Yen Press Licenses On the Boundary’s Road, Shino & Ren, More Manga – News

Yen Press It was announced on Friday that it has acquired the rights to four manga and one light novel series, which will be released in May 2026.

title: On the road to the border: works Morino Suzuka comics
author: Morino Suzuka

Synopsis: A boy encounters a cursed beast on the road at the edge of the forest. A demi-human becomes a servant to a wealthy mistress. The witch chats with her familiar. These and other stories of cross-species communication Morino Suzuka has been compiled into a beautiful collection, filled with the author’s exquisite lines.

title: Shino and Ren comics
author: Minori Chigusa

Synopsis: A tomboy and a quiet girl may not seem to have much in common at first glance, except that they are both passionately in love. Ren is loud, arrogant, and possessive, as opposed to Shino’s calm, reserved demeanor. But hey, sparks fly in the unlikeliest of circumstances and the couple can barely keep their hands on each other. Between Ren’s aggressive flirting and Shino’s lovable personality, if one of them doesn’t blush, the person they’re studying with certainly will.

title: Every adventure requires weapons! ——The Blacksmith Life of Obsessive Rudy—— comics
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Introduction: Rudy has one goal – to become a top weapons craftsman and make the coolest weapons in the world! Of course, her boss was always outraged by her bizarre creations, but she loved making them. And she lives outside the dungeon, so she’s in the perfect place to help adventurers fight monsters. She’s definitely not biting off more than she can chew…right?

title: The adventures of black cat nyango comics
author: Sato Yuko (story), Chiyoshi Shinoura (ability), Shishimaru (Art)
Summary: After leaving his hometown of Asuka Village, Nyango embarks on a journey to Ibro, all in order to join a team of adventurers called “Chariots”. But it turns out Chariot is on a mission! At this moment, Nyango received a personal request from an academy professor who was interested in Nyango’s wind magic. As a reward, he can learn new sigil magic and he is becoming the strongest adventurer possible!

title: The Alchemist’s Furry Island Vacation novel
author: Kisetsu Morita (story), Matsunai (illustration)
Summary: No one can deny that Freya is a child prodigy. And this genius has high hopes for life after graduation, hoping to work in a wonderful studio in a bustling city. So naturally, she was assigned to a backwater island in the far south! The local patron saint is a mythical beast named Liliel, who laments the poor state of the island. Liliel asks Freya to develop the island with the help of alchemy, and Freya just can’t resist the furry stuff! Freya quickly got to work, crafting high-quality potions, boxes that produced cool air, and more amazing magical tools. And this is just the beginning of this genius alchemist’s plan!

Source: press release

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