Seven Seas Announce Cornucopia of Manga and Light Novel Acquisitions for 2021

Type: Light Novel
By: Lute and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

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!

Type: Light Novel / Manga
By: Nekoko, NAJI Yanagida and RIO
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021 / September 2021
Price: $13.99 USD / $12.99 USD

In a world full of dangerous monsters, our unnamed protagonist finds himself reborn at the very bottom of the food chain as an immobile, powerless egg. Even just hatching will require leveling up by fighting monsters–the same monsters who’d love to eat him as a snack. But with the help of the mysterious voice in his head, he’s determined to grow into the most powerful creature in the world!

Type: Light Novel
By: Reia and Hazuki Futaba
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

Iris Almeria, the daughter of a powerful duke, is arrested and forced to her knees in front of her fiancée. Her betrothed, Prince Edward, is rejecting her for another woman! As Iris’s life flashes before her eyes, she suddenly realizes she knows exactly what is coming next–because she has been reincarnated into her favorite otome game as its villainess. Quick thinking saves her from exile, but Iris can’t rest yet. If she wants to survive this world that sees her as wicked, she’ll have to change the world itself.

Type: Light Novel
By: Yoshino Origuchi and OKAYADO
Release Date (Volume 1): August 2021
Price: $14.99 USD

When twenty-something Kurusu Kimihito became an involuntary “volunteer” in the government homestay program for monster girls, his world was turned upside down. A lamia named Miia was sent to live with him, and it’s Kimihito’s job to make sure the sexy snake girl integrates into everyday life. In this novel spin-off, a new program hopes to give monster girls experience in the working world–leading to sexy uniforms, on-the-job shenanigans, and all-new hilarity! Written by Yoshino Origuchi, the author of the Monster Girl Doctor light novels (which were recently turned into an anime), and illustrated by series creator OKAYADO, this series features everyone’s favorite monster girls in a novel adventure!

Type: Light Novel / Manga
By: Mine, Peroshi and Area Ikemiya
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021 / August 2021
Price: $13.99 USD / $12.99 USD

When seasoned mercenary Loren is the sole survivor of a disastrous battle that destroys the rest of his company, he must find a new way to survive in the world. With no friends or connections, he has no hope of joining an adventuring party–until enigmatic priestess Lapis offers to partner up with him. But there’s more to Lapis than meets the eye, and Loren soon finds himself bound to a fate stranger than he imagined.

Type: Mature-Rated Manga
By: Masahiro Morio
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

Stranded in a fantasy world inhabited by magical beings and demons, call girl Yuzuki has only one clue on how to get home again: her enchanted grimoire has a list of creatures she must pleasure in order to break the spell. Fortunately that’s all in a day’s work for this consummate professional! The skilled and chipper Yuzuki introduces her own magic to the land in this upbeat tale of service with a smile.

Type: Mature-Rated Manga
By: Rui Takato
Release Date (Volume 1-2 Omnibus): July 2021
Price: $19.99 USD

Eighteen-year-old karate expert Misora Haebaru moves to Tokyo to pursue her dream of becoming a famous singer. Unfortunately, her sleazy handlers trick her into the adult entertainment industry instead. Her only way out is to survive a martial arts tournament where she must fight her way through one hundred lustful male opponents. If she loses, she will pay the ultimate erotic price!

Type: Mature-Rated Manga
By: Tsuya Tsuya
Release Date (Volume 1): August 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

Three years into her marriage, 34-year-old Shiori finds that the sex has dried up along with whatever connection she had to her husband. When she finds her husband’s diary and learns that he’s taken a lover, Shiori turns a class reunion into a passionate hookup with her first boyfriend. With her world rocked and her lust reignited, there’s no way she’s going to stop with one hookup–or one guy, for that matter.

Type: Manga
By: Minoru Mitsuba
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

Keitaro oversleeps one morning, and when he opens his front door, he’s surprised to see another world outside! Confronted by dangerous creatures, he’s thankfully taken in by a friendly (and voluptuous) half-demon. She introduces herself as Nia, and she seems very excited to meet a human–because as a half-demon, if she wants a child, she’ll need to have it with a human male. Get ready for a sexy comedy adventure about Nia introducing Keitaro to her world while awkwardly attempting to seduce a human for the first time!

Type: Manga
By: Erefante Kaeruno
Release Date (Volume 1): September 2021
Price: $14.99 USD

When your company goes bankrupt and your marriage is on the rocks, what’s a guy to do? Move to Tokyo to become an adult film star, of course! This diary-style comedy explores the pitfalls of an everyman who tries to break into the world of porno because it seems like a pleasurable way to restart his life. He soon learns that it’s a harder job than he bargained for!

Type: Manga
By: Kanna Kii
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

Shun has been living in Okinawa with his grandmother ever since a disastrous coming out to his parents. One day he meets Mio, a high school student who recently lost his parents and who now spends his days sitting by the sea. The two of them are just starting to bond when Mio reveals that he’s heading for the mainland. Three years later, an adult Mio returns to Okinawa…and he’s come to find Shun and reveal what’s in his heart.

Type: Manga
By: Ryouta Furusawa, Hiro Kaburagi, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Daichi Marui
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

Edamura Makoto may be young, but he’s already one of Japan’s best conmen. However, he meets his match when he gets tangled up with Laurent Thierry, a French con artist with big plans. Soon, Makoto is in LA, working (begrudgingly) with Laurent to swindle a big-time movie producer/drug dealer. Laurent’s plan is a good one, but can Makoto trust him?

Type: Manga
By: Yasohachi Tsuchise and Renji Fukuhara
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

The strongest miner in the world, Alan, can reduce mountains to rubble with a swing of his trusty shovel—a legendary tool that grants him immortal life and can blast through the strongest of foes. When this legendary miner teams up with a runaway princess to track down cursed jewels and save her kingdom from an invading demon force, evil doesn’t stand a chance. A hilarious fantasy tale for fans of RPGs, with adventure…in spades!

Type: Manga
By: Bunou Fujisawa and Kemuri Karakara
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

It’s the early 20th century and Aoi is a young newspaper reporter investigating a series of grisly murders. When she gets too close to the culprit, she discovers that there is a secret team of vampires working for the military…and that one of the vampires is her supposedly dead friend! This team, known as Code Zero, is the government’s best hope at stopping violence caused by other vampires. What on earth has Aoi stepped into?

Type: Manga
By: Yashi and nini
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

After dying in the act of stopping a crime in modern Japan, our hero is reincarnated as Cain von Silford, third son of a noble family in a world of swords and sorcery. In his new life, all children receive a blessing from the gods…but Cain is unexpectedly blessed with an absolutely enormous, over-the-top cornucopia of magical powers. If his dream of traveling the world as a free spirit is to come true, he can’t reveal too much of his potential to the wrong people. A light-hearted, escapist adventure in another world begins!

Type: Manga
By: Jiro Sugiura
Release Date (Volume 1): August 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

Takuma is a single guy who does nothing but go to work and come home. Too tired to do chores, he decides to get a robot to cook and keep house. “Mina-chan” is such a good housekeeper, Takuma jokes that she should become his wife. Mina takes Takuma’s joke seriously, and slowly the two start doing more things together, like having a picnic outside. As time goes by, Takuma starts to fall for Mina, but can a human and a robot ever have an equal, loving relationship?

Type: Manga
By: Yomu Mishima and Jun Shiosato
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Can Leon spark a revolution to change this new world order?

Type: Manga
By: Norio Sakurai
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

Ichikawa Kyotaro, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro’s not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna’s a bit odd herself!

Type: Manga
By: Nakatani Nio
Release Date (Volume 1): September 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and hearts, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her…she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That’s when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity that she’s inspired to ask her for help. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is Nanami herself, has her shoujo romance finally begun? Explore this tale like never before in this collection of all-new short manga by various creators!

Type: Manga
By: Shogo Sugitani
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $13.99 USD

Gene Fini, a production assistant and film fanatic in the movie capital Nyallywood, has been working on popcorn films with the baby-faced movie producer Joelle Davidovich “Pompo” Pomponette. One day, Gene finds a script written by Pompo and is blown away. When he says it deserves to be made, Pompo challenges him to do it himself—and now Gene is officially directing his first feature film! The hours are long and the challenges are endless, but Gene’s passion for movies will fuel him through the gauntlet of making his own. This critically acclaimed manga about film-making that started on the online platform pixiv is now an anime feature film itself!

Type: Manga
By: Kumiko Saiki
Release Date (Volume 1): July 2021
Price: $12.99 USD

Watanabe Sarasa has a dream: she wants to play the role of Oscar as part of the Kouka Acting Troupe, an all-female acting troupe similar to Takarazuka Revue. But before she can do that, she has to attend two years at the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts. As Sarasa practices singing, dancing, and acting, she grows closer to the other girls in her year, including her roommate, the stoic former J-idol Ai. But though Sarasa is great at making friends, her outspoken nature and grand ambitions earn her lots of enemies as well. Can Sarasa keep her upbeat attitude and achieve her dream of stardom? 

Type: Manga
By: Monkey Punch
Release Date: November 2021
Price: $23.99 USD

Master thief Arsène Lupin III, the charming grandson of Arsène Lupin, has been stealing treasures and hearts since Monkey Punch’s original manga series in the 1960s. The capers and adventures of Lupin III—along with his trusted sidekicks and hot-in-pursuit rivals—have turned him into one of the most beloved manga characters of all time. Lupin III’s exploits have been immortalized through decades of multimedia incarnations, including Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film directorial debut, The Castle of Cagliostro, and the stunning 2019 CG animated film Lupin III: The First, newly available in English from GKids.
 
This special collection of Monkey Punch’s original manga, published in Japan as a tribute to his legacy after his passing in 2019, includes some of the greatest Lupin III manga tales pulled from years of this influential work. Seven Seas will be releasing this one-of-a-kind tome as a beautiful large-trim hardcover for Lupin III’s English-speaking fans.