The new Hello Kitty graphic novel box set will not be the only thing on offer from VIZ Media starting September 1st 2015. Created by Maki Minami (Voice Over! Seiyu Academy), VIZ Media have confirmed that volume one of shojo manga Komomo Confiserie will be available for purchase in North America.
This is a romantic comedy series following a sheltered but determined girl finding her way in the world after her family goes bankrupt. As a little girl, Komomo Ninomiya picked on Natsu Azumi, the son of her family’s pastry chef. However ten years later when her family fortune is lost and she has no place to live, Komomo Ninomiya encounters this young man once again. Now a master pastry chef, he agrees to help Komomo, only if she agrees to work for him at his new confiserie.
Komomo Confiserie will be available as a physical edition priced at $9.99 US Dollars or $12.99 Canadian Dollars. The first volume will also be available digitally via the Viz Manga website/app, in addition to services including Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology and Google Play.
Komomo Confiserie will be published under VIZ Media’s Shojo Beat imprint, and new volumes are currently planned for release via print and digital formats quarterly.
Nancy Thistlethwaite | Senior Editor
In KOMOMO CONFISERIE, Maki Minami has created a strong, unique heroine who tackles challenges in her own way including working hard for the first time in her life. Be prepared for a lot of laughs as Komomo and Natsu learn to get along in this sweet new series!
