Glacier Bay Books Licenses Yumi Tada's Manga for English Release in 2025

Image via Glacier Bay Books' X/Twitter account

Yumi Tada's manga, originally launched in March 1995, is headed for an English release.

Key Details

• The independent U.S.-based bookstore, Glacier Bay Books, announced it has licensed True Blue Never Fades (original title: True Blue wa Kesshite Iroasenai).
• The manga will be translated by Matthias Hirsh.
• The release is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025.

About the Manga

Plot Summary: Bonny and Mickey are young and in love, but Mickey is married to the life of a long-haul trucker. Although they share a son, the growing divide between them intensifies over the years, filled with broken promises and fading Memories. A naive, pure-hearted young man then enters their lives, beginning to change everything…

Glacier Bay Books describes this story as a poignant exploration of love, longing, and the complicated nature of relationships.

Original Publishing

• The manga was first published by Shodensha in March 1995 under the Feel Comics imprint.

Future Releases

• This release is the first in a series of standalone masterpieces from Yumi Tada's early Americana-themed works. Details are expected to be announced this summer or fall.

About Yumi Tada

• Tada is a celebrated manga artist whose works span decades.
• Notably, The Mermaid and the Prince was licensed by Glacier Bay Books in 2021. It was released in full color as both a digital and physical edition.
• The Mermaid and the Prince is a 24-page modern retelling of the classic mermaid fairy tale, focusing on a lonely mermaid and a 'useless' prince she rescues.

Source

• Information taken from Glacier Bay Books' X/Twitter account