Anime NYC 2026 Wrap Up!

Thank you so much for attending Anime NYC 2026! If you missed our announcements there or on social media, here's a quick recap of the new titles joining our lineup!

Joining Yen Press we have...

Hot Nights at the Hot Springs, Secret Trip No. 241

By Sonoo Michiru

If there’s one thing middle-aged salarymen Ishida and Kimura love more than each other, it’s a good hot spring. These two have carved out a weekend every month to spend a steamy night together soaking in the rejuvenating waters, carrying on a tradition from their youth. Hidden from their friends and colleagues, their love has simmered quietly as the decades passed. Sure, they both agreed either one could call it off anytime, but for twenty years, they’ve never missed a trip—because the thought of lying in each other’s arms warms them more than any hot spring ever could.

Can I Call You Unnie?

By Alt Hanakage

As a diehard K-pop fan, Natsuki has spent every day in tears since the main vocalist of her favorite girl group retired and vanished from social media. That is, until her coworker hits her with a truth bomb—is Natsuki really going to spend the rest of her life waiting for her idol to come back?! Filled with new energy, Natsuki downloads a dating app. Except the first woman she matches with…looks just like her fave?!

Seal My Lips with a Kiss

By Fudou Fudono

When Kaede misses the last train home from work, she winds up spending the night staying over with her coworker Shiotani, who’s carried a torch for her for two long years. But she’s thrown for a loop when Shiotani asks her to bind his hands—since he can’t promise he won’t assault her otherwise… Just when she does as he asks, they’re interrupted by his roommate, Mizoguchi from sales, coming home! Their only recourse is to hide in the closet, but in that cramped space they have no way to avoid each other…

“If this comes undone…I don’t know what I’ll do…”

Kaede’s never seen this side of her unassuming STEM coworker, but his words and her position at his mercy start to light a fire in her…!

The Gray Exorcist

By Hachioki Nekono

Seiko is an exorcist working for the Public Safety diviners’ office in a world under attack by man-eating beasts/spirits(??) known as “Twilight.” Every night at the third hour of the ox(?), his work of hunting and banishing the creatures begins. But Seiko has one dark secret: His only remaining family is a Twilight named Kyue, whom he’s harboring in his own home! When the truth comes out to Seiko’s superior officer, however, Seiko’s life turns upside down—because anyone supporting the Twilight becomes branded as a traitor, and the wanted posters of him are just the beginning…

Übel Blatt II: Knights of the Fallen King

By Etorouji Shiono

One year after the battle with Glenn, Köinzell—now serving as Viceroy Ascheriit within the Imperial Army led by Empress Elsaria—is deployed to quell the rebellions that continue to plague the realm. Alongside him, Commander in Chief Geranpen, Chief Consul Aht, and Blatt Meister Ichfeis join forces to defend the Empire and support Elsaria. Through it all, in the remote southern territory of Helenirdo, a resistance group calling themselves the Knights of the Fallen King, who believe in Glenn’s resurrection, begins to move in the shadows. The fates of Köinzell and the Seven Heroes have once again become inextricably intertwined…

Interdimensional Memoir

By Runta

Tomo has never found a single ounce of meaning or interest in his life in the real world. But his boring childhood gets turned upside down when, on his way home from school, he runs into a naive, childlike creature hailing from…a parallel reality?! This bizarre encounter sends him tumbling down a rabbit hole into a world full of the people and towns beyond his wildest imagination!

Make It an Eternity

By Sato Kanae

Towako is a shut-in who lives a quiet life together with her older brother. But one day, her world is turned upside down when a gaggle of drop-dead handsome hosts suddenly stop by all claiming to be her brother’s friends! Then clothes begin to fly, and the mood gets hot and heavy… What on earth will become of Towako’s peaceful solitude?!

The Goblin Samurai

By kikurage

There are legends of a nameless goblin swordsman. Missing one eye, with no mastery of magic, and born from a low-ranking tribe, yet he is well-spoken—and a warrior of peerless skill. With grace that matches his peerless swordplay, the tale of this wanderer from another world begins!

My Crush’s Crush

Art by Sekina Aoi, Story by Ryo Tsuzura

When Sora Akizuki confesses his feelings to Miya Fuwa, he gets rejected outright. As it turns out, she likes Asahi Suzukaze, the president of the mysterious “Clinical Trials Club.” When he joins the club to learn more about Asahi, he discovers that she also has a crush on someone else! Could this chain of crushes get any more complicated…?

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Joining Yen On we have...

'Cause I'm Freedom!

Story by Taro Hitsuji, Illustrations by Akitake Azumi

THE GUN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD!

Faye Leonheart is a seventeen-year-old sword-fighting prodigy and the heir apparent to the mightiest warrior clan. After three long years, she finally returns from her sword-training pilgrimage…with a magical machine gun in hand?! Promptly disowned by her family with nothing but her beloved firearm for company, this trigger-happy young lady commits herself to studying ancient technology called overgear. After all, who has time for regrets when freedom calls? The world is full of archaic ruins, and Faye is ready to explore them, full-metal style!

The Witch's Conviction, The Beast's Redemption

Story by Yuki Sakai, Illustrations by Ao Nekonabe

THE CRUELEST OF ALL BEASTS—HUMANKIND

Leonardo Nix once dreamed of becoming an alchemist. Instead, he’s in a maximum-security prison, languishing in guilt and self-disgust. After all, he admitted to breaking an unspeakable taboo—eating his comrades. Then, not long into his imprisonment, he is suddenly transformed into a hideous monstrosity. He flees the prison as guards sound the alarm, but nowhere is safe for such a terrible beast. And though he doesn’t want to hurt anyone, a dark hunger for human flesh stirs within him. When all hope seems lost, he crosses paths with Elena the witch, who offers to find a way to break his curse! Unfortunately, there’s a catch: As her familiar, he’ll still get blood on his hands…straying even farther from the path of redemption.

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Joining Ize Press we have...

Solo Leveling: Ragnarok (novel)

By DAUL

THE SEQUEL NOVEL TO HIT FANTASY SERIES SOLO LEVELING!

In a world overrun by gates, monsters, and powerful hunters, Sooho Sung is nothing more than an ordinary college student. His parents disappeared just before the gates began appearing three years ago, and although he sometimes dreams of battling monsters and gaining levels like a character in a video game, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about him. That changes when a monster outbreak erupts on his college campus. With danger closing in, Sooho fights the urge to flee and follows in the footsteps of his police detective father, risking his life to save a classmate. His chances of survival seem slim—until a mysterious message appears:

[Congratulations on becoming a Player.] 

Solo Leveling (Spanish Comic & Novel Edition)

By Chugong

Descubre el exitoso cómic de fantasía que arrasó en todo el mundo!

Conocido como el cazador más débil de la humanidad, la contribución de Jinwoo Sung—un cazador de rango E—a las incursiones se limita a intentar no morir en el intento. Por desgracia, entre las facturas médicas de su madre, la matrícula de su hermana, y su propia falta de perspectivas laborales, no le queda más remedio que seguir arriesgando la vida. Así que cuando surge la oportunidad de ganar más dinero, la aprovecha...¡solo para encontrarse cara a cara con un ser cuyo poder supera todo lo que jamás haya visto! Con el líder del grupo habiendo perdido un brazo y la única sanadora paralizada por el miedo, ¿logrará Jinwoo encontrar una salida para todos?  

Solo Leveling: The Board Game Standard & Ultimate Edition

Art by DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), Original Story by Chugong

[Congratulations on becoming a Player.] 

Step into the shoes of your favorite characters from the bestselling novel and comic, Solo Leveling! Form a party of up to four players and go on an epic campaign to defeat seven iconic boss monsters from the series, with fun twists to keep each round as entertaining as the last. Venturing on a solo quest? Then take up the mantle of the protagonist, Jinwoo Sung himself, in the Solo Leveling campaign mode.  

Arise, Hunter, for the fate of humanity is in your hands! 

Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid

By Yoonhee Na

The year is 1926, a troubling time for Koreans whose country is under a brutal annexation by the Japanese empire. But to Sooah, a teenage servant at a wealthy household, such issues are a faraway concern, and she is content to live in her small corner, like a mermaid who cares little for the world above the surface…That is, until one day, she happens upon the unconscious body of a young man named Uihyeon, a freedom fighter on the run from the Japanese. And just like in a fairy tale, this fateful meeting brings Sooah out of the calming waves into a world filled with turmoil and heartbreak, but also beauty and courage. 

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Finally, joining Yen Audio we have...

Rise of the Lowborn: Ascending the Ranks by Crushing Incompetent Nobles 

Story by Kosaka Hanane, Illustration by Kurogiri

Hazen Heim is a newly appointed imperial military officer who had the poor luck of being born without a silver spoon in his mouth. This means that instead of landing a cushy nepotism gig, he’s being sent to the front lines to deal with the worst of the worst. Awaiting him are scumbag supervisors who constantly steal credit, low-life leaders who love to abuse their power, and bumbling members of the brass who have never had to make a hard decision once in their lives. Fortunately, Hazen racked up decades of knowledge and experience in his past life as a legendary mage. Now it’s his turn to put the tyrants in their place, and they’re going to learn that when they go low, he goes lower…

The Boy and the Beast

By Mamoru Hosoda

Tokyo's a big city-big enough that it's easy for a grieving boy like Ren to slip through the cracks. But Ren slips a little farther than he meant to, tumbling into the beast world of Jutengai! He ends up with a new name--Kyuta--and a new life learning the way of the sword as the apprentice of the bear Kumatetsu. Kumatetsu's got problems of his own, though, and the boy and the beast may have more to learn from each other than they realize. But the boy's arrival in the realm of the beasts has put both their worlds in danger, and they're going to need more than life lessons to face it!

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And that is all!