Yen Press has announced 14 new manga and light novel licenses to be released in October 2024. Previously, the company also announced two new audiobook adaptations, as well as a new box set of Hanako-kun in the toilet.
The new licenses include nine comic book titles and five light novels. Among the prominent titles announced by Yen Press include the yuri manga The Guy She Was Interest In Was not a Guy at All, an adaptation of the Lycoris Recoil manga, slice of life Is the Order a Rabbit? manga and many other series.
Here are the details on the latest manga and light novel licenses:
Comic
The boy she was interested in was not a boy at all
© Sumiko Arai
Story and art: Sumiko Arai
Summary:
Fashionable and optimistic high school student Aya falls in love with an employee at a local CD store. He has a mysterious atmosphere, great style, and impeccable taste in music. Little did she know that this supposedly male employee was actually her classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki usually keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya's, she can't help but be aware of the other person's feelings. Revealing the truth is impossible for Mitsuki—but maybe getting closer to Aya isn't so bad…
Horimiya, Vol. 17: A piece of memory
© HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara
Story: HERO
Art: Daisuke Hagiwara
Summary:
School may be over, but the sweet, “awww” inspiring story of Hori and Miyamura is far from over! Snapshots of the lives of Hori, Miyamura and the gang; an all-new story from the original author, HERO; and the Hori version of the final story revealed at the 2021 Horimiya traveling exhibition have all been collected into this volume to commemorate the end of the original series!
Blade & Bastard
© Kumo Kagyu, Makoto Fugetsu, so-bin
Story: Kumo Kagyu
Art: Makoto Fugetsu
Character design: so-bin
Manga adapted from the 2023 light novel series.
Summary:
Deep in the unexplored areas of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered—a corpse that should not exist. After Iarumas was resurrected, his memory of his life before his death was gone, and he spent his days delving into dungeons to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers. Can they be revived like him? Or will God turn them into piles of ashes on the altar? Regardless, Iarumas still collects his find fee. And although his skills earn him grudging respect, he is also despised for his cold and pragmatic attitude. The living keep their distance—while the Iarumas mostly associate with the dead. That is until he meets Garbage, a wild young swordswoman who is the sole survivor of a massacred group. With Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures deeper, scouring the dungeons for clues to his past, avoiding monsters, traps, and the inevitability of eternal ashen death.
Lycoris Recoil
© Spider Lily, Yasunori Bizen
Story: Spider Lily
Art: Yasunori Bizen
Summary:
Japan—a country where atrocities and terrorism have been virtually eliminated. And who keeps the peace? Cute schoolgirls of course! Those young men in uniform you see on street corners and in trendy cafes could just be agents of Lycoris, with pistols in their wallets and missions on their minds…
Is Hoi a rabbit?
© Koi
Story and art: Koi
Previously published in English by Sol Press.
Summary:
Lured by the promise of cute bunnies, Cocoa stops at the Rabbit House Café for a drink—only to learn that this is where she will live…? ! Inside, she meets the diminutive but aloof Chino, the militaristic Rize, the calm and traditional Chiyo, and Sharo, an ordinary girl filled with elegance. Watch as the girls' friendship grows deeper as the cafe is filled with cuteness and laughter from all directions!
86—EIGHTY-SIX: Operation High School
© Asato Asato, Suzume Somemiya, Shirabii
Story: Asato Asato
Art: Suzume Somemiya
Character design: Shirabii
Mechanical design: I-IV
Summary:
The Republic of San Magnolia is enjoying peaceful days, not yet invaded by Legion weapons from the neighboring empire. This is the story of Shin, Lena and their friends when they were normal students studying at Eighty-Six Private High School, where they would participate in club activities, literary festivals chemistry, fireworks festival, etc. A story of touching romance and glorious youth that could never have happened in the original 86!
The little animal-like lady loved by the ice prince
© Hisui, Mugi Sawai
Story: Hisui
Art: Mugi Sawai
Summary:
I am Liliana, daughter of an earl, and I am in a terrible bind. For some reason, when the “Ice Prince,” Prince William, held his bride search party, I was the lucky guest he chose to marry! Except…living a life like royalty is just the last thing I want. So my goal is to break off the engagement—as soon as possible! But why is the Princess's attitude getting sweeter and sweeter…?
I will become a villainess who will go down in history: It seems that being a high-class bad guy makes the Prince even better than Lovestruck
© Akari Hoshi, Izumi Okido, Jyun Hayase
Story: Akari Hoshi
Art: Izumi Okido
Character design: Jyun Hayase
Summary:
“Let go of all your empty words! I will go down in history as a female villain!”
I, the girl who hated all those prim and proper heroines, was reincarnated as a villainess in the world of my favorite fantasy dating game! My dream has come true so I will leave my mark in history by becoming the world's greatest villain! But to do that, I need to be much stronger and smarter. There's just one problem—the more evil I try to be, the more the prince loves me! At this rate, can I earn my place in history?!
Deadly dose of love
© Yosumi
Story and art: Yosumi
Summary:
He will never forget him—his old classmate Yuu. University student Ryousuke is completely devastated when Yuu confesses her feelings and then quickly disappears from his life without waiting for an answer. After years of desperate searching, Ryousuke is overjoyed when they unexpectedly meet. His happiness is soon overshadowed when Yuu walks into the arms of another man…
Hanako-kun goes to the bathroom: Second stall
© AidaIro
Story and art: AidaIro
Describe:
A new deluxe collection of Episodes 11 to 20 of Toilet Hanako-kun wrapped in one scary package! Choose where the first remaining box is located and follow Hanako, Nene, Kou and companions on their adventure until the start of the school festival. Stop “stalling” and make room on your shelf for this supernatural anthology!
Light Novels
Reign of the Seven Spellblades: Side of Fire
© Bokuto Uno, Ruria Miyuki
Story: Bokuto Uno
Illustration: Ruria Miyuki
Summary:
Alvin Godfrey, a failed magician, enters Kimberly Magic Academy unsure of himself. Unable to cast a single spell, he was ridiculed by his friends. However, he faced Kimberly's darkness, made friends, and eventually became student body president. Set five years before Reign of the Seven Spellblades, this is the fascinating story of how Godfrey earned his famous nickname, Purgatory.
Kusunoki's Garden of the Gods
© Enju, ox
Story: Enju
Illustration: ox
Summary:
Deep in the countryside, Minato Kusunoki is put in charge of a terrifying House filled with evil spirits—or at least, it's full until his extraordinary abilities destroy them all! Instead, a procession of unique and special deities was drawn to the comfort of the purified Kusunoki mansion, and Minato spent the day relaxing alongside his spiritual neighbors. What awaits Minato as he lives peacefully among the gods?
Love Is Dark
© Ao Juumonji, BUNBUN
Story: Juumonji Pond
Illustration: BUNBUN
Summary:
Sosei Takarai just wants to be a normal high school student. He goes to school every day, hiding a job he doesn't even like, until his class idol, Asumi Shiramori, inexplicably invites him out. Sosei is over the moon, but with all the free time after school and on weekends due to his job, he barely gets to see Asumi, let alone go on a date with her. Then one day, he discovers his mysterious classmate Kuchina Hitsujimoto at work. Why is she there? After all, Sosei is also an assassin. His romantic entanglements are bittersweet and painful, and the closer Sosei gets to his dream of normalcy, the farther away it seems. A dark romantic comedy about a boy who kills people and a girl who takes her life with just a touch.
The World Bows Down Before My Flames
© Hiyoko Sumeragi, Mika Pikazo, mocha
Story: Hiyoko Sumeragi
Illustration: Mika Pikazo
Background painting: mocha
Summary:
Homura wanted to burn something, anything. She may finally get her chance when she is summoned to another world desperate enough to ask for her help! Together with a group of unusual high school girls, all with their own powers, Homura destroys evildoers and restrains the chaos caused by the Demon Lord's resurrection. What happens when she inevitably gets a little carried away? Will her fire of justice burn the world?
In the Seventh Life, I met a monster princess
© sambon, nama2e
Story: sambon
Illustration: nama2e
Summary:
Hugo is trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the same life up until the moment he was killed by one of his relatives. But after swearing revenge on the family who murdered him during the seventh reconstruction, he meets a beautiful girl. According to rumors, this girl is a monster in human form, but he still agrees to become her servant. The birth of their partnership heralds the intertwining of fates and Hugo's life will never be the same again…
Source: press release