Yen Press has announced the acquisition of 10 new manga and light novel titles, scheduled for release throughout August 2024.
The new licenses include seven manga series and three light novel series, including The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Who Was Your Archenemy and Sword Art Online Alternative Clover’s Regret, among other titles .
Here are details about Yen Press’s latest licenses:
Manga comics
Short story collection The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villain
© Akiharu Touka
Story and art: Akiharu Touka
Summary:
In a world of her own creation, the lives of many characters in Konoha are filled with the doom and gloom that only a teenage mind can create. But where is the fun in that? Adding in a bit of crossover fiction, a few morbid stories and oh-a date with a bookworm-really spiced up the story! From ninjas to assassin butlers and yanderes, there’s never a dull moment in the many alternate universes that Konoha Satou experiences as the most despicable villain, Iana Magnolia!
Rejected by the Hero Party, a Princess decides to live a quiet life in the countryside
© Zappon, Mutsuki Higashioji, Yasumo
Story: Zappon
Art: Mutsuki Higashioji
Original character design: Yasumo
A prequel to the novel and light manga series Expelled from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside.
Summary:
Before reuniting with Red in the border town of Zoltan, Rit was famous as a brave warrior who helped the Heroes save her country from the demon king’s forces and invaders. second princess of the Principality of Loggervia, Rizlet. But after being unexpectedly exiled, Rit must embrace her new, free life as an explorer traveling wherever the wind blows…though who knows where that journey will take her? To where?! This is the story of Rit’s exploits across the continent of Avalon before finding Red!!
Riviere and the Land of Prayer
© Jougi Shiraishi, Neriume, Azure
Story: Jougi Shiraishi
Art: Neriume
Original character design: Azure
Summary:
After Riviere saved her from dying on the road, MacMillia chose to start working as her new assistant! The mysterious Riviere runs an antique shop where she specializes in dispelling troublesome (and sometimes dangerous) curses. Magic, witchcraft, prayers (and the curses they turn into) mean there’s never a dull day for these two!
In Another World, My Sister Stole My Name
© Kotoko, NiKrome
Story: Kotoko
Art: NiKrome
Summary:
Through the handheld device Mirror that connects to another world, college student Ichika befriends a boy named Cecil. But when the mirror disappeared one day along with her older sister, Karen, Ichika thought she would never see the two of them again…until a year later, when the mirror suddenly appeared and took Ichika to The world is on the other side! There, she finds an adult Cecil and her younger sister, who for some reason has become a saint named Ichika?!. After Karen steals her name and her life, Ichika must forge her own destiny in this enchanting otherworldly fantasy world!
Strategy lovers
© Sanshokuamido
Story and art: Sanshokuamido
Summary:
Kouta Higashiyama’s father was the incredibly wealthy founder of a giant corporation—but his mother was that man’s 23rd mistress! He believes that the issue of succession and inheritance has nothing to do with him. And that didn’t happen—until he was suddenly kidnapped as a candidate for the next president and dropped in front of five beautiful girls who were all vying to become the next president. his love…But is his whole life really about choosing whatever and whoever he is? want? Or will Kouta himself be the chosen one…?
Hachioji specialty: Tengu’s love
© Tomo Nanao
Story and art: Tomo Nanao
Summary:
Upon returning home near Mt. Takao, the lonely boy Kotarou meets the tengu girl he once knew, Hime. To her shock, Hime decides that they must get married! Intent on marrying Kotarou, can Hime break down his walls and build a happily ever after with him?!
The magical girl and the evil Lieutenant were once sworn enemies
© Cocoa Fujiwara
Story and art: Cocoa Fujiwara
The series is inspiring a July 2024 anime television adaptation from Bones.
Summary:
She is a magical girl, sworn to fight for peace, love, and justice. He is a lieutenant, born into a military family serving an evil empire. And yet, it was love at first sight…From Cocoa Fujiwara, creator of Inu x Boku SS, comes a four-panel manga about hostile enemies who won’t kill (and love) each other!
Light Novels
Sword Art Online Clover’s Regret
© Soitiro Watase, Ginta, Reki Kawahara
Story: Soitiro Watase
Illustration: Ginta
Supervisor: Reki Kawahara
A Sword Art Online spinoff series reimagined by famous fantasy author Soitiro Watase.
Summary:
Asuka Empire. A Japanese-style VRMMO created by Akihiko Kayaba from a VR engine called “The Seed” — a game once played by Yuuki, Ran, and Merida of Sleeping Knight hides many stories. Two young girls—the warrior priestess Nayuta and the ninja Koyomi, who become friends during the game—come across a mysterious priest named Yanagi. The old man told them that he was looking for a detective to solve a puzzle with a reward of one million yen. The girls are shocked at the strange amount of money for this strange request, and then they meet an equally strange young man who claims to be able to do the job as well as any other detective.
With all his stat points invested in Luck, this man becomes useless in battle, but he still seems to have some tricks up his sleeve, such as the drop rate of items Unbeatable rarity… The mystery unfolds as two young girls and their suspicious detective partner try to solve the case in this cutting-edge VRMMO world!
Dark hell has no flowers
© Yoru Michio, Ruka Todo
Story: Yoru Michio
Illustration: Ruka Todo
Summary:
Seiji Tohno sometimes considers the people around him to be monsters. It’s a curse that has driven him to a life of despair, living out of internet cafes with no place to call home… but that all changes one twilight evening when he stumbles upon a mansion. giant in Europe. There, Seiji meets a ravishingly beautiful young man wearing a kimono with a white peony pattern on the shoulders, who introduces himself as Shirashi Saijou. This mysterious young man seems to know more about Seiji than he does himself, and before he knows it, Seiji has agreed to become Shirashi’s assistant in exchange for room and board. However, he has no idea that this “proxy service”, as Shirashi puts it, is nothing more than outsourced death! Sending monster-possessed sinners to Hell will cause Seiji to face terrifying new creatures every day!
My first love’s kiss
© Hitoma Iruma, Fly
Story: Hitoma Iruma
Illustration: Fly
The bittersweet series is written by authors Adachi and Shimamura.
Summary:
Takasora Hoshi’s life is turned upside down when a girl in her class named Umi Mizuike and her mother temporarily move into her family’s cramped apartment. From the beginning of this arrangement, Takasora was annoyed by Umi’s behavior…and her pretty appearance. And although the two girls initially agree to avoid interfering in each other’s lives, Takasora can’t help but start to wonder where Umi keeps wandering off to at night…
Source: press release