Yen Press Licenses Suzume Novel, Konosuba Fantastic Days, and More

The new year brings a lot of new announcements and releases. For international manga readers, nothing is better than official English versions of manga. With that said, the popular manga publishing company Yen Press has made some big announcements lately.

On Friday, Yen Press announced its first roundup of new manga releases. These include five manga, three novels, one manhwa, and a novel adaptation of the film ‘Suzume’ which is becoming one of the most-watched anime films in 2022.

All the announced titles will be released in July. Now, let’s look at the titles Yen Press has announced.

1. Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World: Secret File (Light Novel)

Author – Kei Sezane

Illustrator – Ao Nekonabe

Genre – Romance, Fantasy

2. The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Official Anthology Comic (Manga)

Author – Satoshi Wagahara

Illustrator – Akio Hiiragi

Genre – Fantasy, Comedy

3. KonoSuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Fantastic Days (Light Novel)

Author – Natsume Akatsuki

Illustrator – Kasumi Morino

Genre – Fantasy, Comedy, Isekai

4. Looks Are All You Need (Light Novel)

Author – Ghost Mikawa

Illustrator – necömi

Genre – Fantasy, School, Slice-of-life

5. Secrets of the Silent Witch (Manga)

Author – Matsuri Isora

Illustrator – Nanna Fujimi (character designs), Tobi Tana (art)

Genre – Fantasy, School, Adventure

6. My Mate is a Feline Gentleman (Manga)

Author – Arata Asanae

Illustrator – Arata Asanae

Genre – Fantasy, Drama

7. Imitation (Manhwa)

Author – Kyung-ran Park

Illustrator – Kyung-ran Park

Genre – Romance, Comedy

8. Saint? Nope, Just a Monster Tamer Passing Through (Manga)

Author – Inumajin

Illustrator – iidatoy

Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

9. The Reformation of the World as Overseen by a Realist Demon King (Manga)

Author – Ryosuke Hata

Illustrator – Manatsu Suzuki

Genre – Isekai, Fantasy

10. Suzume (Novel Adaptation)

Author – Makoto Shinkai

Genre – Fantasy, Adventure

11. The Summer Hikaru Died (Manga)

Author – Mokumokuren

Illustrator – Mokumokuren

Genre – Horror, Slice-of-life

Wow! That’s an incredible start to the new year. Some of the above titles are already popular and getting additional material is no less than a bonus. On the other hand, titles like Secrets of the Silent Witch and The Summer Hikaru Died look very promising. Which ones are you excited about?

Source: Official Twitter

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