{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2af836b201d6cbd566a6bc75","clusterId":"c_0a47335a0b324bf3097dbd1b","slug":"viz-media-licenses-yukiaki-kurando-and-wooma-s-kiss-me-with-your-face-manga","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Viz Media Licenses Yukiaki Kurando and Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face Manga","summary":"Viz Media announced it has licensed Yukiaki Kurando and Wooma's manga Kiss Me With Your Face for English release as a simulpub series. The first chapter is available free on Viz Media's website. The manga launched in Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on June 15.","whyItMatters":"Viz Media's quick simulpub pickup of a brand-new series signals continued investment in same-day English releases for Shōnen Champion titles.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eViz Media announced on Friday that it has licensed Yukiaki Kurando and Wooma\u0026#39;s manga Kiss Me With Your Face for English release as a simulpub series. The first chapter is available free on Viz Media\u0026#39;s website. The manga follows top-ranked student Shikimi, whose reputation and livelihood are threatened when an envious classmate takes over his body. Kurando and Wooma launched the series in the July issue of Akita Shoten\u0026#39;s Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on June 15.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurando previously wrote the suspense manga Then Shall I Kill in Your Stead?, which ended in November and received a three-chapter epilogue. Yen Press licensed that series and will publish its first volume on August 25. Kodansha USA Publishing also handles Kurando\u0026#39;s earlier work Dolly Kill Kill.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Viz Media has licensed Yukiaki Kurando and Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face manga as a simulpub series. The first chapter is free now on Viz's site.","twitterPost":"Viz Media licenses Yukiaki Kurando and Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face manga as a simulpub. First chapter free on Viz's site.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Viz Media has licensed Yukiaki Kurando and Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face manga for English simulpub release. The first chapter is available free on Viz Media's website. The series launched in Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on June 15.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-20/viz-media-releases-yukiaki-kurando-wooma-kiss-me-with-your-face-manga-in-english/.238726\",\"title\":\"Viz Media Releases Yukiaki Kurando, Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face Manga in English\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3817,"outputTokens":571,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781956159,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T11:43:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-20T11:48:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-20T11:48:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0a47335a0b324bf3097dbd1b","canonicalTitle":"News\nViz Media Releases Yukiaki Kurando, Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face Manga in English","representativeArticleId":"a_5c6757ed0c78e356bde5b721","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Kiss Me With Your Face\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yukiaki Kurando\",\"Wooma\"],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-20T11:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-20T11:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-20T11:48:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-20/viz-media-releases-yukiaki-kurando-wooma-kiss-me-with-your-face-manga-in-english/.238726","title":"News\nViz Media Releases Yukiaki Kurando, Wooma's Kiss Me With Your Face Manga in English"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Kiss Me With Your Face"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yukiaki Kurando","Wooma"],"type":"license","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Viz Media licensed Yukiaki Kurando and Wooma's manga Kiss Me With Your Face for English release as a simulpub series.","The first chapter is available free on Viz Media's website.","The manga launched in the July issue of Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on June 15.","Kurando previously wrote the suspense manga Then Shall I Kill in Your Stead?, which ended in November and received a three-chapter epilogue.","Yen Press licensed Then Shall I Kill in Your Stead? and will publish its first volume on August 25."]}