Graphic Novels & Anime Genre

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Summary: Autumn has always been Zak's favorite season for hiking and camping. Not to mention breathing in all that crisp fall air and sitting around toasty bonfires. That all changed a year and a half ago when a rich prick high on prescription pills sideswiped Zak while he was out biking. Now his days are filled with pain and limited mobility. No more camping. No more trails. Zak's life as he knew it is gone forever. Back at his beloved stomping grounds, Zak is ready to say hello and goodbye one last time. But when a cry from the frigid Lake Superior waters throws him into the role of a rescuer, more than just his life hangs in the balance. Little did Zak know how much one person giving a damn mattered to him.

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Summary: Noiz is 19, an illustrator who just graduated from art school and created his first manga entitled Disaster Code. He is excited to be showing his work at a comic convention in New York City. He eagerly sets up his table at the con but when no one stops by on the first day he gets discouraged. The famous writer Shiro Ijima is at the con signing books in his bestselling scifi Fissure series. Shiro wanders the aisles in Artist Alley on a break and runs across Noiz' table. Shiro seems intrigued with Noiz' art and walks away only to have his agent come over and inquire. A cat and mouse game starts as Keita, Shiro's agent tempts Noiz trying to see if he will bite on a project to turn Shiro's bestselling, scifi thriller Fissure volume 1 into a manga. Keita wants to use Noiz to have the work cost less weighing the risk of using an amateur manga artist instead of a well established one. Noiz realizes that his work looks like an old out of print manga called Dawn that Shiro drew eight years ago and initially published in Japan but Shiro is not a mangaka any longer due to a tragedy that occurred when he was just starting out. Keita has Shiro play games with Noiz getting him anxious to start the collaboration. Shiro is a womanizer who goes on lavish dates with his female fans then dumps them cruelly on the second date. He is snobbish and aloof but his fans love him for it. However, Shiro seems to be taking an interest in Noiz for reasons other than just his art. Follow the antics of a naïve manga artist and the arrogant bestselling writer as they plan to start the Fissure manga project in graphic noiz #1, the first volume of a YA yaoi series.

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Summary: Noiz is a 19 year old manga artist straight out of art school who created his own manga, Disaster Code. Scouted at ComicCon by Keita Shimura, agent to bestselling author Shiro Ijima, creator of the scifi Fissure series, Noiz won the contract to be the artist for the Fissure manga. With work started on the manga, Noiz finds himself being pursued by Shiro but not only for his art. Shiro seems to be flirting but Noiz can’t seem to pin down the writer’s motives. Is the writer just trying to ensure the art gets done or is there some other game being played? Shiro toys with Noiz’ emotions giving him signals but then pulling back. After Shiro reveals part of his past, as the writer and artist for the manga Dawn, Noiz learns that there is a dark secret to Shiro’s constant womanizing and why he dates his female fans. Can Noiz keep Shiro engaged so he can reveal that he has feelings for the writer? Or will Julia, Shiro’s older sister, force him into an arranged marriage with Ai Amena? Ai is a powerful fashion desiger and could ruin Shiro’s reputation if he doesn’t handle her correctly. Julia wants Shiro to settle down and think about the Ijima family name but Shiro has other ideas. Find out how Shiro handles his family while pursuing Noiz in the second volume of the yaoi series, graphic noiz.

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Summary: Shiro Ijima, the bestselling author, has been working with the amateur manga artist Noiz on the Fissure manga. Photos of Shiro kissing Noiz at an art gallery are all over the tabloids. When Noiz is attacked for being gay, Shiro has flashbacks of the abuse by his mentor and experiences writer's block descending into a past addiction. Keita, Shiro's agent, has to save Shiro's reputation with the Fissure book 4 release date fast approaching. Hoping to save his career, Shiro arranges a charity gallery show for Noiz but when a mystery man appears at the gallery, Shiro is confronted by past demons and descends once more into the abuse which destroyed his career as the manga artist for Dawn five years ago. With his career at stake, Shiro must rely on his older sister Julia to clean up the mess. Or is there another way? Can Shiro save his writing career without drawing Noiz into the chaos? Find out more in graphic noiz: book 3.

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Summary: Shiro Ijima, the bestselling author is competing for the prestigious Hatsuko Award with his latest book Fissure 4. When Katsuhiro appears at the awards ceremony to announce the winner, Shiro is once again controlled by his former mentor’s manipulation. Angered, Shiro takes revenge confessing his love for Noiz on live television. Katsuhiro retaliates sending punks to attack Shiro and ransack his condo, then announces on the news that Shiro is marrying Ai Amena, the owner of the Apple Inu clothing line. Unable to see a way out of the marriage to Ai, Shiro proposes to Noiz. Encouraged to escape New York City and vacation in Scarsdale, Shiro takes Noiz to his childhood home continuing to exploit the amateur manga artist. When Julia, Shiro's older sister shows up with a group of women for Ai’s bridal shower and Shiro’s father arrives from Japan, things spiral out of control. Will Shiro marry Ai and be forced to leave Noiz, the one he truly loves behind? Find out in the harrowing fourth volume of the yaoi series, graphic noiz.

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Summary: Shiro Ijima, the bestselling writer of the SciFi Fissure novels is finding it hard to start writing his next book, Fissure 5 with all the drama created by his lover Noiz, the amateur manga artist. After Shiro’s editor Megumi Ito quits because Shiro is behind on his writing deliverables, Shiro has to rely on his agent Keita Shimura to get his editor back on board. With the Fissure 5 deadline pushed back twice, the publisher is angry. As Noiz starts working on the Fissure manga once again, Keita takes Shiro out for a night of drinking to get the writer back on track. One thing leads to another and Keita ends up at Shiro’s condo. Noiz is confused causing an emotional rollercoaster that affects Shiro’s writing. Can Shiro finish the manuscript by the deadline before the publisher terminates his book deal? Find out in the next volume of the graphic noiz yaoi series.

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Summary: Noiz is a 19 year old amateur manga artist scouted at ComicCon. Winning the contract to do the artwork for the manga adaptation of the scifi Fissure novels by bestselling author Shiro Ijima, Noiz starts work on illustrating chapter 1 of the manga. Asked suddenly by Shiro's agent, Keita to take the finished artwork to Shiro for review, the writer looks over the pages then starts flirting with Noiz. Known for his reputation of flirting with his female fans, Shiro's actions are confusing to Noiz. What are the writer's intentions? Julia Ijima, Shiro's older sister has been plotting for months planning an arranged marriage and has picked fashion designer Ai Amena to be Shiro's wife. Julia wants Shiro to settle down and stop flirting with his female fans but Shiro wants nothing to do with her arranged marriage. Plotting his own game to anger Julia and stop her plans, Shiro enlists an unsuspecting Noiz for his scheme all the while leading Noiz on without stating his true intentions. Jade, Shiro's transgender little sister gets into the mix to help execute the plan. Follow the story of Noiz and Shiro as they work on the Fissure manga in the first volume of the graphic noiz manga.

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Summary: The nineteen year old, amateur manga artist Noiz is partnering with bestselling science fiction writer Shiro Ijima to create the Fissure manga. As work on the manga continues at a fever pitch to meet the publisher’s deadline, the writer persists on teasing the artist making subtle advances then pulling back harshly. Shiro’s aloofness only feeds the insecure artist's attraction. When Noiz is beaten by punks for being gay, the encounter sends Shiro to the streets of New York City fueled by a past addiction that ends up ruining his reputation. A depressed Shiro seeks out his former mentor, Katsuhiro Watanabe, but it comes with a price bringing back bad memories, manipulation and lies. Can a jealous Noiz finish illustrating the next chapter of the Fissure manga by the deadline without destroying his relationship with Shiro now that Katsuhiro has returned?

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Summary: Alone on his mountain, the kitsune Tadashi only wishes to be left in peace so he can mourn his lost lover and take care of his temple. Unfortunately, several townsmen who have no idea of Tadashi’s true nature have different plans for the "Jap on the mountain" and his land. When they push the kitsune too far, he reacts with horrific violence, leaving tragedy in his wake. Broken and terrified of himself, Tadashi represses his natural drives and shuts himself off from the world. The intrusion of a lost little girl and her persistent veterinarian uncle, Berg, stumbling into Tadashi’s life, though, and turn his carefully ordered world upside-down. The reluctant hero needs to decide whether he is truly happier alone or whether he can once again embrace a truth he used to know, that life is for the living. Please Note: This is a re-edited, second edition with 4 illustrations. No changes have been made to the story. There will be B&W and Color print editions released.

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Summary: Alone in Japan, Finni is struggling against the constant distrust, avoidance, and xenophobia he experiences every day. He misses home. He misses his family. Nightmares come all too frequently because of the stress, and well, Christmas is just not Christmas in Japan. Not how he understands it. Distressed by how miserable Finni is, his roommate, Mamoru, offers to be Finni's family for Christmas. Little does he know how much one agreement would change everything between them, because both of them kept secrets neither ever dreamed were true. 2015 Rainbow Awards, Honorable Mention & Finalist - Best Gay Fantasy