Get Cozy with the Winter 2025 Yen Press Anime Lineup!

Grab your favorite blanket and your drink of choice, because this winter we are cozying up in front of our screens with yet another great anime season!

Shy high schoolers, bloody elves, top-notch hunters, and more are waiting to be your companions this January, so choose wisely (or choose all of them)! Let’s discover what’s dropping in the Winter 2025 anime season!

HONEY LEMON SODA

Uka Ishimori has one dream in life: to have fun in high school! As a self-avowed dense, stone-faced introvert who spent all of middle school hardening her heart against a daily barrage of bullying, breaking out of her shell is easier said than done. Luckily, she’s not alone—Kai Miura, a classmate whose blond hair reminds her of the lemon soda he so enjoys, has her back. Step by step, she endeavors to cast off the shadows of her past and reinvigorate her life!

Honey Lemon Soda, Vols. 1–7 are available now!

I'M A BEHEMOTH, AN S-RANKED MONSTER, BUT MISTAKEN FOR A CAT, I LIVE AS AN ELF GIRL'S PET

A proud knight, slain in battle, finds himself alive once more-reincarnated in the body of a fearsome behemoth. As if he wasn't confused enough by this turn of events, apparently behemoth cubs look exactly like adorable kittens?! Even if the rest of the world sees him as soft and cuddly, he has the honor of a noble warrior and the strength of an unstoppable S-ranked monster, both of which will be put to the test as he fights to protect the beautiful elf who has taken him as her pet!

I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet, Vols. 1-10 are available now!

I MAY BE A GUILD RECEPTIONIST, BUT I’LL SOLO ANY BOSS TO CLOCK OUT ON TIME

Alina Clover signed up to be a receptionist for the Adventurers Guild thinking it would be her ticket to the good life—stable pay, regular hours, and safe workplace conditions. Unfortunately, her dream gig turns into a nightmare of endless paperwork and overtime whenever the adventurers she helps coordinate get stuck clearing a dungeon. But people aren’t made to grind forever, so Alina sneaks off at night to give the monsters holding things up a beatdown, courtesy of her massive war hammer. Keeping this all under wraps to avoid violating her office’s ban on second jobs is difficult, especially when the tales of her exploits start to spread, but Alina somehow manages to keep her identity safe…until the leader of the strongest party in the guild catches her defeating a boss one fateful night! Does Alina have what it takes to stop her life from going topsy-turvy?!

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (light novel), Vols. 1–4 are available now!

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (manga), Vols. 1–3 are available now!

ÜBEL BLATT

Rumors stir throughout the land: When the wielder of the Black Sword draws his dark blade, all who stand in its path are torn asunder...! Köinzell, the mysterious young boy who carries the Black Sword, undeniably wields it with exceptional skill, but can he truly be responsible for the bloody rumors? Pursued by the Traitorous Lances, four powerful warriors who were thought to have been defeated by the Seven Heroes, the strength of the young swordsman will be tested to its limit. At battle's end, only the shocking truth of Köinzell's quest will stand above the corpses of his enemies... An epic fantasy on the grandest of scales!

The complete Ubel Blatt (manga) series is available now!

Übel Blatt II (serial), Chapters 1-9 are available now! 

Preorder Übel Blatt Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1—available later this month!

Anime with New Seasons

ISHURA SEASON 2

Tremendous destruction has been wrought by the central players in the New Demon King War. Gods made flesh have met their end as their names enter the annals of history. Even so, there are still those with enough power to give shape to the new era. Among them are a golem who revives endlessly by conquering whatever weakness caused its downfall, a giant whose far-reaching arrows transform the very terrain, and an entity that reduces everything it touches to dust... When these forces of nature encounter those who would use their powers for their own ends, the world enters a veritable arms race. And while the seat of the True Hero remains empty, those who profit most from conflict bide their time while their champion lights the flames of war once again.

Ishura, Vols. 1–8 are available now! 

Ishura (audiobook), Vols. 1–5 are available now! 

MY HAPPY MARRIAGE SEASON 2

After months of staying by Kiyoka’s side, Miyo is finally invited to the Kudou family villa to meet her future in-laws. Far from receiving a warm welcome, however, she quickly discovers that her fiancé’s mother, Fuyu, has no intention of accepting her as his bride. But Miyo will do anything to make her engagement work, even if that means putting up with abuse from Fuyu while attempting to bridge the gap between them. Meanwhile, Kiyoka heads to a nearby village to investigate reports of a fiend that stalks the night…

My Happy Marriage (light novel), Vols. 1–7 are available now! 

My Happy Marriage (audiobook), Vol. 1 is available now! 

SOLO LEVELING SEASON 2

When Jinwoo sets about mentoring one of Jinho’s recruits—who also happens to be his sister’s good friend—a White Tiger Guild training operation seems like the perfect opportunity to show her what being a hunter really entails. But the moment he and Songyi enter the gate, Jinwoo realizes something is wrong. With a flash of red, the exit vanishes, stranding them and the White Tiger trainees in a frozen forest for what could be weeks—or until someone can defeat the dungeon’s formidable boss…

The complete Solo Leveling (novel) series is available now!

The complete Solo Leveling (audiobook) series is available now!

Solo Leveling (comic), Vols. 1–10 are available now!

Preorder Solo Leveling: The Novel Omnibus (novel)—available January 2024! 

TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN SEASON  2

When Nene is invited by enigmatic playboy Natsuhiko to a sketchy yet oddly enjoyable tea party, she meets Hanako-kun’s “girlfriend” and his “little brother”...?! On top of that, she learns that one of her classmates might actually be a school mystery, but she doesn’t know who! Hanako offers to help —but just how far will he go to lure this supernatural out of hiding?

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vols. 1–20 are available now!

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun: First Stall and Toilet-bound Hanako-kun: Second Stall are available now! 

After-school Hanako-kun is available now! 

AidaIro Illustrations: Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vols. 1–2 are available now!

UNNAMED MEMORY SEASON 2

A New History, the Same Destiny Prince Oscar of Farsas, seeking to rid himself of the curse placed on him fifteen years ago, ventures to the thriving Magic Empire of Tuldarr in hopes that its mages might succeed in breaking the spell. Although Tuldarr’s king proves incapable of the task, he claims there may be another powerful enough to help Oscar—a young woman named Tinasha. Despite having been in magical slumber for four hundred years, this proposed savior already seems well acquainted with the prince, even insisting that he marry her! While the pair navigate their unusual relationship, a dark conspiracy grips the land. Tinasha thinks herself the only one who recalls the erased past, but is she truly?

The complete Unnamed Memory (light novel) series is available now!

Unnamed Memory (manga), Vols. 1–5 are available now!

So start the New Year off right with these great anime series, and make sure to check out the source material if you can’t say no to spoilers!