{"rewrite":{"id":"r_19d7d3966c72657cef442930","clusterId":"c_29cff2d03f70f0d4ac1dc54f","slug":"yen-press-licenses-six-new-manga-and-light-novels","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Yen Press Licenses Six New Manga and Light Novels","summary":"Yen Press announced six new licenses on Friday: the light novels Kafka's Journey, Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her, and The Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past, plus the manga Lilies in Love for 101 Days, Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon, and Desire of the Untouchable Flower. Kafka's Journey is written by Chizuru Mizushina with illustration by Haruyuki Morisawa.","whyItMatters":"The slate leans on light novels and full-color collector's editions, the formats Yen Press has been adding to a catalog already deep in isekai, yuri, and Greek myth romance.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYen Press announced six new licenses on Friday, a mix of three light novels and three manga. On the novel side are Kafka\u0026#39;s Journey, written by Chizuru Mizushina with illustration by Haruyuki Morisawa, Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her by Hibariyu with illustration by siso, and The Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past by Hiironoame with illustration by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. The manga side has Muromaki\u0026#39;s Lilies in Love for 101 Days, a full-color sequel to Lilies Blooming in 100 Days, Ueji Yuho\u0026#39;s Lord Hades\u0026#39;s Vernal Honeymoon, which follows the author\u0026#39;s Lord Hades\u0026#39;s Ruthless Marriage, and Mai Kaniu\u0026#39;s Desire of the Untouchable Flower.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKafka\u0026#39;s Journey\u003c/strong\u003e: Light novel by Chizuru Mizushina, illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her\u003c/strong\u003e: Light novel by Hibariyu, illustrated by siso\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past\u003c/strong\u003e: Light novel by Hiironoame, illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLilies in Love for 101 Days\u003c/strong\u003e: Manga by Muromaki, a full-color sequel to Lilies Blooming in 100 Days\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLord Hades\u0026#39;s Vernal Honeymoon\u003c/strong\u003e: Manga by Ueji Yuho, from the author of Lord Hades\u0026#39;s Ruthless Marriage\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesire of the Untouchable Flower\u003c/strong\u003e: Manga by Mai Kaniu\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yen Press folded Kafka's Journey into a set of six licenses where only that title ships with a named author and illustrator, Chizuru Mizushina and Haruyuki Morisawa. The other five arrive as titles alone.","twitterPost":"Of the six titles Yen Press licensed, only Kafka's Journey comes with a credited author and illustrator: Chizuru Mizushina and Haruyuki Morisawa.","threadsPost":"Yen Press licensed six titles, but only Kafka's Journey arrives with a named creative team, Chizuru Mizushina writing and Haruyuki Morisawa illustrating. The other five are announced without credited creators.","newsletterBlurb":"Yen Press announced six new licenses on Friday: three light novels and three manga. The novels are Kafka's Journey, Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her, and The Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past. The manga are Lilies in Love for 101 Days, a full-color sequel, Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon from the author of Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage, and Desire of the Untouchable Flower.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-25/yen-press-licenses-kafka-journey-lilies-in-love-for-101-days-lord-hades-vernal-honeymoon-more-manga-/.242194\",\"title\":\"Yen Press Licenses Kafka's Journey, Lilies in Love for 101 Days, Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon, More Manga/Novels\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4809,"outputTokens":953,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791084573,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T03:26:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T03:28:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T03:28:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_29cff2d03f70f0d4ac1dc54f","canonicalTitle":"News\nYen Press Licenses Kafka's Journey, Lilies in Love for 101 Days, Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon, More Manga/Novels","representativeArticleId":"a_a96300c0163f0d23ff9bce3a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Kafka's Journey\",\"Lilies in Love for 101 Days\",\"Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon\",\"Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her\",\"The Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Yen Press\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-25T17:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-25T17:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T03:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-25/yen-press-licenses-kafka-journey-lilies-in-love-for-101-days-lord-hades-vernal-honeymoon-more-manga-/.242194","title":"News\nYen Press Licenses Kafka's Journey, Lilies in Love for 101 Days, Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon, More Manga/Novels"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Kafka's Journey","Lilies in Love for 101 Days","Lord Hades's Vernal Honeymoon","Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her","The Returned Tyrant Princess Rewrites Her Dark Past"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Yen Press"],"people":[],"type":"license","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}