Seven Seas Licenses Yoichi & Tsugumo Boys' Love Manga

(January 14, 2026) — Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the Mature-rated Boys Love manga Yoichi & Tsugumo by Hayate Kuku. A forest guardian takes in a newly reborn deity-to-be in this touching Boys' Love tale about two immortals finding love. From the creator of BLACK BLOOD—also from Seven Seas!

Tsugumo was given a second chance after dying as a fox cub and was reborn for the sake of becoming a god. Yet, he's still young and innocent, unfamiliar with the reality of the world. Thankfully, there's Yoichi the tanuki, a guardian deity for the forest who takes Yoichi into his care. But Tsugumo's naivete leads him to see Yoichi's kindness as love and professes his feelings to the forest guardian. Tsugumo, who has lived for so long protecting the forest, hasn't felt love in ages. Could this be his chance to follow feelings he thought he'd long since sealed off?

Yoichi & Tsugumo will be released in November 2026 for $15.99 USA / $20.99 CAN, with the manga available in large-trim editions as part of the Seven Seas BL Label (Boys' Love titles). 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