{"rewrite":{"id":"r_19ffb1d72d1e75869da627e4","clusterId":"c_8f6ad1d72a2e1535d51ff1ac","slug":"kodama-tales-licenses-a-mandala-in-flames-baki-hanma-and-neo-cat","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kodama Tales Licenses A Mandala in Flames, Baki Hanma, and Neo Cat","summary":"Kodama Tales announced three manga licenses on Monday: Chie Shinomoto's one-volume historical drama A Mandala in Flames, Keisuke Itagaki's Baki Hanma, and Aoka's Neo Cat. A Mandala in Flames and Baki Hanma are slated for July 2027, while Neo Cat arrives in June 2027. The three titles span a sixteenth-century painter's life, the third arc of Itagaki's martial arts saga, and eight stories about cats living in human society.","whyItMatters":"Kodama Tales is stacking its summer 2027 slate with an art-historical one-volume, a long-running fight manga's third arc, and a short-story collection, a spread that bets on three different readerships at once.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe three licenses land in consecutive months: Neo Cat in June 2027, then A Mandala in Flames and Baki Hanma in July 2027. A Mandala in Flames follows the painter Hasegawa Tohaku as he tries to make his name in Kyoto after the celebrated Kano Eitoku rejects him as an apprentice, and it is complete in one volume. Baki Hanma covers the arc in which Baki hunts opponents including Biscuit Oliva and Pickle on the way to his father Yujiro. Neo Cat collects eight stories about two-legged cats who hold jobs and work in host clubs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Mandala in Flames\u003c/strong\u003e: Chie Shinomoto; one volume; July 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaki Hanma\u003c/strong\u003e: Keisuke Itagaki; third arc; July 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeo Cat\u003c/strong\u003e: Aoka; eight stories; June 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kodama Tales lands Baki Hanma and A Mandala in Flames in the same month, July 2027, while Neo Cat comes first in June. The June slot gives Aoka's cat stories the lead-in.","twitterPost":"Neo Cat arrives in June 2027, a month before Kodama Tales releases Baki Hanma and A Mandala in Flames in July.","threadsPost":"Kodama Tales splits its three licenses across two months: Aoka's Neo Cat in June 2027, then Baki Hanma and A Mandala in Flames in July. The cat stories carry the first slot while the heavier historical and martial arts titles follow.","newsletterBlurb":"Kodama Tales announced three manga licenses on Monday, all due next summer. A Mandala in Flames, Chie Shinomoto's one-volume story about the painter Hasegawa Tohaku, and Keisuke Itagaki's Baki Hanma arrive in July 2027. 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