It's time for the final license announcements from Seven Seas Back to School event. Here we go...
CREATURE GIRLS: A FIELD JOURNAL IN ANOTHER WORLD Manga
Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition—both print and digital—of Creature Girls: A Field Journal in Another World by KAKERU, a new mature readers manga about monster girls for our Ghost Ship imprint!
Kurimusubi Daisuke, a man fascinated by the complex zoology of monster girls in fiction, one day finds himself transported to a world full of them! When he encounters an arachne named Neya who needs his help, Daisuke rushes to help her–which begins his new life of meeting (and researching) the beautiful creatures around him. These monstrous ladies show him that he has a lot to learn, and Daisuke never dreamed he’d be able to satisfy his passion for monster girls like this! This fantasy manga series for mature readers is perfect for fans of Monster Girl Encyclopedia.
Seven Seas, through its imprint Ghost Ship for older readers, will publish the manga Creature Girls: A Field Journal in Another World for the first time in North America in paperback and on digital platforms as single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on June 4, 2019 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
BLANK CANVAS: MY SO-CALLED ARTIST’S JOURNEY (KAKUKAKU SHIKAJIKA) Manga
Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the manga Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey (known as Kakukaku Shikajika in Japanese) by Akiko Higashimura, the award-winning autobiography about the creator of Tokyo Tarareba Girls and Princess Jellyfish!
High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She’s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn’t care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!
“We’re so pleased to bring this critically acclaimed manga to the West,” says Seven Seas Publisher Jason DeAngelis. “For all our readers who have ever dreamed of creating their own comics, this is a down-to-earth story by an adored creator that may inspire others to take that first step right alongside her.” Seven Seas will publish the manga Blank Canvas:
My So-Called Artist’s Journey for the first time in North America as single volume editions in a large trim size. Volume 1 will be released on May 21, 2019 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
MY NEXT LIFE AS A VILLAINESS: ALL ROUTES LEAD TO DOOM! Manga
Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce the license acquisition—both print and digital—of My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! by Satoru Yamaguchi and Nami Hidaka, the manga version of the hit isekai light novel about a woman trapped in a romance video game!
At the age of eight, Katarina, a girl of noble birth in another world, has an accident that unlocks her memories–of playing an otome game that’s exactly like the life she’s living now. There’s one problem: she realizes that she’s playing the role of the villainess, and only bad endings await her! What will it take for her to “break the game” and live a happy life?
Seven Seas will publish the manga My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! for the first time in North America in paperback and on digital platforms as single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on July 30, 2019 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.
