Gardena, California-based Digital Manga Publishing recently announced that they are seeking submissions of original manga, graphic novels, short stories and prose novels in all genres (e.g. not just boys love) from "aspiring and professional creators" for eManga.com, their online manga rental website.
DMP graphic designer and marketing maven Michelle Mauk showcased this recent addition to the eManga line-up at Yaoi-Con 2009 by showing two titles: Games With Me by Tina Anderson, Lynsley Brito and Yaoi Hentai, an anthology series of erotic boys love short stories from Yaoi Press.
"We're looking for original content only," said Mauk. "Short doujinshi and novels are also fine. Fan or slash stories won't work, and neither will pin-ups. It's hard to convince people to rent pinups -- people want to read."
Artists are encouraged to visit eManga's submissions page for more information. Artists can either submit proposals, samples and portfolio URLs to submissions@emanga.com or send them via mail to:
Digital Manga Publishing
c/o Fred Lui
1487 W. 178th St. Ste. 300
Gardena, CA 90248
eManga.com features DMP's Flash-based online manga viewer, which allows readers to view and read manga online on either a short-term "rental" basis, or to "own" a title to read anytime. Rentals are done on a point system where $1.00 buys 100 points. Most titles can be rented for a limited time for 200-300 points or unlimited amount of time for 500-600 points, depending on the title.
While the vast majority of eManga's titles are boys love manga from Japanese artists, eManga also features DMP titles such as Vampire Hunter D, a horror / fantasy graphic novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Saiko Takaki, and samples of new DMP titles like the shojo romance, Itazura na Kiss.
Have you tried eManga? What do you think? Add your comments below and share your thoughts about "renting" and reading manga online.
Image credit: © Digital Manga Publishing, © Tina Anderson, Lynsley Brito
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