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.
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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
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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
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Magical Girl Site, vol. 2 Story and art by Kentaro Sato
The much-anticipated spin-off series to Magical Girl Apocalypse!
Magical Girl Site is an all-new fantasy horror series that is directly spun-off from author Kentaro Sato’s concurrent series, Magical Girl Apocalypse. In this ultra-violent survival story, an innocent girl gets sucked into the murderous world of the sailor girls from hell as featured in Magical Girl Apocalypse.
Magical Girl Site is an ongoing manga series that will be released with a full-color insert in each volume.
sagiri Aya is a young girl who has fallen victim to bullies at her Aschool. Looking for a way to escape her troubles, she looks to the internet for distraction, when a mysterious website called “Magical Girl Site” appears. Simply viewing the page is all it takes to hurtle Aya headlong into the deadly world of the Magical Girl Apocalypse. There, it’s fight or die, against a seemingly endless array (cover not final) of savagely adorable, frilly-skirted killing machines, each armed with MANGA magical powers and an unquenchable thirst for blood and chaos. Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626924-84-0 Kentaro Sato is best known as the author and artist of Magical Girl $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Apocalypse and Magical Girl Site.
5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: May 2, 2017
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Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, vol. 3 Story and art by Coolkyoushinja
For fans of Nichijou and Monster Musume comes a comedic tale of a young woman’s relationship with a magical transforming dragon maid—now with an anime adaptation!
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is a delightful, ongoing comedy manga series about a young lady who, after saving a dragon’s life, finds herself the object of its overbearing affection. Featuring a cast of colorful supernatural characters, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is the perfect book for fans of Monster Musume and Merman in My Tub.
iss Kobayashi is your average office worker who lives a boring Mlife, alone in her small apartment—until she saves the life of a female dragon in distress. The dragon, named Tohru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl (albeit with horns and a long tail!), who will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Miss Kobayashi likes it or not. With a very (cover not final) persistent and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes MANGA easy, and Miss Kobayashi’s normal life is about to go off the deep Trade Paperback end! ISBN: 978-1-626924-85-7 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Coolkyoushinja is best known as the author and artist of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid. 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Teen (13+)
On Sale: May 9, 2017
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There’s a Demon Lord on the Floor, vol. 2 Story and art by Kawakami Masaki
An all-new supernatural comedy series for fans of The Devil is a Part- Timer!
There’s A Demon Lord on the Floor is the newest manga series that asks the perennial question—can a Demon Lord truly make it in the world of human cuisine? This colorful comedy full of beautiful women and delectable food follows the adorable Demon Lord, Amon Patricia, as she works at a restaurant, learning the ropes of human customer service and tasting the great foods our world has to offer!
There’s A Demon Lord on the Floor is an ongoing manga series. Each volume will include several full-color inserts.
mon Patricia is a powerful Demon Lord who one day finds Aherself on the recieving end of a vicious attack by the Clan of Light. Fleeing to fight another day, Patricia finds herself in the human world! Looking to blend in, she immediately seeks work and (cover not final) finds herself on the doorstep of the Humming Dining restaurant. MANGA She falls in love with their cooking immediately, and now the head Trade Paperback chef has plenty more on his plate as he must sate the Demon Lord’s ISBN: 978-1-626924-80-2 appetites, while shaping her into the perfect employee! $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Kawakami Masaki is a Japanese manga creator best known for 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) There’s a Demon Lord on the Floor. On Sale: May 9, 2017
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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 aflutter. 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
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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 Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner, vol. 5 Story by Nanatsuki Takafumi Art by Risumai
A hilarious school-life comedy with a hit anime series!
Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner is a currently ongoing series about a young man kidnapped to provide common-world experience to a school of sheltered rich girls. The manga is adapted from a popular series of light novels and has an anime adaptation being streamed by Funimation.
Seven Seas will be publishing Shomin Sample for the first time in print in North America as single volumes, each one with a color insert.
eep in the forest-covered mountains is an all-girls school, attended Dby children from only the richest and most prestigious of families. (cover not final) Here, the girls are raised to be perfect young ladies, cut off from the real world to preserve their innocence and ensure that they’re free MANGA from all distractions. This policy of isolation is a double-edged sword, Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626923-74-4 however, for after graduation, students of the academy often struggle $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN to adapt to a world that’s totally different from their cloistered school life. 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) To combat this inevitable culture shock, an average teenage boy, On Sale: May 16, 2017 Kagurazaka Kimito, is kidnapped by the school to provide its students MARKETING PLANS: with knowledge of the outside world. Forced to enroll against his wishes, • Promotion at gomanga.com Kimito must now attend classes in a place where his very manhood • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, relies on keeping the girls happy. Can one regular guy possibly survive and Facebook in a fearsome, all-female student body?
Nanatsuki Takafumi is a Japanese manga creator best known as the ALSO AVAILABLE: author of Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as Shomin Sample, vol. 4 (2/17) a Sample Commoner. ISBN: 978-1-626924-25-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Risumai is a Japanese manga creator best known as the artist of Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Shomin Sample, vol. 3 (11/16) Commoner.
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Shomin Sample, vol. 2 (8/16) ISBN: 978-1626923-20-1 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN
Shomin Sample, vol. 1 (5/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-21-8 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Shomin Sample: I Was Shomin Sample: I Was Shomin Sample: I Was Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite Abducted by an Elite Abducted by an Elite Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a All-Girls School as a All-Girls School as a All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner, Sample Commoner, Sample Commoner, Sample Commoner, vol. 1 vol. 2 vol. 3 vol. 4 Seven Seas May 2017 The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún, vol. 2 Story and art by Nagabe
An ethereal fantasy from the editorial team behind the New York Times bestselling series, The Ancient Magus’ Bride
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún is an all-new manga series that pulls readers into a magical and enchanting tale about a young girl and her demonic guardian. A haunting story of love and fantastical creatures, The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún is a gorgeously-illustrated ongoing manga series that will appeal to fans of The Ancient Magus’ Bride.
Each volume in the series will be released with a beautifully-textured matte finish cover and will include at least one full-color insert.
n a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in Iboth realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they (cover not final) be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” MANGA Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a Trade Paperback bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva ISBN: 978-1-626925-23-6 leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light. 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) Nagabe is a manga creator best known for their series The Girl From On Sale: May 16, 2017 the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.
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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.
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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
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Non Non Biyori, vol. 7 Story and art by Atto
The manga series that inspired a hit anime adaptation, for fans of Yotsuba&!
Non Non Biyori is a delightfully charming, all-ages manga series that follows the miscellaneous adventures of a group of girls in the Japanese countryside. Striking a balance between slapstick humor and heartfelt nostalgia, Non Non Biyori features both artwork that beautifully depicts nature, as well as adorable characterizations of its main characters. This slice-of-life gem is sure to appeal to fans of Yotsuba&! and Azumanga Daioh.
The Non Non Biyori anime adaptation was released on home video and digital distribution by Sentai Filmworks in early 2015 and received a second season anime adaptation in Summer 2015.
elcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint Wtown far removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city. MANGA You couldn’t imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So Trade Paperback when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru Ichijo transfers ISBN: 978-1-626924-86-4 to the tiny Asahigaoka Branch School due to her father’s job, she’s in $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN for the culture shock of her life!
5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Teen (13+) Join Hotaru and her new friends, the eccentric Renge and the On Sale: May 23, 2017 mischevious sisters Natsumi and Komari, as they share daily adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside. MARKETING PLANS: • Promotion at gomanga.com Atto is a Japanese artist best known as the creator of Non Non Biyori. • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook • Advertising on Crunchyroll
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Re:Monster, vol. 3 Story by Kanekiru Kogitsune Art by Kobayakawa Haruyoshi
A fresh take on exploring a fantasy world—as a goblin—for fans of Overlord!
Based on a popular novel series, Re:Monster is the newest tale of reincarnation and survival in another world. When a young man begins life anew as a lowly goblin, he forges past all obstacles with a combination of strength, smarts, and a monstrous appetite! The series’ detailed species information, powerful shonen-style artwork, and fast-paced action scenes will appeal to fans of such fantasy series as Overlord and Sword Art Online!
Seven Seas will release Re:Monster as single volumes with at least two full-color illustrations in each book.
omokui Kanata has suffered an early death, but his adventures (cover in development) Tare far from over. He is reborn into a fantastical world of monsters and magic—but as a lowly goblin! Not about to let that stop MANGA him, the now renamed Rou uses his new physical prowess and his Trade Paperback old memories to plow ahead in a world where consuming other ISBN: 978-1-626924-82-6 creatures allows him to acquire their powers. $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Kanekiru Kogitsune is a Japanese author best known as the creator 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) of the Re:Monster series of light novels and manga. On Sale: May 30, 2017 Kobayakawa Haruyoshi is a manga artist best known for his work on MARKETING PLANS: Re:Monster and a manga adaptation of the video game, BlazBlue. • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook
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For fans of the Hatsune Miku franchise, and the New York Times #1 bestseller, the Unofficial Hatsune Mix, comes an all-new, official light novel!
The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku is a new light novel based on Hatsune Miku—the singing, dancing, and gaming sensation that’s taken the world by storm! This self-contained, original novel was inspired by the Hatsune Miku song series of the same name, a collection of tracks so popular that they forced down the servers that hosted them, earning the name “The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku.”
The character of Hatsune Miku has appeared in numerous manga and anime, as well as a series of hit video games by SEGA, growing into a huge multimedia phenomenon, with millions of fans (cover not final) worldwide.
NOVEL Presented in a large trim size and including black and white Trade Paperback illustrations throughout, and at least one color insert, The ISBN: 978-1-626924-73-4 Disappearance of Hatsune Miku is a must-have for Hatsune Miku $14.99/US | $16.99/CAN fans. 5.875” x 8.25”/ 304 pages Age: Teen (13+) sano is a young university student tasked with testing out the On Sale: May 30, 2017 Atechnology department’s newest creation—the life-like android, Hatsune Miku. Although Hatsune Miku has a lot to learn, Asano MARKETING PLANS: comes to see her as more than merely a piece of tech and together • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, the two learn what life and love is all about. and Facebook Muya Agami is a light novel author best known for The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku.
cosMo@BousouP is the original creator of the Hatsune Miku franchise.
Yūnagi is a manga and light novel illustrator best known for The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku. Seven Seas May 2017
The High School Life of a Fudanshi, vol. 1 Story and art by Michinoku Atami
For fans of Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun and Princess Jellyfish comes an all new comedy about one man’s obsession with BL!
The High School Life of a Fudanshi is a brand new teen comedy manga series about the trials and tribulations of Ryo Sakaguchi, a young man who is actually a fudanshi—a male reader obsessed with boys’ love (BL), the genre of stories revolving around the romance between two men. With hilarious commentary on the popular genre, along with a vibrant cast of characters who find themselves lost in the jungle of adolescence, The High School Life of a Fudanshi is a must read comedy for BL and geek culture fans alike. The series has an anime adaptation, which is currently airing on Crunchyroll.
The High School Life of a Fudanshi is an ongoing manga series that features highly expressive, humorous artwork, with at least one full- color illustration in each volume. (cover not final) Ryo Sakaguchi has a deep, dark secret: he’s a fudanshi—a straight MANGA boy obsessed with BL. While he has trouble understanding how Trade Paperback others don’t find the same bliss he does from his unusual hobbies, ISBN: 978-1-626925-31-1 that doesn’t make it any easier for Ryo to buy his precious manga $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN from the “girls” section of the store, or any simpler explaining the world of boys’ love, shipping wars, and doujinshi circles to his best 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Teen (13+) friend Nakamura. Will Ryo find other fanboys to share his hobby with On Sale: May 30, 2017 or is he doomed to sit alone on his throne of BL romance?
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