# Yen Press

Yen Press is an American manga, graphic novel and light novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published Yen Plus, a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, Yen Press has published original series, most notably Svetlana Chmakova's Nightschool and a manga adaptation of James Patterson's Maximum Ride.

## History

Yen Press was founded in 2006 by former Borders buyer Kurt Hassler and DC Comics VP Rich Johnson. In July 2007, it was announced that Yen Press was to absorb ICEkunion, a Korean publisher that had been publishing manhwa in the United States. While the manga titles bearing ICEkunion's label would continue to be sold in stores, subsequent printings would bear the Yen Press logo. Hassler assured fans, "We plan to pick up all the existing [ICEkunion] titles...We're going to continue everything, so fans shouldn't worry. None of these series are going to fall into a void."
The first issue of Yen Press's comic magazine Yen Plus was published on July 29, 2008. The magazine became online-only in 2010 and was discontinued altogether in 2013.
In 2009, Yen Press announced that it had acquired the rights to Kiyohiko Azuma's manga Yotsuba&! and Azumanga Daioh from their former licensee, A.D. Vision. In September 2009, Yen Press reissued the first five volumes of Yotsuba&!, in addition to publishing the sixth volume; Azumanga Daioh was reissued with a new translation in December 2009.
On April 11, 2016, it was announced that Yen Press would function as a joint venture between Hachette Book Group and major Japanese publisher Kadokawa Dwango, with Kadokawa owning 51% of the company.
In 2017, Yen Press launched JY, an imprint for publishing graphic novels aimed at middle-grade readers.
On April 15, 2022, Yen Press, in collaboration with REDICE Studio and RIVERSE, launched Ize Press, an imprint for publishing Korean webtoons and novels, with their first titles being, 7Fates: Chakho, Dark Moon, and The Star Seekers all written and illustrated by HYBE in collaboration with BTS, Enhypen, and Tomorrow X Together respectively. Other titles included were Tomb Raider King, The World After the Fall, The Boxer, My Gently Raised Beast, The Remarried Empress, and Villains Are Destined to Die.
At Anime NYC 2022, J-Novel Club announced its partnership with Yen Press in order to print their titles.
In June 2023, Yen Press began licensing novels from Kadokawa's Tsukasa Bunko novel imprint for its JY imprint.

## Titles

* - Published under the JY imprint
+ - Serialized in Yen Plus
† - Digital distribution rights only due to being a Square Enix title. Viz Media has the rights for series' paperback releases.
‡ - Published under the Ize Press imprint

### Original series

* Beautiful Creatures
* The Beginning After the End
* Berrybrook Middle School series*
* The Clique
* Cuckoos Three
* Daniel X+
* The Dark-Hunters: Infinity
* Gabby & Gator
* Gossip Girl+
* Hollow City
* The Infernal Devices
* Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story
* Kitty & Dino
* Maximum Ride+
* Milkyway Hitchhiking
* Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
* The Mortal Instruments
* The Night Angel Trilogy
* Nightschool+
* New Moon: The Graphic Novel
* Reindeer Boy
* Soulless
* Twilight: The Graphic Novel
* Witch & Wizard
* The Wolf Gift
* The World of Quest
* Zoo

### Manhua

* An Ideal World
* The History of The West Wing
* Step
* The Three-Body Problem
* Wild Animals

### Novels/Light novels

* 5 Centimeters per Second
* 86
* 86—Alter
* Accel World
* Agents of the Four Seasons
* The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life
* Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
* Amalgam Hound
* The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
* Another
* Another 2001
* Another: Episode S/0
* Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World
* Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture
* The Asterisk War
* Babel
* Baccano!
* Banished from the Hero's Party
* Before the Tutorial Starts: A Few Things I Can Do to Keep the Bosses Alive
* Black Bullet
* Black Dungeon Castle
* Black Summoner
* Blade & Bastard
* Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
* Bond & Book
* Book Girl
* Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki
* The Boy and the Beast
* The Bride of Demise
* Bride of the Barrier Master
* Brunhild the Dragonslayer
* The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori
* Bungo Stray Dogs
* Bungo Stray Dogs: Storm Bringer
* Bye Bye, Earth
* Canine Detective Chris*
* A Certain Magical Index
* A Certain Magical Index NT
* A Certain Magical Index SS
* Children Who Chase Lost Voices
* Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle
* Chronicles of the Hidden World: How I Became a Doctor for the Gods
* Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
* The Contract of the Phantom and His Servant
* Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie
* Date A Live
* Days with My Stepsister
* Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
* The Deer King
* Defeating the Demon Lord's a Cinch (If You've Got a Ringer)
* Demon Lord 2099
* The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
* Demons' Crest
* The Detective Is Already Dead
* The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
* Did You Think My Yuri Was a Sales Pitch?
* The Dirty Way to Destroy the Goddess's Heroes
* Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
* Dragon and Ceremony
* Durarara!!
* Durarara!! SH
* The Eminence in Shadow
* The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria
* The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna's Journey
* Even a Replica Can Fall in Love
* Even If These Tears Disappear Tonight
* Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight
* The Executioner and Her Way of Life
* Final Fantasy VII Lateral Biography Turks -The Kids Are Alright-
* Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile
* Fireworks
* Fox Tales
* The Garden of Words
* The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?)
* The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend
* Goblin Slayer
* Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One
* Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana
* The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station
* Gods' Games We Play
* The Girl Who Wants to Be a Hero and the Girl Who Ought to Be a Hero
* The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody
* Guillotine Bride
* Haruhi Suzumiya
* Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill is Actually a Legendary Assassin
* Hell Is Dark with No Flowers
* Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing
* The Hero and His Elf Bride Open a Pizza Parlor in Another World
* The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
* The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time
* Hero Syndrome
* Higehiro
* High School DxD
* High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World
* Hirano and Kagiura
* Hollow Regalia
* The Holy Grail of Eris
* Horror Collector*
* How to Eat Life
* How to Win Her Heart on the Nth Try
* I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too
* I Kept Pressing the 100-Million Button and Came Out on Top
* I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time
* I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister
* If the RPG World Had Social Media
* If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love
* I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
* I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet
* I'm the Strongest in This Zombie World, But I Can't Beat This Girl!
* I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss
* In My Seventh Life, I Met a Monster Princess
* In the Land of Leadale
* Ishura
* I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
* Interspecies Reviewers: Ecstasy Days
* The Irregular at Magic High School
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrarea Record
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Minor Myths and Legends
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria
* The Isolator
* Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
* Kagerou Daze
* The Kept Man of the Princess Knight
* Kieli
* The King of the Dead at the Dark Palace
* King of the Labyrinth
* King's Proposal
* Kingdom Hearts: The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts II: The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts III: The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts 3D: Drop Dream Distance The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep: The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts Re:coded: The Novel
* Kingdom Hearts χ
* KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
* KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
* KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Fantastic Days
* Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through
* Kusunoki's Garden of Gods
* Last Round Arthurs
* The Lawyer in Shizuku-ishi Sleeps with a Wolf
* Liar, Liar
* Little Witch Academia: The Nonsensical Witch and the Country of Fairies
* Log Horizon
* Looks Are All You Need
* Lord of Mysteries
* Love Is Dark
* Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
* Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days
* Maboroshi
* Magical Explorer
* Magical Girl Raising Project
* The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
* Magistealth Bad Trip
* Maiden of the Needle
* May These Leaden Battlegrounds Leave No Trace
* Meikyuu: Labyrinth Kingdom, A Tactical Fantasy World Survival Guide
* The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
* Mirai
* Miri Lives in the Cat’s Eyes
* A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans
* The Misfit of Demon King Academy
* Miss Savage Fang
* Monsterholic
* My First Love's Kiss
* My Girlfriend's a Geek
* My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!
* My Happy Marriage
* My Summoned Beast Is Dead
* My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected
* A Mysterious Job called Oda Nobunaga
* Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
* No Game No Life
* No Game No Life Practical War Game
* Once Upon a Witch's Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy
* Online! The Unbeatable Game*
* Only I Know the Ghoul Saved the World
* The Only Thing I’d Do in a No-Boys-Allowed Gaming World
* The Opportunistic Princess Has All the Answers
* Orc Eroica
* Oshi no Ko: Spica of the First Star
* The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter
* The Otherworlder, Exploring the Dungeon
* Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World
* Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World: Secret File
* Overlord
* Pandora Hearts: Caucus Race
* Penguin Highway
* Phantom Thief Red*
* Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
* The Place Promised in Our Early Days
* Psycome
* Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
* Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
* Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
* Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
* Recommendations for Bad Children
* The Reformation of the World as Overseen by a Realist Demon King
* Reign of the Seven Spellblades
* Reign of the Seven Spellblades: Side of Fire
* Riviere and the Land of Prayer
* Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
* Sabikui Bisco
* The Saga of Tanya the Evil
* Sasaki and Miyano: First-Years
* Sasaki and Peeps
* Scribbles
* Secrets of the Silent Witch
* Secrets of the Silent Witch (spin-off) -another-
* Sentenced to Be a Hero
* A Sister's All You Need
* So I'm a Spider, So What?
* Solo Leveling
* Sound! Euphonium
* Spice and Wolf
* Spy Classroom
* Strike the Blood
* Studio Chizu's Belle
* Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
* Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town
* Suzume
* Sword Art Online
* Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online
* Sword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret
* Sword Art Online: Progressive
* Sword of Stallion
* Tezcatlipoca
* That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
* This Is the Wizard's Secret Weapon
* Three Days of Happiness
* To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You
* Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen
* Tower of the Sun
* The Trials of Chiyodaku
* The Undead King's Reign of Peace
* The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party!
* Unnamed Memory
* The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess
* Victoria of Many Faces
* Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
* Warlords of Sigrdrifa Rusalka
* Weathering with You
* Wolf and Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf
* Who Killed the Hero?
* Whoever Steals This Book
* Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki
* Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me Into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir!
* Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
* The World Bows Down Before My Flames
* The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
* The World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker
* WorldEnd
* Yami-hara
* Yokohama Station SF
* Yokohama Station SF National
* You Are My Regret
* You Call That Service?
* You Can Have My Back
* You Can't Sleep in the Snow
* Your Forma
* Your Name.
* Your Name. Another Side:Earthbound

### European titles

* Dystopia (Germany)
* Goldilocks and the Seven Squat Bears (France)
* Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy (Spain)
* Toxic Planet (France)
* W.I.T.C.H. (Italy)*
* Y Square (Germany)
* Y Square Plus (Germany)