Yen Press Announces New Light Novels, Manga, and More
Yen Press has recently made several announcements about upcoming releases. These include a new edition of the graphic novel Gabby & Gator, an art book for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, some manga, and a few light novels. All of the titles are currently slated for release in October, so which are you most excited for?
Artbook
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks
Created by FromSoftware, Inc.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks is scheduled for an October 2020 release. Yen Press will also release Sekiro Side Story: Hanbei the Undying, a manga prequel of the video game, in print in June 2020.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the latest video game created by FromSoftware, the iconic studio responsible for the Dark Souls series and Bloodbourne. It was one of best-selling games of 2019 with over 4 million units sold and won Game of the Year 2019 by GameSpot’s The Game Awards. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks is a must have for many fans eager to re-experience and learn more about the mysterious fantasy world of the game.
Graphic Novel
Gabby & Gator
Author: James Burks
Gator has just never seemed to fit in with the other neighborhood pets...probably because he has a nasty habit of eating the other neighborhood pets. Flushed down the toilet as a little snapper, Gator spends his days alone in the sewers...
On the streets above, little Gabby has never seemed to fit in with the other kids in town. She'd rather collect bottles and practice her tuba than gossip with the girls down at the pool, but it does get lonely being the only vegetarian on the block...
When Gabby and Gator meet, their fun and adventures prove that the best friends are those who accept you as you are, teeth and all!
Light Novels – Releasing October 20
Highschool DxD
Author: Ichiei Ishibumi
Most of Issei Hyoudou's perverted life has been filled with dreams about having a harem, so it's not a great sign when one of his dates ends with his murder! He's fortunate enough to be revived by a beautiful girl, but his luck ends after he discovers his school is filled to the brim with deadly angels and demons!
In the Land of Leadale
Author: Ceez
Artwork: Tenmaso
The last thing she can remember is her life support beginning to fail. Her body had suffered terribly after a fateful accident and the only freedom left in her life came from the VR world of Leadale. How did she end up in a place that looks exactly like her game except that 200 years have apparently gone by?
Sedako at the End of the World
Author: Koma Natsumi
Editorial Supervision: Koji Suzuk
After the world comes to an end, a pair of sisters play a certain infamous video tape-but Sadako appears, they're just happy to meet another girl in this post-apocalyptic world.
Three Days of Happiness
Author: Sugaru Miaki
Artwork: Shōichi Taguchi
In this dark, moody love story, college student Kusunoki decides to sell off the next thirty years of his life at a mysterious shop in exchange for money-and maybe a chance to find something worth living for.
Manga
Heterogenia Linguistico
Story and Art: Salt Seno
Heterogenia Linguistico is a fantasy manga with slice-of-life elements, a unique series that focuses on how various creatures such as werewolves and slimes communicate. Heterogenia Linguistico is part of a rising trend in manga with unconventional twists on fantasy storytelling such as Delicious in Dungeon and A Witch’s Printing Office.
My Broken Mariko
Story and Art: Waka Hirako
My Broken Mariko is an intense and emotional josei manga that addresses suicide and abuse. An utterly impressive work that is sure to appeal to the passionate josei fanbase, My Broken Mariko will be published in a deluxe hardcover format.
Sword Art Online Progressive Transient Barcarolle
Story: Reki Kawahara
Art: Shiomi Miyoshi
Original Illustration: abec
Sword Art Online Progressive Transient Barcarolle is a continuation of the manga adaptation of Sword Art Online Progressive, a spin-off of the original light novels that tell the untold stories taking place in the first two years of the characters’ time trapped in the game world.