There are a lot of interesting under the radar manga series popping up in Japan in the past year and Seven Seas has nabbed another with Even Though We’re Adults. The property comes from writer/artist Takako Shimura which began serialization in Kiss magazine in 2019. It has two volumes out in Japan so far and is known as Otona ni natte mo (Shimura) as its original title. Shimura has quite the reputation having created both Wandering Son and Sweet Blue Flowers.
Seven Seas will publish the manga for the first time in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions. Volume 1 will be released on January 26, 2021 for $12.99 USA / $16.99 CAN.
Plot Concept: Ayano, an elementary school teacher in her thirties, stops by a bar one day and runs into her old friend, Shuri. Sparks fly as the two chat, and before the night is over, Ayano even goes in for a kiss. Shuri is intrigued but confused…especially when she discovers that Ayano has a husband! Both Ayano and Shuri are about to find out that love doesn’t get any easier, even as you grow older.
