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On the 10th Day of Christmas…

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Tenth day of December anyway. Some random fun/entertaining/otherwise interesting links for you today :)

The new trailer for Fox’s upcoming Dragonball adaptation, now titled Dragonball Evolution, is currently up and ready for viewing! My thoughts remain generally the same as before, obviously not a faithful adaptation but still looks like fun! In fact, I think now it looks even more fun. Go check it out and see what you think.

AnimeNewsNetwork has the first of its free streaming anime up for viewing now! No complaints about free, legal anime :) Currently you can watch Kite: Liberator, Girl’s High and Ramen Fighter Miki.

Also ANN related: Their annual Holiday Logo Contest has begun! Momentary ANN-fame and anime boxsets await the winner. I’m entering the contest in the slim hope I could get my hands on the CLAMP School Detectives boxset! Going to be fun to see all the cute submitted artwork starring their AnimeNewsNina mascot when the entries are displayed.

And a little late on the update, but for those (like me) who’ve missed Gia‘s site updates, you can now rejoice at her return on her website, AnimeVice. Extra goodies include some video updates such as fun look at the inside of Viz Media’s office. Envious of their working space? I think so.

And lastly, for the yaoi fans, Yaoi Generation has preview pages up for its first release, Breath by Chifumi Ochi. So if you’d like to take a look, then by all means! I recommend viewing the images in full size since the preview window shrinks them down and makes ’em fuzzy.

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Categories: Contests
Tags: Anime, Boys' Love/Yaoi, CLAMP, Movies

Review: Sighing Kiss

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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Manga-ka: Riyu Yamakami
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: October 2008

Synopsis: “Clumsy Akira is head-over-heels for his best friend, the confident and handsome Takuya. Too bad Tatsuya has a gorgeous girlfriend… and no idea that Akira watches his every move! When the strange and sarcastic Tanabe steps in to distract (and tease) his lovesick pal, Akira’s sure he’s just looking for a little excitement to pass the time. However, it becomes impossible to ignore how well Tanade seems to know his thoughts, wishes and deepest secrets…”

Sighing Kiss was a book that fell victim to first impressions with me. The fluffy though rather dull looking cover had me slipping this book to the lower section of my to-read pile, and even after unwrapping, the interior art left me just as underwhelmed. But always one to enjoy being proven wrong, Sighing Kiss ended up being much more than my initial thoughts gave it credit for and I’m all the happier for it.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, June

Whore of Turfan Premieres

By Lissa Pattillo on Saturday, December 6, 2008

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A new webcomic by Tina Anderson and a very good friend of mine, MTCopyright, has premiered as of Friday. It’s called Whore of Turfan, a story of Russians and Mongols that has a lot of time, research and passion behind its creation. You can read page one of it on the site now and a new page will be posted every week. I highly recommend checking it out, especially the bios for a start which sport nice artwork and background information about each character that works up to the beginning of the tale. Warning: Site and comic contains mature content not suitable for minors.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi

Review: Love Quest

By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, December 4, 2008

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Manga-ka: Lily Hoshino
Publisher: Yen Press
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: October 2008

Synopsis: “An unexpected collision warps high schooler Kazunori Akabane and his rival Moriya to a magical realm full of wizards, princesses and monsters! But much to Akabane’s chagrin, the key to the classmate’s survival in this world is… the exchange of their bodily fluids! Can Akabane ever get used to the idea of swapping spit with a guy!?”

By sudden appearance of swirling black hole, Kazunori and fellow-student Moriya, find themselves pulled into a strange fantasy world by a scantily clad girl looking for magical assistance. In order to receive a magical boost for her spells, including incantations that could get the boys home again, she requires the exchange of bodily fluids between two beings of another realm. Pucker up you two!

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, Yen Press

Review: Tomorrow’s Ulterior Motive

By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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Manga-ka: Sakuya Fujii
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: Septmeber

Synopsis: “Mentoring the beginning actor Makoto Aizawa is the famed screenwriter and producer Sanari Jonouchi. His lessons are very simple. Have sex so that you forget your ego and let out the best sounds possible! Lately, as Makoto has started to shine in a spotlight of his own, Sanari has been writing him into his scripts more and more. But a horrible scheme is creeping up on them. Ouchi, Sanari’s rival, has taken a liking to Makoto and is determined to tear the two lovebirds apart.”

Tomorrow’s Ulterior Motives is a sequel story to Sakuya’s Fujii’s previous manga, Today’s Ulterior Motives, which I haven’t read. In fact, it wasn’t until I had finished reading this manga and flipped it over to read the synopsis (something I generally do only after I’ve read a book), that I learned it had a predecessor. Unfortunately, it dispelled one of the few positive thoughts I had about this book: that the manga-ka made (so I thought) a good choice in skipping right to the point where the lead characters are already dating because there’s no way I could’ve handled reading anymore.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, June

Review: Winter Demon (Vol. 04)

By Lissa Pattillo on Monday, December 1, 2008

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Author: Yamila Abraham
Artist: Rhea Silvan
Publisher: Yaoi Press
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: November 2008

Synopsis: “Fuyu seeks Takuma to treat Hakuin’s badly infected wounds. The Spring Demon Ryuuto is still wooing Takuma when Fuyu arrives. Fuyu and Hakuin find themselves in the position of matchmakers as Hakuin’s injuries heal. Just when things seem to be going well, there’s a misunderstanding. Now Ryuuto has angered them all. Hakuin decides their old friend Figaru is just the one to teach this evil demon a lesson.”

Different past elements are drawn together in this fourth and final volume of Winter Demon. Fuyu takes Hakuin to a nearby healer when old wounds torment his weakened body. There the two meet the young doctor whose heart is at odds over his feelings for a demon named Ryuuto who has the power to heal but a dangerous sexual appetite. While Hakuin heals, he and Fuyu come to full terms with their current relationship while hoping to mend that of the doctor and Ryuuto with some ‘help’ from their acquaintance, the incubus Figaru.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, Global Manga, Yaoi Press

Review: Vampire’s Portrait (Vol. 01)

By Lissa Pattillo on Saturday, November 29, 2008

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Manga-ka: Hiroki Kusumoto
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: October 2008

Synopsis: “A starving artist, Lou sits on a street corner and draws everyday. In the age of patrons & artists, he longs for the day a noble will acknowledge his ability and support him. When a man called Sein commissions him to draw his portrait, Lou soon discovers that his patron is not only incredibly wealthy and generous, but he is also dead! Instead of being fearful, Lou realizes that he longs for the pull of Sein’s lips on his neck and doesn’t want Sein to drink anyone elses blood!”

A portrait painter on the street, Lou is commissioned by the mysterious, Sein and given a place to stay in the man’s home until he can properly capture his “true face”. At first Lous sees it as a job alone but an even more intriguing revelation is made when the real reason behind his patron’s longing for a self-portrait comes to light.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, June

YG Prepares For First Breath as BL Publisher

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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Yaoi Generation

Another lame title joke brought to you by Kuriousity aside, a quick note tonight to spread the news of a recent Yaoi Generation press release. The release date for the first volume of their licensed series, breath, is December 16th, with pre-orders available at their online store on November 28th. Both the store and the site’s forums are set to open that day at the stroke of midnight! Well… one minute after anyway.

“Yaoi Generation STORE TO OPEN SOON!

Fremont, CA – (November 25, 2008) YAOI GENERATION is pleased to announce that breath, vol.1 by Chifumi Ochi will be released on Dec. 16. The company will be accepting preorders for softcover copies starting Black Friday, Nov. 28 at www.yaoigen.com. The online store, along with their forum, opens at 12.01 a.m. Nov. 28, Pacific Standard Time.

To promote its first title and in the spirit of Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S., Yaoi Generation will offer a special discount on preorders placed on opening day.

Presently, preorders will only be available on Yaoi Gen’s Web site. However, the books will soon be made available on Amazon.com.”

YG on Friday and DQ on Saturday. Going to be a weekend of boys’ love expectations it seems. Could we possibly have a weekend of both birth and resurrection on our BL buying hands?

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Categories: Misc
Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, Yaoi Generation

Review: Romantic Illusions

By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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Manga-ka: Reiichi Hiiro
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: September 2008

Synopsis: “Yu: shy, part-time florist. Ryo: street-walking playboy. Kaname: cool-headed defense attorney. These three couldn’t be more different — except that they share the same body! After a childhood trauma, Yu created his multiple personalities so someone would love him. But when Yu falls in love with Sugo, Ryo and Kaname’s jealousy makes it nigh impossible for them to meet!”

When I picked up Romantic Illusions, I had just finished a volume 2-6 mini-marathon of MPD Psycho. Could I possibly handle reading another multiple personality book right now? Yes, yes I could, and not only did I read it, but I loved every minute of it.

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Review: You Make My Head Spin!

By Lissa Pattillo on Monday, November 24, 2008

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Manga-ka: Kazuhiko Mishima
Publisher: DMP/June
Rating: Mature (18+)
Released: September 2008

Synopsis: “Shindo has just transferred into an extremely individualistic school. The ideal honor student, Shindo appears to sparkle with his perfect poise and presence. Yosuke, on the other hand, is the school delinquent preferring to spend his time hanging out on the school roof. But, Yosuke has a dark secret. The stereotypical tsundere, he may appear hostile on the outside, but his gruff hides a very sensitive interior. An interior that Shindo is determined to uncover…”

The story begins with a new student’s first day at his new school. In sharp contrast to the rundown looking building, Shindou is tidy and serious. The school is overrun by delinquents, or atleast that’s what said, but it goes without saying that when Shindou meets the hair-dyed, foul-mouthed, Yousuke, there’s more than a little contrast going on.

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Tags: Boys' Love/Yaoi, June