SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 Alice & Zoroku, vol. 3 Story and art by Tetsuya Imai A thrilling supernatural manga series— now with an anime adaptation! group of young girls possesses a mysterious Apower known as “Alice’s Dream,” which gives them the ability to turn their thoughts into reality. Detained and experimented upon, these youths are locked away in secret until one of them manages to escape. Her name is Sana—a girl with the power to ignore the very laws of physics. When this willful powerhouse crosses paths with a stubborn old man named Zoroku, his carefully-ordered life will never be the same again! • ANIME ADAPTATION: An anime adaptation aired in Spring 2017 and is now streaming on Crunchyroll • AWARD WINNING: Won the New Face Award COVER NOT in the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards FINAL Tetsuya Imai is a Japanese manga creator best ONGOING known for Alice & Zoroku. MANGA Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626926-50-9 Rated: Teen (13+) On Sale: January 2, 2018 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Total Volumes: [unknown] Frequency: Bi-monthly SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 Dreamin’ Sun, vol. 5 Story and art by Ichigo Takano The latest manga series from Ichigo Takano, the bestselling creator of orange! himana Kameko lives in a home where she Sfeels she doesn’t belong. 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. The stranger, Fujiwara Taiga, offers Kameko a place to stay—on three conditions. The first condition is that Kameko tell him why she ran away from home. The second is that she fetch the stranger’s lost apartment key (he is locked out!). The third condition is...to have a dream. Kameko meets the conditions, moves in, and begins a journey of romance and self- discovery. COVER NOT FINAL • BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Both volumes of Ichigo Takano’s previous series, orange, ONGOING repeatedly hit the New York Times manga bestseller list MANGA Trade Paperback • JAPANESE BESTSELLER: A hit in Japan with ISBN: 978-1-626926-71-4 over half a million copies of Dreamin’ Sun in print Rated: Teen (13+) • ANIME ADAPTATION OF PREVIOUS WORK: On Sale: January 2, 2018 An anime adaptation of orange is currently 5” x 7.125”/ 208 pages streaming on Crunchyroll $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Total Volumes: 10 Frequency: Every 4 months Ichigo Takano is the author and artist of the New York Times manga bestseller orange. SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 Hatsune Miku Presents: Hachune Miku’s Everyday Vocaloid Paradise, vol. 2 Story and art by Ontama Vocaloid super-idol Hatsune Miku steals the show in this all-new comic collection! The first fan creation to receive official recognition within the Vocaloid world, Hachune Miku is the small and spirited spin- off character of the famous Hatsune Miku. Equally recognizable by her long pigtails and affiliation with leeks, Hachune Miku goes on her own colorful adventures in this collection of comedic shorts. • AN INTERNATIONAL IDOL: Hatsune Miku was the opening act for Lady Gaga’s 2014 world tour, and also performed on the Late Show with David Letterman COVER NOT FINAL • GLOBAL PHENOMENON: Based on the global hit vocaloid franchise, Hatsune Miku, which has inspired dozens of manga, anime, music, and video games ONGOING • POP MUSIC SENSATION: Directly inspired by MANGA Hatsune Miku’s music, which has appeared Trade Paperback at the top of Japanese weekly album chart ISBN: 978-1-626926-82-0 Oricon Rated: All Ages • FOR FANS OF: Unofficial Hatsune Mix, The On Sale: January 2, 2018 Disappearance of Hatsune Miku, and 5.875” x 8.25” / 152 pages Hatsune Miku: Mikubon $14.99/US | $16.99/CAN Total Volumes: 4 Ontama is a Japanese manga duo best Frequency: Every 4 months known for their work on Hatsune Miku Presents: Hachune Miku’s Everyday Vocaloid Paradise. SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, vol. 5 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! iss Kobayashi is your average office worker Mwho lives a boring life, 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 and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Miss Kobayashi’s normal life is about to go off the deep end! COVER NOT FINAL • ANIME ADAPTATION: An anime from reknowned studio KyoAni—known for titles such as The Melancholy of Haruhi ONGOING Suzumiya and Lucky Star—aired in 2017 and is currently streaming on Crunchyroll and MANGA Funimation Trade Paperback • CROSS-GENRE FANDOM: A series with a ISBN: 978-1-626926-74-5 crossover fan base among monster girl fans and readers of yuri alike, including titles like Rated: Teen (13+) Monster Musume, Strawberry Panic, and On Sale: January 2, 2018 Citrus 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN • GENRE FAVORITE CREATOR: Coolkyoushinja’s work has also appeared in the Monster Total Volumes: [unknown] Musume: I Heart Monster Girl anthology Frequency: Every 5 months Coolkyoushinja is a Japanese creator best known for his works Komori-san Can’t Decline, I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying, and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid—all of which have received anime adaptations. SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 Yokai Girls, vol. 2 Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu For fans of Monster Musume comes an all new action-comedy manga of monster (girl) proportions! ishizuru Yakki has always considered himself Na fairly normal guy. He’s graduated from school, works a part-time job, and has never had a girlfriend. Yet he does have one unusual ability—he can see yokai! He usually copes with these ghostly visions by ignoring them—until he meets a mysterious young woman named Rokka. Now, his normal days have taken a notably abnormal turn, as Yakki finds himself the sole defender of a motley array of sexy supernatural beings! • MONSTROUS PHENOMENON: The newest fun take on the monster girl craze • FOR FANS OF: Monster Musume, COVER NOT My Monster Secret, Nisekoi, and Rosario+Vampire FINAL Kazuki Funatsu is a Japanese manga artist best ONGOING known for his long-running series, Addicted to Curry. Yokai Girls is his most recent on-going MANGA work. Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626926-57-8 Rated: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: January 2, 2018 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Total Volumes: [unknown] Frequency: Every 2 months SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 Nurse Hitomi’s Monster Infirmary, vol. 7 Story and art by Shake-O The nurse will see you now! elcome to the nurse’s office! School Nurse WHitomi is more than happy to help you with any health concerns you might have. Whether you’re dealing with growing pains or shrinking spurts, body parts that won’t stay attached, or a pesky invisibility problem, Nurse Hitomi can provide a fresh look at the problem with her giant, all-seeing eye. So come on in! The nurse is ready to see you! • FOR FANS OF: My Monster Secret, Monster Musume, and A Centaur’s Life Shake-O is a Japanese artist best known as the creator of Nurse Hitomi’s Monster Infirmary. ONGOING MANGA Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626926-76-9 Rated: Older Teen (16+) On Sale: January 9, 2018 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Total Volumes: [unknown] Frequency: Every 6 months SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 The High School Life of a Fudanshi, vol. 3 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! yo Sakaguchi has a deep, dark secret: he’s Ra fudanshi—a straight boy obsessed with BL. While he has trouble understanding how others don’t find the same bliss he does from his unusual hobby, that doesn’t make it any easier for Ryo to buy his precious manga from the “girls” section of the store, or any simpler explaining the world of boys’ love, shipping wars, and doujinshi circles to his best friend Nakamura. Will Ryo find other fanboys to share his hobby with or is he doomed to sit alone on his throne of BL romance? COVER NOT • ANIME ADAPTATION: An anime adaptation FINAL is currently streaming on Crunchyroll • GENRE PARODY: A series that brilliantly parodies and emulates the popular boys’ ONGOING love (BL) genre which includes titles such as Love Stage!!, Ten Count, and The World’s MANGA Greatest First Love Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-626926-79-0 Rated: Teen (13+) Michinoku Atami is a manga creator of shoujo, On Sale: January 9, 2018 BL, and high school romance series, best 5” x 7.125”/ 180 pages know for her work on The High School Life of a $12.99/US | $14.99/CAN Fudanshi. Total Volumes: [unknown] Frequency: Every 5 months SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT January 2018 Spirit Circle, vol. 2 Story and art by Satoshi Mizukami Spirit battles, cultural-spanning reincarnations, and mysterious curses abound in this highly-anticipated manga series by acclaimed creator Satoshi Mizukami uuta Okeya can see dead people.