Ize Press, a Yen Press imprint, is expanding its Korean webtoon print catalog with new licenses and formats, including Spanish-language Solo Leveling editions and a Solo Leveling board game, as of its latest announcements at Anime NYC in August 2026.
Ize Press continues to build its catalog of Korean webtoon-to-print licenses, with a steady stream of announcements through 2026. At Anime Expo in July, it licensed three titles for January 2027 release: Legroom, Philomel the Fake, and Footsteps in the Snow, all in full-color paperback. That same month, at San Diego Comic-Con, it added two boys-love titles, Codename: Anastasia and Mignon, with releases set for March 2027 and a January 2027 box set, respectively. Earlier in June, it confirmed the December 2026 print release of Love So Pure, a completed BL webtoon with over 4.6 million views on Tapas.
The company's most recent announcements, at Anime NYC in August, extend beyond print licensing. Ize Press is moving into Spanish-language publishing with Solo Leveling comic, novel, and audiobook editions, and into tabletop gaming with Solo Leveling: The Board Game. The slate also includes the English print of Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid and the Solo Leveling: Ragnarok sequel novel. No release dates or pricing were given for these latest items.
Across the stories, Ize Press shows a pattern of bringing popular digital webtoons, particularly boys-love titles, to physical print, while also expanding established properties like Solo Leveling into new formats and languages.
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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.