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Posted by: @blue I wonder if it has to do with how Amazon is taking down BL and other platforms getting stricter. I've had to take a little break from Twitter this past week and one thing I thought a...

Posted by: @mrbatbird I'm interested in all of these titles, but also, I gotta say, they seem like very safe choices... Not to be overly cynical, but I'll be surprised if we get anything like Total ...

Seven Seas announced The Two Lions by Nagisa Furuya as part of their big set of license announcements this week. This is, I think, the second title by Nagisa Furuya to be licensed in English. (People ...

Posted by: @allthefujoshiunite It's possible that if one work from a certain artist gets spotlight, there's interest in their other works as well. Denpa's editor in chief said that they'd been offer...

Ginza Neon Paradise is a good read too. I don't know how the non-Renta translation reads, but the story's good and a bit different. I'm still wavering a bit on buying myself, but for the Unohara title...

Yen Press announced Marimo Ragawa's New York, New York for an October release - I'm dead curious how a 25 year old shoujo title about a closeted NYC cop is gonna read now. I'm also curious who's been...

@blue I do think it's interesting that, even though Tokyopop intentionally gathered all the romance titles under that label, the line still manages to be primarily bl - there's 4 shoujo and josei titl...

Posted by: @mrbatbird I wonder how much of this is just a refection of how things are published/marketed in Japan, though. I remember one thing I've noticed a bit when looking up what magazines thing...

Posted by: @blue If was originally viewed as "LGBTQ+" before but now is going to only focus on BL... wouldn't that make it "gay manga" publishing? Writing it out that way though feels odd given the c...

Posted by: @midgeyu Unless, perhaps, they intend to release SFW BL as well? They already have - Canis: Dear Mr Rain isn't completely devoid of sex but it's a blink and you miss it scene shown from t...