Otaku elves, supernatural experiences, and a hilarious yuri couple hitting your shelf 2021!
SHUT-IN ELF
What You Need to Know:
- Seven Seas Entertainment has announced their license acquisition of Shut-In Elf by Akihiko Higuchi, a lighthearted manga series about a quirky elf from another world who’s fascinated by video games--and the local girls who have to deal with her.
- Story: Koganei Koito is a teenager who works as an attendant to the Takamimi Shrine. Rumors have it that a deity dwells within the shrine, but the actual resident is an immortal elf who found herself stuck on Earth some four hundred years ago. What’s more, the elf is a total shut-in who won’t go outside...and has developed a taste for video games! Now the attendants at the shrine have to cater to the elf’s love of the most modern gizmos—from handheld games to virtual reality headsets—in this charming fantasy comedy!
- Seven Seas will publish the manga series Shut-In Elf for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in March 2021 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
I HAVE A SECRET
What You Need to Know:
- Seven Seas has also announced their acquisition of I Have a Secret by Yoru Sumino, a coming-of-age novel with supernatural overtones from the bestselling author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.
- Story: Five high-school classmates hold secrets close to their hearts--hidden talents, unspoken feelings, and buried pain. Will it take a sixth sense for them to navigate their lives? As they collide with each other on the path to growing up, they might just jostle some of those secrets free.
- This gentle and intriguing tale is perfect for fans of Yoru Sumino’s other nuanced works, including I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, I Had That Same Dream Again, and At Night, I Become a Monster.
- Seven Seas will publish I Have a Secret (Light Novel) for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a single oversized edition. The book will be released in May 2021 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN.
- Last but not least, Seven Seas also shared their acquisition of School Zone by Ningiyau; a quirky yuri comedy about the chaotic daily life of high school girls!a coming-of-age novel with supernatural overtones from the bestselling author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.
- Story: Yokoe and Sugiura have been together forever, and they’ve mastered the art of making trouble when life’s a bore. High school might be a drag, but these girls in love know just how to inject a little chaos and comedy into their sloppy school life.
- Seven Seas will publish the manga series School Zone for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released in May 2021 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
SCHOOL ZONE
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Source: Official Press Release
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