Seven Seas Announces New Manga & Light Novel Acquisitions (July 2024)

We're back from AX and we have the latest news from our friends at Seven Seas! Wednesdays are usually the day when they reveal their latest license acquisitions, and today is no different! This week they have five manga titles, and a light novel series, for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these titles can be found below!

ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeating the Demon King, the Hero Cheats on His Wife With a Warrior Woman Who Lost Her Husband 

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce, through its Ghost Ship imprint aimed at older male readers, the license acquisition of ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeating the Demon King, the Hero Cheats on His Wife With a Warrior Woman Who Lost Her Husband by Masakazu Ooi and Inomaru. Get ready for a steamy tryst between party members in another world in this Mature-rated isekai manga series!

About ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeating the Demon King, the Hero Cheats on His Wife With a Warrior Woman Who Lost Her Husband:
Getting hit by a truck and sent to another world to face off against the Demon King was the best thing that ever happened to Yuuta. He attained unmatched powers, saved the world, and even married the princess. But now that the adventure’s over, he finds himself in a boring, sexless marriage with no battles left to fight. The only excitement he can find comes from sneaking out for intimate nights with his former party member. Can the powers he once used to save the realm keep him from getting busted by his royal family?

ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeating the Demon King, the Hero Cheats on His Wife With a Warrior Woman Who Lost Her Husband Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in January 2025 for $15.99 USA / $17.99 CAN with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

The Elf Sisters Can’t Wait for the Night

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce, through its Ghost Ship imprint aimed at older male readers, the license acquisition of the Mature-rated manga series The Elf Sisters Can’t Wait for the Night by Kei Hozumi and Bcoca, a sexy supernatural manga about a prankster and his special ability to awaken elves!

About The Elf Sisters Can’t Wait for the Night:
Playful prankster Hashibami Yoake was born with a natural talent for mischief. One night, he discovers that his naughty antics can awaken the “Queen’s Blood” in one of four alluring elf sisters. To ensure all the girls have a fair shot, their guardian grants Yoake permission to prank them every night. What wild and sexy shenanigans will ensue? All of them!

The Elf Sisters Can’t Wait for the Night 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 as part of Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice (Light Novel)

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce, through its Steamship imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women, the license acquisition of the light novel The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice by Crane and Hachi Uehara. A mage who was petrified for twenty years is restored only to find her adoring former pupil all grown up in this steamy fantasy romance. (Also a hit manga!)

About The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice (Light Novel):
Lara Bradley, a renowned mage, sets off to defeat a low-risk monster with her young apprentice Alistair, who never stops proposing to her. But instead of a minor threat, they encounter the world’s most dangerous creature—a dragon! In a desperate bid to save Alistair, Lara faces the dragon alone and casts a spell that turns herself to stone.

Twenty years later, the petrification spell breaks, and Lara awakens in a world that has moved on—except for Alistair, who never forgot her. The boy she once knew has grown into a powerful, determined man who’s eager to make up for lost time with his beloved master. As they reconnect, will sparks fly, or are they doomed to repeat past mistakes?

The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice (Light Novel) will be released for the first time in the English language in December 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN in a single large-trim edition as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship imprint. An ebook edition will also be available (early) on digital platforms.

Blood Night Market

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Blood Night Market by Chise Ogawa, the popular Boys’ Love creator. In this action-packed supernatural thriller, a dark city thrives when humans feed the desires of vampires.

About Blood Night Market:
Step into the pulsating heart of Blood Night City, a metropolis teeming with vampires thirsty for blood and humans eager to sell. In this dark urban landscape, Sotetsu toils as an employee of the Blood Control Bureau, an organization determined to stamp out illegal vampire activities. But when he crosses paths with the enigmatic Mozu, a self-proclaimed vampire gourmand, Sotetsu’s world is suddenly turned upside down. For the first time ever, a vampire craves his “undesirable blood,” but could there be more to Mozu’s desires? As their destinies intertwine in a web of blood, prepare for a gripping tale of seduction, intrigue, and salvation unlike any other!

Blood Night Market Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in January 2025 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN in single-volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Wet Dream Aquarium

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love manga Wet Dream Aquarium by non food. Something fishy is going on in this Mature-rated BL romance about sweet crushes and crazy dreams!

Please enjoy this introduction to the book:

“I, Yuri Hiroto, have apparently turned into a pervert. I’ve been having dirty dreams lately—about getting groped by sea creatures! And even worse, these dreams include someone staring at me during my filthy fish time: the marine biology nerd from my class, Ogasawara-kun! The guy is so obsessed with undersea life that honestly, he kinda weirded me out at first. But now that I’m deep in the closet pretending to be “normal,” I think it’s attractive that he can be true to himself without caring what people think. Of course, the moment I realized I like him, my dreams became even more obscene! Cut to our hang-out at the aquarium, and while I’m looking at fish with Ogasawara-kun, I actually get turned on?! Seriously, what is wrong with me?!”

Wet Dream Aquarium will be released for the first time in the English language in December 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN 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. 

No Spicy Romance Allowed!

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the Boys’ Love manga No Spicy Romance Allowed! by Ruku Amato and Kuroe Oki. Mixing business and pleasure has never been so hot in this BL omegaverse manga about a flashy alpha model and his omega manager!

About No Spicy Romance Allowed!:
Makoto is as average and ordinary as an omega gets. He’s nothing like Rio, the model du jour he’s been assigned to manage. Rio is charismatic, popular, drop-dead gorgeous, and most importantly, an alpha—everything Makoto can’t stand! Makoto is determined to keep their relationship strictly business, even though Rio seems fixated on winning over his prickly new manager with sweet talk and claims of love at first sight. But when a sudden heat has Makoto riled up on his talent’s bed...how long can he keep saying “no comment” to destiny?! For Mature Readers. 

No Spicy Romance Allowed! will be released for the first time in the English language in December 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN 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.

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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