Kodama Tales has licensed Hisae Iwaoka's manga 'The Magical Forest of Hoshigahara' for English release starting November. The series, originally serialized in Japan, follows a young girl's adventures in a magical forest. This adds to the growing catalog of translated manga available to English readers.
Kodama Tales announced it has licensed Hisae Iwaoka's manga 'The Magical Forest of Hoshigahara' for English publication. The manga will begin releasing in English in November. The series was originally serialized in Japan and follows a young girl exploring a magical forest.
This licensing expands the English-language manga market, which often overlaps with web novel and light novel readership. For TeaNovel's audience, it signals continued growth in translated Asian content, though the direct relevance to web novels is limited.
Kodama Tales is a publisher specializing in manga and light novels. Hisae Iwaoka is known for her work on 'Saturn Apartments' and other manga.
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