Viz Media announced a handful of upcoming releases today, leading with some new manga-based novels. More spinoffs are on the way, including Naruto: Itachi’s Story – Daylight this fall, Naruto: Itachi’s Story – Midnight this winter, and Naruto: Sasuke’s Story – Sunrise next spring, all three featuring original cover art by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto.
Tokyo Ghoul is also getting in on the novel action. Tokyo Ghoul: Days volume 1 arrives this fall, Tokyo Ghoul: Void debuts in early 2017, and Tokyo Ghoul: Past will follow after.
Finally, the backstory of several of the main characters of Gangsta. will be explored in the Gangsta.: Curse spinoff manga this winter.
More info on the Tokyo Ghoul novels:
TOKYO GHOUL: DAYS (Vol. 1) chronicles six all-new stories from the TOKYO GHOUL universe. TOKYO GHOUL: VOID (Vol. 2) depicts the aftermath six months after a major event in the TOKYO GHOUL manga. In the TOKYO GHOUL manga series, Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way—except their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers.
Quick Naruto novels description:
Three new NARUTO novels focusing on the Uchiha brothers, Itachi and Sasuke! Features original cover art by NARUTO creator Masashi Kishimoto.
Also catch other NARUTO original prose novels available now including NARUTO: KAKASHI’S STORY and NARUTO: SHIKAMARU’S STORY.
Gangsta.: Cursed synopsis:
A new series depicting prequel stories for several of the main characters featured in the original GANGSTA. manga series. In GANGSTA.: CURSED, the man named Marco Adriano is a loyal and beloved member of the Cristiano Family, helping them protect the persecuted Twilight population in the city of Ergastulum. But he was once a boy codenamed “Spas,” raised as a Hunter and assigned to the Destroyers Second Group for a single purpose: to track down and kill Twilights.