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Star Fruit Books Licenses Taro Kanafuro's Suburban Hell Manga; Stephan Lapin, Naoto Tsushima's "Handyman Quincy" 1-Shot

North American publisher Star Fruit Books announced on Friday that it has acquired the worldwide English rights to Taro Kanafuro's Suburban Hell manga. The company will release the one-volume manga this summer. The manga is a collection of seven short stories "focused on human decay and corruption in everyday suburban settings."

The company also announced on February 9 that it has licensed writer Stephan Lapin and illustrator Naoto Tsushima's one-shot manga "Handyman Quincy." The company will release the one-shot this summer.

Star Fruit Books describes the manga:

Quincy, a boy with prosthetic limbs, starts as a handyman to support his family. But buying a second-hand phone from a thrift shop accidentally connects him to hitman requests. Can the kind-hearted Quincy fulfill these requests for murder?

Star Fruit Books additionally noted on February 5 that the first issue of its Comic Bright magazine will release this fall. The magazine is the publisher's irregularly published manga magazine. The inaugural issue will feature stories by Minami Q-ta, Tatsuya Ihara, and Youichi Abe. The magazine will also feature essays and interviews.

Source: Star Fruit Books' Twitter account (link 2, link 3)