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SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES NieR:Automata NOVEL FOR FALL 2020

Release Dates for Nine Previously Announced Manga Also Revealed

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
 
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Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix, Inc. is affiliated with a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal™. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 147 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 78 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 74 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
 
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