Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be for Simulpub Debut

Popular BL mangaka Scarlet Beriko will see their latest series Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be debut as a simulpub release, courtesy of Seven Seas Entertainment.

Seven Seas has licensed the BL manga Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be.

Announced on Sept. 29, 2023, the publisher Seven Seas Entertainment has revealed a new license from Scarlet Beriko. The series Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be will debut as a simulpub release in February 2024. The simulpub release will be an ebook edition on digital platforms. The print edition will release in April 2024 for $14.99 USD and $18.99 CAD.

The first volume will release as a simulpub on Feb. 1, 2024 from the following 11 publishers:

  • Shinshokan (Japan)
  • Seven Seas Entertainment (USA)
  • 大元C.I. (Korea)
  • 東立出版社 (Taiwan)
  • Egmont (Germany)
  • Milky Way (Spain)
  • JPOP (Italy)
  • EUPHOR (France)
  • WANEKO (Poland)
  • Luckpim (Thailand)
  • Daisybooks (Vietnam)

Written and illustrated by Scarlet Beriko (Jackass! and Jealousy), Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be follows best friends Nagisa and Issa. Nagisa is still trying to figure out his life while Issa is already following his dreams by working at the Nagahama fish market. Nagisa’s world turns upside down when he suspects his best friend may have a girlfriend, stirring up his own feelings for Issa. Does he really only think of Issa as a friend or could it be something more?

Volume 1 of Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be releases on Feb. 1, 2024.

Source: Seven Seas Entertainment