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Yen Press Adds The Witch's Printing Office, Overlord: Undead King Oh!, Kemono Friends a la Carte Manga

Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed The Witch's Printing Office, Overlord: Undead King Oh!, and Kemono Friends a la Carte manga; the A Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga, Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country & Dungeon Seekers, and The Greatest Mao Is Reborn to Get Friends novels; and Your Name. The Official Guide book for Makoto Shinkai's your name. film. The titles will ship in October.

Title: The Witch's Printing Office (Mahōtsukai no Insatsujo) manga volume 1
Authors: Mochinchi (story), Yasuhiro Miyama (art)

Story Summary: Mika Kamiya was a completely average girl on her way back home from Japan's biggest amateur comics and book-selling event, Comic Market...until she got whisked off to a parallel fantasy world! To get back home, Mika is going to have to look for transportation magic at the magic tome-selling event, Magic Market!

Title: Overlord: Undead King Oh! ( Overlord: Fushisha no Oh!) manga
Authors: Jūami (manga), Kugane Maruyama (original story), so-bin (original character designs)

Story Summary: Overlord is back with a humorous four-panel twist that'll have you rolling on the floor! Featuring the Great Tomb of Nazarick and your favorite characters, Overlord guru extraordinaire Jūami is here with a new spin-off of the super- popular series!

Title: Kemono Friends a la Carte (Kemono Friends Comic a la Carte manga
Author: Kemono Friends Project (story), edited by Shōnen Ace Editorial Department

Story Summary: Filled with illustrations and manga galore, this Kemono Friends anthology is all about the fun of Japari Park! Catch up with Kaban, Serval, and all your favorite Friends!

Title: A Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga (Oda Nobunaga to Iu Nazo no Shokugyō ga Mahō Kenshi yori Cheat Datta node, Ōkoku o Tsukuru Koto ni Shimashita novel volume 1
Authors: Kisetsu Morita (story), Kaito Shibano (art)

Story Summary: From the author of hit series of I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level comes A Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga! In this world, on the day they reach adulthood, everyone visits the temple to receive their life's calling. Many will become warriors or magic users. But when Arsrod, the frail younger brother of a minor feudal lord, goes in for his career, he comes out with...Oda Nobunaga?! Not only has no one ever heard of the job, but not a single person can figure out what it's even supposed to mean. When this young man inherits the experience, tactics, and prowess in war of the great Sengoku strategist Nobunaga, though, his very destiny will change!

Title: Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town (Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shōnen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Yō na Monogatari novel volume 1
Authors: Toshio Satō (story), Nao Watanuki (art)

Story Summary: Lloyd is a novice adventurer whose dream is to discover “true strength” in the capital he's always admired, despite growing up with neighbors who always considered him weak. The story starts with him departing his hometown, which just so happens to be located right next to…one of the most dangerous dungeons in the world?! Lloyd may think of himself as powerless, but when he goes to the city that serves as the starter town for adventurers, the difference between him and everyone else couldn't be starker!

Title: World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country & Dungeon Seekers (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha novel volume 1
Authors: Tōwa (story), Hūka Kazabana (art)

Story Summary: After living life as a corporate lapdog, Arihito is reborn in a fantasy world. Strangely, the class he's assigned is the very ambiguously titled “Rearguard.” It seems weird, but Arihito soon figures out that, though it isn't flashy, he's gained the ability to do just about everything in battle, from assisting attacking and defending to healing! As he begins his new life, he quickly gathers curious companions: his “senior” supervisor who's younger than he is, a mysterious demi- human mercenary girl, and a gorgeous high-level swordswoman. With this bevvy of interesting ladies in his party, his journey as the greatest supporter who's ever lived begins!

Title: The Greatest Mao Is Reborn to Get Friends (Shijō Saikyō no Daimaō, Murabito A ni Tensei Suru) novel volume 1
Authors: Myōjin Katō (story), Sao Mizuno (art)

Story Summary: The greatest demon lord in all of history, Varvatos, has reigned for several millennia as absolute ruler. Now, there's only one thing left for him to do...enjoy the life of an average commoner! When he's reincarnated as a villager in a non-descript town, everything seems to be going as he hoped, but there's just one slight problem—even when he holds back, Varvatos is still too strong! Soon, rumors about him spread, and he's approached by all sorts of men, women, and assailants! The quiet life he's always dreamed of seems far away indeed...