YAOI NEWS: New AarinFantasy Fansubs
AarinFantasy has confirmed they will be fansubbing both Betrayal Knows My Name and Sex Pistols:
We will be fansubbing Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru (also known as UraBoku) this coming April 2010.
For more info, please visit their official website at: http://uraboku.jp/index.htmlAs for Sex Pistols OVA1, we will fansub it too… the DVD is out but we need some time for translations and getting the video. Will announce the release here when the English subbed version is out. So stay tuned!
~Jennifer LeBlanc
YAOI NEWS: Breath V5 Preorders Start 4/15/10
(Cover for Breath V5)
The long awaited Breath Volume 5 is almost here! Release date is scheduled for April 30th, and pre-orders will be available starting April 15th. We'll be giving out free yaoigen coasters with pre-orders (while supplies last). This will be the first of our new collection of yaoi theme coasters, so be sure not to miss it! (More details will be provided at that time.) And for those who missed our custom Breath bookmark giveaway during Volume 1 pre-orders, you'll have another opportunity to get it! Please support us by ordering directly from our website.
YAOI NEWS: “Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White” Trailer
Here is the first trailer for the new Hetalia Axis Powers movie set to release June 5th of this year. Scroll down to the middle of the page and you will see two buttons that say "Play". Click the top one.
YAOI NEWS: DMP Interview About Viewfinder
Since the news broke about the licensing of Viewfinder, many fans have been questioning why June would be handling the title instead of 801 Media. Deb Aoki over at About.Com: Manga shot off some questions to Michelle Mauk at Digital Manga Publishing addressing that very question. As far as the bigger concern of censorship, although not specifically addressed with a question, she does touch on it a bit by saying "So this title is special, and we are treating it as something special. We're shooting for the stars here, so we have to make it count!". I'm thinking by saying it will be treated 'special' (hell, it has its own website already!) that this is their way of saying it won't be treated like their typical June titles and therefore won't be censored all to hell.
What do you think? Worried? Not worried? Don't care?
~Jennifer LeBlanc
YAOI NEWS: The Viewfinder Series Is Licensed!!!
Gardena, CA (3/11/10)- Digital Manga Publishing and Libre Shuppan are proud to announce the licensing of the Finder Series by Ayano Yamane! The Finder series has been one of the most heavily requested series from our readers, and has been considered by fans of the yaoi genre to be the quintessential yaoi title. From one of Japan's top-selling yaoi mangaka, Ayano Yamane, DMP is proud to release the Finder series beginning with volume one in the summer of 2010 under the June' imprint. For more information, news updates, and to keep on top of all things Finder, visit the Finder website at www.finderseries.com!
From our friends at Libre Shuppan:
We are pleased to announce that Kazuma Kodaka’s KIZUNA-?- and Ayano Yamane’s Finder Series, both of which were previously licensed by Central Park Media, are now acquired by Digital Manga Publishing (DMP). For these series, all volumes will be newly translated and will be published under DMP’s June imprint. Finder Series is set to be released in Summer of 2010 and Kizuna is scheduled for September of 2010.
For further inquiries regarding this matter, feel free to contact us at rights@libre-pub.co.jp or Digital Manga Inc, at contact@emanga.com We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for reading our books and for your continued support.
While out on assignment trying to document the illegal activities of the Japanese underworld, photographer Takaba crosses paths with the dark and mysterious leader Asami. Asami takes Takaba captive, in an attempt to subjugate and possess him. But when the son of the Chinese mafia enters demanding evidence that Takaba may have, will Takaba be able to survive being caught in the crosshairs of a deadly underworld feud?
For more information about Libre Shuppan, visit: www.libre-pub.co.jp
YAOI NEWS: Media Blasters Layoffs
ANN reported yesterday that Media Blasters is going through some layoffs due to decreasing vendor orders. Kitty Media is a part of Media Blasters and a publisher of yaoi. This explains why they have been slow or delayed on some releases. Unfortunately, Kitty Media holds the license for Crimson Spell so I'm thinking it will be a long time before we see Crimson Spell V3 IF we see it at all. I'm not saying they are on their way out, just that I don't think yaoi is top on their list of priorities right now but I could be wrong. I've sent off an email to them so if they respond with any further information, I'll let you know. This also makes me question if they are still in the running for the Viewfinder license. That's going to be one pricey license and I can't imagine them shelling out money for it at a time like this. I guess we'll see. 
Your thoughts?
(As I was typing this I received an email from Rightstuf telling me Wintertime Love's release date is now 12/12/12 (this is a Kitty Media title). I've seen Rightstuf do this before and that usually means they don't have a release date for it anymore. Their site says "Coming Soon, Date to be Determined". ANN stated Media Blasters didn't think the layoffs would affect their current release schedule. I find it hard to believe this is a coincidence though.)
~Jennifer LeBlanc
YAOI NEWS: Breath Volume 5 Update
Just got an 'unofficial' update from Yaoi Generation about Breath Volume 5. They ARE working on it but ran into some hitches with the printers. I promised to keep it vague so I won't give the dates they think it will be out but know that it should be relatively soon based on what they told me. You can watch for an official update on their site or as soon as I'm notified, I'll post it here. Yay! Can't wait!
YAOI NEWS: YaoiCon Announces Ayano Yamane As Guest!!!
Photo from "HowellJenkinsSama" on DeviantArt
Unless you've been under a rock all day you've probably heard that YaoiCon announced their guest for the 2010 convention and it's Ayano Yamane (excuse me while I go change my pants). I'm going to allow this once and only once 'cause you all know how I feel about squeeing. Ready? One… two…. three…. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *runs around like a crazy woman, slams into wall* Ow. >.< Well, I'm glad THAT'S out of my system…. NOT!!! XD Here's the info from YaoiCon as well as some personal info on her. Oh, and if you're wondering how you'll find me at YaoiCon, I'll be the one madly humping her leg at the autograph session. ^_^
YAOI NEWS: Handley’s Attorney Addresses Yaoi
Imagine my surprise when I checked my email today only to see an email directly from Christopher Handley's attorney. I HIGHLY suggest you read this (yes, I know it's long) but he DOES address yaoi and I'm not sure you'll like what he has to say about its legality. Here is the press release as it was sent to me:
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