And the winner of the Feast of Firsts manga giveaway is…Katherine Dacey of The Manga Critic!
As the winner, Katherine will be receiving the first volume of Eerie Queerie!, Gravitation, Love Mode, and Shout Out Loud! Oh, and if you haven’t already visited Katherine’s site The Manga Critic, you should really check it out; it’s a great one.
For the Feast of Firsts giveaway, I had people tell me a little about the first manga they read and the first shōnen-ai/boys’ love/yaoi/whatever you want to call it manga that they read. I’ll briefly mention them here because I like making lists, but if you’ve got a moment and are interested you should read the Feast of Firsts comments, too. So, here we go!
First manga:
Emma by Kaoru Mori. I have heard a lot of good things about this manga, and know a lot of people who really enjoy it.
Hellsing by Kohta Hirano. The tenth and last volume of this manga was published by Dark Horse this past May.
Hot Gimmick by Miki Aihara. I haven’t read this one yet although I do have the first omnibus volume. It’s despised by many and a complete guilty pleasure for others.
Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi. I’ve seen a bit of the anime but haven’t had the chance to read the manga. I am a huge fan of Takahashi’s Ranma 1/2, though.
The Wallflower by Tomoko Hayakawa. I keep seeing this manga mentioned, so I guess it’s about time I pick it up. My library has it, so I have no excuse.
First boys’ love manga:
Fumi Yoshinaga is a creator of many excellent manga, several of which feature gay characters or are specifically boys’ love manga.
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by Setona Mizushiro. I would really like to see this one available in English and I’m not alone.
Crimson Spell by Ayano Yamane is getting a little hard to find, especially the second volume, but rumor has it Media Blasters plans on printing more.
Gorgeous Carat by You Higuri was actually mentioned by two different people. I haven’t read it (yet) but I have read Higuri’s Cantarella.
Room Share by Sakyou Yozakura isn’t currently licensed in English, but Tokyopop’s Blu Manga imprint recently published Yozakura’s Blood Honey.
Tokyo Babylon by Clamp is sitting on my shelf at home; I should probably get around to reading it at some point.
X-Kai- by Asami Tohjoh. I’ll admit, I hadn’t even heard of this manga before this giveaway; I’ll have to check it out.
Blood Honey is by the same author as Room Share? O_o …and I was considering buying Blood Honey… now I’m definitely gonna avoid it : )))
I really hope The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and its sequel get licensed too T_T
It’s been a while since I read Blood Honey but I don’t remember it being too bad. (Certainly not the greatest, but…) One of the characters had this Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde personality going on that I quite enjoyed. I haven’t read Room Share though, so I don’t know how Blood Honey compares. ^_^