Ize Press is a print publisher of licensed Korean webtoons. Its catalog now spans BL, fantasy, historical romance, and tabletop, with announced releases running from December 2026 into 2027.
Ize Press's recent announcements run through three 2026 convention panels: Anime Expo in July, San Diego Comic-Con in July, and New York Comic-Con in October. At Anime Expo the publisher licensed Legroom, Philomel the Fake, and Footsteps in the Snow as full-color paperbacks, all set to debut in January 2027. At San Diego Comic-Con it licensed Codename: Anastasia and Mignon, scheduling the Mignon box set for January 2027 and the Codename: Anastasia paperback for March 2027. At New York Comic-Con it confirmed print editions of Regas and Eat Before You Go, without dates or preorders.
The catalog is mostly BL and webtoon-native, but the Anime NYC panel in August shows wider ambitions. Ize Press announced a Spanish-language edition of Solo Leveling (comic, novel, and audiobook), a Solo Leveling: Ragnarok sequel novel, and Solo Leveling: The Board Game, a cooperative title for one to four players in Standard and Ultimate editions. The same panel brought Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid, a six-volume historical romance by Yoonhee Na.
Release dates are the unsettled part. The July 2026 slate is scheduled into 2027, but Regas and Eat Before You Go have no dates or preorders, and the board game has no price or release window. Earlier in 2026, Love So Pure, the completed BL webtoon by PlanB, was set for an English print release in December 2026 through major bookstores, online retailers, and comic shops.
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Oct 9
At the Yen Press Industry Panel at New York Comic-Con on Friday, Ize Press announced print editions of two Korean webtoons, Regas and Eat Before You Go. Regas is an ongoing fantasy BL webtoon drawn by Daengmeong and adapted by Lee kkeut from samk's original story, with more than two million views across Lezhin, Tappytoon, Manta, and Tapas. Eat Before You Go, drawn by "the Bichon" and adapted by Kim Haema from Ko Doo Yeol's original story, has more than eight million views on WEBTOON.
Aug 28
Ize Press announced four new titles during the Yen Press industry panel at Anime NYC on August 22, 2026. The slate leads with Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid, a six-volume historical romance webtoon by Yoonhee Na set in Korea under Japanese colonial rule in 1926. The story follows Sooah, a young maid who discovers Uihyeon, a wounded independence fighter fleeing Japanese authorities. The series has surpassed 13 million readers on WEBTOON and won the 2021 Korea Content Grand Prize Presidential Award. A live-action adaptation is in development. The publisher also revealed a Spanish-language edition of Solo Leveling covering the comic, novel, and audiobook formats. The comic and novel editions will be available in the United States and Canada, while the audiobook gets a worldwide release. Ize Press is adding the Solo Leveling: Ragnarok sequel novel by Daul, which centers on Sooho Sung, son of original protagonist Jinwoo Sung, as he enters the world of hunters and monsters. The company began releasing the Ragnarok comic in print in July. Finally, Ize Press announced Solo Leveling: The Board Game, a cooperative tactical tabletop title for one to four players, launching in Standard and Ultimate editions. The Ultimate edition includes collectibles such as a Beru plushie. Release dates and pricing were not announced.
Jul 27
Ize Press announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 that it has licensed two boys-love webcomics, Codename: Anastasia and Mignon, for English print publication. Codename: Anastasia, an espionage thriller, will be released in March 2027, while Mignon, a romance between an underground boxer and a vampire doctor, will get a special box set in January 2027.
Jul 3
Ize Press announced at its Anime Expo panel on Friday that it has licensed three Korean webtoons-Legroom, Philomel the Fake, and Footsteps in the Snow-for full-color paperback print editions, all scheduled to debut in January 2027.
Jun 12
Ize Press announced it will publish the English-language print edition of the boys-love webtoon Love So Pure in December 2026. The full-color paperback will feature the mature version of the story and be available through major bookstores, online retailers, and comic shops. The webtoon, created by PlanB, was serialized on Tapas from 2021 to 2024 and has over 4.6 million views.