Seven Seas Announces 14 New Licenses at Anime NYC

Seven Seas Entertainment announced 14 new licenses at this year’s Anime NYC. The new licenses include manga, webtoons, light novels, danmei novels, an audiobook, and even an omnibus edition of Hideo Yamamoto’s Ichi the Killer. All print releases will also be available in ebook format and fans of yuri will be especially pleased. Check out the full list:

• I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (Manga) 
• Pet Shop of Horrors: Collector’s Edition
• Ichi the Killer (Omnibus)
• Betrayed by the Hero, I Formed a MILF Party with His Mom!
• Loving Moon Dog
• Love Between Fairy and Devil (Novel)
• Lout of Count’s Family (Audiobook)
• What It Means to Be You (Webtoon)
• I Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love -double- 
• Bowing to Love: The Noble and the Gladiator (Light Novel) 
• EAT
• Tough Love at the Office: The Complete Yuri Collection
• SHWD: The Complete Yuri Collection
• Joyful Reunion (Novel)

Seven Seas provided brief descriptions and release information about each of the licenses announced at Anime NYC:

I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (Manga) by Amano Seiju and Mosskonbu

What happens when you get hitched to your arch-nemesis? One newlywed student couple must figure out how to live in harmony without getting under each other’s skin in this rom-com tale that’s soon to be an anime! Volume 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in March 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.

Pet Shop of Horrors: Collector’s Edition by Matsuri Akino 

The cult hit classic horror manga returns in a beautiful new Collector’s Edition with an all-new translation! Volume 1 will be available in February 2025 for $24.99 USA / $33.99 CAN with the series available in large-trim omnibus editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Ichi the Killer (Omnibus) by Hideo Yamamoto

The Mature-rated and ultra-violent tale of a broken killer and his yakuza nemesis that inspired the infamous film—by the author of Homunculus and HIKARI-MAN. The entire 10-volume series will be collected across five large-trim omnibus editions, followed by a Volume 0 which will include Yamamoto’s prequel content. Volume 1 will be available for the first time in the English language in July 2025 for $27.99 USA / $37.99 CAN. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Betrayed by the Hero, I Formed a MILF Party with His Mom! by Ishino Yassan and Makoto Kuon

After getting kicked out of his first adventuring party, one man is ready to give them a mother of a time with his brand-new MILF party. Get ready for hot moms and revenge in this Mature-rated fantasy isekai tale! Volume 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in May 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.

Loving Moon Dog by Nanpei Yamada 

One woman’s life is changed forever when she meets a man who truly has that dog in him in this steamy romance manga! Volume 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in February 2025 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.

Love Between Fairy and Devil (Novel) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang

The novel that inspired the hit Chinese live-action drama available on Netflix! A powerful demon lord finds his very life linked to a seemingly weak fairy in this epic fantasy romance tale. Volume 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in May 2025 for $19.99 USA / $25.99 CAN with the series available in single large-trim editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.

Lout of Count’s Family (Audiobook) by Yu Ryeo-Han

The wildly popular Korean novels that inspired the hit webtoon! A man who wants nothing more than to kick back and relax must use his wit and wiles to survive the fantasy novel he’s fallen into. Volume 1 of the audiobook will be released for the first time in the English language soon as part of Seven Seas’ Siren imprint for audiobooks. 

What It Means to Be You (Webtoon) by Leebora, Lanyong, and Ocean

In this full-color webtoon/manhwa series, a tragic romance gets a second chance when one woman switches bodies with her husband. Volume 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in June 2025 for $21.99 USA / $28.99 CAN with the series available in color large-trim editions as part of the Seven Seas Webtoons label.   

I Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love -double- by Minta Suzumaru

Yoshino and Rou’s love story continues in this Mature-rated sequel story to the hit Boys’ Love manga I Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love! The manga will be released for the first time in the English language in June 2025 for $16.99 USA / $22.99 CAN 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. 

Bowing to Love: The Noble and the Gladiator (Light Novel) by Saki Aida and Yamimaru Enjin

From popular Boys’ Love author Saki Aida comes a romance novel between a beautiful aristocrat and the gladiator he falls for! The novel will be released for the first time in the English language in May 2025 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN in a large-trim edition as part of Seven Seas’ Airship imprint and BL label (Boys’ Love titles). An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.

EAT by Nagabe

From bestselling manga creator Nagabe (The Girl From the Other Side, Monotone Blue) comes an anthropomorphic Boys’ Love story about dark, unspoken desires and the delicious temptation to give in. The manga will be released for the first time in the English language in February 2025 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN 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.

Tough Love at the Office: The Complete Yuri Collection by Sal Jiang

The entire 3-volume series of the manga originally titled Black and White will now be available in a single omnibus collection! Sparks (and fists) fly in this violent yuri love story. The full manga series–including Volumes 2-3, never before released in English–will be available in July 2025 for $29.99 USA / $39.99 CAN in a single large-trim omnibus as part of the Seven Seas GL label (Girls’ Love/yuri). An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.

SHWD: The Complete Yuri Collection by sono.N

A hard-boiled yuri tale about two special agent women fighting supernatural horrors! The full manga series–including Volumes 2-3, never before released in English–will be available in June 2025 for $29.99 USA / $39.99 CAN in a single large-trim omnibus as part of the Seven Seas GL label (Girls’ Love/yuri titles). An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.

Joyful Reunion (Novel) by Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔)

In this danmei/Boys’ Love novel series originally released in Chinese, an unwanted child becomes a man with a great destiny. Volume 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in June 2025 for $19.99 USA / $25.99 CAN with the series available in large-trim, illustrated paperback editions as part of the Seven Seas Danmei label. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms. 

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Source: Press Release