Seven Seas shared a sneak peek at the Special Edition merch for Vol. 1 of Panguan: The Twelfth Gate, a fantasy danmei by author Mu Su Li. [Source: Twitter/X, Bluesky]
The cover art will be provided by artist LINXIZHIYI, and interior B&W illustrations will be provided by artist St. Panguan Vol. 1 Special Edition comes with a bookmark, a poster, a papercraft standee, and a sticker sheet; all with art unique to the release. The associated artists will be revealed on the volume’s release date (Sept. 15, 2026). As with all of Seven Seas’ danmei special editions, they are limited to a single print run and will not be available for purchase again after stock is sold out.
Seven Seas provides the following volume summary:
From the author and universe of Copper Coins and Three Hundred Years of Longing comes a modern-day, supernatural danmei (Boys’ Love) story about a man without a soul and the one determined to save him at all costs.
As a panguan, a cultivator tasked with putting the dead to rest, Wen Shi has spent a thousand years sending souls on to their next life. But without a soul of his own, he’s trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth, desperately searching for the lost pieces of himself.
Now, reborn for the twelfth time, he feels a constant hunger that can only be satisfied by consuming the dark miasma that clings to the dead. So when failed panguan Xie Wen responds to Wen Shi’s ad for a roommate, Wen Shi is taken aback by the dense miasma cloaking the handsome young man. Smug and irritating, Xie Wen instantly becomes Wen Shi’s most tempting meal. Yet the longer Wen Shi spends with Xie Wen, the more mysterious he seems. Xie Wen appears to know things about Wen Shi even Wen Shi has forgotten—things that could end his millennium of lonely wandering.
Panguan: The Twelfth Gate Vol. 1 is scheduled for release on September 15, 2026. Preorders are available from several major retailers:
Panguan: The Twelfth Gate Vol. 1 (Standard Edition) – $19.99 USD
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Panguan: The Twelfth Gate Vol. 1 (Special Edition) – $29.99 USD
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Panguan: The Twelfth Gate
判官
[Synopsis Provided by Seven Seas Entertainment:]
As a panguan, a cultivator tasked with putting the dead to rest, Wen Shi has spent a thousand years sending souls on to their next life. But without a soul of his own, he’s trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth, desperately searching for the lost pieces of himself.
Now, reborn for the twelfth time, he feels a constant hunger that can only be satisfied by consuming the dark miasma that clings to the dead. So when failed panguan Xie Wen responds to Wen Shi’s ad for a roommate, Wen Shi is taken aback by the dense miasma cloaking the handsome young man. Smug and irritating, Xie Wen instantly becomes Wen Shi’s most tempting meal. Yet the longer Wen Shi spends with Xie Wen, the more mysterious he seems. Xie Wen appears to know things about Wen Shi even Wen Shi has forgotten—things that could end his millennium of lonely wandering.
Panguan: The Twelfth Gate (判官) is a danmei novel by Mu Su Li. The series is set in the same universe as Three Hundred Years of Longing and Copper Coins. It began serialization in 2020 and ran for 117 chapters (plus 6 Extras), and is available to read in Chinese on JJWXC.
The series has received an audio drama adaptation.
You can learn more about Panguan: The Twelfth Gate in the DanmeiNews catalog.
