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Yen Press Adds 10 New Works Including Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Manga, Sasaki and Miyano Novel
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
ANN's coverage of NYCC sponsored by Ize Press, the new Korean content imprint from Yen Press! From screen to print, K-Comics materialized!
Yen Press announced at its panel at the New York Comic Con event on Saturday that it has licensed 10 new works, including manga, novels, a fanbook, and a webtoon. The company did not give debut windows for the new releases.
The new licenses include:
Title: Horimiya Memorial Book Page. 100 fanbook
Author(s): Story by HERO (story), Daisuke Hagiwara (art)
Summary: A snapshot of the sweet, “aww”-inspiring tale of school life!
Celebrating the first hundred chapters of Horimiya, collected in this memorial
book are a treasure trove of original illustrations posted in commemoration of
new chapter releases, a sneak peek at a few of the storyboards before they went
to print...and more!
Title: What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? webtoon
Author(s): GyeongYun Jeong (story), MyeongMi Kim (art)
Summary: Vice Chairman Youngjun Lee and Secretary Miso Kim have been the star duo of
their company for nine years...until Miso suddenly decides to quit! But Youngjun
is smart, rich, and used to getting what he wants—and he wants Miso to stay. So
when he finds out she's leaving in order to find a husband, the only logical way to
keep her at his side is...offering to marry her?! Too bad she's just not that into
him!
Title: Sasaki and Miyano: First-Years (Sasaki to Miyano 1-nensei) novel
Author(s): Kotoko Hachijo (writer), Shō Harusono (original story)
Summary: Welcome, one and all—to the fabulous life and times of Sasaki, Miyano, and their
closest companions! How did Kuresawa meet his girlfriend? Were Miyano and
Kuresawa always friends? Why are Miyano and Hirano so close? The answers to
these questions—and many more—will be revealed in Sasaki and Miyano: First-
Years!
Title: Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō) manga
Author(s): Hirukuma (story), Kunieda and Hagure Yūki (art)
Summary: Cause of death: vending machine.
Is there any end more suitable for a vending machine enthusiast than giving his
life to cushion the fall of one of his favorite machines? So perhaps it was only fate
that he was reborn as a vending machine in another world!
Title: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Freya (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka: Familia Chronicle - Episode Freya) manga
Author(s): Fujino Ōmori (original story); Hinase Momoyama, Nilitsu, and Suzuhito Yasuda (art)
Summary: The second entry in the Familia Chronicle series has arrived, and this time,
Freya's stealing the spotlight! In search of her soulmate, she's guided by fate to
the Kaios Desert, where she comes upon a young king. Could he be the one she
seeks...?
Title: Sugar Apple Fairy Tale manga
Author(s): Miri Mikawa (original story), YozoranoUdon (art), aki (character design)
Summary: In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren't
exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne
Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he's not so keen on
the idea. As his new master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a
particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a
life of servitude, she'll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for...
Title: The Witch and the Knight Will Survive (Majo to Kishi wa Ikinokoru) manga
Author(s): Dai Chikamoto (story), Gonbe Shinkawa (art)
Summary: When the lord's son, Agredios, returns to his village after a long hunt, he is
shocked to discover that all the laughter and clamor that he knew so well has
disappeared. When he finds out that the cause of the tragedy is a “witch” living in
the “Forbidden Forest,” he turns his despair into rage and sets off on a journey
seeking revenge for those he loved...
Title: Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru) novel and manga
Author(s): Kyōhei Ishiguro
Manga Art by Imo Oono
Summary: Smile is a popular streamer who's self-conscious about her looks. Cherry is a shy
boy with a love of haiku. When these two strangers accidentally bump into each
other at the local mall, it's the start of a new relationship woven by their modern
and classical expressions of their feelings. Based on the gorgeous animated film!
Title: Spy Classroom Short Story Collection (Spy Kyōshitsu Tanpenshū 01) novel
Author(s): Takemachi (story), tomari (illustrations)
Summary: Klaus reveals he is married to a member of Lamplight, but the identity of the bride
remains unknown—and so a battle ensues among the girls to determine who it is.
Get a peek into the girls' daily lives in this collection of short stories!
Source: Press release
