Fall In Love with Yen Press' Fall 2026 Anime Lineup!

The weather is changing, and bringing with it a chill, changing leaves, and a slew of new anime releases! Fall in love with this season’s anime tie-ins!

A RETURNER’S MAGIC SHOULD BE SPECIAL 

THE WORST CALAMITY HUMANKIND HAS EVER FACED…

Shadow Realms have ravaged the earth and decimated almost everyone in their way. The survival of humanity hinges upon the success of just six mages, including analytic fighter Desir Herrman. The remaining heroes make one final stand to end the bloodshed...but to no avail. Desir closes his eyes on what should be the end of his life—only to open them and see the beginning of his school days?! Desir has returned thirteen years back to the past, where he’s been given another chance. A chance to see the loved ones he lost, a chance to meet his fellow warriors again, and a chance to save the world…!

A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special, Vols. 1-6 are now available!

CHITOSE IS IN THE RAMUNE BOTTLE

Being popular isn’t easy. It’s hard to beat Saku Chitose. The most popular kid in his high school? Check. An ironclad reputation that can weather even vicious online attacks? Check. A group of friends as attractive on the outside as they are inside? Check. But when a teacher asks for his help bringing back a student who has been shut away in his room for months, Saku’s perfect world will never be the same. What is this, some kind of normie harem story...?

Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vols. 1-8 are now available! Also available as a manga!

DEMONS’ CREST 

THIS IS MORE THAN A GAME—THIS IS REAL LIFE.

Sixth-grader Yuuma Ashihara and his twin sister, Sawa, are playing Actual Magic , a brand-new virtual reality MMORPG, when it suddenly begins fusing with the real world. Amid all the chaos and confusion, it becomes clear that death is lurking around every corner, including when Yuuma runs into his classmate Sumika. Before, she was one of the cutest girls in his class, but she’s since undergone a terrible metamorphosis—into one of the game’s horrifying monsters! From the author of Sword Art Online and Accel World comes a story beyond VR and AR, where gaming and reality are one and the same…and staying alive is just the beginning!

Demons’ Crest, Vols. 1-3 are now available!

THE DETECTIVE IS ALREADY DEAD 

Kimihiko Kimizuka has always been a magnet for trouble and intrigue. For as long as he can remember, he’s been stumbling across murder scenes or receiving mysterious attache cases to transport. When he met Siesta, a brilliant detective fighting a secret war against an organization of pseudohumans, he couldn’t resist the call to become her assistant and join her on an epic journey across the world. …Until a year ago, that is. Now he’s returned to a life that is normal and tepid by comparison, knowing the adventure must be over. After all, the detective is already dead.

The Detective Is Already Dead, Vols. 1-12 are now available! Also available as a manga!

HI, I’M A WITCH, AND MY CRUSH WANTS ME TO MAKE A LOVE POTION 

“MAKE ME A LOVE POTION.”

And with that single sentence, the Good Witch of the Lake’s secret crush on the dashing Sir Harij ends in heartbreak. Still, when he promises to help her gather the ingredients, Rose is thrilled at the chance to gaze upon a man she’d normally never get to interact with. She learns to brace her pounding heart for their usual stilted conversations…but what is she to do when he inexplicably shows up at her doorstep with bread and a jar of apple butter?

Hi, I’m a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion, Vols. 1-5 are now available!

MAGICAL GIRL RAISING PROJECT 

Sugar and spice--but not playing nice! The hit smartphone game Magical Girl Raising Project is not only free, but one in tens of thousands of players will win real-life powers. In N City, sixteen of these lucky girls help the city's citizens--until upper management announces that each week, the least productive magical girl will lose her gifts. But this is no ordinary contest, and as the rules become increasingly sadistic, the competition to keep their powers becomes a vicious battle for the girls' very lives...

Magical Girl Raising Project, Vols. 1-18 are now available! Also available as a manga!

MAGICAL*EXPLORER 

OUT OF THE FRIEND ZONE AND INTO THE FIRE!

Few titles are more revered among horndogs-(ahem) connoisseurs of Japanese erotic video games-than Magical Explorer. One day, our smut-loving hero wakes up to find he has been reincarnated into the body of the game’s dreamboat protagonist! Or rather, his hapless comic-relief best friend, Kousuke Takioto. But with his unparalleled knowledge of Magical Explorer and Kousuke’s unorthodox abilities (a scarf that doubles as a fist?), our hero vows to turn the game’s unluckiest loser into its mightiest heartthrob. In this world, nothing is out of reach when you’ve got the know-how!

Magical*Explorer, Vols. 1-12 are now available! Also available as a manga and an audiobook!

OVERGEARED                 

Youngwoo Shin is a deadbeat in real life, working odd jobs to barely pay off his loans. Even his family has written him off as a hopeless video game addict. But when he logs in to the massively popular VR game Satisfy, Youngwoo becomes Grid the Warrior…who is also painfully mediocre. Everything changes when he stumbles across a tome containing the lost knowledge of a legendary blacksmith. The catch is, using it resets all his levels! In order to survive after being forced back to square one, Grid will need to hone his skills and gather reliable allies…or not! Who needs all that when you’re decked out in god-tier items?!

Overgeared, Vols. 1-11 are now available, with Vol. 12 now available for pre-order!

SO WHAT’S WRONG WITH GETTING REBORN AS A GOBLIN? 

Nice guys finish last—no one knows that better than office worker Akira Yagami, who loses his life after jumping into oncoming traffic to save a child. But death is not the end for our selfless hero, as he is reincarnated in another world—not as a human, but as a goblin! Normally, goblins only live for seven days, but thanks to Akira’s unique skill, he’s got eighty years to leave his mark on the world! Eager to make the most of his time, he starts stocking up on skills left and right, and one fateful day, he comes upon the Archfiend himself, who offers him the power to make anyone he defeats eternally loyal to him! With the world in the palm of his hand, how will he choose to use his newfound powers…?

So What’s Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin?, Vols. 1-10 are now available!

SASAKI AND PEEPS 

SWORDS AND SORCERY! PSYCHIC BATTLES?! MAGICAL GIRLS?!?! Tired and unfulfilled by his dead-end job, Sasaki decides to adopt Peeps, an adorable pet Java sparrow. Peeps, however, is really Piercarlo, a powerful sage from another world! After Peeps bestows Sasaki with magic and the ability to cross worlds, the two decide to export household items for profit in pursuit of a leisurely lifestyle. But when Sasaki’s new magic gets him mixed up in a whole other kind of supernatural struggle back in Japan, will it destroy his chances at realizing the relaxing life of his dreams?

Sasaki and Peeps, Vols. 1-10 are now available! Also available as a manga!

TOUGEN ANKI 

Shiki Ichinose would have never guessed his adoptive father used to be an Oni-hunting Momotarou, much less that the old man walked away from that life just to raise him despite Shiki’s dangerous Oni blood. After seeing the only parent he ever knew murdered by a Momotarou assassin, Shiki’s blood awakens. Thrust into an ancient conflict between Oni and Momotarou, Shiki will fight to survive, to take his revenge—and to hold back the calamity coursing through his veins…

Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood, Vols. 1-5 are now available, with Vol. 6 now available for pre-order!

THE WORLD’S STRONGEST WITCH 

THE GODS WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.

When Lorna manifests a completely useless ability, she’s labeled an embarrassment to her family and kicked out of the house. With no money or food, she’s about to hit rock bottom. But then, she figures out how to use her supposedly worthless SSS-Rank skill, “Internet.” This cheat-level talent gives her the know-how to gather an unlimited amount of valuable items and easily acquire rare equipment. Armed with godlike knowledge, Lorna’s free to do anything she wants! If only she could figure out what “lmfao” means…

The World’s Strongest Witch, Vols. 1-2 are now available, with Vol. 3 now available for pre-order!

From dead detectives to deadly magical girls, there’s plenty to watch. Spend this season right: jump into a new world of action, adventure, and romance!