Last week was very busy for manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment, as the publisher unveiled a number of new titles throughout the week, finishing out with four announcements on Friday.
The first of the new announcements was for the digital and physical rights to CHIROLU and Hota’s If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord, a manga adaptation of the light novel series. The series follows a famed adventurer named Dale, who comes across a young devil girl, wasting away. Dale takes her in, and fully embraces his life as her adoptive father, but what reason could there be for the girl to be alone in the forest to begin with and why does she have the mark of a criminal? The series will be released as single volume editions, with the first ($12.99) slated for May 1, 2018.
The second Friday manga announcement was the yuri series, Hungry for You: Endo Yasuko Stalks the Night by Flowerchild; which follows Shizue, a high school girl who witnesses an attack on a classmate at the hands of another student, Endo Yasuko. The beautiful Endo declares that Shizue is the only one that can sate her hunger, but what exactly does she really mean? Seven Seas will be publishing the series as single volume editions, with the first ($12.99) dated for May 15, 2018.
Seven Seas Entertainment’s third announcement was Himouto! Umaru-chan (print and digital), Sankaku Head’s manga series that inspired a hit anime series. The series follows Umaru Doma, a seemingly perfect high school student, loved and respected by many. That is how she is seen in public at least, because once she gets home to her older brother Taihei, she turns in to the ultimate bratty little sister. Gaming, eating junk food and wearing her hamster hoodie all day, Umaru exhausts her big brother, but they find a way to make it work in hilarious fashion.
Fans of the anime can expect to see the manga available in single volume editions, with the first ($12.99) set for release on May 22, 2018. This was one bit of news that should make plenty of fans happy, especially with the new season set to debut soon. The anime is currently available in North America from Sentai Filmworks.
The final new announcement (print and digital) for the week, is the boys’ love manga from Syundei, Go for It, Nakamura! The series follows Nakamura, a shy boy that falls for Hirose, his dreamy high school classmate. It is love at first sight for Nakamura, but there is one problem, the two haven’t even met and the bumbling Nakamura could bungle things before they do. The series will be available in single volume editions, with the first ($12.99) due out on July 3, 2018.
On Monday, the publisher announced three titles for release Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest) by Ryou Hakumai and RoGa, the Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in The Next Life?! by FUNA, Itsuki Akata, and Neko Mint light novels and manga, and Kei Murayama’s one-shot yuri manga, Mushroom Girls in Love. Volume one of Arifureta will release on Mar. 6, 2018, with the Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in The Next Life?! first volume of the light novel slated for June 12, 2018 and the manga due out July 24, 2018. Mushroom Girls in Love volume one will be available on July 3, 2018.
Tuesday saw three more announcements, Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General by Jin, Little Devils by Uuumi, and Seiman Douman’s The Voynich Hotel. Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General will debut on June 19, 2018, Little Devils first volume releases on July 10, 2018, and The Voynich Hotel first volume is slated for June 26, 2018.
Wednesday was a four-acquisition day, with the announcements of Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter by Reia and Suki Umemiya, Satan’s Secretary by Kamotsu Kamonabe, Go Nagai’s Cutie Honey: The Classic Collection, and two companion books for the The Ancient Magus’ Bride series: The Ancient Magus’ Bride Supplement I and The Ancient Magus’ Bride Official Guide Book Merkmal. Volume one of Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter releases on Aug. 14, 2018, Satan’s Secretary’s first volume is dated for June 5, 2018, and Cutie Honey: The Classic Collection will be released in one large trim hardcover omnibus on July 3, 2018. The Ancient Magus’ Bride Supplement I will be available on May 1, 2018 and The Ancient Magus’ Bride Official Guide Book Merkmal will release on July 3, 2018.
Thursday was another three-title day for Seven Seas, with announcements for The Dungeon of Black Company by Youhei Yasumura, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord by Yukiya Murasaki and Naoto Fukuda, and How to Treat Magical Beasts by Kajiya. The Dungeon of Black Company volume one will be available on May 22, 2018, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord debuts on Mar. 13, 2018, and How to Treat Magical Beasts’ first volume will be available on May 22, 2018.
