JY Announces: Little Witch Academia: The Nonsensical Witch and the Country of Fairies Novel

NEW YORK, NY (1/7/2019) – JY, the kids' imprint of Yen Press, announced the bewitching new novel LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA: THE NONSENSICAL WITCH AND THE COUNTRY OF FAIRIES WITCH AND THE COUNTRY OF THE FAIRIES.

Little Witch Academia, originally a film directed by Yoshinari and written by Mashiko Otsuka as part of the Young Animator Training Project in 2013, is a critically acclaimed franchise that has garnered an anime adaptation, a second short film, and a game published by Bandai Namco Entertainment titled Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time. The highly-anticipated English release of the anime hit Netflix in 2017, with a second season dropping in summer 2018. The manga adaptation, localized in the United States under the JY imprint, was met with a strong following from fans with their ever-growing excitement for the beloved series.

To fulfill her dream of becoming a witch, Atsuko Kagari has been working hard at Luna Nova Magical Academy. But after a trip to a magical hilltop—rumored to be a popular spot for fairies—dogs and cats start going missing, and it's up to Akko, Lotte, and Sucy to get to the bottom of it!

Perfect for fans of the magical girl genre, LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA: THE NONSENSICAL WITCH AND THE COUNTRY OF FAIRIES WITCH AND THE COUNTRY OF THE FAIRIES by Momo Tachibana is slated for a July 2019 release.

About JY
JY, the middle grade graphic novel division of Yen Press, LLC, was established in the fall of 2017. This imprint is a sign of the Yen Press commitment to actively grow the catalog of quality content targeting middle grade audiences while making that content easily identifiable for parents, booksellers, librarians, and educators.

About Yen Press, LLC
Yen Press, LLC is a joint venture between Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, dedicated to publishing manga and graphic novels for adults and young readers. Founded in 2006, Yen Press has quickly risen to become one of the largest and most prolific publishers of manga and original graphic novels in the North American marketplace and has become a driving force in the introduction of light novels to new readers through its Yen On imprint. For more information, visit www.Yen Press.com.