THE RAVISHING OF THE CROWN PRINCE © 2010 Wang Yi / Feng Nong
Celebrating one year of publishing, Viz’s SuBLime yaoi imprint has announced a slew of new titles: six new titles and 11 debuting volumes. With manga still in the doldrums in the US, it’s good to see one imprint hanging in there—the appeal of boy’s love manga is still going strong. And who can resist a book called PRETTY MEN FIGHTING DIRTY?
SuBLime is celebrating this important milestone with the announcement of six new title acquisitions. TABLEAU NUMÉRO 20, by celebrated creator est em, and MAN OF TANGO, by Tetuzoh Okadaya, will both be available Fall 2013 in print and digital editions. Digital-only titles available Summer 2013 include PERFECT TRAINING by Yuiji Aniya, SWEET MONSTER by Tsubaki Mikage, PRETTY MEN FIGHTING DIRTY by Sakira, and LOST LETTERS by Sakae Kusama.
A couple of special discounts and promotional offers will also be available to fans for a limited time. Leading manga and anime retailer Right Stuf is offering 40% off on all SuBLime print manga orders of 2 volumes or more starting today through February 13th. A special Valentine’s Day freebie will also be available directly from the SuBLime website starting February 14th at: www.SuBLimeManga.com.
“VIZ Media’s SuBLime imprint achieved an important milestone with our first year anniversary, and over the past 12 months we’ve developed a substantial collection of celebrated yaoi titles from a cadre of the genre’s top creators,” says Jennifer LeBlanc, Editor, SuBLime. “From AWKWARD SILENCE to YEBISU CELEBRITIES, SuBLime offers an expanding catalog of manga titles to impress even the most discriminating reader. 2013 will be an even more exciting year for SuBLime as we continue to nurture the expansion of the yaoi/boys’ love genre globally and prepare a potent roster of new title debuts.”Since launching in January 2012, SuBLime has released 20 different titles available as print and/or digital releases. SuBLime digital editions are available with an MSRP of $5.99 (U.S.), and print editions are offered with an MSRP of $12.99 U.S.
MAN OF TANGO, by Tetuzoh Okadaya
Rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers • Available September 2013TABLEAU NUMÉRO 20, by est em
Rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers • Available October 2013PERFECT TRAINING, by Yuiji Aniya
Rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers • Available June 2013SWEET MONSTER, by Tsubaki Mikage
Rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers • Available June 2013PRETTY MEN FIGHTING DIRTY, by Sakira
Rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers • Available July 2013LOST LETTERS, by Sakae Kusama
Rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers • Available August 2013In addition to the new acquisitions, fans can look forward to the debut of 11 additional new titles this year, including:
BLUE MORNING Vol. 1, by Shoko Hidaka
BOYS, BE AMBITIOUS!, by Saburo Nagai
EGOISTIC BLUE, by Mio Tennohji
EMBRACING LOVE Vol. 1: 2-in-1 Edition, by Youka Nitta
FALSE MEMORIES Vol. 1, by Isaku Natsume • Creator of DEVIL’S HONEY,
also published by SuBLime
HIDE AND SEEK, by Yaya Sakuragi • Sequel to BOND OF DREAMS, BOND OF
LOVE, also available from SuBLime
THE MATCH SELLER, by Sakae Kusama
THE RAVISHING OF THE CROWN PRINCE, by Wang Yi & Feng Nong
SLEEPING MOON Vol. 1, by Miyamoto Kano
SPIRITUAL POLICE Vol. 1, by Youka Nitta
SWORD AND MIST, by Hayate Kuku
