Yen Press Announces Four New Acquisitions in Celebration of Anime NYC
New Additions to Yen Audio
Two titles are joining the Yen Audio imprint — an audiobook adaptation of a beloved classic from acclaimed filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda, and an audiobook edition of a recently announced fantasy novel from the Yen On lineup.
The Boy and the Beast
By Mamoru Hosoda
Tokyo is a big city — big enough that it’s easy for a grieving boy like Ren to slip through the cracks. But Ren slips further than he bargained for, tumbling into the beast world of Jutengai. He ends up with a new name, Kyuta, and a new life learning the way of the sword as the apprentice of the bear Kumatetsu. Kumatetsu has problems of his own, though, and the boy and the beast may have more to learn from each other than they realize. But Ren’s arrival in the realm of the beasts has put both their worlds in danger, and they’re going to need more than life lessons to face what’s coming.
Rise of the Lowborn: Ascending the Ranks by Crushing Incompetent Nobles
By Kosaka Hanane | Illustration by Kurogiri
Hazen Heim is a newly appointed imperial military officer with the poor luck of having been born without a silver spoon in his mouth. Rather than landing a cushy post through nepotism, he’s sent to the front lines to deal with the worst of the worst — scumbag supervisors who steal credit, power-hungry leaders who abuse their authority, and bumbling brass who have never had to make a hard decision in their lives. Fortunately, Hazen spent decades accumulating knowledge and experience in his past life as a legendary mage. Now it’s his turn to put the tyrants in their place, and they’re going to learn that when they go low, he goes lower.
New Additions to Yen Press
Two manga series are joining the Yen Press imprint, bringing quirky fantasy and complicated romance to the lineup.
The Goblin Samurai
By kikurage
Legends speak of a nameless goblin swordsman — missing one eye, with no mastery of magic, and born from a low-ranking tribe, yet well-spoken and a warrior of peerless skill. With grace that matches his extraordinary swordplay, the tale of this wanderer from another world begins.
My Crush’s Crush
By Sekina Aoi and Ryo Tsuzura
When Sora Akizuki confesses his feelings to Miya Fuwa, he’s rejected outright. As it turns out, she likes Asahi Suzukaze, the president of the mysterious “Clinical Trials Club.” When Sora joins the club to learn more about Asahi, he discovers that she also has a crush on someone else. Could this chain of unrequited feelings get any more complicated?
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