Banzai! Banzai! Banzai! Weekend Lovers and President’s Time are back in stock at the 801 Media Inc. store. You can grab your copies here and here respectively.
~801-chan (^ ^)

Ooops! With all the traveling, suppressing revolutions and whatnot, we have gotten a bit back logged on 801 Media Inc. reviews!

Manga News checked out a few oldies but goodies with reviews of The Sky Over My Spectacles and I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone!

The Sky Over My Spectacles by Mio Tennohji

While Lissa over at Manga News isn’t the biggest fan of Mio Tennohji’s art, she does admit:

“It’s a nice release job by 801Media with the usual trimmings: an eye-catching, high quality cover slip adorning a book full of nicely printed pages that are easy to turn. In the back is another short, full-colour comic staring the company’s mascot girl, 801-chan, along with a short preview of 801Media’s other series, Bondz. The interior dialouge is nicely done with no notable errors in grammar or spelling.” - Lissa

Yup, 801 Media Inc. never skimps on production. You can read the rest of the review here. And purchase The Sky Over My Spectacles are retailers everywhere!

I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone by Shiuko Kano

Anne over at Manga News checked out the lovely construction workers in Kano-sensei’s Seppin’ Stone series:

” Overall, I’m Not Your Stepping Stone is one of the most entertaining and sensual yaoi manga I’ve read this year. Shiuko Kano brings to life good characters with a lot of great sexual tension, making this book an enjoyable, and highly recommended, read.” - Anne

If the promise of construction workers wasn’t enough for you, hopefully Anne’s review will push you over the edge. You can read the full review here. And volumes 1 and 2 of Kano-sensei’s excellent series are available at fine retailers everywhere.

Anime on DVD checked out Maybe I’m Your Steppin’ Stone and had nothing but good things to say!

Maybe I’m Your Steppin’ Stone by Shiuko Kano

“This is the sort of book that’s going to appeal to all sorts of BL fans - it’s well written, with interesting characters that get at least a little character development, and it’s dead sexy. Really, it’s hard to go wrong with hot, sweaty construction workers, and Kano manages to strike a balance here that just works. The art’s gorgeous, the story entertains, and if there’s one aspect that might not work for some readers it’s that the story gets a little more hardcore than much of what’s released over here - especially the side story, which includes some sexual torture, not exactly the lightest of fare.” - Danielle
Shiuko Kano is not shy about her men and their sex! You can read the full review here. And if you need more Shiuko Kano goodness, check out Affair!

A newer review site, Yaoi Rose had nothing but love for Youka Nitta’s latest work.

The Prime Minister’s Secret Diplomacy by Youka Nitta

“Once I finished this manga, I read it a second time. And, it’s sitting on my nightstand for a third reading. I LOVE the characters, Yoshinaga and Shiraishi. Okay, I have to admit I’m a Youka Nitta uber-fan. Her works shine. Her story lines are complex, she develops her characters, her men are yummy, and the sex is hot but laced with love.” - Yaoi Rose

Even if you aren’t an uber-fan of Nitta-sensei, Secret Diplomacy has everything a good yaoi manga needs: plot, sex, hot guys and more sex! You can read the whole review and drool here.

~801-chan (^ ^)

Geez! I never thought the day would come that I would complain about selling too many books! But holy cow! The 801 store is hopping and I can’t figure out why? Did people just get their income tax returns or something! I have had to replace the ink in the printer twice!!! We ran out of our cute little bags and I had to make an emergency dash to the craft store! And worst of all, I have run out of cute comments to write on everyone’s order! Nooooooooooo! The horror of it all! *cries*
So just a heads up to everyone placing orders. Don’t worry if it takes me a little longer to send you your delivery confirmation number! There are just waaaaaaaaay too many of them for me to go through. So rest assured your package is shipped and your notice is coming!

*801-chan runs away to mail more books!*

~801-chan (^ ^)

This is just a friendly reminder. Our Engrish “poetry” contest is ending tomorrow. In case you missed it, we’re having a contest to rewrite a passage in Engrish that was printed in an upcoming book. Whoever can rewrite it into a coherent poem gets their name in the book, and a copy of Uki Ogasawara’s artbook.

So, since 801-chan in nowhere to be seen, and Tomo-chan’s been strutting around here acting like she owns the place, it’s up to ME to keep some semblance of order. *hic*

And, no, Tomo-chan does not win by default.

Kampai!!!!

“Celebrate! Celebrate! Everybody get down!”

The 801 Media Inc. store is bursting with new goodies! Weekend Lovers by Kiriko Fuwa and The President’s Time by Tamaki Kirishima are now available!! But hurry! We have limited quantities as this is just an advance shipment from our printer. The rest are currently sailing across the Pacific.

A Foreign Love Affair by Ayano Yamane is back in-stock and here to stay! Our distributor is picking up the book on Thursday, so you should be able to find it at your retailer of choice in about 2 weeks. Of course… you will get it in 2-3 days if you order it from us! >_<

Hop on over to the 801 Media Inc. store for all these lovely books and all our backlist titles as well!

~801-chan (^ ^)

Thanks to everyone who came out to see ME at NYCC! *teehee* And if you picked up a few 801 Media Inc. books and freebies while you were there, it was just icing on the cake!!

While NYC was fun and great, it is nice to be back in Cali! (I can’t believe you people still smoke in public places!)

For those of you who haven’t heard the great news, 801 Media Inc. has 2 new titles coming up for 2009:

Ze by Yuki Shimizu

Don’t Rush Love by Mio Tennohji

Ze Volume 1 comes out February 2009 and you can expect subsequent volumes about every 3 months. Don’t Rush Love is slated for January 2009 and is related to Meeting You which comes out late this year. So 2009 is shaping up as a good year for yaoi!!

~801-chan aka Supreme Ruler of 801 Media Inc.

April 18, 2008 Los Angeles - 801-chan steps down from being the President of 801 media. Asked why, 801-chan responds, “I realized that I would never compare to Tomo-chan. She’s just sooo much better than me. In her words, she’s 1337.”

Tomo-chan was only more than happy to fill the position and become the world leader but only under one condition. “I had only one condition. 801-chan had to admit she was a cat. Since I’m now the President, it’s only obvious that she met my demands.”

When asking 801-chan whether or not she was a cat, she gladly responded, “meow meow”.

Always in a celebratory mood, Kampai popped the champagne and began drinking even before the announcement. In fact, she started drinking at 5:00 am, before she even woke up. Asked how she was able to do this, Kampai responded. “When it involves alcohol, I can drink anytime. Even in my sleep.”

Tomo-chan’s speech during the festivities, “I’m 1337. I pwn 801-chan. She suxorz. Now where’s my YAOI!!!”

Cyn-sama from over at Boys Next Door checked in with Love is Like a Hurricane Volume 2. Not the biggest fan of the series, Cyn has to admit that the series is starting to grow on her:

“In fact, I really enjoyed the quasi-incestuous relationship between Akira and Izumi. They’re step-brothers, with no blood between them, but reading about them screwing madly just makes me happy. I have an odd fascination for incestuous stories. Sue me. We all have our weird kinks.” - Cynthia

*teehee* I will be the first to admit that Love is Like a Hurricane appeals to a certain…aesthetic… (>_<) So you should definitely give it a try. Sadly, Love is Like a Hurricane is about to come to a bittersweet end. So if you haven’t picked up this great series, you are missing out on a great find.

~801-chan (^ ^)

Yay! Our new convention goodies came in today! Sadly, I already packed away the digital camera. So you are going to have to wait until we get back to see them. (Or pick one up at NYCC.) But they are really cute!!!

We made our tip cards and 2009 calendars again. And we also made a card that is a primer on honorifics (since 801 doesn’t translate honorifics) and 801-chan’s dirty sound effect guide!!! *teehee*

The sound effect guide is still being printed. But the other 3 came in today! So if you order through the 801 store and/or see us at a convention, you can get one!

~801-chan ^ ^

801 Media Inc. is crashing the Digital Manga Publishing panel at New York Comic Con!! Well… I guess technically, we aren’t crashing it if we told them beforehand we would be stealing 10 minutes from their panel…

Anyhoo…

“Come join the editors of DMP, June, and 801 Media as we discuss new acquisitions for 2008-2009 - both yaoi and mainstream, 2008 highlights, and raffle off the usual slew of awesome prizes. Peter Fernadez (the voice behind Speed Racer) will also be on hand to discuss DMP Platinum’s release of the complete, original Speed Racer manga. Who knows, 801-chan and Tomo-chan might even put in a guest appearance!”

Room: 1E02 @ 3:00pm sharp!! Saturday, April 19, 2008
Be there!

Also, we will have copies of A Foreign Love Affair available for purchase at our booth. And if the yaoi gods are good, we might have The President’s Time and Weekend Lovers! (Note to self: Buy Kampai some really expensive alcohol if the books make it in time!) Go Kampai! You can do it!
Hope to see you there!

~801-chan ^ ^