Yaoi License Announcements

Not sure where to put it but thought i would put it here as its too do with yaoi manhua.

Aloha Comics have opened a worldwide store. I backed their Kickstarter for English language release of some manhua.

I'll definitely be getting the box set of Heavens Official's Blessing

 
Also announced: Let Me See the Real You, Senpai! by Yuho Okita. A shy shut-in who masquerades as a wildly popular VTuber online collabs with a newbie who quickly becomes his friend…and maybe something more? A Mature-rated Boys’ Love manga about VTubers from the creator of PUNKS TRIANGLE—also available from Seven Seas!

Haruki is a shut-in who has a hard time talking to people in real life. But online, he’s an enigmatic VTuber with over 700k followers! It took five years to grow his fanbase, but he’s hit a serious plateau. When he gets a chance to collab with Yuu, a brand-new femboy VTuber, he gets a huge boost in followers—and maybe a friend too?! But when they finally meet IRL, it turns out that the voice behind Yuu is actually an incredibly handsome man! Can Yuu bring out Haruki’s true nature and help him be more comfortable in his own skin? Log on for this Boys’ Love Vtuber romance!

Let Me See the Real You, Senpai! Vol. 1 will be released for the first time in the English language in September 2025.
 
I can recommend the An Momose; interestingly, the French title is 'Let's Be More Than Childhood Friends!/ Soyons Plus Qu'Amis d'Enfance' (Editions Hana) which puts a slightly different angle on the story... (3 volumes).
 
Amusing timing for the An Momose title as I just started my Japanese copy of Vol 1 last week. I think I prefer the French title as the English makes it sound like they have a much more confrontational relationship, which is not true. Still nice to see one licensed for print finally as I think Momose's other titles available in English are locked away on MangaPlaza (so inaccessible to us here in the UK) or on Renta.
 
Yes - the French often seem better at capturing the spirit of the original title as well as the 'feel' of the story. Hana have published quite a few, including the mangaka's first cakeverse: 'L'Amour au Bout de la Langue' (December '24, so I have still to catch up with that one!)
 
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