Crossed Hearts has announced that it has licensed the shojo manga series You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! and the romance novel series The Abandoned Villainess Became a Zombie! for English release in Spring 2026.

The publisher will release Mai Ando’s You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! in May 2026.  Ando began serializing the manga on ComicSmart’s GANMA! app and website in November 2024. Two tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of November 2025. 

Crossed Hearts describes the main synopsis of You’re Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun! as: 

Ever since the day they met, no matter how many times she tries to brush him off, Natsune somehow always ends up at the center of Chigaya’s playful aim—his words, his smiles, his relentless teasing, all reserved just for her. He’s observant in a way that’s almost unfair, always knowing the exact moment to catch her off guard, leaving the usually composed Natsune completely flustered and defenseless. Every grin, every mischievous jab feels like another arrow released with precision, and the more she tries to dodge, the closer his aim seems to get. As her heart races faster with every encounter, she can’t help but wonder—could there be something more behind his teasing than just a joke?

A charming, heart-fluttering high school romance between two archers—a composed senior (normally!) and her cheeky junior who just might be shooting straight for her heart.

Crossed Heart previously announced earlier this October that it also licensed Dodo’s The Abandoned Villainess Became a Zombie! novel series for release in Spring 2026. It was published by Haksan Publishing and serialized digitally on KakaoPage. The series concluded with a total of 170 chapters and four volumes.  

Some of the titles the publisher has recently licensed in the past weeks include Baroness Goes on Strike, From a Knight to a Lady, The Archduke’s Adopted Saint, and the Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion novel series.

Sources: Crossed Hearts Official Twitter (2), Anime News Network