Seven Seas Licenses Amamiya-san is the Cutest...and I'm a Close Second! Manga Series

(April 15, 2025) — Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Amamiya-san is the Cutest…and I’m a Close Second! by Aminohada and tokiwa. What happens when the cutest boy—who happens to be a model and considered the cutest GIRL in the world—realizes his classmate is actually cuter than him? See what sweetness develops in this adorable high school rom-com manga!

Hikari is a popular model nicknamed the “Cutest Girl in the World,” but behind that gorgeous female façade is an ordinary high school boy named Harema Kouki! Since his model self is so adorable, Kouki never really finds other girls cute...until one day, when he realizes his plain and boring classmate, Amamiya-san, is actually cuter than he is! A high school rom-com between an overconfident diva and a diamond in the rough!

Amamiya-san is the Cutest…and I’m a Close Second! (manga) Vol. 1 will be printed for the first time in the English language in February 2027 for $13.99 USA / $18.99 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