ZEN University Press Launches With Four June 2026 Titles
The press extends ZEN University's founding philosophy of accessible higher education into publishing, with a first lineup that blends cultural criticism, practical creative instruction, and deep technical reference.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp.
ZEN University, an online university that opened in April 2025, has established ZEN University Press as its publishing division. The press will release its first four titles in June 2026, including a collection of critic Eiji Otsuka's work, a creative course book by illustrator Pote Ogi, a FreeBSD kernel technical reference, and a history of programming. The press also inherits the former ASCII Dwango editorial department's focus on IT and AI technical books.
ZEN University Press, the new publishing arm of the online university that opened in April 2025, will release its first four titles in June 2026. The lineup includes critic Eiji Otsuka's collected 'Narrative Consumption Theory' writings from 1989 to 2021, a creative course book by illustrator Pote Ogi based on ZEN University classes done with pixiv, a revised second edition of 'The Design and Implementation of the BSD Kernel' covering FreeBSD internals, and a chronicle of programming history titled 'We, Programmers: A Chronicle of Coders from Ada to AI.' The press carries forward the former ASCII Dwango editorial division's focus on IT and AI technical books.
- 'Monogatari Shohiron' Shusei 1989-2021: Collected writings by critic Eiji Otsuka on narrative consumption theory, 3,300 yen
- pixiv × ZEN University Creative Course: How to Breathe Life into Illustrations: Creative course book by illustrator Pote Ogi, 2,200 yen
- The Design and Implementation of the BSD Kernel, Revised 2nd Edition: FreeBSD Explained: Technical reference on FreeBSD kernel internals, 9,900 yen
- We, Programmers: A Chronicle of Coders from Ada to AI: History of programming, translator and price not specified
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