Since its initial announcement at MCM Comicon in London, Yen Press has updated its manga licensing list for 2023. The information was first made earlier today (depending on the time zone) and is still consistently updated. The titles/licensing from Yen Press manga to be included for distribution are;
Title: Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations
Author(s): Natsuki Takaya
Summary: In commemorating the anime adaptation of the beloved Fruits Basket manga, celebrate the gripping tale of Tohru and the Sohmas with illustrations and author commentary in a single omnibus.
Title: Higurashi: When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic
Author: Various
Summary: June 1983. While it usually signifies an inescapable doom for Rika and her closest companions, a crew of guest artists brings its cheerful vitality to life! Join the gang in their early summer adventures!
NEW NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT: Agent of the Four Seasons
The four seasons are complete. Daisy, the Agent of the Four Seasons, carries the burden of the cycle. When spring disappears, she must overcome hardship and fight back against disgrace. From the creator of Violet Evergarden. pic.twitter.com/DsTFqYYsHw
— Yen Press (@yenpress) May 27, 2023
Title: Agent of the Four Seasons (Shunka Shūtō Daikōsha) novel series
Author(s): Kana Akatsuki (illustrations by Suoh)
Summary: The four seasons are complete. Daisy, the Agent of the Four Seasons, carries the burden of the cycle. When spring disappears, she must overcome hardship and fight back against disgrace. From the creator of Violet Evergarden. (The novels topped the New Title category of the 2022 edition of the Takarajimasha‘s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook.)
Yen Press’s New Manga: Newer Titles to the Mix
Title: Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage (Hades-sama no Mujihi na Konin) manga
Author(s): Yuho Ueji
Summary: Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to avoid falling for the next person he sees?
Title: The Villainess Turns the Hourglass Manhwa
Author(s): Ant Studio, SANSOBEE
Summary: Aria faces death for misdeeds—but her stepsister Mielle revealed that she manipulated Aria! Instead of dying, Aria is sent back in time with a mysterious hourglass. Now Aria has one goal: to destroy Mielle’s life!
Title: Kiss the Scars of the Girls (Shōjo-tachi no Kizuato ni Kuchizuke wo) manga
Author(s): Aya Haruhana
Summary: Within a forest is an academy for girls, and its students share a secret—they’re all vampires! To learn to hunt without attracting human attention, the maidens forge bloody bonds of sisterhood. What fate will their ties bring?