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Peow2 Licenses Jyoshikohei, Alien 9, Phantom Core Manga
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Sweden-based comic publisher Peow2 announced on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday it has licensed three new manga for English release: Jiro Matsumoto's Jyoshikohei, Hitoshi Tomizawa's Alien 9, and Yasushi Nirasawa's Phantom Core.
‼️INCOMING LICENSE💥 Jyoshikohei by Jiro Matsumoto. Giant high school girl mechs rule the dimensional battlefield, but they drive their middle-aged male pilots insane. Takigawa's job? Brutally hunt down the ones that go rogue. Coming 2027, 3 new omnibus editions from Peow2
— Peow2 (@peow.bsky.social) October 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Matsumoto launched Jyoshikohei in 2011. Shinchosha published the seventh and final volume in December 2015. Peow2 describes the story:
Giant high school girl mechs rule the dimensional battlefield, but they drive their middle-aged male pilots insane. Takigawa's job? Brutally hunt down the ones that go rogue.
The company will release the manga in an omnibus format in three volumes starting in 2027. The first volume will feature an A3-size poster with new artwork from Matsumoto.
Vertical published Matsumoto's Velveteen & Mandala manga in English, and Kodama Tales has licensed Matsumoto's beautiful place manga.
🪲INCOMING LICENSE‼️
Alien 9 -The Complete- by Hitoshi Tomizawa
Grimcute sci-fi?! A grade school Alien Defense Force risks their lives on a daily basis to dispatch aliens that are constantly trying to invade their school. It's sticky, slimy, scary work, but somebody has gotta do it.
Coming 2027
— Peow2 (@peow.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Peow2 will release the Alien 9 manga in 2027, and it describes the story:
Grimcute sci-fi?! A grade school Alien Defense Force risks their lives on a daily basis to dispatch aliens that are constantly trying to invade their school. It's sticky, slimy, scary work, but somebody has gotta do it.
Central Park Media previously released part of the manga in English in 2003. The manga ran from 1998 to 1999 and Akita Shoten published three volumes.
The manga inspired a four-episode OVA that debuted in May 2001. Central Park Media previously released the series in North America, and AnimEigo re-released the series on Blu-ray Disc on June 9.
🖤INCOMING LICENSE‼️ 3/3 Phantom Core by Yasushi Nirasawa Monster lovers rejoice!!! The companion sci-fi/fantasy manga to our upcoming release CREATURE CORE. Follow Phancure, the beer loving freelance suppressor and Nina Dolono hunt down demented WEPTURES! Coming Spring 2027 https://t.co/XYC02fbL3J
— Peow2 (@peowstudio) October 15, 2026
Peow2 will release Phantom Core in spring 2027 and it describes the story:
Monster lovers rejoice!!! The companion sci-fi/fantasy manga to our upcoming release CREATURE CORE. Follow Phancure, the beer loving freelance suppressor and Nina Dolono hunt down demented WEPTURES!
Hobby Japan originally serialized the manga in Hobby Japan Extra magazine
Peow2 is also releasing Nirasawa's Creature Core collection of works and artbook in English.
Nirasawa is known for his design and modeling work on television series and films such as Garo, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and several Heisei-era Kamen Rider series.
Nirasawa died in 2016 at the age of 52 from kidney failure.
Source: Peow2's Bluesky account (link 2) and X/Twitter account
