My New Boss Is Goofy, SEX DRIVE, and pair of Audiobooks latest licenses announced by Seven Seas
It’s another Wednesday, so you know what that means! It’s time yet again for our coverage of Seven Seas’ Wonderful Wednesdays licensing announcement event. Today Seven Seas surprised readers with a brand new batch of 7 titles including a pair of audiobooks and BL series, the major one being My New Boss is Goofy, as well as SEX DRIVE, a spicy new Steamship release. Let’s not waste any more time and get into the announcements!
Fairy Cat
Series by Hisa Takano
A minuscule cat appears one rainy day, perched on Kanade’s chair. But the moment he spots the tiny ball of fluff, it vanishes! Kanade knows fairy cats are a rare sight to behold, hiding out of reach in nooks and crannies—but now that he’s seen one, he is determined to win its affection. Can Kanade coax the fairy cat out and befriend it?
Fairy Cat Vol. 1 is set for release May 2025. Pricing is set at $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the manga available in single, large-trim editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
SEX DRIVE (Steamship)
Story by Monaka Toyama, Art by Fumi Takamura (True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends)
“When one woman is afflicted with a disease that causes her to go into heat, she winds up in the world of sex-espionage and is paired with a handsome, experienced man!”
Jun’s life is turned upside down when she is afflicted with a strange disease and becomes a Venus. As a Venus, Jun produces excessive pheromones and can go into an intense heat, affecting those around her—which makes her quite the liability. After she is inevitably fired from her job, her only option is to work with an intelligence agency that specializes in sex espionage! Unfamiliar and inexperienced with both spy work and sex, Jun is paired with the aloof and handsome Issui. To help Jun become more comfortable and used to the more intimate parts of the job, Issui takes the lead, teasing and touching Jun in ways she’s never before experienced. But when she’s brought to the brink of pleasure, begging him to go further—he can’t!
Despite Issui’s dysfunction and Jun’s shyness, a desire grows between them as they embark on their missions. But things between them are sure to remain purely professional… right?
SEX DRIVE (Manga) Vol. 1 – My Listless Instructor will be released July 2025. Pricing is set at $15.99 USA / $19.99 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.
The Long Summer of August 31
Series by Ikkado Ito.
“Two teens discover they’re stuck in a never-ending time-loop right at the end of summer vacation–can a new love reset them?”
Caught in an endlessly repeating August 31st, high schoolers Suzuki Takaya and Takagi Kana are the only ones who remember each loop. The likely cause? Suzuki’s unfinished summer mission to secure a girlfriend and lose his virginity—the ultimate teenage goal. A hilarious yet heartfelt time-loop comedy!
The Long Summer of August 31 Vol. 1 will be released April 2025. Pricing is set at $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the manga available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Survival in Another World with My Mistress! (Audiobook)
Series Ryuto and Yappen, Narration by John Patneaude (Kinich in Genshin Impact)
In this story from the creator of Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!, a man uses video game crafting powers to survive a fantasy world–with the help of his beautiful dark elf mistress! And don’t miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas.
Kousuke suddenly wakes up alone in a vast forest that clearly isn’t anywhere on Earth. Now he has to find some way to eat, drink, and survive! Luckily, Kousuke also has the power to craft using a special video game menu that allows him to harvest resources and build whatever he can imagine. However, every time he goes to sleep, he’s attacked by one of the many non-human races of this world, all of whom despise humankind. Enter Sylphy, the beautiful dark elf who lays claim to Kousuke and vows to protect him–after all, she’s taken him as her property!
Survival in Another World with My Mistress! (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will be released October 24, 2024. Pre-orders are available now at sevenseasaudiobooks.com.
The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real! (Audiobook)
Series by Hirukuma and Namako, Narration by Paul Dateh (Gojo in My Dress-Up Darling)
From the creator of Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, can the strangely realistic characters in a mysterious video game bring meaning to one man’s life…and help him reconnect with the “real world”? Don’t miss the manga, also from Seven Seas!
Yoshio is thirty years old, and his life is a mess. A shut-in living with his parents, he has no job, no relationship, and no prospects. When he receives a new sim computer game that boasts characters created with a new kind of A.I., he doesn’t think much of it–until he gets drawn into a fantasy world so vibrant and lifelike that its residents can’t just be game characters. Suddenly finding himself the benevolent god of a scrappy fantasy village is a lot for Yoshio to handle, but it might be the key to the change he desperately needs.
The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real! (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will be released October 24, 2024. Pre-orders are available now at sevenseasaudiobooks.com.
BLACK BLOOD (Boys’ Love)
Series by Hayate Kuku.
In this BL sci-fi manga, a cyborg and a botanist push the boundaries on the meaning of love.
Ethan, a battle-weary cyborg soldier, retreats to a tranquil planet in search of peace. There, he meets Mikhail, a gentle botanist whose warm smile and delicate touch seem almost fragile. Ethan finds himself inexplicably drawn to Mikhail, experiencing a restless unease whenever they’re together. He longs to touch, to cherish—feelings that are undeniably human. Bewildered by the feelings stirring within him, Ethan begins to question if he truly has a heart after all.
BLACK BLOOD will be released June 2025. Pricing is set at $15.99 USA / $19.99 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.
My New Boss is Goofy (Boys’ Love)
Series by Dan Ichikawa
The manga that inspired the hit anime! When Momose changes jobs, he finds his new boss isn’t intimidating—but he is a total airhead!
Forced to change jobs after being constantly bullied by his old boss, 26-year-old Momose Kentaro is understandably anxious about what’s in store for him at his new workplace. After all, what if his new boss ends up being just as cruel? However, Momose’s fears vanish once he meets Shirosaki Yuusei, a deadpan yet competent manager who is anything but scary. In fact, he’s actually a little…goofy! Check out the hilarious workplace comedy that inspired the hit anime!
My New Boss is Goofy Vol. 1 will be released April 2025. Pricing is set at $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in single, large-trim editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Well that is everything from today’s licensing announcements from Seven Seas! The response from these announcements seems to be largely positive, especially towards My New Boss is Goofy, a series BL fans have been waiting to be licensed for quite a while now. SEX DRIVE also gathered a fair amount of fanfare from many shoujo and josei manga readers.
Were there any series announced that caught your eye? Any that you are looking forward to checking out in the future? Feel free to let us know!
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