Two new manga licenses today, both coming our way via the power of social media. SuBLime and Project-H each announced one new title via their Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Velvet Kiss (2 volumes) – Chihiro Harumi
Publisher: Project-H Books (Rated 18+)
“Nitta Shin finds himself saddled with a sudden, crushing debt. His loan agent tells him he can escape repayment if he keeps a particular woman company. He gradually learns that this arrangement might not be as easy as he once thought.” – DigitalManga
Oku-san’s Daily Fantasies – Takatsuki Noboru
Publisher: SuBLime (Rated 18+) – Digital Only
“Oku-san often buys useless stuff online, but not because it’s his hobby, but because this way he can see Sudou Riki, the good-looking delivery man. Not being able to do anything about his crush, he can’t help but fantasize…” – BakaUpdates
Velvet Kiss currently has no release date but will be in print. Oku-san’s Daily Fantasies is currently a digital only release scheduled for December. SuBLime reps remind us that strong digital sales could potentially mean print for their currently digital-only title someday.
I’d never heard of Oku-san’s Daily Fantasies until now but it seems to have quite a bit of fan excitement behind it and sounds pretty silly (in a good way!). Drama and sex is great and all but I love a fun comedy sometimes.
And has anyone looked closely at the Project-H logo before? It’s pretty clever – a cascading circular nosebleed over top an open book. I only just gave it a good look today and I was pretty entertained by it. Pervy and still visually classy.
My thanks to Sean for the heads up regarding the Velvet Kiss license.
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Ahem. The Velvet Kiss blurb is ascribed to SuBLime, which for a minute made me think they were taking the imprint in a very odd direction indeed.
“Drama and sex is great and all but I love a fun comedy sometimes.”
Be warned that it’s made of 20% silliness, 80% smut, and 0% plot coherence. The art is very pretty, though.
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And 20% silliness, 80% smut and 0% plot coherence sounds like a winning combo for me as long as I love the art. Your description of pretty and the cover art tells me there\’s a good chance I\’ll like this one ^^ It\’s a real shame it\’s digital-only though; it\’s the only thing that might mean I don\’t read it. We shall see when December comes around!