Seven Seas Announces New Manga & Light Novel Acquisitions (February 2023 #2)

Wednesdays can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, but for us it's the time of the week where our friends at Seven Seas reveal some of their new license acquisitions! This week they have two manga titles, and one light novel series, for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these releases can be seen below!

Revenge: Kaedama Kon

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of the manga series Revenge: Kaedama Kon by Sayo Momota. In this scandalous drama, a pair of twisted sisters vie for romance in a heated game of deception!

About Revenge: Kaedama Kon:
Beautiful, charismatic Mitsuki has it all. She’s got so much, in fact, that she sends her more timid sister Tsukiko on dates disguised as her so Mitsuki doesn’t miss out on other things. But one such body swap backfires after Mitsuki gets engaged: Mitsuki asks Tsukiko to stand in for her at a wedding planning meeting, and Tsukiko ends up falling into bed with Mitsuki’s groom-to-be! Tired of playing second fiddle to her beautiful sister, Tsukiko decides to take something for herself for a change. In this startling tale of intrigue and romance, revenge is a dish best served steaming hot!
 
Revenge: Kaedama Kon Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in North America in November 2023 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship imprint.

I Can’t Refuse S

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of the manga series I Can’t Refuse S by Ai Hibiki—a sizzling tale about a young woman learning the erotic arts from a handsome butler!

About I Can’t Refuse S:
Miku is in a bind: her father has taken on too much debt, subjecting her family to so much work and stress that now her mother has fallen ill. Miku is willing to do what it takes to help her family, so she offers to become a wealthy benefactor’s mistress to raise the cash they need! Unfortunately, that alone isn’t enough—the wealthy man has a preference for women who are experienced in bed, and Miku is anything but. That’s when the man’s butler, Kamishiro, steps in. The gorgeous but sharp-tongued Kamishiro is blunt: he says he’s been sent to train Miku in the sexual arts. Under his hot and heavy tutelage, can Miku become experienced enough to inflame the desire of any man...including her teacher?
 
I Can’t Refuse S Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in North America in September 2023 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship imprint.

Loyal Soldier, Lustful Beast

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of the light novel Loyal Soldier, Lustful Beast by Sumire Saiga and Saya Shirosaki. In the first Steamship light novel ever, a delicious–yet forbidden–historical romance unfolds between a lovestruck soldier and the king’s concubine.

About Loyal Soldier, Lustful Beast:
One day out of the blue, noblewoman Giselle is summoned to serve as the king’s prized concubine. Alas, her heart belongs to another man: Wallace, a former slave and the soldier who saved her brother’s life. Wallace worships the ground Giselle walks on and attends to her every need as her manservant. Much as Giselle mourns the line drawn between them, her days with Wallace are filled with bliss. Yet the king’s word is absolute, so Giselle decides to give up on her paramour. Then, late one night, Wallace steals into her room in the palace. His gaze is desperate and hungry as he watches her. She knows it’s a crime to spend the night with him...but can she help herself?
 
Loyal Soldier, Lustful Beast (Light Novel) will be released for the first time in North America in December 2023 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the book available in print and on digital platforms in a single large-trim edition as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship imprint.

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