{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1c8e81bb2bd5b653b70bd445","clusterId":"c_1ba2eb632368bd1781f3e44e","slug":"seven-seas-licenses-led-by-stars-manga-and-melting-point-manhwa","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Seven Seas Licenses Led by Stars Manga and Melting Point Manhwa","summary":"Seven Seas Entertainment announced a batch of audiobook and manga licenses on Wednesday, with release dates running from November 2026 into 2028. The manga and manhwa side covers Abi's Led by Stars, a volume 1 release planned for November 2027 under the Ghost Ship imprint, and Pibi's Melting Point, due April 2028 as a \"Season 1\" omnibus volume under Seven Seas Webtoons. Three audiobooks arrive sooner on the Siren imprint. The 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Short Story Collection, by Touko Amekawa and Wan Hachipisu with narration by Sarah Gage, is dated November 19. The Dangers in My Heart - The Novel audiobook, narrated by Clint Bickham and Katelyn Barr, follows on November 26. Beacon of Light in the Dark Sea, by Softcoral with narration by James Aaron Oh, closes the run on December 17.","whyItMatters":"Seven Seas is dating two of these licenses years out, November 2027 and April 2028, which puts the manga and manhwa announcements well ahead of the audio slate shipping in the next six weeks.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two prose releases borrowed from existing manga franchises sit alongside a new title in the same announcement. The Dangers in My Heart - The Novel comes from Kota Nozomi, Norio Sakurai and sune, and its stories move away from the series\u0026#39; usual narrator: the audiobook follows side characters such as Moeko, Kanzaki and Yamada\u0026#39;s mother, plus a story set over summer break. The 7th Time Loop collection gathers short pieces around Arnold and Rishe, including a longest entry written for the book in which the pair go undercover as a married couple.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeacon of Light in the Dark Sea is credited to Softcoral and is listed as volume 1 on the Siren imprint. Its setting is the North Pacific International Undersea Station, where a dentist named Muhyeon takes a post and finds the crew behaving unpredictably. Pre-orders for the 7th Time Loop audiobook are open at sevenseasaudiobooks.com. The manga and manhwa titles carry the longest lead times of the group.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Short Story Collection audiobook\u003c/strong\u003e: November 19 on the Siren imprint, narrated by Sarah Gage\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dangers in My Heart - The Novel audiobook\u003c/strong\u003e: November 26 on the Siren imprint, narrated by Clint Bickham and Katelyn Barr\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeacon of Light in the Dark Sea audiobook\u003c/strong\u003e: December 17, volume 1 on the Siren imprint, narrated by James Aaron Oh\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLed by Stars manga\u003c/strong\u003e: November 2027, volume 1 on the Ghost Ship imprint, by Abi\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelting Point manhwa\u003c/strong\u003e: April 2028, \u0026#34;Season 1\u0026#34; omnibus under Seven Seas Webtoons, by Pibi\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Seven Seas splits three audiobooks across November 19, November 26, and December 17, while Led by Stars waits until November 2027. The Siren releases carry the near-term revenue; the print licenses are a long bet.","twitterPost":"Seven Seas dates three Siren audiobooks in five weeks, but Led by Stars slips to November 2027 and Melting Point to April 2028.","threadsPost":"Seven Seas front-loads three Siren audiobooks into a five-week window: 7th Time Loop on November 19, The Dangers in My Heart on November 26, Beacon of Light in the Dark Sea on December 17. Led by Stars and Melting Point sit years out, so the near-term schedule is audio, not print.","newsletterBlurb":"Seven Seas announced three Siren audiobooks and two long-lead manga and manhwa licenses in one batch. The audio titles ship between November 19 and December 17, while Led by Stars and Melting Point are dated 2027 and 2028.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-04/seven-seas-licenses-led-by-stars-manga-melting-point-manhwa-3-audiobooks/.243530\",\"title\":\"Seven Seas Licenses Led by Stars Manga, Melting Point Manhwa, 3 Audiobooks\"},{\"source\":\"Seven Seas Entertainment\",\"url\":\"https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2026/11/04/seven-seas-launches-7th-time-loop-the-villainess-enjoys-a-carefree-life-married-to-her-worst-enemy-short-story-collection-audiobook-for-siren-imprint/\",\"title\":\"Seven Seas Launches 7TH TIME LOOP: THE VILLAINESS ENJOYS A CAREFREE LIFE MARRIED TO HER WORST ENEMY! 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