Seven Seas Licenses Uesugi-kun Wants to Quit Being a Girl Manga Series

(November 5, 2025) — Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Uesugi-kun wants to quit being a girl by Yū Yabuuchi. In this gender-bending rom-com manga, one young man's wish for love will change him—literally!

Uesugi Keisuke has always struggled with being short and adorable compared to his super smart and tall best friend. One day, he overhears his crush comment, “Wouldn't he be the cutest if he was a girl?!” This makes him worry she doesn't even see him as a guy. Down in the dumps, he prays at the shrine next to his house in the hopes that he can still achieve young love. However, it seems there was a major misunderstanding, because when his prayer is answered, he winds up transformed into a girl! Thus begins Uesugi's gender-bent love triangle!

Uesugi-kun wants to quit being a girl Vol. 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in August 2026 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN, with the series available in single volume editions. Ebook editions 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