Archive for August 2013
Tezuka Week was a rousing success–everyone came out to show their love of Tezuka and his classic manga! And if you didn’t get your Tezuka fix these last 5 days–we’re extending the 15% off the first 10 issues for another week!

For yaoi fans waiting for a print title, we announced a new license last Friday on Twitter.

Now onto our digital round up!
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Everyone at Digital Manga are huge Tezuka fans—without him there certainly wouldn’t be any manga industry at all. In celebration of the “God of Manga” and our upcoming 50th issue of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine, Digital Manga presents an entire week of Tezuka goodness! For five entire days, we’ll be giving away issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine and physical copies of our Tezuka Kickstarter titles!! How do you enter? Check out our schedule here and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr for opportunities to win! (Remember: our contest is open worldwide!!) Here’s the schedule for our exciting week of Tezuka (all times PST):
Monday: 08/19/13 10:00 am – Blog contest begins! Enter via email to win the first 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine! Five random people will win. The trivia question and email will go up on this blog at 10am PST! (DMP blog)
10:00 am – Facebook and Tumblr contest begins! Enter via email to win the first 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine! Five random people will win. The trivia question and email will go up at 10am PST!
10:00am – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter) 1:00pm – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
4:00 – Trivia contest. Win One copy of Atom Cat (Twitter)
Tuesday: 08/20/13 10:00am – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
1:00pm – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
4:00 – Trivia contest. Win One copy of UNICO (Twitter)
Wednesday: 08/21/13 10:00am – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
1:00pm – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
4:00 – Trivia contest. Win One copy of Triton (Twitter)
Thursday: 08/22/13 10:00am – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
1:00pm – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
4:00 – Trivia contest. Win One copy of Barbara (Twitter, MUST BE 18+ TO WIN)
Friday: 08/23/13 10:00am – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
1:00pm – Trivia contest. Win 5 issues of Weekly Astro Boy Magazine (Twitter)
4:00 – Trivia contest. Win One copy of Swallowing the Earth(Twitter, MUST BE 18+ TO WIN)
4:00 – Blog, Facebook, and Tumblr contest ends. Winners will be announced on 08/26/13.
Don’t want to wait for the contest? Get more bang for your buck with the first 10 issues on sale at 15% off! With 7 of Tezuka’s most popular titles (most OOP in English!), you’re never go hungry for classic manga again–all for the heroic price of $4.99!
The YaoiCon 2014 volunteer fome is LIVE! Join in on the fun! Remember, if you have questions please email info [at] yaoicon.com!
Love telling the world about your favorite manga? Did you know eManga has a review feature? Share your opinions, likes and dislikes with us! It might even be featured in the eManga newsletter!
Onto our weekly digital round-up:
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Triton of the Sea vol. 1 is now available on Akadot! Woohoo!
Dinobyte’s been hard at work tinkering away at his eManga site! Over the years eManga’s learned an incredible amount from the feedback we receive every day. Every suggestion, compliment, and complaint is never too small or insignificant. In the coming months expect to see some changes to eManga that will make your shopping experience smoother and more streamlined.
Love telling the world about your favorite manga? Did you know eManga has a review feature? Share your opinions, likes and dislikes with us! It might even be featured in the eManga newsletter!
Onto our weekly digital round-up:
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![]() Earthian Vol. 5: Yun Kouga presents Earthian’s “Secret Garden” collection! Filled with heartbreaking tales of the forbidden relationship between Lord Michael and Raphael, this volume also includes a never-before-seen bonus story specifically created for this special deluxe edition. And as a fitting epilogue to the unforgettable manga series, catch a glimpse of the future of all your favorite Earthian characters! |
![]() Give My Regards to Black Jack vol. 9: “The psychiatric department–we know nothing of what takes place there.”What’s your image of the psychologically disturbed? Eerie. Unsettling. Criminally prone.Saitou arrives at University of Eiroku’s psychiatric department for training when he ends up becoming the primary doctor for Kadowaki, an inpatient. However, Kadowaki is an undercover reporter! His stay at Eiroku is for research and his attending physician, Iseya, has a few tricks of his own. Thus, the psychiatric ward arc begins! For the first time ever for the country of Japan, the disease schizophrenia is illuminated! |
![]() Weekly Astroboy Magazine: In Astro Boy: Space Snow Leopard, Tezuka does his take on the “angel hair” snow phenomena! One snowy day, Astro discovers all the robots in the city completely drained of energy and rushes to investigate. Surprisingly, his search leads him to a crazed man and his mysterious “space snow leopard!” Is the leopard responsible for the robots’ mass collapse? And why exactly isn’t Astro affected?! Also included are Buddha, Dororo, and Black Jack! |
As you all know, yesterday was the famed 801 Day! Everyone at Digital manga had a blast! Our trivia contest was a success–our turn out was great. It’s sad that Yaoi Day only comes once a year, but don’t worry–we’re extending the fun all weekend!
We’re having an 801 Day sale over at eManga! Expand your digital yaoi library with 4 titles at 15% off!
And of course, Akadot. Many out-of-print yaoi titles are back in stock for an extremely limited time! In celebration, all items are 30% off with the code 801day13!! Spend $80 and get a free yaoi gift bag.
Onto our weekly digital round-up. We have quite a few new titles and an exciting announcement: Give My Regards to Black Jack is now up on eManga in its entirety! The first three volumes are FREE and every volume after that is $1.00!
![]() Minase can’t stop thinking about the summer of his last year of high school when his mother died. His friend Susa took him to the beach and patted him on the head. Now, five years later, Minase keeps waking up at three every morning to find a sleepwalking Susa at his door.Though Sawaki’s high school crush Shiino left him, he could never forget him. After running into him again three years later, he swears this time will be different, even if the ring on Shiino’s finger means he has already been claimed by another.A Fortnight Until We Touch features three emotional short stories of second chances born from words left unsaid. |
![]() Give My Regards To Black Jack Vol. 6: “This person is going to die without ever knowing anything…!!”“It’s all right.” “Those who are cured of cancer are those who battled with cancer.”Placing faith in the words of Dr. Shouji, Tsujimoto endures the crippling side effects of her cancer treatments. She knows nothing of her odds of pulling through, her medical options, or the truth behind her doctor’s words.Saitou watches helplessly as Shouji keeps his patient in the dark. In an attempt to “cure” Saitou of his naïve ideals, the oncologist tells Saitou an anecdote from the past. Why do doctors tell half-truths? How do patients deal with the news? Shouji’s tale explains of a patient that answered those questions for him.Discover Japan’s cancer debate taking place right this minute! |
![]() Eat For Your Life: Mantarou Ohara’s salary can’t keep up with the amount of money he spends on food. He doesn’t just eat his meals, he savors every mouthful and travels Japan in search of new flavors to excite his taste buds. But when a serious lack of funds causes him to choose between living off noodles or entering an eating competition, it seems that the life of this gourmet is about to change…Will the guidance of a mysterious stranger turn Mantarou from a food lover into a professional competitive eater? Or will his passion for the perfect recipe be his downfall…? |
![]() Weekly Astroboy Magazine: Often hailed as the “God of Manga”, Osamu Tezuka draws stories of life, death, and morality His compilation of stories touch upon sci-fi, history, crime, politics, romance, but always raises questions on the human condition and reflects the ambiguity of morality. |
It’s that time of year again! To celebrate 801 Day, Digital Manga is holding our annual Twitter trivia contest! The fun starts at 9:30AM PST! Win some delicious yaoi prizes every half hour until 5:00pm PST! The contest is open WORLDWIDE! First to answer our trivia question wins and you can only win once. Remember, you must be 18 or over to participate! Keep your eyes peeled for our trivia on Twitter today! Good luck!
And some quick news: Dinobyte got so excited he bit a chunk out 4 great yaoi titles! That means 15% off for the first weekend of August (08/01 to 08/04)! Check it out here!