Manga Mavericks Books recently announced that First Time in Taiwan: A Delicious Adventure, with a story and art by Muta Yuki, will debut digitally on October 22, 2025, with the print edition arriving in stores on December 16. The food-focused one-shot manga travelogue “explores the wonders of Taiwanese cuisine told via a cast of whimsical animal characters that journey across the country while savoring a variety of dishes and new experiences,” per official PR.
A 2025 addition to the manga publishing scene, Manga Mavericks Books, launched July 16, aiming to tell unique, compelling stories for North American audiences. MM’s debut manga releases included ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE] by Chiaki Yagura, Zigoku’s Foreman by 9banta, and BONDS by ZENZO, and were created in partnership with Japan-based localization group Red String, were Senpai no Kohai by Hanakage Alt, Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow by Aneido, and The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire, also by Aneido.
“To have this opportunity to have my manga translated into English and read outside of Japan is a huge honor,” says Yuki about Manga Mavericks publishing the English debut of First Time in Taiwan. “I drew this manga as an experience of traveling through Taiwan and eating tasty foods from the point of view of a Japanese person. I took special care to depict the individuality of the staff I met on my travels as well. I’d be incredibly happy if this manga can convey to readers the slightly mysterious but alluring vibe of Taiwan’s foods, but the most important thing is that you have a good time reading it!”
Check out Yuki’s bio below for more information:
Muta Yuki is a manga artist and illustrator living in the Nara prefecture of Japan. After graduating from Osaka University of the Arts, they joined a general merchandise planning and design company and worked as a designer and freelance social game illustrator. They draw manga and illustrations, while still working full-time as an in-house designer. They specialize in drawing animals, and they enjoy reading picture books as well as watching documentaries about them. All the line drawings and inking of their manga are done analog, while the storyboards and colors are done digitally. They were a recipient of the SAKURA Exhibition WACOM Award in May 2019. Besides their self-published work, they published two chapters of her series “MAMIE TAYLOR” in Kadokawa’s Aokishi manga magazine in 2022 and 2023.
Courtesy of Manga Mavericks BooksFirst Time in Taiwan: A Delicious Adventure by Muta Yuki
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- SRP: $7.99 (Print) /$3.99 (Digital)
- Page Count: 44 pages
- ISBN: 9781968054120
- Age Rating: For All Ages
Told through the visage of cute animal avatars, this delicious manga travelogue follows the journey of a mangaka and friends as they explore Taiwan via both illustrations and photography. Readers can pull up a chair and enjoy the deliciousness in this release without the need to worry about calories!
Source: Manga Mavericks
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