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Yen Audio Announces the Audiobook Adaptation of Three Yen Press Properties

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Yen Press has announced the audiobook adaptation for three current licenses: My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected; Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside; and Monsterholic. From slice-of-life comedy to fantasy romance to dystopian sci-fi respectively, Yen Audio is excited to be able to continue expanding its collection and bringing fan-favorite novel series to the audiobook medium.

Yen Audio will debut the audiobooks in April 2026, with the voice casts to be announced at a later date.

My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected

Story by Wataru Watari, Illustrated by Ponkan8

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. “Youth” is a crock, he believes—a sucker’s game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. But when he turns in an essay for a school assignment espousing this view, he’s sentenced to work in the Service Club, an organization dedicated to helping students with problems in their lives! How will Hachiman the Cynic cope with a job that requires—gasp!—optimism?

My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected

Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside

Story by Zappon, Illustrated by Yasumo

A heroic and mighty adventurer dreams of…opening a pharmacy?

Red was once a member of the Hero’s party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red’s new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!

Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside

Monsterholic

Story by Ghost Mikawa, Illustrated by Rag Miwano

Darkness hides behind the clean, safe, and orderly facade of society in Akitsushima. In the slum known as the Masquerade, people indulge in a drug called Monster Tonic, which transforms them into animal-human hybrids. There are no laws or restrictions in this government-designated area, and it’s rife with immorality, obscenity, and murder. When bodies turn up in the streets, the police don’t investigate, so it’s up to Reiji and Getsu to track down the killer. The two young men are just the pair for the job. Who better to hunt down a monstrous beast than a vampire and werewolf?

Monsterholic

Wataru Watari is coming to Otakon 2023

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Wataru Watari

Author Wataru Watari will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He debuted as an author by winning the third Shogakkan Light Novel Gagaga Grand Prize with “Ayakashigatari.”

Watari has authored a number of titles, including the “Qualidea Code” series, and “Girlish Number,” but his most well-known work as an author is the series “My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected,” which has been made into an anime under the title of “My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.”

He has also worked on numerous other titles as a script writer and in other roles, such as “Domestic Girlfriend,” “GET UP! GET LIVE!,” “The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent” series, and “Isekai Yakkyoku.”

Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Author Wataru Watari to be a Otakon 2022 Guest

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Wataru Watari

Author Wataru Watari will be a guest at Otakon 2022, according to Otakorp Inc. His series, “My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected,” has been adapted into the anime series “My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.”

Watari is a light novel author from Chiba prefecture of Japan. He debuted as an author by winning the third Shogakkan Light Novel Gagaga Grand Prize with “Ayakashigatari.”

He has authored a number of titles, including the “Qualidea Code” series and “Girlish Number,” but his most well-known work as an author is the series “My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected.”

He has also worked on numerous other titles as script writers and in other roles, such as “Domestic Girlfriend,” “GETUP! GETLIVE!,” “The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent” series, and “Isekai Yakkyoku.”

Otakon will be held from July 29-31 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.