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Creator: Yumi Tamura U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781591160410 Released: November 2002 Original release: 2001 Although Yumi Tamura is probably best known for her post-apocalyptic epic …
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Creator: Hiroaki Samura U.S. publisher: Dark Horse ISBN: 9781595823236 Released: July 2009 Original release: 2006 Awards: Eisner Award, Japan Media Arts Award Demon Lair II is the twenty-first …
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Editors: Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen Publisher: A Public Space ISSN: 2159-7138 Released: March 2013 The English-language, international edition of the Japanese literary journal Monkey …
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Creator: Gengoroh Tagame Publisher: PictureBox ISBN: 9780984589241 Released: April 2013 Original release: 2000-2013 The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: The Master of Gay Erotic Manga was one of my …
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Creator: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Original story: Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate U.S. publisher: Vertical ISBN: 9781935654872 Released: March 2013 Original release: 2005 Before Vertical's 2013 …
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Creator: Kaori Yuki U.S. publisher: Viz Media ISBN: 9781421536361 Released: October 2010 Original release: 2009 For the Kaori Yuki Manga Moveable Feast, I decided to take a look at Overture, …
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