Animals: What are Their Secrets?

With the recent release of I'm the Catlord's Manservant, the airing of the final season of Fruits Basket, and the extremely popular anime for So I'm a Spider, So What?, we at Yen Press realized something:

We publish a lot of manga and light novels about animals. Whether you like cute and cuddly or monstrous, we've got you covered with a selection of fine titles that appeal to your wild side.

Some of these feature human intelligences in the body of an animal. Does that still count as an animal? Does it raise deeper philosophical questions about the nature of sentience? Yes! Don't worry about it!

I’m the Catlords’ Manservant by Rat Kitaguni

A penniless, destitute young man must tend to the every need of six cats. The cats can transform into pretty boys, but they're really still cats at heart. If he does this, he'll be able to lead a comfortable life... Can he stand it?

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

Tohru Honda meets the wealthy Soma Family. Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma take Tohru in, initially in exchange for doing small chores around the house.

Also, all the Somas are cursed to turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac when they're stressed or embraced.

Nyankees by Atsushi Okada

"Eh? You want to pick a fight with the biggest guy on the block? Oi! Take a look at this guy. Let's size him up first."

He's a cat. The guy he's about to fight is also a cat. It's all a visual metaphor. Street cats in Tokyo rumble it out both in fact and in thug-o-vision!

Shibuya Goldfish by Hiroumi Aoi

How bad can a little goldfish be? Bad. Not to be coy, but when swarms of giant, man eating goldfish run amock in Shibuya, maybe the humans are the ones trapped in a little bowl. Doesn't feel too good, does it? DOES IT?

So I’m a Spider, So What? by Okina Baba, Illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu

When a teen girl from Japan is trapped in the body of a spider in a fantasy world, she's forced to learn fun facts about spider biology in order to survive. This is a highly educational series. Did you know that spiders can learn Abyss Magic?