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PR: PJT contest launches on Anime News Network today

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Aniplex, Anime News Network and Pop Japan Travel join forces to offer trips to Japan!

Gardena, CA (November 17, 2010) – In recognition of the simulcast of the Aniplex anime titles Oreimo and togainu no chi ~Bloody Curs~ on Anime News Network (ANN), Aniplex of America, ANN, and Pop Japan Travel (PJT) have teamed up to offer Oreimo and togainu no chi fans something very special: the chance to win one of two trips to Japan!

The simulcast of Oreimo and togainu no chi were first announced by Aniplex and ANN earlier this fall and give fans the chance to view two of Japan’s hottest new anime series right after they are first broadcast in Japan. As a way of saying “thanks” to the anime fans that tune in to the simulcasts, viewers will be able to participate in a contest to win one of two trips to Japan courtesy of Pop Japan Travel, the leader in Pop Culture tours to Japan.

The contest details can only be accessed by watching the two series on ANN. The prize for the winner of the Oreimo contest will be a trip to Japan on PJT’s Tokyo Anime Fair Tour in March 2011, while the winner of the togainu no chi contest will get to join the Fangirl Paradise Tour in May 2011.

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Categories: Contests, Press Releases
Tags: Black Butler, Boys' Love/Yaoi, DMP

PR: Animate USA November Releases for Amazon Kindle

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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ANIMATE USA – NEW RELEASES FOR AMAZON KINDLE

TOKYO, JAPAN – NOVEMBER 17 Animate U.S.A., Inc. is pleased to bring you the new November release lineup for the Amazon Kindle Store!

Yaoi fans around the world will be pleased to hear that Libre Publishing in Japan now brings you two new releases from a beloved mangaka. Read the next installment of the Kindle exclusive title “Kiss Ariki” by Youka Nitta, as well as the continuation of “Sound of My Voice,” also by Youka Nitta. Be sure to check them all out and support your favorite yaoi author!

For more information, please visit www.animate-world.com which just relaunched, www.b-boy.jp, and to keep on top of all things about Youka Nitta, nittayouka.com, and Ayano Yamane, yamaneayano.com!!

November 2010:

Youka Nitta – “Kiss Ariki – Episode 2” KINDLE EXCLUSIVE!!!

Youka Nitta – “Sound of My Voice – Golden Goose Part 5”

“Kiss Ariki – Episode 2” by Youka Nitta

“I have a request, Tohru. Become one with me as a pledge of loyalty. When I feel your emotions… I feel I can give up my life to you.”

Tohru is bewildered by Mutsumi’s completely self-surrendering confession but also moved by his passion, so he ends up taking Mutsumi.

A roller-coaster climax, an infinite ecstasy, is bursting through their bodies!!

“Sound of My Voice – Golden Goose Part 5” by Youka Nitta

A lifelong dream of fame and fortune has been the driving force of Wataru Jouchi’s entire life. Now, after much self-doubt, he’s decided to fulfill his destiny and become a voice actor　for anime videos.

At first, he is thrilled to discover that his long lost friend, Renji Kazama, is considered a top star in the industry. But Kazama does not seem at all pleased about their unexpected reunion.

Is he simply wary of this newfound competition, or is there another reason why he seems intent on keeping Wataru at arm’s reach?

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi

Review: Loud Snow

By Jaime Samms on Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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Author: Tina Anderson
Artist: Amelie Belcher
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: July 2010

Synopsis: “Romantic ice-age hilarity ensues as young whaler Anituk’s miserable life with doting parents and an oversexed wife-hunting brother is rudely interrupted by the arrival of Abalu, a tall handsome stranger who delights in encroaching upon Anituk’s angst.”

For all the light heartedness of penguin tossing and wife hunting, there is a strong undercurrent of loneliness in this story. The main character just doesn’t feel he ‘fits’ in his world. He comes from such a limited background, so small a circle of influence, it’s no wonder he doesn’t get how he fits in when he’s got only his loving parents and his lusty, wife-hunting brother to measure himself by. Even when he meets Abalu, he still feels on the outside of something important. It isn’t until the snow strands them on their own does Anituk finally understand what he’s feeling and what he wants to do about it.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, Global Manga

Digital Manga Announces New Kodaka, Kikuchi and More

By Lissa Pattillo on Saturday, October 30, 2010

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On the eve of this year’s Yaoi Con, Digital Manga has announced a handful of new titles, two of the three boys’ love. The news was posted on their website and official Twitter account.

Border – Kazuma Kodaka
Bad Teacher’s Equation – Kazuma Kodaka
Demon City Shinjuku: The Complete Edition (Novel) – Hideyuki Kikuchi

Edit: Kazuma Kobaka’s Border was originally announced publicly at the past Anime Expo. (Thanks, Jessica!)

They also announced the acquisition of the fourth volume of Makoto Tateno’s Blue Sheep Reverie. Also new to their website are Rabbit Man, Tiger Man (Akira Honma), Men of Tattoos (Aniya Yuiji), Butterfly of a Distant Day (Tooko Miyagi), That Was Good (CJ Michalski) and Your Story I’ve Known (Tsuta Suzuki). You can check out the pages for Border, Bad Teacher’s Equation and Demon City Shinjuku as well.

Though the titles themselves are exciting (more Kazume Kodaka – yay!), I was honestly even more pleased at the method of their announcement. Granted a blog-style announcement isn’t the most climatic delivery in the world, but it’s great to have it come directly from the publisher via their social media outlets and, most impressively to me, was also accompanied by the volumes being added to the website right away with the Japanese covers and release dates. An up-to-date website? Madness! Thank you, Digital Manga, for again proving you have one of the very best manga publisher websites for info on your titles! You make me and many others very happy.

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Categories: Licensing
Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, DMP, June, Makoto Tateno, Manga

Review: Cold Light

By Jaime Samms on Monday, October 25, 2010

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Reviewer: Jaime Samms

Author/Manga-ka: Narise Konohara
Publisher: June
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: August 2010

Synopsis: “Fujishima’s wound he suffered from protecting Tooru has healed and he’s finally been released from the hospital. Their life together starts again once more. Tooru wants them to live together as lovers, but Fujishima refuses, saying “I have no intentions of loving you.” Is Fujishima afraid of Tooru remembering something in particular if he regains his memories? The bonds of the past are finally becoming clearer…”

Konohara has taken a lot of chances in this second book of the Cold Sleep series. She might easily have stepped over a line with her character, Fujishima. This book is written entirely from his point of view, detailing his past and how he knows Tohru. There are not many pleasant memories in this poor man’s past, let me tell you. He is deprived of a father’s love, smothered in reprehensible and down right abusive ways by his overbearing and frightening mother, and reviled by Tohru for things he did that he shouldn’t have.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, June, Light Novels

ANN Review: Your Love Sickness

By Lissa Pattillo on Sunday, October 17, 2010

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I guess it’s more a good sign than not that I’m having trouble keeping up with my reviews being posted over at AnimeNewsNetwork, right? You can check out my thoughts on a new boys’ love short story collection, Your Love Sickness.

In short: I really liked this one. So did Shannon, which made me happy. For me this artist’s work screamed ‘Naono Bohra!’, who is one of my favourite manga creators. The stories were all pretty good in this one and the art was lovely – pretty but not pretty-boy kind of pretty. Okay, maybe a little pretty but still mostly masculine. As a one-shot this is a nice low-risk purchase too, so for that and all reasons already given in my review, I recommend it happily to fans of boys’ love.

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Tags: ANN Reviews, Boys' Love/Yaoi, June, Manga

PR: New Animate USA Releases for October 2010

By Lissa Pattillo on Friday, October 15, 2010

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ANIMATE USA – NEW RELEASES FOR AMAZON KINDLE

TOKYO, JAPAN – October 15 – Animate U.S.A., Inc. is pleased to announce its October release lineup for the Amazon Kindle Store!

Libre Publishing in Japan is proud to announce the release of two more Yaoi titles. Released this month are continuation of beloved series by Youka Nitta as well as a brand new story by Shiuko Kano! Fans should also look forward to a secret surprise release later this month!

For more information, please visit www.animate-world.com, www.b-boy.jp, and to keep on top of all things about Nitta Youka, nittayouka.com!!

October 2010:
Youka Nitta – “Sound of My Voice – Golden Goose Part 4”
Shiuko Kano – “Manly Construction Training – Gaten na Aitsu”

“Sound of My Voice – Golden Goose Part 4” by Youka Nitta

At first, he is thrilled to discover that his long lost friend, Renji Kazama, is considered a top star in the industry. But Kazama does not seem at all pleased about their unexpected reunion.

Is he simply wary of this newfound competition, or is there another reason why he seems intent on keeping Wataru at arm’s reach?

“Manly Construction Training -Gaten na Aitsu-” by Shiuko Kano

A sweet story of Yuusaku and Taizo from the popular series, “Manly Construction Training -Gaten na Aitsu-.”

Yuusaku wants to have a date with Taizo, so he negotiates with his dad.
However, his dad tells him to go to Osaka and work in construction for training…

So Toono sneaks into the school at night!?
Toono’s mom and dad, and even the super-smart student council president, appear!
Of course, Cute Chibi Toono-kun appears too!

This is the anticipated second episode of the super popular series!

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Categories: Press Releases
Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi

BLU Titles Available for Purchase at eManga

By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, October 14, 2010

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As of today Tokyopop and Digital Manga are collaboration buddies and offering a number of Tokyopop’s BLU boys’ love titles over on Digital Manga’s digital eManga website. You can check out the press release for the details.

There are a bunch of things about this that makes me happy – 1) Manga publishers working together is awesome. 2) BLU titles, which are some of the most expensive out there, are only $5.99 in full on eManga. 3) There’re even a couple of not-yet-in-print titles up there for the extra eager. 4) Even those like me who aren’t too keen on the reading-comics-on-screen option can still find this useful with the Sample feature which makes good use of eManga’s smooth software to test out some titles before buying.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, DMP, Manga, Tokyopop

PR: DMP and Tokyopop bring twelve new titles to eManga.com!

By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, October 14, 2010

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Gardena, CA (October 14, 2010) – Digital Manga, one of the manga industry’s most unique and creative publishers, is proud to announce an online collaboration with TOKYOPOP, a leading manga publisher and pop-culture digital entertainment company. The partnership will launch with the addition of twelve new titles from TOKYOPOP’s BLU Manga yaoi imprint to eManga’s online library.

The BLU Manga yaoi will be available for purchase through eManga’s online manga service, emanga.com, which streams content through an Adobe Flash player, allowing readers to access their library wherever they have an internet connection. Originally sold for $14.99 in print, the BLU volumes will be available on eManga.com for $5.99, making it more affordable than ever to read old and new favorites.

The first twelve BLU titles will include: Liberty Liberty! by Hinako Takanaga, Calling by Miu Otsuki, Croquis by Hinako Takanaga, Cute Devil by Hiro Madarame, Isle of Forbidden Love by Duo Brand, Blood Honey by Sakyou Yozakura, Love Knot by Lemon Ichijo, Madness volumes 1 & 2 by Kairi Shimotsuki, Scarlet by Hiro Madarame, Secretary’s Love by Tohko Akiba and Stray Cat by Halco.

For more information about our eManga system and to begin reading right away, visit www.emanga.com and click on the TOKYOPOP tab under “publishers”.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, DMP, Hinako Takanaga, Tokyopop

Review: Cold Sleep

By Jaime Samms on Sunday, October 3, 2010

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Reviewer: Jaime Samms

Author/Artist: Narise Konohara
Publisher: June
Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Release Date: August 2006

Synopsis: “After losing his memory in a car accident, Tohru Takahisa is taken in by Fujishima, an older man who claims to be his friend. But the taciturn Fujishima refuses to reveal anything about Tohru’s past! Despite the gulf between them, a strange and awkward tenderness grows, even as they are held apart by the tragic events of Tohru’s forgotten past! Dramatic, heart-wrenching romance and tragedy combine in a gripping story where the past and present are intricately entwined.”

Cold Sleep is a different sort of yaoi novel. It delves a deeper into the psyche of the characters and, though we still have just the typical one point of view, the lead isn’t your run-of-the mill yaoi character. He’s a blank slate, sure, but still a thinking feeling man who isn’t afraid to go after the answers he needs.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, June, Light Novels