Yen Press Licenses 15 Manga and Novel Series for December 2026
The December 2026 licensing slate expands Yen Press's catalog with a mix of original fantasy, isekai, and crime manga and novels, including a new DanMachi side story.
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Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed eight manga, six novel series, and one box set for release in December 2026. The slate includes new titles such as Witches Can't Be Collared, Your Castle's Little Helper, Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom, Mafia, and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi, among others.
Yen Press announced a 15-title licensing slate on Friday, covering eight manga, six novels, and one box set scheduled for December 2026 release. The new acquisitions include the fantasy-mystery manga Witches Can't Be Collared, the isekai cooking manga Your Castle's Little Helper, the reincarnation novel Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom, the crime novel Mafia, and a new DanMachi side story, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi. Other licensed titles include the manga Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!, Yamada's Class Diary, and several more series.
- Witches Can't Be Collared (manga): by Makuei, Yuri Yumemi (story), Wata (character design)
- Your Castle's Little Helper: Please Feed Me, I'll Work (manga): by Kazumi Kurihara, Kazuhito Minagi (story), PenekoR (character design)
- Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom: The Nation's Dragon Guardian Is Reborn as a Downtrodden Young Lady (novel): by Hyōgo Amagasa, LINO (illustration)
- Mafia (novel): by Shinano Sano, Nigata Ammon (illustration)
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi (novel): by Fujino Ōmori (creator), Fumikaru Nishijima (story), nilitsu (illustration), Suzuhito Yasuda (character design)
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