North American manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment has continued announcing new acquisitions in recent days, adding six more works to their 2021 schedule (in addition to the ones they already announced HERE). Spanning manga and light novel licenses, some of which will be offered across both formats, you can read more about the new announcements below.
1Berserk of Gluttony
Format: Light Novel
By: Isshiki Ichika, fame
Volume 1 Release Date: January 2021
Price: $13.99 USD or $17.99 CAN
Format: Manga
By: Isshiki Ichika, fame, Daisuke Takino
Volume 1 Release Date: February 2021
Price: $12.99 USD or $16.99 CAN
Fate Barbatos has never tasted real power. Born with the magical skill Gluttony, he constantly hungers in a way that can’t be satiated, and has been shunned and looked down upon his entire life. One day, while working as a gatekeeper for a noble family and fighting a trespassing thief, he discovers Gluttony’s true power: when he kills someone, he devours their skills and feeds his gnawing hunger at last. In that grisly realization, Fate is awakened to his true potential. How many lives will he feed on to satisfy this hunger, and is the world ready for the frightening warrior he’ll become?
2Reiwa Hanamaru Gakuen
Format: Manga
By: Kotobuki
Volume 1 Release Date: April 2021
Price: $12.99 USD or $16.99 CAN
The hunks at Hanamaru Academy are putting the boot (and booty!) to expectations. Instead of wearing drab blazers, these studs are obsessed with the length of their skirts and the size of their chests as they try to navigate high school. This high-energy comedy takes being cute and being cut to a whole new level!
3Ride Your Wave
Format: Light Novel
By: Masaaki Yuasa, Mika Toyoda, Reiko Yoshida, Machi Kiachi
Volume 1 Release Date: February 2021
Price: $13.99 USD or $17.99 CAN
Format: Manga
By: Masaaki Yuasa, Mika Toyoda, Reiko Yoshida, Machi Kiachi
Volume 1 Release Date: May 2021
Price: $12.99 USD or $16.99 CAN
New college student Hinako, who moved to a small seaside town to surf and have fun, finds herself falling in love with firefighter Minato after he saves her from a fire. Their young romance comes to an abrupt end when Minato drowns…but in her grief, Hinako discovers that singing a song they used to perform as a duet summons Minato into the nearest body of water–be it a puddle, glass, or bathtub. Will Hinako be able to reach Minato again? Originally released as an anime movie by visionary director Masaaki Yuasa–which ran in North American theaters in early 2020–these books are the perfect companions to the film, coming to English-language Blu-ray on August 4 from Shout! Factory.
4The Demon Girl Next Door
Format: Manga
By: Izumo Ito
Volume 1 Release Date: January 2021
Price: $14.99 USD or $18.99 CAN
Yoshida Yuko was living a perfectly normal (if poverty-stricken) life, but at the age of fifteen, she suddenly sprouts demon horns and a tail! Her mother explains that she’s actually a demon named Shadow Mistress Yuko, once sealed away and cursed so that her family would remain poor for generations. Now Yuko can break that very curse if she defeats Chiyoda Momo, a magical girl who goes to her school…but Momo is stronger than she is, knows how to manage magical powers, and is so freaking nice that she’s actually helping Yuko out of scrapes. Yuko’s too weak and uncoordinated to straight-up kill Momo, even if she wanted to, but she can’t just be buddies with this generous magical girl, either–she has to break the curse on her family somehow. What’s a demon girl to do?
