{"id":824283,"date":"2026-07-25T01:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/824283\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T01:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:37:12","slug":"udon-ent-licenses-hiromi-matsuos-department-store-waltz-rondo-manga-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/824283\/","title":{"rendered":"Udon Ent. Licenses Hiromi Matsuo’s Department Store Waltz, Rondo Manga – News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Company also licenses Belles Ruelles<\/a> manga anthology, Spy x Family anime artbook<\/p>\n

Udon Entertainment<\/a> revealed at its panel at San Diego Comic-Con<\/a> on Friday that it has licensed Hiromi Matsuo<\/a>‘s Department Store Waltz (Hyakkaten Waltz) and Rondo: The Ladies’ Graphic Magazine manga. <\/p>\n

\"hyakkaten\"Image via Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Hiromi Matsuo, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.<\/p>\n

Department Store Waltz is an all-color manga and illustration book set in an early 20th century department store in a provincial city. Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.<\/a> released the book in January 2016.<\/p>\n

\"rondo\"Image via Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Hiromi Matsuo, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.<\/p>\n

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. released Rondo: The Ladies’ Graphic Magazine in December 2022. The book is also an all-color manga and illustration book. The setting is a women’s fashion magazine titled “Rondo” that is celebrating its 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\"belles-ruelles-1\"Image via Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Udon Entertainment revealed it has licensed the Belles Ruelles<\/a> anthology manga series. The anthology series currently has four volumes, and each volume features various artists who write about shops and facilities in a fictional town called Euphemia. Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. released the first volume in November 2023, and released the fourth volume in December 2025.<\/p>\n

Udon Entertainment will release the previously revealed<\/a> Manga Biographies: Momofuku Ando – The Inventor of Instant Noodles from Kenji Ishikawa<\/a> and Sorata Unno, and Manga Biographies: Amelia Earhart – The Amazing Pilot from Masakazu Horinouchi and Miyoko Sano, both on September 1.<\/p>\n

Udon Entertainment also revealed it will release the 224-page hardcover Spy x Family: Animation Art Book on January 27, 2027. Wit Studio<\/a> released the book in Japan in December 2023.<\/p>\n

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Udon Entertainment had revealed earlier this month it will release two artbooks from illustrator Shinkiro, who is also attending San Diego Comic-Con this week. Udon Entertainment will release both CAPCOM<\/a> Masterworks: Shinkiro (264-page hardcover) and SNK<\/a> Masterworks: Shinkiro (272-page hardcover) on December 1.<\/p>\n

UDON Entertainment is proud to welcome the incredible illustrator SHINKIRO to San Diego Comic-Con 2026!<\/p>\n

Shinkiro’s art has helped define the look and feel of countless game universes, and they’re all represented in CAPCOM MASTERWORKS: SHINKIRO and SNK MASTERWORKS: SHINKIRO!\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7Sh4Vh86YM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UDON Entertainment (@UdonEnt) July 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

The company also mentioned the previously revealed<\/a> Hidetaka Tenjin<\/a>‘s Artistry of Gundam<\/a> book at its panel on Friday. The 144-page hardcover book will ship on September 22.<\/p>\n

Udon Entertainment will also release the 352-page hardcover The Art of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 artbook.<\/p>\n

Source: E-mail correspondence<\/p>\n