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Sakura Con 2025: Yen Press Gears Up with Twelve New License

At the annual Seattle, WA, convention Sakura-Con, Yen Press announced twelve new titles, which includes its first manga coloring book, a dangerously delicious Boys Love, and the supernatural.

Slated for future release, titles include three novels (Lila and the Winds of WarDivine Incursion, and Bone Ash) and nine manga ([Oshi no Ko] “Coloring x Idol” Color Activity BookCorpse Knight GuntherYankee & CarameliserGals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku?!Magical MidliferD.N.Angel New Edition, Monster-Colored IslandThe Maid Is a Vampire, and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Home Alone).

Lila and the Winds of War

By Sayuri Ueda

Lila, a Polish girl who lost her parents during the Great War, now lives in a mansion with an immortal being known only as the Count. After witnessing the tragedies occurring across Europe along with Joerg, a German soldier who serves as her guard, she resolves to use the Count’s powers in a desperate bid to protect her homeland. Meanwhile, Joerg must make a choice of his own, with the fate of mankind hanging in the balance. Conflict after conflict, humanity’s history and deeds are filled with an endearing foolishness. 

Lila and the Winds of War

Divine Incursion, Vol. 1

By Oumi Kifuru
Illustrated by syo5

In this world, there exist divine beings beyond mortal comprehension. They scoff at the binary of good and evil.  Some cast their own flesh down to the earth, others encroach upon the sanctity of dreams, and yet others warp the very fabric of reality. These beings threaten peace across Japan, and humans are completely at their mercy. Agent Katakishi and his junior partner Miyagi belong to a secret government organization tasked with investigating these incidents. But even as they work to oppose these deities and the dangerous humans who worship them, Katakishi has a personal mission to pursue: He wants to track down the whereabouts of his missing wife, even if it forces him to confront a terrible truth… 

Divine Incursion, Vol. 1

Bone Ash

By Tow Ubukata

Mitsuhiro Matsunaga is an investor relations manager at a large development firm that’s currently in the process of constructing a new high-rise building. After claims surface online of fires breaking out, illness spreading, and human bones unearthed at the site, he ventures there himself to find out whether there’s any truth to the rumors. During his search, he detects an eerie dryness and the distinct smell of a person burned completely to ash, bones and all. Eventually, Mitsuhiro stumbles across a mysterious ritual space with a huge hole not on any blueprints—and inside it, a man in chains. Mitsuhiro flees aboveground in a panic, only to quickly learn it is but a taste of the terror that has begun to plague him and his family! 

Bone Ash

[Oshi no Ko] “Coloring x Idol” Color Activity Book

By Aka Akasaka
Art by Mengo Yokoyari

It’s the first official coloring book for Oshi no Ko! Containing carefully selected illustrations by the series artist, Mengo Yokoyari, this is a fun-filled experience for fans young and old! 

[Oshi no Ko] “Coloring x Idol” Color Activity Book

Corpse Knight Gunther, Vol. 1

By MAYO-NUGURI

Unsurprisingly, humanity stood no chance in their war against the vampires. As the vampires hunt down the last fragments of mankind to extinction, refugees in the Holy Land “Bahal” turn to one last Hail Mary.  Using their limited resources and technology, they are able to revive a legendary hero in hopes of doing what no warrior was able to do: defeat the vampires. However, their revived corpse, a gladiator named Gunther, is the furthest thing from heroic. He’s disgusting, selfish, and cruel—but also humankind’s final hope.

Corpse Knight Gunther, Vol. 1

Yankee & Carameliser

By Chiuko Umeshibu

Take one influencer and one bad boy extraordinaire, whisk in a sprinkling of sweets, a scoop of social media, and you get…? Maki and Akito’s love story, hot out of the oven! After all, even though Maki might have a bit of a bad rep, the guy must be just as gooey on the inside as the glorious goodies he posts all over social media. So when Akito gets a taste of how dangerously delicious his desserts are, he can’t help wanting a taste of the man himself… 

Yankee & Carameliser

Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku?!, Vol. 1

By Norishirochan
Art by Sakana Uozumi

Meet Takuya Seo, an otaku who sits behind the popular gals in class, Ijichi and Amane. Since they’re people from different “castes,” you wouldn’t expect them to have much in common. But when their worlds collide over a borrowed eraser, Takuya slips up about his favorite anime, and Amane…is rather quick to correct him. She says she’s not a fan, but her familiarity with the series suggests otherwise. Could she be…a fellow geek?! 

Magical Midlifer, Vol. 1

By Maki
Art by Nemumi Haiba

Magical girls—guardians of the people, vanquishers of witches, and defenders of the innocent, all while putting smiles on the faces of children in a flashy spectacle of mass-marketable entertainment. However, things aren’t always so family friendly behind the scenes! When the villains get too gruesome for Saturday morning cartoons, these youthful protectors are, in turn, protected by…grizzled middle-aged men? They may be a bunch of old farts, but these geezers have one job: to use their wealth of experience (and some kick-ass magic) to support the mystical maidens from the shadows! 

Magical Midlifer, Vol. 1

D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1

By Yukiru Sugisaki

He was an ordinary boy. Seriously, Daisuke Niwa cannot stress it enough—he was just a regular guy with a normal crush on one of the pretty girls at his middle school, end of story. If only that were the case… Instead, he’s stuck body-swapping with a daring phantom thief every time he sees the object of his affections, and his totally average life has been turned upside down by the people chasing after him in some crazy game of cat-and-mouse! 

D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1

Monster-Colored Island, Vol. 1

By Mitsuru Hattori

Middle school student Kon Chigawa has never left the small island she was born on, nor does she expect to. Shunned by her classmates, Kon’s always alone, and she hasn’t ever been in love, either. That is, until she encounters the city girl Furuka on a cliff—and ends up resuscitating her after they fall into the ocean! Upon waking, the two mysteriously find themselves in front of a cave said to house monsters, a place Kon often spends time by. And with that, strange occurrences begin to happen on the island… 

Monster-Colored Island, Vol. 1

The Maid Is a Vampire

By Yasushige

Fifteen-year-old Alfred Sainoji, the heir to the prestigious Sainoji family, spends his days becoming the perfect gentleman. His only solace from the strict lifestyle his family expects of him is his maid, Magly. However, this cool and collected maid has a secret—not only is she a vampire, she’s a naughty vampire. 

The Maid Is a Vampire

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Home Alone

By Hajime Kamoshida
Art by Tsukako Akina
Original Character Design by Keji Mizoguchi

The manga adaptation of the ever-popular Rascal series is back with another installment! Sakuta’s shut-in sister, Kaede, has been content always being at home after the bullying incident that put her there. Plus, that’s where her favorite onii-chan is! Yet, slowly but surely, Kaede’s feelings are beginning to change as she looks to the world beyond the four walls of her home.  

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Home Alone

VIZ Media’s Haikasoru Imprint Releases Sci Fi Novel The Cage Of Zeus

Official Press Release

A RACE OF GENETICALLY MODIFED HUMANS BATTLES

GENOCIDE AND EXTINCTION IN THE CAGE OF ZEUS,
NEW FROM VIZ MEDIA’S HAIKASORU IMPRINT

Award-Winning Author Sayuri Ueda Delivers A Kinetic Action Story With A Distinctly Japanese View Of Gender Politics

San Francisco, CA, September 14, 2011 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the release of the newest novel to be published under its popular Haikasoru imprint. THE CAGE OF ZEUS, by author Sayuri Ueda, will debut on September 20th and will carry an MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN. The eBook edition will also debut the same day on the Amazon Kindle, the Apple’s iBooks Store and the Sony Reader Store for $8.99.

Haikasoru publishes some of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation.

THE CAGE OF ZEUS introduces readers to the Rounds, humans with the sex organs of both genders. Artificially created to test the limits of the human body in space, the Rounds are a minority, despised and hunted by the terrorist group, Vessel of Life. Aboard Jupiter-I, a space station orbiting the gas giant that shares its name, the Rounds have created their own society with a radically different view of gender and of life itself. Security chief Shirosaki keeps the peace between the Rounds and the typically gendered “Monaurals,” but when a terrorist strike hits the station, the balance of power and tolerance is at risk…and an entire people is targeted for genocide.

Sayuri Ueda is one of Japan’s most interesting new science fiction authors, and her work has won or been nominated for a number of awards,” says Haikasoru Editor Nick Mamatas. “THE CAGE OF ZEUS delivers an optimum mix of hard science fiction and thriller, combined with a distinctly Japanese view of gender politics, and the future of humanity itself.”

Born in Hyogo Prefecture, Sayuri Ueda is one of the most innovative science fiction authors in Japan. She won the 2003 Komatsu Sakyo Award with her debut novel, Mars Dark Ballade. Her second novel, The Cage of Zeus, was originally published in 2004. Her recent short fiction collection, Fish Boat, Animal Boat, was highly acclaimed in the sci-fi community and was nominated for the 2009 prestigious Japan SF Award. Ueda has also been nominated for the Seiun Award in the short story category for The Grave of the Bird. Her latest novel, The Ocean Chronicles, won the first prize of Best Science Fiction 2010 in SF Magazine and was one of the most noteworthy books of the year in any genre.

For more information on CAGE OF ZEUS and the Haikasoru imprint, please visit the dedicated website at www.haikasoru.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan.  Owned by three of Japan’s largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular monthly manga anthology SHONEN JUMP magazine and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages.  VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products.  Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

The Cage of Zeus