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Seven SeasArpeggio of Blue Steel, vol. 10Story 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.

In the early twenty-first century, the majority of Earth’s landmass is submerged due to rising sea levels. Enter the Fleet of Fog, a host

of sentient alien battleships of unknown origin who easily decimate earth’s naval forces. Humanity is now on the verge of extinction.

In the year 2039, the stalwart Captain Chihaya Gunzou and his intrepid crew on the Blue Steel fleet may be humanity’s last chance to fight off the alien invaders. The Blue Steel fleet happens to contain a secret weapon that could turn the tide of war: a mysterious I-401 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-lets anthology.

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May 2017

Seven SeasDreamin’ Sun, vol. 1Story 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.

Shimana Kameko lives in a home where she feels 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.

Takano Ichigo is the author and artist of the New York Times manga bestseller orange.

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Seven SeasMagical Girl Site, vol. 2Story 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.

Asagiri Aya is a young girl who has fallen victim to bullies at her school. 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 of savagely adorable, frilly-skirted killing machines, each armed with magical powers and an unquenchable thirst for blood and chaos. Kentaro Sato is best known as the author and artist of Magical Girl Apocalypse and Magical Girl Site.

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Seven SeasMiss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, vol. 3Story 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.

Miss Kobayashi is your average office worker who 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!

Coolkyoushinja is best known as the author and artist of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid.

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May 2017

Seven SeasThere’s a Demon Lord on the Floor, vol. 2Story 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.

Amon Patricia is a powerful Demon Lord who one day finds herself 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 finds herself on the doorstep of the Humming Dining restaurant. She falls in love with their cooking immediately, and now the head chef has plenty more on his plate as he must sate the Demon Lord’s appetites, while shaping her into the perfect employee!

Kawakami Masaki is a Japanese manga creator best known for There’s a Demon Lord on the Floor.

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Seven SeasBloom into You, vol. 2Story 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.

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and fantasizes about the day that, 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 finesse that Yuu is inspired to ask her for advice. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is the alluring Nanami herself, has Yuu’s shoujo romance finally begun?

Nakatani Nio is a Japanese manga creator best known for Bloom into You.

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Seven SeasShomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner, vol. 5Story by Nanatsuki TakafumiArt 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.

Deep in the forest-covered mountains is an all-girls school, attended by children from only the richest and most prestigious of families.

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 from all distractions. This policy of isolation is a double-edged sword, however, for after graduation, students of the academy often struggle to adapt to a world that’s totally different from their cloistered school life.

To combat this inevitable culture shock, an average teenage boy, Kagurazaka Kimito, is kidnapped by the school to provide its students with knowledge of the outside world. Forced to enroll against his wishes, Kimito must now attend classes in a place where his very manhood relies on keeping the girls happy. Can one regular guy possibly survive in a fearsome, all-female student body? Nanatsuki Takafumi is a Japanese manga creator best known as the author of Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner.

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 Commoner.

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Seven SeasThe 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.

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they

be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.

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Seven SeasGolden Time, vol. 7Story by Yuyuko TakemiyaArt 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.

Life, love, and education! College freshman Tada Banri is looking forward to a new lease on life, starting with his ambitious journey

and entry into a private law school in Tokyo. As luck would have it, during the opening ceremony for the freshman class, he happens across an unfortunate person from his past.

Her name is Kaga Kouko, a buxom-beauty who slaps Banri’s new friend, Mitsuo, across the face with a bouquet of roses. Just who is she and what’s her beef with Mitsuo?

Yuyuko Takemiya is the author of Toradora!, Golden Time, and Evergreen.

Umechazuke is a Japanese manga artist best known as the artist of Golden Time.

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Seven SeasKase-San and BentoStory 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.

Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at 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 important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?

Hiromi Takashima is a yuri manga creator best known for her work on the Kase-San series of books.

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Seven SeasNon Non Biyori, vol. 7Story 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.

Welcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint town far removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city.

You couldn’t imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru Ichijo transfers to the tiny Asahigaoka Branch School due to her father’s job, she’s in for the culture shock of her life!

Join Hotaru and her new friends, the eccentric Renge and the mischevious sisters Natsumi and Komari, as they share daily adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside.

Atto is a Japanese artist best known as the creator of Non Non Biyori.

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Seven SeasRe:Monster, vol. 3 Story by Kanekiru KogitsuneArt 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.

Tomokui Kanata has suffered an early death, but his adventures are 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 him, the now renamed Rou uses his new physical prowess and his old memories to plow ahead in a world where consuming other creatures allows him to acquire their powers.

Kanekiru Kogitsune is a Japanese author best known as the creator of the Re:Monster series of light novels and manga.

Kobayakawa Haruyoshi is a manga artist best known for his work on Re:Monster and a manga adaptation of the video game, BlazBlue.

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May 2017

Seven SeasThe Disappearance of Hatsune MikuStory by Muya Agami and cosMo@BousouP Art by Yūnagi

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 worldwide.

Presented in a large trim size and including black and white illustrations throughout, and at least one color insert, The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku is a must-have for Hatsune Miku fans.

Asano is a young university student tasked with testing out the technology department’s newest creation—the life-like android,

Hatsune Miku. Although Hatsune Miku has a lot to learn, Asano comes to see her as more than merely a piece of tech and together the two learn what life and love is all about.

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.

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Seven SeasThe High School Life of a Fudanshi, vol. 1Story 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.

Ryo Sakaguchi has a deep, dark secret: he’s a 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 hobbies, 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?

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