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Yen Press announces Nine New Licenses

At the annual Toronto, Canada, convention Anime North, Yen Press announced nine new title acquisitions, offering everything from supernatural and queer romances to psychological horror, action, and more.

Releasing in December 2026 and winter 2027, the debut list includes two novels (Wistoria: Wand and Sword and Honey Lemon Soda) and seven manga (Snowmelt and AgapanthusWitch and CatSinful Is the Angel Who LovesShigahimeStudio CabanaGusts and Beats; and Twilight Vessel-Gods).

Wistoria: Wand and Sword

By Fujino Omori
Illustrated by Yunagi

Will and his childhood friend Elfaria enroll at Regarden Magical Academy, each with their own challenges to overcome. Even among the incredible mages at the academy, Elfaria quickly shows her talents and is scouted to join the Tower, the group at the very heart of magical society. Will, on the other hand, considers himself talentless and falls into despair…but in that despair, he draws a blade. In a world of wands run by the Magia Vander, one young boy alone wields a sword!

A prequel to the smash hit manga series written by the original author!

Wistoria: Wand and Sword

Honey Lemon Soda (novel)

By Anju Goshirakawa
Original Story by Mayu Murata

After enduring years of bullying, plain-faced honor student Uka Ishimori seals away her heart, laughter, and tears alike. But just before she takes her high school entrance exams, a boy with lemon-yellow hair offers her encouragement, inspiring her to turn her whole life around. She gives up on the good high school she’d been aiming for and instead enters the same school as the yellow-haired boy. With a fresh start and a little help, can Uka finally fill her life with color and joy?

Honey Lemon Soda (novel)

Snowmelt and Agapanthus

By Nauchi

Natsuki’s life is one that anybody would envy—she’s a star student and athlete, and has a whole fan club of girls swooning over her princely good looks! But even though she wants for nothing, she can’t help feeling like something is missing…until the new transfer student, Shun, turns her world upside down. Shun’s refreshingly blunt attitude and insistence on treating Natsuki as an equal lead her to crave Shun’s company more and more! As time passes, Natsuki starts to wonder whether this yearning is what she thinks it is…

Snowmelt and Agapanthus

Witch and Cat

By Yodaka Kuroi

On the surface, Sudou looks like your average deliveryman—but the truth is that he’s a courier for a shady underground transport service where no job is off-limits. One day, bonding with his standoffish neighbor Uno leads to the two sleeping side by side, and Sudou develops feelings a miscreant like him doesn’t deserve to experience… But when he later finds Uno caught in a street fight and gets hurt trying to save him, he learns Uno’s hiding a supernatural secret that will change Sudou’s life forever!

Witch and Cat

Sinful Is the Angel Who Loves

By Yukari Sakai

In a world where angels walk among humans, friendless high school girl Misora Shiratori has one goal: to receive the gift bestowed upon only the most outstanding angels—a divine halo. That’s why she lives her life with the utmost sincerity and why, together with her beautiful classmate Kanade Agoshi, she decides to join the student council! But her world is turned upside down when she finds it not to be a haven of virtue, but a den of desires so deep and twisted that its seven members are known as the Council of Deadly Sins…

Sinful Is the Angel Who Loves

Shigahime

By Hirohisa Sato

Tokyo, Kunitachi City. Soichi Tachibana has nowhere to go. He’s bullied by his classmates day in and day out, his mother has turned their home into a hoarder’s stash, and he has no place he belongs. But there is one thing that gives his life meaning—leading other kids, night after night, to the home of a certain woman. As for what happens there, only those young visitors could tell. If they ever return, that is…

Shigahime

Studio Cabana

By Uma Agri

Yukari Maki is a high school girl who prides herself on honesty—and she’s starting to get the feeling that she and her delinquent classmate, Yusuke Kusaka, don’t have a single thing in common! But her straitlaced unwillingness to let him skate by in school earns her an almost chaperone-like reputation, and his apparent disdain. Yet, despite Yusuke’s disapproval of her hovering, Yukari refuses to let a new rumor about him spread. After following Yusuke home to discuss it, she watches him stop at a music studio. And there, Yukari sees—and hears—a side of Yusuke she had never imagined…

Studio Cabana

Gusts and Beats

By Karuho Shiina

On a day like any other, high school first-year Nike drops by the home of her classmate Nemo, who hasn’t been at school for a while, to deliver his homework. Nike has been able to see spirits for as long as she can remember, and they’re just a normal part of her life…but there’s nothing normal about how Nemo’s home is packed to the gills with a bunch of overexcited ghosts!!

Gusts and Beats

Twilight Vessel-Gods

By Shin Yamamoto

In a world where swords and demons clash, Hana is a samurai who has lost all reason to live. One day, in the heat of battle, he comes face to face with a god—Amanogawa Josui, a vessel-god who can control water. With no other purpose in sight, Hana forms a pact with the deity, who seeks to return to the capital of heaven, and embarks on a journey that will change his fate forever…

Twilight Vessel Gods Vol. 1

Yen Press Announces Thirteen New Titles for November 2024

Yen Press has announced the upcoming release of thirteen new titles, including nine manga (Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring; Brunhild the Dragonslayer; Dracula’s on the Night Shift; I Picked Up This World’s Strategy Guide; The Teen Exorcist; The War of Greedy Witches; Praise Me When I’m a Good Boy; mono; April Showers Bring May Flowers), two novels (In a World of Lies, I Fell into an Unforgettable Love; Festival of Heresies), and two art books ([Oshi No Ko] 1st Illustration Book: Glare x Sparkle; Candy: Shou Harusono Art Collection). These thirteen titles are set to release in November 2024.

[Oshi No Ko] 1st Illustration Collection: Glare x Sparkle

Story by Aka Akasaka, Art by Mengo Yokoyari

Mengo Yokoyari, artist of the runaway success [Oshi No Ko], has compiled her illustrations into this extensive collection featuring the burning stars who light up the world of Japanese show business! This book features over 130 pieces, including full-color works, character design drafts, and drawings posted to social media—as well as comments and a discussion between the artist Mengo Yokoyari and author Aka Akasaka.

[Oshi No Ko] 1st Illustration Collection: Glare x Sparkle

Candy: Shou Harusono Art Collection

By Shou Harusono

Sugar and spice and everything nice—enjoy this delightfully delectable and sugary sweet amalgamation of gorgeous illustrations, rough sketches, exclusive bonus manga, and even an interview with Shou Harusono, the series creator of Sasaki and Miyano and Hirano and Kagiura!

Candy: Shou Harusono Art Collection

Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring (manga)

Art by NAPPA KOMATSUDA, Story by Kana Akatsuki, Character Design by Suoh

A manga adaptation of the latest light novel series from the creator of Violet Evergarden. At first, there was only Winter. But this lonely existence was too much for it to bear, so Winter split off part of itself to bring forth Spring. But the earth wished for Summer and Autumn as well, and their creation marked the birth of the four seasons. The changing of seasons became a duty that fell upon humanity, and those tasked with the transition are known as “Agents of the Four Seasons.” This is the bittersweet story of Hinagiku and Sakura—the Agent of Spring and her devoted Guard, who set out on a journey to usher in Yamato’s first spring in ten long years.

Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring (manga)

Brunhild the Dragonslayer (manga)

Story by Yuiko Agarizaki, Art by Takeru Kirishima, Character Design by Aoaso

The manga adaptation of the award-winning light novel! Eden is a place of perfection, protected from outside harm by the silver dragon. In this idyllic land, the dragon raises a human girl found on the island’s shores as his own. But when the dragon’s life is mercilessly snuffed out by human machinations, the girl must choose whether to heed his dying wish and stay the course of righteousness…or walk a path of vengeance.

Brunhild the Dragonslayer (manga)

Dracula’s on the Night Shift

Story by Satoshi Wagahara, Art by Tsukumo Asakusa, Character Design by Aco Arisaka

Vampires, who cannot be exposed to sunlight, have been able to integrate into modern society by only going out at night. Yura Toraki is a vampire who works the graveyard shift at a convenience store in Ikebukuro. One day, he happens to save a woman named Iris, who turns out to be a member of an order of vampire exterminators! Before he knows it, Yura is living in the same apartment as his should-be nemesis!

Dracula’s on the Night Shift

I Picked Up This World’s Strategy Guide

By atchi ai

Sana is the hardworking daughter of a shop owner, and she often ventures out into the forest to gather the herbs needed for the restorative potions they sell. But on one trip, she happens to pick up a mysterious strategy guide for a game—and it’s filled with detailed information about her town, those around her, and even what’s yet to come! Except, the future may not be at all what she expects… With such a powerful—and dangerous—book in hand, what will Sana do?

I Picked Up This World’s Strategy Guide

The Teen Exorcist

Story by Mitsuru Yuki, Art by Shikiji Sorakura

Japan’s Heian Period. Masahiro serves as a royal diviner just like his grandfather, the legendary Abe no Seimei. His dream isn’t to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps, though—it’s to surpass him! During some intense training with his spirit companion, Mokkun, Masahiro notices an ominous presence targeting the princess…Can he protect the royal capital and escape from his grandfather’s shadow?!

The Teen Exorcist

The War of Greedy Witches

Story by Homura Kawamoto, Art by Makoto Shiozuka

From the creator of Kakegurui comes an action-packed fantasy series featuring tournament-styled fights and witches! At the moment of her execution, the holy martyr of France, Jeanne d’Arc, is transported to a mysterious new world. There, she comes face-to-face with thirty-one heroic women who carved their names into the annals of history as “witches.” Now, with the thirty-two witches assembled, Walpurgisnacht can commence—and the deadly tournament that pits its competitors against each other in the name of their selfish wishes is about to get underway…

The War of Greedy Witches

Praise Me When I’m a Good Boy

By Yodaka Kuroi

High school teacher Watanabe has a secret—behind closed doors, he’s actually a Sub. Enraged when his fiancée leaves him because of his nature, Watanabe hooks up with his former student, Izumi…who just so happens to ooze Dom energy, and is also looking for a place to stay. Where better than at his new Sub’s house? Which means Watanabe’s going to have to figure out how to survive round-the-clock orders, all so he can be praised like the good boy he’s desperately trying to be…

Praise Me When I’m a Good Boy

mono

By Afro

From Afro, the creator of Laid-Back Camp, comes a new comedy adventure manga! The Photography Club is in danger of shutting down?! And the Cinema Club too?! Fret not, for they shall merge and become…Cinephoto Club! Now club members Satsuki, An, and Sakurako are asked to be the main characters for manga artist Haruno’s latest work that’s centered around action cameras. The girls head out to capture the lovely sights of Japan, experimenting with gadgets beyond photography and film equipment, and of course, chomping on the local delicacies along the way!

mono

April Showers Bring May Flowers

By Roku Sakura

Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn’t believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads—she’s convinced she’s ugly, and she’s always alone. Still, she can’t help but imagine herself as a leading lady when she’s changing out flowers early one morning…until she’s caught in the act by her handsome classmate Yousuke Ueno! Hana can’t wrap her head around his kind words at first, but as they grow closer, she finds her life slowly beginning to change…

April Showers Bring May Flowers

In a World of Lies, I Fell into an Unforgettable Love

By Misaki Ichijo

In his second year of high school, Makoto Tsukishima learns he has only twelve months left to live. Just as he decides to give up on confessing his feelings to the girl he likes, however, she invites him to join the film club. Soon, the two grow closer and begin to feel a connection, but time is running out for Makoto. Conflicted, yet determined to spare her the truth, it’s time for him to put a certain plan into action…

A story of hope connecting past and future from the author of Even If This Love Disappears Tonight.

In a World of Lies, I Fell into an Unforgettable Love

Festival of Heresies

By Rokakoen

There’s a reason Emi Shimamoto can’t find a job. For as long as she can remember, she’s been unable to tell the living from the dead. Resigned to yet another failure, she attends an interview with Moriya Foods, only to find herself strangely attracted to its young president and more determined than ever to get the position. Meanwhile, Emi’s brother senses that there is more going on with his sister than meets the eye, and he pays a visit to a certain agency that specializes in matters of the supernatural…

Festival of Heresies