Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, currently being released in the U.S. by Vertical, was mentioned in this week's Time Magazine.

Source: ANN

BL publisher Iris Print is accepting short story submissions for its new "fairy tale and fantasy" anthology (currently unnamed), which wil be released in Summer 2007. The story has to contain between 3,000 and 12,000 words, with a theme of folklore, fairy tales, fantasy, and an element of male/male romance.

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ICv2 reports that manga publisher Broccoli Books has switched its bookstore distribution from Diamond Book Distributors to Publishers Group West.

Los Angeles, CA (October 26, 2006) – Anime Gamers, the US flagship store of the Japanese hobby store chain Gamers, has teamed up with COSMODE magazine and Cosplay.com for the second annual cosplay photo shoot to take place at the Anime Gamers store on Saturday, November 4, 2006. Cosplayers will be photographed by Kyle Johnsen of Cosplay.com, and photos taken at the event will be showcased in the Cosplay.com photo gallery.

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Digital Manga, Inc. is hiring new licensing/guest relations for its publishing division:

Job Description:

Digital Manga, Inc. is looking to hire a Bilingual (Japanese/English) Licensing/Guest Relations for its publishing division. Its publishing division has co-published hit manga titles such as Trigun, Hellsing, and Berserk, and has released it's own titles including the hit yaoi title, Only the Ring Finger Knows. The potential candidate will be working in the licensing division as well as working in guest relations. For information regarding Digital Manga, Inc., please check www.emanga.com For information regarding the publishing division, Digital Manga Publishing, please check www.dmpbooks.com

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Los Angeles, CA, October 27, 2006 – 801 Media Inc., a sister company of Digital Manga Publishing, launched this past weekend at Yaoi Con 2006. The new publishing company will focus on edgier and more explicit yaoi compared to its sister Juné Manga.

Opening with a suite party at Yaoi Con 2006, 801 Media Inc employees introduced participants to the new company with style. The company’s initial line-up of titles includes:

1. Ichigenme... The First Class is Civil Law by Fumi Yoshinaga
2. Love is Like a Hurricane by Tokiya Shimazaki

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San Diego, California, Thursday, October 19, 2006. JAST USA, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating-sim games in English, announced the immediate shipping of their newest title, Absolute Obedience. The interactive hardcore game for Windows, intended for adults aged 18 and older, is the second English-translated title for fans of yaoi (yah-OH-ee), meaning aesthetically beautiful male/male themes in Japanese animation, which is the fastest-growing segment of anime sub-culture today.

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Due to the amount of yaoi manga released in recent months, bookstore Books-A-Million has created a new "Mature Graphic Novel" subsection for all the "erotic" manga. According to Keromaru, the new adult subsection not only carries yaoi manga, but also smut, some seinen, and adult manga.

Broccoli Books is looking for a name for their new BL imprint. To submit a suggestion, either email editor@broccolibooks.com or post it in Broccoli Books' message board. The winner will receive a two-year supply of Broccoli Books boys love selection.

Gardena, CA, October 24, 2006 – Juné by Digital Manga Publishing, America's largest yaoi publisher, wrapped up its 2006 convention at Yaoi Con 2006 October 20-22, 2006 with a slew of new title announcements and a few surprises for the attendees.

The titles announced included:

1. Love Recipe by Kiriko Higashizato
2. In the Walnut by Toko Kawai
3. Picnic by Yugi Yamada
4. Othello by Toui Hasumi
5. Sweet Whisper by Hyouta Fujiyama
6. World's End by Eiki Eiki
7. Ordinary Crush by Hyouta Fujiyama
8. Can't Win With You by Yukine Honami and Satosumi Takaguchi

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