We’re definitely very excited to be partnering with Softbank Creative to bring Harlequin manga to eManga.com! We’ll have a more in depth press release later to go over the details of this very special partnership and these great books on eManga very soon! We’re also accepting submissions! So go on over to eManga for more details!

Speaking of announcements, here is the list of licenses, and confirmed books for 2010. Awesome stuff!

DMP

-Tale of A White Night (Tooko Miyagi, creator of IL GATTO SUL G) Summer 2010/Supernatural, Drama

-Crimson Cross (Kyoko Negishi the mangaka of CAFÉ KICHIJOJI DE and written by Sakae Maeda, the mangaka of JAZZ) Summer 2010/Action, Supernatural, Drama

DokiDoki

-Otodama: Voice Of The Dead Vol. 1 (Youka Nitta, creator of WHITE BRAND and PRIME MINISTER’S SECRET DIPLOMACY)  February 2010/Suspense, Horror, Mystery

-Green Light (novel) (illustrated by TAISHI ZAOU, creator of COLOR and LIVING FOR TOMORROW, written by Yura Tamaki) January 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Alice The 101st (Chigusa Kawai, creator of LA ESPERANCA) Early 2010/Shojo, Comedy, Drama

-Wolf God Vol. 1 (Ai Tenkawa) Mid 2010/Shojo, Supernatural

-Double Cast (Ellie Mamahara and Takana Mizuhashi) Mid 2010/Romance, Drama, Shonen-Ai

-Midnight Bloom (Rico Fukiyama, creator of THE DEVIL WITHIN) Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance

-Cool/Uncool (Kai Asou and Arika Kuga, writer of FEVERED KISS) Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance

-I Want To Bite You (novel) (written by Isaya Takamori, illustrated by Chigusa Kawai creator of LA ESPERANCA and ALICE THE 101st) Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Supernatural

-A Bloody Kiss Tonight (Makoto Tateno, creator of STEAL MOON and YELLOW) Late 2010/Yaoi, Supernatural, Romance

June’

-Yokan: Premonition Vol. 1 & Yokan: Premonition-Noise Vol. 2 (Makoto Tateno, creator of STEAL MOON and YELLOW) Early 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Maiden Rose Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (Fusanosuke Inariya) Early & Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Historical, Drama

-Cafe’ Latte Rhapsody (Toko Kawai, creator of CUT and LOVEHOLIC) Early 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Little Butterfly Omnibus (Hinako Takanaga, creator of THE DEVIL’S SECRET) Early 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Your Love Sickness (Kuku Hayate) Early 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Supernatural

-The Tyrant Falls In Love Vol. 1 (Hinako Takanaga, creator of LITTLE BUTTERFLY) Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Stay Close To Me (Yaya Sakuragi, creator of HEY, SENSEI?) Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Seven Days: Monday-Thursday (Rihito Takarai & Venio Tachibana) Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Endless Comfort (Sakura Sakuya) Mid 2010/ Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-No Touching At All (Kou Yoneda) Mid 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-The Spiral Of Sand (Yuna Aoi, creator of AWAKEN FOREST) Late 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

-Kizuna Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 (Kodaka Kazuma) Late 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Drama

801 Media

-Maniac Short Shots (Miya Ousaka) Early 2010/Yaoi, Romance, Comedy

-Deeply Loving A Maniac (Yuu Higashino) Early 2010/ Yaoi, Romance, Drama

Remember-this isn’t the end all be all of stuff for 2010. So stay up to date by watching our release schedule. We always twitter when we update a month!

A big super, amazing thank you to MAKOTO TATENO, our guest for Yaoi Con. Getting to work with her behind the scenes, we can’t reinforce enough what a sweet, easy-going person she is, and for someone as prolific as her, she’s a hard worker, and a fun guest. She really had a great time at the convention, she was really touched and surprised by the support of her fans, and she loved the Yaoi-Con experience. We at DMP thank all of Tateno’s fans, and the Yaoi Con staff for really making her trip a fun one! It’s because of you that we were able to provide a really good con experience for her.

So, we want to share some tidbits from Yaoi-Con that you didn’t get to see, or some fun things that you may not know!

1.) Tateno-sensei brought her editor, Saito, of 10 years to Yaoi-Con.They’ve worked together since Saito worked at the now defunct Biblos. Hero Heel was actually a story idea of Saito’s, because she loves those costumed adventure shows!

2.) A commissioned sketch of any two characters of Tateno’s fetched $600 for charity! Thanks to the amazing fan!

3.) According to our guests, in a Harry Potter yaoi, in Japan, Snape would be an uke and Harry would be a seme. Think about it a bit. In the US we think the other way-but after thinking about it a little longer-it kind of makes sense.

4.) Tateno-sensei has three assistants. They are currently working on five projects, for several different publishers.

5.) Yellow is the one series of Tateno-sensei’s she would most like to see made into an anime.

6.) We like to give out cool prizes at our panel, so those who were randomly selected as winners at our panel received things like: Antique Bakery doujinshi (we had Ono and Tachibana), signed copies of Makoto Tateno’s “Egg” doujinshi, a Maiden Rose doujinshi, signed The Tyrant Falls In Love pencil boards, a signed set of the first run of Little Butterfly, a signed set of Nighthead by Makoto Tateno, and signed copies of CUT by Toko Kawai! We hope the winners were happy with their prizes! Also, those who came to our panels had priority ticketing for Tateno’s packed signings!

7.) The most popular new book purchases at Yaoi Con: Yellow 2 & Yellow Omnibus Vol. 1, Blue Sheep Reverie Vol. 2, Selfish Mr. Mermaid Vol. 2,Great Place High School Student Council Vol. 1, Little Butterfly Omnibus, Only The Ring Finger Knows Vol.4 novel, and Boys Love.

8.) The most popular older book purchases at Yaoi Con: Selfish Mr. Mermaid Vol. 1, Sugar Milk, Author’s Pet, A Gentleman’s Kiss (1&2),Vampire’s Portrait Vol. 1, and A Strange And Mystifying Story Vol. 1.

9.) Tateno-sensei and her staff love American dramas like 24 (they LOVE Jack Bauer), LOST and Prison Break.

10.) Of the announcements at Yaoi Con-Tyrant Falls In Love and the Kizuna Deluxe editions received the most cheers, in the panel room and online! We’re happy you’re happy!

So we close out our con schedule for this year by saying thanks again! We hope you keep up with us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/digitalmanga, and we hope you continue to support this small independent publisher-so we can continue to bring fun guests out and attend more shows! If you’re looking for a book, and you can’t find it, ask your local comic store to order it. Or visit our retail store online: www.akadot.com-free shipping for all orders over $15 (heavily discounted items exempt). Your support keeps us going!

Ciao for now!

For those of you coming to see us, please come to the DMP/Juné/DokiDoki/801 Media panel on Saturday, October 31st at 9:30 AM. We know it’s early, but for those of you who manage to wake up that morning and trudge down the hall to come and hear us talk, we’ll be announcing some new licenses (including one or two we really hope the fans will be happy with!), we’ll have some great prizes, tickets for Tateno’s signings, and there will of course, be us to answer your questions! So we look forward to seeing you!

We’re bringing some great new books for the convention! Check out Yellow Omnibus vol. 1 and Yellow 2 Episode 1 (first time in print!) as well as some very early advances of Little Butterfly Omnibus for Yaoi Con attendees first and foremost! And hey, the Little Butterfly Omnibus won’t be available again until February 2010!

We’ll also have a limited number of La Satanica, Selfish Mr. Mermaid Vol. 2, Great Place High School Student Council Vol. 1, Ciao Ciao Bambino, and Blue Sheep Reverie Vol. 2.

And of course, we have our special guest, Makoto Tateno! So make sure you have some good questions ready for her! We’ll be doing a one hour Q&A panel on Saturday, October 31st at 12 PM. We’ll be giving away some Tateno-centric prizes, giving away tickets for her afternoon and Sunday signings, and it’ll be your chance to talk to her about what working as a mangaka is like! At 2:30 PM-we’ll have a one hour signing session! Only official Makoto Tateno merchandise will be signed!

Sunday, November 1st at 12 PM will be the second Makoto Tateno signing. It’s a short one, so make it count!

We’ve always enjoyed meeting with our fans, and this con is no different. We’re a small company, but it’s your support that keeps us around! For those who can’t make it to the convention…fear not! Follow us on twitter-http://twitter.com/digitalmanga as we update our new licenses and other happenings from the con! And if you have questions for Makoto Tateno, feel free to leave them here in the comments, or email them to us at contactATemanga.com (use the @ symbol in the appropriate place!) We hope you all have a safe and fun Halloween, and we look forward to seeing many of you at Yaoi-Con!

]]> http://www.dmpbooks.com/blog/469/yaoi-con-halloween-come-for-the-fun/feed http://www.dmpbooks.com/blog/469/yaoi-con-halloween-come-for-the-fun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DMPBooksBlog/~3/dviuIvNun6A/limited-edition-makoto-tateno-yellow-cels http://www.dmpbooks.com/blog/460/limited-edition-makoto-tateno-yellow-cels#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:24:46 +0000 admin http://www.digitalmanga.com/blog/?p=460 Are you a fan of Makoto Tateno’s Yellow? Then you’ll want to get your hands on one of these limited-edition cels!

Gardena, CA (October 8, 2009) - Digital Manga Publishing, one of the industry’s most innovative and unique manga companies, is pleased to present this amazing limited edition cell of Makoto Tateno’s Yellow characters, Taki and Goh! Limited to a run of only 250 units, each cell is individually hand-painted in Japan, then signed individually by Makoto Tateno. Each will also be marked with its number out of the 250 run, and will be framed and matted. This is a unique opportunity to own a beautiful piece of framed, signed art, that will be run only once and in an extremely limited amount by a renowned mangaka!

Beginning in December 2009, you will be able to purchase this lovely art only from Akadot Retail (www.akadot.com), and Yaoi Club (www.yaoiclub.com)! Each piece will run $195.

Since Makoto Tateno will be Digital Manga Publishing’s guest at Yaoi Con 2009, we will have available a limited amount of 30 cells just for Yaoi Con! And we’ll be offering the 30 available at a special price, $175! They’ll be the first 30 from the run, so if you’re a big Makoto Tateno fan, it’ll be your opportunity to own this cell in hand at Yaoi Con! It’ll be a great time to own some great new Yellow merchandise, the new Yellow Omnibus Vol. 1, collecting volumes 1 and 2 of the original series, and Yellow 2: Episode 1, the return of Taki and Goh after five years away, never before published in the US!

So Makoto Tateno fans! Come see Digital Manga Publishing and Makoto Tateno in person at Yaoi Con 2009 (www.yaoicon.com), Halloween weekend in San Mateo, October 30th-November 1st! And if you can’t see us there, fear not, we’ll have these beautiful cells available on Akadot Retail and Yaoi Club beginning in December!

Don’t miss out on these beautiful items! Especially if you’re coming to Yaoi-Con!

Friday, October 30th, 7:30 PM
Yaoi Con Charity Auction

Tateno-sensei will be doing a live sketch in person for the winning bidder of any two of her characters of choice!

Saturday, October 31st, 9:30-10 AM
DMP/June’ Industry Panel

New title announcements, prize giveaways, tickets for Tateno signing(s).

Saturday, October 31st, 12:00-1 PM

Makoto Tateno Question & Answer Panel, tickets for Tateno signing(s).

Saturday, October 31st, 2:30-3:30 PM

Makoto Tateno signing

Sunday, November 1st, 12:00-12:30 PM

Makoto Tateno signing

Yaoi Con takes place from October 30th-November 1st in San Mateo:
Marriott San Mateo-San Francisco Airport 1770 South Amphlett Blvd. San Mateo, California 94402

Whoever comes to the panel on Saturday morning will get a ticket, which means priority lineup for the Makoto Tateno signing later that afternoon. We will also be giving away tickets at the Makoto Tateno panel on Saturday (from 12-1pm) for her signing in the afternoon.

Anyone who doesn’t get a ticket can still get items signed, but depending on how busy it is, there is no guarantee. We’ll have a second signing on Sunday for a very short period.

Until the end of September, any U.S. order qualifies for free shipping! No minimum purchase required! Don’t miss out on this offer!

Even if you’re not in the U.S., check out the new site! We’ll be rolling out additional changes in the next few months, including several features that will make your shopping experience easier! Sign up for the weekly mailing list so you don’t miss out on any of the updates.

In addition to the Jump Festa, you’ll get to see many other parts of Tokyo! The tour will take place in December 2009, though the specific dates have not yet been finalized. The price is $2,298, but you can get $100 off with our Early Bird Special if you sign up now!

For more information, here’s the press release:

Gardena, CA (August 26, 2009) - Pop Japan Travel, originator of the best pop-culture tours of Japan, is proud to announce another amazing tour, the Jump Festa 2010 tour! Yes, even though it takes place in 2009 - it’s called Jump Festa 2010! Do you love Naruto? Bleach? One Piece? Then check out the Jump Festa festival, put on by Shueisha/Shonen Jump Comics in Japan, which brings out anime and manga from some of the best of the Shonen Jump Comics line-up, including exclusive peeks and the manga-ka themselves!

Not only that, some of the biggest video game companies turn out. In 2008, companies like Square Enix, Nintendo and Koei were exhibiting, so don’t miss the chance to see some of the best in Japan this year! To get an idea of what you’re in for, check out the Jump Festa site (*In Japanese) HERE. And check out pics from last year’s show, just to get an idea. They’ll be showing some great new anime (like Tegami Bachi and One Piece), and so much more! Not only that, you’ll also get to experience Japan in winter, and see the beautiful Christmas-time celebrations and lights all around! It’s going to be a fun and magical tour for everyone that comes aboard! You also have some great options after checking out Jump Festa, including visiting Mt. Fuji, visiting the Tokyo Dome, and more! Plus, you can extend your stay for a small fee to see beautiful Kamakura in the winter. The Jump Festa tour is a great tour for all ages, so feel free to bring the whole family to see Japan in the winter!

The Jump Festa tour is $2298, tax, fuel, and hotels included. But if you sign up now, there is a special $100 early-bird discount! The tentative dates for the Jump Festa tour are December 15th-December 23rd, but are subject to some slight date modifications.  We’re always adding cool things into our tour packages, including special gifts exclusively for tour participants, or special meetings with manga-ka, and so on, so keep checking with us as we get closer to the event! To get more information on the Jump Festa tour, check out the page on Pop Japan Travel: www.popjapantravel.com! If you still have questions, contact our tour personnel via the contact page, who will gladly and quickly answer your questions. We hope to see you soon!

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DIGITAL MANGA’S POP JAPAN TRAVEL is the original and premiere provider of pop culture themed tours of Japan. Since 2003, PJT has operated more than 15 tours with themes focused on Japanese anime, manga, games and more. Pop Japan tours offer a careful balance of the hyper-modern world of J-pop culture and the rich traditions of ancient Japan, and PJT is the ONLY tour agency to provide exclusive experiences such as visits to anime and game studios, meetings with manga artists, and more. Pop Japan Travel tours are organized in cooperation with IACE Travel, one of Japan’s largest travel agencies.

*Artist and author visits are subject to tour and tour package.
**Price does not include Kamakura tour extension.

This year the first annual Little Tokyo Tanabata Festival, August 15th through 17th, is celebrated along with Nisei Week. Tanabata is also known as the Japanese Star Festival, which originated from the Chinese Star Festival Qi Xi. Legend represents the Cowherd star Altair and Weaver Princess star Vega, as two tragically separated lovers, who reunite only once a year across the Milky Way bridge. Japanese tradition during Tanabata is to write wishes onto small strips of paper called Tanzaku, and hang them from bamboo.

In celebrating Tanabata and Nisei Week, eManga is taking 100 points off titles this Friday, August 14th, to Monday, August 24th. That means 100 points off of standard prices for both Rent and Keep options!

So what wish will you be writing on your Tanzaku this year?

Log in to eManga and rent any title this coming week to be automatically entered into our giveaway raffle for the chance to win a free book.  One random winner will receive their choice of Angelic Runes Vol. 1 or Steal Moon Vol. 2 by Makoto Tateno!

The offer begins on Friday, July 24, 2009 at noon (12pm PST) and ends on Friday, July 31, 2009 at noon (12pm PST). Good luck, and enjoy reading on eManga!

And don’t forget that you’ll be able to meet Makoto Tateno in person at Yaoi-Con 2009! Mark your calendars!

Gardena, CA (July 20, 2009) - Digital Manga Publishing is excited to announce their special guest for Yaoi-Con 2009, prolific yaoi mangaka, Makoto Tateno! Makoto Tateno has long been a fan-favorite of the yaoi community, and she is pleased to be coming to the US to meet her fans in person this October!  Her published works in the US include: Hero Heel (Juné), Steal Moon (Juné), Blue Sheep Reverie (Juné), Angelic Runes (DMP), Red Angel (DMP), King Of Cards (CMX) and the much loved Yellow.  In another first for Tateno, Digital Manga Publishing will be putting out her first DokiDoki comedy title, Happy Boys, which revolves around the lives of five young men who work in a butler café, and was recently made into a Japanese television live-action comedy series. This will be Makoto Tateno’s first appearance at Yaoi-Con!

To coincide with Tateno’s US appearance, Digital Manga Publishing is also proud to announce the reissue of Tateno’s first yaoi title in the US: Yellow. Collected into two omnibus editions, the Yellow: Omnibus Edition v.1 collects the first two volumes of the series into one special collection, with some new content.  For fans who attend Yaoi-Con, they’ll get their hands on advances of this reissued title first, and they can get it signed in person by Makoto Tateno!

Yaoi-Con takes place over the Halloween weekend, October 30-November 1, in beautiful San Mateo. For more information on Yaoi-Con, including location, hotels, and registration, please visit their site at: www.yaoicon.com

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YELLOW: OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1, Rated M+ (for ages 18+), MSRP: $19.95, Available: November 18, 2009, 5.87″x 8.25″, 385 pages!, Juné Imprint

Taki and Goh share just about everything – their apartment in the city, their job as elite drug “snatchers” and even dinner duty. But hot Goh wants to go much deeper undercover with his gorgeous partner. Too bad Taki doesn’t swing that way…or does he? If yellow is the warning color, will this team finally end up in-the-red (and in bed)? Boys will be boys, and the hot guys of Yellow are no exception. An illicit thrill-ride from cover to cover, this hip drama turns up the heat on every page and guarantees to get your heart fired-up! Back by popular demand, this limited edition omnibus collects volumes 1 and 2 of the original series, with some unseen artwork and unpublished content!

Gardena, CA (July 13, 2009) - Digital Manga Publishing, one of the manga publishing industry’s most innovative and unique companies, is proud to announce the availability of select DMP and Juné titles for both the Amazon Kindle and iPhone!  Now you can read DMP and Juné on the go, right from your very own wireless device!  Digital Manga Publishing is excited to showcase some great titles available now! And if you don’t have a Kindle, you can purchase one at www.amazon.com. If you have an  iPhone, you can read many of DMP’s offerings there as well. On the iPhone, you can download DMP titles through the Kindle application: visit the Amazon Kindle store at www.amazon.com, or download the free Kindle App through iTunes.

For a more detailed list, including all available and new Digital Manga titles, visit www.dmpbooks.com and www.junemanga.com, or visit the Kindle store, and do a keyword search for “manga”. You can even download samples and test all the titles before purchase!

Under the DMP imprint:
Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Vampire Hunter D Vol. 1 manga, $7.95
Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Vampire Hunter D Vol. 2 manga, $7.95
Let’s Draw Manga: Shoujo Characters, $12.95
Let’s Draw Manga: Yaoi, $12.95
AND MORE! Check www.amazon.com for all of the available DMP manga for the Kindle.

Under the Juné imprint:
-NOVELS
Better Than A Dream (novel), $5.95
Gentle Cage (novel), $5.95
Immoral Darkness (novel), $5.95
Body Language (novel), $5.95
Like A Love Comedy (novel), $5.95
S Vol. 1 (novel), $5.95
Caged Slave (novel), $5.95
A Promise Of Romance (novel), $5.95

-MANGA
Il Gatto Sul G Vol. 1, $7.95
Awaken Forest, $7.95
Lost Boys, $7.95
Sugar Milk, $7.95
Endless Rain, $7.95
Love Training, $7.95
Party, $7.95
AND MORE! Check www.amazon.com for all of the available June’ manga and novels for the Kindle.

We continue to add more titles each day to the already extensive list of titles available for download, and we stand at over forty titles and counting! For some titles that have long been unavailable or out of print, this is a great way to get those titles, and you can sample them to see if you are interested in purchasing! Plus, now for the summer and traveling, you can have our novels and manga available at any time, anywhere! We’re proud to be able to offer so many great titles to our fans, so go ahead and check them all out!