Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition of Leave the Sacrifice at the Gate by Susu Katoh, a supernatural Boys’ Love manga about an ornery snake god and his obstinate sacrificial offering. About Leave the Sacrifice at the Gate Uzumaki Nanao was born to be a sacrifice. However, when…
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