Seven Seas Announces New Manga Acquisitions (October 2024) #1

Another week is upon us, and our friends at Seven Seas never let up! Wednesday is the day that they usually reveal their latest license acquisitions, and this week is no different! This week they have five manga titles, a novel, and an audiobook for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these titles can be found below!

I’m in Love with the Older Girl Next Door

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the manga series I’m in Love with the Older Girl Next Door by Koume Fujichika. He’s crushing on the older girl next door and building up the courage to confess, one movie night at a time!

About I’m in Love with the Older Girl Next Door:
Tasuku is in love with his “cool and mysterious” neighbor, Shia. She’s three years older than him, a big film buff, and doesn’t like him back. The two get together to watch movies every Wednesday, but no matter how many times Tasuku attempts to use these meetups to profess his love for her, Shia sends him right back into the friend zone. Can Tasuku prove himself a mature and capable boyfriend? And what secrets is Shia hiding behind her smiley demeanor?

I’m in Love with the Older Girl Next Door Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in March 2025 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of the Mature-rated manga series The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince by USUI KATSURA and CARMILLA. When an office worker is reincarnated into a game as the villainess, she finds herself at the mercy of a sadistic prince! Will she succumb to his will or can she escape her fate?

About The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince:
Ordinary office worker Anna is suddenly reincarnated into an 18+ otome game--but as the villainess! Now in the role of Annelie, she’s not interested in hot and steamy fun, she’s desperate to escape. Except her husband, the handsome and secretly sadistic Prince Lienhard, isn’t letting her go so easily. Instead, he’s pressing her to reenact their wedding night to help her regain Annelie’s memories! Will she be able to resist his touch or is she destined to bend to his every whim? 

The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English print in April 2025 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.

Cat Man

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the manga Cat Man by Parari. A poignant story that exposes the cognitive bias rampant throughout modern society–from the point of view of a man who happens to be a cat!

About Cat Man:
Hachisuke is a cat humanoid living in a world where humans and cats coexist. But Hachisuke is withdrawn and has difficulty being loved by humans. After all, cats are still treated as cute “objects” for humans. See the world through Hachisuke’s eyes as he tries to fit into modern society and endure the prejudice that comes with being different.

Cat Man will be printed for the first time in the English language in April 2025 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the manga available in a single, large-trim edition. An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce, through its Siren imprint for audiobooks, the launch of the audiobook series for Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō by Motoo Nakanishi, with narration by Paul Dateh, known for his role as Wakana Gojo in the English dub of My Dress-Up Darling. In this time-spanning fantasy epic of humans and demons, a warrior in feudal Japan must hunt a demon through time–a tale soon to be an anime! And don’t miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!

About Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō:
For generations, a shrine has stood in the mountain village of Kadono, and for each generation the shrine has had an Itsukihime—its shrine maiden—and the maiden has had her guardian. During the Edo period, a young man named Jinta protects the town and the Itsukihime. When he confronts a strange demon in the nearby forest, it tells him that in the distant future a Demon God will threaten all people, everywhere, and it claims that the Demon God's rise to power springs from this very time and place, in the village of Kadono. So begins the centuries-spanning journey of a man tainted by demons, hunting through time to seek justice for what he’s lost, and to find a reason to keep on fighting.

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language on October 17, 2024. Pre-orders are available now at sevenseasaudiobooks.com.

The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian by Feng Ren Zuo Shu. This baihe/Girls’ Love novel originally written in Chinese will be available in English for the first time—now illustrated and featuring new art! Two powerful swordswomen face off in this historical enemies-to-lovers tale.

About The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian:
Ruthless and mercurial, Fu Wanqing is hardly the type of woman anyone expected to be heir to the jianghu’s preeminent righteous cultivation sect. Yet she's famous for more than just her attitude: her raw power and beauty are renowned, rivaled only by those of demonic sect leader Yu Shengyan.

As such, Fu Wanqing is determined to face her in battle; after all, she must prove herself not just worthy of her station, but superior beyond the rest!

Unfortunately, the ice-cold Yu Shengyan couldn’t be less interested in her challenge. Yet when Fu Wanqing offers the rare medicine Yu Shengyan needs to cure one of her comrades, she relents. The catch? Yu Shengyan must agree to stay by Fu Wanqing’s side for three months. Fu Wanqing is certain that by the end of their deal, she’ll get her duel—but will her fascination with Yu Shengyan come to encompass more than just her sword?

The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian (Novel) will be released for the first time in the English language in August 2025 in a large-trim, illustrated paperback edition as part of the Seven Seas GL label (Girls’ Love titles). An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.

Lion Hearts

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love manga Lion Hearts by Mita Ori, creator of Our Dining Table–also available from Seven Seas! A sweet romance story about young love and how it can withstand the test of time.

About Lion Hearts:
As children, Shishimaru and Leo were inseparable. Shi-chan was so infatuated with Leo that he proposed to him! But as the years went by, they grew up and parted ways--until ten years later, when the two reunite. Have their feelings remained or have they been apart for too long?

Lion Hearts will be printed for the first time in the English language in July 2025 for $17.99 USA / $21.99 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.

PUNKS TRIANGLE

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love manga PUNKS TRIANGLE by Yuho Okita. A young designer dreams of creating a look for his favorite model and finally gets his chance—unless his class partner screws things up! A Mature-rated BL rom-com about fanboys and hidden identities.

About PUNKS TRIANGLE:
Fashion student Chiaki dreams of seeing his designs on the runway, worn by none other than Ai—the charismatic male model who changed his life. When a prestigious competition promises to make that dream come true, Chiaki is fired up to win. But his hopes are dashed when he's paired with the clumsy and unfashionable Enaga for the project. One fateful night, after a run-in with some delinquents, Chiaki is unexpectedly saved by his idol Ai. Even more shocking, Ai seductively offers to teach him how to have fun at night…

Caught between the alluring, mysterious model he worships and a clumsy, rough-around-the-edges classmate who can’t seem to stay out of trouble (but may be hiding a surprising secret), Chiaki faces a heart-pounding, pure boy’s love dilemma that will turn his world upside down!

PUNKS TRIANGLE 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 a single large-trim edition. 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