Seven Seas Announces New Manga Acquisitions (October 2024) #2

It's another Wednesday and that means it's time for our friends at Seven Seas to reveal their latest license acquisitions! This week they have five manga titles, and two audiobook series for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these titles can be found below!

The Long Summer of August 31

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series The Long Summer of August 31 by Ikkado Ito. From the creator of I’m Not Meat–also published by Seven Seas! Two teens discover they’re stuck in a never-ending time-loop right at the end of summer vacation–can a new love reset them?

About The Long Summer of August 31:
Caught in an endlessly repeating August 31st, high schoolers Suzuki Takaya and Takagi Kana are the only ones who remember each loop. The likely cause? Suzuki's unfinished summer mission to secure a girlfriend and lose his virginity—the ultimate teenage goal. A hilarious yet heartfelt time-loop comedy!

The Long Summer of August 31 Vol. 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in April 2025 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the manga available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Sex Drive

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of the Mature-rated manga series Sex Drive by Monaka Toyama and Fumi Takamura, illustrator of the light novel True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends. When one woman is afflicted with a disease that causes her to go into heat, she winds up in the world of sex-espionage and is paired with a handsome, experienced man!

About Sex Drive:
Jun’s life is turned upside down when she is afflicted with a strange disease and becomes a Venus. As a Venus, Jun produces excessive pheromones and can go into an intense heat, affecting those around her—which makes her quite the liability. After she is inevitably fired from her job, her only option is to work with an intelligence agency that specializes in sex espionage! Unfamiliar and inexperienced with both spy work and sex, Jun is paired with the aloof and handsome Issui. To help Jun become more comfortable and used to the more intimate parts of the job, Issui takes the lead, teasing and touching Jun in ways she’s never before experienced. But when she’s brought to the brink of pleasure, begging him to go further—he can’t! 

Despite Issui’s dysfunction and Jun’s shyness, a desire grows between them as they embark on their missions. But things between them are sure to remain purely professional… right? 

Sex Drive (Manga) Vol. 1 - My Listless Instructor will be released for the first time in the English print in July 2025 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Fairy Cat

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Fairy Cat by Hisa Takano. This sweet and fantastical story follows the world’s tiniest cat and the boy it chooses to live with!

About Fairy Cat:
A minuscule cat appears one rainy day, perched on Kanade’s chair. But the moment he spots the tiny ball of fluff, it vanishes! Kanade knows fairy cats are a rare sight to behold, hiding out of reach in nooks and crannies—but now that he’s seen one, he is determined to win its affection. Can Kanade coax the fairy cat out and befriend it?

Fairy Cat Vol. 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in May 2025 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the manga available in single, large-trim editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Survival in Another World with My Mistress!

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce, through its Siren imprint for audiobooks, the launch of the audiobook series for Survival in Another World with My Mistress! by Ryuto and Yappen, with narration by John Patneaude, known for his roles in Genshin Impact, Pokémon Masters, and Unicorn Overlord. In this story from the creator of Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!, a man uses video game crafting powers to survive a fantasy world–with the help of his beautiful dark elf mistress! And don’t miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas.

About Survival in Another World with My Mistress!:
Kousuke suddenly wakes up alone in a vast forest that clearly isn't anywhere on Earth. Now he has to find some way to eat, drink, and survive! Luckily, Kousuke also has the power to craft using a special video game menu that allows him to harvest resources and build whatever he can imagine. However, every time he goes to sleep, he's attacked by one of the many non-human races of this world, all of whom despise humankind. Enter Sylphy, the beautiful dark elf who lays claim to Kousuke and vows to protect him–after all, she's taken him as her property!

Survival in Another World with My Mistress! (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language on October 24, 2024. Pre-orders are available now at sevenseasaudiobooks.com.

The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce, through its Siren imprint for audiobooks, the launch of the audiobook series for The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real! By Hirukuma and Namako, with narration by Paul Dateh, known for his role as Wakana Gojo in the English dub of My Dress-Up Darling. From the creator of Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, can the strangely realistic characters in a mysterious video game bring meaning to one man's life...and help him reconnect with the "real world"? Don't miss the manga, also from Seven Seas!

About The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!:
Yoshio is thirty years old, and his life is a mess. A shut-in living with his parents, he has no job, no relationship, and no prospects. When he receives a new sim computer game that boasts characters created with a new kind of A.I., he doesn't think much of it--until he gets drawn into a fantasy world so vibrant and lifelike that its residents can't just be game characters. Suddenly finding himself the benevolent god of a scrappy fantasy village is a lot for Yoshio to handle, but it might be the key to the change he desperately needs.

The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real! (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language on October 24, 2024. Pre-orders are available now at sevenseasaudiobooks.com.

My New Boss is Goofy

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series My New Boss is Goofy by Dan Ichikawa—the manga that inspired the hit anime! When Momose changes jobs, he finds his new boss isn’t intimidating—but he is a total airhead!

About My New Boss is Goofy:
Forced to change jobs after being constantly bullied by his old boss, 26-year-old Momose Kentaro is understandably anxious about what’s in store for him at his new workplace. After all, what if his new boss ends up being just as cruel? However, Momose’s fears vanish once he meets Shirosaki Yuusei, a deadpan yet competent manager who is anything but scary. In fact, he’s actually a little...goofy! Check out the hilarious workplace comedy that inspired the hit anime!

My New Boss is Goofy Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in April 2025 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single, large-trim editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Black Blood

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the Mature-rated Boys’ Love manga Black Blood by Hayate Kuku. In this BL sci-fi manga, a cyborg and a botanist push the boundaries on the meaning of love.

About Black Blood:
Ethan, a battle-weary cyborg soldier, retreats to a tranquil planet in search of peace. There, he meets Mikhail, a gentle botanist whose warm smile and delicate touch seem almost fragile. Ethan finds himself inexplicably drawn to Mikhail, experiencing a restless unease whenever they’re together. He longs to touch, to cherish—feelings that are undeniably human. Bewildered by the feelings stirring within him, Ethan begins to question if he truly has a heart after all.

Black Blood will be released for the first time in the English language in June 2025 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the manga 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.

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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 danmei, webtoons, and other books from around the globe, as well as producing audiobooks, original comics, and youth literature. All of Seven Seas’ print book imprints are distributed throughout the world by Penguin Random House Publisher Services. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com