Date: 2019 September 21 19:58
Posted by Joe
The good folks at manga publishers Seven Seas Entertainment have just sent us details of their 5 new yuri license acquisitions. They've got 4 new manga titles and one light novel.
Goodbye, My Rose Garden is a period romance between a British noblewoman and her maid. Volume 1 of the manga is due out April 14, 2020.
Syrup is a yuri anthology collecting short manga about adult women in love. It's due out June 9, 2020.
Failed Princesses is a unlikely high school romance manga. Volume 1 will be released on May 12 2020.
Fragtime is a time-freezing yuri love story. The manga will be released on April 14, 2020.
Adachi and Shimamura is a fan-favorite yuri romance that will soon be adapted into an anime series Volume 1 of the light novel series will be released in print on June 2, 2020
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Press release as follows:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Seven Seas is At Your Service with License of GOODBYE, MY ROSE GARDEN Yuri Manga Series
(LOS ANGELES, September 18, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Goodbye, My Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco, a beautifully illustrated period romance between a noblewoman and her maid!
England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationship...until the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a terrible request, she and Alice grow closer until an entirely new feeling begins to blossom between them. Don't miss this poignant tale about women falling in love in historical Britain.
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Goodbye, My Rose Garden for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on April 14, 2020 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.
Seven Seas Pours on the Love with License of SYRUP Yuri Manga Anthology
(LOS ANGELES, September 18, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce the license acquisition of the Syrup yuri anthology, a collection of short manga about adult women in love by some of the hottest names in the industry!
Beyond the tales of high school girls in the first bloom of love, stories of grown women yearn to be told. The Syrup collection focuses on women navigating love for other women amidst the ups and downs of a working life. Featuring short manga stories by a star-studded line-up-including Milk Morinaga (Girl Friends), Kodama Naoko (I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up), and Yoshimurakana (MurciƩlago)-this fascinating collection is the perfect addition to any yuri library.
Seven Seas will publish the manga anthology Syrup for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a large trim size. The book will be released on June 9, 2020 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
Opposites Attract in Seven Seas License of FAILED PRINCESSES Yuri Manga Series
(LOS ANGELES, September 18, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of Failed Princesses by Ajiichi, the yuri manga about an unlikely high school romance between a queen bee and a plain jane!
Fujishiro Nanaki is super cute, super popular, and super annoyed with anyone as plain as her classmate Kurokawa Kanade. When Nanaki finds out her boyfriend's cheating on her, however, her life makes a complete 180-as does her relationship with Kanade. This all-new yuri manga series explores the budding romance between the cool girl in school and the "plain" girl she once brushed off!
Seven Seas will publish the manga series Failed Princesses for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on May 12, 2020 for $12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN.
Seven Seas Stops the Clock with License of FRAGTIME Yuri Manga Omnibus
(LOS ANGELES, September 18, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga Fragtime by Sato, a time-freezing yuri love story that's soon to become an anime!
In this light science fiction romance manga, Moritani Misuzu has a unique power: for three minutes each day, she can stop time. Her life changes when she uses that same power to peek at a beautiful classmate's underwear. To Moritani's surprise, this classmate-Murakami Haruka-is immune to Moritani's time-freezing technique. Bound together by their odd powers, the two girls begin to grow closer...and find that it's more than their strange abilities attracting them to each other.
Seven Seas will publish the Fragtime manga series for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in one omnibus edition. The book will be released on April 14, 2020 for $18.99 USA / $21.99 CAN.
Fall in Love with Seven Seas' License of ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA Yuri Light Novel Series
LOS ANGELES, September 18, 2019) - Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the light novel series Adachi and Shimamura by Hitoma Iruma and Non, a fan-favorite yuri romance that will soon be adapted into an anime series!
Adachi and Shimamura, two young women who attend the same high school, are inseparable friends. Whether playing table tennis, chatting about favorite TV shows, or just relaxing together, they're happy to share their days. When Adachi's friendship turns into romantic attraction, the relationship begins to change, one day at a time. This beloved yuri series has been charming audiences in Japan for years, and was one of the top-requested yuri light novels in Seven Seas' reader surveys. Now, for the first time ever, read the original Adachi and Shimamura light novels in English, both in paperback and in early ebook editions!
Seven Seas will publish the light novel series Adachi and Shimamura for the first time in North America in print and (early) on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in print on June 2, 2020 for $13.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
About Seven Seas Entertainment
Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to North American audiences, and producing original comics, graphic novels, and youth literature. Seven Seas is distributed by Macmillan. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com