MECHA-UDE: MECHANICAL ARMS Coming To Print From Scholastic's Graphix Imprint

By Chad Burdette

on March 8, 2025

MECHA-UDE: MECHANICAL ARMS is the story of an ordinary middle-school student whose life takes a thrilling turn when he encounters a powerful mechanical being in this exciting new manga series by Yoshino Koyoka on sale April 15, 2025.

MECHA-UDE: MECHANICAL ARMS originally started as a Kickstarter-backed project launched by the creator and director, Sae Okamoto that reached its goal, a 25-minute pilot was released on YouTube in 2019, and the series was quickly picked up and recently aired on Crunchyroll in October.

MECHA-UDE: MECHANICAL ARMS is now coming to print, translated in English, with fully-colored, vibrant pages, and reading in the traditional format of right to left. Geared for middle grade readers and up, MECHA-UDE is perfect for fans of World Trigger by Daisuke Ashihara, My Hero Academia by K?hei Horikoshi, and Bleach by Tite Kubo. Filled with action and adventure readers won’t want to miss!

MECHA-UDE: MECHANICAL ARMS

Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town… except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude: powerful, sentient, mechanical beings that attach themselves to their human hosts and have awesome capabilities. When middle-school kid Hikaru accidentally activates Alma, a Mecha-Ude with no memory of its past, they must team up to uncover the mystery of Alma’s identity and prevent the powerful Mecha-Ude from ending up in the wrong hands.

MECHA-UDE: MECHANICAL ARMS the exciting new manga series by Yoshino Koyoka on sale April 15, 2025 from Scholastic’s Graphix Imprint