tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47519077194232362942024-03-13T19:50:56.763-07:00BLBangBang LocalizationsBLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-10267460443324742022013-09-04T08:09:00.001-07:002013-09-04T08:09:11.321-07:00Rayra Katagiri's Prince and Butler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rayra Katagiri's <i><a href="https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1250" target="_blank">Prince and Butler</a></i>!<br />
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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....<br />
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Come check out the menu at this café—their specialty is a sexy love comedy soup of cross-dressing, bondage, and other delicious ingredients!<br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Sarah Russell<br />
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Available on all platforms at <a href="https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1250" target="_blank">eManga</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Prince and Butler</i> published by DMG © KATAGIRI Rayra 2013; originally published in Japanese as <i>Ouji to Shitsuji </i>[<i>王子と執事 愚弟カップリング計画</i>]. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published by Junet </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">in 2009</span>.
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-80856301697593962952013-07-25T09:08:00.001-07:002013-07-25T09:18:39.538-07:00aya isino's Sink Into You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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aya isino's <i><a href="https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=961&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D475" target="_blank">Sink Into You</a></i>!<br />
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Love? Family? Belonging? Takata tells himself he doesn't need them; a gay man like him can't have them.<br />
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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"?<br />
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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.<br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan<br />
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Available on all platforms at <a href="https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=961&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D475" target="_blank">eManga</a>!<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-36919794366920152242013-05-24T13:40:00.000-07:002013-05-24T13:45:22.877-07:00Yuiji Aniya's A Convenient Man<a align="left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJ6iIQt4JbQHbdSmGayzjLUVNEvSBve7FXq63nfAtV79der-gNzxn6ujPJHF5Bp15Y3Rv0y8BnSUNCHIjehlhtIQGSAnOdBit-C2kmEtUj5L6ZbW6MLzt727W1dK2J77F36MeElNq9R0/s1600/a_convenient_man_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJ6iIQt4JbQHbdSmGayzjLUVNEvSBve7FXq63nfAtV79der-gNzxn6ujPJHF5Bp15Y3Rv0y8BnSUNCHIjehlhtIQGSAnOdBit-C2kmEtUj5L6ZbW6MLzt727W1dK2J77F36MeElNq9R0/s320/a_convenient_man_cover.jpg" width="228" ya="true" /></a><b>Introducing...</b><br />
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Yuiji Aniya's <i><a href="https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1219&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2F" target="_blank">A Convenient Man</a></i>!<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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With <i>A Convenient Man</i>, 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!<br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Liz Marina Barillas<br />
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Available on all platforms at <a href="https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1219&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2F" target="_blank">eManga</a>!<br />
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645591556470483032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-15602638697135488162013-05-17T14:25:00.000-07:002013-05-17T14:25:20.482-07:00Review our Digital Manga Guild books!<div class="user-icon">
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Hello everyone. Long time no see!<br />
<br />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!<br /><br />In case it's not obvious, the review copy is digital only (as all of DMG books are digital only).<br /><br />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!<br />
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In addition, other books I've contributed recently and are now available on emanga:<br />
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Welcome to Nyan Cafe (shoujo or shounen ai) Kira Nakamura<br />Obey Your Secretary! (yaoi) Choko Kabutomaru<br />
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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):<br />
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Sink Into You (shounen ai?) Isino Aya<br />A Convenient Man (yaoi) Yuiji Aniya<br />Prince & Butler (hot hot yaoi) Rayra Katagiri<br />To Sow a Seed (yaoi/shounen ai) Terashima<br />Polaris Bell (shounen ai) Terashima<br />Distance to Polaris (shounen ai) Terashima<br />
A Day in August (shounen ai?) TatsukiBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645591556470483032noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-89457925529265798022013-03-16T08:04:00.000-07:002013-03-16T08:04:46.869-07:00Marry Maiko's Love Makes People Grow<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"A child who wasn't loved while small, when he becomes an adult remains a child."</i></span></blockquote>
<i>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.</i><br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
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Available on all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1025&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D539">eManga</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Once upon a time, two ridiculous failures met. </i></span></blockquote>
<i>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. </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>When you’re a sadist and the boy you love is a masochist, picking on him is a pleasure.</i></span></blockquote>
<i>Pain doesn’t affect Yoshie... no, that’s not quite right; it feels good! Sensei's forceful massages at the Seitai Clinic are the best. But Sensei's solemn and bone-obsessed son, Mikawa, is secretly listening to Yoshie’s breathless moans! Is it only a passion for bones that excites Mikawa? Yoshie soon realizes that pain in your heart isn’t the same as pain in your body. </i><br />
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<i>Bonus! A young man loves the pâtissier who works at his dad’s café, but with their age gap, will his love ever be taken seriously?</i><br />
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By the same author as <i>Entangled Circumstances</i> and <i>Secret Thorns!</i><br />
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<i>Yamashii Karada</i> © KIKUYA Kikuko 2013. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2009 by Taiyo Tosho.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>They say that the smallest movement from a butterfly's wing has far-reaching effects... and that butterflies are the souls of the dead. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>In North Africa, a rocky but fated romance flutters to life while the horrible violence of World War II rages. Richter, a fragile, brilliant German scientist, is a prisoner of the Allies. Grandall is an American soldier with a personal grudge against the enemy. To stay Richter's execution, Grandall makes a startling decision. When tragedy hits Grandall, Richter surprises him with an offer of comfort. These two events begin a relationship that will affect everyone. But an extreme test lies in wait as the landscape of guilt, doubt, and fear intensifies. </i></span><br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Liz Barillas</blockquote>
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<i>What do animals do in the spring of their lives? They mate! Wildly!<br /><br />Four mischievous friends have met their match: their own hearts! Now that they're older, the only troubles these country boys find make them moan and pant. Kou-chan wants to confess to Kishi, but he’s full of heart-pounding doubt over Kishi’s response. Mitsuru, the serious boy pining for a lost love, is ambushed by Tarou, an obtuse, air-headed sadist, full of devotion for his darling. And who is this tall boy, beating everyone up yet shooting flowers out of the panels? Somebody needs to figure out his body language.<br /><br />Psyche Delico comes out to play... all over the pages of PURE LOVE’S SEXY TIME!</i><br />
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Translated by Lea H.<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan</blockquote>
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-41823108875119028962012-09-19T19:36:00.005-07:002013-01-02T01:22:53.345-08:00isino aya's Weekend of Dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4751907719423236294">Weekend of Dreams</a> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4751907719423236294">isino aya</a> (Yume Mita Shuumatsu)<br />
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<i>It started out as a way to prepare for a future lover. Too long denied a flesh and blood companion, his substitute—a teddy bear—is now his love object. What happens when a persistent, excessively cheerful neighbor consumes his serious, carefully ordered life? An explosion of hurtful, panicked words.<br /><br />Stepping back into his quiet life, he can’t avoid what his insufferable neighbor left behind: cracks that expose his festering loneliness. Only one person can fill those cracks, but he’s disappeared.<br /><br />WEEKEND OF DREAMS: With her brutally honest, trembling line art, isino aya creates a companion collection to Sink into You. Love and acceptance, joy and sorrow, desire and disgust: they move beyond simple shapes in black and white. </i><br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drink up, our fellow BL fans! Our titles are now available in PDF format at <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/CategoryPage.asp?cbBrowse=4">Wowio</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just click on the <a href="http://blbangbang.blogspot.ca/p/latest-titles.html">cover of the title</a> that makes you screech, "WOW! I wanna read that!" Scroll past </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the cover copy, and you'll see the link to buy the PDF.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All that's left is to download and read your BL manga in classy PDF style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And remember, d</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on't read and drive! (But if you're not driving, then GET PLASTERED with all the titles to choose from!)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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</div>BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-68004559197146829272012-07-26T07:33:00.000-07:002013-01-02T01:21:40.070-08:00Tsubaki Enomoto's Outrageous Cherry Voice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Novice voice actor Souhei Seta woke up not only in a strange bed, but COMPLETELY NAKED!! What’s worse, there was a naked man on either side of him! Who are these men? One is the mature, popular script writer Enji Shindou; the other is his brother: popular voice actor Kenzou Morita. Souhei is trying to make it as a voice actor, but finds that being around these two men is making him very distracted. Can a young voice actor mix work and romance? If so, which man will finally win his heart?</i><br />
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<b>DMGuild Group: Rotten Cherries</b><br />
Translated by Lea H.<br />
Edited by Jeffrey Hitchin<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan</blockquote>
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Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=880&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D29">eManga</a>.<br />
Also available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008OPOA18/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008OPOA18&linkCode=as2&tag=bl0de-20">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/outrageous-cherry-voice-tsubaki-enomoto/1112229475?ean=2940014990707">Nook</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=242985">Wowio</a>.<br />
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-29983878825533597832012-07-24T19:26:00.000-07:002013-01-02T01:20:48.750-08:00Yuriko Matsukawa's Not For A Student<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYfiDxE8bPDaGYWUOQCwJfD4MuIJktDoBvxXyxvsPXe1aLg8iXKAgfO_cGOmR2TAhikv2dI-q4ZIYgnmailBbO2fe_psYJZo10yvCZ3UJIfaPB8BZERSRoFCjgzKA4tjq_06rqJHcQlQ/s1600/not_for_a_student_lg.JPG">Not For A Student</a> by <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYfiDxE8bPDaGYWUOQCwJfD4MuIJktDoBvxXyxvsPXe1aLg8iXKAgfO_cGOmR2TAhikv2dI-q4ZIYgnmailBbO2fe_psYJZo10yvCZ3UJIfaPB8BZERSRoFCjgzKA4tjq_06rqJHcQlQ/s1600/not_for_a_student_lg.JPG">Yuriko Matsukawa</a> (Seito de Nanka Irarenai)<br />
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<i>Time for Plan B. Upon facing the reality that photography won't put food on her table, Tasaka Miki, a feisty, young college student, resigns herself to life as a junior high school art teacher, assuming she can clear the training. Adapting to this strange, new world is no small task, but something else troubles Miki... Where exactly has she seen her sly-eyed student Takase Masaki before...? Just as curiosity got the cat, Miki's inquisitive mind swings open the door to shocking discoveries of secret lives and unknown motives, all of which threaten her very future! Maybe it's time for Plan C!<br /><br />After over 20 years, Yuriko Matsukawa's 1989 shojo classic "Not for a Student" makes its long-awaited English debut!</i><br />
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<b>DMGuild Group: <a href="https://twitter.com/DMG_KoiKoi">Koi-Koi</a></b><br />
Translated by Brittany Sweet<br />
Edited by Kristina Potts<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan</blockquote>
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Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=888&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D452">eManga</a>.<br />
Also available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VFZFUG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008VFZFUG&linkCode=as2&tag=bl0de-20">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/not-for-a-student-yuriko-matsukawa/1112229478?ean=2940014990721">Nook</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=242984">Wowio</a>.<br />
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-7121719490616198022012-07-18T10:01:00.001-07:002013-01-02T01:19:49.685-08:00TATSUKI's If The Wish Is Fulfilled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHrxLx3Iyyjnyqkg2ylpxrhegdicINDuNnCrojpQkmMY4biwoMqkv53LSuaskZVfKZCHFtI65LF83EC4EY09yzeUPEp7OMZ7O-BgVDtsSOu8brnv8gqW8ed_zZMKoePTeMVxRqpl1_8Y/s1600/180803432.JPG">If The Wish Is Fulfilled</a> by <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHrxLx3Iyyjnyqkg2ylpxrhegdicINDuNnCrojpQkmMY4biwoMqkv53LSuaskZVfKZCHFtI65LF83EC4EY09yzeUPEp7OMZ7O-BgVDtsSOu8brnv8gqW8ed_zZMKoePTeMVxRqpl1_8Y/s1600/180803432.JPG">TATSUKI</a> (Moshimo Negai wo)<br />
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<i>If you could have anything, what would you wish for?<br /><br />If the Wish is Fulfilled explores different answers to this question in six separate one-shots. Best friends struggle with love and life; a young buck chases after his not-so-doe-eyed teacher; two brothers learn about themselves and each other; an incorrigible yakuza heir and his exasperated mentor butt heads; two salarymen fall unexpectedly in love; and a lifelong friendship takes a bittersweet turn.<br /><br />Poignant and humorous, Tatsuki conveys the ups and downs of these young men’s lives through an elegant blend of human emotions, engaging dialogue, and intricate artwork.
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<b>DMGuild Group: Wishing Well</b><br />
Translated by V. G. Jasper<br />
Edited by Anna Schnell<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan</blockquote>
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Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=876&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D461">eManga</a>.<br />
Also available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MILWIG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008MILWIG&linkCode=as2&tag=bl0de-20">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/if-the-wish-is-fulfilled-tatsuki/1112136681?ean=2940014954938">Nook</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=242981">Wowio</a>.<br />
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-67532151899403466942012-06-22T07:15:00.000-07:002012-09-24T06:32:06.838-07:00BLBB Chats About Boys’ Love<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you like boys' love manga, gay romance novels (known as “M/M” or “MM”) are throbbing for your attention. If you like M/M novels, boys' love manga (known as “BL” or “yaoi”) will lasso you in!</span><br />
<span id="internal-source-marker_0.0825575867202133"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As part of author Hayley B. James' initiative to help the BL manga fan explore M/M novels and to help the M/M novel fan explore BL manga, we four ladies(?) sat down this past weekend to chat over coffee (definitely not vodka).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">_______________________</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Kimberly</b>:</span><span style="color: #222222;">
</span><span style="color: blue;">1. <b>How did you find BL? Did you get
into it right away, or did you have to warm up to it?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Well,
it all started with </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Harry Potter</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">
fan fiction.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Do
you remember after </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Goblet of Fire</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">
came out, and we were all waiting for the </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Order
of the Phoenix</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">? I wanted to read
more so badly I thought I'd write my own novel, but I found out it
was a lot harder than it sounded. So I started reading fan fiction.
And I ran into slash pretty quickly. I don't think I even BLINKED. I got the eroticism of it right away and was totally hooked! So
when I started watching </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Naruto</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">
with the kids in 2007, I started slashing Kakashi and Iruka
naturally. Then I looked for fan fiction, and it existed. Then I
found doujinshis. Then I realized that there was actual real manga
featuring gay relationships! I was like a kid in a candy store! I'm a
natural fujoshi. [A fujoshi is a female fan of BL.]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Anne Lee</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Sounds
very similar to me, except I started with </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Sailor
Moon</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> fan fiction.</span><span style="color: #222222;">
</span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Sailor Moon</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">
was my first anime/manga, though, so I think it took me a little
while longer to get to the point where I started slashing characters
myself, but the gay/lesbian relationships written into the canon
helped expose me to that "world," so to speak.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Alexandra</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Netflix really helped me out. One day I'm watching </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Utena</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">,
the next it suggests </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Loveless</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">.
Next thing I know, I'm jonesing for a new fix, and there's Crunchyroll
with </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Junjo Romantica</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">.
[After] the first episode, I was a goner.</span><span style="color: #222222;">
</span><span style="color: #222222;">Shortly after that I met Barb,
so it all worked out just fine. Haha.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;">I lived a fairly isolated existence from birth
to about 20, but I did have posters of Erik from Gaston Leroux's
</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><i>Phantom of the Opera</i></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;">
(Susan Kay's version is better) and Mr. Rochester from Charlotte
Bronte’s </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><i>Jane Eyre</i></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;">
on my wall; I've always loved intense human emotions expressed
through words and art. One day, in my mid 20s, I just happened to see
an AMV [animated music video] with clips from the 1992</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><i>
Ai no Kusabi </i></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;">anime. Chains? Whips?
Torture? Out of control emotion? Possession? ...Love? Sweet merciful
above! WHAT IS THIS </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><i>FABULOUS MADNESS</i></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;">?
So, BL was actually my first introduction to manga and anime itself!
Fifteen years later, the fire only burns hotter. Deep end first baby.
No swimming lessons.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #222222;">:</span><span style="color: #222222;">
</span><span style="color: blue;">2. <b>Has BL brought any other benefits
to your life?</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Yes,
lots! 1. made my sex life better (when I had one) 2. introduced me to
lots of cool women & men (or perhaps I should say nerdy otaku and
fujoshi) [An otaku is a fan of manga, anime or video games.] 3.
pushed me to learn Japanese and become a translator 4. gave me a year
of fiction writing that I may not have had otherwise</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Anne Lee</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">I'd
have to say the biggest positive impact BL has had on my life has
come from my deciding to pursue research of the sub-genre
academically. I took this class while I was an undergrad called
"Homosexualities in Asian Literature and Film," and it
basically showed me that people were actually looking at BL from an
academic standpoint, and I thought "Wow! I could do that!"
(Since I already knew I wanted to go to grad school, the rest is
history!) XD</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Alexandra</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Wahahaha!
Er... I'd have to agree with Barb's 1-3, and then add in learning
InDesign and Photoshop. Let's go with that. Big words about accepting
sexuality without labels can wait for another day.</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Here's
mine: BL, despite the generalized “porn” classification, has
forced me to question a lot of serious matters and helped me shape
the questions I wanted to ask in order to find the answers I needed
to find about myself and my world. Like Anne, I've been inspired
to do a lot of exciting research.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara:</b> </span><span style="color: #222222;">I
have one more! Can I? </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">I
used to think penises were ugly, but now I really like to look at
them. </span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: #222222;">The Art of Penis?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara: </b></span><span style="color: #222222;">The
Beauty that is Penis.</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">:</span><span style="color: #222222;">
</span><span style="color: blue;">3. <b>Digital publishing and the comic
medium: pros/cons?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Anne Lee</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Pro:
ease of distribution, able to get many titles out quickly. Con: I
hate reading on computer screens! I want a shelf full of books I can
smell!</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Pros
to digital publishing with business models like Digital Manga
Guild: more authors</span><span style="color: #222222;"><i> I</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">
want to support are available in English now!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>Alexandra</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">But
dedicated eReader devices like Kindle need to catch up in regards to
quality.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously. I'm not blind, but comics on Kindle
make me think I am.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">For
me... I prefer books, but my life is unmanageable. I have too many
books, so ereaders work for me. I do hate reading manga on my Kindle.
I'm not thrilled by reading it on a computer either.</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">:</span><span style="color: #222222;">
</span><span style="color: blue;">4.<b> Censorship on Apple iDevices &
Amazon's Kindle: thoughts?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Who
knew that the most advanced technology came with Victorian age
principles? I'm still stunned.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Anne Lee</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">I
honestly don't know enough about the history of the whole ordeal to
comment fully on the cases of Apple and Kindle, but I can't see how
certain stores can think it's okay to censor what they sell like
that. </span>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">:</span><span style="color: #222222;">
There's enough censoring from the publishers. Please don't censor
where I can buy and read something as well! Censorship is
insulting to my emotional and intellectual intelligence. It has certainly influenced my buying habits. Right
now, I have an iPad. It's great, but my next purchase will be a
tablet that supports an operating system like Android.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Alexandra</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Amen
to that. Apple and Amazon have not been getting my money for a while
now. Don't you smirk a little when B&N [Barnes & Noble] will
distribute something they won't? I know I do.</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: blue;">5.
<b>What are your top five BL mangaka recommendations?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Anne Lee</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Fumi
Yoshinaga, Basso, est em, Keiko Takemiya, Asumiko Nakamura. I realize not all of these are available in English.</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Saemi Yorita's </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Brilliant Blue</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">.
I cried and cried and it felt so good. Completely fell in love with
both main characters. Yuki Shimizu's </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Love
Mode</i></span><span style="color: #222222;">. Akira Honma's... anything.
Yayoi Neko's </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Incubus.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Nishida
Higashi, Shiuko Kano, est em, Renaissance Yoshida, Tomoko Yamashita, Fujiyama Hyouta and Marta Matsuo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Alexandra</b>: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Setona </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Mizushiro</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">, Dokuro </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Jaryuu</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">, Shoko Hidaka, Akira Kamuro & Hiroi Takao</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">together, Tetuzoh Okadaya, Sakaki </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Kuroda</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">. It’s difficult to pick between favorites! * sob sob *</span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">:</span><span style="color: blue;"> 6.
<b>What M/M romance would you most like to see adapted as a comic?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Alexandra</b>: </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Josh
Lanyon's </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><i><u><a href="http://www.joshlanyon.com/adrien_mysteries.html">Adrien</a><a href="http://www.joshlanyon.com/adrien_mysteries.html">
</a><a href="http://www.joshlanyon.com/adrien_mysteries.html">English</a></u></i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">
mysteries and the adaptation would be done by </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><u><a href="http://www.guiltpleasure.com/">Guilt</a><a href="http://www.guiltpleasure.com/">|</a><a href="http://www.guiltpleasure.com/">Pleasure</a></u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">
or </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><u><a href="http://akikomonden.com/">Akiko</a> Monden</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">.</span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">:</span><span style="color: #222222;"> Anything by </span><span style="color: #222222;"><u><a href="http://www.sapayne.com/index2.html">Sarah</a><a href="http://www.sapayne.com/index2.html">
</a><a href="http://www.sapayne.com/index2.html">Payne</a></u></span><span style="color: #222222;">!
(Her subscriber system is beyond annoying--just let me buy the whole
damn book and read it offline--but her stories are worth the
aggravation!) Also, not exactly M/M romance, but a series of manga
one-shots from </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>The Great Mirror of
Male Love</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> (1684) by Saikaku Ihara
would be amazing. OH, OH! Or even </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>The
Blue Hood</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>The
Chrysanthemum Vow</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> (both published in
1776) by Ueda Akinari!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Barbara</b>: A</span><span style="color: #222222;"> comic adaptation of Forster's </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Maurice.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Anne Lee</b>: W</span><span style="color: #222222;">ouldn't a </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Brokeback
Mountain </i></span><span style="color: #222222;">manga be fine?</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kimberly</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: #222222;">Excellent!
Time’s up, ladies! Thanks for the chat!</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">_______________________</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. If you love BL, try M/M. If you love M/M, try BL. There is manna waiting to explode on your taste buds and fill your starving bellies. If you're already dining on both, then we wish your continued pleasure alongside us at this fine buffet!</span>
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</b>BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-40038696265263852372012-06-18T07:50:00.001-07:002012-08-05T17:32:52.490-07:00PRIZES!!! Boys Love and MM Romance Collide!Look forward to the <a href="http://blbangbang.blogspot.ca/2012/06/boys-love-and-mm-romance-collide.html">blog hop at the end of this week</a>! BLBB is excited to reveal our entry, where we chat about our individual history with BL and even a little bit about our thoughts on MM romance novels! Heh.<br />
So far, there are thirty-six exciting posts being readied for your reading pleasure! Remember, "the more you hop and comment on available blogs, the higher chance you have to win!"<br />
<br />BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-68274357289208630372012-06-12T15:50:00.000-07:002012-08-05T17:33:21.371-07:00Boys Love and MM Romance Collide!Boys Love Bang Bang will participate in a blog hop called "Manga & Romance." On the day of the hop (June 22-24), come read our thoughts on yaoi and M/M Romance. There will be a grand prize giveaway, so stay tuned for all the goodies.<br />
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<i>To make a choice is to take a risk, so Hinata simply coasts. When the older Kasahara pursues him, Hinata allows himself to fall into an awkward friendship. But Kasahara demands more and Hinata’s hand is forced: will he take a risk and face his fears, or will he stay in his comfortable but empty life?<br /><br />
Kozuki used to risk falling in love, but too much heartache has crushed his belief in “happily ever after,” so he rejects his co-worker Sakashita’s confession. However, Sakashita’s love just won't fade. Will Kozuki take one more risk for love before it’s too late?<br /><br />IF I TAKE YOUR HAND, what will happen?
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Translated by Anne Lee<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan
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If I Take Your Hand - Sono Te o Toreba © Ryoko Chiba 2010. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2010 by Tokyo Mangasha Co., Ltd.
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-59244748007864847282012-06-12T13:48:00.000-07:002013-01-02T01:17:50.811-08:00Est Em's ULTRAS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>An avid game of love between rivals!
Soccer fans are notorious, but ultras like Al and Leon take it to another level! They eat, breathe, and sleep for their beloved teams and their rivalries, like the rivalry between Liberta and FC Madrid.<br />
When the Spanish national soccer team wins the European championship, fans around the country unite to celebrate. Sparks fly when Al and Leon first meet amidst the festivities, but what happens when these two ultras unknowingly find themselves on opposite sides of a passionate rivalry?!<br />
Other exciting stories in this anthology include:<br />
Say Hello to Mr. Smith<br />
The Onlooker<br />
Who Killed Oscar?<br />
Local y Visitante
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<b>DMGuild Group: Sabaya</b><br />
Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Yadira Gonzales<br />
Lettered by S. Russell</blockquote>
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-6151954058328167952012-06-08T13:16:00.000-07:002012-06-08T14:05:03.062-07:0069er Review Challenge!<br />
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<br />BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-12104564639889675932012-06-01T12:09:00.001-07:002013-01-02T01:17:01.277-08:00Est Em's Seduce Me After the Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Emotionally unstable after the death of his mother, a world-famous ballet dancer, Theo finds himself unable to dance. Advised to find a change of pace, he decides to appear in a movie and then throws the gossip magazines into an uproar when he's caught kissing his popular young costar, Darren, in downtown L.A.;<br /><br />
“Will there be a sequel to this joke of yours?"<br />
“…that depends upon the script.”<br /><br />
From the lives and loves of glamorous Hollywood stars to a Kyoto festival, Est Em artfully crafts multiple beautiful and heartrending worlds overflowing with sensuality. Seven unique stories of timeless love, art, music and human emotion--as well as some that may not be quite so human--are collected here in her debut volume.
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<b>DMGuild Group: Footlights</b><br />
Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Anna Schnell<br />
Lettered by Liz B.</blockquote>
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Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=816&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D443">eManga.</a><br />
Also available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0087TFF6A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bl0de-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0087TFF6A">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seduce-me-after-the-show-est-em/1100360369?ean=2940014712866">Nook</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=242906">Wowio</a>.<br />
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Seduce Me After The Show - Shou Ga Hanetara Aimashou © Est Em 2006. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2006 by Tokyo Mangasha Co., Ltd.
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<i>Twins Ken and Mari and their friend Joe have been constant companions since childhood. Now in their final year of high school, they've grown into young adults with their own hobbies, loves, and even secrets. No matter their differences, though, they share a common bond in their love for movies. But will this bond prove to be strong enough when unresolved feelings and distance threaten to pull this threesome apart? KINE IN! collects the existing chapters of this bittersweet story, plus a newly written chapter! Also included are three one-shots where Est Em further explores the bonds of affection that draw friends and lovers of all kinds together.</i><br />
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<b>DMGuild Group: Kitto Katsu</b><br />
Translated by Lea H.<br />
Edited by April Gutierrez<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan</blockquote>
Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=787&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D443">eManga</a>.<br />
Also available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083NTNAE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bl0de-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083NTNAE">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1110853082?ean=2940014440110">Nook</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=242868">Wowio</a>.<br />
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-56515054545835731102012-05-08T18:37:00.000-07:002013-01-02T01:14:54.417-08:00Azusa Kurokawa's Awakened Dreamer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Suitani never wanted a normal life, but that’s what he has. And he loathes it. When he runs into Tamaki again, the small boy he bullied in the past and now a gorgeous television hero, he realizes Tamaki is everything he is not. But Tamaki hasn’t forgiven Suitani’s past cruelties, and suddenly, “normal” is a lifeline.<br /><br />Unusual reflections on love continue in AWAKENED DREAMER, some filled with beautiful sadness, others with imaginative humor: a fatherless boy clings to something entirely his own for a few short hours; the son of a master mahjong player leads his starry-eyed friend to the mahjong wolves, hoping to crush his obsession with his old man; and a young farmer woefully misjudges his gentle, sensitive and silent older brother. </i><br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan
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Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=785&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D449">eManga</a>.<br />
Also available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083PUAFE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bl0de-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083PUAFE">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/awakened-dreamer-azusa-kurokawa/1110852607?ean=2940014439848">Nook</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=242827">Wowio.</a><br />
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-27228572155804879282012-04-09T09:37:00.000-07:002013-01-02T01:13:50.698-08:00Rokka Sugiura's Fantasy Paradise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Welcome to Sales Department Two, where all the employees are women... that is, until Mr. Amano, a shy dreamer who perpetually spins off into homoerotic fantasies, and Mr. Kakimoto, the persistent wanna-be husband of Mr. Amano, are transferred in. Don't worry; the women are on it!<br /><br />Elsewhere in town, a waiter gushes with daily public affection and special meals for his high-strung paramour, while their friend has trouble swallowing an extra helping of violent flirting every lunch hour. Mix in a cocky waitress, a brash interloper, an old guy who won't listen to reason, and what do you get?<br /><br />Reality explodes in the unique vignettes of FANTASY PARADISE!</i><br />
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Translated by Barbara J. Vincent<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan
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Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=776&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D489">eManga</a>.<br />
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Mousou Paradaisu © Suguira Rokka 2007. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2007 by Oakla Publishing Co., Ltd.
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BLBangBanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622831993984729388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751907719423236294.post-22918671812382675022012-04-08T09:44:00.000-07:002013-01-02T01:12:35.886-08:00Ayumi Sasaki's Moon Centaur<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>If you stare at the moon too long, it will consume you.<br /><br />In this haunting collection of stories, emotions sparkle bright and warm, but they also sink into cold darkness as love and hate twist together to become one. When life slips out of control, and there's a whisper in your ear telling you to give in and blame it all on the moon, what will you do? Will you comfort or crush? Maybe, just maybe, you'll do both.<br /><br />On a moonlit night, not a single man in MOON CENTAUR will remain the same.</i><br />
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Translated by Anne Whittingham<br />
Edited by Kimberly Lammens<br />
Lettered by Alexandra Gunawan
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Available for all platforms at <a href="http://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=774&returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emanga.com%2Fsearch%3Fauthorid%3D490">eManga</a>.<br />
Also available from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SP3M5K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bl0de-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007SP3M5K">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1110025340?ean=2940014134781&itm=1&usri=yaoi+manga">Nook</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=242888">Wowio</a>.<br />
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Moon Centaur - Kentaurosu No Tsuki © Ayumi Sasaki 2004. All rights reserved. Original Japanese edition published in 2004 by Oakla Publishing Co., Ltd.
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