Seven Seas Licenses ‘Workin’ the Night Shift at Akumart’ and ‘The Scum Laugh’ Plus 3 More Manga Titles

Seven Seas unleashed a torrent of fresh licenses on Wednesday, with titles ranging from interdimensional assassins to demon clerks:

Title: Venus Mission: From Former Assassin and Mercenary Middle-Aged Man, Reincarnated into Another World to Assassinate the Hero! light novel
Creators: MIYABI, Eito Nishikawa
Release Date: May 2026 (volume 1, Airship imprint)
Summary:

A bullet cuts through death itself. Suzuki Takashi, a legendary sniper chewed up by cancer, wakes in a world where magic and steel collide. Drafted by forces unseen, he must blend forgotten martial arts with modern cunning—hunting heroes who were never meant to survive.

Title: Workin’ the Night Shift at Akumart manga
Creators: NAJIMI
Release Date: June 2026 (volume 1)
Summary:

Florescent hum. Neon glow. The graveyard shift at Akumart isn’t staffed by humans—it’s run by demons. Aruru, a prideful hellspawn, wrangles customers weirder than herself in Osaka’s most supernatural convenience store. Minimum wage never looked so monstrous.

Title: Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed by the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss! audiobook (narration by Mark Sanderlin)
Creators: Nekoko, Yoh Hihara
Release Date: July 24 (Siren imprint)
Summary:

Kanata’s isekai ticket came with a penalty—banished to the dungeon’s abyss, powerless. His only ally? Lunaère, a bone-white lich who’d rather disintegrate humans than help them. An undead master and a doomed disciple: the ultimate underdog tale.

Title: The Scum Laugh full-color manga
Creators: Atatakairo
Release Date: May 2026 (volume 1)
Summary:

Fangs and fur don’t define morality. This anthology slices open societal labels—following beastmen branded as monsters, outcasts, or madmen. Sometimes the wildest hearts beat the softest.

Title: Gladiator Battle Life manga
Creators: RARUTORI, Atsushi Sugiyama
Release Date: June 2026 (volume 1)
Summary:

A nobleman trades pedigree for bloodshed. Baron Ruckel Fautash thrives in the Colosseum’s chaos—hated by the crowd, unbeaten in the arena. His sword speaks where aristocratic tradition falls silent.