Yen Press announces nine new licences for April 2027
Yen Press has announced nine new manga, light novel and audiobook licences, with the slate scheduled to debut in April 2027.
Yen Press has announced a batch of new English-language licences at MCM London Comic Con, with the newly acquired slate spanning manga, light novels and an audiobook.
The announcement includes Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie: Extra Round! as a novel, alongside And Thus, the Wizard Noi Garené Became a Bride 100 Years Later, Secret: Homicide Edition, My Yandere Girlfriend Hiding in the Dungeon Kills Me Over and Over Again, About a Place in the Kinki Region, My Childhood Friend Meows Under the Skirt, Summer Boy Blues and Is the Hot-Voiced Streamer Into Me?! as manga or related print releases. Yen Press also listed Princess Scarlet as an audiobook and Cause I’m Freedom! as an audiobook title. 1
Yen Press says the newly licensed works will debut in April 2027. The announcement gives each title a short premise, ranging from a royal romance with an alternate route in Cecilia Sylvie: Extra Round! to a supernatural reunion in And Thus, the Wizard Noi Garené Became a Bride 100 Years Later. The slate also includes horror, found-footage-inspired mystery, dungeon fantasy and romantic drama, giving the publisher a broad mix rather than a single themed push. 1
The announcement follows Yen Press’s own MCM London Comic Con programme, which advertised an industry panel and new announcements at the October event. The publisher’s official site also lists Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie in its catalogue, making that series the clearest first-party visual anchor for this licensing round. 2
The April 2027 timing is the firmest detail available so far. Yen Press has named the works and their formats, but the announcement does not provide individual release dates, volume numbers or final English publication schedules for every title. Those details will likely arrive closer to launch.
Our opinion
This is a useful licensing update because it gives readers a clear look at the range of Yen Press’s 2027 pipeline, rather than teasing one isolated acquisition. The strongest immediate hook is Cecilia Sylvie: Extra Round!: a post-series collection with alternate romantic routes is easy for existing readers to place, while the darker premises among the other titles should give the slate some variety. The April 2027 window is still broad, though, so readers should treat this as an early announcement rather than a complete release calendar.