Seven Seas Entertainment has announced a batch of new manga and light novels, which have been licensed for North America and will come out in 2020! The new releases cover a range of genres, from The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru by Satoshi Shiki, a modern remake of Osamu Tezuka’s legendary samurai tale about reclaiming stolen humanity, to the tutorial-based Makeup is Not (Just) Magic: A Manga Guide to Cosmetics and Skin Care by Rotta Ikumi.

Fans of anime director Kunihiko Ikuhara are also in for a treat, as not only has the Sarazanmai spin-off manga Sarazanmai: Reo and Mabu by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Misaki Saitoh been announced but we will finally be seeing an English-language release for the Penguindrum novels by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Kei Takahashi.

That isn’t everything though, so be sure to check down below for more of the exciting titles that will be hitting bookstores next year!

If one of these titles piqued your interest, check out detailed information about price, release date and story here or on the official website of Seven Seas Entertainment.

The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru

During Japan’s tumultuous Sengoku period, one man sells his son to a pack of devils in exchange for the power to rule. Forty-eight devils take forty-eight pieces of young Hyakkimaru, and the boy is left for dead. But through the assistance of a sage and a series of inventive prosthetics, Hyakkimaru survives. Together with the young thief Dororo, the now-grown Hyakkimaru embarks upon a quest to slay all the demons and retrieve the stolen pieces of his body. Recently adapted into a stunning 2019 anime, this classic story from Osamu Tezuka–the father of modern manga–is now reimagined in this gorgeous new adaptation by Satoshi Shiki, the artist of the manga Attack on Titan: Before the Fall.

Seven Seas will publish the manga series The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on June 9, 2020 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

Makeup is Not (Just) Magic

A young woman feels intimidated by the world of makeup, but she’s in luck–a glamorous friend is willing to walk her through it. Join these two women as they explore the fundamentals of makeup, which will help you develop your own signature style! The perfect how-to book for fans of makeup tutorials online.

Seven Seas will publish the manga Makeup is Not (Just) Magic: A Manga Guide to Cosmetics and Skin Care for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a large-trim edition. The book will be released on May 26, 2020 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN.

Love Me for What I Am

Mogumo is a cute but lonely high school student who just wants a few loving friends. Fellow student Iwaoka Tetsu invites Mogumo to work at his family’s café for “cross-dressing boys,” but he makes an incorrect assumption: Mogumo is non-binary and doesn’t identify as a boy or a girl. However, Mogumo soon finds out that the café is run by LGBT+ folks of all stripes, all with their own reasons for congregating there. This touching manga explores gender, gender presentation, and sexuality from many different angles, including the ways people are pushed to conform in a world that doesn’t understand them…until the world begins to learn, one person at a time.

Seven Seas will publish the manga series Love Me for What I Am for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on June 2, 2020 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

Sarazanmai: Reo and Mabu

Reo and Mabu, supernatural cops and agents of a certain empire, are surprised to find a baby lying on a plate in the street! They take her in as they search for her parents, but their bizarre lives keep leading them in wild directions. Strangely, this baby–whom they name Sara–seems to have supernatural powers as well…and these two men are starting to love her as if she were their own.

Seven Seas will publish the manga Sarazanmai: Reo and Mabu for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a single volume edition. The book will be released on May 12, 2020 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

Penguindrum

Twins Kanba and Shoma live with their terminally ill little sister, Himari. One day, they visit the aquarium, a place full of warm memories for Himari, but she suddenly falls ill—and dies! At that very moment, a voice cries out, “Survival Tactic!” and Himari, wearing a penguin hat, comes back to life…?! After licensing the PENGUINDRUM manga series earlier this year, Seven Seas is excited to bring the fans another iteration of this intriguing series.

Seven Seas will publish the novel series PENGUINDRUM (Light Novel) for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on May 19, 2020 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN.

I Had That Same Dream Again

An unhappy girl who engages in self-harm, a high schooler ostracized by her classmates, and an old woman looking to live out her twilight years in peace–what could three such different people have in common? That’s what grade schooler Nanoka Koyanagi is trying to find out. Assigned by her teacher to define what “happiness” means to her, Nanoka tries to find her place in the world by exploring her relationships with these three strangers, and through them, comes to know herself. Seven Seas is proud to be releasing this novel by Yoru Sumino, the novelist of the hit I Want to Eat Your Pancreas and the upcoming At Night, I Become a Monster, as well as the manga adaptation with art by Idumi Kirihara, the same artist who adapted the manga version of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

Seven Seas will publish I Had That Same Dream Again (Novel) for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a single large-trim edition. The book will be released on May 26, 2020 for $14.99 USA / $18.99 CAN.
Concurrently, Seven Seas will publish I Had That Same Dream Again: The Complete Manga Collection for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in a single omnibus edition. The book will be released on July 7, 2020 for $20.99 USA / $25.99 CAN.

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Fifteen-year-old Yuna prefers staying home and obsessively playing her favorite VRMMO game to doing anything else, including going to school. When a strange new update gives her a one-of-a-kind bear outfit that comes with overpowered abilities, Yuna is torn: the outfit is unbearably cute, but too embarrassing to wear in-game. But then she suddenly finds herself transported into the world of the game, facing down monsters and magic for real, and the bear suit becomes the best weapon she has!

Seven Seas will publish the light novel series Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) for the first time in North America in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on June 9, 2020 for $13.99 USA / $17.99 CAN.
Concurrently, Seven Seas will publish the manga series Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Manga) for the first time in North America in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on May 12, 2020 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.

All synopses have been taken directly from Seven Seas.