Seven Seas Announces New Manga Acquisitions (July 2023)

It's once again that time of the week where our friends at Seven Seas outline some of their new license acquisitions, and this week they have five new manga titles, and one light novel series, for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these titles can be seen below!

Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru by Keyyang. In this yuri/Girls’ Love romance, two college girls under too much pressure leave city life–by running away to an island together!

About Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru by Keyyang:
Haru and Hii-chan are two young women in college buckling under the weight of adult responsibilities. Getting into university, then job hunting, then preparing for careers after graduation–it’s what they’re expected to do, because that’s what “everyone” does, but what do they really want for themselves? Finally, Haru and Hii-chan decide to take life into their own hands, toss their resumes into the sea, and move to an island together! They soon find that island living isn’t all blue skies and breezing through sunny days...but whatever the future holds, they can face it together.

Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in July 2024 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions as part of the Seven Seas GL label (Girls’ Love/yuri titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Mysterious Disappearances

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Mysterious Disappearances by Nujima. An aspiring novelist teams up with an enigmatic colleague to solve supernatural urban mysteries in this tale that’s soon to be an anime!

About Mysterious Disappearances:
Ogawa Sumireko is a busty bookstore clerk who wants to become a novelist after some writing success in her youth. When strange occurrences start cropping up around the city, she teams up with her flirtatious co-worker Adashino Ren to look into them. But Ren is hiding a secret of his own! With their combined skills of occult knowledge, what will they discover as they investigate?

Mysterious Disappearances Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in May 2024 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions.

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce, through its Airship light novel imprint, the license acquisition of the light novel series Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us by Yomu Mishima, Tooi Moge, and Monda. Enjoy an alternate universe spin-off for the hit isekai light novels, manga, and anime!

About Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us:
Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. In this alternate universe twist on the hilarious light novels, Leon makes different choices when he runs into the character “Marie.” What new future awaits them both?

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us (Light Novel) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in April 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Airship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available (early) on digital platforms.

BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the Boy’s Love manga BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love. Romance can spark anywhere: on the soccer field, in the office, or in the classroom in this manga collection of short stories by various creators!

About BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love:
Whether between best friends, co-workers, classmates, or otherwise, this is a montage of the moments where sparks begin to fly. This manga collection features twenty-nine short Boys’ Love stories from a variety of hit manga artists, including the creators of BL Metamorphosis, Manly Appetites, and more!

BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love will be released for the first time in the English language in May 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the book available in a single large-trim edition as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.

True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the light novel and manga series True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends by Kosuzu Kobato, Fumi Takamura, and Murasaki Shido. In this romantic shojo/josei period drama, a noblewoman and nobleman pretend to be in love to avoid getting married!

About True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends:
Fiona was born into a noble family, but she eschews a typical noblewoman’s life in favor of working. Unfortunately, the social pressures of her status are not so easily ignored. She learns that talks are underway to arrange a marriage for her...whether she likes it or not. If Fiona gets married, she’ll be expected to quit her job and give up her independent lifestyle. As she tries to figure out how to get out of this situation, she meets Giles, a nobleman who also wants to stay single. Together, they hatch a scheme to achieve their common goal of avoiding marriage: pretend to be destined lovers!

True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends (Light Novel) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in June 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Airship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available (early) on digital platforms.

True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends (Manga) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in May 2024 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

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​About Seven Seas Entertainment
Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment is an award-winning publisher that specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to English language audiences alongside the hottest hand-picked books from around the globe, as well as producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. All of Seven Seas’ book imprints are distributed throughout the world by Penguin Random House Publisher Services. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com