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Yen Press announced a slate of upcoming releases that includes several light novels, manga, and their entrance into the world of RPG. Cover art, Yen Press Reign of the Seven Spellblades (manga) Story by Bokuto Uno Character Design by Ruria Miyuki Art by Sakae Esuno When a boy and girl meet at a prestigious magic school, the curtain to a supreme[...]

Yen Press announced they would be publishing Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy, a collection of stories by acclaimed artist Ken Niimura, widely known for his work on manga such as I Kill Giants, Henshin, and Umami. "Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy" cover art, Yen Press. Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a collection of three stories from Ken Niimura that[...]

Yotsuba is back! Yen Press announced that Yotsuba&!  Vol 15, the latest volume of the iconic manga series by Kiyohiko Azuma, will be published in September 2021. With the most recent volume of Yotsuba&! published in 2018, fans all over the world have waited eagerly for the continuation of this heartwarming slice-of-life story featuring eternal 5-year-old Yotsuba. "Yotsuba&! Vol[...]

Yen Press has announced the future release of I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss, a romantic comedy isekai series, and No Game No Life Practical War Game, the highly anticipated prequel volume of the iconic No Game No Life. "I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss" cover courtesy of Yen Press. I'm[...]

Yen Press announced their participation in this year's Free Comic Book Day, the national event in which hundreds of comic book stores, independent bookstores, and libraries provide fans with free samples of the year's hottest graphic novels and comics For the event, Yen Press will produce free comics featuring samples of Solo Leveling, a graphic[...]

The ever-prolific Yen Press released the cover art and pre-order links for 6 manga titles coming out in April and May today. "Sasaki and Miyano Vol 2" cover, Yen Press Sasaki and Miyano, Vol 2 By Syou Harusono We know many of you can't wait for more Sasaki and Miyano Truth be told, we can't wait, either! The cover[...]

Yen Press announced the acquisition of Megumi Hayashibara's The Characters Taught Me Everything: Living Life One Episode at a Time, a memoir by the legendary Japanese voice actress, lyricist, and radio personality Megumi Hayashibara is one of the world's most celebrated anime voice actresses and is widely known for voicing some of the world's most[...]

The book is from JY, the Yen Press kids' imprint responsible for celebrated works such as Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, Brave, and Crush. "Kyle's Little Sister" cover art courtesy of JY, Yen Press. Kyle's Little Sister Story & Artwork by BonHyung Jeong "My name is Grace, not "Kyle's little sister!" Having a good-looking, friendly, outgoing older brother sucks—especially when you're the[...]

Yen Press has announced a slate of upcoming titles that include manga (The Eminence in Shadow, Farewell to My Alter, The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me, I'm the Villainous Daughter, So I'm Keeping the Last Boss, The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious and Captivated, By You) and light novels (The[...]

1 cover courtesy of Yen Press. The series is actually another take on the zombie genre It offers a mythical origin for the zombie virus that goes all the way back to Cain and Abel, then follows its mysterious Korean hero as he tracks the contagion across the globe to try to wipe it out Amongst[...]

Proceed with caution and be safe.  "My Broken Mariko" by Waka Hirako, cover art courtesy of Yen Press. Tomoyo Shiino is a hot mess She smokes incessantly, has a short fuse, and doesn't seem to care that she's single When she gets news that her best friend from high school, Mariko, has committed suicide, that sends her[...]

Hitoma Iruma and Moke Yuzuhara's Adachi And Shimamura kicks off Yen Press and their January 2021 solicitations through comic book stores Plenty to delve through, this is where you start. ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA GN VOL 01 YEN PRESS Adachi And Shumamura Launch in Yen Press January 2021 Solicits NOV201782 (W) Hitoma Iruma (A/CA) Moke Yuzuhara The second floor of the gym[...]

Yen Press announced new plans to re-release the Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novels today  Two new volumes of the original Haruhi Suzumiya novel series will be published every month, leading up to the June 2021 release of the new book The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya. "Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya" cover art, Yen Press Yen Press had previously published[...]

Yen Press LLC announced a new slate of upcoming titles at a virtual panel, "The Yen Press Manga and Light Novel Party" during New York Comic Con Metaverse These acquisitions included manga (Hana-chan and the Shape of the World, Please Put Them On, Takamine-san!!, In Another World With My Smartphone, Can't Stop Cursing You, Sex[...]

Yen Press announced a new slate of upcoming titles that include the manga series When a Magician's Pupil Smiles and Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana and both the light novel series and manga adaptation of I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister. "When a Magician's[...]

Yen Press announced they will publish the Sword Art Online Platinum Collector's Edition, a deluxe limited edition box set of the iconic Sword Art Online light novel series written by Reki Kawahara with illustrations by abec. Sword Art Online Platinum Collector's Edition, Yen Press Sword Art Online could be considered the crown jewel of the Isekai genre[...]

Yen Press announced the release of a new horror manga King of Eden, written by Naoki Urusawa's frequent co-author Takashi Nagasaki Nagasaki was the co-writer of Urusawa's most recent hit series, including Monster, 20th Century Boys, Master Keaton, Billy Bat and his reimagining of Osamu Tezuka's Astroboy storyline Pluto. "King of Eden" Vol[...]

Writer-artist, or manga-ka, Ayami Kazama tells the autobiographical stressful story of her pregnancy in every single stage, all the way to the birth of her daughter and the stress of dealing with a baby for a first-time mother "I Don't Know How to Give Birth!" cover art courtesy of Yen Press There's an educational component to the[...]

Yen Press announced the imminent publication of My Broken Mariko, an emotional new manga about a close friendship between two young women and the devastating impact of suicide as one of them struggles to understand the sudden loss of her best friend. "My Broken Mariko" cover art from Yen Press Josei is the genre of manga stories[...]

Yen Press has published the manga adaptation of Hajime Kamoshida's bestselling romantic comedy light novel Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, which also got a globally popular anime adaptation The Yen Press omnibus edition combines both tankubon editions, so the complete first story arc is collected in one book, which is a good[...]

Yen Press announced today that they have acquired the manga series New Japan Academy, an action-packed comedy manga series featuring stars from New Japan Pro-Wrestling by artist HIROKU with consultation by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. "New Japan Academy" cover art from Yen Press This series marks the first official manga from New Japan Pro-Wrestling Given the worldwide popularity[...]

Yen Press announced the acquisition of the manga series ID: Invaded #Brake-Broken, with a story by Otaro Maijo and art by Yuuki Kodama, the creator of Blood Lad. "ID: Invaded #Brake-Broken" manga cover art from Yen Press This is a direct sequel to the hit Winter 2020 anime series ID: Invaded This was a Cyberpunk thriller in[...]

Yen Press announced on Monday this week that they would be publishing the English edition of the first new Haruhi Suzumiya novel for nine years This follows an announcement from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Shoten's Sneaker Bunko Twitter account  The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, the next installment of the classic light novel series The Melancholy of[...]

Now Yen Press has released an Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Complete Omnibus edition that collects the entire manga adaptation into one book. "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Complete Omnibus Edition" cover from Yen Press The Magical Girl story became popular in the 1980s with the premiere of the Sailor Moon anime series adapted from the manga[...]

Yen Press announced a huge list of new acquisitions today, which include several mangas – Cirque Du Freak: The Manga Omnibus Edition, Grim Reaper and Four Girlfriends Omnibus Edition, Interspecies Reviewers Comic Anthology: Darkness, The World's Finest Assasin Reincarnated Into Another World, Adachi and Shimamura, Dear NOMAN, Golden Japanesque – Yokohama Karentan –, Mama Akuma,[...]

Yen Press' The Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of the Monster Nation Vol 1 is a manga spinoff of the hugely popular and successful light novel series The Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The mothership series spawned a globally popular anime series, a manga series adaptation, and already another[...]

The ever-prolific Yen Press announced 10 new manga and light novel titles for sale in August The usual suspects are here: high school fantasies, medieval fantasies, romances, a Yuri (lesbian) office romance, even an autobiographical manga about pregnancy and motherhood The variety is welcome. "Fiancé of the Wizard" Vol 1 cover, Yen Press Fiancé of the Wizard,[...]

Yen Press has launched a new manga series, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol 1: The Ways of the Monster Nation The new manga series is a spinoff from the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel, which has been one of Yen's biggest hits that also spawned a hit anime[...]

Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying cover art from Yen Press This is not a cheap cash-in on a popular video game franchise Supervised and approved by fromsoftware, Shin Yamamoto writes and draws an existential story about Hanbei, an immortal swordsman from the game before he meets Sekiro in the game Bored, tired, and in despair,[...]

1 cover from Yen Press Comics have always been the easiest teaching tools They use pictures and occasionally words to convey ideas and lessons Manga has always carried that agenda, whether to teach the broad lesson of bravery, perseverance, and loyalty to friends in Shonen Jump action stories or heavily-researched infodumps on topics from Astrophysics to,[...]