{"rewrite":{"id":"r_62226053cbaf5ff60cf00f11","clusterId":"c_0f421319a8078fc975f4d766","slug":"yang-can-t-live-alone-manga-leaves-square-enix-moves-to-new-publisher","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yang Can't Live Alone Manga Leaves Square Enix, Moves to New Publisher","summary":"Creator sooncha announced on Friday that they have withdrawn the copyright for Yang Can't Live Alone from Square Enix. The manga ended on Manga UP! on August 13. sooncha will move the series to an unnamed company, with a new revised edition to be published in Japan physically and digitally. Square Enix will stop digital distribution on August 31. Translated versions remain available until their agreements end.","whyItMatters":"The manga's transfer confirms the creator's earlier statement that the cancellation stemmed from a breakdown in their relationship with Manga UP!, and it now moves to a new, unnamed publisher.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYang Can\u0026#39;t Live Alone is leaving Square Enix, as creator sooncha confirmed on Friday they have withdrawn the copyright from the company. The manga ended on Square Enix\u0026#39;s Manga UP! service with the third part of the 15th chapter on August 13, after the creator previously said the cancellation was due to a breakdown in their relationship with the platform.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series will move to an unnamed company, which will publish a new revised edition in Japan physically and digitally. Square Enix will stop digital distribution on August 31 at 11:59 p.m. JST, though chapters already purchased remain viewable. Physical books stay in stores until stock runs out, and sales of translated versions continue until their respective publishing agreements end.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquare Enix Manga \u0026amp; Books had planned to release the first volume in English on September 15, but its page for the manga now shows an error. ANN has contacted the company about the English release\u0026#39;s status. The manga\u0026#39;s third compiled volume shipped on August 6; sooncha had asked readers to cancel pre-orders if uncomfortable.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"sooncha's withdrawal of Yang Can't Live Alone from Square Enix leaves the series' translated versions in limbo until agreements end, a rare move that signals the creator's control over the property's future.","twitterPost":"sooncha's withdrawal of Yang Can't Live Alone from Square Enix leaves translated versions in limbo until agreements end, a rare creator-driven publisher switch.","threadsPost":"sooncha's withdrawal of Yang Can't Live Alone from Square Enix is a rare creator-driven publisher switch. The revised edition will appear under an unnamed company, but translated versions stay tied to Square Enix until agreements end, leaving the series' global availability uncertain.","newsletterBlurb":"Creator sooncha has withdrawn the copyright for Yang Can't Live Alone from Square Enix after the manga ended on Manga UP!. The series will move to a new, unnamed publisher with a revised edition. Digital distribution ends August 31, while translated versions remain available until their agreements end.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-28/yang-cant-live-alone-manga-switches-publishers/.241090\",\"title\":\"Yang Can't Live Alone Manga Switches Publishers\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4469,"outputTokens":644,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787936991,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T17:03:08.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T17:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T17:03:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0f421319a8078fc975f4d766","canonicalTitle":"News\nYang Can't Live Alone Manga Switches Publishers","representativeArticleId":"a_3f76237e40bf8798646c49e7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Yang Can't Live Alone\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Square Enix\"],\"people\":[\"sooncha\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-28T15:50:08.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-28T15:50:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T17:06:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-28/yang-cant-live-alone-manga-switches-publishers/.241090","title":"News\nYang Can't Live Alone Manga Switches Publishers"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Yang Can't Live Alone"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Square Enix"],"people":["sooncha"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}