Coming Soon in 2025

Can you believe that 2024 is almost over? Time sure does fly when you are in good company and surrounded by good books! This year, we had a lot of wonderful releases, such as The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, Semantic Error, and the Delicious in Dungeon: The Complete Box Set, and we even saw the return of the beloved Spice and Wolf Anniversary Collector's Edition! 
  
But what awaits Yen Press in 2025?  
  
Well. A LOT. 
  
Thsi year might have been great, but we are aiming for the stars and the boundless sky next year! So, you might ask, what are some releases that you absolutely must not miss out on in 2025? 
  
Let us be frank: You shouldn’t miss out on anything we publish, for every release is special to us just like our readers are. But, if you must insist, we’ve put together a list of releases that you should definitely look forward to in 2025. Of course, this list is not comprehensive but it will give you a good idea of just how important this year is going to be for us!
  
Starting first with…  
  
MANGA

The Failure at God School, Vol. 1 
  
By (Author) NATSU HYUUGA, (Character Design) MODOMU AKAGAWARA, (Art) SEIKAISHA
  
Modern life means modern solutions, even to supernatural problems. So of course the government would have a classification system, special schools, and licenses for people with mysterious powers—any manifestation of a miracle is enough to be called a “Himiko,” but only those with full certification may use the title of “god.” And high schooler Nagi is in serious need of a god! The death of her grandmother has left her family shrine devoid of the necessary divinity, and her hopelessly shut-in Himiko brother isn’t looking promising. But if Nagi isn’t careful, her search for a god might end with her finding more than she bargained for… 
 
The Failure at God School, Vol. 1 is coming to print and digital March 2025.

A Witch’s Life in Mongol, Vol. 1 
  
By Tomato Soup 
  
The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima’s desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of Töregene, the sixth wife of Ögedei, the second Great Khan—a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn… 
  
A Witch’s Life in Mongol, Vol. 1 is coming to print and digital May 2025.

Kindergarten Wars, Vol. 1 
 
By You Chiba 
 
Rita is Convict 999, a former legendary assassin who now works at a kindergarten for the children of world leaders. Her job is to protect the schoolchildren from the clutches of would-be assassins sent after them! But even with her overwhelming strength, Rita has a weakness—she’s head-over-heels for good-looking men!  
 
Kindergarten Wars, Vol. 1 is coming to print and digital May 2025. 

 
MANHWA

Kill the Villainess, Vol. 1 
  
By Haegi, (Author) Your April 
  
Eris Miserian knows the fate that awaits her—after losing her promised husband, the crown prince, to Helena, a daughter of a disgraced Count, Eris poisons her rival as an act of revenge. But after her plan is foiled, she is sentenced to death while Helena and the prince get to live their happily ever after. Or that is what happens in the novel Eris was reading in her past life before she woke up in this world. Now, desperate to return to her own world, she’ll do everything that she can to escape what the story has laid out for her and find a way back to her real life! 
 
Kill the Villainess, Vol. 1 is coming to print and digital February 2025.

Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit Dinner, Vol. 1 
  
By MUK_BU , (Adapted by) 0L , (Author) Sumnagi 
  
A string of murders has left the residents of Ira Street feeling uneasy….although that’s none of Shavonne’s business. The penniless author is too busy trying to secure his next paycheck to pay much attention to such matters—well, that and figuring out what the deal is with his strange new neighbor, Lewellyn, a young and handsome man who spends his days peeling onions on the stairs right outside Shavonne’s apartment. Shavonne tries not to concern himself, but when he makes a gruesome discovery during a candlelit dinner at Lewellyn’s place, both his neighbor’s eccentricities and the murders plaguing the community become harder to ignore… 
  
Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit Dinner, Vol. 1 is coming to print May 2025. 

Radio Storm, Vol. 1 
 
By Team S&S 
 
Are love and salvation possible at the end of the world? For core-user Sak, such a dream is unthinkable. Bullied by his peers at the war academy for his seemingly useless abilities, Sak spends every day focused only on survival. But when a deadly plague compromises the haven of his school, fantasy suddenly starts looking a whole lot more like reality. Now Sak must find his Caller—a person who amplifies his powers and who he'll feel an innate, deep sense of affection for. The only problem? When he finally meets his stranger, he thinks Sak has lost his mind! In the face of unreciprocated feelings, weaponized distrust, and life-or-death stakes, can Sak and his Caller meet on the same wavelength? Or will their journey lead them to a hell of regret…? 
 
Radio Storm, Vol. 1 is coming to print June 2025. 
 
NOVELS

Solo Leveling: The Novel Omnibus (novel) 
  
By Chugong, (Illustrator) DUBU(REDICE STUDIO) 
  
Arise, Solo Leveling fans! Experience all eight novels chronicling the tale of Jinwoo Sung in a deluxe omnibus fit for the strongest S-rank hunter. Featuring stunning art from the hit webcomic, this edition is sure to level up your collection! 
 
Solo Leveling: The Novel Omnibus (novel) is coming to print January 2025. 

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (novel), Vol. 1 
  
By singNsong 
  
Struggling office worker Dokja Kim’s sole joy in life is an online novel so obscure that he’s it’s only reader. Then one day the story comes to an end...and so does the world. Horrific monsters, ordinary people forced to kill or be killed, and Goblins gleefully streaming the carnage to a celestial audience—with the apocalypse straight out of his favorite novel unfolding around him, Dokja is the only one who can see this story to the finale! 
 
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (novel), Vol. 1 is coming to print and digital July 2025.

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (audio), Vol. 1 is coming July 2025.

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (comic), Vols. 1-5 are available now! 

The Summer Hikaru Died (light novel) 
  
By Mio Nukaga, (Illustrator) Mokumokuren 
  
The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape from their isolated village. But one fateful day when the two boys meet up, Yoshiki can immediately tell something is off. Though the person standing before him wears Hikaru’s face, Yoshiki knows that his friend is...gone. It is then that Yoshiki makes a decision. Although things will never be as they once were, he would prefer this Hikaru to no Hikaru at all. 
 
The Summer Hikaru Died (light novel) is coming to print April 2025. 
 
The Summer Hikaru Died, Vols. 1–4 are available now!

Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1 (novel)
  
By Cuttlefish That Loves Diving 
  
Through the storm of steam and machinery, who can achieve the extraordinary? In the mist of history and darkness, who whispers to me? When I woke up from the haze of mystery, I found myself in a world of guns, cannons, giant ships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, hanged men, and sealed artifacts. But the light still shines between it all, and the mystery is never more than two steps away. This is the legend of the Fool. 
 
Lord of Mysteries, Vol. 1 (novel) is coming to print June 2025. 

LIGHT NOVEL

I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, Vol. 1 (novel) 
  
By Izumi Okido, (Illustrator) Jyun Hayase
  
I’ve never been able to stand the typical heroine’s "goody-two-shoes" routine. Thankfully, all my dreams come true when I’m reincarnated as a villainess! Determined to become a woman that no one can criticize, I do my best to train my body, improve my intellect, and hone my magical skills. But for some reason, the harder I try, the more everyone seems to like me! No matter—I'll betray their every expectation and become the greatest villainess the world has ever known! 
 
I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, Vol. 1 (novel) is coming to print and digital February 2025. 
 
I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, Vol. 1 (manga) is available now! 
  
ART BOOK

Doodles by Ryoko Kui: Daydream Hour 
  
By Ryoko Kui 
  
From Ryoko Kui, author of Delicious in Dungeon, comes a lush compilation of artwork drawn over the course of the hit series’ creation! Featuring hundreds of pages of comics, sketches, and full color illustrations, this gorgeous collection will help you discover new sides to your favorite characters as they’re depicted in situations you’ve never seen before! 

Doodles by Ryoko Kui: Daydream Hour is coming to print and digital May 2025. 
 
Delicious in Dungeon: The Complete Box Set is available now! 
  
AUDIOBOOK

The Eminence in Shadow (audiobook) 
  
By Daisuke Aizawa 
  
Even in his past life, Cid’s dream wasn’t to become a protagonist or a final boss. He’d rather lie low as a minor character until it’s prime time to reveal he’s a mastermind…or at least, do the next best thing—pretend to be one! And now that he’s been reborn into another world, he’s ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal—and everyone knows the truth but him! 
 
The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 1 (audiobook) is coming June 2025. 
 
The Eminence in Shadow, Vols. 1–5 (light novel) are available now! 
 
The Eminence in Shadow, Vols. 1–11 (manga) are available now! 
  
See you all in 2025, and you can look forward to even more awesomeness in the coming months!