Seven Seas Entertainment New Year 2019 Release Details

Date: 2019 January 15 21:34

Posted by Joe

A new year marks a new load of releases from manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment. They've sent us a ton of press releases telling us all about them. Rather than spread them across a dozen pages, here's the full list:

• Our Wonderful Days by Kei Hamuro
• How to Train Your Devil by Tonchi Kataoka
• Reincarnated as a Sword by Yuu Tanaka and Llo
• Become You: Kimi ni Nare by Ichigo Takano
• Ghostly Things by Ushio Shirotori
• Arifureta: I Love Isekai by Ryo Shirakome and Misaki Mori
• The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and its sequel The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice by Setona Mizushiro
• Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero light novels
• Nicola Traveling Around the Demon's World by Asaya Miyanaga
• The Brave-Tuber by Takahito Oosaki and Ikuro
• The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms by Nagabe
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA by Ikuto Yamashita, Takeru Kageyama, and Hiroyuki Utatane

There's pretty much something for everyone on this list. We're most excited about The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms by Nagabe as we're really enjoying reading The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún. Plus Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA light novel, as it's always interesting to see other takes on the huge franchise.

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Press releases as follows:

Seven Seas Sweetens Its Yuri Lineup with OUR WONDERFUL DAYS Manga License

(LOS ANGELES, January 9, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of Our Wonderful Days by Kei Hamuro, the touching yuri manga series about two girls falling in love in the Japanese countryside!

On the first day of high school, Koharu is struck speechless at the sight of the beautiful new transfer student, Mafuyu. It turns out that Mafuyu and Koharu have a deep connection, one going all the way back to their childhood. As the two friends reconnect, their feelings start to grow into love. This sweet love story that first gained popularity on Pixiv is now a series!

Seven Seas will publish the manga Our Wonderful Days for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on November 12, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Seven Seas Raises Hell the Right Way with License of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DEVIL Fantasy Manga

(LOS ANGELES, January 9, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the manga How to Train Your Devil by Tonchi Kataoka, the hilarious fantasy manga about a heroine tasked with reforming a tiny demon lord!

In a magical world where demons threaten humankind, a young woman with a magic sword rises up to be their champion! There's just one problem: the reigning demon lord is a baby, and she can't exactly slay a baby. Even if this domineering demon baby has crass tastes and evil DNA, she believes he can be turned to the side of good with the right influence. Unfortunately, she's forced to test the theory when a contract binds her to the baby demon lord as his surrogate parent until he performs enough good deeds to prove his worth. What kind of role is that for a mighty hero? Oh, mama!

Seven Seas will publish the manga How to Train Your Devil for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on October 8, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Seven Seas Wields a New Hit with License of REINCARNATED AS A SWORD Light Novel Series

(LOS ANGELES, January 9, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of Reincarnated as a Sword by Yuu Tanaka and Llo, the light novel series about an otaku reborn as a weapon for a beautiful cat girl!

When a 30-year-old salaryman and games enthusiast is suddenly killed in a car accident, he finds himself reborn into a fantasy world...but in the form of a sword! Now he's in search of a beautiful woman to wield him, and a cat girl named Fran might be the exact adventuring partner he needs.

Seven Seas will publish the Reincarnated as a Sword light novels for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. After an early release of the digital edition, Volume 1 will be released in print on August 6, 2019 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Like Music to Your Ears: Seven Seas Licenses BECOME YOU: KIMI NI NARE Manga by Ichigo Takano

(LOS ANGELES, January 9, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga Become You: Kimi ni Nare by Ichigo Takano, the new dramatic manga about high school musicians by the creator of the Eisner-nominated orange!

Ashie Taiyou is a high school musician with dreams of stardom, but when his bandmates quit on him, it feels like his dreams are slipping away. In an act of desperation, Taiyou strong-arms his sullen classmate Hikari into forming a band with him. Can the two boys turn their dreams into reality? Creator Ichigo Takano--of orange and Dreamin' Sun fame--collaborated with band Kobukuro around the song Kimi ni Nare in Japan, creating this manga as part of a multimedia expression of hope for a brighter future.

Seven Seas will publish the manga Become You: Kimi ni Nare for the first time in North America in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on September 10, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Get Spirited Away with Seven Seas' Release of GHOSTLY THINGS Manga

(LOS ANGELES, January 10, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the manga Ghostly Things by Ushio Shirotori, the gorgeous supernatural manga about living in a house of spirits!

High school student Takahara Yachiho has just moved into a notoriously haunted house on the outskirts of town. With only her cat Fuku-chan for company, Yachiho is disturbed by strange sounds and happenings...until the day she comes across a small passage leading to a hidden lower floor. There she discovers spirits of all shapes and sizes, guided by the tiny supernatural "manager" Moro. If Yachiho is to call this place home, she'll have to deal with its ghostly denizens--and find a mysterious book that may be the key to locating her missing mother.

Seven Seas will publish the manga Ghostly Things for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on October 1, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Seven Seas Doubles Down on Adventure with License of ARIFURETA: ZERO and ARIFURETA: I LOVE ISEKAI Manga Series

(LOS ANGELES, January 10, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of two manga spin-offs from the hit multimedia franchise: the backstory series Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero by Ryo Shirakome and Ataru Kamichi, and the 4-panel comedy series Arifureta: I Love Isekai by Ryo Shirakome and Misaki Mori!

In Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero, which takes place before Hajime was transported to Tortus, the Synergist Oscar Orcus has his own adventure--but not willingly! Oscar is a simple working man, keeping his head down to earn his money and support an orphanage, until Miledi Reisen bursts into his life. She wants Oscar to join her in a quest to defeat the gods. Oscar refuses to chase after that kind of danger...until that kind of danger finds its way to him.

And in Arifureta: I Love Isekai, Hajime and the beautiful women around him pause their epic fantasy adventures for some slice-of-life comedy. Follow the everyday antics of the crew in this new collection of 4-panel manga!

Seven Seas will publish the manga Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on September 10, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

Seven Seas will publish the manga Arifureta: I Love Isekai for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on December 10, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Of Mice and Men: Seven Seas Licenses Setona Mizushiro's THE CORNERED MOUSE DREAMS OF CHEESE Boys' Love/Josei Manga Series

(LOS ANGELES, January 10, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and its sequel The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice by Setona Mizushiro, a Mature-rated josei drama about two men and their fraught sexual relationship by the creator of Black Rose Alice and After School Nightmare!

Ootomo Kyoichi, a weak-willed salaryman in a troubled marriage, is cheating on his wife. To his surprise, his wife hires a private eye to expose his affair--and the private eye is none other than Imagase, an underclassman Kyoichi knew in college. Imagase explains that he's gay and always had a crush on Kyoichi, so he offers to hide the infidelity in exchange for the make-out session he'd always fantasized about back in college. Kyoichi reluctantly agrees, thinking it will save his marriage, but things with Imagase soon spiral out of control.

Seven Seas will publish the manga The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and its sequel for the first time in North America in single volume editions. The first book will be released on November 5, 2019 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Seven Seas Expands the Franchise Even Further with License of ARIFURETA: FROM COMMONPLACE TO WORLD'S STRONGEST ZERO Light Novels in Print

(LOS ANGELES, January 11, 2019) - After yesterday's license announcement for the manga edition, Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to also announce the license acquisition of the Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero light novels in print! This backstory series by Ryo Shirakome and Takayaki is published digitally by J-Novel Club, with Seven Seas to publish the paperback editions.

Before Hajime was transported to Tortus, the Synergist Oscar Orcus was having his own adventure-but not willingly! Oscar is a simple working man, keeping his head down to earn his money and support an orphanage, until Miledi Reisen bursts into his life. She wants Oscar to join her in a quest to defeat the gods. Oscar refuses to chase after that kind of danger...until that kind of danger finds its way to him.

Seven Seas will publish the light novel series Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero for the first time in North America in print in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on September 3, 2019 for $14.99 USA / $17.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Seven Seas Leaps into Adventure with License of Kid-Friendly Manga NICOLA TRAVELING AROUND THE DEMON'S WORLD

(LOS ANGELES, January 11, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the manga series Nicola Traveling Around the Demon's World by Asaya Miyanaga, a kid-friendly adventure about a young girl and her demonic pal exploring a fascinating world!

In a land populated by demons, Nicola stands out: she's a human girl traveling with her demon friend Simon. The spirited Nicola often gets in over her head, but she's got her own magic powers to help her out when things get tough! This beautifully drawn manga has a unique art style reminiscent of a European children's book, and features an enchanting atmosphere like well-known tales The Moomins and Hilda.

Seven Seas will publish the manga Nicola Traveling Around the Demon's World for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on October 22, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Seven Seas Slays Social Media with License of THE BRAVE-TUBER Fantasy Manga

(LOS ANGELES, January 11, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the manga series The Brave-Tuber by Takahito Oosaki and Ikuro, the hilarious sword-and-sorcery manga where heroes fight monsters for gold, glory...and online subscribers!

For the most part, Wisdaregidor is your typical fantasy world: monsters wreaking havoc, taverns packed with gung-ho adventurers, and a demon overlord looking to rule it all. But Wisdaregidor has one thing you'll never find in Middle-earth: the Internet! Zane and Kuku are two adventurers trying to build a fanbase. The pair will do whatever it takes to get more subscribers for their streamed videos, even if it means taking on the demon lord himself!

Seven Seas will publish the manga series The Brave-Tuber for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on September 10, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


Monster Boys Fall in Love in Seven Seas' Release of THE WIZE WIZE BEASTS OF THE WIZARDING WIZDOMS Boys' Love Manga by Nagabe


(LOS ANGELES, January 11, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the manga The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms by Nagabe, a collection of eight magical tales of beastly Boys' Love from the creator of The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil A Run!

Deep in the forest lies a mysterious school of magic: Wizdoms, an institution attended by beastmen of all kinds. These studious fantasy creatures have come to live, learn, and perhaps even fall in love in this enchanting space. In this collection of BL stories by master mangaka Nagabe, follow the beauty and surprising humor of magical beasts with human hearts.

Seven Seas will publish the manga The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a large trim size. The book will be released on October 1, 2019 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com


The End Is Not the End with Seven Seas' License of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: ANIMA Light Novels


(LOS ANGELES, January 11, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA by Ikuto Yamashita, Takeru Kageyama, and Hiroyuki Utatane, a light novel series exploring an alternate ending to one of the most influential anime series of all time!

What would have happened if the Human Instrumentality Project--from the final two episodes of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime--had never reached fruition? This official light novel series explores just that, allowing Shinji Ikari and the pilots around him to age three years and face a different future. This alternate ending began serialization in Japan a decade ago, and remains the only light novel series for the legendary franchise. With the original 1990s anime series having its very first streaming release on Netflix in Spring 2019, these light novels are a perfect expansion for fans new and old.

Seven Seas will publish the light novel series Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on October 29, 2019 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

About Seven Seas Entertainment

Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com

Source: Seven Seas Entertainment