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Seven Seas Licenses My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With!, 'Hate Me, but Let Me Stay - Manager and Otoha,' 12 More Titles (Updated)

posted on 2026-07-04 23:44 EDT by Egan Loo

Also: That girl I'm interested in is a maid from the abyss, The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers, more

The publisher Seven Seas Entertainment announced at its Anime Expo industry panel on Saturday that it licensed the following titles:

Siren imprint:

Title: Distorted I Love You (audiobook)
By Yoru Sumino
Release: August 2026

Brand-new license announcement! DISTORTED I LOVE YOU (AUDIOBOOK) by Yoru Sumino, narrated by Paul Dateh and Aria Saltini. A supernatural tale from the brilliant mind behind I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS (also from Seven Seas)! #SevenSeasSiren https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/BO6NJtnDUq
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Ghost Ship imprint:

Title: My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With!
Story by Kennoji, Art by R_ringo
Release: June 2027

Brand-new license announcement! MY SWORD SAINT MASTER IS TOO CUTE TO LIVE WITH! by Kennoji and R_ringo. Don't miss this sexy rom-com manga from the writer of DRUGSTORE IN ANOTHER WORLD: THE SLOW LIFE OF A CHEAT PHARMACIST (also from Seven Seas)!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/AV2OJ5VyRz
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Airship imprint:

Title: The Suspects of Necromancy (light novel)
Story by Daken, Art by Enta Shiho
Release: April 2027

Brand-new license announcement! THE SUSPECTS OF NECROMANCY (LIGHT NOVEL) by Daken and Enta Shiho. In a crumbling kingdom, the forbidden art of necromancy is finding its return. Can a devoted knight find the master of the undead and stop them?https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/c3wMdOXZrc
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Seven Seas Webtoons imprint:

Title: Love is an Illusion! - Superstar (manhwa)
Story & Art by Fargo
Release: May 2027

Brand-new license announcement! LOVE IS AN ILLUSION! - SUPERSTAR (MANHWA) by Fargo. Hye-sung and Dojin's eldest son, Byul, aspires to be an idol in the next story from the hit Boys' Love/#BL webtoon series LOVE IS AN ILLUSION!—finally in English print!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/RHENiQ3Me7
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Boys' Love category:

Title: Hate Me, but Let Me Stay - Manager and Otoha
Story & Art by Hijiki
Release: April 2027

Brand-new license announcement! HATE ME, BUT LET ME STAY - MANAGER AND OTOHA by Hijiki. A brand-new rock & roll spin-off to the wildly popular Boys' Love/#BL #omegaverse manga HATE ME, BUT LET ME STAY!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/X4poPp9qqQ
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Girls' Love category:

Title: I See You, Aizawa-san!
Story & Art by Odoroo Dorothy
Release: March 2027

Brand-new license announcement! I SEE YOU, AIZAWA-SAN! by Odoroo Dorothy. A supernatural #yuri/Girls' Love manga about a girl who can see ghosts and the one who's desperate for her attention!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/wfkYRXqsZ3
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Danmei category:

Title: Legend of Metempsychosis (novel)
Story by Arise Zhang / Fei Tian Ye Xiang
Release: June 2027

Brand-new license announcement! LEGEND OF METEMPSYCHOSIS (NOVEL) by Arise Zhang, also known as Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔). A thrilling high fantasy adventure #danmei tale by the author of LEGEND OF EXORCISM and DINGHAI FUSHENG RECORDS! #SevenSeasDanmei https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/jHEvjBLb0U
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Title: This Time Around, My Lovesick Hero Will Keep Me Alive … If I'm Lucky!
Story by Kotoko, Art by Kei Kumanomi
Release: March 2027

Brand-new license announcement! THIS TIME AROUND, MY LOVESICK HERO WILL KEEP ME ALIVE… IF I'M LUCKY! by Kotoko and Kei Kumanomi. A doomed countess determined to escape her fate encounters a man devoted to protecting her in this fantasy romance manga!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/4mjxnGZ0YW
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Title: That Girl I'm Interested in Is a Maid From the Abyss
Story & Art by Itsumi Narita
Release: May 2027

Brand-new license announcement! THAT GIRL I'M INTERESTED IN IS A MAID FROM THE ABYSS by Itsumi Narita. In this world where demipeople exist, one beautifully eerie maid turns heads in this comedy-horror manga!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/yK64tTyD6S
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Title: I Reincarnated as the "Villain" Commander of an Order of Knights (manga and digital only for light novel)
Story by Azusa Sakamoto, Art by kodamazon, fujy
Release: April 2027

Brand-new license announcement! I REINCARNATED AS THE “VILLAIN” COMMANDER OF AN ORDER OF KNIGHTS (LIGHT NOVEL) and (MANGA) by Azusa Sakamoto, fujy, and kodamazon. A hilarious isekai tale about avoiding ruin by being a better man!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/34HPPw1rFk
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Title: The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers
Story & Art by Daisuke Itabashi
Release: March 2027

Brand-new license announcement! THE JOURNEY OF A DARK ELF WITH FADING POWERS by Daisuke Itabashi. The hit manga series about a once powerful dark elf who disappeared after depleting her magical abilities makes its way to English print!https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/uJWHFSOaax
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Baihe category:

Title: Miss Forensics: Wo Qinai De Fayi Xiaojie (novel)
Story by Jiu Nuan Chun Shen
Release: April 2027

Brand-new license announcement! MISS FORENSICS (NOVEL) by Jiu Nuan Chun Shen. The highly-requested #baihe/Chinese Girls' Love romantic thriller about a hot-headed forensic doctor and the icy cold detective she must work alongside. #SevenSeasBaihe https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/gRc4svnwft
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Title: My Wandering Spirit Lady (novel)
Story by Qing Jun Ma Xiao
Release: 2027

Brand-new license announcement! MY WANDERING SPIRIT LADY (NOVEL) by Qing Jun Mo Xiao. A modern-day #baihe/Chinese Girls' Love romance about a young woman and the ghostly lady in her life. #SevenSeasBaihe https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/vBHH6j15Hr
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Title: Matrilocal Marriage: Ruzhui (novel)
Story by Qing Jun Ma Xiao
Release: 2027

Brand-new license announcement! MATRILOCAL MARRIAGE: RUZHUI (NOVEL) by Qing Jun Mo Xiao. A slow burn #baihe/Chinese Girls' Love romance about a time-traveling woman who lost everything and the heiress she marries out of convenience. #SevenSeasBaihe https://t.co/I21SEiSQgz pic.twitter.com/d7we9iHCmn
— Seven Seas Entertainment (@gomanga) July 5, 2026

Update: Updated with individual X/Twitter posts from Seven Seas.

Source: Seven Seas panel at Anime Expo

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