Seven Seas February 2017

My Pathetic Vampire Life, vol. 2 Story and art by Rose Ishikawa

Introducing an all-new supernatural comedy series about a vampire stuck in high school for all eternity!

My Pathetic Vampire Life is a witty and hilarious ongoing manga series about a teenage boy who was turned into a vampire at the age of sixteen and is now doomed to repeat his sophomore year in high school again and again and again. For fans of offbeat supernatural comedies like My Monster Secret and over-the-top vampire romps like Servamp comes a whole new type of vampire story.

My Pathetic Vampire Life features delightful character designs and adorable artwork, and will be released as single-volume books.

oide was turned into a vampire at the age of sixteen—one Khundred and thirty-three years ago. Now, poor Koide is trapped in an eternal loop of the same old homework, the same boring (cover not final) lectures and meaningless tests, and an ever-unquenchable thirst MANGA for blood. Koide has repeated his uneventful sophomore year of Trade Paperback high school one hundred and thirty-three times, and now, in his ISBN: 978-1-626924-32-1 one hundred and thirty-fourth year, he doesn’t expect things to $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN change—and is frankly too bored to care.

5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages But his classmates this year seem a little different than before. Age: Teen (13+) On Sale: February 7, 2017 They’re thrilled to have a vampire in their midst and are eager to do whatever they can to help. Will “134” be Koide’s lucky number or is MARKETING PLANS: that just wishful thinking? • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook Rose Ishikawa is best known as the author and artist of My Pathetic Vampire Life. ALSO AVAILABLE:

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Please Tell Me! Galko-chan, vol. 2 Story and art by Kenya Suzuki

The hilarious bestselling manga series published for the first time in North America—in full-color!

Please Tell Me! Galko-chan is an all-new comedy manga series that gives a candid inside look into the life of Japanese school girls like you’ve never seen them before. These unfiltered and unforgettable all-color comic strips will have readers begging the irreverent heroine, Galko-chan, to tell them more!

Adapted into an currently streaming on Crunchyroll, the ongoing manga series, Please Tell Me! Galko-chan, will appeal to fans of hilarious high school romps like Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends.

Seven Seas will publish Please Tell Me! Galko-chan as single volume releases at a deluxe trim size with every page in full-color.

(cover not final) alko-chan always speaks her mind, which may not be the MANGA Gwisest decision in all cases, but it’s never short of entertaining! Trade Paperback Meet the exuberant and unbelievably busty high schooler, Galko, ISBN: 978-1-626924-30-7 as she traverses the ups and downs of adolescence with spirit and $14.99/US | $16.99/CAN verve, alongside her best friends—the anti-social loner, Otako, and the unpredictably honest, Ojyo. 5.875” x 8.25”/ 116 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: February 7, 2017 Kenya Suzuki is best known as the author and artist of Please Tell Me! MARKETING PLANS: Galko-chan. • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook • Advertising on Crunchyroll

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Hour of the Zombie, vol. 4 Story and art by Tsukasa Saimura

The zombie massacre continues, for fans of High School of the Dead

Hour of the Zombie is an ongoing horror manga set in high school that will appeal to fans of High School of the Dead and The Walking Dead.

Each grisly volume of Hour of the Zombie contains color inserts and graphically detailed illustrations of zombie carnage!

kira is your typical student living a conventional high school Alife. He has dreams and aspirations like everyone else, and an unrequited crush on his childhood friend, Kurumi. Unfortunately for him she seems more interested in Akira’s best friend, Umezawa. And yet their innocent love triangle pales in comparison to what the three friends are about to experience, even if it may yet be their saving grace. (cover not final) Students are suddenly turning into frenzied zombies, attacking and gorging themselves upon each other’s flesh. The school is being MANGA torn apart until suddenly...they stop. With the zombies apparently Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626924-23-9 back to normal, the school is now divided between the previously $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN turned and the unbitten. But how long will this peace last? And what caused students to turn in the first place? When any of your 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages classmates could suddenly decide to have you for lunch, a friendly Age: Older Teen (16+) face can become the scariest thing in the room. On Sale: February 14, 2017 Tsukasa Saimura is a Japanese artist best known as the creator of MARKETING PLANS: Hour of the Zombie and Tokyo Undead. • Promotion at gomanga.com • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook

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Hour of the Zombie, vol. 1 (4/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-06-5 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas February 2017 Secret of the Princess Story and art Milk Morinaga

The newest manga from fan-favorite and New York Times bestselling creator, Milk Morinaga!

Secret of the Princess is a oneshot yuri manga where a simple secret leads to an unexpected relationship. Written and drawn by Milk Morinaga, the most beloved creator in the yuri genre, Secret of the Princess is an unforgettable and bittersweet tale of high school romance.

ujiwara is the school’s most admired student and captain of the Fvolleyball team, but her reputation is at risk when she accidentally breaks the principal’s most prized possession, a priceless vase. Fellow student Miu witnesses the accident, and Fujiwara begs her not to tell. In exchange, she’ll do whatever Miu wants. It turns out that what Miu wants is to date Fujimaru! Although this wasn’t an arrangement that either girl expected, the two soon discover that breaking the vase may have been destiny’s way of bringing them together. (cover not final)

MANGA Milk Morinaga is a Japanese manga creator best known for her Trade Paperback work in the yuri genre, including Girl Friends and Kisses, Sighs and ISBN: 978-1-626924-69-7 Cherry Blossom Pink. $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: February 14, 2017

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Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink: The Complete Collection (6/13) ISBN: 978-1-937867-31-7 $18.99/US | $21.99/CAN Seven Seas February 2017 Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner, vol. 4 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 had an anime adaptation being streamed by .

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 MANGA real world to preserve their innocence and ensure that they’re free from all distractions. This policy of isolation is a double-edged sword, Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626924-25-3 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: February 14, 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: I Was Abducted by a Sample Commoner. an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner, vol. 3 (11/16) Risumai is a Japanese manga creator best known as the artist of ISBN: 978-1-626923-55-3 Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Commoner.

Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner, vol. 2 (8/16) ISBN: 978-1626923-20-1 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner, vol. 1 (5/16) ISBN: 978-1-626923-21-8 Shomin Sample: I Was Shomin Sample: I Was Shomin Sample: I Was $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN 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 Sample Commoner, Sample Commoner, Sample Commoner, vol. 1 vol. 2 vol. 3 Seven Seas February 2017

Magia the Ninth, vol. 2 Story and art by Ichiya Sazanami

An all-new supernatural action manga for fans of Blue Exorcist and Servamp!

Magia the Ninth is a two-volume fantasy manga series that features a thrilling and unique spin on the genre. Set in an alternate reality that fashions our greatest classical music composers as magic- wielding demon hunters, Magia the Ninth will appeal to fans of Servamp and Blue Exorcist, featuring an impressive cast of characters, action-packed scenes of mystical mayhem, and richly- detailed artwork.

igh school student Takeru Sumura has a dark secret: his parents Hwere murdered by demons. Consumed by vengeance, Takeru seeks out the famed demon hunter, Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven is a “magia,” a wizard who wields the power of music to battle demons. Taken under Beethoven’s wing, Takeru joins the ranks of other renowned magia: Bach, Mozart, Shubert, Liszt and (cover not final) Tchaikovsky. This unique team of demon hunters will use their music- MANGA based magic to combat the world’s demons. Now all Takeru needs Trade Paperback to do is figure out how to convince Beethoven to upgrade him from ISBN: 978-1-626924-27-7 his personal cleaning boy to a full-fledged apprentice! $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Ichiya Sazanami is a Japanese manga artist and author best known 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages for Black Bard and Magia the Ninth. Age: Teen (13+) On Sale: February 21, 2017

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Now a New York Times manga bestseller!

Magika Swordsman and Summoner is an ongoing fantasy manga series about a young magical summoner and his trials and tribulations in summoner school. Based upon a popular light novel series in Japan, Magika Swordsman and Summoner is a growing franchise that is sure to appeal to fans of magic school sagas like Dragonar Academy and Zero’s Familiar.

Magika Swordsman and Summoner is being released as single volumes with at least one colored insert in each book.

arallel to our dimension is a world filled with magic, home to a Phost of mystical beings and fantastical powers. Humanity learns (cover in development) to harness these forces and bring forth that world’s entities to do their bidding through the power of “summoners.” Our world will MANGA never been the same. Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626924-26-0 Fifteen years later, Kazuki Hayashizaki is chosen as the first male $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN summoner. His attendance at an all-female summoner school, 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages however, is met with opposition and none so strongly than from Age: Older Teen (16+) his own sister who is the school’s most skilled swordsman. Kazuki’s On Sale: February 21, 2017 sister has conflicting feelings about her little brother and can’t MARKETING PLANS: stand for him to take up his new role. Kazuki struggles against the • Promotion at gomanga.com machinations of his sister and the other students. Can he overcome • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, adversity and learn to become a first rate summoner? and Facebook Mitsuki Mihara is a Japanese author best known for Magika Swordsman and Summoner. ALSO AVAILABLE: MonRin is a Japanese artist best known for Magika Swordsman and Magika Swordsman and Summoner, Summoner. vol. 5 (10/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-97-6 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Magika Swordsman and Summoner, vol. 4 (6/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-76-1 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN

Magika Swordsman and Summoner, vol. 3 (2/16) ISBN: 978-1-626922-43-3 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Magika Magika Magika Magika Magika Swordsman and Summoner, Swordsman and Swordsman and Swordsman and Swordsman and vol. 2 (10/15) Summoner, vol. 2 Summoner, vol. 3 Summoner, vol. 4 Summoner, vol. 5 ISBN: 978-1-626922-04-4 $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Seven Seas February 2017

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, vol. 2 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 persistent (cover not final) and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Miss MANGA Kobayashi’s normal life is about to go off the deep end! Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626924-31-4 Coolkyoushinja is best known as the author and artist of Miss $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid.

5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Age: Teen (13+) On Sale: February 21, 2017

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Freezing, vol. 13-14 Story by Dall-Young Lim Art by Kwang-Hyun Kim

The ultra-violent and sexy manga series that spawned multiple hit anime

Seven Seas is pleased to present Freezing, a hotly-anticipated, action-packed manga series that combines the charms of battle school manga like Naruto with fan service laden fantasy series like Dragonar Academy, wrapped into one intense, page-turning experience.

Each edition of Freezing contains two volumes’ worth of story—over three hundred pages long—and is filled with dynamically powerful artwork and color inserts.

xtraterrestrial beings have invaded our garden world, hellbent Eon wiping humanity off the face of the planet. The only hope is a specialized force of genetically-engineered female “Pandoras” and MANGA their male partners known as “Limiters,” who represent the last line of Trade Paperback defense against a horrific alien force. ISBN: 978-1-626924-15-4 $19.99/US | $22.99/CAN Kazuya Aoi is a Limiter who enrolls in a prestigious academy that 5” x 7.125”/ 360 pages trains genetically-engineered soldiers. Having made a promise to Age: Older Teen (16+) his Pandora sister who died in battle, Kazuya must overcome his On Sale: February 28, 2017 grief and become the best he can be. His first major obstacle is a frigid second-year student known as Satellizer el Bridget, who has MARKETING PLANS: • Promotion at gomanga.com remained undefeated in combat simulation. Does Kazuya have • Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, what it takes to beat her while readying himself for an impending and Facebook war?

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Holy Corpse Rising, vol. 2 Story and art by Hosana Tanaka

A supernatural fantasy about witches, for fans of Dance in the Vampire Bund

Holy Corpse Rising is an all-new supernatural manga series about a war between witches and humans. Featuring gorgeously detailed artwork and a wicked sense of humor, Holy Corpse Rising will appeal to fans of and Witchcraft Works.

Holy Corpse Rising is an ongoing manga series that will feature full- color inserts in each volume.

n fifteenth century Rome, witches have declared war against Ihumanity. A young man named Nikola, whose parents were cruelly murdered by a witch before his eyes, discovers that he is now the key to winning the war. Using sorcery skills acquired through years of careful study, Nikola must revive twelve witches known as the “First Witches” who will become his allies and weapons to defeat the (cover not final) enemy. But there is one small hitch: in order to revive the witches MANGA from their eternal slumber, Nikola must form a marriage contract Trade Paperback with each one. Just how many witches can Nikola marry in order to ISBN: 978-1-626924-28-4 save the world? $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Hosana Tanaka is best known as the author and artist of Holy Corpse 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages Rising. Age: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: February 28, 2017

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A critically-acclaimed yuri manga series for fans of Girl Friends and Citrus!

Kase-san and Morning Glories is the debut release of Hiromi Takashima’s ongoing yuri series about a high school romance between 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 oneshot 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: 978-1-626924-70-3 $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: February 28, 2017

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There’s a Demon Lord on the Floor, vol. 1 Story and art 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: 978-1-626924-63-5 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: February 28, 2017

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