{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4c5d6d7970d3265123958c27","clusterId":"c_3ba655fc97a28f919cdd7d67","slug":"dark-horse-manga-licenses-four-titles-for-spring-2027-release","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Dark Horse Manga Licenses Four Titles for Spring 2027 Release","summary":"Dark Horse Manga announced four new manga licenses during its Anime Expo panel on Friday, including Kenji Tsuruta's The Sky is but One Roof of the World and Gou Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark. All titles are scheduled for spring 2027 release and are available for pre-order now.","whyItMatters":"The slate adds two notable works-a slice-of-life comedy from a veteran creator and a Lovecraft adaptation by a celebrated manga artist-to Dark Horse's catalog, alongside deluxe editions of Gantz and Yoshitaka Amano's Deva Zan.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDark Horse Manga announced four new manga licenses during its Anime Expo panel on Friday, all scheduled for spring 2027 release and available for pre-order now. The slate includes Kenji Tsuruta\u0026#39;s The Sky is but One Roof of the World, a comedy about a slacker airport chief on a remote Japanese island, and Gou Tanabe\u0026#39;s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft\u0026#39;s The Haunter of the Dark, the author\u0026#39;s final work. Also announced were a deluxe hardcover edition of Hiroya Oku\u0026#39;s Gantz collecting the first three volumes, and a second edition of Yoshitaka Amano\u0026#39;s Deva Zan with new cover art.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGantz Deluxe Edition Volume 1\u003c/strong\u003e: Collects volumes 1-3; releases April 6, 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeva Zan (Second Edition)\u003c/strong\u003e: New cover art; releases March 2, 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sky is but One Roof of the World\u003c/strong\u003e: By Kenji Tsuruta; releases April 6, 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH.P. Lovecraft\u0026#39;s The Haunter of the Dark\u003c/strong\u003e: By Gou Tanabe; releases April 27, 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dark Horse is betting on Gou Tanabe's Lovecraft adaptations as a long-term catalog play. The Sky is but One Roof of the World is a rare Kenji Tsuruta license in English.","twitterPost":"Dark Horse locks two literary manga for 2027. Gou Tanabe's Lovecraft work and Kenji Tsuruta's The Sky is but One Roof of the World.","threadsPost":"Dark Horse's spring 2027 slate pairs two distinct audiences: Gou Tanabe's Lovecraft faithful and Kenji Tsuruta's long-waiting English readers. Both are catalog builders, not seasonal hits.","newsletterBlurb":"Dark Horse Manga announced four new licenses at Anime Expo, including Kenji Tsuruta's The Sky is but One Roof of the World and Gou Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark. Deluxe editions of Gantz and Yoshitaka Amano's Deva Zan round out the spring 2027 slate.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-03/dark-horse-manga-licenses-the-sky-is-but-one-roof-of-the-world-h.p-lovecraft-the-haunter-of-the-/.239261\",\"title\":\"Dark Horse Manga Licenses The Sky is but One Roof of the World, H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark Manga\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4339,"outputTokens":728,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783131403,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T02:09:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-04T02:13:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T02:09:36.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3ba655fc97a28f919cdd7d67","canonicalTitle":"News\nDark Horse Manga Licenses The Sky is but One Roof of the World, H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark Manga","representativeArticleId":"a_5dd34721202951cbe79fb990","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"The Sky is but One Roof of the World\",\"H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark\",\"Gantz\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Dark Horse Manga\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-04T01:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-04T01:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T02:13:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-03/dark-horse-manga-licenses-the-sky-is-but-one-roof-of-the-world-h.p-lovecraft-the-haunter-of-the-/.239261","title":"News\nDark Horse Manga Licenses The Sky is but One Roof of the World, H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark Manga"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["The Sky is but One Roof of the World","H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark","Gantz"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Dark Horse Manga"],"people":[],"type":"license","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}