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Seven Seas Licenses Obsessed Mage & His Beloved Statue Bride, 4 More Titles

Seven Seas announced the following manga and audiobook licenses on Wednesday:

Title: The Neverending Winter, the Land of Broken Dreams (Owaranai Fuyu, Kowareta Yume no Kuni) light novel
Creator(s): Mei Hachimoku (The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye), KUKKA
Release Date: September 2026 (Airship imprint)
Summary:

After winning tickets to an old theme park on the outskirts of Tokyo, Casio and his friends brave the eerie rumors surrounding the place for a little winter adventure. However, what was supposed to be a fun day trip takes a horrific turn when one friend lures Casio away from the group—and stabs him to death. While he bleeds out, his friend tearfully begs him to save someone named Asebi. When Casio next awakens, time has rewound to the moment he set foot in the park that morning. Though he's shaken and desperate for answers, his “second” day goes by without incident—until he tries to leave and snaps right back to that morning again. As he spirals into panic, a mysterious girl appears and introduces herself as Asebi. She tells him she's been trapped in the park for a long time, reliving the same day over and over. Now Casio is caught in the loop as well…and according to Asebi, the only way out is to kill someone.

Title: The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice audiobook
Creator(s): Crane, Hachi Uehara
Release Date: November 27 (volume 1, Siren imprint)
Summary:

Lara Bradley, a renowned mage, sets off to defeat a low-risk monster with her young apprentice Alistair, who never stops proposing to her. But instead of a minor threat, they encounter the world's most dangerous creature—a dragon! In a desperate bid to save Alistair, Lara faces the dragon alone and casts a spell that turns herself to stone.

Twenty years later, the petrification spell breaks, and Lara awakens in a world that has moved on—except for Alistair, who never forgot her. The boy she once knew has grown into a powerful, determined man who's eager to make up for lost time with his beloved master. As they reconnect, will sparks fly, or are they doomed to repeat past mistakes?

Title: The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice manga
Creator(s): Crane, Sekimori
Release Date: September 2026 (volume 1, Steamship imprint)
Summary:

Lara Bradley, a renowned mage, sets off to defeat a low-risk monster with her young apprentice Alistair, who never stops proposing to her. But instead of a minor threat, they encounter the world's most dangerous creature—a dragon! In a desperate bid to save Alistair, Lara faces the dragon alone and casts a spell that turns her to stone.

Twenty years later, the petrification spell breaks, and Lara awakens in a world that has moved on—except for Alistair, who never forgot her. The boy she once knew has grown into a powerful, determined man who's eager to make up for lost time with his beloved master. As they reconnect, will sparks fly, or are they doomed to repeat past mistakes?

Title: The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom audiobook
Creator(s): Fuyutsuki Koki, Masami
Release Date: October 16 (volume 1, Siren imprint)
Summary:

Philia's family has produced saints for generations. It's no surprise that she's known as the greatest saint of all time—and set to marry the second prince, Julius. What no one expects is for Julius to call off the engagement, claiming that Philia's perfection makes her charmless and unlikable. To add insult to injury, Philia is packed off to a neighboring country in exchange for gold and resources, forcing her to leave her homeland!

Despite bracing herself for mistreatment, Philia finds a warm welcome in her new town, where she puts her saintly abilities to good use erecting barriers against monsters and curing epidemics. But even as she flourishes in her new life, her homeland is under threat of destruction!

Title: Reborn as an Assassin's Apprentice (Assassin no Tamago ni Tensei Shita) light novel series
Creator(s): okiuta, sinsora
Release Date: March 2026 (volume 1, Airship imprint)
Summary:

In my new world, life has no worth. Reborn as an apprentice under the Order of Assassins, an organization that takes on all manner of underhanded jobs, I'm prepared to do anything and everything to survive.

First, I have to get through their oppressive training, where failure equals death. My assassin-to-be rivals include a tigerborn whose strength eclipses my own, an elf who is a master of essence, and a dragonborn, their kind known as the mightiest of races. Isn't all that almost unfair?

Although death lurks around every corner, I swear I'll claw my way through this hell. Manipulating powerful foes and the adults around me, punishing those who stand in my way… If that makes me a monster, so be it.

There is nothing and no one I won't tear down for the sake of survival.

Not a shred of morality sees the light in this darkest of fantasies.

Title: The Oblivious Girl and the Maidenly Man manga
Creator(s): Rabi
Release Date: May 2026 (volume 1)
Summary:

Rintaro is a very successful man. At just the age of 30, he's the owner of his very own cafe! And while he appreciates all of his customers, there's one regular that he's begun to develop feelings for. 

Luna, a 25-year-old office worker, is a cafe regular who's afraid of men after a traumatic experience, but finds that she can be around Rintaro without any issue. Encouraged by this, she asks if Rintaro would help her get used to being around men. Eager to do anything for Luna, Rintaro agrees but quickly finds himself overwhelmed by just simple handholding! And when Luna begins to make even more ambitious moves, Rintaro isn't sure his heart can handle the growing feelings he's keeping to himself. 

Can Rintaro maintain his facade to help the oblivious Luna, or will this sweet story end up with bitter feelings?

Source: E-mail correspondence