Otakon was light on shoujo announcements, but Viz Media’s Shoujo Beat announced Saturday that it licensed Ojou-sama no Untenshu, translated to The Heiress and the Chauffeur by Keiko Ishihara. The two-volume series will be released beginning in May 2016. According to Anime News Network, “the story takes place in the Taishō era, at a girl’s school where one young...

Japanese game developers are listening to international otome game fans as companies continue to expand their catalogs outside of Japan. Otome games in the West are most common on mobile devices, while consoles and PCs still have a lot of catching up to do. However, perhaps that will change since we are getting three games for Vita this year,...

Laura: Hello to all our readers out there! I’ve got a new face at Heart of Manga I’d like to introduce to you. I requested some help and I had an amazing writer offer to become the Current News and Trends author  – Adrienne! Everyone give Adrienne a warm welcome to the manga blogosphere.  She’s got plenty of  articles...

Udon Entertainment announced it acquired the license for The Rose of Versailles and Sugar Sugar Rune during their panel at the San Diego Comic Convention. The Rose of Versailles, the classic shoujo manga by Riyoko Ikeda, ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Margaret magazine from 1972-1973. The manga was published in 10 volumes and was released as a 40-episode anime running...