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DramaQueen
DramaQueen is a Houston-based English-language publisher of domestic, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese comics founded in 2005. DramaQueen also publishes an original English-language yaoi anthology called ''Rush'', which made its debut in 2006. RUSH ceased publishing when the company experienced financial issues and were uncommunicative with the creators involved in the project. In March 2010, after a four-year hiatus from publishing, during which time the company lost some of its Japanese licenses, Dramaqueen released the BL manhwa ''The Summit'' by Lee Young-hee. On their forums, CEO Tran Nguyen indicated RUSH would return in a new format in 2011. Titles *''Brother'' by Yuzuha Ougi *'' Lies & Kisses'' by Masara Minase *''Not Love'' by Kano Miyamoto *''Invoke'' by Kiriko Higashizato *''Omen'' by Makoto Tateno *''Empty Heart'' by Masara Minase *''Missing Road'' by Shushushu Sakurai *''Cage of Thorns'' by Sonoko Sakuragawa *''Angel or Devil?'' by Jun Uzuki *'' Challengers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother (manga)
''Brother'' is a yaoi manga by Yuzuha Ougi. It has been published in English by DramaQueen DramaQueen is a Houston-based English-language publisher of domestic, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese comics founded in 2005. DramaQueen also publishes an original English-language yaoi anthology called ''Rush'', which made its debut in 2006. R ... in 2005. Plot The story is about Asuka Momoki and Yui Momoki who are two stepbrothers who were best friends during their lifetime as kids and young adolescents. But all that changed, they were best friends until an incident they had one day between each other on a hot summer day Ever since that day, Yui has been avoiding Asuka at all costs, because he is ashamed of what happened. Yui is so ashamed of what happened that he is trying to avoid Asuka so much even going so far as leaving his native Japan to foreign North America to study at one of the schools there, and forget what happened between him and Asuka. In America, Yui is very succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Challengers (manga)
is a yaoi manga by the Japanese manga artist Hinako Takanaga, who also authored '' Little Butterfly'' and '' The Devil's Secret''. The first volume of this series was originally called before the series was retitled Challengers. Challengers is licensed in German by Tokyopop Germany under the title ''Küss mich, Student!'' and in French by Taifu Comics under the title ''Rien n'est impossible''. A spin-off series to ''Challengers'', which follows Tomoe's older brother Souichi, is titled ''The Tyrant Falls in Love''. Plot Tomoe Tatsumi, a high school student from Nagoya, goes on a trip to Tokyo to take a university entrance exam. He gets lost wandering around Tokyo when he runs into, Mitsugu Kurokawa, an office worker who had been out drinking with his friend Isogai. Isogai throws up on Tomoe and so Kurokawa takes him to clean his now ruined coat and tells him he'll help him find his hotel, but then they realize that the address to the hotel is in his coat pocket which is now in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoi
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from Bara (genre), homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and Fan labor, fan works. "Boys' love" and "BL" are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and much of Asia; though the terms are used by some fans and commentators in the West, ''yaoi'' remains more generally prevalent in English. The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including , , and . The term ''yaoi'' emerged in the late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy's Love
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and fan works. "Boys' love" and "BL" are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and much of Asia; though the terms are used by some fans and commentators in the West, ''yaoi'' remains more generally prevalent in English. The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of ''shōjo'' manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including , , and . The term ''yaoi'' emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the context of culture as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lies & Kisses
''Lies & Kisses'' is a one-shot ''yaoi'' 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 ... by Masara Minase. It has been published in English by the American company DramaQueen, and in German by Carlsen. Lies & Kisses is one of many manga now reaching commercial success that contains the theme of incest. It is a great example of how the taboos of incest and homosexuality are often represented together in yaoi manga. It has been argued by many that this disproves the theory that homosexuality is somehow more accepted and tolerated in Japan, as its depiction is seen as on a par with the depiction of something as controversial as incest. Plot The story revolves around the chance meeting and developing relationship of two long lost brothers. Tatsuya Soga is a young and elite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōichirō Kōga
Yōichirō, Yoichiro, Youichirou or Yohichiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yōichirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: The characters used for "ichiro" (一郎) literally means "first son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the oldest son. The "yo" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("洋" for ocean, "陽" for sunshine, "曜" and so on). *洋一郎, "ocean, first son" *陽一郎, "sunshine, first son" *庸一郎, "common, first son" *楊一郎, "willow, first son" *耀一郎, "shine, first son" Other combinations... *陽市朗, "sunshine, city, clear" *耀市郎, "shine, city, son" *洋一朗, "ocean, one, clear" *蓉一朗, "lotus, one, clear" The name can also be written in hiragana よういちろう or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momiji Maeda
''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Japanese: ''irohamomiji'', , or ''momiji'', (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors. Description ''Acer palmatum'' is a deciduous shrub or small tree reaching heights of , rarely , reaching a mature width of , often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground. In habit, its canopy often takes on a dome-like form, especially when mature.van Gelderen, C.J. & van Gelderen, D.M. (1999). ''Maples for Gardens: A Color Encyclopedia''. The leaves are long and wide, palmately lobed with five, seven, or nine acutely pointed lobes. The flowers are produced in small cymes, the individual flowers with five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Honma
Akira may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Akira'' (franchise), a Japanese cyberpunk franchise ** ''Akira'' (manga), a 1980s cyberpunk manga by Katsuhiro Otomo ** ''Akira'' (1988 film), an anime film adaptation of the manga ** ''Akira'' (video game), a 1988 video game based on the anime film **''Akira Psycho Ball'', a 2002 pinball simulator for PlayStation 2 based on the anime film ** ''Akira'' (planned film), a planned live-action film adaptation of the manga * ''Akira'' (2016 Hindi film), a Bollywood film starring Konkana Sen Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha and Anurag Kashyap * ''Akira'' (2016 Kannada film), a Kannada film starring Anish Tejeshwar * ''Akira'' (album), a 2017 album by Black Cab *"Akira", a song by Kaddisfly from ''Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn'' Characters *Akira Yuki, a major character of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series of video games * Akira (''The Simpsons''), a Japanese chef on ''The Simpsons'' * Akira (''Akira''), a character from the 1980s cyberpunk m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Ebihara
Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Japanese given names, including a list of people and fictional characters *Yu-ri (Korean name), Korean unisex given name, including a list of people and fictional characters Singers * Yuri (Japanese singer), vocalist of the band Move *Yuri (Korean singer), member of Girl Friends *Yuri (Mexican singer) *Kwon Yu-ri, member of Girls' Generation Footballers *Yuri (footballer, born 1982), full name Yuri de Souza Fonseca, Brazilian football forward * Yuri (footballer, born 1984), full name Yuri Adriano Santos, Brazilian footballer * Yuri (footballer, born 1986), full name Yuri Vera Cruz Erbas, Brazilian footballer * Yuri (footballer, born 1989), full name Yuri Naves Roberto, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Yuri (footballer, born 1990), f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohra Naono
Bohra or Bora may refer to: Groups of people *A Musta'li trading community: **Alavi Bohra, a branch of the Mustaali community ** Dawoodi Bohra, a branch of the Mustaali community **Suleimani Bohra, a Mustaali Ismaili community that predominantly reside in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan and India **Taiyabi Dā'ĩs **Hebtiahs Bohra, a branch of the Mustaali community * The Sunni Bohra of Gujarat *Bohora or Bohra, a Brahmin and Khas Chhetri (Kshatriya) surname found in Nepal and Uttarakhand, India *Vohra, a surname of the Khatri caste in Punjab Individuals *Achal Das Bohra (1918–2007), Indian engineer, academician, author, educator and philanthropist *Ramkumar Bohra (1928–1991), Indian film producer, director, actor and screenwriter *Karanvir Bohra, Indian television actor Other uses * ''Bohra'' (genus), an extinct marsupial of family Macropodidae Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
