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Yen Press Licenses “Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy” Manga

Written By Samantha Ferreira

It’s a bittersweet tale of a boy and his girlfriend, who is now also a caterpillar.

Earlier today, Yen Press announced that they licensed Sanzou’s Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy (Imomushi Shoujo to Komyushou Danshi) manga. As of press time, no details have been confirmed regarding a release window.

Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy ran in the pages of Kadokawa’s Gene Pixiv magazine from April 2016 through January 2017. The series was released in a single volume.

Manga resource Baka-Updates describes the title as:

This manga follows a socially awkward boy and his childhood friend who is beautiful, smart, kind, and just about perfect in every way. However, the boy turns down her confession of love. A few days later, the girl goes missing, only to reappear before the boy a few days later, after shedding her human form …

Source: Yen Press (Industry Panel)

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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