51 % hachette book group usa 49 % status active founded 2006 2006 founder kurt hassler rich johnson country of origin united states headquarters location new york city distribution worldwide official website www.yenpress.com yen press llc is an american manga and graphic novel publisher co owned by kadokawa corporation and hachette book group . in addition to their regular book releases yen press produces yen plus a monthly manga anthology . the company s varied list demonstrates an interest in publishing a wide variety of japanese manga korean manhwa and other international content . in addition to translated material yen press has released original series most notably a manga adaptation of james patterson s maximum ride and svetlana chmakova s nightschool . contents 1 history 2 titles 2.1 original series 2.2 manga 2.3 manhwa 2.4 manhua 2.5 light novels 2.6 european titles 3 references 4 external links history edit yen press was founded in 2006 by former borders group buyer kurt hassler and dc comics vp rich johnson who left the imprint in the fall of 2008 . in july 2007 it was announced that yen press was to absorb icekunion a korean publisher that had been releasing manhwa to the united states . while the manga titles bearing icekunion s label would be continued to be sold in stores subsequent printings would bear the yen press logo . kurt hassler assured fans we plan to pick up all the existing icekunion titles ... we re going to continue everything so fans shouldn t worry . none of these series are going to fall into a void . 1 yen press had previously stated that it would like to release 30 40 volumes within 2008 . one of the flagship titles of their original english artists line has been announced to be nightschool which would be released by canadian svetlana chmakova who is known for her tokyopop title dramacon . during new york comic con 2008 yen press announced that the titles soul eater nabari no ou sumomomo momomo bamboo blade and higurashi no naku koro ni would run in their monthly anthology magazine yen plus . the first issue debuted on july 29 2008 . in 2009 yen press announced that it had acquired the rights to yotsuba & 2 3 and azumanga daioh 4 from their former licensee a.d. vision . in september 2009 yen press rereleased the first five volumes of yotsuba & in addition to releasing the sixth volume ; azumanga daioh was rereleased with a newly translated version in december 2009 . on april 11 2016 it was announced that yen press would function as a joint venture between hachette book group and major japanese publisher kadokawa corporation with kadokawa owning 51 % of the company . 5 titles edit see also category yen press titles original series edit beautiful creatures story by kami garcia & margaret stohl art by cassandra jean the clique story by lisi harrison art by yishan li daniel x by james patterson with michael ledwidge art by seunghui kye the dark hunters infinity story by sherrilyn kenyon art by jiyoung ahn gossip girl ; art and adaptation by hyekyung baek original concept by cecily von ziegesar the infernal devices story by cassandra clare art by hyekyung baek interview with the vampire claudia s story story by anne rice art by ashley marie witter maximum ride ; story by james patterson art by narae lee nightschool by svetlana chmakova soulless story by gail carriger art by rem twilight the graphic novel ; story by stephenie meyer art by young kim the world of quest by jason t. kruse manga edit a certain magical index by chuya kogino original story by kazuma kamachi character design by kiyotaka haimura accel world story by reki kawahara art by hiroyuki aigamo akame ga kill story by takahiro art by tetsuya tashiro akame ga kill zero story by takahiro art by kei toru aldnoah.zero season one story by olympus knights art by pinakes alice in murderland by kaori yuki alice in the country of hearts story by quinrose art by soumei hoshino alice in the country of hearts my fanatic rabbit story by quinrose art by delico psyche alice on deadlines by shiro ihara ani imo by haruko kurumatani another story by yukito ayatsuji art by hiro kiyohara aoharu x machinegun by naoe azumanga daioh by kiyohiko azuma b. ichi by atsushi ohkubo bamboo blade story by masahiro totsuka art by aguri igarashi barakamon by satsuki yoshino betrayal knows my name by hotaru odagiri big order by sakae esuno black bullet story by shiden kanzaki art by morinohon character design by saki ukai black butler by yana toboso black god ; story by dall young lim art by sung woo park blood lad by yuuki kodama a bride s story by kaoru mori btooom by junya inoue bunny drop by yumi unita bungo stray dogs story by kafka asagiri art by sango harukawa cat paradise by yuji iwahara chaika the coffin princess by shinta sakayama original story by ichir sakaki character design by namaniku atk cirque du freak ; story by darren shan art by takahiro arai crimson shell by jun mochizuki darker than black ; original story by bones and tensai okamura art by nokiya death march to the parallel world rhapsody by megumu aya original story by hiro ainana character design by shri demonizer zilch by milan matra dimension w by y ji iwahara the disappearance of nagato yuki chan story by nagaru tanigawa art by puyo characters by noizi ito doubt ; by yoshiki tonogai dragon girl by toru fujieda dragons rioting by tsuyoshi watanabe durarara ; story by ryohgo narita art by akiyo satorigi emma by kaoru mori erased by kei sanbe first love monster by akira hiyoshimaru goblin slayer ; story by k suke kurose art by k suke kurose hero tales ; story by huang jin zhou art by hiromu arakawa highschool of the dead ; written by daisuke sat illustrated by sh ji sat higurashi when they cry story by ryukishi07 artist depends on story arc horimiya story by hero art by daisuke hagiwara ichiroh by mikage is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon ; by kunieda original story by fujino omori character design by suzuhito yasuda the isolator story by reki kawahara illustration by naoki koshimizu is this a zombie ; story by shinichi kimura art by sacchi judge ; by yoshiki tonogai kagerou daze ; story by jin shizen no teki p art by mahiro satou character design by sidu and wannyanpuu kaoru mori anything and something by kaoru mori k on by kakifly karneval by t ya mikanagi kaze no hana ; story by ushio mizta art by akiyoshi ohta kieli ; story by yukako kabei art by shiori teshirogi kingdom hearts ; by shiro amano original concept tetsuya nomura formerly published by tokyopop kin iro mosaic by yui hara kobato . by clamp konosuba god s blessing on this wonderful world by masahito watari original story by natsume akatsuki character design by kurone mishima log horizon story by mamare touno art by kazuhiro hara love quest by lily hoshino the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya ; story by nagaru tanigawa art by gaku tsugano character design by noizi ito the melancholy of suzumiya haruhi chan ; story and art by puyo originally created by nagaru tanigawa character design by noizi ito the misfortune of kyon and koizumi original story by nagaru tanigawa characters by noizi ito monthly girls nozaki kun by izumi tsubaki mr. flower bride by lily hoshino mr. flower groom by lily hoshino murci lago by kana yoshimura my girlfriend s a geek ; story by pentabu art by rize shinba nabari no ou by yuhki kamatani himeyuka and rozione s story by yumeka sumomo not love but delicious foods by fumi yoshinaga of the red the light and the ayakashi by haccaworks and nanao omamori himari by milan matra oninagi by akira ishida overlord written by satoshi shio and illustrated by hugin miyama pandora hearts by jun mochizuki prison school by akira hiramoto puella magi homura tamura by magica quartet puella magi kazumi magica the innocent malice story by magica quartet art by masaki hiramatsu puella magi madoka magica story by magica quartet art by hanokage puella magi madoka magica homura s revenge by magica quartet puella magi madoka magica the different story story by magica quartet art by hanokage puella magi madoka magica the movie rebellion story by magica quartet art by hanokage puella magi oriko magica story by magica quartet art by kuroe mura puella magi oriko magica sadness prayer story by magica quartet art by kuroe mura rokka braves of the six flowers story by ishio yamagata illustration by kei toru romeoxjuliet art by com rose guns days story by ryukishi07 art by soichiro rust blaster by yana toboso sakura no himegoto by akira hagio sasameke by ryuji gotsubo scum s wish by mengo yokoyari secret by yoshiki tonogai sh jo sh matsu ryok by tsukumizu shoulder a coffin kuro by satoko kiyuduki smokin parade by jinsei kataoka and kazuma kondou so i can t play h story by pan tachibana art by yoshiaki katsurai and shou okagiri soul eater by atsushi ohkubo soul eater not by atsushi ohkubo space dandy written by masafumi haradaand illustrated by sung woo park and red ice spice and wolf by isuna hasekura spiral the bonds of reasoning ; story by kyo shirodaira art by eita mizuno s.s. astro by negi banno strike the blood by gakuto mikumo sumomomo momomo by shinobu ohtaka sundome by kazuto okada sunshine sketch by ume aoki suzunari by shoko iwami sword art online aincrad story by reki kawahara art by tamako nakamura sword art online fairy dance story by reki kawahara art by hazuki tsubasa sword art online girls ops story by reki kawahara art by neko nekoby sword art online progressive story by reki kawahara art by kiseki himura tale of the waning moon by hyouta fujiyama tena on s string by sesuna mikabe the devil is a part timer by akio h ragi original story by satoshi wagahara character design by 029 thermae romae by mari yamazaki today s cerberus by ato sakurai tohyou game story by chihiro and goo art by tatsuhiko triage x by shouji sato trinity seven story by kenji sait art by akinari nao bel blatt by etor ji shiono ugly duckling s love revolution by yuuki fujinari umineko when they cry story by ryukishi07 art by kei natsumi unhappy go lucky by cotoji until death do us part story by hiroshi takashige art by double s welcome to the erotic bookstore by pon watanabe welcome to wakaba soh by chako abeno with the light by keiko tobe yotsuba & by kiyohiko azuma yowamushi pedal by wataru watanabe zombie loan by peach pit manhwa edit 11th cat by mikyung kim 13th boy by sangeun lee angel diary ; story by yunhee lee art by kara aron s absurd armada by misun kim the antique gift shop by eun lee bring it on by hyekyung baek chocolat story and art by jisang shin and geo comic by sihyun ha croquis pop story by kwanghyun seo art by jinho ko cynical orange by jiun yun forest of gray city by junghyun uhm freak ; story by dongeun yi art by chung yu goong by sohee park heavenly executioner chiwoo ; story by hana lee art by kangho park hissing by eunyoung kang jack frost by jinho ko laon ; story by hyun you art by youngbin kim legend ; story by soojung woo art by kara moon boy by youngyou lee one fine day by sirial one thousand and one nights ; story by jinseok jeon art by seunghee han raiders by jinjun park pig bride by kookhwa huh and sujin kim real lies by siyoung lee sarasah by ryang ruy sugarholic by googoo gong time and again by