Yen Press Announces 15 New Manga and Light Novel Licenses for December 2026

Yen Press confirmed 15 new acquisitions slated for December 2026 release, expanding its catalog with eight manga series, six light novels, and one collector's box set. The announcement rounds out a busy licensing season for the publisher, which also unveiled nine titles at Anime North earlier this year.

Eight New Manga Series Join the Lineup

The manga side of the December slate spans fantasy, romance, supernatural, and slice-of-life genres. The full list of new manga licenses includes:

Witches Can't Be Collared

Your Castle's Little Helper: Please Feed Me, I'll Work

Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!

I'm the Monster Girl You Once Saved

Love Me to My Core

The Purple Clavel: They Took Everything, So I've Bloomed Once More as a Villainous Femme Fatale

The Reincarnated Devil's Plot for Raising the Ultimate Hero

Yamada's Class Diary

The selection leans into isekai and fantasy-adjacent premises, with titles like The Purple Clavel offering a villainess narrative twist and The Reincarnated Devil's Plot mixing demonic scheming with hero-building. On the lighter end, Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family and Yamada's Class Diary bring slice-of-life warmth, while Love Me to My Core targets romance readers.

Six Light Novels and a Familiar Franchise Return

The light novel acquisitions are equally varied, headlined by a notable entry in the DanMachi franchise. The six new novels are:

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi

Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom

Mafia

Shino & Ren: Future

Playful Relationships

The Immortal Witch Would Sacrifice Ten Thousand Lives to Fulfill a Simple Wish

The DanMachi Familia Chronicle spinoff focuses on Asfi Al Andromeda, the item-crafting adventurer and leader of the Hermes Familia. The Familia Chronicle line has previously spotlighted characters like Ryuu Lion, giving side-cast members room for deeper backstory exploration. DanMachi remains one of Yen Press's flagship light novel franchises, with the main series and multiple spinoffs already in print.

Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom and The Immortal Witch round out the fantasy end, while Shino & Ren: Future and Playful Relationships cater to readers looking for character-driven and romance-oriented storytelling.

Bungo Stray Dogs Collector's Box Set

Rounding out the December announcements, Yen Press will release the Bungo Stray Dogs Case Files: BSD 01–10 Manga Box Set, packaging the first ten volumes of the long-running supernatural action series into a single collector's edition. Bungo Stray Dogs, created by Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa, has maintained a strong readership in English thanks to steady manga releases and multiple anime seasons. The box set offers an accessible entry point for new readers or a display-worthy upgrade for existing fans.

A Packed Licensing Calendar

The 15 December titles follow Yen Press's nine-title announcement at Anime North in late May, bringing the publisher's mid-2026 licensing haul to 24 new acquisitions in under a month. That pace signals continued confidence in the English-language manga and light novel market, where reader demand has driven publishers to accelerate their licensing cadence throughout 2025 and 2026. All 15 titles are scheduled for December 2026 release, with exact dates and pre-order availability expected in the coming months.