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All Four Distributors Together For The First Time At ComicsPRO
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 Announces 16 New Titles for Release in August 2023
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[...]
Rose Guns Days: Yen Press to Publish Higurashi Creator’s Manga Series
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[...]
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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[...]
You Can Have My Back: Yen Press to Publish BL Fantasy Light Novel
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 Adds Nine New Titles to its Summer 2023 Lineup
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[...]
Suzume: Yen Press to Publish novel of Latest Mokoto Shinkai Movie
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[...]
The Summer Hikaru Died: Sought-after Horror Manga Out in July
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[...]
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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[...]
The Beginning After the End: Tapas, Yen Press to Publish Six Volumes
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[...]
Yen Press Announces Ten New Titles at New York Comic Con
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[...]
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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,[...]
Yen Press Announces 7 New Manga, Light Novel Titles for March 2023
Yen Press is adding seven new titles to their lineup in March 2023, including five manga (The Otherworlder, Exploring the Dungeon; The Villainess Stans the Heroes: Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves!; Sunbeams in the Sky; Kiniro Mosaic, Best Wishes; Call the Name of the Night) and two novels (The Reformation of the World[...]
The Summer Hikaru Died: Yen Press to Publish Sought-after Horror Manga
Yen Press will publish the English translation of The Summer Hikaru Died, a rising star in the world of horror manga by artist Mokumokuren The creator's pen name means "many eyes", which is an appropriate moniker for a creator of horror manga In a short span of time, The Summer Hikaru Died has captured the attention[...]
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Yen Press, is a manga publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and the Hachette Book Group, as well as the Yen On light novel imprint Here are the Yen November 2022 solicits and solicitations for books shipping in December and January And introducing Shy, a new superhero manga created by Miki Bukimi, with an international superhero[...]
Tezcatlipoca: Crime Novel by Kiwamu Sato Coming from Yen Press
Yen Press announced they would publish Tezcatlipoca, a crime novel by the prolific Kiwamu Sato that won the 165th Naoki Prize and the 34th Yamamoto Shugoro Prize No stranger to prestigious awards, Sato's debut work QJKJQ was the winner of the Edogawa Ranpo Award, with his follow-up work Ank: a mirroring ape winning the Haruhiko[...]
Yen Press Announces Five New Manga and Novel Titles
Yen Press announced it had acquired five new titles, including three manga (School-Live! Letters; Assorted Entanglements; SOTUS) and two novels (Hirano and Kagiura; Bride of the Barrier Master) This highly anticipated lineup of debuts is comprised of a variety of genres Bride of the Barrier Master is set to release in January 2023, while the[...]
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Yen Press, is a manga publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, alongside the Yen On light novel imprint Here are the Yen Press and Yen On September 2022 solicits and solicitations, beginning with Sakaomi Yuzaki's She Loves To Cook & She Loves To Eat.   #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1[...]
Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication: Original Novel Out in October
Dark Souls, arguably the greatest RPG of all time is back as an original novel, releasing simultaneously in Japanese and English from both Kadokawa and Yen Press FromSoftware, creators of Elden Ring and Sekiro, returns to its epic roots with a new original novel set in the world of Dark Souls, widely considered one of the best video games[...]
Hirano and Kagiura: Yen Press to Publish Spinoff BL Manga in October
Yen Press has announced they would be publishing the highly anticipated manga series Hirano and Kagiura. This new series is the highly anticipated spin-off to the popular boys' love series Sasaki and Miyano The story features two lovable side characters from the original manga who now have a story of their own! This announcement comes following the publication[...]
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Yen Press, is a manga publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, as well as the Yen On light novel imprint Here are the Yen July 2022 solicits and solicitations, beginning with Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance.   KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE GN VOL 01 YEN PRESS MAY221958 (W) Jun Mayuzuki (A) Jun Mayuzuki Welcome to Kowloon Walled City-a dystopian[...]
Yen Press Announces 9 New Upcoming Manga and Prose Titles
Yen Press announced 9 new titles from Japan due to be published in September 2022 These include two new novels—Studio Chizu's BELLE and Sugar Apple Fairy Tale; manga adaptations of light novels, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, and Sasaki & Peeps; the launch of three new manga series, Coffee[...]
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Takahiro and Yohei Takemura's manga series which has the English name Slave in Japan, known as Demon Slave in France, is now actually being published in English by Yen Press in June 2022 But, for an American market, the publisher seems to have decided that the title, even though in English, may be a little sensitive[...]
Yen Press Announces Narrators for Upcoming Yen Audiobooks
Yen Press has announced the voice actors who will be reading three anticipated new audiobook adaptations of beloved light novel series, Spice and Wolf, So I'm A Spider, So What!, and Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. "Spice and Wolf" cover courtesy of Yen Press Spice and Wolf Story by Isuna Hasekura "The life of a traveling merchant is[...]
Yen Press Announces 4 New Manga Titles for Future Release
Yen Press, LLC announced four new titles that will be published in August 2022 These acquisitions included an omnibus edition of Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, and the debut of the manga series Heroine No More, Unnamed Memory, and Gahi-chan! Cover art: Yen Press Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Story by Seiko Tanabe Art by Nao Emoto "Josee[...]
The Infernal Devices: The Complete Trilogy Coming from Yen Press
Yen Press announced The Infernal Devices: The Complete Trilogy, a collection of The Infernal Devices graphic novel adaptation written by Cassandra Clare with art by HyeKyung Baek The three books in the trilogy, Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, and Clockwork Princess, are prequels to the best-selling and wildly popular The Mortal Instruments Following the Yen Press[...]
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Yen Press, an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, also contains the imprints Yen On light/graphic novel line and the JY middle-grade graphic novel line Here is their May 2022 solicits and solicitations through Diamond Comic Distributors for May 2022 And with Lost Lad, Shinya Shima bringing[...]
Yen Press Announces 8 New Manga and Light Novel Titles for July 2022
Yen Press announced a slate of 8 upcoming titles that includes manga (Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet; Kowloon Generic Romance; and Tales of the Kingdom), novels (Silent Witch; Kakuriyo Shinjuki: God's Doctor Starts a Practice in Another World; Higehiro: After Getting Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway; and Tower of the Sun), and the highly anticipated release of the Delicious[...]
Cover image for FCBD 2022 ENEMIES BY SVETLANA CHMAKOVA
Yen Press brings Awkward, Brave, and Crush creator Svetlana Chmakova to Free Comic Book Day with Enemies, in May As well as every manga volume Yen Press has lined up in their March 2022 solicits and solicitations, below. FCBD 2022 ENEMIES BY SVETLANA CHMAKOVA YEN PRESS JAN220046 (W) Svetlana Chmakova (A / CA) Svetlana Chmakova Felicity's sure she's going to do[...]