” in railway companies and railway-related businesses all over Japan, wearing real uniforms and work clothes. As of May 2025, there are 114 Tetsudō Musume all over Japan. Tetsudō Musume launched in 2005, and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025.

Source: Press release