April 2008 Yaoi News
April 29, 2008
New 801 and Juné Titles at New York Comic Con
At New York Comic Con 2008, 801 Media and Juné Manga announced new yaoi manga titles for release in 2009 and 2008 respectively. Juné's sixteen new titles are listed on their blog, while 801 Media announced the license of Ze by Yuki Shimizu and Don't Rush Love by Mio Tenohji.
April 8, 2008
More Kitty Yaoi Release Dates
We received an email earlier from Frank Panone, Managing Editor of Kitty Media, with a few updates. Mr. Panone confirms that Dog Style Volume 2 and Family, both yaoi manga, will be published in June of this year.
In addition, The Crimson Spell Volume 2 should be available in August! Incubus Volume 3, an original English yaoi manga, will be available in September, in time for Yaoi-Con, Mr. Panone said.
April 3, 2008
Catching Up: Right Stuf Posts Two Kitty Manga
In more News of Stuff We Didn't Know, Right Stuf posted two new Kitty yaoi manga books, Dog Style Vol. 2, and a new title, Family by Yuuya, both releasing on June 18, 2008. We didn't know about Family being licensed, so we're off to hound our contacts at Kitty about this!
New (?) Manga Found on Deux Press' Website
While surfing the yaoi manga publishers' sites this morning, we came across several titles on Deux Press' website that we hadn't seen before! They might be new, or we might have just missed the announcement. Either way, here's a crop of new manga titles from Deux Press, set to be released this year:
Oh My God! by Natsuho Shino
Japanese title: Kamisama Shinkaron
Release start: July 2008
Rating: 18+
2 volumes
[ More info ]Heavenly Body by Takashi Kanzaki
Japanese title: HH Remix?
Release: August 2008
1 volume
[ More info ]Ruff Love by Tamaki Kirishima
Japanese title: Shiba to Issho
Release: August 2008
1 volume
[ More info ]-
Maid in Heaven by Hisami Shimada
Release: August 2008
1 volume
[ More info ] Student Bodies by Yuuya
Release: November 2008
1 volume
Not yet sure which of Yuuya's yaoi manga this title refers to.Lovers and Souls by Kano Miyamoto
Release: November 2008
1 volume
[ More info ]
April 1, 2008
Publisher's Weekly Talks With Drama Queen
Publisher's Weekly published an article today in their "Comics Week" email newsletter covering a conversation between a PW reporter and Tran Nguyen, publisher of the yaoi manga imprint Drama Queen. While this conversation is not any kind of official announcement from Drama Queen, the article does seem to promote hope that Drama Queen will resume publishing this spring, possibly within the next two months. Read the article on Publisher's Weekly's web site, and stay tuned to Boys on Boys on Film for the official word from Drama Queen when it comes.
