This one is for my shojo lovers! Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of the manga series Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki by Yuu Yoshinaga. This critically acclaimed meta shojo series is about taking charge of your own (love) life. Tsujimura Aoi wouldn’t consider herself a…
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