Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Rayra Katagiri's Prince and Butler

Introducing...

Rayra Katagiri's Prince and Butler!

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Hajime’s sister has hired a second butler for her maid café, and this “Prince” is seriously cramping Hajime’s style! Must he be so beautiful?! Hajime quickly loses popularity, while Prince doesn't even notice the heart-eyed lady customers! What, or who, is Prince looking at? Hajime is feeling a strange sensation....

Come check out the menu at this café—their specialty is a sexy love comedy soup of cross-dressing, bondage, and other delicious ingredients!

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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent
Edited by Kimberly Lammens
Lettered by Sarah Russell

Available on all platforms at eManga!

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Prince and Butler published by DMG © KATAGIRI Rayra 2013; originally published in Japanese as Ouji to Shitsuji [王子と執事 愚弟カップリング計画]. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published by Junet in 2009.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

aya isino's Sink Into You

Introducing...

aya isino's Sink Into You!

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Love? Family? Belonging? Takata tells himself he doesn't need them; a gay man like him can't have them.

Seno despises shameless Takata. Whenever Takata enters the coffee shop, Seno grits his teeth, barely manages to greet him, and tries not to think about how Takata destroyed his boss's marriage. But Seno makes a horrible assumption: he pins the cruel heart on the wrong man. His strong feelings morph into something more complicated than disgust. Can Seno convince Takata that creating a family doesn't rely on being "gay" or "straight"?

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With her stark, dramatic line art, isino aya strips humanity to its basic needs. Men break into pieces on their way to wholeness in the intelligent, interconnected stories of SINK INTO YOU.

Translated by Barbara J. Vincent
Edited by Kimberly Lammens
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan

Available on all platforms at eManga!

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Sink Into You was published under Kimi ni Shizumu [君に沈む] in Japan © ISINO Aya 2013. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published by Akane Shinsha in 2004.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Yuiji Aniya's A Convenient Man

Introducing...

Yuiji Aniya's A Convenient Man!

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Meet Kitamura, convenience store manager, age 31. With normal good looks and normal good taste, a normal job and a normal income, he feels a normal amount of unhappiness in his normal relationship with a normal woman. Wait! There is a storm warning over this barren life.

Meet Minamihara, younger man and part-time employee. Minamihara lives boldly, courageously. And he is the storm who throws Kitamura's life and heart in unexpected directions.

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With A Convenient Man, Yuiji Aniya introduces us to two more unforgettable characters who foolishly, bravely stumble through life while opening their failings, secrets, and dreams to the reader!

Translated by Barbara J. Vincent
Edited by Kimberly Lammens
Lettered by Liz Marina Barillas

Available on all platforms at eManga!

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A Convenient Man (published under Mr. Convenience [ミスターコンビニエンス] in Japan © ANIYA Yuiji 2013. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2008 by Tokyo Mangasha.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Review our Digital Manga Guild books!


Hello everyone. Long time no see!

I've been browsing the emanga site, and I've been noticing that quite a few of our lovely children (I mean our books, people, our books!) have no reviews. In attempt to remedy that sad lack, I'm here to ask if there's anyone who'd like to receive a free review copy of one of BLBB's manga  over at e-manga.com. In return, you would be required to review the book and post your review at emanga, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. We've released some really excellent books in the past few months, and they're not getting enough love!

In case it's not obvious, the review copy is digital only (as all of DMG books are digital only).

To see what to review, just browse below.  Then leave a note on this post, and one of us will work on getting you a free copy. Don't forget to set up an account at emanga.com!


In addition, other books I've contributed recently and are now available on emanga:

Welcome to Nyan Cafe (shoujo or shounen ai) Kira Nakamura
Obey Your Secretary! (yaoi) Choko Kabutomaru


And lastly,  keep your eyes peeled for the following wonderful books. The BLBangers and I are all looking eagerly forward to sharing these with everyone. They should be available very soon (the top three) and in the coming months (the bottom four):

Sink Into You (shounen ai?) Isino Aya
A Convenient Man (yaoi) Yuiji Aniya
Prince & Butler (hot hot yaoi) Rayra Katagiri
To Sow a Seed (yaoi/shounen ai) Terashima
Polaris Bell (shounen ai) Terashima
Distance to Polaris (shounen ai) Terashima
A Day in August (shounen ai?) Tatsuki

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Marry Maiko's Love Makes People Grow

Love Makes People Grow by Marry Maiko!

"A child who wasn't loved while small, when he becomes an adult remains a child."
A timid art teacher, over forty but still confused by love, despairs of ever finding a companion. A love-starved boy watches the kindness of families all around him, but insists he doesn't need anything like that. A college student living with his long-term partner purposely tantalizes a neighbor by loudly making love. A bassist fears "weirding out" his bandmates, so he keeps his life with his male lover under wraps. A contrary professor gives himself to a self-assured colleague one night, but it’s not what either of them expect.

Marry Maiko debuts with this quiet bombshell of emotional stories!
Translated by Barbara J. Vincent
Edited by Kimberly Lammens
Lettered by Liz Marina Barillas
Available on all platforms at eManga!

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Hito wa Ai wo Tabete Sodatsu © MAIKO Marry 2013. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2006 by Tokyo Mangasha.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Mayu Taumi's Sumida River Love Suicide

Sumida River Love Suicide by Mayu Taumi!

Once upon a time, two ridiculous failures met.
Kumada, once a talented rakugo artiste, had become a famously violent gang member. Uneducated Ogawa, dazzled by Kumada, had become frustrated with his own inability to use anything but the simplest of words. Together, this unlikely duo sought their place to belong in life and in love. 

Three extra tales of unexpected feelings complete this volume: one of sorrow and poetry in the early Shōwa era; another of close but distant brothers; and one that reveals the secret motivations behind the perfect... woman?



Translated by Barbara J. Vincent
Edited by Kimberly Lammens
Lettered by S. Russell
Available on all platforms at eManga!

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Sumidagawa Shinjuu © TAUMI Mayu 2013. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2008 by Tokyo Mangasha.