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Aurora Publishing (United States)
Aurora Publishing, Inc. was the American subsidiary of Japanese publisher Ohzora Publishing, the leading ''josei'' manga publisher in Japan. Headquartered in Torrance, California, it licensed and published Japanese manga for the North American market. Aurora Publishing's first release was '' Walkin' Butterfly'' under the '' shōjo'' imprint ''Aurora'', which features manga targeting female readers in their teens and younger. Aurora Publishing also released manga under two other imprints: the ''yaoi'' imprint ''Deux Press'' featured female-oriented manga about homoerotic relations between beautiful men, while the ''josei'' imprint ''Luv Luv'' featured erotic romance manga targeting female readers in their late teens and up. Aurora Publishing distributed some of its manga via Netcomics. In 2010, the Aurora office in California closed. The former employees of Aurora Publishing went on to found Manga Factory. Manga Factory lasted until at least June 2013 before it closed as well. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the metropolitan area. Torrance has of beachfront on the Pacific Ocean and a moderate year-round climate with an average rainfall of per year.City of Torrance Website: About Torrance Retrieved 2009-04-07 Torrance was incorporated in 1921, and at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census had a population of 147,067 residents. The city has 30 parks. The city consistently ranks among the safest cities in Los Angeles County; Torrance is the birthplace of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Blinds The Foolish
is a Japanese yaoi manga written and illustrated by est em. Initially serialized in '' Mellow Mellow'', the individual chapters were published in a single ''tankōbon'' volume by Ohzora Publishing in January 2008. The volume also includes some one-shots, including "Baby, stamp your foot" and "Tempos extra", that were originally published in the gay men's manga magazine ''Gekidan''. It is licensed for an English release in North America by Deux Press which published the single volume in December 2008, with English translation by manga scholar Rachel Matt Thorn. The "Best and Worst Manga of 2008-09" panel at Comic-Con A comic book convention or comic-con is an event with a primary focus on comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book fans gather to meet creators, experts, and each other. Commonly, comic conventions are multi-day events hosted at co ... 2009 nominated ''Red Blinds the Foolish'' as "best adult manga" of the year's offerings. Plot ;Red Blinds the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Poison (manga)
is a Japanese manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ... written and illustrated by Yutta Narukami. It was published by Ohzora Publishing in Japan in October 2006, and released by Aurora Publishing in English in July 2008. Reception Johanna Draper Carlson described the protagonist as "wishy-washy", and felt the faces of the characters were "generic". Sam Kusek felt that the stories were not just about sex. References External links * Aurora Publishing (United States) Josei manga 2007 manga Romance anime and manga Ohzora Publishing manga {{manga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmares For Sale
, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Ohashi. Nightmares for Sale is a series of short stories that feature Shadow and Maria, a duo who run a pawnshop with items for those in need. Things quickly turn horrific however, when unsuspecting customers get more than what they bargained for. The two volume series was published in Japan by Asahi Sonorama, with the first volume released in January 2002 and the second following in February. It is licensed for an English language release in North America by Aurora Publishing. The English adaptation received mixed reviews with some reviews calling them a good group of horror stories, while others cite the poor quality of them. Plot Shadow and Maria run a pawnshop where strange trinkets have the power to grant the wildest dreams of their customers. However, dreams come at a heavy price and, most of the time, they end up giving up something that they never should have parted with in the first place. Release Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nephilim (manga)
is a '' shōjo'' manga by Anna Hanamaki. It was serialized in ''Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyō na Hanashi'' from 2004 to 2005, with the individual chapters published in two ''tankōbon'' volumes by Asahi Sonorama is the publishing arm of The Asahi Shimbun Company, publishing books, magazines, and manga. It replaced on 1 April 2008 just after it went bankrupt. History Asahi Sonorama was created as a division of Asahi Shimbunsha on September 9, 1959 .... It is licensed for an English language release in the United States by Aurora Publishing which began releasing the series in April 2008. The series follows a bounty hunter called Guy who meets Abel, from the tribe of the Nephilim who live as males during the day as females at night. After Guy learns Abel's secret, Abel is supposed to kill him by tribal law, but instead ends up falling in love. Reception References External links''Nephilim''at Aurora Publishing * 2004 manga Asahi Sonorama manga Aurora Publishing ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Manzai Comics
''The Manzai Comics'' (also known as ''The Comedy Team'') is a manga series written by Atsuko Asano and illustrated by Hizuru Imai. In Japan it is published by Jive. In the United States it is published by Aurora Publishing. , a confident and forceful student, cajoles , a misfit, into forming a manzai comedy duo together. Other characters include Meguna, Takashi's childhood friend and "fated partner", Kotomi, a yaoi fan who ships Takashi and Ayumu, Yuichi, a "class officer", and Nobuhiko, Takashi's soccer teammate who mediates between Takashi and Ayumu. Volumes Jive prints ''The Manzai Comics'' under its Pureful imprint in an A6 size and under its Colorful Bunko imprint in a B6 size. Reception Danica Davidson finds Ayumi to be a very sympathetic character, as she regards his "insecurity" and drive to be "normal" as being "understandable to readers his age or anyone who’s ever been his age". Davidson felt that the serious treatment of Ayumu's family tragedy was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Love & Peace
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takane Yonetani. It was serialized in ''Ren-ai Hakusho Pastel'', and its individual chapters published in ''tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...'' volumes by Ohzora Shuppan. In the story Ayame, a university student, falls in love with Koichi, a police officer. The two fall in love and engage in sexual intercourse. Koichi's unpredictable job complicates the relationship. It is licensed for English language release in North American release by Aurora Publishing under their "Luv Luv Press" imprint. A sequel, ''Make More Love & Peace'', was also released and features a shoplifter wanting to have sex with Koichi. PopCultureShock described the characters as "warm", but described the plot as "mundane romanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss All The Boys
is a yaoi comedy manga by Shiuko Kano published by Ohzora Publishing and later by Futabasha. It was licensed in English by Aurora Publishing under their Deux Press imprint and released between March 2008 and October 2008. It has been published in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing. ''Kiss All the Boys'' is about a hentai Hentai is anime and manga pornography. A loanword from Japanese, the original term ( ) does not describe a genre of media, but rather an abnormal sexual desire or act, as an abbreviation of . In addition to anime and manga, hentai works exis ... author whose gay teenage son comes to live with him, and the author's discovery of his own homosexuality. Reception Danielle Van Gorder, writing for Mania Entertainment about the first volume, was concerned that the book might feature incest due to the back cover description and was relieved that there was none. Van Gorder found ''Kiss All the Boys'' to be "genuinely funny", and praised the "well-realized chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Shall Never Return
is a yaoi manga series by Kazuna Uchida. The first volume was published in Japan in October 1992 by Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha. It spanned six volumes until its conclusion in September 1996. Ohzora Publishing reprinted the volumes from April 1997 through October 1997. Aurora Publishing licensed the series for an English language release in North America in 2007. ''I Shall Never Return'' is available in English on the Internet from the Netcomics publisher. The plot is about a love triangle between a cheerful young man, Ritsuro, his troubled friend Ken who works as a rent boy, and Ritsuro's girlfriend Moeko. ''I Shall Never Return'' was adapted into a 40-minute original video animation by J.C.Staff and released in Japan on January 27, 2006. Media Blasters licensed the OVA for distribution in North America and releasing it on February 13, 2007. Story A delinquent teenager with divorced parents named Ken Amafuji longs to tell his best friend Ritsurou Yoshinari, how he really feels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitohira
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Kirihara. The story revolves around a shy girl named Mugi Asai who is unsure of what club to join in her school, but before she knows it she gets dragged into the Drama Research Society and becomes a member. The manga was serialized in Futabasha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Comic High!'' from March 2004 to May 2009. The manga was licensed for distribution in North America by Aurora Publishing. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan between March and June 2007. Plot ''Hitohira'' revolves around a group of young high school students, the primary characters of which are either in the Drama Club or in the much smaller Drama Research Society. At the center is the main heroine Mugi Asai, a shy girl entering her first year of high school. Early in the year, Mugi is unsure on what clubs she should join, but is soon spotted by the Drama Research Society's president Nono Ichinose after she hears Mugi's astonishingly lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavenly Body (manga)
is a yaoi manga anthology by Takashi Kanzaki and published by Daitosha. It is licensed in English by Aurora Publishing, which released the manga in August 2008. Reception Katharine Farmar, writing for Comics Village, felt that the war between Heaven and Hell was a refreshing take on the typical love triangle A love triangle or eternal triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with so ... story. Farmar was disappointed that the third supernatural being assigned to Hazumi's case also fell for Hazumi so quickly, finding it a little unrealistic. Farmar preferred the backup stories in the anthology. N.S. Davidson, writing for Sequential Tart, was discomfited by "A Ballad For You", about "a man putting up with his sadistic lover", and enjoyed "Beloved" as it is about a healthier relationship. Isaac Hale, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
