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Seven Seas Licenses Misdeeds of an Extremely Arrogant Villain Aristocrat, Lord-Magear's Apprentice, Hotel Inhumans, 3 More Titles
posted on by Anita Tai
Seven Seas announced the following manga and audiobook licenses on Wednesday:
Title:7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Short Story Collection light novel spinoff volume
Creator(s): Touko Amekawa, Hinoki Kino, Wan☆Hachipisu
Release Date: August 2026 (Airship imprint)
Summary:
After being reincarnated seven times, it's no surprise that Rishe has plenty of stories to share about her experiences. Take a peek behind the curtain to see what's going on with Rishe and other favorite characters in this wonderful short story collection!
Title: Breathless Time Traveler audiobook
Creator(s): Yuyuko Takemiya
Release Date: December 18 (volume 1, Siren imprint)
Summary:
Kannami Rara is addicted to social media and idolizes Ariana Grande—in other words, she's your typical modern college girl. Or, she was, anyway, until a traffic accident cuts her life short. But forget heaven or hell, Rara now finds herself stuck in a time loop, repeating her life up until that tragic day. She has another chance at her youth…and love with her boyfriend, Kengo. As time loops over and over, Rara finds herself scrambling to pull together the threads of her life. But can Rara prevent her death and create a world where she and Kengo can have a future together, or is she destined to repeat the past forever?
Title: The Misdeeds of an Extremely Arrogant Villain Aristocrat manga
Creator(s): Yukiha Kuroyuki, Micro, uodenim
Release Date: August 2026 (volume 1)
Summary
Luke Witharia Gilbert was destined to be the arrogant villain of a fantasy tale, but he was undone by his own pride and easily defeated by the hero. But when he's reborn with full knowledge of how the story ends, Luke decides to take his fate into his own hands.
Determined to survive this time, he sets aside his hubris and dedicates himself to training in earnest. His efforts shake the future in unexpected ways—quickly enlisting his sword instructor and even captivating a brilliant young lady from a noble family. In this version of the story, the bad guy might just come out on top!
Title: The Lord Magear's Apprentice manga
Creator(s): FLIPFLOPs
Release Date: August 2026 (volume 1)
Summary:
When he was very little, the boy mercenary Gall was saved by the high-ranking magician Kuon. Now, he's taken on the job of working with an order of knights to defeat a wizard! However, the knights are ambushed and easily defeated by the eldritch power of…Kuon?! Having survived the onslaught, Gall has only one option—accept a position as Kuon's apprentice, despite having no magical ability of his own!
Title: Hotel Inhumans manga
Creator(s): Ao Tajima
Release Date: August 2026 (volume 1)
Summary:
A luxury hotel is required to offer certain amenities. First-rate food, sublime comforts, enchanting entertainment, and...the latest weapons, forged IDs, and body disposal service?! This is a hotel where the guests are professional assassins and its concierges never say no to any request. No matter what their dangerous guests need, the hotel staff are at their service!
Title: Draw this, then die! manga
Creator(s): Minoru Toyoda
Release Date: August 2026 (volume 1)
Summary:
Ai Yasumi, a first-year high schooler living on the remote island of Izu Ōshima, has one obsession: manga. When she discovers that her long-idolized but reclusive favorite manga creator, Yasuno-sensei, will make a rare appearance at Comitia, Ai doesn't hesitate—she has to meet her hero. But that single decision sets off a chain of encounters that will shatter her assumptions about art, genius, and what it truly means to create.
Winner of the 16th Manga Taisho Award and the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award—now an anime in the making!
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