The Beguiling's in-house publisher, BDP Press, announced plans to release Battan's manga THE GOLDEN FLY (Kinbae) in English. To fund the print run, the publisher has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, which has already surpassed its initial goal and garnered over CAD$2,900.
The Kickstarter campaign, set to conclude on June 22, offers backers the chance to receive their copies as early as July. Additionally, advanced copies of THE GOLDEN FLY will be available for purchase at The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), running June 6-7, where Battan is scheduled to appear as a guest.
Battan is the creator behind several other works, including Fatale Game, which was serialized in Kodansha's Kiss magazine and is being published in English by K MANGA. Their manga Soshite Heroine wa Inaku natta (And Then There Were No Heroines) concluded its run in April 2025. Battan's Kemutai Ane to Zurui Imōto (Annoying and cunning sisters) received a live-action television drama adaptation in October 2023, and their Run Away With Me, Girl (Kakeochi Girl) was released in English by Kodansha USA Publishing.
Source: The Beguiling (X/Twitter), Kickstarter)
