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MCM London Comic Con 2025: Yen Audio Announces the Audiobook Adaptation of Two Yen Press Properties

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

At the annual London, England, convention, MCM Comic Con, Yen Press announced the audiobook adaptations of two current licenses: I’ve Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too and If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love. An action fantasy and romance fantasy respectively, Yen Audio is excited to continue expanding its collection, offering a variety of genres for fans of audiobooks.

Yen Audio will be debuting both audiobooks in October 2025, with the respective voice casts to be announced at a later date.

I’ve Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too

Story by Miku

A chance to come back!

A mysterious door stands open, inviting a boy who’s been brutally bullied all his life to take a courageous step forward into the unknown. On the other side, he finds a hoard of priceless artifacts and a world as filled with magic as it is with monsters. The most shocking revelation, however, is that he can bring whatever he wants back with him when he returns to Earth. It won’t be long before this double life changes him forever…

I’ve Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too

If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love

Story by Harunadon

Sometimes fire and ice are perfect for each other.

Brigitte Meidell belongs to a noble family, which means high expectations were placed upon her spirit contract. However, her bonded spirit turned out to be a weak no-name, and ever since, she has been a source of shame to her family. She thought her engagement to the prince would turn her life around, but when he publicly breaks off their relationship, she finds herself alone again. After her haughty, villainous behavior as the prince’s bride-to-be, no one shows her much sympathy—except for the duke’s son Yuri, who attends the same magic academy. Yuri is feared for his incredible abilities and icy personality, but with him on her side, her fortunes might have changed…

If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love

MCM London Comic Con 2025: Yen Press Announces Acquisition of Love Bullet

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

At the May 2025 edition of MCM London Comic Con, Yen Press announced that it has acquired the rights for the English adaptation of the popular manga Love Bullet by inee. The first volume will be released in print and digital in November 2025. This supernatural, gunslinging series is heralded for its unique art style, fun premise, and yuri (also known as Girls Love) characters.

Love Bullet first appeared in the manga magazine Comic Flapper in October 2023.

Love Bullet follows a teen girl who dies and is reborn as a Cupid. She must complete missions to help people fall in love for the chance to return to her own human life.

In this contemporary world, Cupids solve problems of love not with bows and arrows but with guns! However, when the Cupids get in an argument over how to solve a love triangle…a full-on shoot-out occurs?!

The acquisition comes after the overwhelming support the title received in September 2024 led by readers wanting to spread awareness and to encourage others to purchase the manga. Yuri fans, whether they spoke Japanese or not, delivered, with Love Bullet even selling out at key retailers like Kinokuniya and Amazon.

In a time where there’s an outspoken desire for more yuri titles to be adapted into English, Yen Press is thrilled to be able to have Love Bullet join the ranks of its other popular titles like The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All; This Monster Wants to Eat Me; She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat; and many more.

MCM London ComicCon 2025: Yen Press Announces Three New Fall Licenses

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

At the May 2025 session of MCM London ComicCon, Yen Press announced new licenses for the fall that include some new looks for familiar favorites and an ecchi rom-com. Releasing in November 2025, the lineup features three manga (Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set,The Terrifying Students at Ghoul School!,andThe Girl Past the Filters).

Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set

By Natsuki Takaya

From sadness and sorrow to hope and happiness, the banquet starts anew! Relive the journey of Tohru Honda from start to finish as she breaks the Sohma family’s curse. This stunning box set features not only brand-new covers but a beautiful set of lenticular cards as well. Each and every tragic, silly moment has been collected into one picturesque package!

The Terrifying Students at Ghoul School!

By Mai Tanaka

A new semester has begun at Hyakki Academy, and tanuki Mamekichi Maizuka and nekomata Tamao Akisame are just two of the problem students gracing the school’s halls this year! Witness the origins of your favorite characters from A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!

The Terrifying Students at Ghoul School!

The Girl Past the Filters

By Suzu Omi

Narumi Hakobe is a high school student who constantly has a blank expression on his face. Even in class, he’s quiet and unassuming. His joy in life is keeping up with posts from “Efa,” a girl who takes lewd photos and posts them on social media. But soon, he finds out that Efa’s true identity is none other than…his diligent and popular classmate Mitsuha Koto…?!

The Villainess Turns the Hourglass is coming to print with Ize Press

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

At MCM London Comic Con, Ize Press announced the acquisition of the popular Korean webcomic, The Villainess Turns the Hourglass.

The Villainess Turns the Hourglass

Art by Antstudio
Original Story by SANSOBEE

Aria Roscent mercilessly bullied her stepsister, Mielle, and paid the ultimate price for her misdeeds—but not before Mielle revealed that she’d manipulated Aria into harassing her in the first place! Instead of dying, Aria is sent back in time and gifted a strange hourglass with mysterious powers. Now Aria’s just got has just one goal: to embrace her role of villainess and utterly destroy Mielle’s life!

Adapted from the webnovel of the same name, The Villainess Turns the Hourglass is a popular fantasy manhwa full of drama, romance, and a bit of magic. With a female protagonist as cunning as she is beautiful, readers will enjoy the compelling politics, ruthless manipulation, and delicious revenge that this comic brings. Complete in 125 chapters, this historical fantasy series has received 1 million views and over 120,000 likes on Tapas, and over 3.4 million views on Tappytoon.

The English print edition will be released November 2023.

Yen Press announces six new releases

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

At MCM London Comic Con, 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 two manga titles (Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic; Fifteen Minutes Before We Really Date) and a novel (Agent of the Four Seasons).

The on-sale date for Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations will be announced at a later date. The other five titles are scheduled for a November 2023 release.

Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations

By Natsuki Takaya

In commemoration of the all-new anime adaptation of Natsuki Tayaka’s beloved manga, Fruit Basket, illustrations inspired by each episode along with commentary from the author have been collected into a single volume to celebrate the gripping tale of Tohru and the Sohmas.

Perfect for fans of the series, Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations is a collection of three artbooks that were published separately in Japan combined into a single omnibus edition.

Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage

By Ueji Yuho

Hades—the powerful and terrifying King of the Underworld…and a bachelor! Despite his retainers’ wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees?

Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage is a Greek mythical romantic comedy with stunning art to complement the entertaining interactions between familiar historical characters.

Kiss the Scars of the Girls

By Aya Haruhana

Deep within a dense forest stands an academy for girls, and its students share a secret—they’re all vampires. To learn to hunt without attracting human attention, the maidens forge bloody bonds of sisterhood, but what fate will their ties bring…?

Kiss the Scars of the Girls is a supernatural girls’ love manga between two vampires: one charismatic and cheerful, and the other guarded and reserved.

Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic

By Ryukishi07

June 1983. While it normally signifies an inescapable doom for Rika and her closest companions, a crew of guest artists bring its cheerful vitality to life! In the official comic anthology, join the gang in their early summer adventures!

This short anthology comic is perfect for Higurashi fans looking for a bit more comedy featuring these iconic horror characters.

Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic

Fifteen Minutes Before We Really Date

By Perico

Yuki and Natsuna live in the same apartment complex and have been childhood friends for ten years. One day on the way home, with their high school graduation fast approaching, they make a decision on a whim—to start dating! In the fifteen minutes before things get a little more serious, will their friendship finally blossom into love…?

Fifteen Minutes Before We Really Date is an adorable slice-of-life romance between two childhood friends, complete in six volumes.

Agent of the Four Seasons

By Kana Akatsuki

From the creator of Violet Evergarden comes a story about the four seasons.

In a world where the only season is winter, the creation of spring chips away at the solitary lifestyle of those enduring the cold. Before long, in accordance with the earth’s wishes, summer and fall are born, and the four seasons are complete. The one who carries the burden of the cycle is called the “Agent of the Four Seasons.” Now, one young goddess—granted spring by the god of the four seasons and called “Daisy” by her mother—holds that sense of purpose to her chest with pride. However, spring disappeared from this land ten years ago, and she must overcome hardship, fight back against disgrace, and return to the current god. Like a legend, the deepest part of her heart sends love to winter.

Featuring Violet Evergarden’s author Kana Akatsuki’s brilliant writing, worldbuilding, and character drama, Agent of the Four Seasons is a romance novel that topped the New Title category in Takarajimasha’s 2022 This Light Novel Is Amazing! (Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!) guidebook.

Exclusive: Aftershock reveals its Dogs of London #1 exclusive and more for MCM London

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

LONDON’S CALLING… and AfterShock is answering the call. The publisher is heading to London for MCM London at the London ExCel. It takes place this weekend, May 27-29. Keep an eye out for Publisher Joe Pruett and the rest of the AfterShock Comics team as they make their first official appearance at this “con across the pond.”

They’re bringing plenty of comics, collected editions and unique offerings for sale all weekend at Stand N1261 – including the convention edition of Dogs of London #1 featuring an exclusive cover by Andy Clarke!

Plus, on Saturday, 28 May at 5:30pm, join them on the Creator Stage for “Read Dangerously: The Aftershock Creators Panel” featuring Peter Milligan, Paul Jenkins and Dave Johnson – and hosted by Joe Pruett himself!

ReedPOP Adds MCM Comic Con to Its Family of Conventions

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Brett

We had word there was going to be a big announcement from ReedPOP after New York Comic Con and there’s a good chance this is it. The convention management company has acquired MCM Comic Con adding not just a convention but a leader in conventions in the United Kingdom. This will take effect immediately.

MCM Comic Con sees 300,000 fans and cosplayers take part in events in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Belfast.

MCM Comic Con premiered in 2002 and was co-founded by Bryan Cooney and began as London Expo rebranding in 2004 as the London MCM Expo (MCM stands for “Movies, Comics, Media”).

Conventions

Around the Tubes

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Brett

It’s new comic day and it’s the release of Flashpoint. What will you be picking up this week? While you ponder that, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

GeekWeek – Grant Morrison, Barry Sonnenfeld Teaming Up On DOMINION: DINOSAURS VERSUS ALIENS – After that is House Pets vs. Aliens and Inanimate Objects vs. Aliens.

Bleeding Cool – Three Acts Of Comic Book Censorship – Some interesting history on censorship and comic books.

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund – CBLDF Liberty Trading Cards Are Coming This Summer! – Anyway to just buy a set?

Bleeding Cool – @Earth – A Comic Approved By Banksy, Naomi Klein And John Berger – Very interesting and definitely a different way to tell a story.

Con Coverage:

ICv2 – Cryptozoic’s Traveling Con

The Collective Review – MCM London Comic Con will make your Bank Holiday awesome

Bleeding Cool – The Toronto Comics Arts Festival 2011 In Audio

The Beat – Lots of TCAF audio and photos now available

Around the Tubes Reviews:

It’s All About Books – The Little Prince