Three days of Anime Expo and 60 61 manga licenses later, I figured it was time for a round-up! Many thanks, kudos and credit goes to Gia and ANN for the live and detailed updates. Be sure to check out all their con coverage for tons of information, including a bunch of new anime acquistions as well. Now onto the manga! Cut for long-ness.
Hey Class President
Kaori Monchi
Dog x Cat
Yoshimi Amasaki
1 Sakura Hill
Fujiko Kosumi
Ghost Hunt Scramble
Ototachibana
Lyrical Nanoha Strikers
Maki Tsuzuki & Kōji Hasegawa
Overclock: Once in a Blue Moon
Riya Hozumi & Ryouko Seki
RH Plus
Ayako Suwa
Tale of a White Night
Tooko Miyagi
Time for Magic
Morehe Yoshida
Utahime – Princess Song
Aki
Crimson Cross
Kyoko Negishi & Sakae Maeda
Happy Boys
Makoto Tateno
Millenium Prime Minister
Eiki Eiki
Otodama
Youka Nitta
Princess Princess +
Mikiyo Tsusa
Wolf God
Ai Tenkawa
Gestalt
Yun Kouga
Honey Hunt
Miki Aihara
Magic Touch
Izumi Tsubaki
Otomen
Aya Kanno
Angel’s Coffin
You Higuri
Bound Beauty
Mick Takeuchi
Crown
You Higuri (artist) & Shinji Wada (author)
Days of Cool Idols (boys’ love)
(unknown)
.hack//G.U. (novel)
Tatsuya Hamasaki
Demon Sacred
Natsumi Itsuki
Castle of Dreams
Masami Tsuda
Maid-sama!
Hiro Fujiwara
Momo Tama
Nanae Chrono
NG Life
Mizuho Kusanagi
Peacemaker Kurogane
Nanae Chrono
Phantom Dream
Natsuki Takaya
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
Ashita Morimi
Togainu no Chi
Sugaro Chayamachi and Nitro-ChiRal
Tsubasa: Those With Wings
Natsuki Takaya
Shin Seiki Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku
Osamu Takahashi
Clan of the Nakagamis 2
Homerun Ken
Desire – Dangerous Feelings (Yabai Kimochi)
Shoko Takaku
Double Trouble
Yukari Hashida
Eat or Be Eaten (Kuu ka Kuwareruka)
Yamimaru Enjin
Heaven’s Smile (Sora Kara Furumono)
Aki Senoo
Hey SenseiYaya Sakuragi
Cut by Toko Kawai
Honey/Chocolate
Nanao Okuda
Live for Love (Ai ni Ikitai Dake Nanosa)
Itsuki Sato and Jun Mayama
Longest Time (Nagai Aida)
Tohko Tateno
Love/Knot
Hiroko Ishimaru
Love Potion (Biyaku na Honey)
Sakuya Fujii
Love Syndrome (Renai Shoukougun)
Yura Miyazawa
Manhattan Love Story
Momoko Tenzen
Moonlit Promises (Yakusoku no Tsuki)
Souya Himawari
Object of my Affections (Dare wa Sukina Hito)
Nanao Okuda
Planet of Earthquake (Kikai Jikake no Ousama)
Miou Takaya
Pure Heart (Junjou)
Hyouta Fujiyama
Spiral of Sand (Suna no Rasen)
Yuna Aoi
Suggestive Eyes (Sono Ki ni Sasenaide)
Momoko Tenzen
The Lonely Egoist
Hikaru Masaki
Then Comes Love (Soshite Ai ni Naru)
Riyu Yamakami
The Way To Heaven (Tengoku ni Ikeba Ii)
Yamimaru Enjin
Where Has Love Gone (Ai wa Doko Itta)
Ryou Tsunoda
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Ranmaru Kotone
The Name of the Flower
Ken Saito
No surprise that Digital Manga Publishing and its imprints take home the prize for most manga licenses announced at one time. Despite the large amount of titles that don’t really stand out to me much, the numerous Eiki Eiki and Mikyo Tsuda titles make me very happy indeed! Also the sequel to Princess Princess at last! I assumed it was only a matter of time so I’m thrilled to see the time is now. More Nanae Chrono from Tokyopop and You Higuri from Go!Comi? Yes, please! And Togainu no Chi? A surprise to me, but a good one as a fan of the game.
These plus all the numerous great titles already on the horizon, plus the numerous anime acquistions (we love you Funimation), get those wallets and shelves happily ready!
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Togainu no Chi! Yes! And there are a few good titles like the on by Tooko Myagi, I really love her stories. ^^
And I can't believe 801media has licensed Hey Class president… I bought it in German and it's… well… Very stupid. XD A lot of sex, drawings are not really that good and the uke is stupid like no other. So, why do I like it anyway?b XD
@Suzu: While Hey Class President didn't interest me when I looked it up (this is the first I've heard of it), your description has piqued my curiousity! With yaois, sometimes the bad can be as entertaining as the good ;)
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