Yen Press Seeds Champignon Witch and 9 More Licenses at SDCC 2026

San Diego Comic-Con’s industry floor got a fresh paper haul when Yen Press unveiled ten new English licenses—one yuri light novel under the Yen On imprint and nine manga spanning romance, BL, horror-tinged fantasy, and sports comedy. The headliner for anime fans is Champignon Witch (シャンピニオンの魔女), Tachibana Higuchi’s ongoing dark-fantasy serial that already received a winter 2026 TV anime and has been building a devoted following since its 2019 launch on Hakusensha’s Manga Park.

Higuchi, best known for Gakuen Alice, follows Luna, a black witch shunned for the poisonous mushrooms that trail her every step. Yen Press’ official teaser frames her solitary forest life as about to change with a “dreamlike encounter,” giving Western readers a path into the full print run after the show’s Crunchyroll run. The pickup also nods to how closely publishers are chasing series that already have anime heat behind them.

Rounding out the SDCC slate: the roommate yuri novel Watching the Angel Sleep, Drowning in Bed Together; mermaid-adjacent romance Sharkmaid of the Shore; classroom fluff The Deskmate Cat and the Love Novice; isekai academy clash The Villainesses Are Unwavering; anti-romance wild card Disenchantment Camera; BL one-shot energy in Don’t Talk to Me; Soichiro Yamamoto’s manager comedy Mane Mane Nichi Nichi: Baseball Manager Everyday; the zombie omnibus #ImLookingForZombies; reunion drama My First Love With You Again; and Higuchi’s forest-witch centerpiece. Exact English street dates were not locked on the panel floor, but the message was clear—Yen Press is stocking shelves for readers who want post-anime deep dives and brand-new shelf candy in equal measure.

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