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.junemanga.com/blog/469/yaoi-con-halloween-come-for-the-fun/feed http://www.junemanga.com/blog/469/yaoi-con-halloween-come-for-the-fun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JunemangaBlog/~3/TtYbW5f_5h0/limited-edition-makoto-tateno-yellow-cels http://www.junemanga.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.

We already have the first two volumes of Yaoi Press’ popular Yaoi Hentai series. More Yaoi Press books will be added in the coming weeks, including volumes 3 and 4 in this series.

You can read the full press release below:

Gardena, CA (September 28, 2009) - Digital Manga Inc., one of the industry’s most innovative and unique companies, is excited to announce eManga’s latest online rental titles from Yaoi Press, as they bring their favorite yaoi titles to eManga! Yaoi Press publishes global yaoi in a host of different languages, with over 45 publications to date. They have brought great yaoi creators from around the world, including Studio Kosen of Spain and M.A. Sambre of France to the US, and have helped develop yaoi within the Western market outside of creators in Japan. With their continued commitment to yaoi publishing and dedication to readers, Digital Manga Publishing is excited that Yaoi Press will be coming on board to share their amazing titles with yaoi fans everywhere!  The first titles from Yaoi Press are Yaoi Hentai Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, now available at www.emanga.com!

Featuring complete titles for rental and free previews from Digital Manga’s entire catalog, eManga streams content through an Adobe Flash player, which allows readers to access their library wherever they have an internet connection. With custom features that include two-page, one-page, or panel-by-panel reading, three custom zoom options, a bookmark bar, and auto play, the reader is also made to work with different screen sizes to maintain great image quality at any screen size.

The standard eManga rental package is $10 for 1000 points, with entire books averaging between 200 and 300 points. Higher packages come with free bonus points.  Points are kept in users’ accounts, allowing for quick and easy rental of titles whenever and wherever they want. For most of Digital Manga’s titles, you also have the option to read the entire book by spending eManga points to “rent” the title for a limited amount of time (currently 72 hours). If you later decide to rent the same title again, it will be automatically upgraded to an “unlimited” rental, which does not have time restrictions.

We invite you sample or read Yaoi Hentai Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 at our eManga site. Come check out eManga at: www.eManga.com

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YAOI HENTAI VOL. 1, Rated M+ (for ages 18+), 152 Pages, Anthology, 200 points

This is yaoi at its most extreme: graphic scenes of loving between a college professor and his student, a bar-hopper and some thugs who kidnap him, members of a corrupt soccer team, and the debut of the now infamous Trach the Tentacle Monster! YAOI - MATURE & EXPLICIT CONTENT* Readers 18+.

YAOI HENTAI VOL. 2, Rated M+ (for ages 18+), 192 Pages, Anthology, 200 points

Yaoi Hentai is back with a whole new volume of romantic yaoi smut. All new artists bring you four hot stories of hardcore guy on guy loving. First, an Elizabethan dandy is cursed to be the love slave of anyone who plays his violin. Next enjoy a science fiction story of a prince who endures trials of sexual pain and pleasure at the hands of his idol, the emperor of a sexually depraved planet. Fans of Yaoi Press’ PINNED! graphic novel get to see a hardcore love scene between Renegade and Synn. And of course, Trach the tentacle monster rounds out the book in his second sex-filled adventure. YAOI - MATURE & EXPLICIT CONTENT Readers 18+.

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About Yaoi Press

Yaoi Press is the number one publisher of global yaoi manga in North America. What separates Yaoi Press from other major Western publishers of yaoi is that most of their books are not reprints from Japan and Korea. Most graphic novels they publish are rated for Mature Readers, which generally means ages 16 and older. Yaoi Press started in 2004 and has put out 45 yaoi publications. Their titles have been published in German, Italian, Spanish, and Polish. Yaoi Press has licensed and translated work from Italy and Spain. Studio Kosen of Spain, M.A. Sambre of France, Dany&Dany and Le Peruggine of Italy, and many other incredibly talented creators have made their English language debut with Yaoi Press.

For more information about Yaoi Press, visit: www.yaoipress.com

The book has already been released in Germany, but it’s still unavailable in print form in the U.S. So here’s your chance to read it - on eManga!

Gardena, CA (September 24, 2009) - Digital Manga Publishing, Inc., one of the industry’s most innovative and unique companies, is proud to present a new title on its online rental and manga viewing site, eManga.com!  Games With Me, by writer Tina Anderson and artist Linsley Brito, is a historic yaoi set in San Francisco’s 19th century Chinatown. An original German manga published in 2009, Games With Me marks the beginning of eManga’s initiative to offer readers a variety of non-Japanese contents on the site. Games With Me is currently unavailable in print form in the U.S.

Featuring complete titles for rental and free previews from Digital Manga’s entire catalog, eManga streams content through an Adobe Flash player, which allows readers to access their library wherever they have an internet connection. With custom features that include two-page, one-page, or panel-by-panel reading, three custom zoom options, a bookmark bar, and auto play, the reader is also made to work with different screen sizes to maintain great image quality at any screen size.

The standard eManga rental package is $10 for 1000 points, with entire books averaging between 200 and 300 points. Higher packages come with free bonus points.  Points are kept in user’s accounts, allowing for quick and easy rental of titles whenever and wherever they want. For most of Digital Manga’s titles, you also have the option to read the entire book by spending eManga points to “rent” the title for a limited amount of time (currently 72 hours). If you later decide to rent the same title again, it will be automatically upgraded to an “unlimited” rental, which does not have time restrictions.

We invite you to sample or read Games With Me at our eManga site. Visit eManga at: www.eManga.com

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GAMES WITH ME VOL. 1, Rated M+ (for ages 18+), 148 pages.

Ex-Civil War surgeon George Callahan is a man haunted by his past.  Unwilling to deal with the demons of his childhood, he turns to opium and finds back-alley employment with the heartless brothel keepers of San Francisco’s Chinatown.  In Volume 1 of this gorgeously illustrated gay historical drama, Dr. George Callahan searches for a Chinese woman from his past, and soon finds himself unwittingly drawn to dim-witted male prostitute Jun, whose own life is complicated by the unwanted attentions of an aggressive bouncer named Roan Baxter.

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About Tina Anderson

Tina Anderson is a prolific writer of homoerotic comics and global-manga whose titles include the filthy and fun Diplomatic Immunity for publisher Class Comics, the critically acclaimed historical Only Words for Iris Print, and a few shorts for global publisher Yaoi Press.

Games With Me is her first original German manga, published by The Wild Side.  Other German language yaoi titles include the upcoming ice-age comedy Loud Snow, the chaste short Ungestellt featured in Fireangels Verlag’s Lemon Law series, and the highly anticipated Roulette, once serialized in Dramaqueen’s global-yaoi anthology RUSH.

Additional English works include the gay horror novel Gadarene and the popular historical web comic, Whore of Turfan.

For more information about Tina Anderson, visit http://tina-anderson.net/

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About Lynsley Brito

Filipina-Chinese manhua artist Lynsley Brito’s work on Kali for long-running magazine Mango JAM established her as one of the youngest up and coming stars of the Philippine manga industry. The quality of Linsley’s work was soon noticed by international publishers and her original story Venom Fang later saw English language publication in Dramaqueen’s RUSH magazine. A spin-off, Shen Jie, was published in Mandarin by Cartoon King magazine - one of China’s largest Manhua publications.

Apart from her publication work, Lynsley has garnered a number of awards. Among them is 2nd-place in a Manga Creation competition held at Comic World 2007, one of Hong Kong’s biggest annual comic conventions. She was also featured as an Artist of The Month by ImagineFX in July of 2006. Currently, Lynsley is taking her BFA Degree in Cartoon and Animation at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China. Her latest work is Games With Me, published in Germany by The Wild Side.

For more information about Lynsley Brito, visit http://mushroomtale.deviantart.com/

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.

Gardena, CA (August 27, 2009)- Digital Manga Publishing is proud to present their newest reissue, the Little Butterfly Omnibus! Collecting the now out of print three volumes of Little Butterfly, the omnibus edition spans over 560 pages! Hinako Takanaga has long been a fan favorite and her Little Butterfly manga, one of the early yaoi titles printed by Digital Manga Publishing, quickly became a top seller, and has continued to be one of the most requested manga series in the Digital Manga library. Finally, the three beautiful issues of Little Butterfly will be available in this limited omnibus edition!

As a special thank you to our fans, Digital Manga Publishing will make exclusively available at Yaoi-Con only, a limited number of the Little Butterfly Omnibus for purchase! The street date is not until February 2010, and we will only be making the book available for Yaoi-Con attendees! After Yaoi-Con, the book will not be available until it ships to stores next year. So come to Yaoi-Con to own this beautiful title, way, WAY ahead of it’s ship date!

Also at Yaoi-Con, in honor of our amazing guest, Makoto Tateno, Digital Manga Publishing will have early advances of the Yellow Omnibus: Volume 1 AS WELL as early advances of Yellow 2: Episode 1 for con attendees! Yellow has remained one of Digital Manga’s best selling titles, and Yellow 2: Episode 1 is a special series of short stories written exclusively for cell phones in Japan. Never before published in print, Yellow 2 will be a three episode series of short 64 page booklets following additional adventures of Taki and Goh. Come and get these amazing advances, and then have them signed in person by the amazing 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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LITTLE BUTTERFLY OMNIBUS, Rated M+ (for ages 18+), MSRP: $29.95, Available: February 15, 2010, 5.87″x 8.25″, 560 pages!, Juné Imprint

Kojima’s friendly attitude and upbeat, playful innocence help to guarantee his status as a well-liked boy.  But the brooding Nakahara is the exact opposite!  A shy wallflower, he seems aloof and is constantly alone…until Kojima suddenly steps into his dark, painful world.  When the time comes to take flight, will the two boys simply escape to a fantasy free of pain and suffering, or can they break out and soar into a bright, exciting future of their own?  Little Butterfly spreads its wings and sets off on a flight path full of love, longing and plenty of tender moments.  Watch as a brand-new friendship slowly grows from a fragile bond to a forceful partnership between two distinct and special souls. Even the smallest of creatures dream of soaring beyond the mundane world!

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!

YELLOW 2: EPISODE 1, Rated M+ (for ages 18+), MSRP: $6.95, Available: November 18, 2009, 5.13″x 7.19″, 64 pages, Juné Imprint

Taki and Goh, the elite drug “snatchers” are back! In July of 2005, DMP introduced one of the most popular creator & ground-breaking series: YELLOW to the yaoi industry, cementing Tateno as a yaoi fan favorite. Fans have eagerly waited for more, and finally, Makoto Tateno has created a mini sequel series starring her two beloved characters, which has never been published in print, until now!

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?

These signed lithographs are being printed in limited runs by the publisher in Japan. We’ll then frame them and ship them to you. Most of them are available in two sizes - A4 and B4.

The artists involved are Ayano Yamane, CJ Michalski, Haruka Minami, Kaori Monchi, Mamiya Oki, Mashiro Minamino, Moka Azumi, Shiuko Kano, Taishi Zaou, Yamimaru Enjin, and Yuki Shimizu. You can preview all of them at Akadot Retail! (forgive the quality of the thumbnails)

Below are two photos of some of these lithographs on display at Anime Expo. (There are also two not-for-sale cels there - Naruto and Ah My Goddess.)

Pre-orders are being accepted until the end of July. Don’t miss your chance to own one of these!