News Seven Seas Licenses The Bride Was a Boy Manga
Autobiographical manga about transgender woman launches next May
Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Friday that it has licensed Chii's autobiographical essay manga The Bride Was a Boy (Hanayome wa Motodanshi. The manga's large trim single volume is slated for release on May 1, 2018.
The company revealed new licenses every day this week. The Bride Was a Boy is the third of three license announcements for Friday, after Plus-Sized Elf and and Ojojojo.
Seven Seas describes The Bride Was a Boy:
Drawn in the style of diary comics with an upbeat, adorable flair, this is a charming tale about Chii, a woman assigned male at birth. Her story starts with her childhood and follows the ups and downs of exploring her sexuality, gender, and transition–as well as falling in love with a man who's head over heels for her. Now they want to get married, so Chii's about to embark on a new adventure: becoming a bride!Asuka-Shinsha published the manga in one volume in Japan in February 2016.