Manga Mavericks Licenses Motionless, The Sword of Paros, Hero Company
The slate brings a pioneering GIF manga creator, a restored 1980s fantasy classic, and a satirical superhero series to English readers for the first time.
Key Facts
- Manga Mavericks Books licensed three manga titles during its Anime Expo panel on July 2, 2026.
- Quick Obake's Motionless, a collection of short stories from the creator of GIF Manga, is scheduled for February 2027.
- Kaoru Kurimoto and Yumiko Igarashi's The Sword of Paros, a 1986 fantasy series, will be released in April 2027 as a hardcover Deluxe Edition with restored color pages.
- Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Hero Company, a satirical series about a crime-fighting corporation, is set for June 2027 in 2-in-1 omnibus volumes.
- All three titles are scheduled for English release in the first half of 2027.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Manga Mavericks Books announced three new manga licenses during its Anime Expo panel on July 2, 2026: Quick Obake's Motionless, Kaoru Kurimoto and Yumiko Igarashi's The Sword of Paros, and Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Hero Company. All three titles are scheduled for English release in the first half of 2027.
Manga Mavericks Books used its Anime Expo panel on Thursday to announce three new manga licenses for 2027 release. The lineup includes Quick Obake's Motionless, a collection of short stories from the creator credited with pioneering GIF Manga, where characters move between panels; Kaoru Kurimoto and Yumiko Igarashi's The Sword of Paros, a 1986 fantasy series that will receive a hardcover Deluxe Edition with restored color pages; and Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Hero Company, a satirical series about a corporation that fights crime within strict profit margins. All three titles will be published in English in the first half of 2027.
- Motionless: By Quick Obake; February 2027 release; color edition
- The Sword of Paros: By Kaoru Kurimoto and Yumiko Igarashi; April 2027 release; hardcover Deluxe Edition with restored color pages
- Hero Company: By Kazuhiko Shimamoto; June 2027 release; 2-in-1 omnibus volumes
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.