Seven Seas Entertainment

Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California.[2] It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as well as select webcomics. The company is headed by Jason DeAngelis, who coined the term "World Manga" with the October 2004 launch of the company's web site.[3]

Seven Seas Entertainment
Founded2004
FounderJason DeAngelis
Country of origin United States
Headquarters locationLos Angeles, California
DistributionMacmillan Publishers (Seven Seas)[1]
Diamond Book Distributors (Ghost Ship)
Publication typesManga, Graphic novels, OEL manga, light novels
ImprintsGhost Ship
Airship
Official websitewww.sevenseasentertainment.com

History

In April 2005, Seven Seas became the first manga publisher to release downloadable manga content for the Sony PSP and, as a result, gained over 12,000 downloads in the first five days.[4] Seven Seas followed the Sony PSP announcement with enlisting the platinum-selling Filipino group the J Brothers to create a theme song for its web OEL manga series Aoi House entitled "Itsumo Futaride." During Comic-Con 2005, Seven Seas Entertainment premiered the pilot of its No Man's Land flash anime series and later followed it with a flash animation music video based on Aoi House.

In October 2005, it announced plans for its first Japanese license for novels and manga from the Boogiepop series by Kouhei Kadono and Kouji Ogata.

In September 2006, Seven Seas announced a project to translate and publish Japanese light novels, including popular titles such as Strawberry Panic!.[5]

In March 2008, Seven Seas Entertainment began publishing new editions of Rachel Robert's popular children's fantasy novel series Avalon: Web of Magic in conjunction with Red Sky Entertainment. A three-volume manga spin-off titled Avalon: The Warlock Diaries followed which started in June 2009.[6] Seven Seas and Red Sky Entertainment also launched a dedicated website for the Avalon novel series in September 2008 at AvalonMagic.com.[7]

On August 1, 2012, Seven Seas Entertainment launched the ad-supported free webcomic portal Zoom Comics in partnership with Pixie Trix Comix. The initial launch titles included Amazing Agent Jennifer, Dracula Everlasting, Paranormal Mystery Squad, and Vampire Cheerleaders.[8]

On January 20, 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it had partnered up with online light novel publisher J-Novel Club to release their licensed properties in print.[9]

On October 11, 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment announced a new manga imprint called Ghost Ship for its mature titles. Manga series licensed under this imprint are distributed through Diamond Book Distributors.[10]

On October 5, 2018, Seven Seas Entertainment won the Harvey Award for Best Manga for its English version of My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness.

On November 13, 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced a new imprint called "Airship" for its light novel and Japanese prose novel licenses.[11]

On November 20, 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it would be switching distributors worldwide, with all imprints moving to Penguin Random House Publisher Services from July 1, 2021.[12]

On December 21, 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they would publish Hiveworks webcomics in print.[13]

Publications

References
  1. About Seven Seas
  2. "I, OTAKU "ARE YOU AN OTAKU?" CONTEST." Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved on October 25, 2011. "This contest is sponsored by Seven Seas Entertainment LLC, 626 Midvale Ave. #1, Los Angeles, California, 90024"
  3. Correction: World Manga
  4. Manga for Sony PSP: Seven Seas Announces 12,000 Downloads in 5 Days
  5. Seven Seas Entertainment Launches new "Light Novel" Imprint
  6. Avalon book listing on Gomanga.com
  7. Avalon Magic: dedicated website for Avalon series
  8. Robot 6: Seven Seas sets up global manga webcomics site
  9. "Seven Seas Entertainment Collaborates with J-Novel Club to Bring Light Novels to Print". Anime News Network. January 20, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  10. "Seven Seas Launches New Ghost Ship Imprint to Deliver Mature Manga Through Diamond Book Distributors, Including New Titles YUUNA AND THE HAUNTED HOT SPRINGS and WORLD'S END HAREM". Seven Seas Entertainment. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  11. "Seven Seas Focuses on Light Novels with New Imprint: Airship". Seven Seas Entertainment. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  12. "PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHER SERVICES & MANGA PUBLISHER SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT SET JULY 2021 WORLDWIDE SALES & DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT". Seven Seas Entertainment. November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  13. "Seven Seas and Hiveworks Comics Join Forces to Bring Webcomics to Bookstores". Seven Seas Entertainment. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  14. Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Exclusive: Seven Seas Licenses Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Comedy Manga. Anime News Network, February 3, 2018. Accessed September 13, 2018.
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