Publisher Uncivilized launches a new manga imprint, Mangalith, with the release of Hideko Mizuno's classic shōjo manga 'Fire!' in a compiled volume on October 13. This marks the imprint's debut title, bringing a historically significant work to English readers.
Publisher Uncivilized announced the launch of its new manga imprint, Mangalith, with the first release being Hideko Mizuno's 'Fire!', a classic shōjo manga from the 1960s. The compiled volume is scheduled to ship on October 13. This imprint aims to publish manga, potentially including works that could be adapted from web novels or light novels.
The launch of a new manga imprint signals growth in the English-language manga market, which often overlaps with web novel and light novel audiences. For TeaNovel readers, this could mean more opportunities for cross-media adaptations of Chinese web novels into manga, expanding the reach of translated fiction.
Hideko Mizuno is a pioneering female manga artist known for influencing shōjo manga. Uncivilized is a publisher focusing on niche and classic manga.
Original source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-03/publisher-uncivilized-launches-manga-imprint-mangalith-with-hideko-mizuno-fire-shojo-manga/.237021
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