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The press also inherits the former ASCII Dwango editorial department's focus on IT and AI technical books.","whyItMatters":"The press extends ZEN University's founding philosophy of accessible higher education into publishing, with a first lineup that blends cultural criticism, practical creative instruction, and deep technical reference.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eZEN University Press, the new publishing arm of the online university that opened in April 2025, will release its first four titles in June 2026. The lineup includes critic Eiji Otsuka\u0026#39;s collected \u0026#39;Narrative Consumption Theory\u0026#39; writings from 1989 to 2021, a creative course book by illustrator Pote Ogi based on ZEN University classes done with pixiv, a revised second edition of \u0026#39;The Design and Implementation of the BSD Kernel\u0026#39; covering FreeBSD internals, and a chronicle of programming history titled \u0026#39;We, Programmers: A Chronicle of Coders from Ada to AI.\u0026#39; The press carries forward the former ASCII Dwango editorial division\u0026#39;s focus on IT and AI technical books.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026#39;Monogatari Shohiron\u0026#39; Shusei 1989-2021\u003c/strong\u003e: Collected writings by critic Eiji Otsuka on narrative consumption theory, 3,300 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epixiv × ZEN University Creative Course: How to Breathe Life into Illustrations\u003c/strong\u003e: Creative course book by illustrator Pote Ogi, 2,200 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Design and Implementation of the BSD Kernel, Revised 2nd Edition: FreeBSD Explained\u003c/strong\u003e: Technical reference on FreeBSD kernel internals, 9,900 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe, Programmers: A Chronicle of Coders from Ada to AI\u003c/strong\u003e: History of programming, translator and price not specified\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"ZEN University Press launches with four titles that span criticism, illustration, kernel programming, and computing history. The range suggests the press will not limit itself to academic textbooks.","twitterPost":"ZEN University Press's first four titles span criticism, illustration, kernel programming, and computing history. Not a narrow academic imprint.","threadsPost":"ZEN University Press's debut lineup covers four distinct subjects: Eiji Otsuka's criticism, Pote Ogi's creative course, a FreeBSD kernel reference, and a history of programming. The range signals the press is not limiting itself to conventional academic textbooks.","newsletterBlurb":"ZEN University, the online university that opened in April 2025, has established ZEN University Press. Its first four titles arrive in June 2026, mixing cultural criticism, illustration instruction, and technical reference. 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