Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed five new manga and light novel series, which include Nono’s Phantom Shop and Building a Monster Girl Harem with Forbidden Science, as well as an audiobook adaptation for Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling.
Here are the details on Seven Seas’ latest licenses:
Manga
My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now My Flirty Underclassman Won’t Leave Me Alone
©Yohei Kazawa 2022 / Yu Omiya, Ale 2022 / KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Original Story: Yu Omiya
Original Character Designs: Ale
Manga Art: Yohei Kazawa
Manga adaptation of the romantic comedy light novel series, which is also available from Seven Seas.
The first volume will be printed for the first time in English in December 2026, with the series available in single volume editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Synopsis:
Just days before Christmas, college sophomore Hasegawa Yuuta gets the worst kind of holiday surprise: his girlfriend’s been cheating on him. Depressed and dodging couples on every corner, he stumbles into Shinohara Mayu—an irresistibly bold underclassman dressed like Santa and full of mischief. She’s sweet, she’s sassy, and she’s suddenly everywhere Yuuta goes, delighting in teasing him back to life. But is this just playful fun… or the beginning of something more?
Building a Monster Girl Harem with Forbidden Science
©Indoso, Yasuumi 2024/KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Story: Indoso
Art: Yasuumi
The first volume will be printed for the first time in English in February 2027, with the series available in single volume editions as part of Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Synopsis:
Shirou, a kind-hearted agricultural science professor who wouldn’t hurt a fly, finds himself suddenly transported to another world along with his entire laboratory, and all his seminar students! In this new world, humans are the slaves of brutal, violent monster girls! Can Shirou use his knowledge of biochemistry to free humanity…by bringing the savage monster girls to heel and ruling them all?!
Nono’s Phantom Shop
©Yog Akase 2025/KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Story and Art: Yog Akase
The first volume will be printed for the first time in English in February 2027, with the series available in single, oversized editions. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Synopsis:
You don’t find Nono’s Phantom Shop by accident. Inside, the shelves are lined with things that shouldn’t exist—objects that look real, feel real… but aren’t. Not yet.
Each item comes with a test. Make the wrong choice, and it disappears. Make the right one, and it becomes real. No one knows who Nono is, or why she runs the shop. But every customer who walks through her door is looking for something—and not all of them are ready for what they’ll find.
Light Novels
Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I’ll Save the Villainous Princess
©Yoichi Sayonaka 2025 / KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Story: Yoichi Sayonaka
Illustrations: Ryuta Yanagi
The first volume will be available for the first time in English in January 2027, with the series available in a large-trim paperback edition as part of the Seven Seas Airship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms.
Synopsis:
When Grimm, a young beggar boy, stumbles upon a suit of rusting GEAR in the ruins of his destroyed home, he awakens memories of his past life. He realizes he’s been reborn into the world of GEARxMAGIC, a hit anime about humanity’s war against half-human, half-machines known as Gargoyles—but wait, didn’t that anime have a bad ending?! The protagonist killed the imperial princess and doomed everyone! But maybe it doesn’t have to be that way… Armed with his knowledge of the IP and his engineering skills, Grimm hatches a plan to invent GEAR advanced enough to defeat the protagonist and save the princess’s life! But can he really rise from his humble beginnings to become a hero?
The Faceless Mercenary Wants to Settle Down: Homestead at the Edge of the Galaxy (Digital Exclusive)
©Ryuto, Heiro 2025/KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Story: Ryuto
Illustrations: Heiro
The first volume will be available for the first time in English in October 2026 on digital platforms, as part of Seven Seas’ Airship imprint.
Synopsis:
Faceless, fearsome mercenary Glenn is cashing in his chips. These days, battle appeals less than…agriculture! A charming farm on a far-flung planet gives the longtime soldier the opportunity for reinvention, allowing him to delve into pastoral passions. But even as a farmer, Glenn can detect a threat in no time. And when he discovers that a new neighbor is being harassed, he’s bound to fall back on his usual strategy: cybernetically enhanced combat!
Audiobook
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling
© Necoco/Naji Yanagida 2015 / EARTH STAR Entertainment
Story: Necoco
Illustrations: NAJI Yanagida
The first audiobook volume will be released for the first time in the English language on April 16, 2026. It will be narrated by Knox Riley.
The light novel series has been adapted into a 12-episode TV anime that aired earlier this year, as well as a manga adaptation that was also released by Seven Seas.
Synopsis:
Our hero wakes up one day in a brand new world…but his new life doesn’t come with fighting skills or magic powers, or even arms and legs! He’s reborn as a helpless egg, stuck in an unfamiliar forest surrounded by terrifying, hungry beasts. But eggs hatch, hatchlings grow up, and humble beginnings can lead to something great…he’s aiming to be the strongest dragon ever, and no measly shell is going to get in his way!
Pre-orders for the audiobook are now available at Seven Seas Audiobooks’ official website.
Source: press release
