The New York Comic Con Metaverse virtual event was conducted this past weekend, and a lot of manga and anime distributors were able to talk about some of their latest projects that were coming next year. While there were much anime reveals, there were also some exciting manga series that would be coming to the west thanks to the distribution company, Yen Press.
Yen Press has been releasing manga to the west both physically and digitally for years. It is easily one of the most reliable sources to get great stories from Japan without breaking any laws. Over the weekend, some of the new series that were announced span many different genres and demographics.
One of the new titles is the sequel series Durarara!! SH by Ryohgo Narita and Suzuhito Yasuda, which continues the story right where the original had left off. Another awesome new series coming is Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin by Kennoji and KWKM, about an assassin who wants to live a normal life.
There are even more titles that will be on their way, but it's easy to see below what you may be interested in! We would love to hear your thoughts in the usual spot!
Durarara!! SH
In the sequel series to the urban fantasy Durarara!!, Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in the hopes of starting a new life (and maybe seeing the Headless Rider), but the famous Dullahan hasn’t been seen in half a year—and neither has anyone who’s gone to find her!
Yokohama Station SF
In a future where Yokohama Station covers most of the island of Honshu, there are two ways of life-inside the station and outside. Life within the station is strictly controlled, and those who fail to follow the rules are expelled to the harsher world outside. When one of these exiles receives a temporary ticket to go into the station, he’s also given a mission to find the leader of a group determined to free humanity.
Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin
Roland is the world’s greatest assassin, he’s a man who’s taken a worthless skill and made it so powerful that he managed to kill the greatest demon lord that’s ever lived. He could live out the rest of his days as a wealthy and famous man, but instead chooses...an exceedingly normal life working at an adventurer’s guild?! For someone as exceptional as Roland, aiming for a normal life won’t come easy, however...
Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense (Light Novel)
When it comes to the VRMMO NewWorld Online, Kaede Honjou isn’t your run-of-the-mill greenhorn gamer. Forgoing a typical stat allocation for her Great Shielder, Maple, she pumps all her points into defense from the get-go! Her reasoning? “I don’t want to get hurt.” With no magic, agility, or strength to speak of, this walking fortress will have to get creative to beat the baddies early on. But little does she know that her pure-stat build will propel her to chaotic new heights that even the game admins couldn’t account for!
Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense (Manga)
When Kaede Honjou agrees to try out VRMMO gaming with her best friend from high school, her inexperience and “I don’t want to get hurt” outlook cause her to max out her defense points—leaving her with no attack points to speak of! Luckily for her, the game’s mod system is diverse enough that a little creativity boosts her special abilities to heights beyond the game admins’ wildest imaginations…Will this noob become a new star in NewWorld Online?!
These titles are will release for both physical and digital versions in March and April of 2021!