Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday:
© Shogakukan, Shinobu Inokuma, Tabiko
Title: Get Married So I Can Curse Your Firstborn and Finally Be Free! manga
Creators: Shinobu Inokuma and TABIKO
Release Date: February 2026 (volume 1)
Summary: Kuro, a black cat, is a god of fortune down on her luck. She’s turned into a “vengeful god” against her will, and the only way to return to her former status is to curse seven generations of the Nishikori bloodline. She’s close to being free, but to get there, she needs to make sure the seventh generation actually gets born. That means finding a match for Nishikori Kotaro…which is harder than you might think, because Kotaro is tragically unpopular. Not only that, he insists that the only woman he wants…is cat-eared Kuro herself!
© Kadokawa, Kazuki Kaburagi
Title: Magic Maker: How to Create Magic in Another World light novel
Creators: Kazuki Kaburagi
Release Date: March 2026 (Airship imprint, volume 1)
Summary: Shion finds himself reborn into another world with high hopes of being able to use magic. Just one problem—magic doesn’t exist in this world. Or does it…? Shion’s beloved older sister Marie shows him one day that all hope may not be lost when she brings him to a mysterious pond. At first the siblings are wary, but Shion and Marie soon discover this pond can hold a powerfully magical punch! With Marie at his side, Shion embarks on a journey he once thought only possible in dreams: harnessing the power of fire, lightning, sorcery, and enchantment.
© Overlap Inc., Nyahehiko
Title: The Tea Ceremony Master’s Rich and Steamy Service: Spoiled by His Skillful Hands manga
Creators: Nyakehiko
Release Date: March 2026 (Steamship imprint, volume 1)
Summary: Dutiful Ren is serious about her job as a government employee, to the detriment of her own love life. Relationships? No time. Sex? Never had it. But she can’t help but feel she’s missing out on something special. Then a charming, incredibly handsome man named Makoto comes to her rescue as she’s being harassed late one night. Enraptured by his pretty face and enchanting words, Ren finds herself following him to a love hotel and finally has her first time! And oh, what a time…Makoto is not only gentle, he seems to know her most sensitive spots. For a one-night stand, it’s truly epic—until Ren and Makoto meet again, and she finds out he’s a well-known tea ceremony master. Could something more be blooming between them?
© Libre, Omayu
Title: Wait, I Love You manga
Creators: Omayu
Release Date: February 2026 (BL Label, volume 1)
Summary: Shinozaki Haruto is a successful Tokyo stylist and the boyfriend of up-and-coming actor Kuga Aoi. In spite of their busy schedules, they do their best to make time for each other. When Aoi shares that he’s been cast as the star in an upcoming movie being filmed in Hokkaido, Haruto is thrilled for his lover, yet sad at the prospect of spending three months apart. Only minutes after hearing the news, though, Haruto receives his own offer to fill-in as a hair and make-up artist for the same movie Aoi is starring in! Will they be able to keep their relationship a secret? Or will working in such close proximity expose their love to the world?
© YAMAYU, Kensei Hokamoto, Shogakukan
Title: Grim Night Tales manga
Creators: YAMAYU, Kensei Hokamoto
Release Date: February 2026 (volume 1)
Summary: Yamayū has spent decades traversing Japan, collecting stories of ghostly encounters and grim fates from every corner of the land. Kensei Hokamoto’s deft strokes bring the dead to life and illustrate the truth behind every story—horror is born of the darkness in the human heart.
Source: Press release
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