Close Menu
  • Latest
  • Anime Expo 2025
  • Features
  • Guides
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Gaming News
  • Entertainment News
  • Tech
  • Podcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
X (Twitter) YouTube RSS
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
The OuterhavenThe Outerhaven
  • Latest
  • Anime Expo 2025
  • Features
  • Guides
  • Previews
  • Reviews
    • Video Game Reviews
    • Anime & Animation Reviews
    • Comic Book & Manga Reviews
    • Films & TV Reviews
    • Tech Reviews
    • Tabletop and Card Game Reviews
    • Toy Reviews
  • Gaming
    • PlayStation
    • Nintendo
    • Xbox
    • PC Gaming
    • Retro Gaming
    • Tabletop
    • Virtual Reality
  • Entertainment
    • Anime & Animation
    • Comic Books & Manga
    • Films & TV
    • Original English Light Novels DB
    • OELN DB
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Toys
  • Tech
  • Podcasts
    • A-01 Podcast
    • Nintendo Entertainment Podcast
    • Spectator Mode Podcast
The OuterhavenThe Outerhaven
Home»News»Entertainment News»Anime & Animation News»Yen Press Announces Publishing Changes Due To Coronavirus

Yen Press Announces Publishing Changes Due To Coronavirus

By Josh PiedraApril 3, 2020

Yen Press announced today that it will forego the solicitation of their September 2020 catalog and will reschedule the print and digital publication of several volumes of manga and light novels. Titles originally solicited with an on-sale date between May and August will be redistributed through September, reducing new releases in the coming months. This decision is a response to the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic on key Yen Press partners, in particular distributors and retailers, as well as fans and readers of Yen Press books.

April Yen Press titles will be released as scheduled.

A full statement from Yen Press can be read below:

Dear readers and bookselling colleagues,

It goes without saying that these are challenging times for everyone. We are all forced to deal with the pandemic crisis in our own ways, and we hope and trust that everyone reading this is enduring with a sense of optimism that we will all come through this together and see brighter days ahead – brighter days that we know are just over the horizon.

Reaching that horizon is the tricky part, of course, and for the health and safety of our coworkers and the security of our collective businesses, we are all tasked with finding solutions to overcome the hurdles set in our path. Like others in our industry, the particular hurdles Yen Press now faces are shelter-from-home orders and widespread disruption throughout our distribution channels and among our retail partners.

First and foremost, I want to take a moment to publicly thank our staff for deftly managing the transition to telecommuting while our offices are temporarily closed. Similarly, I’d like to express our profound appreciation to the freelancers with whom we work — be they translators, letterers, proofreaders, or copyeditors — for continuing to lend their talents to the books we produce. Last, but certainly not least, our heartfelt thanks to all of the creators we have the pleasure of calling Yen authors and whose creative sparks offer us all some relief, particularly in trying times. Our sincerest gratitude.

As Yen Press eyes that aforementioned horizon, it is clear that we cannot proceed as if we are not experiencing unprecedented disruption to our business. We must remain as nimble as possible and respond to changing market conditions. With that in mind, we have evaluated our publishing schedule for the next several months and determined that our best course of action is to forego the solicitation of our September 2020 catalog, which we would normally be finalizing in the next week or so. Instead, we will be taking the books previously solicited for May – August and relisting those titles throughout the May – September period. This will help to reduce the burden on our production and distribution channels as well as our retail partners, all of whom are coping with their own challenges now and in the coming months. At the same time, it will maintain a steady stream of new books flowing into the market and into the hands of our readers at a rate more appropriate to the current circumstances.

Our revised publication schedule will be communicated to our publishing partners via metadata next week as well as posted to our website for interested fans.

Thank you, everyone, for your remarkable endurance — and just a reminder that reading is a great way to escape when the walls seem to be closing in!

Warmest regards,

Kurt Hassler
Publisher & Managing Director
Yen Press

Coronavirus COVID-19 Manga Yen Press
Josh Piedra
  • Website
  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • Instagram

Josh has been an anime fan for nearly twenty years. In addition, he is a light novel author with over 25 books published as well as the owner of Meteora Press, his personal publishing label. Anime and otaku culture isn't Josh's only area of expertise. He also has a Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and has created a handful of independent games along with a deep working knowledge of the gaming industry.

Related Posts

Cygames Art Book Featuring Granblue Fantasy, Umamusume & More Now Ships Worldwide

Nippon TV Announces New President and CEO for Nippon TV Music

Your Forma Comes to Amazon Prime

Dan Da Dan Comes to Toonami

Adult Swim Returns To Comic-Con With Pirate Purrrty On The Green

KANA-BOON Debuts SUPERNOVA: OP Theme to Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE

Latest Posts

Does The Nintendo Switch 2 Have Some Big 3rd-Party Reveals Imminent?

July 14, 2025

Cygames Art Book Featuring Granblue Fantasy, Umamusume & More Now Ships Worldwide

July 14, 2025

IVE Makes Triumphant Return to Lollapalooza

July 14, 2025

Nippon TV Announces New President and CEO for Nippon TV Music

July 14, 2025

College Football 26 Review (XSX) – College Life Struggles.

July 14, 2025

King of Fighters XV Is Still Available On PS Plus Monthly Games

July 14, 2025

Donkey Kong Bananza Will Have Levels of Varying Difficulty

July 13, 2025
About Us • Our Team • Contact Us • Privacy Policy • Review Policy • Ethics Policy 
Work With Us • Reviews on Open Critic • Reviews on CriticDB
Copyright @2025 The Outerhaven Productions

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.