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'Baccano' and 'Oregairu' Light Novels Part of Yen Press's New Line-Up

Jul 5, 2015 1:42 PM (PDT) by Snow | Forum Discussion
Publisher Yen Press announced via their panel at Anime Expo that their light novel imprint, Yen On, have licensed Baccano!, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU), and the sequel novel Another: Episode S for North American release. In addition to the light novels, it was also announced that Yen Press have acquired the manga adaptations Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. @comic and Another 0.



In addition to these works, the publishing company announced multiple manga licenses, including:
  • Aoharu x Kikanjuu (Aoharu x Machine Gun)
    This survival game manga was announced to be adapted to a TV anime in February, and the first episode aired on July 3. Currently publishing in GFantasy, the series follows Yukki, the hentai mangaka; Matsuoka, the host; and Hotaru, the high school girl who dresses as a boy, and their new passion: survival games.

  • Aphorism
    Nara Shika High seems like an ordinary high school from the outside, but each day the students must fight for their very lives. Serialized in Gangan Online since May 2010, this supernatural shounen manga has thirteen volumes currently in-print as of March 2015.

  • Kamigoroshi-hime Zilch
    Another supernatural shounen manga, Demonizer Zilch has been serialized in Dragon Age magazine since September 2014. Created by Omamori Himari's mangaka, Milan Matra, the series follows second-year high school student Io Haruomi who gets caught up in the war between human and devil, after he crosses paths with the demonic girl, "Eda".

  • Taboo-Tattoo
    By newcomer Shinjirou, this action seinen manga began serialization in Comic Alive magazine in September 2014. A TV anime of the series was announced in January, and is expected to air sometime this year. The story revolves around Seigi, who is a middle-schooler and is trained in martial arts. After defending an old man who is being hassled by delinquents, Seigi receives an odd tattoo.

    Shounen Gangan series
  • Handa-kun
  • Kurenai Ouji
  • Kuro no Tantei (Black Detective)
  • Renaissance Eve
  • Saki
  • Shikabane Hime (Corpse Princess)

    Other series with anime adaptations
  • Log Horizon: Nishikaze no Ryodan (Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade)
  • Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend)
  • Sekirei
  • Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet
  • Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario


Note: More Anime Expo licenses can be found in our Q3 Anime & Manga Licenses thread.

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