LOS ANGELES (Nov. 18, 2019) – At Anime NYC, SQUARE ENIX® revealed six new titles in its English-language manga, novels and art book line-up for 2020. The titles, releasing Fall 2020, will be published by the company’s new Square Enix Manga & Books imprints and include a brand new novel, NieR:Automata™ YoRHa Boys, along with a selection of manga, including The Apothecary Diaries, Ragna Crimson, The Great Jahy will not be Defeated!, Beauty and the Feast and By the Grace of the Gods.

NieR:Automata YoRHa Boys, written by Jun Eishima and supervised by NieR:Automata Director YOKO TARO, takes place before the beginning of the award-winning post-apocalyptic action role-playing game and focuses on the story of YoRHa Experimental Unit M, a squadron composed of YoRHa male type models established for the purpose of collecting a full range of behavioural data. The novel also includes artwork by famed FINAL FANTASY® illustrator, Toshiyuki Itahana.

Additionally, the following previously announced titles received official release dates:

• A Man and His Cat, Volume 1 – February 11, 2020
• Hi Score Girl, Volume 1 – February 25, 2020
• Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! , Volume 1 – March 10, 2020
• Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, Volume 1 – Mar 24, 2020
• My Dress-Up Darling, Volume 1 – April 14, 2020
• The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants, Volume 1 – April 28, 2020
• Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Volume 1 – May 12, 2020
• Soul Eater: The Perfect Edition, Volume 1 – May 26, 2020
• Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future (Novel) – June 23, 2020
• Marked for Failure! The World's Strongest Sage Reincarnates for a Do-Over, Volume 1 – July 14, 2020