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JY, the middle-grade imprint of Yen Press, announced The Weirn Books, Vol 2: The Ghost and the Stolen Dragon, the new volume of Svetlana Chmakova's hit tale of a spooky middle school filled with weird werewolves and more Svetlana Chmakova is one of the most beloved creators in the world of middle-grade graphic novels due[...]

Yen Press has announced the release of fifteen new manga and light novel titles for release in October 2024 Yes, that's a huge list, as ever, bigger than every other manga publisher's We know some of you live for this stuff, so here it is, the full list, designed to make your wallet cry, if[...]

It is arguably Shinkai's second most popular property next to your name. Yen Audio is the audiobook division of Yen Press and will be debuting these audiobooks in October 2024; the voice cast will be announced at a later date. Yen Audio has announced upcoming audiobook adaptations of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Weathering[...]

At Sakura-Con 2024 in Seattle, Yen Press announced ten new titles, including six manga (Pink & Habanero; Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise; When the Villainess Seduces the Main Heroine; From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won't Leave Me Alone; Detroit: Become Human -Tokyo[...]

Semantic Press, one of the most popular Korean BL webcomic series, will be published in print form from Ize Press after rabid fan requests

At the Yen Press Industry Panel at Seattle's Sakura-Con, Yen Press announced that it would be releasing the North American print edition of The Three-Body Problem comic, an adaptation of Liu Cixin's award-winning novel that has sold over 3 million copies in North America The Three-Body Problem is the first installment of Liu's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy,[...]

This Yen Press audiobook imprint produces English-language audiobooks of manga and light novels. "Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian" cover art courtesy of Yen Press Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Story by Sunsunsun Masachika Kuze sits next to Alya, a girl of Russian and Japanese descent She's beautiful, haughty, and an exceptional student, while Masachika is[...]

Is this a potential new trend/subgenre on its way? Because in their May 2024 solicits and solicitations, Yen Press are launching two lesbian mermaid manga series, A Sinner Of Deep Sea by Akhito Yomi, and This Monster Wants To Eat Me by Sai Naekawa As well as al the reincarnated-as-a-goddess volimes #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float:[...]

It's that time again when Yen Press announces upcoming new books they will translate and publish This includes seven manga (The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Short Story Collection; Rejected by the Hero's Party, a Princess Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside; Riviere and the Land of Prayer; In Another World,[...]

Your Name began life as an anime feature film and Shinkai's first international hit as it opened in theatres worldwide. "your name" cover art: Yen Press "your name" by Makoto Shinkai: Mitsuha, a high school girl living in a small town in the mountains, has a dream that she's a boy living in Tokyo Taki, a high[...]

Yen Press announced nine new titles in its June 2024 lineup, including seven manga (A Sinner of the Deep Sea; Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra; Sister and Giant: A Young Lady Is Reborn in Another World; Penguin Highway; Senpai, This Can't Be Love!; Sword Art Online: Kiss & Fly; This Monster Wants to Eat Me), one novel[...]

At their first-ever Industry Panel held at Anime NYC, Ize Press, the manhwa imprint of Yen Press, announced the upcoming English publication of six manhwa titles (Beware the Villainess!; The Villainess Is a Marionette; Marriage of Convenience; My Secretly Hot Husband; SSS-Class Revival Hunter; Tied to You) With the increase of English print releases of popular Korean webcomics, Ize Press[...]

Yen Press announced eleven new titles at its Industry Panel at Anime NYC Releasing in May 2024, this lineup includes eight manga (Bungo Stray Dogs Official Anthology; Days with My Stepsister; Goblin Slayer: A Day in the Life; Sword Art Online Re:Aincrad; The Kept Man of the Princess Knight; No Game No Life Chapter 2: Eastern Union; She Likes Gays, but[...]

the audio imprint of Yen Press will be releasing three new audiobook adaptations of Yen On novels (Bungo Stray Dogs, Baccano!, and Reign of the Seven Spellblades) With a commitment to bringing popular and compelling stories to life in a different format, Yen Audio will introduce the thrilling adventures and enthralling characters of these stories to a wider[...]

Nowaki Fukamidori and Kakeru Sora are addressing their latest manga to potential shoplifters in Whoever Steals This Book, one of a number of launches from Yen Press in their January 2024 solicits and solicitations, as well as Cover Corp, Omcurry G K and Anmitsu Okada's Holox Meeting, Hero's Ako & Bambi, If Villainess And Villain[...]

Yen Press held a panel on the last day of New York Comic Con 2023, where they announced fifteen new title acquisitions With releases in March and April 2024, the lineup includes eight manga (Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule; Trinity Seven Revision; The Tiger Hasn't Eaten the Dragon Yet; My Gemini;[...]

Ishura has been licensed for its first-ever English release by Yen Press and expanding Yen Audio's audiobook lineup. "Ishura, Vol 1" audiobook cover art: Yen Audio, Yen Press In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world They include a master fencer who can figure[...]

Amy's Big Brother, the prequel to Kyle's Little Sister, will be published by JY, the middle-grade imprint of Yen Press, before the end of the year While JY has covered a wide range of middle-grade books, including manga and prose novels, the imprint is most known for original graphic novels, most notably Svetlana Chmakova's Berrybrook Middle[...]

Yen Press announced two additional series at Anime Expo 2023 to round out their already huge 2023 lineup: the manga My Poison Princess Is Still Cute and the light novel A Certain Magical Index NT. These series are set to debut in December 2023. My Poison Princess Is Still Cute cover art (not final), courtesy of Yen Press My Poison[...]

At Anime Expo 2023, Yen Press announced the acquisition of sixteen new titles at its industry panel, including eight manga (Beastrings; God Bless the Mistaken; Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen; A Witch's Life in a Micro Room; Bride of the Barrier Master; Higurashi When They Cry: MEGURI; holoX MEETing!; Taking Care of God) and seven novels (Durarara!! Side Stories?!; Re:ZERO[...]

At the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime Expo 2023, Yen Audio announced the upcoming release of five new audiobook adaptations of Yen On novels (Yami-hara, Goblin Slayer, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, and The Executioner and Her Way of[...]

In Yen Press' September 2023 solicits and solicitations (though mostly out in October) we see Aki Hamazi's Bocchi The Rock finally translated into English A YouTuber electric guitar player who is incredibly shy in real life – until she has to step up for a band Has major We Are Lady Parts vibes… already has[...]

As one of the most well-known Korean comics featuring a heroine trying to pass herself off as a man, this fantasy comic appeals to those looking for a coming-of-age story of a girl overcoming the odds while hiding her identity. Ize Press is the Korean-content imprint from Yen Press A collaboration between Yen Press, REDICE STUDIO, and[...]

Yen Press' middle-grade imprint JY will release prose novels selected from Kadokawa's Tsubasa Bunko label, which has held the top share in children's books in Japan for the last ten years Through this initiative, JY will capture all of the appeal that has been driving unprecedented sales and awareness for manga and light novels for[...]

The anime series is still streaming on Crunchyroll. Cover art courtesy of Yen Press. Kafka Asagiri made his manga debut with Bungo Stray Dogs in Young Ace in December 2012 The innovative setting where characters modeled on real-life literary giants fought with special powers was much discussed The series became hugely popular, spawning anime, stage and film adaptations, and[...]

At MCM London Comic Con last weekend, Yen Press announced the acquisition of three new titles under their Yen Press imprint, including two manga (Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage; Kiss the Scars of the Girls) and an artbook (Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations) Over Memorial Day weekend, Yen Press also revealed the acquisition of[...]

At MCM London Comic Con last weekend, Ize Press, an imprint of Yen Press, announced the acquisition of the popular Korean webcomic, The Villainess Turns the Hourglass They will publish an English translation with the panels rearranged into a left-right page layout The series is just one of the latest examples of a genre popular in Korean manhwa[...]

Glitch by Shinya Shima is a new manga being translated and published from Yen Press as part of their August 2023 solicits and solicitations, though like many other titles, will only be out in September Followed by other debuts, Maiden Of The Needle Vol 1 by Zeroki, Yukimura and Miho Takeoka, Deer King Vol 1[...]

Yen Audio, the audio division of Yen Press, will release two new audiobook adaptations of Yen On novels: The Samurai and the Prisoner and Ishura Yen On is the new light novel division of Yen Press, bring out English translations of popular Japanese and Korean light novels. "The Samurai and the Prisoner" cover art, Yen On, Yen Press The Samurai[...]

In Yen Press July 2023 solicitations (though mostly scheduled for August and September), they are launching I Don't Know Which Is Love volume 1, a new manga translated into English from the original by Oku Tamamushi dealing with lesbian high school life and the promise that college offers Followed by the all-female Witches' Marriage volume[...]