Seven Seas is bringing five new titles, two audiobooks, and two danmei updates this week for their Wonderful Wednesday announcements.
The publisher has announced the license acquisition of a manga that follows childhood-friends-turned-possible-lovers, a powerful manga that’s based on the mangaka’s fight against cancer, and another work from the creator of My Lesbian Experience. Seven Seas has also announced a first for one of their previously licensed danmei titles–which resulted in a bit of a polarizing response from fans.
Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Audiobook)
FUNA and Itsuki Akata
Narration: Kara Oates
When gifted student Kurihara Misato dies right after her high school graduation, she meets God and has a peculiar request: to make her abilities average in the next life. But few things–especially wishes–ever go quite as planned. As she navigates her new life as a ten-year-old girl in a magic-filled world, she realizes God has a unique definition of average!
Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will release on January 22.
Reincarnated Into a Game as the Hero’s Friend: Running the Kingdom Behind the Scenes (Audiobook)
Yuki SUZUKI and Sanshouuo
Narration: Eric O’Keeffe
Someday, the hero Mazel will battle the Demon Lord with the fate of the realm at stake. But until that day…he better be carrying plenty of potions! While the hero is off saving the kingdom, it’s up to Lord Werner—a Japanese office worker reincarnated into the world of a classic RPG—to keep the rest of the world from becoming collateral damage. There’s no hero, luminary, or warrior of light who doesn’t need a friend like Werner! But can he truly defy the flames of fate and change the bittersweet ending of the game?
Reincarnated Into a Game as the Hero’s Friend: Running the Kingdom Behind the Scenes (Audiobook) Vol. 1 will release on February 5.
I Used to Think My Childhood Friend Was a Guy—Now We’re Newlyweds, and She’s the Perfect Bride!
hamubane, mokufu, and Parum
Shuichi and Yuika have been close friends since they were kids. But Shuichi had always thought Yuika was a boy, so their reunion 10 years ago was filled with surprise when Yuika had seemingly transformed into a beautiful young woman! Intimidated by his friend’s beauty, Shuichi was sure this would be the end of their friendship. And it was… because the two traded in friendship for marriage!
Vol. 1 of I Used to Think My Childhood Friend Was a Guy—Now We’re Newlyweds, and She’s the Perfect Bride! will release in December 2026 and is priced at $13.99 USD / $17.99 CAD.
I’m Running for Crown Princess, but All I Want is a Steady Paycheck! (Light Novel)
Yuuri Seo and Okaya
When Therese decides to try her luck at the castle, she’s not looking to snag the position of crown princess. She’s only after the lavish sign-up bonus the castle offers to new ladies-in-waiting. Her father may be a marquis, but his pockets are empty, so Therese needs to save up a nest egg of her own.
Still, other young ladies are eager to compete for the role of crown princess. And once Therese reaches the castle, she’s going to be witnessing that competition up close. The proceedings seem sure to stir up drama; can Therese avoid getting dragged into it by keeping her nose to the grindstone?
The first volume of I’m Running for Crown Princess, but All I Want is a Steady Paycheck! (Light Novel) releases in November 2026 only as a digital title.
Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow
Moka Onmae
When it comes to the topic of cancer, there is no one way to handle the news. For one young woman, Akiyama Momiji, the diagnosis leads her to reevaluate her life. Single and on her own, she’s not diving into despair, instead she’s ready to learn about herself and her identity in the wake of her diagnosis.
Based on the real-life experience of the author’s own battle with cancer.
The first volume of Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow releases in November 2026 and is priced at $14.99 USD / $18.99 CAD.
Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?
Ryon
It’s the start of a new semester, and high school junior Kuroki finds himself seated beside the girl everyone whispers about: Mai Chihara. With her gothic fashion, jet-black hair, and intense stare, Chihara is said to be a “landmine” girl or jirai-kei, the hyper-feminine, dark aesthetic often associated with yandere tendencies and unstable personalities. But when Kuroki accidentally draws Chihara’s attention, he discovers she isn’t nearly as unstable as people claim. Beneath the intimidating aura is a surprisingly sweet girl… if a little weird.
Hesitantly, Kuroki begins to learn more about Chihara and her strange quirks. Is there more to her than her volatile reputation? Or is all the dark clothing just a red flag in disguise?
Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? Vol. 1 releases in September 2026 and is priced at $14.99 USD / $18.99 CAD.
My Sketchy Roommate
Nagata Kabi
Life has never been easy for Nagata Kabi, but no matter what gets thrown her way, she manages to work through it and find peace in the chaos. In this latest diary manga, Kabi explores life living alone and the sudden appearance of an old doodle. Whether it’s all in her head or just a way to cope with loneliness, Kabi embraces the company, naming her Anko, and proceeds to share her daily tasks with her new friend. Despite the delusion, Kabi can’t help but long to continue the late-night meals and shared udon with such pleasant company.
My Sketchy Roommate releases in December 2026 and is priced at $15.99 USD / $20.99 CAD.
Panguan: The Twelfth Gate (Special Edition)
Mu Su Li
As a panguan, a cultivator who resolves the regrets of the dead, Wen Shi has spent a thousand years ferrying the dead to their next life—yet he himself is trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth, missing both his soul and memories. When failed panguan Xie Wen answers his ad for a roommate, Wen Shi is drawn to the irritating young man despite his misgivings. But Xie Wen seems to have secrets of his own…secrets that might hold the key to ending Wen Shi’s millennium of lonely wandering.
Panguan: The Twelfth Gate is the latest Seven Seas danmei to receive a special edition for its first volume. The special edition will include a double-sided bookmark, a poster, a sticker sheet, and a secret additional item. While the regular edition is priced at $19.99 USD, the special edition is a little pricier at $29.99 USD. Panguan: The Twelfth Gate releases on September 1.
Little Mushroom (Deluxe Hardcover Edition)
Yi Shi Si Zhou
In the year 2020, humanity was nearly wiped out by cosmic radiation. Over the next one hundred years, living creatures began to change and mutate while the remaining humans struggled to survive in man-made bases.
Down in the Abyss, a home to mutated xenogenics, there lived a sentient mushroom. Nourished by the flesh and blood of the deceased An Ze, the mushroom took on the form of its host and even adopted a similar name: An Zhe. Seeking his missing spore, harvested by humans, An Zhe is determined to make it to the human base to retrieve what’s his. But the closer he gets to the base, the higher his risk of death increases.
Unfortunately for An Zhe, there are those who prowl the streets seeking xenogenics like himself—known as Judges, they inspect and eliminate non-humans without a second thought, sparing no one. And when An Zhe finds himself under the scrutiny of Colonel Lu Feng—the most perceptive and merciless of the Judges—he somehow goes undetected but not unsuspected. Lu Feng knows there’s something off about An Zhe, and he’s not letting him out of his sight until he figures it out.
Can An Zhe get back his spore without revealing his mutation to Lu Feng, or will everything unravel?
This is the first danmei title that Seven Seas has gone for a hardcover edition rather than a paperback edition. The publisher has released hardcover editions before but it was after a paperback print run, coming several months after the entire series was released. The first hardcover editions were done for the Mo Xiang Tong Xiu trio. Seven Seas has clarified that the hardcover edition will replace the paperback and special edition. Releasing on August 4, Little Mushroom is priced at $26.99 USD.
Source: Seven Seas Entertainment
I’m pleasantly surprised Little Mushroom is getting a deluxe hardcover.