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Seven Seas Mistakenly Saving the Villain: 12-License Wave
Seven Seas Mistakenly Saving the Villain leads a 12-license wave that also added Thrice Married to a Salted Fish, now mapped to four English volumes.
5 min readBy Ethan Mercer
Seven Seas Mistakenly Saving the Villain headlines a 12-license wave that also gave English-language danmei readers Thrice Married to a Salted Fish by Bi Ka Bi, two titles that already had distinct original runs. The original October 2024 announcement is no longer just a preorder story. Seven Seas now lists four English volumes for each series, which makes the schedule and the original chapter structure much clearer.
TL;DR: Seven Seas Mistakenly Saving the Villain and Thrice Married to a Salted Fish were both part of the publisher's 12-license wave. Their JJWXC originals are complete at 120 chapters and 140 chapters respectively; Seven Seas has scheduled four English volumes for each, with the final volumes currently dated October 2026.
Key Takeaways
- Seven Seas announced the danmei package on October 23, 2024; Comics Beat reported it two days later.
- Feng Yu Nie’s Mistakenly Saving the Villain has 120 chapters on JJWXC and four scheduled Seven Seas volumes.
- Bi Ka Bi’s Thrice Married to a Salted Fish has 140 JJWXC chapters, including 21 extras, and four scheduled Seven Seas volumes.
- The headline count needs context: Comics Beat says the package contained 11 new announcements because one title had been announced earlier.
- English volume four for both series is currently scheduled for October 2026, so readers should verify dates before ordering.
Seven Seas Mistakenly Saving the Villain: Why the Count Looks Confusing
Seven Seas’ October 23, 2024 licensing event is commonly called a 12-license wave. That is fair shorthand for the presentation, but it can obscure a useful detail. Comics Beat’s October 25 report counted twelve items in the package while explaining that only eleven were new: The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish had been announced previously.
That distinction matters for readers building a list from the announcement. It prevents an old license from being mistaken for a newly acquired one and keeps the real news focused on the fresh additions. The two titles here were among those new announcements, alongside other Danmei releases such as Copper Coins and The Wife Comes First.
For another publisher announcement with a clear original-title trail, see .
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Seven Seas Mistakenly Saving the Villain: From 120 Chapters to Four Volumes
The original JJWXC page gives Mistakenly Saving the Villain its Chinese title, 论救错反派的下场, and credits Feng Yu Nie. It marks the work complete and its chapter list ends at chapter 120, an extra. The listing identifies Song Qingshi and Yue Wuhuan as the central pair and places the story in xianxia with system and transmigration tags. Those are source-page facts, rather than assumptions from an English title.
Seven Seas describes the English edition as a mature, heart-rending drama and gives the concise publisher pitch: “A mission gone wrong and a villain in need of serious therapy.” Its current series page lists four volumes: volume 1 released November 25, 2025; volume 2 February 24, 2026; volume 3 June 30, 2026; and volume 4 is scheduled for October 20, 2026.
The release route is therefore concrete, but readers should not flatten it into a claim that every English volume is already on sale. At the date of this update, the fourth volume is still scheduled. That is a better reason to consult the publisher’s live series page than an announcement article frozen in 2024.
Thrice Married to a Salted Fish: A Complete Original, Four English Volumes
Bi Ka Bi’s original Thrice Married to a Salted Fish, 三嫁咸鱼, is also marked complete on JJWXC. Its chapter list runs through 119 main chapters and then 21 extras, for 140 entries total. The source page identifies Lin Qingyu and Lu Wancheng as the leads and tags the work as an original historical romance with transmigration and marriage-before-love elements. Those labels give a more reliable setup than trying to explain the title’s “salted fish” idiom as a genre category.
Seven Seas has likewise mapped the English release to four volumes. Volume 1 released November 11, 2025, with a standard and special edition. The publisher lists volume 2 for February 10, 2026, volume 3 for June 16, 2026, and volume 4 for October 13, 2026. Its volume-one page credits Mimi, Huayu, and Eli for translation, alongside cover artist Mio and interior artist Mulliga K.
This is a useful example of why an original chapter count and an English volume count should not be treated as interchangeable. A 140-entry JJWXC serial is not “four chapters” in English. The four-volume schedule describes publishing packages, while the 140 count describes the original chapter and extra structure.
Before choosing a version or following an old title, read .
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Seven Seas 12-License Wave: What Readers Can Confirm Now
Both books have official English publisher pages, named authors, four-volume schedules, and source pages that mark their original serials complete. That is enough to make a practical reading decision without relying on unverified copies or a fan-maintained total. It also lets readers distinguish a current schedule from the original announcement: the 2024 report announced intent, while today’s series pages show the actual volume plan.
Community response was enthusiastic. A r/DanmeiNovels license thread singled out both books among readers’ most anticipated picks from the wave. That is a useful temperature check, but not evidence for a plot claim or release date. For facts about authors, dates, volumes, and original chapters, the JJWXC and Seven Seas pages are the sources used here.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Seven Seas announce the 12-license wave?
Seven Seas’ licensing announcement was dated October 23, 2024; Comics Beat reported on the package October 25, 2024.
Who wrote Mistakenly Saving the Villain?
The original JJWXC page and Seven Seas credit Feng Yu Nie.
Who wrote Thrice Married to a Salted Fish?
The original JJWXC page and Seven Seas credit Bi Ka Bi.
How many original chapters do the two novels have?
JJWXC lists Mistakenly Saving the Villain at 120 chapters and Thrice Married to a Salted Fish at 140 chapters, including 21 extras.
Are the English editions complete?
Seven Seas lists four English volumes for each series, with each fourth volume scheduled for October 2026 when checked on September 9, 2026.
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