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Crowdfunding Corner: Irodori Comics Launches Four Seminal Stories by Isaki Uta, The Acclaimed Mangaka

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Irodori Comics has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a box set featuring four seminal stories by Isaki Uta, the mangaka and creator of the acclaimed manga Is Love The Answer? which was published in the US by Kodansha. Isaki Uta is known for their comics centered about characters navigating their experiences and relationship with their gender and sexual identities. The Kickstarter for the box set Isaki Uta: The Lost & Found Collectionfeaturing four of their most acclaimed stories, is now live.

Isaki Uta is best known for their short stories Mine-kun is Asexual, Silkscreen, and other stories which have appeared in Éclair: A Girls’ Love Anthology That Resonates in Your Heart and Éclair Blanche. Is Love The Answer? was their first solo work to appear in print in English.

Now Irodori Comics presents the Isaki Uta: The Lost & Found Collection box set, featuring four classic doujinshi available both in print (for the first time) and digitally:

Mine-kun is Asexual

In “Mine-kun is Asexual,” Mine doesn’t like sexual intimacy in a relationship. He can kiss a girl, but it’s not something he wants to do if he can help it. But Murai loves him so much that she’s willing to overlook the fact that she can’t hold his hand; that she can’t cuddle up next to him when they watch movies together; that she can’t fall in love with him the way that she hopes to be loved in return. In the eyes of those around them, is this even a relationship that’s meant to last, or is it a train wreck just waiting to happen?

Leaper

Leapers—individuals who were born on February 29th that age at a rate four timese slower than that of a normal person and can live for over 300 years. Mio Aono is one of these leapers and like many, experiences all the emotions that come with living beyond the normal, mortal lifespan. This story won an honorable mention in the Monthly Afternoon Magazine Manga Competition and jumpstarted Isaki Uta’s career! Originally published in 2008, this landmark work has been updated and re-released as a doujinshi and localized in English for fans to enjoy.

Mermaid in the Bottle

Takeru has always felt like another cog in the wheel of corporate society, but things take a strange turn when he and his sister discover a mermaid inside a cosmetic lotion bottle. Memories of childhood; a brother and sister separated in the aftermath of a failed marriage; corporate money disappearing off the ledgers… Mermaid in the Bottle is Isaki Uta’s tour-de-force first foray into self-publishing and features a unique story looking into the bitter-sweet relationship of a brother and sister with a shared, troubled past.

Silkscreen

A girl falls in love and devotes herself to them, but they don’t conform to her expectations, perhaps because she looks at them through a blurry curtain. Silkscreen touches on a bittersweet romance between a lesbian and a genderqueer individual, who later comes out as a trans man. Those familiar with Isaki Uta’s previous works like Mermaid In The Bottle, Leaper and Mine-kun is Asexual, will know that the author has a unique style of storytelling that leaves a lot to the reader’s interpretation. Silkscreen is a bittersweet story that briefly explores the concepts of identity, rejection, and acceptance.

Today’s New Digital Comics Releases Features DC, Fantagraphics, Kodansha, and More!

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Today’s New Digital Releases Include DC, Kodansha, VIZ Media, and More!

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8 New Comics from Magnetic Press, AAM-Markosia, iPOP, Harlequin, and Irodori Comics today on comiXology

There’s eight new comics you can get now on comiXology. Start shopping for them now or check out the individual issues below.

L’héritier d’une nuit: By His Royal Decree

Written by Lucy Monroe
Art by Ryo Arisawa
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Le petit-ami de Gillian est le prince héritier de Volyarus, un pays riche d’Europe. Cela fait sept mois qu’ils sont tombés amoureux l’un de l’autre et elle pense qu’il est sur le point de lui faire sa demande, mais après un baiser passionné et une nuit dans son lit, elle est choquée par ce qu’il lui dit. Il ne lui demande pas sa main… Il veut rompre avec elle ! « c’est écrit sur les résultats de tes examens, je ne peux pas épouser une femme qui ne peut pas me donner un héritier. » Il la quitte par le suite et Gillian réalise qu’il doit ne l’avoir jamais aimée. Qu’est-elle donc supposée faire lorsque apprend qu’elle est enceinte ?

L’héritier d’une nuit: By His Royal Decree

Love: The Mastiff

Written by Frédéric Brrémaud
Art by Frédéric Brrémaud
Cover by Frédéric Brrémaud
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A loyal hunting dog finds himself alone in the wild outback of Australia when his master is struck down by a poisonous snake during an expedition. Now he must make his way through the dangers and obstacles of the magnificent wilderness, relying on instincts that no amount of domestication can fully suppress…

Love: The Mastiff

Monolith #1

Written by Roberto Recchioni, Mauro Uzzeo
Art by LRNZ
Cover by LRNZ
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Sandra needs some personal space from her suffocating husband, so she takes their toddler son on an impromptu getaway. But it may be that her husband isn’t who she’s really trying to escape from… Taking the safest car on wheels, she heads out across the desert with no idea what adventure lies ahead…

Monolith #1

Monster Me #3: Newmon (Teacher’s Edition)

Written by iPOP! Labs
Art by Cocoon Productions, Davide Puppo
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Don’t be a bully! Follow the adventures of Newmon as he interacts with his classmates Sky & Izumi, who ultimately teach valuable lessons on friendship and sharing. Includes a teacher’s guide.

Monster Me #3: Newmon (Teacher's Edition)

My Best Friend is a Gender Bender Non-H Prequels Vol. 1

Written by Uten Ameka
Art by Uten Ameka
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Follow Tsukushi, a boy who can change genders to “boy”, “girl”, and “gender neutral”, as he spends his days with his best friend Kaoru.

My Best Friend is a Gender Bender Non-H Prequels Vol. 1

Promise to Marry Me When I’m Older! Vol. 1

Written by Satou Yuuki
Art by Satou Yuuki
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Childhood promises are often taken light-heartedly, but what happens if an innocent little girl mistakes a dismissive comment from her tender years as a commitment tor marriage? That’s exactly what happens when Yuka asks Ryo to keep his promise to marry her — even though it was 10 years ago! But the kind-hearted Ryo just can’t find it in him to give it to her straight, and so ensues a wacky comedy of silly cover-ups and failed attempts to set the record straight!

Promise to Marry Me When I'm Older! Vol. 1

Raincoat Kids and the Illusionary Wonderland Vol. 1

Written by Yoimachi Meme
Art by Yoimachi Meme
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Minato finds himself fending off more drippy-drippy demons born from the darkness that haunts his past. After remembering where it is he wants to return to, he is reunited with Shizu with a renewed vigor to keep her safe from harm. Meanwhile, hooded children called “nightmares” roam an abandoned mall and wait for their next directives. The hypnos network? The Depths? More mysteries unfold in the second installment of the Raincoat Kids!

Raincoat Kids and the Illusionary Wonderland Vol. 1

Raincoat Kids and the Splish-Splash City Vol. 2

Written by Yoimachi Meme
Art by Yoimachi Meme
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A cryptic message scratched on to the bottom of a lantern powered by mystical fireflies; a world of constant rain, and cities submerged in ever-changing tides; as dark forces linger in the murky waters, a warrior of light banishes the dark with his light-infused umbrella. Raincoat Kids is a tour-de-force, coming-of-age story set in a post- apocalyptic water world, where protagonist Minato Aikawa must take his younger sister, Shizu, to meet with their father. Joining them is self-proclaimed bodyguard Toka, who brandishes an umbrella that he claims is the “ultimate weapon”. The abstract world of Raincoat Kids is brought to you by Yoimachi Meme, and is illustrated with traditional, pen-and-paper illustrations without the use of digital touch-ups.

Raincoat Kids and the Splish-Splash City Vol. 2

Return

Written by Tom Stephenson
Art by Kevin Low
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RETURN … an epic tale of mystery, majesty… and murder. A soul in turmoil. An ancient crime. And neither wealth nor royal blood can pacify a terror that has endured the ages.

Return

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