Another packed week of license announcements is here for Seven Seas Entertainment, which took its usual Wednesday opportunity to reveal more manga—including a couple new boys’ love series—a baihe/girls’ love novel, a new audiobook and more. Check out the latest additions below.
Cat Man
by ParariApril 2025Synopsis:
Hachisuke is a cat humanoid living in a world where humans and cats coexist. But Hachisuke is withdrawn and has difficulty being loved by humans. After all, cats are still treated as cute “objects” for humans. See the world through Hachisuke’s eyes as he tries to fit into modern society and endure the prejudice that comes with being different.
Lion Hearts
by Mita OriJuly 2025Synopsis:
As children, Shishimaru and Leo were inseparable. Shi-chan was so infatuated with Leo that he proposed to him! But as the years went by, they grew up and parted ways–until ten years later, when the two reunite. Have their feelings remained or have they been apart for too long?
Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō
AUDIOBOOKby Motoo Nakanishi, with narration by Paul DatehOctober 17, 2024Synopsis:
For generations, a shrine has stood in the mountain village of Kadono, and for each generation the shrine has had an Itsukihime—its shrine maiden—and the maiden has had her guardian. During the Edo period, a young man named Jinta protects the town and the Itsukihime. When he confronts a strange demon in the nearby forest, it tells him that in the distant future a Demon God will threaten all people, everywhere, and it claims that the Demon God’s rise to power springs from this very time and place, in the village of Kadono. So begins the centuries-spanning journey of a man tainted by demons, hunting through time to seek justice for what he’s lost, and to find a reason to keep on fighting.
The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince
by USUI KATSURA and CARMILLAApril 2025Synopsis:
Ordinary office worker Anna is suddenly reincarnated into an 18+ otome game–but as the villainess! Now in the role of Annelie, she’s not interested in hot and steamy fun, she’s desperate to escape. Except her husband, the handsome and secretly sadistic Prince Lienhard, isn’t letting her go so easily. Instead, he’s pressing her to reenact their wedding night to help her regain Annelie’s memories! Will she be able to resist his touch or is she destined to bend to his every whim?
PUNKS TRIANGLE
by Yuho OkitaApril 2025Synopsis:
Fashion student Chiaki dreams of seeing his designs on the runway, worn by none other than Ai—the charismatic male model who changed his life. When a prestigious competition promises to make that dream come true, Chiaki is fired up to win. But his hopes are dashed when he’s paired with the clumsy and unfashionable Enaga for the project. One fateful night, after a run-in with some delinquents, Chiaki is unexpectedly saved by his idol Ai. Even more shocking, Ai seductively offers to teach him how to have fun at night…
Caught between the alluring, mysterious model he worships and a clumsy, rough-around-the-edges classmate who can’t seem to stay out of trouble (but may be hiding a surprising secret), Chiaki faces a heart-pounding, pure boy’s love dilemma that will turn his world upside down!
I’m in Love with the Older Girl Next Door
by Koume FujichikaMarch 2025Synopsis:
Tasuku is in love with his “cool and mysterious” neighbor, Shia. She’s three years older than him, a big film buff, and doesn’t like him back. The two get together to watch movies every Wednesday, but no matter how many times Tasuku attempts to use these meetups to profess his love for her, Shia sends him right back into the friend zone. Can Tasuku prove himself a mature and capable boyfriend? And what secrets is Shia hiding behind her smiley demeanor?
The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian
by Feng Ren Zuo ShuAugust 2025Synopsis:
Ruthless and mercurial, Fu Wanqing is hardly the type of woman anyone expected to be heir to the jianghu’s preeminent righteous cultivation sect. Yet she’s famous for more than just her attitude: her raw power and beauty are renowned, rivaled only by those of demonic sect leader Yu Shengyan.
As such, Fu Wanqing is determined to face her in battle; after all, she must prove herself not just worthy of her station, but superior beyond the rest!
Unfortunately, the ice-cold Yu Shengyan couldn’t be less interested in her challenge. Yet when Fu Wanqing offers the rare medicine Yu Shengyan needs to cure one of her comrades, she relents. The catch? Yu Shengyan must agree to stay by Fu Wanqing’s side for three months. Fu Wanqing is certain that by the end of their deal, she’ll get her duel—but will her fascination with Yu Shengyan come to encompass more than just her sword?
Source: Press Release
