03/02/2010:

Yen Press announce new 2010 releases

K-ON! and Haruhi-chan manga top the bill

Yen Press announce new 2010 releases

If you've been wondering what else manga and light novel publisher Yen Press might have up their sleeves as 2010 progresses then wonder no more, as the company has just announced a number of their new acquisitions which will be seeing the light of day as the year moves on.

Perhaps topping the bill is kakifly's slice-of-life four panel manga K-ON!, the story of five girls and their attempts to revive a school light music club which has since been translated into a hugely popular anime series in Japan by Kyoto Animation.

Also seeing the light of day in a translated form is The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi-chan, a comical take on the world of Haruhi and friends that was also hugely popular in animated form, both in Japan and with ourselves.

Away from manga, the popular light novel series Bungaku Shoujo (aka "The Literary Girl") will be getting an English language release; a timely one considering the series has just been animated into movie form in Japan.

The announcements are rounded out by the Not Love But Delicious Foods manga, but you can read more on all of these forthcoming releases at the official Yen Press web site.

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