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Yen Press Licenses A Long & Short Love Story, Dungeons That Surely Slaughter Adventurers, More Manga
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Also: Moscow 2160 novel, Keyaki Shopping District's Sakura Bathhouse, The Idol's Escape manga
Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed nine manga and one light novel series for release in February 2026. The company's Ize Press label also revealed the print release of A-jin, DOYOSAY, and Lemon Frog's Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story webtoon in February 2026. The new licenses include:
Creator: Kei Ichikawa
Summary: Ibuki and Kippei are next-door neighbors and have known each other since they were little. They go to the same school, chat about their favorite music, and watch the summer fireworks together—no two friends could be closer. But when Ibuki kisses Kippei, their relationship changes...
Creator: Dowman Sayman
Summary: Dungeons—marvelous labyrinths packed full of dreams where heroes gather in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, Eine and Nacht can't say they feel the same. While all the other reincarnated earthlings get to live out awesome isekai fantasies, the two of them are stuck slaving away as dungeon staff! And whether those inconsiderate adventurers win or lose, a messy pile of corpses will need tidying up. But if the two are disposing of bodies anyway…then what's a few more? Why not make their workplace a terrifying deathtrap from which none ever return? Maybe then they'd finally have some peace and quiet!
Creators: Waka Kakitsubata, Yuzu Tsubaki (original story)
Summary: Tatsumi Azuma, a sociable third-year student at Keyaki High School, crashes into second-year Shunpei Eguchi and fractures his hand. But the stone-faced Shunpei is no ordinary student—rumor has it he'll kill anyone who so much as looks him in the eye! Afraid of retaliation, Tatsumi tells Shunpei he'll do anything to make up for his blunder. Thus, Shunpei puts him to work by making him help out at his family's bathhouse, Sakura-no-yu!
Creator: Ayumu Hirose
Summary: Asahi is an ordinary girl who shares a small apartment with the boy she grew up with, Minoru. Which wouldn't be all that strange, except…Minoru died four years ago. The “thing” that occupies Asahi's apartment is nothing like her childhood friend—it's inhuman and grotesque, and it keeps demanding Asahi's life at every opportunity. But Asahi doesn't mind. As long as Minoru is there with her, absolutely nothing else matters…right?
Creator: Ito Kira
Summary: Ainosuke is a gay man who spends his days full of gloominess and regrets. He desperately wishes he could be as cute and gorgeous as Karen, the idol he aspires to. But one night, Karen herself, on the run from an exploitative producer, appears right in front of him! A journey of escape and heart-pounding, fleeting love begins...
Creators: Jirō Sugiura (story), Umemaru (art)
Summary: Young Paracelsus was never a fighter, so when he's transported to another world, there's only one path for him to make a living— alchemy. The problem is, he's cheating his way through it! Can Paracelsus and his newfound companion, Nora, thrive in this strange new world?
Creators: Kenu Amearare, Saka (original story)
Summary: Meg Raspberry lives a charmed life in the English countryside as an apprentice to the powerful witch Faust. That is, until her seventeenth birthday rolls around, and Faust reveals that Meg will die in a year from the Death Sentence curse! There's only one way to avoid her inevitable demise—collect a thousand tears of joy to create a Seed of Life, which will grant Meg immortality. But can Meg still find joy in her circumstances? She might have to learn how anyway… The clock is ticking, and this deadline has no extensions!
Creator: Norito Asazuki
Summary: When Kei Sato, a corporate slave with low communication skills, applies to live in a share house, he thinks that it'll be a good way for him to make friends. But the other three occupants of this house seem a little different...almost monstrous even? Can Kei overcome his introversion and become friends with these supernatural girls!?
Creator: Kumo Kagyu (story), Noboru Kannatsuki (illustrations)
Summary: The year is 2160, and the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union has not yet ended. Cyborg soldiers returning from war roam about, their cybernetic enhancements monitored by the authorities. Behind the scenes, government-affiliated organizations, Western spies, and mafiosos hunt each other down. This is Moscow, a city where freedom, truth, and prosperity have long since disappeared. Danila Kragin, a disposable asset called a “janitor,” is a flesh-and-blood mercenary. He now sprints down alleyways, submachine gun in hand. He must make it home—not only for his beloved Stasia, but for his younger siblings waiting for his return.
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Creator: Aka Akasaka (story), Mengo Yokoyari (art)
Summary: Get a deep dive into the first season of the [Oshi no Ko] anime! With detailed information on characters and story, art from the making of the anime, and interviews galore, this book is packed with insights into the production of the hit series!
Source: Press release
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