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Seven Seas Licenses 7 New Manga – News

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August 6, 2026

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Seven Seas Entertainment announced the following licenses on Wednesday:

Title: Wandmaker of the Ruined World (Hōkai Sekai no Mahōzue Shokunin) manga

Creator(s): Hagane Kurodome (original novel), Nori Kazato (manga), Kayahara (novel artist)

Release Date: May 2027 (volume 1)
Summary: When a global blackout wipes out electricity overnight, shut-in inventor Ori Kenshi finds his carefully isolated life in the mountains of Okutama turned upside down. A mechanical genius who prefers machines to people, Kenshi once made a quiet living crafting intricate devices and anime weapons from his workshop. But when a meteor crashes into his garden during the outage, he carves it into a wand just to pass the time—only to discover that the meteors which destroyed the world’s power grids have unleashed something else entirely: magic. As civilization collapses and chaos spreads, Kenshi’s handmade wand might be the key to a new kind of power. Now this reluctant loner must step beyond the safety of his workshop and use his unusual talents to survive in a world where technology is gone and magic has taken its place.

Title: Influencer Hero: After Saving Another World, I Got Rich Streaming Dungeons! (Isekai-gaeri no Yūha wa, Dungeon ga Shutsugen Shita Genjitsu Sekai de, Influencer ni Natte Kane o Kasegimasu!)
Creator(s): Y.A. (writer), Pecomaru Osaki (artist)

Release Date: April 2027
(volume 1)
Summary: Ryoji has just returned from another world where he spent ten years gaining power to defeat the evil demon lord and is ready to go back to being a normal teen. Unfortunately for him, dangerous dungeons have begun to appear in the real world! While Ryoji still has his skills and abilities from the other world, something about these dungeons is still off, and he’s the only one who can figure things out. While the world adjusts to the new reality of dangerous dungeons, Ryoji comes up with a plan to help wannabe adventurers while boosting his wallet: by livestreaming his trek through the dungeons!

Title: The Berserker NPC Unknowingly Destroys the World (Kyōsenshi na Mobu, Mujikaku ni Honpen o Hakai Suru) manga

Creator(s): Narunoruna (original novel), Ryōsuke Satō (manga), Eight Shimotsuki (novel artist)
Release Date: February 2027
(volume 1)
Summary: Albert, the youngest son of a family of noble warriors called the Falconers, has a secret—he’s been reincarnated into the world of a video game! Unfortunately, his memories of the game are hazy, and he’s merely a nameless background character who shouldn’t have any effect on the world at all. As Al begins to question his own existence, he enrolls in the Radford Royal Academy of Magic, where he’s about to find out he has more influence on his new world than he ever could have imagined!

Title: The Kaiju Autopsy (Kaijū o Kaibō Suru)
Creator(s): Mado Saitō
Release Date: May 2027 (volume 1)
Summary: Kaiju scientist Honda Akira has been called to the site of an autopsy of the corpse of a colossal kaiju known as Toukyo. The enormous monster was responsible for much death and disaster while alive, but now has met its own end…or has it?

Honda is determined to understand the unexplained activity around the corpse and help prevent future kaiju disasters, but to do her research, she has to fight both the scorn of her male peers and the team members who want to destroy the body for safety’s sake. Then, as feared, a new kaiju emerges from the corpse, and comes after Honda herself… Can she get to the bottom of the mystery before Toukyo is destroyed—or before it destroys her?

Title: The Moon Cries at the Final Wish (Saigo no Negai ni Tsuki ga Naku)
Creator(s): Suu Minazuki
Release Date: May 2027 (volume 1)
Summary: Childhood friends Shingetsu and Asahi are attending a festival when an angel appears. The angel smiles, unfurls her bloodstained wings, then rips into the throats of onlookers. As the friends’ peaceful island home becomes a slaughterhouse, they realize the angel’s true identity—she’s a vampire! Shingetsu soon learns that he’s one of the Seven Luminaries who seek to eliminate the vampiric threat. Can he wield his newfound power to save humanity from a bitter, bloody end?

Title: My House Cat Became the World’s Strongest?! (Sodachi Sugita Tama) manga
Creator(s): Tamaki Yoshigae (original novel), Hajime Yotsuyano (manga), LINO (novel artist)
Release Date: April 2027 (volume 1)
Summary: Tetsuya has a miserable job at an exploitative company, but there’s always been one bright spot in his life: His beloved housecat, Tama. Imagine his surprise when he comes home from work one day to find that Tama has suddenly grown to an absolutely gigantic size! The world of adventuring has always been off-limits to a normal businessman like Tetsuya, but Tama swiftly leads him to a nearby dungeon and effortlessly takes down the boss.

From racing around at high speed while carrying his owner, to granting empowering buffs just by purring, it seems that the newly huge Tama has some equally outsized powers! Plus, when the two of them save a beautiful young streamer, their dungeon-clearing livestreams go viral. Now everyone has their eyes on this adorable and incredibly powerful housecat!

Title: It’s a Secret, Shirotae-sama (Shirotae-sama, Himitsu Desu Yo)
Creator(s): Yukiko
Release Date: May 2027 (Seven Seas GL)
Summary: Utao Hananoi is a student at a prestigious academy—that’s meant for vampires! As a human, she must keep her identity a secret as humans are still considered food for the supernatural beings. But despite her best attempts, her secret is discovered by Shirotae… the progenitor of vampires! Thankfully, Shirotae offers to keep Utao’s secret, for now. Will Utao be able to keep her secret and her life or does Shirotae have other ideas in mind?

Source: Press releases

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Ironmouse Joins Fortnite Battle Royale in Cute Sprite Form Along With 2 More Bleach Characters – Interest

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August 6, 2026

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VTuber introduced to massively popular battle royale game as collectable Sprite

Epic Games announced on Tuesday that popular VTuber Ironmouse is joining its Fortnite Battle Royale game. However, the VTuber is not appearing as a player cosmetic, but as a collectable Sprite in the game’s Chapter 7 Season 3 “Runners.” A short video posted to the Fortnite X (formerly Twitter) account reveals the ability Ironmouse’s Sprite grants players when equipped. There was a boosted drop rate at 9:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, with regular drop rates starting at 3:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday.

welcome Mousey 💖 @ironmouse

jump in starting at 9 PM ET tonight for boosted drop rates! normal rates starting at 3 AM ET August 5. pic.twitter.com/jrTHK7HWIL

— Fortnite (@Fortnite) August 4, 2026

Fortnite also recently announced two new Bleach collaboration player cosmetics for Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin. The cosmetics will launch in in-game store on Friday. Fortnite previously collaborated with Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War in December 2025 with player cosmetics based on Bleach characters Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Uryu Ishida, and Orihime Inoue.

Don’t blink. See you August 7. pic.twitter.com/llfwvQkjO8

— Fortnite (@Fortnite) August 4, 2026

Shortly after Ironmouse’s release, Epic Games announced that it investigated issues where the Ironmouse Sprite was not being granted to players after extraction from a match, and that players werening into empty Sprite Chests.” Fortnite Status subsequently announced the issues had been resolved and the Ironmouse Sprite had been reintroduced to the loot pool. Epic Games posted on X/Twitter: “If you extracted an Ironmouse Sprite and didn’t receive it in your collection, we’ll be granting the Sprite to you in the next few days.”

Ironmouse began her VTube career in 2017. She later joined the now defunct VShojo in 2020. In July 2025, Ironmouse announced her departure from the VTubing agency, alleging the agency owed the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) over US$500,000 in charitable donations raised by the VTuber. More than half of VShojo’s talent subsequently left the agency following Ironmous’s departure, leading to the closure of VShojo.

Sources: Fortnite game”s X/Twitter account (link 2), Fortnite Status’ X/Twitter account

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Akumi Agitogi’s The Emperor’s Shaman Novels Get New Manga Adaptation – News

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August 5, 2026

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Yuru Sasara draws new manga adaptation launching on August 10

This year’s 17th issue of Hakusensha‘s Hana to Yume magazine announced on Wednesday that Akumi Agitogi‘s The Emperor’s Shaman (Kyūtei no Majinaishi) novels are getting a new manga series adaptation, which will launch on The Hana to Yume+ manga website on August 10. Yuru Sasara is drawing the new manga adaptation titled Kyūtei no Majinaishi ~Kigan no Kisaki~ (The Emperor’s Shaman ~The Demon-Eyed Consort~).

shaman2 — Image via Hana to Yume magazine’s X/Twitter account

Takami Takada drew the novels’ first manga adaptation, which was serialized on Square Enix‘s Gangan Online Website from October 2021 to August 2023. Square Enix published the manga’s fifth and final compiled book volume in December 2023.

Square Enix‘s Manga UP! Global service publishes Takada’s manga adaptation and describes the story:

Shuka is an apprentice to her master as a shaman—a specialist in spells in everything supernatural. Since birth, she’s been despised as a “monster” because of her white hair and red eyes. So, it’s to her surprise when she receives a request from the handsome emperor Hakuen! But there’s a catch—to fulfil his request, she must join the inner court as a fake consort!

An eastern inner court fantasy with mysteries abound, by Akumi Agitogi, the author of “My Happy Marriage”.

Poplar Publishing released four volumes of Agitogi’s original novels from 2020 to 2023.

Source: Hana to Yume issue 17

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Otakon’s Ascension of a Bookworm’s Panel Shows Just How Much the Staff Love Their Anime

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August 5, 2026

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The energy that producer Goshi Yoshida had for this panel was absolutely perfect. This man came running out of the back, looped around the panel room, and ran down the center aisle, high-fiving everybody in the audience. It was honestly great, and based on what was covered at the Otakon 2026 panel, that might be the right amount of energy going into this new season of Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke. What started as a show about creating books in a world where they are seen as a rarity now looks like it is turning into something much bigger and more bombastic. That was the main driving force of this panel, highlighting the updated scale and bigger things to look forward to for this beloved series.

Voice actress Yuka Iguchi then took charge by explaining what it was like recording for the protagonist, Rozemyne, whom she explains is one of the cutest characters she has ever played. She gets to work alongside the likes of Yasushi Ōhama (Ferdinand) and Kazuhiko Inoue (Sylvester), who are legendary actors in the industry. They bring such great energy, and she even explained that some actors have their own little routines that they do both before and after sessions. In fact, the actors have aclimated to the role so well that the director, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, said he doesn’t need to give any additional input; everyone is just that in love with their work on this show. It also helps that the original creator for the series, Miya Kazuki, is present during the recording sessions, which can make things very nerve-wracking.

According to Iwasaki, Kazuki is very clear about the vision that he wants presented on screen. They want to make sure that the animation staff is showcasing the world as authentically as possible. Sometimes, what they want to see specifically isn’t exactly in the written text of the original light novel, and that can make things difficult. However, there are a lot of discussions that are had to make sure that the scale of this world is fully realized—especially as battles begin to get more intense. In fact, the staff was kind enough to show a special promotional video featuring cuts from future episodes, which featured Sylvester working with Rozemyne, her developing her magic, and going into battle to take on the lord of the winter (who looks like a giant white tiger). Iguchi even pointed out that some of her favorite scenes to record were ones where Rozemyne was getting ready for combat—and that there’s a scene she remembers covering from the audio drama that she’s excited to see realized in the anime involving Ferdinand.

It looks like one thing the staff was very excited about regarding this upcoming season is the way that multiple characters will be showcased. The staff seemed to be self-aware about how popular some of them are and look forward to seeing how fans will react to certain interactions. In fact, Iguchi made it clear that most of the staff have read the light novels to be intimately involved with the material as if it were a requirement to work on the show at all. They even teased that there might finally be more explicit romantic developments in the show after so much time was spent on more platonic or familial displays of love.

Finally, the panel ended with a fun collaboration video featuring Ascendance of a Bookworm and Witch Hat Atelier. There didn’t seem to be any new animation here, but the way the promotional video was cut did really emphasize how much writing for magic plays a part in both shows—and it was able to happen because both of the authors are actually good friends in real life. It just goes to show that this series is still performing strong with its fans and other creators. There look to be plenty of reasons to be excited for what’s to come.