Publisher Seven Seas Entertainment recently announced a slew of new manga and light novel license acquisitions including titles for its Airship and Ghost Ship imprint.
Sundome!! Milky Way
By: Kazuki Funats
Synopsis:
Sakura Yoshitake works hard at his corporate job and has very little time to himself. While driving home from his grandma’s birthday party, he sees a UFO and crashes his car! A horrifying alien approaches the wreckage, and he promptly passes out. Yet when he awakens in his apartment, he finds a beautiful half-naked woman sleeping next to him. His mystery savior is none other than the alien who caused his accident. She’s come to Earth to seduce a human man for the purpose of having a baby…only whenever he touches her, she gets so embarrassed that she transforms back into her terrifying alien form! What’s Yoshitake to do about this sexy alien stuck in his apartment? And how is she ever supposed to have a baby if she can’t even kiss someone without losing control?!
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Sundome!! Milky Way for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in August 2021 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN as part of Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship imprint.
Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed by the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss!
By: Nekoko and Hihara Yoh
Synopsis:
An ordinary teenager is transported to a fantasy world, accidentally gets on the bad side of the gods, and is dumped in the bottom of the world’s deepest dungeon with no skills or magic. Ouch! Once there, he meets a mysterious girl…who happens to be undead. But despite her general dislike of humans, she decides to help him out. Can the two of them make it back to the surface? They might just be a more powerful combo than anyone was expecting!
Seven Seas will publish the series Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed by the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss! (Light Novel) for the first time in North America in print and (early) on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in September 2021 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN as part of Seven Seas’ Airship light novel imprint.
Monster Guild: The Dark Lord’s (No-Good) Comeback!
By: Tourou
Synopsis:
It’s hard to defeat a mighty hero when he keeps coming back to life–in fact, it’s impossible. The Dark Lord, stuck in a loop of battling a good guy who won’t stay dead, finally loses the fight and meets his own end…or so it would seem. The Dark Lord saved himself by putting his soul into an empty vessel, and now he’s about to stage his own comeback. He may be weak now, but along with his newly formed fellowship of misfits–a slime, an orc, an ifrit, and a dark elf–he’s convinced he can rebuild his evil empire, one bumbling step at a time.
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Monster Guild: The Dark Lord’s (No-Good) Comeback! for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in September 2021 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
Skip and Loafer
By: Misaki Takamatsu
Synopsis:
Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side? This charming manga was nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award and is sure to skip its way into your heart.
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Skip and Loafer for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in August 2021 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!
By: Ryuto and Shunichi Matsui
Synopsis:
Sato Takahiro was an ordinary office worker and hobbyist gamer until the day he woke up on a spaceship–one that strangely resembled a craft from a favorite space-shooter game. With a decked-out ship, a crew full of babes, and a fantastic universe to explore, he’s going to make the most of his good luck and create the life he’s always dreamed of!
Seven Seas will publish the series Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (Manga) for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in August 2021 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s
By: Matsuri Akai and Tozai
Synopsis:
When Akira’s class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers–but while one of them is lucky enough to become a true Hero, Akira becomes a mere Assassin. However, against all odds, the Assassin just might be the most powerful role of all! Harboring doubts about the intentions of the king, Akira uses his newfound strength as a master of the shadows to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the crown.
Seven Seas will publish the series My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (Light Novel) for the first time in North America in print and (early) on digital platforms in single large-trim editions. Volume 1 will be released in print in August 2021 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN as part of Seven Seas’ Airship light novel imprint.
Karate Survivor in Another World
By: Yazin and Takahito Kobayashi
Synopsis:
When 34-year-old Nozaki Hitoshi is hit by a truck, he is sent to a fantasy world by a dismissive god and dropped into a harsh wilderness without even the clothes on his back. His only salvation is a newly granted karate skill and his general survival instincts. Luckily, Hitoshi is up for the challenge–he’ll weave clothes out of tree bark, test fruit for poison, and crawl through the mud to test his kicks and punches against goblins and other creatures. No matter how much he levels up in this world, he still longs to find other humans to share his solitude. An engrossing fantasy that pits karate technique against swords and sorcery in another world!
Seven Seas will publish the series Karate Survivor in Another World (Manga) for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in September 2021 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today
By: Hitsuzi Yamada
Synopsis:
When Saku took in a stray black cat, she never expected that he would become the equivalent of a housekeeping life partner. But Yukichi, a giant cat who towers over Saku, is not your ordinary feline. He takes great pride in his culinary skills, and a good sale at the supermarket always gets his whiskers twitching. Saku may not have her act together yet, but at least she has Yukichi!
Seven Seas will publish the manga series The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single large-trim editions. Volume 1 will be released in September 2021 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN.
Desire Pandora
By: Akira Hizuki
Synopsis:
Takai Tsukasa might humbly call himself an armpit connoisseur–he really knows his stuff (the stuff being the beauty of women’s shapely armpits). But for all of his meticulous study, will he ever find pitch perfect pits? A careless wish on a magic ring gives him a chance to find out by summoning the most gorgeous woman alive–but said woman just so happens to be a demoness! In a classic case of “be careful what you wish for,” things are about to get sweaty and perhaps a little too hot for Takai to handle.
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Desire Pandora for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in August 2021 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN as part of Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship imprint.
Source: Press release
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