Yen Press Licenses Eight Manga and Novels at Anime Expo
The slate adds variety to Yen Press's catalog with horror, fantasy, romance, and comedy titles, including a Gundam spin-off and a cat-girl workplace comedy.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Yen Press announced six manga and two novel licenses during its Anime Expo panel on Friday, including Planarian Humans, Takane-san and Arashi-chan, Zeta Gundam Define, The Chef of the Adventurers' Tavern, A Flower in Black Crude Clothes, and The 11th Cat Is Nene!.
Yen Press used its Anime Expo panel to unveil a batch of new licenses spanning both manga and light novels. The eight titles range from a culinary fantasy and a Chinese-inspired exorcist story to a horror manga about regenerating islanders and a Gundam spin-off. The announcements give English-language readers access to several series that have been running in Japan for years.
- The Chef of the Adventurers' Tavern: novel, story by Hagane Kurodome, illustrations by Kururi
- A Flower in Black Crude Clothes: novel, by Kōko Shirakawa
- The 11th Cat Is Nene!: manga, by Harikamo
- Planarian Humans: manga, original story by Hajime Taguchi, art by Hiromu Kitano
- The Lowly Elf Is the Blackhearted King's Plaything: manga, by samesuke
- Takane-san and Arashi-chan: manga
- Zeta Gundam Define: manga
- additional unlisted title: manga, name not provided in source
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