Kodansha USA made a slate of new announcements at the company's Anime Expo 2026 panel today, including new releases of the Witch Hat Atelier: Special Stories novel, Historié manga and more. The announcements follow in alphabetical order. Blaze of Flesh and Blood by Honomi Spring 2027 Synopsis: Physician Roger Baldwin, a member of one of the five great houses, is forced on pain of death to transplant a Philosopher’s Stone into a human heart—and after 10 failed attempts, he finally succeeds! At the age of 18, the recipient, Mahoro Baldwin, is sent to the Lowen Royal Officers Academy to study magic, and to discover the fate of his adoptive brother and bosom friend Siegfried. But when he arrives on the Isle of Crimson, he soon realizes he has much more to learn than a few spells. At once intimidated and fascinated by the gorgeous upperclassmen Noah St.