Hello everyone! I am back again with yet some more manga and light novel licensing announcement coverage. Given that is it a Wednesday, that means Seven Seas is back with some more new titles for their Wonderful Wednesdays licensing event. This time they revealed 8 new titles with a little bit of something for everyone, one of which we will be getting both the manga and light novel releases for. So without further ado, lets get into the big announcements!
Now That We Draw (Manga)
Story by Kyu Takahata, art by Yuwji Kaba
Opposites attract in this hilarious rom-com about two high school manga artists who can’t catch a break!
Dweeby high schooler Uehara Yuuki has created the perfect romantic comedy heroine—she’s bashful, airheaded, and completely chaste. When an editor at Uehara’s dream publisher coldly dismisses his manga story as trite and lacking realism, it sends Uehara into a spiral of despair that pushes him into the path of his bubbly, gorgeous classmate, Miyamoto Niina—an aspiring manga artist herself! Having gotten similar feedback on her own manga, Miyamoto proposes she and Uehara engage in a fake relationship, since neither of them have any romantic experience. But Miyamoto is far from the perfect heroine Uehara’s concocted, and he certainly isn’t the cocky hero from her story either. Can their wacky relationship turn their manga dreams into reality, or will it lead to even more comic disasters?
Now That We Draw is scheduled to be released February 2025 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN, with the series available in large-trim paperback editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
THE TOO-PERFECT SAINT: TOSSED ASIDE BY MY FIANCÉ AND SOLD TO ANOTHER KINGDOM (Manga & Light Novel)
Story by Fuyutsuki Koki, Illustrations by Masami, and Manga adaptation by Mago Ayakita
When a powerful saint is sent away for being too perfect, she becomes the only hope for her homeland in this fantasy tale.
Philia’s family has produced saints for generations. It’s no surprise that she’s known as the greatest saint of all time—and set to marry the second prince, Julius. What no one expects is for Julius to call off the engagement, claiming that Philia’s perfection makes her charmless and unlikable. To add insult to injury, Philia is packed off to a neighboring country in exchange for gold and resources, forcing her to leave her homeland! Despite bracing herself for mistreatment, Philia finds a warm welcome in her new town, where she puts her saintly abilities to good use erecting barriers against monsters and curing epidemics. But even as she flourishes in her new life, her homeland is under threat of destruction!
The Light Novel version of The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom – Vol. 1 will be released February 2025 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.
The Manga version of The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom – Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in February 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.
12 DIRTY DEEDS TO UNITE THE PRINCESS AND HER HEROINE (Manga)
Series by Moridam
This fun and spicy tale follows a princess and the knight she loves—who returns from an epic battle as a pervert!
When Princess Sephilia and the fearless heroine Lenaria were young, they pledged their futures to one another. But when Lenaria returns triumphant after slaying the demon lord, it’s not the princess’s hand in marriage she requests—it’s her royal panties! Cursed by the demon lord in its final moments, Lenaria must now perform twelve wildly perverted acts to lift the spell that threatens her very soul.
12 Dirty Deeds to Unite the Princess and Her Heroine Vol. 1 will be released in March 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.
YOU ARE MY ALPHA (BL Manga)
Series by Arata Asanae
In a school meant for alphas, one young man goes through a change that could get him expelled—or worse. See how two honor students do whatever it takes to protect each other!
Shunya and Ryota are honor students attending a prestigious high school exclusively for male alphas. And while their alpha nature places them at the top of the social hierarchy, these two friends hope to one day create new medicines that help omegas instead and put an end to the discrimination they face. But everything changes in an instant when Shunya suddenly manifests as an omega himself and goes into heat! With his best friend now vulnerable to attack by their alpha classmates, will Ryota be able to protect him and realize their dream? Or will they both fall prey to the instincts they’ve tried so hard to resist?
You Are My Alpha will be released March 2025 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the manga available in a large-trim paperback edition as part of Seven Seas’ Boys’ Love imprint. An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.
CHOKING ON LOVE (Shojo Manga)
Series by Keiko Iwashita
Opposites attract in this shojo romance manga about a career-focused artist and the bad-boy guitarist who turns her world upside down!
Hibari, a single-minded art student with dreams of becoming a graphic designer, feels insecure about being “ordinary” compared to her peers. Gaku, a free-spirited guitarist from the same university, turns her world upside down after a chaotic encounter at a ramen shop. Hibari wants nothing more than to escape the disorder Gaku brings to her perfectly planned life. But as he slowly breaks down her walls, Hibari starts to realize that a little chaos might be just what she needs.
Choking on Love Vol. 1 will be released February 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 MISSING “O” (Manhwa/Webtoon)
Series by Face Park
In this Mature-rated, full-color manhwa/webtoon series from Lezhin, one woman is on a mission to experience another night of ecstasy with a man whose name she never caught, but whose touch she can’t forget.
Seven years ago, Eunsung was plucked from disaster by an enigmatic savior. What she remembers most isn’t the heroic rescue, but what happened next. After winding up in bed with her hero, she didn’t catch his name, but she did get the most amazing night of pleasure in her life! Since then, she’s searched for the perfect climax with countless others, yet it always remains tantalizingly out of reach. Undeterred, Eunsung continues her hot pursuit of the elusive “Big O” and the mysterious man who holds the key to her ultimate satisfaction.
The Missing “O” Vol. 1 will be released January 2025 for $21.99 USA / $28.99 CAN, with the series available in single large-trim editions as part of Seven Seas’ Steamship imprint.
SILENT READING: MO DU (Danmei Novel)
Series by priest
The hit danmei thriller from the author behind Guardian: Zhen Hun and Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang–both available from Seven Seas!
Something lurks beneath the city of Yancheng, and as international spotlight falls upon it, the darkness begins to stir.
As one of the police force’s best investigators, the task of unraveling the city’s morbid mysteries falls to Luo Wenzhou. But as the case develops, a common thread seems to emerge: the infamous playboy and wealthy CEO, Fei Du.
With a harrowing past of his own, Fei Du is no stranger to the ins and outs of the crime investigation unit, and his suspiciously shrewd insights into the workings of the criminal mind are a great help to Luo Wenzhou’s team. As they work together to pursue justice, Luo Wenzhou must reconcile this new version of Fei Du—sharp, astute, with impeccable skills of deduction—with the troubled child he once helped…
Silent Reading: Mo Du (Novel) Vol. 1 will be released Fall 2025, with the series available in large-trim paperback editions as part of the Seven Seas Danmei label. No pricing has yet been set for the release. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Well that is everything from today’s licensing announcements from Seven Seas. It was a pleasant surprise to see both the wide variety and quantity of brand new titles announced. Not to mention Yuri/GL fans finally received a brand new GL titles from Seven Seas for the first time in months. I think most fans should be excited by at least one of the new series announced here today! I for one am excited to check out Now That We Draw and Choking On Love in particular.
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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