Kodansha’s K MANGA digital service has added Shūichi Shigeno’s ongoing Subaru and Subaru manga series in English, along with Ryo Sumiyoshi’s Si Land manga. In addition, Masaaki Nakayama’s The Silent Forest and Shūzō Oshimi’s ME AND BOB DYLAN (AND MY FATHER) one-shot manga were added.
The English release of Subaru and Subaru and the other manga titles commemorate the launch of the U.S. special edition Young Magazine issue, which celebrates the magazine’s 45th anniversary. The issue made its debut at Anime NYC 2025, and it’s free to read on Azuki.
A story synopsis for each series can be read below:
Subaru and Subaru
One year after Takumi Fujiwara’s student Kanata Rivington tore it up on Japan’s mega-popular MFG street racing circuit, two new drivers are itching to try their luck at the event. Their names: Subaru Sato, from Gunma Prefecture, and Subaru Kudo, from Kanagawa. The worlds of Initial D and MF Ghost meld into one as these two Subarus join together to weave the ultimate street racing legend!
Si Land
In a world where only dogs and cats exist, the dogs gained control of and built a kingdom on the only continent while the cats scattered throughout the great sea and repeatedly looted from the dogs. This mutual hatred has led to many years of strife between the two species… Jean, a young dog who was unconventionally born at sea and raised by a cat, lives with his mother Rosa and his adoptive father Azul as the three move from small island to small island. It is Jean’s dream to find a place where the three can live together permanently but…! From Ryo Sumiyoshi, the unparalleled master artist of non-human characters, comes an epic fantasy adventure on the high seas!
The Silent Forest
The master of horror manga, Masaaki Nakayama, returns! The author of Fuan no Tane and PTSD Radio comes back with an all-new tale of horror set in the Edo period!
ME AND BOB DYLAN (AND MY FATHER)
A short memoir about life with his father and their connection to Bob Dylan. By Shūzō Oshimi, author of The Flowers of Evil and Blood on the Tracks.
