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Seven Seas Anime Expo 2026 Licenses: All 15 in One Place
Every Seven Seas Anime Expo 2026 license in one place: 15 titles across manga, light novels, danmei, baihe, and audiobooks, with real prices and dates.
8 min readBy Ethan Mercer
TL;DR: Seven Seas Anime Expo 2026 brought 15 new licenses across nearly every imprint the publisher runs: manga, light novels, a manhwa continuation, an audiobook, and 4 Chinese danmei/baihe novels. Here's the full list with real release dates and prices, not just the highlights.
Key Takeaways
- Seven Seas announced 15 licenses at its Anime Expo 2026 panel, spanning 9 different imprints/labels.
- 4 of the 15 are Chinese danmei/baihe novels, including Legend of Metempsychosis and the debut of the new Seven Seas Baihe label.
- Release dates range from August 2026 (an audiobook) to June 2027 (Legend of Metempsychosis, Sword Saint Master).
- Most manga/light novel volumes are priced $13.99-$15.99 USA; the danmei/baihe novels run higher at $20.99+, consistent with their large-trim print format.
Seven Seas Anime Expo 2026: The Full List
The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers, the first title revealed in Seven Seas' Anime Expo 2026 wave.
Here's every title from the announcement, in the order Seven Seas revealed them, with format, imprint, and real release info:
- The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers (manga, Daisuke Itabashi), a powerful magician who loses her abilities adjusts to an ordinary life. Vol. 1: March 2027, $14.99 USA / $19.99 CAN.
- Hate Me, but Let Me Stay, Manager and Otoha (manga, Hijiki), a rock-and-roll spin-off of the Hate Me, but Let Me Stay series, under the Seven Seas BL label. April 2027, $15.99 USA / $20.99 CAN.
- The Suspects of Necromancy (light novel, Daken & Enta Shiho), a knight hunts the master of a necromancy resurgence in a crumbling kingdom, under the Airship imprint. April 2027, $15.99 USA / $20.99 CAN.
- Legend of Metempsychosis (novel, Fei Tian Ye Xiang), the third entry in the Exorcism universe, under the Seven Seas Danmei label. June 2027, $20.99 USA / $27.99 CAN.
- This Time Around, My Lovesick Hero Will Keep Me Alive... If I'm Lucky! (manga), a doomed countess and her devoted protector. March 2027, $14.99 USA / $19.99 CAN.
- That Girl I'm Interested in Is a Maid from the Abyss (manga, Itsumi Narita), comedy-horror featuring a demiperson maid. May 2027, $13.99 USA / $18.99 CAN.
- I Reincarnated as the "Villain" Commander of an Order of Knights (manga + light novel, Azusa Sakamoto), an isekai lead trying to dodge his villain arc. Manga Vol. 1: April 2027, $14.99 USA / $19.99 CAN. Light novel Vol. 1: February 2027, digital-only.
- Distorted I Love You (audiobook, Yoru Sumino), a new supernatural work from the author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, under the Siren audiobook imprint. Released August 2026, the earliest title in the entire wave.
- My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! (manga, Kennoji & R_ringo), a rom-com under the Ghost Ship imprint. June 2027, $14.99 USA / $19.99 CAN.
- I See You, Aizawa-san! (manga, Odoroo Dorothy), a supernatural Girls' Love series under the Seven Seas GL label. March 2027, $13.99 USA / $18.99 CAN.
- Love is an Illusion!, Superstar (manhwa, Fargo), a continuation of the hit webtoon, under the Seven Seas Webtoons label. May 2027, $25.99 USA / $34.99 CAN, full-color large-trim.
- Miss Forensics (novel, Jiu Nuan Chun Shen), a baihe forensic-thriller romance, under the new Seven Seas Baihe label. 2027, single large-trim edition.
- My Wandering Spirit Lady (novel, Qing Jun Mo Xiao), a modern-day baihe ghost romance, also Seven Seas Baihe. 2027.
- Matrilocal Marriage (novel, Qing Jun Mo Xiao), a slow-burn time-travel baihe romance, also Seven Seas Baihe. 2027.
That's 14 distinct titles covering the wave's 15 licenses, since the "Villain" Commander entry ships as two separate licensed products, a manga and a light novel, both counted individually in Seven Seas' own tally.
Want the deeper dive on the danmei/baihe side of this exact announcement, including full synopses?
Seven Seas Licenses Legend of Metempsychosis and 3 More →
What the Seven Seas Anime Expo 2026 Wave Actually Shows
The real story here isn't any single title, it's the spread. Nine different imprints and labels appear across just 15 licenses: the main Seven Seas line, Ghost Ship, Airship, Siren, GL, BL, Danmei, Baihe, and Webtoons. That's a publisher explicitly building parallel catalogs for readers with very different tastes, rather than betting everything on one format.
The Chinese danmei/baihe contingent is the most notable piece for readers of this site specifically. Four of the 15 licenses, more than a quarter of the entire wave, are Chinese web novels rather than Japanese manga, and three of those four launch the brand-new Seven Seas Baihe label alongside the already-established Danmei line. For a publisher whose catalog started almost entirely in Japanese manga, that's a real, measurable shift in where new licensing dollars are going.
Curious what actually separates danmei from baihe, and why both categories keep growing in English print?
What Is Danmei? A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Fiction →
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many titles did Seven Seas announce at Anime Expo 2026? A: 15 licenses across manga, light novels, a manhwa, an audiobook, and Chinese danmei/baihe novels, spanning imprints including Seven Seas' main label, Ghost Ship, Airship, Siren, GL, BL, Danmei, Baihe, and Webtoons.
Q: Which Chinese danmei or baihe novels were part of this wave? A: Four: Legend of Metempsychosis (danmei, by Fei Tian Ye Xiang), and three baihe titles, Miss Forensics, My Wandering Spirit Lady, and Matrilocal Marriage, the latter two marking Qing Jun Mo Xiao's English-market debut.
Q: When does Legend of Metempsychosis release in English? A: Volume 1 is targeted for June 2027 at $20.99 USA / $27.99 CAN, as part of the Seven Seas Danmei label.
Q: What is the earliest release from this announcement wave? A: Distorted I Love You, an audiobook from Yoru Sumino (author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas), released in August 2026 under Seven Seas' Siren audiobook imprint, ahead of every other title in the wave.
Q: Are all 15 titles Japanese manga? A: No. The wave spans manga, light novels, a Korean-style webtoon (manhwa) continuation, an audiobook, and 4 Chinese danmei/baihe novels, reflecting how wide Seven Seas' catalog has grown beyond its manga roots.
Related Reading
- Seven Seas Licenses Legend of Metempsychosis and 3 More
- What Is Danmei? A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Fiction
- Seven Seas Licenses Danmei Novel Seizing Dreams for 2026
References
[1] Seven Seas Entertainment: 15 New Releases at Anime Expo 2026 [2] DanmeiNews.com: four new danmei & baihe licenses from the same wave
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