To the delight of fans, Seven Seas announced their acquisition of five new danmei licenses, including some fan-favorites and regional firsts: Revenged Love by Chai Ji Dan, Golden Assistant by Fei Tian Ye Xiang (a.k.a. Arise Zhang), The Sword Named No Way Out by Huai Shang, and Transform Me, Mark Me and Look Up at Me by IXiura. [Source: Twitter/X (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Bluesky (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)]
All five licenses are currently projected to release their first volumes between late 2026 (November/December) and early 2027 (January/February).
Revenged Love
Revenged Love (逆袭) is a danmei novel series by author Chai Ji Dan. It was originally serialized in 2013 and ran for 283 chapters (plus 5 Extras).
Revenged Love (2025), Tencent Penguin Pictures, official promotional image.The series first came to the attention of most outside of China with its recent live-action adaptation, which was met with wild success by domestic and international audiences alike. The live-action is available to watch with English subs on Viki, YouTube, and GagaOOLala.
Seven Seas provides the following series summary:
Humiliated after being dumped for a richer man, Wu Qiqiong decides he’ll show his ex-girlfriend exactly what he’s worth! He reinvents himself as Wu Suowei, a promising entrepreneur, but when he finds his success blocked by Chi Cheng—a rich, spoiled corporate heir and his ex’s current boyfriend—an idea pops into his head.
Wouldn’t it be easier to get back at her by stealing her man?
It doesn’t matter that Wu Suowei’s not gay or that he has to jump through hoops just to catch Chi Cheng’s eye. All that matters is his revenge! Or it did. Because now his plans are coming apart at the seams… After all, he never planned to fall for Chi Cheng.
Golden Assistant
Golden Assistant (金牌助理) is a danmei novel series by author Fei Tian Ye Xiang (a.k.a. Arise Zhang). It was originally serialized on JJWXC in 2014 and ran for 50 chapters.
Golden Assistant, Pinsin Studios official promotional artIt received an audio drama adaptation, as well as a manhua adaptation.
Many other series from Fei Tian Ye Xiang’s vast library of works are available in English from Seven Seas and Via Lactea, including Legend of Exorcism, Dinghai Fusheng Records, Joyful Reunion, and To Rule in a Turbulent World. He recently took the time to chat with DanmeiNews about his writing and thoughts about the English danmei market.
Seven Seas provides the following series summary:
After years of drifting through Beijing, Xiao Yi finally hits rock bottom: dumped, unemployed, his family home on the brink of foreclosure, and buried under credit card debt.
So when an old friend offers him a lifeline—a job as personal assistant to megastar Lu Zhou—Xiao Yi says yes without thinking twice.
Lu Zhou is everything the public adores: gorgeous, brilliant, untouchable. But behind closed doors, he’s mercurial, chronically online, and impossible to manage. Xiao Yi tells himself he’s only here for the paycheck…and maybe an autograph that could help him win back the love he lost.
Yet the longer he stays at Lu Zhou’s side, the more Xiao Yi realizes two things: Lu Zhou isn’t as untouchable as he seems, and leaving might be the one thing he can’t afford to do.
The Sword Named No Way Out: Jian Ming Bu Nai He
The Sword Named No Way Out (剑名不奈何) is a danmei novel series by author Huai Shang. It was originally serialized on JJWXC in 2020 and ran for 95 chapters (plus 6 Extras).
It inspired an audio drama adaptation.
The Sword Named No Way Out, official audio drama promotional art.This fantasy work set in Ancient China marks author Huai Shang’s first release with Seven Seas. Two of their modern-day crime works, A Break in the Clouds and Hunt for the Leviathan, are licensed for English release through Rosmei.
Seven Seas provides the following series summary:
Gong Wei’s last memory before his death was being pinned under Xu Shuangce’s infamous blade: the sword named No Way Out. The sword should have annihilated even his soul—so when Gong Wei wakes sixteen years later in the body of a beautiful but witless young disciple, no one is more surprised than he. Gong Wei soon finds himself embroiled in a strange murder mystery, in which the killer seems to be impersonating none other than Gong Wei himself. But the closer he gets to the killer, the more questions arise about events since his death—and what really happened between himself and Xu Shuangce sixteen years ago.
Transform Me, Mark Me
Transform Me, Mark Me (改造我, 标记我) is a danmei novel series by author IXiura (a.k.a Yi Xiu Luo). It was originally serialized on JJWXC in 2023 and ran for 104 chapters.
Transform Me, Mark Me, official JJWXC promotional art.From what is publicly known at time of writing, Transform Me, Mark Me is one of only three English-licensed omegaverse danmei. It joins Via Lactea’s newly announced license of Adultery Agreement and Hai Tang’s still to be announced license of Boundless Utterance (Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me), and only time will tell which will hit store shelves first. Given the popularity of the omegaverse genre in many regions and languages, there are sure to be more licenses to come in the future.
Seven Seas provides the following series summary:
Prince Ose has one major problem: his compatibility with omegas is nonexistent. No matter how potent his pheromones, not a single omega reacts.
Ling Yi, on the other hand, is a nobody with everything to lose. A commoner alpha with perfect scores at the military academy, he should’ve had a bright future—until one fatal incident leaves him sentenced to death for manslaughter. His only chance at survival is an unthinkable bargain: Become Prince Ose’s omega.
Yet the moment Ling Yi’s pheromones transform, something goes violently off-script. His scent doesn’t just “pass”—it devastates, drawing every alpha in the Empire to him like a signal flare.
Prince Ose has finally gained his first omega…and an entire Empire of rivals willing to tear the world apart to claim him.
Look Up at Me: Deng Ni Yang Wang
Look Up at Me (等你仰望), also known as Waiting Upon You, is a danmei novel series by author IXiura (a.k.a Yi Xiu Luo). It was originally serialized in 2013 and ran for 68 chapters.
Look Up at Me, Pinsin Studios official promotional artLook Up at Me is an erotic work with a focus on BDSM play. It and Transform Me, Mark Me mark author IXiura’s first releases through Seven Seas, though their English-language debut took place in November 2024 with their eSports title You’re Too OP! under the alternate pen name Yi Xiu Luo.
Seven Seas provides the following series summary:
Veteran A‑lister Ling Lang has spent ten years playing a cold, untouchable star—protected by a powerful sponsor and bound by a contract that kept his heart and body off‑limits. Now the deal is over, and the leash is off.
Enter Feng Hao, a bright‑eyed rookie who shouldn’t know a thing about Ling Lang…yet hits every hidden nerve with uncanny precision. On set, their “scenes” blur into something dangerously intimate: a wrong step here, a forced kneel there, and Ling Lang’s composure cracks. Off set, Feng Hao keeps closing in, coaxing out the side of Ling Lang no one else has ever seen.
When the truth slips, Ling Lang must choose to look away—or finally look up at the man who wants to own him.
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