During the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime NYC 2026, Yen Press announced that their Ize Press imprint has acquired four new titles. These include:
Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid
By Yoonhee Na
The year is 1926, a troubling time for Koreans whose country is under a brutal annexation by the Japanese empire. But to Sooah, a teenage servant at a wealthy household, such issues are a faraway concern, and she is content to live in her small corner, like a mermaid who cares little for the world above the surface…That is, until one day, she happens upon the unconscious body of a young man named Uihyeon, a freedom fighter on the run from the Japanese. And just like in a fairy tale, this fateful meeting brings Sooah out of the calming waves into a world filled with turmoil and heartbreak, but also beauty and courage.
Solo Leveling (Spanish Edition)
By Chugong
Descubre el exitoso cómic de fantasía que arrasó en todo el mundo!
Conocido como el cazador más débil de la humanidad, la contribución de Jinwoo Sung—un cazador de rango E—a las incursiones se limita a intentar no morir en el intento. Por desgracia, entre las facturas médicas de su madre, la matrícula de su hermana, y su propia falta de perspectivas laborales, no le queda más remedio que seguir arriesgando la vida. Así que cuando surge la oportunidad de ganar más dinero, la aprovecha…¡solo para encontrarse cara a cara con un ser cuyo poder supera todo lo que jamás haya visto! Con el líder del grupo habiendo perdido un brazo y la única sanadora paralizada por el miedo, ¿logrará Jinwoo encontrar una salida para todos?
Solo Leveling: Ragnarok (novel)
By Daul
In a world overrun by gates, monsters, and powerful hunters, Sooho Sung is nothing more than an ordinary college student. His parents disappeared just before the gates began appearing three years ago, and although he sometimes dreams of battling monsters and gaining levels like a character in a video game, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about him. That changes when a monster outbreak erupts on his college campus. With danger closing in, Sooho fights the urge to flee and follows in the footsteps of his police detective father, risking his life to save a classmate. His chances of survival seem slim—until a mysterious message appears: [Congratulations on becoming a Player.]
Solo Leveling: The Board Game (Standard Edition and Ultimate Edition)
Art by DUBU (REDICE STUDIO), Original Story by Chugong
[Congratulations on becoming a Player.]
Step into the shoes of your favorite characters from the bestselling novel and comic, Solo Leveling! Form a party of up to four players and go on an epic campaign to defeat seven iconic boss monsters from the series, with fun twists to keep each round as entertaining as the last. Venturing on a solo quest? Then take up the mantle of the protagonist, Jinwoo Sung himself, in the Solo Leveling campaign mode.
Arise, Hunter, for the fate of humanity is in your hands!
