Be Beautiful Unveils Finders Series 1: Target in the Finder

New York, NY (August 8, 2005) Be Beautiful is proud to announce the release of Finder Series 1: Target in the Finder, the long awaited first volume of Ayano Yamane’s Finder Series. Target in the Finder is Ms.Yamane’s debut graphic novel and has made her one of the fastest rising Yaoi manga superstars in Japan as well as overseas. This incredibly beautifully illustrated Yaoi manga is a “must-have” for any Yaoi fan.

“I am very excited and pleased to finally present Finder Series 1: Target in the Finder which has been one of the most requested Yaoi manga titles in recent times. Every panel of this manga is so beautifully illustrated that fans will want to spend time staring at each one of them to appreciate the ‘impossibly beautiful men’ and will enjoy reading them over and over again,” said Masumi Homma O’Donnell, Publisher of Be Beautiful.

Finder Series 1: Target in the Finder
Story and art by: Ayano Yamane
Includes 3 bonus short stories and the first part of the exclusive interview with the creator Ms. Yamane.

Freelance photographer Akihito Takaba is captured by the mysterious Asami, a powerful leader in Japan’s underworld. Asami forces his captive to undergo a night of pleasure and pain, but before long, the son of a Chinese mafia boss sets his sights upon Akihito, demanding critical evidence he has uncovered – or is it something else about him he seeks?

Be Beautiful is America's leader in the publication of Yaoi manga graphic novels, aimed at college age and older female readers. Yaoi manga are illustrated romantic graphic novels, featuring stories about love and relationships between impossibly beautiful men, written by female artists for female readers. Be Beautiful is an imprint of fifteen-year old Central Park Media, one of America's oldest publishers of Japanese anime and manga.