Seven Seas Licenses Confession Strategy Light Novel (Airship Imprint)

(July 9, 2025) — Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the light novel Confession Strategy by Yoru Sumino. One woman comes up with a plan to make her best friend confess his feelings for her—so she can get him to move on. A new novel from the acclaimed author of I want to eat your pancreas and At Night, I Become a Monster.

Chizuru and her best friend Hibiki have always been close, though Chizuru is very aware of how close Hibiki wishes they were. Now recently engaged, Chizuru wants Hibiki to move on and be happy with his life but knows the only way he can do that is to finally admit his feelings out loud.

But while Chizuru has only the best intentions for Hibiki, could her confession plan wind up backfiring or will this completely ruin their friendship?

Confession Strategy (Light Novel) will be printed for the first time in the English language in June 2026 for $15.99 USA / $20.99 CAN in a large-trim edition as part of Seven Seas' Airship imprint. An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.

About Seven Seas Entertainment
Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment is an award-winning publisher that specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to English-language audiences alongside the hottest danmei, webtoons, and other books from around the globe, as well as producing audiobooks, original comics, and youth literature. All of Seven Seas' print book imprints are distributed throughout the world by Penguin Random House Publisher Services. For more information, visit sevenseasentertainment.com