Seven Seas Licenses Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I'll Save the Villainous Princess Light Novel Series (Airship Imprint)

(April 8, 2026) — Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the light novel series Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I'll Save the Villainous Princess by Yoichi Sayonaka and Ryuta Yanagi. When a beggar boy stumbles on a rusted mech, he suddenly unlocks memories of his past life! Can he be the hero needed to rewrite this universe's story or will his meager status hold him back? Catch all the action in this new isekai x mecha light novel series!

When Grimm, a young beggar boy, stumbles upon a suit of rusting GEAR in the ruins of his destroyed home, he awakens memories of his past life. He realizes he's been reborn into the world of GEARxMAGIC, a hit anime about humanity's war against half-human, half-machines known as Gargoyles—but wait, didn't that anime have a bad ending?! The protagonist killed the imperial princess and doomed everyone! But maybe it doesn't have to be that way… Armed with his knowledge of the IP and his engineering skills, Grimm hatches a plan to invent GEAR advanced enough to defeat the protagonist and save the princess's life! But can he really rise from his humble beginnings to become a hero?

Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I'll Save the Villainous Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 1 will be available for the first time in the English language in January 2027 for $15.99 USA / $20.99 CAN, with the series available in a large-trim paperback edition as part of the Seven Seas Airship imprint. 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