Seven Seas Announces New Manga Acquisitions (October 2022 #1)

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

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The Dragon King’s Imperial Wrath: Falling in Love with the Bookish Princess of the Rat Clan

Seven Seas Entertainment is happy to announce the license acquisition of the manga series The Dragon King’s Imperial Wrath: Falling in Love with the Bookish Princess of the Rat Clan by Akira Shikimi and Akiko Kawano. In this shojo/josei fantasy tale, an unlikely romance blooms between the princess of a realm’s lowest-ranking clan and the powerful Dragon King!

About The Dragon King’s Imperial Wrath: Falling in Love with the Bookish Princess of the Rat Clan:
In a fantasy world inspired by ancient China, thirteen clans rule the land, and the Rat Clan is the weakest. Rueiin, the princess of the Rat Clan, is summoned to the land of the dominating Dragon Clan along with the princesses of the other tribes. The Dragon King seeks a bride, and they are all candidates! Instead of vying for the Dragon King’s favor, though, Rueiin takes the chance to lose herself in the palace’s enormous library—a place she can read to her heart’s content, since she’s driven by an insatiable curiosity. It’s there that she’s “found” by the Dragon King himself, who immediately kisses her and claims she’s the one for him?! A fantastical love story begins!
 
The Dragon King’s Imperial Wrath: Falling in Love with the Bookish Princess of the Rat Clan Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in North America in May 2023 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in print and on digital platforms in single large-trim editions.

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My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked

Seven Seas Entertainment is enchanted to announce the license acquisition of the manga series My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked by Otsuji. Fairy tale tropes are turned on their heads in this comedic reimagining of the classic Cinderella story!

About My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked:
Miya is the illegitimate child of a prominent family. When her mother dies and her father’s estate agrees to take her in, she’s convinced she knows what awaits her in her new home: a life of servitude and misery at the hands of her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. Yet when she finally meets the women she expects to treat her like dirt, they actually end up being...sweet?! A hilarious and heartfelt comedy that’s sure to put a smile on your face!
 
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in North America in May 2023 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in print and on digital platforms in single large-trim editions.

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Shibanban: Super Cute Doggies

Seven Seas Entertainment is paw-sitively thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the self-contained manga Shibanban: Super Cute Doggies by Yasuteru Ogoshi, a full-color book for the popular Shiba Inu characters appearing in LINE stickers and stationery! Follow the capers of a group of canines in this collection of hilarious comics.

About Shibanban: Super Cute Doggies:
Meet Aka, Kuro, Cha, Shiro, the Roly-Poly Pups, and the rest of this colorful cast of adorable Shiba Inu dogs! Whether they’re venturing out into stormy weather in a raincoat, lazing at the beach, napping in a cozy dog bed, or eagerly eyeing dinner someone left out on the table, their fun (and sometimes mischievous) antics are sure to delight.
 
Shibanban: Super Cute Doggies will be released for the first time in North America in May 2023 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the book available in print and on digital platforms in a single large-trim edition.

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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