Seven Seas Announces New Manga Acquisitions (March 2024)

It's Wednesday my dudes! That means it's time for our friends at Seven Seas to outline their latest license acquisitions! This time they have five new manga titles, all with a BL edge to them, for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these titles can be found below!

Hate Me, but Let Me Stay

​Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love series Hate Me, but Let Me Stay by Hijiki, a Mature-rated omegaverse manga where love blossoms even in the darkest of times. 

About Hate Me, but Let Me Stay:
Ever since the assault that led to his unexpected pregnancy as a teen, Koga Naoto, an omega, has harbored a deep fear and distrust toward alphas. He’s even convinced himself that he doesn’t need a mate. After all, hasn’t he raised his daughter, Shizuku, just fine on his own?

Still, at the behest of his concerned mother, Naoto reluctantly attends a matchmaking party. There he meets Tsuchiya Hazuki, a teenage alpha who declares that Naoto is his destined mate. Naoto does his best to ignore the young man’s advances, but he can’t deny the way he feels in Hazuki’s presence. Can Naoto overcome his fear and admit that maybe, just maybe, he might not hate this one alpha?

Hate Me, but Let Me Stay Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in August 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single editions as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms. 

How My Daddies Became Mates

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love series How My Daddies Became Mates by Mikkamita, a Mature-rated omegaverse manga where sparks and fists fly in this spin on the “how I met your father” trope!

About How My Daddies Became Mates:
As teenagers, Kuroga Akane and Shirosaki Aoi couldn’t have been more different. An alpha and an omega from rival schools, their initial meeting wasn’t exactly love at first sight. In fact, it was downright brutal! Fast forward to adulthood, and not only are they mated and married, but they even have an adorable daughter! How did these former delinquents go from wanting to beat each other to a pulp to falling in love?!

How My Daddies Became Mates Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in September 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single editions as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms. 

Hatsukoi Note

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love manga Hatsukoi Note by Amekiri, a Mature-rated tale that shows how playing matchmaker can lead to a mess of feelings!

About Hatsukoi Note:
Shouya, a high school boy whose heart has never known romance, comes across an internet diary filled with wistful whispers of love toward the writer’s same-sex crush. A photo posted to the page provides a hint as to the blog’s owner: Tsubame, a fellow classmate known for being a lone wolf. Shouya realizes that his friend Ryuu is the object of the diary writer’s affections, so he attempts to play matchmaker...but where will his own feelings take him in the process?

Hatsukoi Note will be released for the first time in the English language in September 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. 

Our Sweet One-Room Apartment

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love manga Our Sweet One-Room Apartment by Kamoburger, a Mature-rated romance about miscommunication, cohabitation, and love between two college students in Hokkaido!

About Our Sweet One-Room Apartment:
Kaname and Shima have been living together for a year. They have sex almost every day, and things are going well for the couple—at least until Kaname begins to think he’s a sex addict and starts avoiding sex with Shima. Shima, on the other hand, mistakenly believes Kaname is bored of him. Will their long-awaited trip to Tokyo resolve this misunderstanding before it snowballs into an avalanche?

Our Sweet One-Room Apartment will be released for the first time in the English language in December 2024 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms. 

At 25:00 in Akasaka

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the award-winning Boys’ Love manga At 25:00 in Akasaka by Hiroko Natsuno. This Mature-rated series about actors “researching” a relationship will finally be available in English print!

About At 25:00 in Akasaka:
Yuki Shirasaki finally landed his big break. But the pressure is on when he’s cast alongside current superstar (and his former classmate!) Asami Hayama. Determined to do his best, Shirasaki decides to dive deep into researching playing the role of a gay man and visits a gay bar for a one-night stand. To his surprise, Hayama is there and gives Shirasaki the shock of his life by suggesting they become friends with benefits! Can Shirasaki keep his attention on the role, or will he be captivated by Hayama’s good looks and irresistible charm?

At 25:00 in Akasaka Vol. 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in September 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single editions as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). 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 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