Press Release
Be Beautiful Launches Second
Story Arc for
Kizuna – Bonds of Love
New York, NY (September 29, 2005) Be Beautiful is proud to present
the October release of Kizuna – Bonds of Love: Book 4, the first
volume of an exciting new story arc for the best-selling Yaoi
manga series. This popular graphic novel series is written and
illustrated by Ms. Kazuma Kodaka, one of Japan’s most acclaimed
Yaoi manga artists. Ms. Kodaka’s intricate plots and finely
honed characters have earned her a fan following in Japan as
well as overseas.
“Kizuna – Bonds of Love is one of the premier Yaoi titles, and
few other Yaoi manga are as widely recognized either in the
United States or abroad. We are confident that the Be Beautiful
version of Kizuna – Bonds of Love will continue to earn Ms.
Kodaka new fans with each additional volume,” said Masumi Homma
O’Donnell, Publisher of Be Beautiful.
Kizuna – Bonds of Love: Book 4
“A romantic epic” - The Village Voice
“A fantastic read!” – SequentialTart.com
Story and art by: Kazuma Kodaka
Also includes an exclusive interview with creator Kazuma Kodaka.
Ranmaru and Kei are enjoying a happy life in the city, their
days filled with adventure, their nights surging with romance.
In fact, everything is just about perfect until Ranmaru’s
grandfather asks him to resume his kendo career, forcing the
former champion to choose between an old life he never wanted
and a new one which satisfies his every desire. Meanwhile, in
Shinjuku, Kai Sagano finds himself embroiled in a yakuza
conspiracy so deadly that even his awesomely muscled bodyguard
Masa can’t save him.
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.