Manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment is keeping us fed with their amazing lineup of licensing announcements! This week the publisher came through with six title announcements across their various imprints—so there is definitely something for everyone!
There are a lot of great reads coming our way in the future, so let’s take a gander at what Seven Seas has planned for 2024!
Gravitation Collector’s Edition
Boys Love Manga
By Maki Murakami
In a huge surprise, Seven Seas announced the acquisition of the wildly popular boys love classic, Gravitation—but that’s not all, the series will be released as a slick omnibus, collector’s edition! The wildly popular modern classic inspired an anime and was first published in English by TOKYOPOP but long out of print. Seven Seas will bring back this romantic comedy of a rockstar and his novelist boyfriend in large-trim omnibus editions featuring an all-new translation!
Shindou Shuichi is a young, energetic, and optimistic rockstar wannabe. He’s in a band with his best friend and is determined to top the charts. When a romance novelist named Eiri Yuki criticizes his lyrics, Shuichi takes it badly and wants to make Yuki eat his words…but as he starts to follow Yuki around, Shuichi falls hard for him. Yuki, despite his cold and prickly demeanor, even seems to like Shuichi back! Still, Yuki has a past full of trauma that he’s never fully faced, and Shuichi discovers that succeeding in the music biz might cost him his soul. Can these two very different men support each other and make this relationship work?
Gravitation: Collector’s Edition Vol. 1 will be released in April 2024 for $24.99 USA / $32.99 CAN, with the series available in large-trim omnibus editions as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Noss and Zakuro
Comedy Manga
By rariatoo
Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Noss and Zakuro by rariatoo, a delightful supernatural comedy about a mother-daughter vampire pair!
In Shadowsville, a supernatural land that exists between this world and the next, there lives a pair of spooky vampires. Well, not that spooky—the beautiful Noss (the Nosferatu) and her adopted daughter Zakuro don’t even suck human blood, since that’s gross and mean. A juice-box equivalent sustains them as they frolic around their town shopping for anti-sun accessories, meeting up with other monster buddies, and supporting each other like a real mother and daughter…because blood is less important when you find a good substitute.
Noss and Zakuro Volume 1 will have an early ebook release in English to celebrate the book’s first publication in Japan, with an English print edition coming in April 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN. The series will be available in single large-trim editions (print) and on multiple digital platforms (ebook).
Yes, No, or Maybe? + Sequel Light Novels
Boys Love Manga & Light Novels
By Michi Ichiho and Yukimura
Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the BL manga series Yes, No, or Maybe? by Michi Ichiho and Yukimura, an adaptation of the Boys’ Love light novel tale that inspired an anime movie. Additionally, after publishing the original light novel in English in 2020, Seven Seas will also publish the two follow-up novels in the series, by Michi Ichiho and Lala Takemiya: Center of the World and Where Home Is.
Kunieda Kei is the up-and-coming prince of the evening news. Inside, he’s the opposite: brash, hot-tempered, and prickly as can be. For years, Kei has successfully juggled his private and professional personas—until a chance meeting with stop-motion animator Tsuzuki Ushio threatens to bring it all crashing down. But is that really as frightening as the possibility that someone might love and accept both sides of who he is?
Yes, No, or Maybe? (Manga) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in November 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of the Seven Seas BL label (Boys’ Love titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Yes, No, or Maybe? (Light Novel 2) – Center of the World will be released for the first time in the English language in March 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the book available in a single large-trim edition as part of Seven Seas’ Airship imprint. An ebook edition will also be available (early) on digital platforms.
Yes, No, or Maybe? (Light Novel 3) – Where Home Is will be released for the first time in the English language in June 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the book available in a single large-trim edition as part of Seven Seas’ Airship imprint. An ebook edition will also be available (early) on digital platforms.
The Evil Queen’s Beautiful Principles
Fantasy Light Novel
By Reia and Haduki Futaba
Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce, through its Airship light novel imprint, the license acquisition of the light novel series The Evil Queen’s Beautiful Principles by Reia and Haduki Futaba. This new fantasy isekai series about reincarnation, royalty, and revenge is by the creative team behind Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter (light novels and manga also from Seven Seas)!
In a world of royalty and magic, a young Japanese woman is reincarnated as Princess Luxeria. But the princess is born with magical abilities so strong and terrible that she agrees to live her life locked away in a tower. When her family is betrayed and her royal parents are murdered, she’s forced to step out of her self-imposed exile and into a treacherous world. Princess Luxeria must pretend to be the perfect puppet ruler…all while concealing her burning desire for vengeance.
The Evil Queen’s Beautiful Principles (Light Novel) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in April 2024 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Airship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available (early) on digital platforms.
I’ll Never Be Your Crown Princess! – Betrothed
Fantasy Romance Manga
By Saki Tsukigami, Rena Kamono, and Enn Tsutamori
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’ll Never Be Your Crown Princess! – Betrothed by Saki Tsukigami, Rena Kamono, and Enn Tsutamori: the sequel series to the hot fantasy rom-com about a noblewoman and her prince!
Liddy, who was Japanese in her previous life, is now the daughter of a duke and engaged to marry the gorgeous Crown Prince Friedrich—despite her complaints. But her plan to lose her virginity to a stranger and break her own engagement backfired when she accidentally slept with the prince himself! These hot-and-cold lovers are still bound together, in the streets and in the sheets. Follow what happens next in this sequel to the hit original series!
I’ll Never Be Your Crown Princess! – Betrothed (Manga) Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in July 2024 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.
Chasing Spica
Yuri/Girls Love Manga
By Chihiro Orihi
Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Chasing Spica by Chihiro Orihi. In this yuri drama, a flashy but studious high schooler discovers that her rival, a strict disciplinary committee member, may also be more than meets the eye.
Nekozuka Serina is a serious third-year high school student who’s studying hard to qualify for a scholarship. Her cute and stylish looks, however, don’t exactly meet the school dress code—which Tachibana Reiko, a member of the disciplinary committee, is always on her case about. Plus, no matter how much Serina tries, Reiko always bests her in grades and athletics. One day, however, Serina spots Reiko meeting with an unknown woman after school…and going to a love hotel! What will happen between Serina and Reiko now that they share a secret?
Chasing Spica Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in June 2024 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of the Seven Seas GL label (Girls’ Love/yuri titles). Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Source: Press Release
