Seven Seas Announces Kashimashi & 3 Other Japanese Licenses

(LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2006) - Seven Seas Entertainment is proud to formally announce the acquisition of 4 new Japanese licenses-manga series Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~, Kodomo no Jikan, Neconoclasm, and the novel series Shinigami no Ballad. First announced during Seven Seas' panels at Anime Expo and the San Diego Comic-Con, each of these new titles brings something unique to Seven Seas' ever-expanding line-up of manga and novels.

Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~, about a boy who becomes a girl caught in an all-girl love triangle, and Shinigami no Ballad, about a young female grim reaper who reaps souls but also helps those in need, are both hit anime series that have already gained considerable buzz in North America for their high production quality. Kodomo no Jikan is a fun-filled comedy romp about a group of school girls who do nothing but try to put their innocent male teacher into compromising situations. And Neconoclasm is a can't-miss collection of gag strips featuring hilarious cat girls drawn in the super-cute spirit of Di Gi Charat.

Full Title Details:

KASHIMASHI ~GIRL MEETS GIRL~

Story by Satoru Akahori
Art by Yukimaru Katsura
Type: Manga, Ongoing
Volume 1 coming December 2006

Being a girl is harder than it looks... For Hazumu, this couldn't be truer, because just the other day, she...was a he.

Shunned by the girl of his dreams, Hazumu loses himself in the mountains and is promptly squashed by an oncoming space ship. The alien inside, feeling guilty, rebuilds Hazumu's body...but as the wrong gender!

Now Hazumu must learn how to be the girl his parents always wanted while dealing with the trials and tribulations of being caught in a love triangle between two girls--his childhood friend, Tomari, and Yasuna, the girl who rejected him but is now strangely attracted to him/her!

KODOMO NO JIKAN

Story & Art by Kaworu Watashiya
Type: Manga, Ongoing
Volume 1 coming December 2006

It's the cute ones you've gotta watch out for...

23-year old school teacher Aoki Daisuke has a huge problem. One of his precocious 3rd Grade students, Nokonoe Rin, has the hots for him?! Yes, mischievous Rin has proclaimed herself to be Daisuke-sensei's girlfriend and is now on a warpath to win him over or cause him to lose his job...whichever comes first!

NECONOCLASM

Story & Art by Asaki Yuzuno
Type: Manga, 1 Volume
Volume 1 coming May 2007

Cat girls, cat girls and more cat girls!

Follow the adventures of more cat-eared cuties (and one cat-eared hunk) than you can shake a stick at in Neconoclasm-a super-cute and hilarious collection of 4-panel manga strips and full-page antics.

SHINIGAMI NO BALLAD - momo: the girl god of death

Story & Art by K-Suke Hasegawa
Type: Novel Series, Ongoing
Novel 1 coming March 2007

In the darkness stands a girl draped in pure white. Don't let her innocent appearance fool you....her hands grip a glistening scythe. Momo is the dark messenger of death tasked with releasing humans from their mortal bonds and delivering their souls to the great beyond. First encounters with Momo always end in farewells...

About Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC:
Established in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment is devoted to producing original manga, comics and graphic novels, and bringing the best in Japanese licenses to North American audiences. The company's current line-up includes such original manga properties as Amazing Agent Luna, Aoi House, Destiny's Hand, Last Hope, No Man's Land, and Ravenskull; a trio of color collections of the hit webcomics Chugworth Academy, Earthsong, and Inverloch; and is currently releasing English language versions of the hit Boogiepop series of Japanese licensed novels and manga. Seven Seas launched its web site, www.gomanga.com, in October 2004, and has since become a daily stop for thousands of visitors eager to read manga online and contribute to an ever-growing forum community.