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Seven Seas May 2017 Arpeggio of Blue Steel, vol. 10 Story and art by Ark Performance The science fiction epic continues, with an anime now available from Discotek Media! Arpeggio of Blue Steel is a gripping, action-packed manga series set in the near-future, where humans must wage an aquatic war of survival against a mysterious alien invader. Humanity’s only hope is to launch a sentient superweapon: a girl able to transform into a deadly submarine. The Japanese animation studio, Sanzigen, who worked on the Attack on Titan anime, recently adapted Arpeggio of Blue Steel into a thirteen-episode anime, which debuted on Japanese television in Fall 2013. Each meticulously illustrated volume of the manga Arpeggio of Blue Steel contains color inserts and features futuristic and explosive submarine battles that are sure to captivate readers. MANGA Trade Paperback n the early twenty-first century, the majority of Earth’s landmass is ISBN: 978-1-626924-59-8 Isubmerged due to rising sea levels. Enter the Fleet of Fog, a host $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN of sentient alien battleships of unknown origin who easily decimate 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages earth’s naval forces. Humanity is now on the verge of extinction. Age: Teen (13+) On Sale: May 2, 2017 In the year 2039, the stalwart Captain Chihaya Gunzou and his intrepid crew on the Blue Steel fleet may be humanity’s last chance MARKETING PLANS: to fight off the alien invaders. The Blue Steel fleet happens to contain • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, a secret weapon that could turn the tide of war: a mysterious I-401 and Facebook submarine that can transform into a girl. Ark Performance is a Japanese author/artist duo responsible for Samurai Commando and has contributed to the Trigun: Multiple Bul- ALSO AVAILABLE: lets anthology. Arpeggio of Blue Steel, vol. 9 (1/17) ISBN: 978-1-626923-80-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Arpeggio of Blue Steel, vol. 8 (9/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-26-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Arpeggio of Blue Steel, vol. 7 (5/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-66-2 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Arpeggio of Blue Steel, vol. 6 (1/16) Arpeggio of Blue Arpeggio of Blue Arpeggio of Blue Arpeggio of Blue ISBN: 978-1-626922-01-3 Steel, vol. 6 Steel, vol. 7 Steel, vol. 8 Steel, vol. 9 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas May 2017 Bloom into You, vol. 2 Story and art by Nakatani Nio For fans of Citrus and Girl Friends comes an all-new yuri series! Bloom into You is a charming love story about two young women who together discover that their dreams of a heart-pounding romance can indeed come true. With endearing characters and a beautiful art style, Bloom into You is a fan-favorite series within the yuri genre that will appeal to fans of Citrus and Girl Friends. Bloom into You is an ongoing manga series that will be released as single volumes, including at least one full-color insert per book. uu has always loved shoujo manga and fantasizes about the day Ythat, she too, will get a love confession that will send her heart a-flutter. Yet when a male classmate confesses his feelings to her... she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu returns to school unsure how to respond. That’s when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity and (cover not final) finesse that Yuu is inspired to ask her for advice. But when the next MANGA person to confess to Yuu is the alluring Nanami herself, has Yuu’s Trade Paperback shoujo romance finally begun? ISBN: 978-1-626924-79-6 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Nakatani Nio is a Japanese manga creator best known for Bloom into You. 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Teen (13+) On Sale: May 16, 2017 MARKETING PLANS: • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook ALSO AVAILABLE: Bloom into You, vol. 1 (1/17) Bloom into You, ISBN: 978-1-626923-53-9 vol. 1 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas May 2017 Dreamin’ Sun, vol. 1 Story and art by Ichigo Takano The latest manga series from Ichigo Takano, the bestselling creator of orange! Dreamin’ Sun is an all-new shoujo manga series by the creator of New York Times bestseller orange, about a girl’s struggle to find a place where she truly belongs. Fans of orange and other classic shoujo stories will be delighted by this charming tale of bittersweet romance. Dreamin’ Sun is a ten-volume manga series. Each volume will include at least one full-color insert. himana Kameko lives in a home where she feels she doesn’t Sbelong. Her mother is dead, her father has remarried, and her six-month-old baby brother takes up everyone’s attention. Kameko skips school and runs away to a nearby park where she literally stumbles over a mysterious man in a kimono. (cover not final) MANGA The stranger, Fujiwara Taiga, offers Kameko a place to stay—on Trade Paperback three conditions. The first condition is that Kameko tell him why she ISBN: 978-1-626925-25-0 ran away from home. The second is that she fetch the stranger’s lost $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN apartment key (he is locked out!). The third condition is...to have a dream. Kameko meets the conditions, moves in, and begins a 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) journey of romance and self-discovery. On Sale: May 2, 2017 Takano Ichigo is the author and artist of the New York Times manga MARKETING PLANS: bestseller orange. • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook ALSO AVAILABLE: orange: The Complete Collection 2 (5/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-7-16 $18.99/US | $21.99/CAN orange: The Complete Collection 1 orange: orange: (1/16) The Complete The Complete ISBN: 978-1-626923-02-7 Collection 1 Collection 2 $18.99/US | $21.99/CAN Seven Seas May 2017 Golden Time, vol. 7 Story by Yuyuko Takemiya Art by Umechazuke The hilarious rom-com manga series from the author of New York Times’ bestselling Toradora! continues Based on the popular light novel series of the same name, Golden Time is a hilarious coming-of-age romance by Yuyuko Takemiya, the bestselling author of Toradora!. Golden Time has been adapted into an anime, which has been licensed and released on home video by Sentai Filmworks and made available to stream on Crunchyroll. Golden Time is an ongoing manga series that includes color inserts in each volume. ife, love, and education! College freshman Tada Banri is looking Lforward to a new lease on life, starting with his ambitious journey MANGA and entry into a private law school in Tokyo. As luck would have it, Trade Paperback during the opening ceremony for the freshman class, he happens ISBN: 978-1-626924-81-9 across an unfortunate person from his past. $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Her name is Kaga Kouko, a buxom-beauty who slaps Banri’s new Age: Teen (13+) friend, Mitsuo, across the face with a bouquet of roses. Just who is On Sale: May 23, 2017 she and what’s her beef with Mitsuo? MARKETING PLANS: • Promotion at gomanga.com Yuyuko Takemiya is the author of Toradora!, Golden Time, and • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, Evergreen. and Facebook • Advertising on Crunchyroll Umechazuke is a Japanese manga artist best known as the artist of Golden Time. ALSO AVAILABLE: Golden Time, vol. 6 (1/17) ISBN: 978-1-626923-83-6 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Golden Time, vol. 5 (10/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-39-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Golden Time, vol. 4 (7/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-86-0 Golden Time, Golden Time, Golden Time, Golden Time, $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN vol. 3 vol. 4 vol. 5 vol. 6 Golden Time, vol. 3 (4/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-56-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas May 2017 Kase-san and Bento Story and art by Hiromi Takashima A critically-acclaimed yuri manga series for fans of Girl Friends and Citrus! Kase-San and Bento is the second release from Hiromi Takashima’s ongoing yuri series about a high school romance between the clumsy, flower-adoring Yamada and the exuberant Kase-san, the school’s track and field star. This multi-volume yuri manga series consists of stand-alone volumes that can be read in any order, making this the perfect edition for one-shot readers and series collectors alike. amada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens Yat her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye—the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don’t seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an (cover not final) important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two MANGA girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love Trade Paperback blossom? ISBN: 978-1-626924-87-1 $13.99/US | $15.99/CAN Hiromi Takashima is a yuri manga creator best known for her work on the Kase-san series of books. 5.875” x 8.25”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: May 23, 2017 MARKETING PLANS: • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook ALSO AVAILABLE: Kase-san and Morning Glories (2/17) Kase-san and ISBN: 978-1-626924-70-3 Morning Glories $13.99/US | $15.99/CAN Seven Seas May 2017 Magical Girl Site, vol.