LOVE
STAGE!!, THE WORLD’S GREATEST FIRST LOVE,
San Francisco,
CA, September 15, 2014
– SuBLime,
the global yaoi manga publishing initiative between VIZ Media and
Japan’s Animate, Ltd. (Animate), provided detailed updates for a
variety of brand-new and continuing yaoi manga titles during its
YaoiCon 2014 panel this past weekend in San Francisco. News of the
acquisitions of several exclusive new digital and print titles
thrilled fans in attendance.
To the delight of
many fans, SuBLime announced plans to release Eiki
Eiki and Taishi Zaou’s LOVE STAGE!! (Rated
‘M’ for Mature) in
print starting May 2015 with additional volumes to follow every other
month. In this romantic comedy, the
protagonist’s family is packed with famous celebrities but Izumi
Sena is actually a huge otaku with aspirations of becoming a manga
creator.
SuBLime also
detailed plans to publish GINGER HONEY (Rated ‘M’ for Mature),
creator Isaku Natsume’s humorous follow-up to DEVIL’S HONEY (also
published by SuBLime), which is set for digital-only release February
2015.
SuBLime also acquired Tomoko Yamashita’s
THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNER WINDOW Vol. 1 (Rated
‘T+’ for Older Teens) and
plans to debut the series digitally beginning March 2015.
In addition to these new releases,
SuBLime updated fans about the forthcoming simultaneous, worldwide
digital release on October 28th
of Episode 2 of author Rieko
Yoshihara and artist Ryo Tateishi’s
INTO ILLUSION, the same day it debuts in Japan! Don’t miss the
half-manga/half-novel release of this
unique and exciting series from the author of Ai
no Kusabi – The Space Between.
“YaoiCon 2014 was the perfect setting
to announce our latest manga acquisitions, and we know fans are
getting excited for these upcoming releases,” says Jennifer
LeBlanc, SuBLime’s
Editor. “From the acquisition of
the highly anticipated LOVE STAGE!! to the simultaneous
U.S./Japanese debut of the latest installment of the
supernatural, erotic thriller INTO ILLUSION, fans will have a lot to
look forward to in coming months!”
YaoiCon fans also
cheered the news of the North American debut of Shungiku
Nakamura’s THE WORLD’S GREATEST FIRST LOVE (Rated
‘M’ for Mature). This
romantic comedy about a handsome, single young man discovering his
new boss is actually an old flame will debut in print beginning
February 2015.
SuBLime also updated fans on a variety of
other ongoing, popular yaoi series. EMBRACING
LOVE Vol. 3 is scheduled for print and digital release August 2015;
the final print and digital volume of HIDE AND SEEK, Vol. 3, is set
for release in March 2015; and STARTING WITH A KISS Vol. 3, also the
final volume of the series, is scheduled for print and digital
release June 2015.
SuBLime titles are offered worldwide in
print and digital formats. For digital editions purchased directly
from www.SuBLimeManga.com,
readers have two methods of access – a DRM-free downloadable PDF
that is viewable on any PDF-enabled eReader device and computer, and
via the online manga viewer found on the web site. Readers can also
purchase SuBLime’s digital editions through e-tailers such as
Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.
For up-to-date news
and release information, please visit the SuBLime
website at SuBLimeManga.com,
or follow SuBLime
on Twitter at @SuBLimeManga,
Facebook at facebook.com/SuBLimeManga,
and Tumblr at sublimemanga.tumblr.com.
About
SuBLime
SuBLime
is a global yaoi/boys’ love manga publisher, and is a partnership
between VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and
licensor of anime and manga in North America, and Japan’s Animate,
Ltd. (Animate). This bold, global publishing initiative will present
English-speaking fans everywhere with a broad selection of high
quality titles. SuBLime
will offer titles digitally worldwide available at
www.SuBLimeManga.com, with
many available in Download-to-Own format, and selections in print
also available in English-language editions worldwide.
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