Yen Press Announces Sword Art Online Platinum Collector’s Edition and New Acquisitions

<p>Yen Press recently announced a batch of upcoming titles that include notable new manga and light novel releases&period; The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;yen-press-announces-new-manga-light-novel-titles-at-crunchyroll-expo&sol;">new acquisitions<&sol;a> include When a Magician’s Pupil Smiles and Goblin Slayer Side Story II&colon; Dai Katana and the light novel series and manga adaptations of I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1&comma;500 Years&comma; and the Demon King Made Me a Minister&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-164354 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;10164558&sol;I-Was-a-Bottom-Tier-Bureaucrat-for-1500-Years-1-novel-722x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Yen Press" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-164356 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;10164948&sol;Bottom-Tier-Bureaucrat-1-manga-722x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Yen Press" &sol;> <img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-164355 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;10164754&sol;Goblin-Slayer-Side-Story-II-Dai-Katana-1-manga-722x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Yen Press" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">Upcoming Manga and Light Novel<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Descriptions on upcoming titles via Yen Press can be seen below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>When a Magician&&num;8217&semi;s Pupil Smiles<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Story and Art by Chisaki Kanai<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Synopsis&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Ouka Namae&comma; a magician&&num;8217&semi;s pupil&comma; is incapable of feeling emotion&period; That is&&num;8230&semi;he&&num;8217&semi;s almost incapable&period; There is one particular circumstance when his feelings rise to the surface&comma; but the scenario that unleashes them is too dark to even contemplate&&num;8230&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When a Magician’s Pupil Smiles is a dark supernatural manga that was originally published as a digital exclusive by Yen Press&period; This upcoming print edition collects the entire series in a single omnibus edition&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Goblin Slayer Side Story II&colon; Dai Katana&comma; Vol&period; 1 &lpar;manga&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Story by Kumo Kagyu<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Art by Aoki Shogo<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Original Illustrations by lack<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Synopsis&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Not a soul knows how the death and destruction started&period; Only one thing is certain-it came from the north&period; Deep within the Dungeon of the Dead is where the the Demon King resides and the only hope humanity has of defeating this great evil rests on the shoulders of a handful of adventurers&period; This tale of Sword Maiden&&num;8217&semi;s past smells of ash and sounds like the ringing of bare steel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Goblin Slayer Side Story II&colon; Dai Katana is a manga adaptation of the upcoming light novel release&period; A spin-off of the ever popular Goblin Slayer that delves into the past of the legendary Sword Maiden&comma; this manga appeals greatly to fans of the series&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1&comma;500 Years&comma; and the Demon King Made Me a Minister &lpar;light novel&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Story by Kisetsu Morita<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Illustrations by Benio<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Synopsis&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>In this spinoff story of I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level&comma; enjoy Beelzebub’s misadventures in her early days as the demon Minister of Agriculture&comma; after she was promoted from entry-level office worker right to the top&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1&comma;500 Years&comma; and the Demon King Made Me a Minister is a spin-off of I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level&comma; a slice-of-life fantasy that has been rapidly growing in popularity with an anime adaptation on the horizon&period; As a spin-off that focuses on the past hijinks of fan-favorite character Beelzebub&comma; this series further builds upon the fun and fantastical world that many have grown to love&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1&comma;500 Years&comma; and the Demon King Made Me a Minister &lpar;manga&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Story by Kisetsu Morita<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Art by Meishi Murakami<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Original Illustrations by Benio<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Synopsis&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>In this spinoff story of I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level&comma; enjoy demon Minister of Agriculture Beelzebub’s adventures in the days before she met Azusa&period; After refusing promotions for 1500 years&comma; how did she make it from entry-level office worker right to the top&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Like the manga adaptation of I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level&comma; the manga adaptation of I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1&comma;500 Years&comma; and the Demon King Made Me a Minister does an amazing job portraying the hilarious events and characters from the pages of the light novel series&comma; all in a cute art style that fans are sure to love&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-164353 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;10163441&sol;SAO-interior-contents&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-164352 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;10163348&sol;SAO-contents&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">Sword Art Online Platinum Collector’s Edition<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Yen Press also announced the acquisition of the Sword Art Online Platinum Collector’s Edition&comma; a deluxe limited-edition box set of the iconic Sword Art Online light novel series written by Reki Kawahara with illustrations by abec&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Spanning twenty volumes of Sword Art Online&comma; this special boxed set includes exclusive prints and a poster featuring gorgeous art by abec&excl; With two beautiful collector&&num;8217&semi;s edition volumes&comma; this boxed set is an absolute must-have for fans of the series&excl;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Sword Art Online Platinum Collector’s Edition goes on sale December 22&period; Pre-orders are available now on <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;yenpress&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Yen Press&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>About Sword Art Online&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>For nearly a decade&comma; Sword Art Online has been one of the most beloved franchises in the world of light novels&comma; manga and anime&period; This deluxe box set appeals greatly to passionate fans of the series as well as collectors of limited edition offerings&comma; such as the Spice and Wolf Anniversary Collector’s Edition and the PandoraBox&colon; Limited PandoraHearts Collection previously released by Yen Press&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; Press release<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Are you a fan of Sword Art Online&quest; Are you looking forward to the recent acquisitions&quest; Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;