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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[...]

At the Yen Press Industry panel at Sakura-Con 2023, Ize Press announced they had acquired the publishing rights of five Korean webcomics (Your Letter; Overgeared; Jungle Juice; See You in My 19th Life; Unholy Blood) Publication dates for the newly announced acquisitions will be shared on Ize Press social media at a later date. "Your Letter" cover art courtesy[...]

Yen Press held a panel at Sakura-Con 2023, where they announced twenty-three new acquisitions being published under its Yen Press and Yen On imprints The Fall 2023 lineup of titles includes sixteen manga titles, five novels, and two art books. Cover art courtesy of Yen Press. The Deer King (novel) By Nahoko Uehashi Van, a former soldier made slave, toils away endlessly[...]

Yen Press publishes the series in physical print in English, with both the sixth volume of the comic and the seventh volume of the novel released on March 21. "Solo Leveling" key art, Crunchyroll Yen Press describes the series as such: Known as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung's contribution to raids amounts[...]

Cebulski will be there to pass it on to David Gabriel. Flickr: /Jiuguang Wang  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Companies planning to attend will include 2000 AD/Rebellion Publising, A Wave Blue World, Anomaly Productions, Bad Idea Comics, Battle Quest Comics, BCW Supplies, BINC, Book County Clearance House, Boom Studios, CEX Publishing, Comic Shop Assistant, Comic Hub, DC,[...]

Yen Press announced a massive slate of sixteen new titles to be published in August 2023, including twelve manga titles, three novels (Sentenced to Brave Punishment; Liar, Liar; Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through), and one graphic novel (Cuckoos Three) Check out the complete list below Or follow Yen Press' site for updates. Cover art (not[...]

Yen Press announced the acquisition of Rose Guns Days Sorrowful Cross Knife, the prequel of the original Rose Guns Days manga. From the mind of Ryukishi07, creator of Higurashi When They Cry and Umineko When They Cry, Rose Guns Days Sorrowful Cross Knife continues to bring impressive world-building, intriguing mystery, and immersive storytelling[...]

Yen Press! As we all know from YouTube commentators, modern American comic books are failing in terms of sales (even though they inexplicable seem to be increasing) because the publishers and creators are just telling a series of woke political lectures, and this is why manga is also increasing sales in America because they don't[...]

Yen Press announced an acquisition joining its Summer 2023 lineup: You Can Have My Back, a Boys Love fantasy light novel best known for its beautiful illustrations and heartbreaking drama With Boys Love light novels having seen few releases in English, You Can Have My Back is a welcome and refreshing addition to the Yen On imprint. You[...]

Yen Press will release five new manga (The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Official Anthology Comic; Secrets of the Silent Witch; My Mate Is a Feline Gentleman; Saint? Nope, Just a Monster Tamer Passing Through; The Reformation of the World as Overseen by a Realist Demon King), one manhwa (IMITATION), and three light novels (Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a[...]

Yen Press has acquired Suzume, the most recent novel from the renowned creator Makoto Shinkai The 2022 anime film of the same name has since exceeded 12 billion yen (about US$90.7 million) in box office revenue The film dominated the Japanese box office for several weeks and is highly regarded as one of the top[...]

Yen Press announced The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol One, a rising star in the world of horror manga by artist Mokumokuren, will be available in English at last in print and digital in July 2023. "The Summer Hikaru Died" cover art, Yen Press The Summer Hikaru Died By Mokumokuren Two boys lived in a village: Yoshiki and Hikaru[...]

Yen Audio is expanding its lineup by releasing three new audiobook adaptations of Yen On novels: Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (March

Yen Press is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group Here are the solicits for Yen Press and Yen On, who translate Japanese manga and light novels into English, for February 2023 And it begins with the intriguingly titled The Villainess Stans the Heroes: Playing the Antagonist[...]

Tapas announced a continued partnership with Yen Press to release more print volumes of the hit Korean webcomic series The Beginning After the End at The Beginning After the End This was announced at the Creator TurtleMe Reveal panel at Anime NYC Since its publication, The Beginning After the End, Vol 1 is now one of the bestselling[...]

At the Yen Press Industry Panel at New York Comic Con 2022, Yen Press, LLC announced the acquisition of ten highly anticipated releases—a list that includes What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?, the print edition of the 2015 webtoon of the same title, which was later adapted into a South Korean television series in 2018 This slate[...]

Yen Press solicitation time! Oshi No Ko, translated as "Her Fans" or "Their Idol's Children" is a Japanese manga series by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump since April 2020 with an anime adaptation by Doga Kobo on the way It tells the story of a  doctor, Goro Amemiya,[...]