Digital Manga, Inc., one of the manga industry’s most progressive and innovative publishers, is excited to announce that Genki Life Magazine will now be available at their digital ebook storefront, eManga.com. Genki Life Magazine is a free, digital magazine published quarterly by the Genshiken of the Inland Empire fan club that provides entertaining and informative content on anime, science fiction, video games, events, and more.

Since the fall of 2010, Genki Life Magazine has been publishing its free fan magazine under the simple objective of fostering an active community of anime fans. Genki Life Magazine offers convention coverage, reviews and recommendations, features on industry trends, and more. Genki Life Magazine‘s mission and target audience makes it an ideal addition to eManga, enriching eManga’s catalogue with high quality fan-generated content.

Completely free, back issues of Genki Life Magazine are currently available for online viewing and digital download in our seven unique ebook file formats. Go directly to: ( http://www.emanga.com/search?status=2 )

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Magician Vol. 2: The always debonair Ryuuichi the Magician has left American and returned East, only to be assaulted by his adoring fans and mysteries so deep that they will squeeze the living brain juices out of you. In “When the Pale Moon Shines” Ryuuichi must steal away a ballerina from the oppressive country she lives in. But will he be able to stay so graceful when ordered to kill or lose the person he cares about? In “Picture Scrolls of the March Burglar”, Ryuuichi is visiting Japan! He sees the sights, does the whole tourist thing, and tries to steal a priceless Bodhisattva statue. Once he finds out the truth behind it, however, can he steal it without losing his life? And why is there blood on the floor?

Don’t Tell My Husband Vol. 1: Because Minano has spent her entire life sheltered by her wealth and parents, she has seldom experienced the hardships of everyday life. Nothing changes after her marriage to a wealthy CEO, as she is still spoiled shamelessly by her husband. Why then, would she try and break into said husband’s company to steal a heavily guarded opal necklace? Or why, when she’s held up in a bank robbery, would she take matters into her own hands to thwart the robbers? Is she really who she seems? Does one high-heeled madam with nerves of steel even stand a chance against gun-wielding criminals? Just who is this sheltered wife? Find out in Volume 1 of Don’t Tell My Husband!

Get! Vol. 2: Hino Ryosuke is on top of the world. Class president Kaonji Kyo, the most beautiful student in school, is his lover! Each day brings them closer. Each time they make love, Kyo shares more of himself. Their growing intimacy makes Ryosuke think about their lives beyond college. But then, there is a campaign of threatening letters and blackmail photos. It seems that Ryosuke just gets a handle on that when rumors spread at school that he is making extra money as a gigolo! Even Kyo seems to think there is something to those stories. It seems that things can’t to get any worse for Ryosuke. That’s when Kyo’s handsome and accomplished cousin returns from studying abroad determined to come between the two. Enough is enough! No one who wants to take Kyo away has reckoned on a determined Ryosuke in love!

Once again I would like to extend my gratitude to all of our fans for helping us put on such an incredible Yaoi-Con 2012. It was amazing to have so many devoted fans – old and new – coming together to mix, mingle, and share their enthusiasm. Thank you for making it a fantastic con for everyone.

We learned a lot from hosting our first Yaoi-Con, and learned even more from your feedback. As a result, we are announcing that Yaoi-Con will be returning in the spring of 2014. We’ve identified many aspects we would like to update and improve, and doing so will require more than a year’s worth of preparation. We are aware that spring is a busy time in the convention season, and we are working to accommodate the schedules of guests, staff, volunteers, vendors, and attendees. As soon as we have more information, we will pass it on to you.

Know that nothing that you love about the con is changing – all of your favorite events will be back, including the Bishounen Auction and Bingo. We want to ensure that you have an amazing time, and we couldn’t do that without fans like you. Thank you again for all the love and support that you’ve funneled into the convention over the years, and we can’t wait to see you again in 2014, at a brand new Yaoi-Con that is exciting, up-to-date, and as incredible as its fans.

As always, if you have any questions I can be reached at info (at) yaoicon dot com.

Hikaru Sasahara President

Digital Downloads, Reward System, New Manga, Yaoi, Hentai and New Gradol Club Photobooks

Gardena, CA. (December 21, 2012) Digital Manga, Inc., one of the manga industry’s most progressive and innovative publishers, is proud to officially announce the launch of the revamped digital storefront for eManga (www.emanga.com). Despite Mayan prophecies of apocalypse, Digital Manga forges ahead toward a bright future with the unveiling of a new and improved eManga. Originally launched in 2008, eManga is the online ebook store run by Digital Manga Inc. that features titles published under DMI’s various imprints (including Juné, 801 Media, DMG, DMP, DokiDoki), in addition to a collection of Original English Language titles and select works from other publishers. The new eManga storefront has been designed to significantly enhance the customer’s purchasing and reading experience.

New Design, More Features

The new iteration of eManga will showcase a bevy of new and enhanced features, including but not limited to a bold new graphical interface, an updated native manga reader with intuitive page-flipping, better navigational and search capabilities, integrated social networking options, frequent promotional offers, weekly newsletter, and more customer interactivity elements (including polls, articles, and a rating and review system).

New Rewards System and Continuing Support for Existing Users

While the original eManga was essentially a digital manga rental site via streaming only and operated under a point-based currency system, the new eManga has been envisioned as a more consolidated and comprehensive digital manga store. Rather than buying points to use as currency on the site, eManga will accept credit cards and PayPal to purchase titles at their USD value. For those with existing eManga points, a new Reward Points program will be introduced. eManga users will receive 5% of their purchase back in the form of Reward Points, which can be applied to future purchases as significant discounts. Long-time eManga users also have no need to worry: all past purchases will be available for download, and all unused eManga points will be converted into reward points equal to the value of old, unused points.

The Freedom of Digital Downloads

In addition to a new and improved Javascript online reader for better viewing on your browser of choice, customers who want the flexibility and security of digital downloads are in for a treat. eManga now allows customers to purchase and download their desired title as digital ebook files to own and keep. Rather than just allowing customers to buy ‘access’ to a particular title, meaning the product you buy could be taken away at the company’s discretion like most major ebook stores, such as Amazon Kindle store and Barnes & Noble Nook store, eManga allows you to effectively own your purchase. You download it. You keep it.

Offering seven distinctive ebook file formats ( http://www.emanga.com/faq ), DMI strives to ensure that our digital products available on eManga are optimized and compatible across all popular e-reading devices, including Amazon Kindle/Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple iPad, Sony Reader, Kobo eReader, Android tablets, and more. When a customer purchases a title, you can immediately read the title on eManga’s native online reader and download one file type of your choice. Subsequent downloads of different file types will be a small additional cost. The ebook files are encryption-free, allowing them to be supported on all devices. Our files are protected in a unique way that still deters unauthorized distribution without the customer losing any of the freedom and control they desire. For those weary about how the ebook files will function on their device, a free 200 page eManga sampler will be available for download in all seven file formats ( http://www.emanga.com/search?status=2 ).

An Ever-expanding Selection at Low Prices

With over 1000 digital titles and counting available for free preview and purchase, DMI has taken substantial time and effort to ensure our entire digital catalogue is available on eManga, so that customers can readily find all their genre favorites in addition to all the titles restricted from other ebook stores due to their censorship practices. DMI has been making great advances into the untapped American market for hentai through the Project-H imprint, and all of DMI’s digital hentai titles (including Shocking Pink, An Ideal Day To Fall In Love, and the popular Velvet Kiss series) will be available on eManga. eManga will also exclusively host the recently acquired Gradol Club Photo Collection, which features the most popular “gravure idols” (Japanese female models known for their tasteful but provocative poses) like Nana Ogura and Maria Ozawa. Gradol Club will be presented in vivid full-color, which will be sure to brighten the screen of any device. Economically priced at $7.95.

In addition to DMI’s print imprints, eManga will become the premiere choice to find the bounty of exclusive digital titles made available through the Digital Manga Guild, DMI’s special online community that offers skilled fans the opportunity of paid experience in the localization of Japanese manga and novels.

All forthcoming digital releases will debut on eManga a month prior to their release in other ebook storefronts. In conjunction with the new download model, eManga will also be competitively priced with most eManga titles cheaper than their other store counterparts.

Recently released titles that will be available for the launch of the revamped eManga include fan favorites like: (DMG) Faraway Places, I’m the Big Brother, Erementar Gerade 1-16, Love Club vol.1-2, Diabolo, Her Witch; (DMP) Countdown 7 Days, Replica Start With A Happy Ending, Itazura Na Kiss, Maohden, ; (Juné) Ambiguous Relationship, Castle Mango, Blue Sheep Reverie, Gentlemen’s Agreement Between a Rabbit and a Wolf; (801 Media) Black Sun, Devil’s Infirmary. Affordably priced from $7.50 and up.

Special Promotional Discount and Digital Gift Cards

eManga will also be offering a special 10 percent off promotion in celebration of the launch during its first week (December 21, 2012 – December 28, 2012). Enter the code DMYC655 into the promotional code field during checkout and receive 10 percent off the entire purchase order (offer limited to one per customer). This promotion will attract new and old customers to try and experience the new eManga storefront. As the holiday season is already here, eManga is also excited to introduce digital gift cards, available in $15, $20, $25, $50, $75, and $100.

With so many significant changes, eManga will become the most optimal choice for purchasing and reading manga. This initial stage of eManga will not stagnate. DMI plans to continue to develop eManga over time, so that the website will always be evolving to customer needs and desires. DMI’s reinvigoration of eManga as a comprehensive digital ebook store will increase the accessibility of manga and comics across all digital platforms, allowing eManga to become the premiere place for digital manga and comic readership.

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About Digital Manga, Inc.
Located in Gardena, CA, Digital Manga, Inc. is one of the industry’s most unconventional and innovative companies, specializing in building corporate and cultural bridges from Japan to the West — specifically through the licensing, importation and preparation of anime (Japanese animation), manga (Japanese comic books) and related merchandise for North America’s mainstream and niche markets. In this capacity, DMI serves as a catalyst for the spread of Japanese pop culture institutions into the global arena. The company’s imprint lines include DMP (its mainstream imprint), DMP PLATINUM (its classic manga imprint), JUNÉ (its boys love imprint), 801 MEDIA (its adult boys love imprint), DokiDoki (its exclusive co-publishing imprint with Shinshokan Publishing), DH/DMP (a co-publishing venture with Dark Horse Comics), Project-H (its Seinen Hentai manga imprint), and DMG (a unique digital distribution initiative).

For more information about Digital Manga Publishing, visit www.digitalmanga.com as well as:

www.dmpbooks.com

www.junemanga.com

www.digitalmangaguild.com
www.emanga.com
www.projecth.xxx

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Today we would like to announce that effective January 1st 2013, the print editions for our DMP, June Manga, DokiDoki and 801Media imprints will be placed on a temporary hiatus. Please be advised that none of our licenses are cancelled, simply postponed. We will be resuming the distribution of our print editions in June, 2013. This hiatus will allow us to coordinate our production schedule for 2013 and temporarily shift our focus to our digital publications.

I am sure our fans are shocked by this announcement, but I would like to extend my gratitude for their continuing support and patience. In the mean time, if you have any questions, I can be reached at: contact (at) emanga dot com

Sincerely,
Hikaru Sasahara

Our updated release schedule can be viewed below:

Is Morinaga dreaming? Now that he and the ever-stubborn Tatsumi have made their house a home, it looks like they’re finally a legitimate couple! But will a sudden visit from a troublingly familiar face shatter the illusion and throw everything (and everyone) into chaos? The Tyrant Falls in Love pits a research superstar “against” his smitten assistant and watches as they frolic and fight their way through a truly combustible relationship! Every couple encounters a speed bump or two on the road to bliss…but what happens when you can’t stop hitting the brakes?

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DriveThru Comics is the first one-stop, on-line download comic shop for new and vintage comic books. They carry titles from over 500 independent publishers, delivered fresh to a customer’s desktop or tablet. DriveThru provides digital files for purchase and download in a variety of formats, such as watermarked PDFs, CBZs, ePubs, and Mobi files, as well as audio, video, and print formats.

Currently DriveThru Comics carries a number of digital titles from Digital Manga’s various imprints, including: DMP, Juné, 801 Media, and Digital Manga Guild. With over 100 titles now available on DriveThru Comics, and more to follow in the coming weeks and months, Digital Manga has all gears revering up to revolutionize your digital library.

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Castle Mango by Muku Ogura and Narise Konohara • Yorozu lives at Castle Mango, a “love hotel” where couples pay for a few hours to themselves. But his quiet life is violated when Togame arrives to shoot an adult film! Soon Yorozu’s being “mistaken” for an actor, having his pants suddenly removed and watching his little brother get hit on. Togame eventually agrees to stay away from Yorozu’s brother, but there’s a catch – and it’s not something Yorozu’s going to like! Buy it now!

Private Teacher, vol. 3 by Yuu Moegi • Rintaro’s gotten into college, and he’s finally moved in with Kaede. But just when they’re getting ready to enjoy each other’s company a little, Rintaro’s older brother Sentaro blows in, bringing storm clouds with him! The fiery third entry in this passionate yaoi series! Buy it now!

• Fantasy Paradise Kindle | Nook
• Moon Centaur Kindle | Nook
• Anatomia Kindle | Nook
• Love Soul Kindle | Nook

A huge selection of the latest DMG titles have also been added to our Android App – download it and check it out for the BEST digital quality DMP has to offer! Here’s the full list of new titles….32 in all!

• Neck Tie, Again Tomorrow
• Mad Cinderella
• The Faithful Dog Waits for Flowers
• A Passion of Oranges
• The Conqueror’s Chalice
• An Abandoned Cat’s House
• Betting My Life With You
• The Boyfriend Next Door
• These are the Hungry
• Son Of The Mimura Family
• Clumsy Child
• Newborn Star
• Sunday’s Child
• Sadistic Boy
• The World is Full of Cheating Boyfriends
• Long Version Vol. 2
• Touch Blue
• That Cute Kid is Mine and Mine
• Renji Jumonji’s Hardship
• Blooming Darling Vol. 2
• Knight’s Terms
• Nazuna Sensei & Kanda Kun
• Oh, And A Bowl Of Moxa Is Coming
• Would That Not Be The Case!
• Want to Depend on You
• Tweeting Love Birds Vol. 2
• My Sweet Home
• Indefinite Sociogram Vol. 1
• Yuri Sensei Is In A Good Mood Today As Well
• A Lovely Day With Yuri Sensei
• Cheap Chase
• Reset