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(LOS ANGELES, October 24, 2006) – Seven Seas Entertainment announced today the launch of North America's first ever "Yuri" line. Yuri is a genre of Japanese manga that focuses on girl-girl romantic relationships and is a category that has been all but overlooked by American manga publishers until now. Seven Seas will dub its new Yuri line of licensed manga: "STRAWBERRY."

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New York, NY (October 23, 2006) -- Former employees of Central Park Media and Be Beautiful Manga today announced the formation of Urban Alchemist, an independent clothing company dedicated to creating high-quality, original shirts and accessories for anime, video game, and comic book fans.

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A compilation of Yaoi Con con reports from around the web:

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San Francisco, California, 22nd October 2006. DramaQueen announced three new titles at YaoiCon 2006.

During the industry panel at YaoiCon, DramaQueen gave the audience a sneak preview of three new titles that DramaQueen has acquired and will publish in 2007. DramaQueen acquired the following yaoi/BL titles:

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Broccoli Books:
- "A Juvenille Orion Artbook"

Yaoi Press:
- "Caim" by Le Peru GGine
- "LIly and the Rose" by Dany & Dany

June Manga:
- "Love Recipe" by Kiriko Nigashizato
- "In the Walnut" by Touko Kawai
- "Picnic" by Yugi Yamada
- "Othello" by Toui Hasumi
- "Sweet Whisper" (Akutai wa Toiki to Mazariau) by Hyouta Fujiyama
- "World's End" by Eiki Eiki
- "Ordinary Crush" by Hyouta Fujiyama
- "Can't Win With You" (Kimi ni wa Kattenai) by Yukine Honami (Written by: Satosumi Takaguchi)

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New titles announced by Blu:

- "Innocent Bird" by Hirotaka Kisaragi
- "June Pride" by Kazumi Ooya & Shinobu Goto
- "Bokura no Onsei"

Source: Yaoi Suki

More license announcements from Yaoi Con:

DramaQueen:
- "Angel & Devil" by Uzuki Jun
- "Cage of Thornes" by Sakuragawa Sonoko
- "Missing Road" by Sakurai Shushushu

Be Beautiful:
- "Casino Lily" by Nitta Youka
- "Love a la Carte" by Minami Haruka
- "Virgin Soil" by Minami Haruka

Source: Yaoi Suki

801 Media has licensed a new yaoi license: Affair by Shiuko Kano.

Source: Yaoi Suki

Fans Are Invited To Visit Select Mall Locations To Take Part In Exciting and Fun Activities Related To Best Selling Manga And Anime Series

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MangaCast posts two manga announcements from Broccoli Books: "E'S Volume 1 - January 2007!" and "KAMUI Volume 5 Shipping!"

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