Yen Press Licenses Fate/strange Fake, Kino's Journey, and Three More at New York Comic Con
Yen Press is moving on light novel series that already carry anime adaptations or established fanbases, and placing them alongside a Spice and Wolf spinoff manga, which suggests the publisher is betting on recognizable franchise names rather than untested debuts.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Yen Press announced five new licenses at New York Comic Con on Friday. The list includes the Fate/strange Fake light novels by Ryohgo Narita with original concept by TYPE-MOON, the Kino's Journey light novels by Keiichi Sigsawa with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, and the Spice and Wolf Diner: Gourmet Exploration manga by Sera Murase and original creator Isuna Hasekura. Two more light novel series were also picked up: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars and Dungeon Master: Creating a Hot Spring Dungeon.
The Fate/strange Fake light novels come from Ryohgo Narita with original concept by TYPE-MOON, and the story moves the Grail War to Snowfield, a city in the western United States, years after the Fifth Holy Grail War. Kino's Journey is the Keiichi Sigsawa series with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi, following the traveler Kino and the talking motorcycle Hermes from country to country. Spice and Wolf Diner: Gourmet Exploration is a manga by Sera Murase with original creator Isuna Hasekura, placing Holo and Lawrence in modern-day Japan as they follow a mysterious book.
The remaining two picks are light novel series: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars, written by Yuiko Agarizaki with illustrations by Fuwan Sono, and Dungeon Master: Creating a Hot Spring Dungeon, written by Amahara with illustrations by Jun.
- The Girls Adrift Among the Stars: light novels by Yuiko Agarizaki with illustrations by Fuwan Sono
- Dungeon Master: Creating a Hot Spring Dungeon: light novels by Amahara with illustrations by Jun
- Fate/strange Fake: light novels by Ryohgo Narita with original concept by TYPE-MOON
- Kino's Journey: light novels by Keiichi Sigsawa with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi
- Spice and Wolf Diner: Gourmet Exploration: manga by Sera Murase with original creator Isuna Hasekura
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