At Sunday's Yen Press panel, Co-Publishing Director Rich Johnson thrilled fans by giving away copies of the Haruhi Suzumiya manga.

Yen Press announced several new manga, manhwa and light novel releases for 2009, including Hero Tales by Hiromu Arakawa and Huang Zin Jhou, Welcome to Wakabah-Soh by Chako Abeno and the Spice and Wolf light novel series by Isuna Hasekura, with llustrations by Ju Ayakura.

• See more news from Sunday's Yen Press industry panel at NYAF 2008
• Read a review of Yen Plus
• Visit Yen Press' website for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiyamanga and light novels.