Yen Press has announced 15 English print licenses for September 2026 release. We’ve also added all of these books on Tankobonbon with their Japanese previews for those who want to take a closer look.
Publisher's announcement:
https://yenpress.com/news/exciting-new-licenses-coming-in-september-2026
See these books on Tankobonbon:
https://tankobonbon.com/collections/new-licenses/publisher_yen-press
1. JUDGE Ultimate Verdict Edition Omnibus 01 (Manga) (Vol. 1-3)
Yen Press previously released six single volumes of JUDGE.
2. Three Days of Happiness Omnibus (Manga) (Vol. 1-3)
Three Days of Happiness has a one-volume hardcover novel (available at our library to read).
3. It’s Strictly Business (Manga) Vol. 01
It’s Strictly Business is the latest yaoi work from the author of Namaikizakari/Cheeky Brat (available at our library to read).
4. Servant Beast (Manga) Vol. 01
Servant Beast's author has another manga releasing in May titled On the Boundary’s Road, also from Yen Press.
5. I'm Home, Pardoning the Intrusion! (Manga) Vol. 01
I'm Home, Pardoning the Intrusion!'s anime adaptation airs April 8.
6. Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love (Manga) Vol. 01
Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love will have an anime adaptation (no airing date yet).
7. What Six Survivors Told… (Manga) Vol. 01
What Six Survivors Told… had a 6-episode J-drama in 2022.
8. Let’s Go Nirvana! (Manga) Vol. 01
Let’s Go Nirvana! is a yakuza-in-a-temple manga complete at 3 volumes.
9. Thus Spoke the Rabbit (Manga) Vol. 01
The author of Thus Spoke the Rabbit is the same author of the manga adaptation of Kirara Fantasia JRPG.
10. The Succubus Meets Her Match (Manga) Vol. 01
The artist of The Succubus Meets Her Match is the author of the crossdressing manga Amachin is a Self-proclaimed Male.
11. Mage of Reda (Manga) Vol. 01
Mage of Reda is a magic kingdom fantasy manga complete at 2 volumes.
12. Spy Classroom 08: 4th Period: Bonfire (Manga) Vol. 01
Spy Classroom's 4th Period is tagged as volume 8 of the manga after 3rd Period: Forgetter (volumes 6 and 7).
13. How to Handle My Sassy Big Sis (Manga) Vol. 01
How to Handle My Sassy Big Sis was originally a Twitter webcomic before it was serialized and has a PV (https://youtu.be/yryyuJ0vnRk) with Sumire Uesaka (Alya, Nagatoro) voicing Komaru.
14. Ayakashi à la Mode (Light Novel)
Ayakashi à la Mode is the novel based off of Gensho Yasuda's supernatural YouTube short animations (https://www.youtube.com/@gensho_yasuda).
15. Why Run? My Summoned Beast Is Cute! (Light Novel) Vol. 01
Why Run? My Summoned Beast Is Cute! won the 37th Fantasia Grand Prize and Sora Amamiya's (Aqua, Chizuru) light novel pick.
I'm not sure if my footnotes were interesting enough, but I thought I'd add them for those unfamiliar with these books. Maybe it'll spark your interest and pre-order them on your favorite bookstores 😉
All books are also added on the website with the Japanese previews.
-Bon