Seven Seas Announces Latest Licensing for My New Boss Is Goofy, SEX DRIVE, and Audiobooks
It’s Wednesday again, so you know what that means. It’s time again to cover Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesdays license launch event. Today, Seven Seas surprised readers with a new batch of seven titles, including a pair of audiobooks and a BL series. The main ones are My New Boss is Goofy and the spicy new Steamship SEX DRIVE. Without wasting any more time, let’s move on to the presentation.
fairy cat
Hisashi Takano’s series
One rainy day, a small cat appeared on a chair in Kanade’s house. But the moment you spot a small hairball, it disappears. Kanade knows that fairy cats are a rare sight, hiding in every corner and just out of reach. But now that he has seen the fairy cat, he is determined to win its affection. Will Kanade be able to convince the fairy cat to become friends?
Fairy Cat Vol. 1 is scheduled for release in May 2025. Price is set at $14.99 in the US / $18.99 in Canada, and the manga is available in a large cropped version. The e-book version will also be available on digital platforms.
Sex Drive (Steamboat)
Story: Monaka Toyama, Art: Fumi Takamura (True love disappears when the contract ends)
“When a woman suffers from a disease that causes her to heat up, she wanders into the world of sex espionage and is paired with a handsome and experienced man!”
Jun’s life changes completely when he becomes infected with a strange disease and turns into a Venus. As a Venus, Jun secretes excessive amounts of pheromones and sometimes comes into heat and affects those around her, which makes her quite a liability. Inevitably, she is fired from her job, and her only option is to work for an intelligence agency that specializes in sexual espionage!Jun, who is new to spy work and sex and has no experience with it, casually… She is paired up with the handsome Issui. In order to help Jun become more comfortable and accustomed to the more intimate parts of the job, Issui takes the initiative to tease and touch Jun in ways he has never experienced before. But when she reaches the brink of pleasure and begs him to go deeper, he can’t do it.
Despite Issui’s dysfunction and Jun’s shy personality, desire grows between them as they embark on their mission. But things between them will definitely remain purely professional… right?
SEX DRIVE (Manga) Vol. 1 – My Listless Instructor will be released in July 2025. Prices are set at $15.99 US / $19.99 Canada, and the series is available in a single large trim version as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship imprint. The e-book version will also be available on digital platforms.
long summer on august 31st
Series by Ikkaku Ito.
“At the end of summer vacation, two teens find themselves stuck in an endless time loop. Will a new romance reset them?”
Caught up in the endless repetition of August 31st, high school students Takaya Suzuki and Kana Takagi are the only ones who remember each loop. What are the possible causes? Suzuki’s unfinished summer mission: to secure a girlfriend and lose his virginity, the ultimate goal of a teenager. A funny and heartwarming time loop comedy!
The Long Summer of August 31st Vol. 1 will be released in April 2025. The price is set at $13.99 in the US / $17.99 in Canada, and the manga is available in a single volume version. The e-book version will also be available on digital platforms.
Survival in another world with your lover! (audiobook)
Series Ryuto and Yappen, Narration: John Patnode (Genshin Kinich)
In this story from the author of Reborn as a Space Mercenary: Awakened to Pilot the Most Powerful Spaceship!, a man uses his video game crafting abilities to explore a fantasy world with the help of his beautiful dark elf mistress. survive. Don’t miss the manga version, also by Seven Seas.
Kousuke suddenly wakes up alone in a vast forest nowhere on earth. Now he must find a way to eat, drink and survive. Luckily, Kosuke also has crafting powers that allow him to use a special video game menu to harvest resources and build anything he can imagine. However, every time he falls asleep, he is attacked by one of the xenos that despise humanity that exists in this world. The beautiful dark elf Sylphy appears. She claims Kousuke and vows to protect him. After all, she took him as her own.
Survival in another world with your lover! (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will be released on October 24, 2024. Available for pre-order now at sevenseasaudiobooks.com.
The NPCs in this village sim game must be real! (Audiobook)
Series: Hiruguma and Namako, Narration: Paul Date (Gojo, “Dress Up Darling”)
Can the strangely realistic characters of a mysterious video game from the creator of Reborn as a Vending Machine bring meaning to one man’s life and reconnect him with the “real world”? Seven Don’t miss the Seas manga!
Yoshio is 30 years old and his life is a mess. She lives with her parents and is a shut-in, with no job, no love, and no future. When he receives a new simulation computer game that boasts a new kind of AI-created character, he doesn’t think much of it, but his inhabitants are so vibrant and lifelike fantasy characters that they can’t be just game characters. Until I was drawn into the world. Yoshio has a hard time dealing with suddenly finding himself the benevolent god of a run-down fantasy village, but it may be the key to the change he so desperately needs.
The NPCs in this village sim game must be real! (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will be released on October 24, 2024. Available for pre-order now at sevenseasaudiobooks.com.
BLACK BLOOD (Boys Love)
A series of works by Hayate Kuku.
In this BL sci-fi manga, a cyborg and a botanist push the boundaries of what love means.
Ethan, a cyborg soldier tired of fighting, retreats to a quiet planet in search of peace. There he meets Mikhail, a kind botanist whose warm smile and delicate touch threaten to break him. Ethan finds himself inexplicably attracted to Mikhail and always feels uneasy when they are together. He yearns to touch and cherish undeniably human emotions. Confused by the emotions swirling inside him, Ethan begins to question whether he really has a heart after all.
BLACK BLOOD is scheduled to be released in June 2025. The price is set at $15.99 US / $19.99 Canada, and the manga is available in a single large trim version as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys Love titles). An e-book version will also be available on digital platforms.
My new boss is Goofy (Boys Love)
Dan Ichikawa’s series
The manga that became the basis for the blockbuster anime! When Momose changes jobs, he discovers that his new boss is not intimidating, but he is completely unreasonable.
Forced to change jobs due to constant bullying from his old boss, 26-year-old Kentaro Momose is understandably anxious about what awaits him in his new workplace. After all, what would happen if his new boss turned out to be just as cruel? But Momose’s fears disappear after he meets Yusei Shirasaki, a faceless but capable manager who is anything but scary. In fact, he’s actually kind of… goofy! Be sure to check out this hilarious workplace comedy that became the basis for a blockbuster anime!
Goofy is the New Boss Vol. 1 will be released in April 2025. Pricing is set at $14.99 in the US / $18.99 in Canada, and the series is available in a single Large Trim edition. The e-book version will also be available on digital platforms.
That’s all about today’s licensing announcement from Seven Seas. Reaction to these announcements seems to be generally positive, especially for My New Boss is Goofy, a series that BL fans have been waiting to license for a long time. “SEX DRIVE” received a great response from many readers of girls’ and women’s manga.
Did you find anything interesting in the announced series? Is there anything you’re looking forward to checking out in the future? Please feel free to let us know.
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