Seven Seas Announces New Manga, Light Novel, & Novel Acquisitions (May 2024 #4)

Hump Day doesn't have to be all bad! Wednesday doesn't just mark the middle of the week, but also the day when our friends at Seven Seas reveal their latest license acquisitions! This week they have four manga titles, a light novel series, and a novel series for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these titles can be found below!

The Lady Knight and the Beast-Eared Child

​Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of The Lady Knight and the Beast-Eared Child manga series by Taboengine. In this fantasy manga, an unlikely pair finds beauty in their shared journey through a brutal world!

About The Lady Knight and the Beast-Eared Child:
Olivia was a lone monster subjugator who refused to take on an apprentice until she rescued a young Beastkin named Noah. Now, they look out for one another in an often brutal world. Despite the dangers they face, the two at times find beauty in their shared journey. As Olivia teaches Noah the art of battle, he teaches her how to enjoy life’s quieter moments. But can a boy with such a tender heart live up to his apprenticeship when faced with terrifying foes?

The Lady Knight and the Beast-Eared Child Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in October 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.

A Suitable Fetish

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of A Suitable Fetish manga series by Shin Kawamaru. In this steamy office romance, two co-workers find that they share some sexy tastes!

About A Suitable Fetish:
Sakuramori Miu is, by all appearances, a prim and proper young lady with a respectable job in planning and development. There’s no way she could be anything but vanilla and innocent! But when she’s off the clock and behind closed doors, Miu’s got a taste for more sensual pleasures and fetishes. To her surprise, her sales manager, Takeda Shiro, is also hiding his own secret fantasies behind his buttoned-up reputation. When the two match their desires, they’ll make for one steamy office romance!

A Suitable Fetish Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in October 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 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.

Home Sweet Home

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the Home Sweet Home manga series by Minami Mizuno. This shojo manga from the creator of Rainbow Days features teenage drama and heart-pounding romance, all under one roof! 

About Home Sweet Home:
Tired of having to change schools because of her dad’s job, Moemi, a first-year high school student, is allowed to stay behind at her parents’ home on the condition that she lives with the daughter of her dad’s boss. This girl, however, ends up being...a boy! And not just any boy, but one of the most handsome and popular boys at school! Moemi’s formerly humdrum life becomes anything but as she traverses the excitement of living with a hot upperclassman!

Home Sweet Home Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in January 2025 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single-volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

My Boyfriend is a Dog

​Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of My Boyfriend is a Dog Boys’ Love manga series by KADIRO. This slice-of-life BL manga is pawsitively adorable, furry, and fluffy!

About My Boyfriend is a Dog:
Kentarou is a gruff and stoic dogman who can’t help but wag his tail whenever he sees his boyfriend, Inukai. Despite his stern exterior, he’s an affectionate and doting boyfriend. Along with coworker Nekomiya and his feline boyfriend Shimada, Kentarou and Inukai enjoy days filled with sappy partners and heaps of affection!

My Boyfriend is a Dog Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in October 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single-volume editions as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce, through its Ghost Ship imprint aimed at older male readers, the license acquisition of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story by Rikito Nakamura, Hamubane, and Yukiko Nozawa. This special light novel features a collection of stories from the hilariously over-the-top harem rom-com manga—also available from Seven Seas! 

About The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story:
The hit manga The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You gets its first-ever spin-off novel! Rentaro loses his memory, Nano gets possessed by an alien, everybody gets isekai’d into Shizuka’s favorite book, the cast pilot a giant robot—what on earth is going on?! Includes brand-new illustrations from series artist Yukiko Nozawa!

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story (Light Novel) will be released for the first time in the English language in November 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN as part of Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship imprint. An ebook edition will also be available (early) on digital platforms.

Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the upcoming release of deluxe hardcover editions for the danmei/Boys’ Love novel series Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. The New York Times bestselling novels that inspired the beloved animated series will now be available to enjoy as beautiful collectors’ hardcovers!

About Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu:
Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does—cast from the heavens and banished to the world below.

Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time, angering most of the gods in the process. To repay his debts, he is sent to the Mortal Realm to hunt down violent ghosts and troublemaking spirits who prey on the living. Along his travels, he meets the fascinating and brilliant San Lang, a young man with whom he feels an instant connection. Yet San Lang is clearly more than he appears... What mysteries lie behind that carefree smile?

This Chinese danmei/Boys’ Love fantasy novel series from author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu spawned an ongoing multimedia franchise that includes the animated series (donghua) available in English from Crunchyroll. Each deluxe hardcover rerelease of Seven Seas’ bestselling English-language paperback features special embellishments, including a new metallic foil illustration on a cloth hardcover, a dust jacket with all-new art, printed edges, and a cloth bookmark.

Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Deluxe Hardcover Novel) Vol. 1 will be released in October 2024 for $29.99 USA / $39.99 CAN in a single large-trim hardcover, with the rest of the 8-volume series to follow. 

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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