Seven Seas Entertainment built anticipation for this week’s Wonderful Wednesdays event with a thrilling teaser on X (formerly Twitter):
Do you feel the ground rumbling?! Something BIG is coming in today’s WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS licensing event!
And they didn’t disappoint! In celebration of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary, the novel adaptation of Godzilla Minus One will crash onto bookshelves this September.
Boys’ Love fans have even more reason to rejoice, with new licenses ranging from the hit webtoon Lost in the Cloud by Paskim to works by beloved creators like Nagisa Furuya and Dayoo. There’s plenty to unpack, so let’s dive into the details, including release dates and available formats!
Lost in the Cloud (BL Manhwa)
“One young man learns that not everything is safe when uploaded to the cloud. The hit full-color Boys’ Love webtoon sensation, now in print in English for the first time!”
Skylar has a secret: he’s been covertly snapping photos of his crush, Chan-il, and storing them in the cloud. He thought they were safe—until the photos vanish, and an anonymous text exposes his secret.
The blackmailer? Chan-il’s sharp-tongued best friend, Cirrus. Instead of outing Skylar, Cirrus proposes a deal that pulls him into a web of awkward encounters, close calls, and a deeply personal game. What does Cirrus really want, and why can’t Skylar shake the feeling there’s more to this game than meets the eye?
Lost in the Cloud Vol. 1 will make its English-language print debut in September 2025. Priced at $21.99 USD / $28.99 CAD, this release will be part of the Seven Seas Webtoons label, featuring a full-color, large-trim edition that brings the beloved webcomic to life in stunning detail.
A Reincarnated Carrier’s Strategy for Another World (Manga)
“A man who yearned for a life of freedom reincarnates into another world and becomes a carrier—a non-combative class considered useless. Can he make use of his skills to live his dream life or could he be meant for something more? A sexy isekai manga about a man proving there’s more to him than his class!”
Sei has always yearned for a life of freedom, and when he’s reborn into another world, it seems like he would finally have his dream life. Except he was born as a “carrier,” a non-combative class that mostly uses their abilities to transport goods. But Sei has found a way to use his powers both in and out of fights, surviving on his own despite his low class. And while he travels the land seeing sights and picking up women, he’ll prove that a lowly carrier is capable of conquering the world!
A Reincarnated Carrier’s Strategy for Another World Vol. 1 will make its English-language print debut in January 2026. Priced at $14.99 USD / $18.99 CAD, the series will be released in single-volume editions under Seven Seas’ Ghost Ship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms for readers who prefer to go digital.
Long Period (BL Manga)
“A tender Boys’ Love story about childhood best friends and the unspoken feelings that bind them. From the creator of The Two Lions and Only the Stars Know—both also available from Seven Seas!”
Yusei insists he hates his best friend—or at least, that’s what he tells himself. Itsuki, his gifted, charming, and impossibly talented friend, seems to be wasting his potential. After all, Itsuki could easily get into any prestigious university or join any sports team, yet he chooses to spend his time with Yusei. Struggling with feelings he can’t quite understand, Yusei pretends to despise Itsuki, hoping it will help him overcome his emotions or, at the very least, distance himself from the one person who means so much. But is pretending enough to change Yusei’s heart? And what about Itsuki’s feelings?
Long Period Vol. 1 will make its English-language debut in August 2025. Priced at $14.99 USD / $18.99 CAD, the manga will be released in large-trim paperback editions under the Seven Seas BL Label, which specializes in Boys’ Love titles. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms for fans who prefer to read digitally.
Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World (Light Novel)
“The light novel series that inspired the manga (also from Seven Seas) and anime! A story about a modern man who finds himself reincarnated as a young nobleman with powerful magic.”
Teenager Shiinya Kazuya died while saving young girls from an attacker, only to find himself reincarnated into a world of swords and magic. It was a dream come true! Though he remembers his life and knowledge of Earth, he is now Cain von Silford, the third son of an aristocrat. Being granted the protection of the gods on his fifth birthday turned out to be too much of a good thing for Cain. His stats and boosts are so powerful, he must hide his real abilities to climb the ranks of society as he descends into the darkest dungeons. The ultimate isekai adventure begins as a teen-turned-child is trapped in a beautiful kingdom he didn’t create, but might one day rule!
Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World (Light Novel) Vol. 1 will make its English-language debut in December 2025. Priced at $15.99 USD / $19.99 CAD, the novel will be released in large-trim paperback editions under Seven Seas’ Airship imprint. Ebook editions will also be available on digital platforms for readers who prefer a digital format.
I Like Villains, so I Reincarnated as One (Light Novel)
“When one man is isekai’d into the game he’s been playing, he winds up becoming the doomed villain. Can his knowledge of the game help him avoid a disastrous fate, or will his meddling cause more harm? A fantasy light novel about rewriting fate and facing the inevitable!”
Video game character Vice Hamilton is destined to lose everything—his position, his family, and ultimately his life. A tragic villain who was overshadowed by his talented sister, blamed for mismanaging his territory, and fated to fall at the hands of the game’s hero, Vice is nothing more than a failure. And to be reincarnated as him? A fate worse than death! Or is it?
Armed with knowledge of the game’s plot, the new Vice has a second chance to rewrite his fate and become a proper villain with a better future. Using his own cheats to avoid every pitfall, Vice has the ability to avoid doom and impending tragedy, all while winning the hearts of the beautiful ladies around him. Can he maintain this new course, grow his harem, and survive the plot that’s written against him?!
I Like Villains, so I Reincarnated as One (Light Novel) Vol. 1 will be published in English for the first time in September 2025. Priced at $15.99 USD / $19.99 CAD, the novel will be available in single-volume paperback editions under Seven Seas’ Airship imprint. Ebook editions will also be accessible on digital platforms.
Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door (Manga)
“One man’s life is forever changed when a late-night convenience store run leads to the yokai market.”
Katagiri Jinpachi is a man plagued by mysteries, and the only one who can help him is the mysterious Harada Oriza, a famed painter of ghost and yokai portraits. These two men share the same peculiar fate, and their wicked tale of the ghastly and the curious, the strange and the shocking, all begins here.
Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door Vol. 1 will be published in English for the first time in November 2025. Priced at $14.99 USD / $18.99 CAD, the series will be available in single-volume paperback editions. Ebook editions will also be accessible on digital platforms.
Lovers on the Last Train (BL Manga)
“Finding love in your 40s can be tough, but when two total opposites match on a dating app, they’ll have a one way ticket to romance in this Boys’ Love manga.”
Harue and Fujishima are complete opposites with the same problem: they both work in fast-paced industries and have little time to date. But when they match with each other on a dating app, they take the time to get to know each other and soon, they’re falling hard! Could this be their chance at a romantic connection and more?
Chainsmoker Cat (Manga)
“Where there’s smoke, there’s a catgirl chainsmoking in this comedy manga! A look at the daily troubles of one catgirl and her attempts to get her life together.”
Yani is a catgirl with a seriously bad smoking habit. She smokes so much that her apartment smells like ash and is littered with cigarette butts—and plenty of other trash! Every time she tries to quit, she becomes weak to the cravings and gives in almost instantly. Will she ever get her life together, or is she doomed to live as a chainsmoking slob forever?
Chainsmoker Cat Vol. 1 will be released in English for the first time in December 2025. The single-volume edition will be available for $13.99 USD / $17.99 CAD, and an ebook edition will also be offered on digital platforms.
Godzilla Minus One (Novel)
“From the director of the hit film Godzilla Minus One comes the novelization packed with even more action and story to celebrate Godzilla’s 70th anniversary! In postwar Japan, the kaiju of legend has become more powerful and fearsome. Can a country in shambles withstand the might of Godzilla?”
After failing to carry out his suicide mission, disgraced kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima returns to ravaged postwar Japan to find his parents dead and country destroyed. Having lost both his honor and his family, he must try to slowly rebuild alongside the thousands orphaned by the Tokyo air raids—including a woman named Noriko and her adopted child, whom he invites into the ramshackle remains of his home.
But as these struggling survivors begin to reclaim a semblance of stability, a new and unprecedented threat appears on the horizon—a rampaging, colossal creature from the deep that their defeated nation cannot defend against. With no hope of aid from the occupying forces, can a ragtag militia of misfits band together to thwart this titanic terror?
Whether you’ve experienced the film firsthand or are simply caught up in the buzz, immerse yourself in the world of Godzilla Minus One with this thrilling novelization by Academy Award®-winning SFX artist and director Takashi Yamazaki!
Godzilla Minus One will be released in English in September 2025 for $15.99 USD / $19.99 CAD in a large-trim paperback edition, with an ebook edition also available on digital platforms.
What a day! Seven Seas announced one novel, two light novels, one VSC in print, and five manga titles, totaling up to nine brand-new series that fans have already started celebrating!
What are your thoughts on this week’s announcements? Did Wonderful Wednesdays live up to the name? Were you as surprised as I was by the Godzilla Minus One novel? Did you shed happy tears? Or was it just another week of not getting the title you’ve been requesting? Let us know about your heartbreaks and excitement alike in the comments, and join us here as we continue to cover Wonderful Wednesdays on The Beat!
