Seven Seas Entertainment has announced nine manga titles, including mature content for their Ghost Ship Imprint. You can read about each new acquisition below:
Seven Seas Dives in with License of DUNGEON DIVE: AIM FOR THE DEEPEST LEVEL Manga Series
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 15, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series DUNGEON DIVE: Aim for the Deepest Level by Tarisa Warinai and Keisuke Sato, a compelling isekai fantasy adventure based on the light novels in Japan!
One moment Kanami is visiting his sick little sister in the hospital, and the next thing he knows, he wakes up in a dark corridor full of cutthroat warriors and bloodthirsty monsters. Kanami quickly learns that he is in the “labyrinth,” a deadly 100-floor dungeon in a fantasy world–and for those able to reach the deepest level, a wish will be granted. Kanami seems to have received magic powers and a special unnamed skill that kicks in whenever he is overwhelmed, which helps him stabilize but has a disturbing effect on his emotions and mind. After attracting the attention of a mysterious girl, Kanami may have the power he needs to return home to his ailing sister…but at what price?
Seven Seas will publish the series DUNGEON DIVE: Aim for the Deepest Level (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.
Seven Seas Turns up the Heat with License of DOES A HOT ELF LIVE NEXT DOOR TO YOU? Manga Series (Ghost Ship imprint)
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 16, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the sexy manga series Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You? by Meguru Ueno, the story of a saucy elf girl who moves in next to a wannabe mangaka and sets his life ablaze–literally!
High schooler Inudo Keita dreams of being a great mangaka. He also happens to live in a Japan that mingles with the denizens of strange and fantastical alternate worlds. When a gorgeous pyromaniac elf moves into the apartment next door, Keita's life flies off the rails–and she's only the first otherworldly girl to throw his life into chaos. Will Keita be able to complete a single manga page without a beautiful woman turning his day into a hot, flaming mess? (Probably not!)
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You? 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.
Seven Seas Bewitches with License of DAILY REPORT ABOUT MY WITCH SENPAI Manga Series
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 17, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Daily Report About My Witch Senpai by Maka Mochida, a sweet workplace romance with a touch of magic!
Misono is an office drone with his own ups and downs at work, but thankfully, he has an ally: his senpai Shizuka, who happens to be a witch. Shizuka is always ready to lend a hand to those in need, but Misono thinks she should take better care of herself, since zipping around on a broomstick to run errands can be quite stressful. Is Misono's over-solicitous concern for Shizuka driven by mere respect for this flustered witch, or could it be more? Let this magical romantic comedy cast its spell on you!
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Daily Report About My Witch Senpai for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in January 2022 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
Seven Seas Gets Promoted with License of HEADHUNTED TO ANOTHER WORLD: FROM SALARYMAN TO HEAVENLY KING! Manga Series
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 18, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Heavenly King! by Muramitsu and Benigashira. An ordinary salaryman is recruited by the Demon King to become one of his Four Heavenly Kings in another world–what could possibly go wrong?!
Uchimura Dennosuke is just an ordinary Japanese salaryman, until he's sent to work in Vietnam where he dies in a hit-and-run accident. Uchimura is reincarnated and summoned to another world by the Demon King, who offers him a new job–as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of his army! Uchimura is faced with an offer he can't refuse, but can he do the job?
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Heavenly King! 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.
Seven Seas Licenses A LIFE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: MY DAD'S AN ALCOHOLIC Autobiographical Manga
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 19, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is proud to announce the license acquisition of the manga A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic by Mariko Kikuchi, a moving autobiographical manga about her father's alcoholism that inspired a critically acclaimed live-action film.
Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father's alcoholism, and her own journey through guilt and self-blame to understand her father's illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. This powerful, self-contained autobiographical manga began as a web series that went viral, and went on to inspire a 2019 film in Japan. Now this groundbreaking work about the ripple effects of addiction will be released in English for the very first time.
Seven Seas will publish the manga A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a single large-trim edition. The book will be released in November 2021 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN.
It's Time for Adventure: Seven Seas Licenses TIME STOP HERO Manga Series
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 20, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Time Stop Hero by Yasunori Mitsunaga, a video-game-inspired isekai with plenty of pervy sidequests.
Just when Kuzuno Sekai hits rock bottom in his life, he's transported to a video-game-like fantasy world and given the ability to stop time with a game controller! Lifting skirts, stealing cash, escaping prison–sounds like a pretty good deal, except for the catch. His ability to stop time allows him to stretch a moment into months, but in the world's regular flow of time–where everyone else functions–he only has three days to accomplish some goal that isn't specified. If he doesn't reach that goal before the world's three-day timer hits zero, he has no idea what fate awaits him!
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Time Stop Hero 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.
Seven Seas Levels Up with License of LEVEL 1 DEMON LORD AND ONE ROOM HERO Manga Series
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 20, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero by Toufu, an odd-couple comedy about a has-been hero and the Demon Lord trying to whip him into shape!
Ten years ago, the hero Max defeated the Demon Lord. In order to regain his power, the Demon Lord went into a deep slumber…but when he awakens, his body is only a chibi version of its fearsome form. Now curious to see what his enemy is up to, the Demon Lord visits Max, only to discover the mighty hero living in a dirty one-room apartment. The Demon Lord decides to move in with Max and help his old enemy become a formidable opponent once more!
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero 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.
Seven Seas Goes Big with License of DO YOU LIKE BIG GIRLS? Mature-rated Manga Series (Ghost Ship imprint)
(LOS ANGELES, Feb 21, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce, through its Ghost Ship imprint for older readers, the license acquisition of the Mature-rated manga series Do You Like Big Girls? by Goro Aizome, the tale of one guy's chance to try to score with an entire ladies' volleyball team!
Tachibana Souta jumps from one part-time job to the next, just coasting through life. He's unremarkable except for being pretty short. One day, he's roped into a new gig: working as a gopher for his older sister's college volleyball team! Suddenly surrounded by a bunch of voluptuous women who all tower over him, Souta finds himself the subject of more female interest than he's ever had. First, he has to figure out which girl he even wants to try to get with…and then he has to make sure their big, athletic bodies don't actually destroy him in the act!
Seven Seas will publish the Mature-rated manga series Do You Like Big Girls? 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 $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN as part of Seven Seas' Ghost Ship imprint.
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. As of July 2021, Seven Seas and all of its book imprints are distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com
