Archive for the ‘Digital Manga Direct’ Category
To celebrate the recent release of Replica, vol. 2 and Countdown 7 Days, vol. 2, we got the chance to speak briefly with the mangaka, Kemuri Karakara, and find out a bit more about Karakara-sensei’s thoughts and tastes!
- There are a lot of characters with cool outfits in COUNTDOWN 7 DAYS. Who’s your favorite to draw?
Hanasuke. He’s full of emotion and energy. I was able to dress him up in a variety of fashionable apparel as well. - How about your favorite character to draw in Replica?
Shirahime. I enjoy drawing girls because it’s a good change of pace from drawing bad boys all the time. lol. - Why did you decide to draw a manga about the underworld and the after life?
The fear of death sometimes really bothers me since death is absolute nothingness. That concept really freaks me out. I hope that the afterworld is as fun as the world we currently live in so my wish is expressed throughout the series. - There’s a lot of fantasy and fairy tale themes in your manga! What’s your favorite fairy tale?
I love all fairy tales but my favorites are “The Little Mermaid”, “Snow White” and “Aladdin”. - When did you first get interested in drawing manga?
3rd grade Elementary school. My entry point was anime but then later expanded to manga so I started off mimicking drawings. - Apart from yourself, who’s your favorite manga artist?
Kazuhiro Fujita. He is my idol. - Do you listen to any music while you work on manga? What’s your favorite band or artist?
Yes and I also listen to standup comedies. My favorite Japanese bands include UVERworld, MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, and RADWIMPS. I also enjoy music by Bon Jovi and BIGBANG, a boy band group from South Korea.
PS: If you haven’t checked our Karakara-sensei’s books, you’re missing out. You can grab previews of Countdown 7 Days, vol. 1 and Replica, vol. 1 on eManga.com - they’re both series guaranteed to sate your shonen manga craving!
Digital Manga is proud to announce the DMG continuation of Erementar Gerade this summer! The talented localizers at Mi3 (who previously worked their magic on Attacked on a Tiger’s Whim, He’s Mine, and A Truthful Picture) will be lending their localizing expertise to vol. 13 onwards! While you’re waiting on the new volumes, you can grab the rest of the shonen action at eManga.com, or cheer on Mi3 at their blog or on twitter!
Check out all this week’s newest digital releases!
- What? Sensei Nook
- Erementar Gerade, vol. 8 eManga
- Erementar Gerade, vol. 9 eManga
- Itazura na Kiss, vol. 2 COLOR eManga
And because this week was light on releases, take a look at what fellow fans have been saying, in case you want to dig deeper into our catalog of titles!
- Love and Trap @ Livejournal
- Love and Trap @ Yaoi Fever
- Good Morning @ The Pinkbook Pirate
- Erementar Gerade, vol. 3-4 @ Sequential Link
- Ze, vol. 5 @ Slightly Biased Manga
- Open the Door to Your Heart @ Slightly Biased Manga
As a final note! We want our DMG titles in print as much as you guys do! Currently we can only release them digitally, but rest assured we’ve heard the demand for print, and if we can fill said demand we’ll let you know!
- Fantasy Paradise Kindle | Nook
- Moon Centaur Kindle | Nook
- Anatomia Kindle | Nook
- Love Soul Kindle | Nook
A huge selection of the latest DMG titles have also been added to our Android App - download it and check it out for the BEST digital quality DMP has to offer! Here’s the full list of new titles….32 in all!
- Neck Tie, Again Tomorrow
- Mad Cinderella
- The Faithful Dog Waits for Flowers
- A Passion of Oranges
- The Conqueror’s Chalice
- An Abandoned Cat’s House
- Betting My Life With You
- The Boyfriend Next Door
- These are the Hungry
- Son Of The Mimura Family
- Clumsy Child
- Newborn Star
- Sunday’s Child
- Sadistic Boy
- The World is Full of Cheating Boyfriends
- Long Version Vol. 2
- Touch Blue
- That Cute Kid is Mine and Mine
- Renji Jumonji’s Hardship
- Blooming Darling Vol. 2
- Knight’s Terms
- Nazuna Sensei & Kanda Kun
- Oh, And A Bowl Of Moxa Is Coming
- Would That Not Be The Case!
- Want to Depend on You
- Tweeting Love Birds Vol. 2
- My Sweet Home
- Indefinite Sociogram Vol. 1
- Yuri Sensei Is In A Good Mood Today As Well
- A Lovely Day With Yuri Sensei
- Cheap Chase
- Reset
We’re proud to announce the long-awaited continuation of two of our series: Kaori Monchi’s Hey! Class President, volumes 4 and 5 and Youka Nitta’s Otodama: Voice from the Dead, volume 2. These books will be released in print at a later date, so whether you’re into supernatural detectives who can talk to the dead, or high school love stories, you’ve got something to look forward to!
Gardena, CA (April 9, 2012) - Presenting Project-H, LLC. and the launch of the new PROJECT-H (ECCHI) website, http://www.projectecchi.com.
About Project-H, LLC.
Previously a special publishing imprint of Digital Manga, Inc., as of March 8, 2012, Project-H is now an independent entity that specializes in the localization and publication of sexually explicit Japanese comics depicting heterosexual relationships, known as Hentai manga. Project-H debuted in 2011 with three titles: Riosuke Yasui’s Shocking Pink!, Hiroshi Itaba’s Three P, and Kuon Michiyoshi’s embrace & bloom. In 2012, the publishing house plans to expand its library with the addition of Mitohi Matsumoto’s My Cute Crossdresser (June 2012), Chihiro Harumi’s Velvet Kiss Vol. 1 (June 2012), Ponkotsu-Works’ Colorful Harvest (July 2012), Ponkotsu-Works’ An Ideal Day to Fall in Love (August 2012), Enoki Tomoyuki’s With a Dictionary and No Skirt (September 2012), Youko Ohnami’s My Good Boy (September 2012), among other exciting titles. Looking forward, Project-H plans to bring much more Hentai manga to English-speaking fans in both print and digital formats.
About Projectecchi.com
To better serve Project-H customers, a news and e-commerce website is now live at http://www.projectecchi.com/. In addition to Project-H books and up-to-the-minute news on Project-H licenses and releases, the new store offers Japanese manga, magazines, photo books, art books, English-language DVD’s, and other Hentai-related merchandise, all of which are rated 18+.
Learn more after the break!
This is Mallow the Twitter Contest Lion, and next Monday (April 9th), we’re giving away all the pieces of his manga throne to our twitter followers! Want to win? Here’s how:
On Monday, starting at 11AM PST, we’ll be posting pictures every half hour to our twitter account. The first person to email preview[AT]emanga.com and identify the item in the picture wins a prize! It’s not as easy as it sounds….we had our employees draw the pictures with their left hands.
We’ve got books, eManga.com points, and book SETS to give away, so follow @digitalmanga on twitter and prepare for giveaway madness on Monday!
PS: To give everyone a chance, you can only win ONCE. 
Thanks!
