Hello everyone! We’re back with more manga and light novel licensing announcements. As it’s Wednesday, Seven Seas has announced some more new titles at their Wonderful Wednesday licensing event. This time, they announced eight new titles for everyone to enjoy, one of which will be released as both a manga and a light novel. Now, without further ado, let’s move on to the big announcements!
Let’s draw (manga)
Story: Takabatake Kyu, Art: Kaba Yuji
A delightful romantic comedy about two high school manga artists who just can’t seem to get their chance, with opposing personalities attracting each other!
Geeky high schooler Uehara Yuki has created the perfect romantic comedy heroine: shy, playful, and chaste. When an editor at the publishing company of Uehara’s dreams coldly dismisses his manga story as hackneyed and unrealistic, Uehara falls into a spiral of despair and meets Miyamoto Niina, a bubbly and beautiful classmate who also aspires to be a manga artist. After receiving similar feedback on her own manga, Miyamoto, who has no prior romantic experience, suggests that the two engage in a fake romance. But Miyamoto is far from the perfect heroine Uehara created, and neither is she the sassy hero of her story. Will their strange relationship be able to turn his manga dreams into reality, or lead to yet another comic disaster?
Now That We Draw is scheduled for release in February 2025 for $14.99 USD/$18.99 CAD, and the series will also be available in hardback and eBook formats on digital platforms.
The Perfect Saint: Abandoned by her fiance and sold to another world (manga and light novel)
Original story: Kouki Fuyutsuki, illustrations: Masami, manga: Shingo Saihoku
In this fantasy tale, a powerful saint, banished for being too perfect, becomes her hometown’s only hope.
Filia’s family has produced saints for generations. It’s no wonder she is known as the greatest saint of all time and is destined to marry the second prince, Julius. But no one expected that Julius would call off the engagement, claiming that Filia’s perfection makes him unattractive and unlikable. To make matters worse, Filia is forced to leave her home, sent to a neighboring country in exchange for gold and resources! Despite preparing for mistreatment, Filia is warmly welcomed in her new town and puts her saintly abilities to good use by building barriers against monsters and curing plagues. But even as she thrives in her new life, her hometown is threatened with destruction!
The first volume of the light novel version of The Perfect Saint: Abandoned by Her Fiance and Sold to a Foreign Land will be released in February 2025 for $15.99 USD/$19.99 CAD, with the series also available in a single large trim edition as part of Seven Seas’ Airship label. An eBook version will also be available (early) on digital platforms.
The first volume of the manga adaptation of The Perfect Saint: Abandoned by Her Fiance and Sold to Another World will be released in English for the first time in February 2025, with the series retailing for $13.99 USD/$17.99 CAD as standalone volumes. An eBook version will also be available on digital platforms.
12 obscene acts that unite the princess and the heroine (manga)
Moridam Series
This fun and inspiring story follows a princess and her beloved knight, who returns transformed from an epic battle.
Princess Sephiria and the brave heroine, Renaria, promised each other their future when they were young. However, after defeating the Demon King and returning in triumph, Renaria demands not marriage with the princess, but the princess’s panties. Cursed by the Demon King’s final moments, Renaria must perform 12 extremely perverse acts to break the curse that threatens her soul.
Volume 1 of 12 Dirty Deeds to Unite the Princess and Her Heroine will be released in March 2025 for $14.99 USD / $18.99 CAD, and the series will also be available in standalone editions as part of Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship label. An eBook version will also be available on digital platforms.
You are my alpha (BL manga)
Asanae Shinta’s series
When a school for alphas experiences changes that could get one young man expelled or worse, watch as two top students do everything in their power to protect each other.
Shunya and Ryota are top students at a prestigious high school exclusively for alpha males. Their alpha nature puts them at the top of the social hierarchy, and they hope to one day develop a new drug to help omegas and put an end to discrimination. But everything changes when Shunya himself suddenly becomes an omega and goes into heat! Now, when his best friend is nearly attacked by an alpha classmate, can Ryota protect him and make his dream come true? Or will they both fall prey to the instincts they fought so hard to resist?
You Are My Alpha will be released in March 2025 for $15.99 USD/$19.99 CAD, and the manga will be released in hardcover as part of Seven Seas’ Boys’ Love imprint. An eBook version will also be released on digital platforms.
Suffocated by love (Girls’ manga)
Keiko Iwashita Series
Opposites attract in this shoujo romance manga about a career-driven artist and a bad-boy guitarist who turns her world upside down.
Hibari, a dedicated art student with dreams of becoming a graphic designer, feels insecure about being “normal” compared to her classmates. Manabu, a free-spirited guitarist at the same university, turns Hibari’s world upside down after a chaotic encounter at a ramen shop. Hibari longs to escape the chaos Manabu brings to her perfectly planned life. But as Manabu slowly breaks down her walls, Hibari begins to realize that a little chaos might be just what she needs.
Choking on Love Volume 1 will be released in February 2025 for $13.99 USD (US) / $17.99 CAD, and the series will also be available in standalone editions. An eBook version will also be available on digital platforms.
The Missing “O” (Manga/Webtoon)
Face Park Series
In Lezhin’s full-color adult manga/webtoon series, one woman embarks on a mission to relive a night of ecstasy with a man she’s never heard of but whose touch she can’t forget.
Seven years ago, Eun-sung was saved from disaster by a mysterious savior. What she remembers most isn’t the heroic rescue, but what happened afterwards. After bed-slamming her hero, though she couldn’t catch his name, she enjoyed the most amazing night of pleasure of her life! Since then, she has searched for the perfect climax with countless other men, but it has always been just out of reach. Undaunted, Eun-sung continues her passionate pursuit of the mysterious man who holds the key to the elusive “Big O” and her ultimate satisfaction.
The Missing “O” Vol. 1 will be released in January 2025 for $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD, and the series will also be available in a single large trim as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship label.
Silent Reading: MO DU (Danmei Novel)
Priest Series
A hit Danmei thriller from the author of Guardian: Zhen Hun and Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, both available from Seven Seas.
Something lurks beneath the surface of Yancheng, and as it attracts international attention, the dark forces begin to stir.
Luo Wenzhou, one of the police’s top investigators, is tasked with unraveling the city’s dark mystery, but as the case unfolds, a common thread emerges: Fei Du, a notorious playboy and wealthy CEO.
Fei Dou’s own tragic past gives him an inside look at the criminal investigation unit, and his keen insight into the criminal psyche is a great asset to Luo Wenzhou’s team. As they work together to pursue justice, Luo Wenzhou must reconcile the new version of Fei Dou – sharp, cunning and with flawless powers of deduction – with the troubled kid he once helped…
Silent Reading: Mo Du (Novel) Volume 1 will be released in fall 2025, and the series will be released in large format paperback as part of the Seven Seas Danmei label. The launch price has yet to be set. The eBook version will also be available on digital platforms.
Well, that’s all of the licensing announcements from Seven Seas today. I was pleasantly surprised to see both the variety and quantity of new titles announced. Yuri/GL fans will finally get a new GL title from Seven Seas for the first time in months. I’m sure most fans will be excited about at least one of the new series announced here today. I’m especially looking forward to checking out Now That We Draw and Choking On Love.
Did any of the announced series catch your eye? Are there any you’re excited to check out next? Let us know!
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