Image source: Yen PressYen Press unveiled twelve new light novel and manga titles at its industry panel during Anime NYC 2025. All newly licensed series are set to debut in March 2026, consisting of seven novels and five manga titles.
Below are Yen Press’ newest series:
Manga
Bad Girl
Story and Art: Nikumaru
The manga is set to receive a TV anime adaptation that began airing in Japan on July 6, 2025.
Synopsis:
What do you do when you’re smitten with the president of the public morals club? If you’re first-year high school student Yuu, you embrace a path of delinquency! In pursuit of the president’s affection, Yuu transforms into a self-proclaimed “bad girl,” eager to impress her crush. However, Yuu’s charm (despite her intentions) shines brighter than her attempts at rebellion—and the president can’t see beyond that sweet, endearing facade. What must a girl do to stir up some trouble here?!
Sailor Zombie: Complete Omnibus
Original Story: Isshin Inudo
Manga Art: Jiji & Pinch
Synopsis:
A couple of months ago, an onslaught of zombies wrecked the world in the blink of an eye. Facing such devastation, high schooler Maiko Inui and her classmates are determined to stay alive. With only salvaged resources at their disposal, they fight against the zombies who have stripped everything from them. Yet an even more significant threat looms—not the zombies, but the ruthless humans forged by this new reality! Will Maiko and her friends ever regain a semblance of their joyful youth?
Battlefront of the Great Powers
Story and Art: Natsuko Uruma
Synopsis:
In the year 2206, planet Earth teeters on the edge of annihilation. Due to pollution and dwindling resources, scientists predict that the Earth will be unable to support life within the next hundred years. To tackle the crisis, world leaders come together with a desperate plan—the National Extinction Tournament. Gathering individuals with extraordinary abilities, these young competitors will fight for their nations…and their own survival! Win, and be hailed as a hero; lose, and face death not just for yourself but for all your loved ones…
- Used Book in Good Condition
- George Trombley (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 376 Pages - 08/22/2014 (Publication Date) - Learn From Zero (Publisher)
How to Love a Loser
Story and Art: Iwaba
Synopsis:
Shinba lacks talent, a job, and money—in short, he’s in a rut. Yet, against all odds, this underachiever has a girlfriend. Hizumi is stunning, intelligent, and exceptionally capable. Some might question why she would fall for such a loser. Perhaps it has to do with how hard he tries and still miserably fails, or the way he trembles with tears as he pleads for another opportunity…but who’s really to say?
A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage
Story: Tank Gasuyama
Art: Shinichi Sawaragi
Synopsis:
Forty-year-old detective Eiji Kirisame has encountered perhaps the oddest witness of his career: a mute high school girl named Tsugumi Kuchinashi who was present at the crime scene. Her testimony mainly consists of rudimentary sketches in a notebook, but Eiji is accustomed to unraveling the truth from scant evidence. He’ll take each page earnestly if it could help crack the case. However, what does the last page say… “Will you marry me?”
Novels
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ~Prelude~
Story: Mei Hachimoku
Illustrations: Tsukasa Abe
Synopsis:
After the legendary elf mage Frieren faces the harsh realities of time, she embarks on a journey to honor the last wishes of her friends and better understand the world. Supervised by Kanehito Yamada, writer of the original manga, this volume presents five exclusive short stories! Accompany Frieren, Fern, Stark, Lawine, Kanne, and Aura on brand new escapades!
Legend of the Far East’s Savior
Story: hotokeyomo
Illustrations: Kurogin
Synopsis:
At the conclusion of World War II, a demon-summoning ritual drastically transformed the world. Now, a century later, demons reign supreme, while humanity battles back using magicite-powered armored mechs. In 2055, a boy named Keita Kawakami joins Japan’s military academy. With memories from a different modern era, he effectively pilots a prototype mech that no one else can even start. When Keita is abruptly sent into the fray, he leverages knowledge from his previous life to achieve outcomes that challenge all established norms. Thus begins humanity’s quest to reclaim the planet.
Lycoris Recoil: Recovery Days
Novel Story: Asaura
Original Story: Spider Lily
Synopsis:
Although these adorable schoolgirls function as agents for Lycoris in Japan, they also work in a coffee shop. Chisato embarks on even more exciting escapades at Café LycoReco, while Takina finds herself waking up in a cabin in the woods next to a murderer?! Meanwhile, what are Fuki and Sakura up to besides safeguarding the city in secret? The everyday lives of these girls are anything but ordinary!
Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture EX
Story: Mikage Sawamura
Synopsis:
Professor Mitani, a Japanese history specialist, approaches Professor Takatsuki with a peculiar doll. After Mitani shares a photo of the doll on his blog, someone claiming to be the doll’s original owner’s grandchild contacts him. They assert that the doll moves autonomously and has hair that grows naturally. Takatsuki, sensing something amiss, enlists the unwilling Naoya to start investigating! What revelations will they uncover…?
- Used Book in Good Condition
- George Trombley (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 376 Pages - 08/22/2014 (Publication Date) - Learn From Zero (Publisher)
Casebook of Kurumi Tokisaki, Magic Detective
Story: Koushi Tachibana
Illustrations: Tsunako
Synopsis:
Kurumi Tokisaki, a college student with a troubled past, serves as a detective focused on cases involving magical artifacts. A magical bullet shot from an improbable angle, a living doll entwined in a series of comas, an exorbitantly priced meal rumored to restore youth, and a doppelgänger sighted at an all-girls school following a suicide attempt—magical artifacts enable the impossible, but Kurumi will not let that deter her from cracking the case!
The Bubble Love of the Mermaid
Story: Akumi Agitogi
Synopsis:
Asana Amamizu has been regarded as a monster by her family ever since a mysterious red mark appeared on her wrist. Now 16 years old, she attends Yotsura Girls Academy, where all the students buzz with excitement over the new language arts teacher, dashing Sakuya Shigure. Asana remains distant. That is, until an unexpected marriage proposal lands in her lap. Thus kicks off a romantic fantasy set in the imperial city!
To the Monster I Love
Story: ryunosuke
Illustrations: Gesoking
Synopsis:
Bardium is a tightly controlled city where magic, miracles, and illusions are forbidden. In a dimly lit chamber, a young boy named Norman faces interrogation. He’s questioned about Unlaw—supernatural monsters deriving abilities from unstable emotions. Four such entities, all striking women, are now on a hunt against each other, and Norman must appease their desires whilst confronting other peculiarities emerging throughout Bardium. The city spirals into chaos, yet there remains a glimmer of hope. Everything will hinge on a single boy’s words.
Source: press release
