Sublime Manga

Animate Titles Now Available

As some of you have already noticed, we have a few of Animate’s direct-to-Kindle titles on our site for purchase, and as of today have made an additional ten available.

For those of you who may not be familiar with Animate’s direct-to-Kindle releases, many are titles that were already released in English by other U.S. publishers and whose rights have reverted back to the Japanese publisher. Animate has made those English-language releases available once again via the Kindle platform. They have also gone a step further by publishing a few of their titles directly into English without the use of an English-language publisher.

All titles placed on our site that are from Animate will have Animate’s cover and will also contain a note at the beginning of the synopsis that further clarifies what you are purchasing. In addition, they will be available for purchase in the standard SuBLime format of a downloadable PDF and for viewing in the site's manga viewer.

Here is a list of all titles currently available:

Cigarette Kisses by Nase Yamato

Delivery Cupid by CJ Michalski

Future Lovers V1 & V2 Saika Kunieda

Golden Cain by You Asagiri

Love a la Carte by Haruka Minami

Mister Mistress V1 & V2 by Rize Shinba

Oh My God V1 & V2 by Natsuho Shino

Pet on Duty by Nase Yamato

Say Please by Kano Miyamoto

Selfish Love V1 & V2 by Naduki Koujima

Two of Hearts by Kano Miyamoto

Enjoy!

~Jennifer LeBlanc

FREE Worldwide Shipping & 10% Off!

The Book Depository is offering 10% off everything they sell with the below mentioned discount code (APMA12) through May 14th. I've been meaning to talk about this retailer for a few reasons, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity. Since SuBLime is a global publisher (our books are available worldwide), this retailer may be of interest to you in that they do ship worldwide and they also ship for FREE. Just click the "Free Shipping On Everything!" link on the home page via the ad below to see the list of countries they ship to.

[CLICK HERE TO BEGIN SHOPPING!]

As a reminder, the following SuBLime PRINT books are now available for preorder on most retail sites including The Book Depository:

Three Wolves Mountain, Story and Art by Bohra Naono
Honey Darling [Hatchimitsu Darling], Story and Art by Norikazu Akira
Awkward Silence [Bukiyou na Silent] V1 & V2, Story and Art by Hinako Takanaga
Punch Up! V1 & V2, Story and Art by Shiuko Kano
Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love [Yume Musubi, Koi Musubi] V1 & V2, Story and Art by Yaya Sakuragi
Starting with a Kiss [Kiss Ariki], Story and Art by Youka Nitta
His Favorite [Aitsu no Daihonmei] V1 & V2, Story and Art by Suzuki Tanaka

~Jennifer LeBlanc

February Newsletter

For those of you who may have signed up late for the newsletter and missed out on February's issue, here's a link to view the HTML version.

If you have YET to sign up, please check it out and see some of the awesome stuff you're missing out on, then sign up here!

~Jennifer LeBlanc

Two New Title Announcements!

We have another two new title announcements for you today! Our first title is Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love (Yume Musubi Koi Musubi) by Yaya Sakuragi. Volume One is set to release in print only in August of 2012, with subsequent volumes releasing quarterly. We currently do not have the rights to publish digital editions for this series, but it’s something we’re working on for the future.

Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love

Yaya Sakuragi

High school student Ao has had a wet dream about longtime neighbor and Shinto priest, Ryomei. He’s taken aback and excited by this dream, and starts to consider the joys of a relationship with another man. Ao approaches Ryomei in the hopes of making his dream a reality, but is flatly refused. Not one to give up easily, Ao persists until he finally gets his kiss. But will this horny high schooler really be satisfied with a simple kiss? Bonus story included!

Yumemusubi Koimusubi Volume 1 © Yaya SAKURAGI 2008

Our second title announcement is a digital-only release. We’re happy to offer one of Makoto Taneno’s newest works, How’s Your Ex? (Wakareta Otoko wa Ikaga desu ka?), which is a one-shot releasing April of 2012.

How's Your Ex?
Makoto Tateno

It took forever for Yoji to get over his ex-boyfriend and former colleague, Tomoe, who suddenly quit the company and dumped him at the same time. But with the merger of their rival companies, Yoji finds himself having to work with Tomoe once again. When Tomoe speaks and touches him as he used to, familiar feelings begin to stir.

Two New Title Announcements!

We have two new title announcements for you today and they're ALL PRINT!!!

Our first title announcement is Kiss Ariki from Youka Nitta! Volume one will release in print and digital August of 2012, with subsequent volumes releasing quarterly.

Kiss Ariki
Youka Nitta

Touru’s father, the head of a yakuza faction, orders him to a deserted island with Mutsumi, the son of his second in command, to keep him out of harm’s way. Mutsumi is a studious honest guy and doesn't much care for Touru. As the two become bored, they use each other’s bodies under the pretext of just “helping each other out”, but isn’t touching to kill time ultimately the same as sex?

Our next announcement is Awkward Silence (Bukiyou na Silent) from Hinako Takanaga. Volume one will release in print and digital July 2012, with subsequent volumes releasing quarterly.

Awkward Silence
Hinako Takanaga

Satoru is an introvert with a longtime crush on Keigo, a popular boy on the baseball team. But much to his surprise, Keigo comes up to him and asks him out! Satoru is so overcome he can’t respond. Will Satoru be able to get past his shyness, or will he lose his chance with the boy he loves?

So what do you think? Are any of these your favorites? Feel free to comment below! :-)

~Jennifer LeBlanc

A Valentine's Gift For You!

Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate the release of our newest title, Devil’s Honey by Isaku Natsume, we’ve created a Valentine’s themed wallpaper in a variety of sizes for you to enjoy.

iPhone Wallpaper

640x960

Standard Wallpaper

1024x768

1280x1024

Widescreen Wallpaper

1680x1050

Enjoy! [And don't forget to check out our free preview of Devil's Honey!]

~Jennifer LeBlanc

New Title: Yebisu Celebrities

SuBLime is very happy to announce a new addition to their digital only release schedule -- Yebisu Celebrities V1, V2 and V3! Volume one will be released March of 2012, volume two June of 2012 and volume three Sepember of 2012. Synopsis and cover will be up on the site after the holiday break. We just couldn't make you wait any longer!

To celebrate this new acquisition, we will be giving away some awesome swag starting in January. [Psst... I hear there may be a few drama CD's but you didn't hear that from me.] ;-)

Contests will be announced via our Twitter and Facebook pages so keep an eye out!

~Jennifer LeBlanc

Welcome!

Welcome to the new beta site for SuBLime! Currently you can find information on the first few months of our digital only releases, some of which will be available for purchase starting in January of 2012.

To keep up-to-date on new releases, SuBLime news and for exclusive contests, please sign up for our newsletter, or subscribe to SuBLime's RSS feed.

You can also obtain all of the latest news by liking our Facebook page and following us on Twitter. We love to give away free copies of our books as well as some really fun yaoi goodies so don't miss out!

We'd love some feedback so if anything isn't working properly please email us at hostmaster@sublimemanga.com, or comment below. The site is still a work in progress so we will be adding even more information on upcoming releases as well as new features and improvements soon!

Thank you for stopping by!

~Jennifer LeBlanc