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Seven Seas December 2016

Masamune-kun’s Revenge, vol. 3 Story by Takeoka Hazuki Art by Tiv

A deliciously funny revenge tale for fans of Skip Beat and Toradora!

Masamune-kun’s Revenge is an ongoing romantic comedy about a young man seeking vengence against his greatest bully by confronting her years after a complete physical and social transformation. This tale of vanity, vegeance, and rediscovery is full of comedy and heart, along with great artwork that will appeal to fans of series such as Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends and Toradora!.

Masamune-kun’s Revenge will be published by Seven Seas as single volumes, each containing a full-color insert.

s an overweight child, Makabe Masamune was mercilessly Ateased and bullied by one particular girl, Adagaki Aki. (cover not final) Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe begins a rigorous regimen of self-improvement and personal transformation. Trade Paperback Years later, Masamune reemerges as a new man. Handsome, ISBN: 978-1-626923-66-9 popular, with perfect grades, and good at sports, Masamune- $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN kun transfers to Aki’s school and is unrecognizable to her. Now, 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Masamune-kun is ready to confront the girl who bullied him so many Age: Older Teen (16+) years ago and humiliate her at last. Revenge is sweet! On Sale: December 6, 2016 Takeoka Hazuki is a Japanese author best known for Masamune- MARKETING PLANS: • Promotion at gomanga.com kun’s Revenge. • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook Tiv is a Japanese artist best known for Masamune-kun’s Revenge.

ALSO AVAILABLE: Masamune-kun’s Revenge, vol. 2 (9/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-28-7 $12.99/US, $14.99/CAN

Masamune-kun’s Revenge, vol. 1 (6/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-25-9 $12.99/US, $14.99/CAN Masamune-kun’s Masamune-kun’s Revenge, vol. 1 Revenge, vol. 2 Seven Seas December 2016

Monster Musume, vol. 10 Story & Art by OKAYADO

A New York Times monster bestseller!

Monster Musume is an ongoing manga series that presents the classic harem comedy with a fantastical twist: the female cast of characters that tempts our male hero is comprised of exotic and enticing supernatural creatures like lamias, centaurs, and harpies!

Monster Musume will appeal to fans of supernatural comedies like Inukami! and harem comedies like Love Hina. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and includes a color insert.

hat do world governments do when they learn that fantastical Wbeings are not merely fiction, but flesh and blood—not to mention feather, hoof, and fang? Why, they create new regulations, of course! “The Interspecies Cultural Exchange Accord” ensures that these once-mythical creatures assimilate into human society...or else! (cover in development)

MANGA When hapless human twenty-something Kurusu Kimihito becomes Trade Paperback an involuntary “volunteer” in the government homestay program ISBN: 978-1-626924-39-0 for monster girls, his world is turned upside down. A reptilian lamia $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN named Miia is sent to live with him, and it is Kimihito’s job to tend to her every need and make sure she integrates into his everyday life. 5” x 7.125”/ 192 pages While cold-blooded Miia is so sexy she makes Kimihito’s blood boil Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: December 6, 2016 with desire, the penalties for interspecies breeding are dire.

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Monster Musume, vol. 9 (8/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-78-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Monster Musume, vol. 8 (3/16) ISBN: 978-1-626920-13-6 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Monster Musume, vol. 7 (8/15) ISBN: 978-1-626921-60-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Monster Monster Monster Monster Musume, vol. 6 Musume, vol. 7 Musume, vol. 8 Musume, vol. 9 Monster Musume, vol. 6 (3/15) ISBN: 978-1-626921-20-7 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016

The Other Side of Secret, vol. 3 Story and art by Yoshikawa Hideaki

For fans of Sword Art Online comes a new tale of survival and discovery in a world!

The Other Side of Secret is an ongoing fantasy series that follows a young man hoping to save his sister and atone for his mistakes after crossing over into a strange fantasy world of magic and monsters. The mix of action, comedy, and sexual tension makes it a perfect read for fans of series like No Game No Life and Freezing.

The Other Side of Secret features stunning artwork and will be released as single-volume books, each with a full-color illustrated insert.

uto has been plagued by the disappearance of his sister after Yhe witnessed her vanish through a strange portal. Seven years later, he sees two girls emerge from the same magical doorway. Not about to let this chance to find his sister pass him by, Yuto follows (cover not final) them back through it and is transported to a strange and dangerous MANGA world. Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626923-70-6 There Yuto finds his sister but at a price. A terrible mistake costs the $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN lives of many of that world’s inhabitants, and Yuto is to blame. Can Yuto atone for what he’s done and bring his sister back home with 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages him? Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: December 6, 2016 Yoshikawa Hideaki is best known as the author and artist of The MARKETING PLANS: Other Side of Secret. • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook

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The Other Side of Secret, vol. 2 (9/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-30-0 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN The Other Side of The Other Side of The Other Side of Secret, Secret, vol. 1 Secret, vol. 2 vol. 1 (6/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-1-64 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016 12 Beast, vol. 4 Story and art by OKAYADO

The newest manga series by the creator of Monster Musume

12 Beast is an ongoing manga series by OKAYADO, New York Times bestselling author and artist of Monster Musume. A hilarious fantasy about a high school student transported to another world, 12 Beast will delight fans of Monster Musume, with OKAYADO’s signature, sexy spin on mythological creatures and monster girls.

Each volume of 12 Beast features OKAYADO’s upbeat art style and includes color inserts.

ita Touga, a seemingly normal high school student, is secretly the Eheir apparent to a distinguished line of ninja. Unfortunately for the Touga Clan, Eita has no interest in taking over the family business. More interested in the virtual reality of video games than real life, Eita has sequestered himself to a life of digital bliss. (cover in development) That is until one fateful day, a mysterious harpy girl kicks in the door MANGA to his family dojo and spirits Eita away to a world full of monsters Trade Paperback and mythological creatures. Can an unwilling slacker of a ninja like ISBN: 978-1-626923-12-6 Eita help the denizens of another world stave off an invasion by a $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN technologically-superior empire?

5” x 7.125”/ 176 pages OKAYADO is the creator of New York Times bestseller Monster Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: December 13, 2016 Musume.

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ALSO AVAILABLE: 12 Beast, vol. 3 (2/16) ISBN: 978-1-626921-78-8 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

12 Beast, vol. 2 (7/15) 12 Beast, vol. 1 12 Beast, vol. 2 12 Beast, vol. 3 ISBN: 978-1-626921-78-8 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

12 Beast, vol. 1 (4/15) ISBN: 978-1-626921-77-1 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016

NTR-Netsuzou Trap, vol. 2 Story and art Kodama Naoko

For fans of Citrus, a brand new yuri manga series published in English for the first time!

NTR-Netsuzou Trap is a dramatic tale of romance, lust, and betrayal as two young woman explore their growing feelings for one another. With stunning artwork and a romantic storyline that oozes with erotic tension, NTR-Netsuzou Trap is a highly-anticipated title among yuri fans and will appeal to fans of Citrus and Girl Friends.

NTR-Netsuzou Trap is an ongoing series that will be released as single volumes. Each volume will contain at least one full-color insert per book.

uma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood. It is only Ynatural that when Yuma is nervous about her new boyfriend, she asks Hotaru and her boyfriend along for a double date. But when Hotaru offers herself to Yuma as “practice”, both girls realize that (cover not final) they’re more interested in each other than they are in their own MANGA boyfriends. Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626923-75-1 With boyfriends in the foreground but a secret, passionate tryst in $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN the background, will Yuma and Hotaru try to forget what happened between them or have they fallen into a trap of true love and 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) betrayal? On Sale: December 13, 2016 Kodama Naoko is a Japanese manga creator best known for NTR- MARKETING PLANS: Netsuzou Trap. • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook

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NTR-Netsuzou Trap, vol. 1 Seven Seas December 2016 Servamp, vol. 8 Story and art by Strike Tanaka

For fans of Blood Lad comes an all-new series about vampire servants with an debuting in Fall 2016!

Servamp is an ongoing action comedy manga series that focuses on a power struggle between vampires. The dynamic art style and action-packed storyline will appeal to fans of similar shonen series like Blood Lad and Durarara!!.

Servamp features delightful shonen-style artwork, including color inserts, in each volume.

hen a stray black cat named Kuro crosses Mahiru Shirota’s Wpath, the high school freshman’s life will never be the same again. Kuro is, in fact, no ordinary feline, but a servamp: a servant vampire. While Mahiru’s personal philosophy is one of non- intervention, he soon becomes embroiled in an ancient, altogether surreal conflict between vampires and humans. (cover not final)

MANGA Strike Tanaka is best known as the creator of Servamp and a variety of boys’ love titles, and has also contributed to the Kagerou Daze Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626923-69-0 comic anthology. $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

5” x 7.125”/ 178 pages Age: Teen (13+) ALSO AVAILABLE: On Sale: December 13, 2016

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Servamp, vol. 6 (6/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-81-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Servamp, vol. 5 (3/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-53-2 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Servamp, vol. 4 (12/15) ISBN: 978-1-626922-23-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016

Toradora!, vol. 8 Story by Yuyuko Takemiya Art by Zekkyo

The hilarious romantic comedy New York Times bestselling manga series continues!

Toradora! is being released as single-volume books, each with at least one full color illustrated insert.

yuji Takasu thought that his ill-fated luck had turned around now Rthat he was in Junior High sitting next to the girl of his dreams, Minori Kushieda. Ryuji was wrong; for after unwittingly crossing the most feared and fearsome girl in school, Taiga Aisaku, everything went off the deep end!

It’s taken time, but Ryuji and Taiga have slowly found some common ground and can at least tolerate each other (just a little). The problem is, Fate just doesn’t seem to throw Ryuji a bone. Everyone (cover in development) in Ryuji’s class is now convinced that he and Taiga are dating―even Minori! And to make matters even more embarassing, Minori has MANGA given Ryuji and Taiga her blessings. How’s Ryuji ever going to win Trade Paperback Minori’s heart now?! ISBN: 978-1-626923-71-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Yuyuko Takemiya is a Japanese writer of light novels. She is the 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages author of Watashitachi no Tamura-Kun. Age: Teen (13+) On Sale: December 13, 2016 Zekkyo is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator whose works include Jyutten! and Druid-San, Welcome. MARKETING PLANS:

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Toradora!, vol. 7 (6/15) ISBN: 978-1-626920-96-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Toradora!, vol. 4 Toradora!, vol. 5 Toradora!, vol. 6 Toradora!, vol. 7 Toradora!, vol. 6 (2/14) ISBN: 978-1-937867-72-0 $11.99/US | $13.99/CAN

Toradora!, vol. 5 (9/12) ISBN: 978-1-935934-79-0 $11.99/US | $13.99/CAN

Toradora!, vol. 4 (4/12) ISBN: 978-1-935934-17-2 $11.99/US | $13.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016

Lord Marksman and Vanadis, vol. 2 Story by Tsukasa Kawaguchi Art by Nobuhiko Yanai

The fantasy epic that inspired the fan-favorite anime series is now an ongoing manga series!

Lord Marksman and Vanadis is an all-new, ongoing manga that originated as a series and has since been adapted into a hit anime currently being streamed in North Amercia by . Lord Marksman and Vanadis is a sweeping fantasy tale of two nations at war, and the beautiful and deadly warrior who makes a fateful decision to spare one man’s life.

Seven Seas will release the Lord Marksman and Vanadis manga series as individual volumes with at least one full-color insert in each book.

he country of Zhcted is ruled by seven women known as the (cover not final) TVanadis, a group of warriors who are given powerful weapons and over the country’s seven terrorities. Taking advantage MANGA of its neighboring nations’ civil unrest, Zhcted goes to war against Trade Paperback the country of Brune. In a battle that decimates Brune’s army, ISBN: 978-1-626924-04-8 the brave, young Brune nobleman Tigrevurmund Vorn meets the $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN beautiful Eleonara Viltaria—one of the Vanadis. 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (13+) Impressed with his skill as an archer, Elen allows Tigre to live in On Sale: December 20, 2016 exchange for his servitude. But the battle is far from over, and extends further than either of them could have imagined. Tigre MARKETING PLANS: and his new mistress become caught in the middle of a plot that • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, threatens not only their homelands but the entire world. and Facebook Tsukasa Kawaguchiis is a Japanese light novel author, best known

for his series series Lord Marksman and Vanadis. ALSO AVAILABLE: Nobuhiko Yanai is a manga artist best known for Lord Marksman and Lord Marksman and Vanadis, Vanadis. vol. 1 (9/16) ISBN: 978-1-626924-03-1 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Lord Marksman and Vanadis, vol. 1 Seven Seas December 2016 D-Frag!, vol. 10 Story and art by Tomoya Haruno

The outrageous manga of the high school club genre continues!

D-Frag! is an ongoing manga series that high school clubs, nerd culture, and the slice-of-life genre in a side-splittingly hilarious storyline. For fans of manga series about otaku-centric high school clubs like Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends, Genshiken, or The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, D-Frag! has the last laugh, as it satirizes the genre like never before.

D-Frag! was first serialized in Japan in Monthly Comic Alive. The hit manga series is the basis for the D-Frag! anime series that aired on Japanese television in early 2014 and has been licensed for home video in North America by FUNimation.

azama Kenji thinks he’s a delinquent. He’s got the look, the style and the attitude to match—he even has a second-rate (cover not final) K entourage of sorts. Deep down, however, Kazama is a good- MANGA hearted kid who finds himself and his loyal gang in over their heads Trade Paperback when they stumble upon the Game Creation Club. The club’s ISBN: 978-1-626923-65-2 formidable members, Chitose, Sakura, Minami, and Roka, are four $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN girls whom he might actually be attracted to if they weren’t so freaking weird. 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Teen (13+) On Sale: December 27, 2016 The girls claim to have otherworldly powers, which they use to defeat Kazama’s gang and force him to join their offbeat club. MARKETING PLANS: Can Kazama resist the girls’ bizarre charms and return to some • Promotion at gomanga.com semblance of a normal, everyday life…or is it “game over” for our • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, hapless hero? and Facebook

Tomoya Haruno is best known as the author and artist of D-Frag!, and has contributed to the Lucky Star anthology collections along ALSO AVAILABLE: with the Haganai Anthology Comic collections.

D-Frag!, vol. 9 (8/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-85-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

D-Frag!, vol. 8 (4/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-48-8 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

D-Frag!, vol. 7 (12/15) ISBN: 978-1-626922-19-8 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN D-Frag!, vol. 6 D-Frag!, vol. 7 D-Frag!, vol. 8 D-Frag!, vol. 9 D-Frag!, vol. 6 (9/15) ISBN: 978-1-626921-72-6 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016

Not Lives, vol. 4 Story and art by Wataru Karasuma

A new manga series about a deadly virtual reality game, for fans of No Game No Life

Not Lives is an all-new, ongoing manga series that thrusts the readers into the middle of a virtual reality game. From author and artist Wataru Karasuma, Not Lives is about a gaming genius who suddenly finds himself struggling to survive in a deadly game—as a girl!

Not Lives will appeal to fans of No Game No Life, Sword Art Online, and other similar tales that focus on being transported inside a gaming world. Not Lives goes one step further than typical stories in this genre, however, as this story combines virtual reality with a genderbender spin.

Each volume of Not Lives contains beautifully-detailed artwork and color inserts. (cover not final) igh school student Mikami has always been an eccentric MANGA Hoddball who doesn’t quite fit in. Little do his classmates know, Trade Paperback Mikami moonlights as a game designer extraordinaire. His mission is ISBN: 978-1-626923-67-6 simple: create the ultimate romance game! Sounds easy, right? $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN When Mikami decides to play a mysterious game that he comes 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages across, things take a turn for the bizarre as he suddenly is thrust into a Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: December 27, 2016 survival game and transformed into a beautiful girl! Inside the game, if Mikami loses, it’s not only his female avatar that’s on the line, but MARKETING PLANS: his very own life! • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, Wataru Karasuma is a Japanese artist best known as the creator of and Facebook Not Lives and the manga, Deus ex Machina.

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Not Lives, vol. 3 (8/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-14-0 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Not Lives, vol. 2 (6/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-11-9 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Not Lives, vol. 1 (3/16) Not Lives, vol. 1 Not Lives, vol. 2 Not Lives, vol. 3 ISBN: 978-1-626923-07-2 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016 Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, vol. 6 Story by Art by Rikudou Koushi

Adapted into an all-new anime series in 2016!

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn is a fascinating ongoing manga series created by two manga legends: Masa- mune Shirow, the creator of , and Rikudou Koushi, the creator of . A hybrid of ,moe charac- ters, and over-the-top humor and action, Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn is an ongoing manga series crafted by two of the manga world’s most-respected masters.

Each volume of Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn contains color inserts and dynamic artwork.

he planet is in a constant state of tumult. Rival countries vie for (cover not final) Tpower and resources while racing to create the latest technologi- cal breakthroughs, and robots and cyborgs have become com- MANGA monplace. What hope is left for a jaded humanity in an age of Trade Paperback advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence? ISBN: 978-1-626923-68-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Enter two cyborg girls outfitted with insurmountable combat capa- 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages bilities. This is their story. From the minds of Ghost in the Shell creator, Age: Older Teen (16+) Masamune Shirow and Excel Saga creator Rikudou Koushi, comes On Sale: December 27, 2016 an action-packed cyberpunk comedy manga that is unlike any- MARKETING PLANS: thing you’ve ever seen. • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, Masamune Shirow is a Japanese manga author and artist best and Facebook known as the creator of Ghost in the Shell and , and has done many illustrated artwork collections published by . ALSO AVAILABLE: Rikudou Koushi is a Japanese manga author and artist best known Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, vol. 5 (7/16) as the creator of Excel Saga. ISBN: 978-1-626922-92-1 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, vol. 4 (4/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-60-0 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, vol. 3 (1/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-39-6 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Pandora in the Pandora in the Pandora in the Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Crimson Shell: Crimson Shell: Crimson Shell: Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Ghost Urn, vol. 2 Ghost Urn, vol. 3 Ghost Urn, vol. 4 Ghost Urn, vol. 5 Urn, vol. 2 (10/15) ISBN: 978-1-626922-07-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas December 2016 The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth, vol. 1 Story by Aikawa Yu Art by Atori Haruno

A new gothic fantasy for fans of Devils & Realist and Black Butler!

The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth is an all-new fantasy manga series about a group of young men struggling to survive in a mysterious labyrinth full of traps and secrets. The highly detailed artwork, suspenseful storytelling, and attractive male cast makes this a perfect series for fans of Devils & Realist and Black Butler.

The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth is an ongoing manga series that will be released as single volumes.

young man, Ewan Juno, awakens to find himself imprisoned Ain an unknown place, surrounded by stone walls and (cover not final) seemingly endless corridors. Ewan learns that he is one of a group of individuals, all sent to this strange place—the Thousand Years MANGA Labyrinth. Each of them is a candidate to become the country’s Trade Paperback next emperor, however only one can claim the crown. If, as a group, ISBN: 978-1-626923-77-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN they do not decide, the title will fall to the last man stading, and it appears the labyringth has methods of its own to achieve that end. 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages A series of puzzles, trial, and deadly traps stands between life and Age: Teen (13+) death, and appears to mimic an old legend about an emperor and On Sale: December 27, 2016 his seven lords—who were all lost in the very same . MARKETING PLANS: • Promotion at gomanga.com Will the chosen candidate find a way out or will the labyrinth claim • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, another seven princes in its search for an emperor? and Facebook Aikawa Yu is a manga author best known for the series Dark Edge and The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth.

Atori Haruno is a Japanese manga artist best known for The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth.