Press Release

Finder Series 2: Cage in the Finder To Debut This Fall

New York, NY (October 13, 2005) Be Beautiful is proud to announce the November release of the Finder Series 2: Cage in the Finder, the follow-up edition to the best-selling Finder Series 1: Target in the Finder. This popular graphic novel series is written and illustrated by Ms. Ayano Yamane, and is renowned for its edgier stories and artwork, while remaining true to the romantic archetypes found in the Yaoi manga genre.

“Ayano Yamane has created a unique world with her characters and situations, which draw the reader into a seductive fantasy realm of impossibly beautiful men who are caught in a web of lies and deceit; a web of their own making,” said Masumi Homma O’Donnell, Publisher of Be Beautiful.

Finder Series 1: Cage in the Finder
Story and art by Ayano Yamane

“This is easily my favorite Yaoi to date!” – SequentialTart.com

“Be Beautiful has yet to release a manga I didn’t like…or love!” –AnimeFringe.com

Freelance photographer Akihito Takaba thought he left the cutthroat dangers of the Underworld behind after barely escaping his last adventure alive. However, he soon finds himself reunited with the mysterious and powerful crime lord Asami, and before long he is once again thrust into an unseemly world of decadence and bloodshed. Will Takaba be lucky enough to escape a deadly fate twice in a row, or are Asami’s plans for him of a more amorous nature? Meanwhile, Fei Long, the beautiful criminal mastermind, reflects upon his rise to power and the passionate secret he held in check for too many years.

Also includes an erotic bonus story and an exclusive interview with author Ayano Yamane!

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.