Master List

The following is a list of all published “global manga” in Germany. New volumes will be added as they are released.
For more information about any of the works listed, check out the publisher tags on the right-hand side of this blog. If there are any authors or works you’d like us to focus on, let us know!
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Animexx

Manga Mixx 1 – various artists – €4.00
Manga Mixx 2 – various artists – €4.00
Manga Mixx 3 – various artists – €4.00
Manga Mixx 4 – various artists – €4.00

BakaBook

Akaru und Tammy – Tina Lindhorst – €6.95

Butter & Cream

Losing Neverland v1 – Fahr Sindram – ISBN: 978-3940414007 – €10.00
Losing Neverland v2 – Fahr Sindram – ISBN: 978-3940414014 – €10.00

Carlsen Comics

Alle Guten Geister v1 – Laura Müller & Marco Paal – ISBN: tba – €6.00
Bloody Circus v1 – Jürgen Seebeck – ISBN: 3-551-77766-0 – €6.00
Bloody Circus v2 – Jürgen Seebeck – ISBN: 3-551-77767-9 – €6.00
Chochin – Franziska Steffen & Tina Lindhorst – ISBN: tba – €6.00
Crewman 3 v1 – Robert Labs – ISBN: 3-551-76711-4 – €5.00
Crewman 3 v2 – Robert Labs – ISBN: 978-3551767127 – €5.00
Delilah’s Mystery – Nam & Tram Nguyen – ISBN: 3-551-7683-6 – €6.00
Dragic Master v1 – Robert Labs – ISBN: 3-551-75141-2 – €10.00
Dragic Master v2 – Robert Labs – ISBN: 3-551-75142-0 – €10.00
Dragic Master v3 – Robert Labs – ISBN: 3-551-75143-9 – €10.00
Dragic Master Special Book – Robert Labs – ISBN: 3-551-76476-X – €9.99
Dystopia, Love at Last Sight – Judith Park – ISBN: 3-551-77442-0 – €6.00
Dystopia Audio CD – Judith Park – ASIN: tba – €7.95
GO KIDS v1 – Zhe Zhang – ISBN: 978-3551736710 – €6.00
GO KIDS v2 – Zhe Zhang – ISBN: 978-3551736727 – €6.00
Idol – Stella Brandner – ISBN: 978-3-551-74869-0 – €6.00
Jibun-Jishin – Nina Werner – ISBN: 3-551-77441-2 – €6.00
Keyla v1 – Nicole Klementz & Nhung Vu – ISBN: tba – €6.00
Manga-Talente 2003 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3551771025 – €6.00
Manga-Talente 2004 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3551774477 – €6.00
Manga-Talente 2005 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3551781871 – €6.00
Manga-Talente 2006 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3551786357 – €6.00
Manga-Talente 2007 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3551777751 – €6.00
Personal Paradise – Melanie Schober – ISBN: 978-3-551-78744-6 – €6.00
Puppenkrise – René Scheibe – ISBN: 978-3-551-78501-5 – €6.00
Y Square – Judith Park – ISBN: 3-551-78193-1 – €6.00
Y Square PLUS – Judith Park – ISBN: 978-3551787415 – €6.00
Y Square Figure (Ju-Jin) – ASIN: 3551911274 – €19.95
Y Square Audio CD – Judith Park – ASIN: B000VWOUI0 – €7.95
Carlsen “Chibi”
Box 1: Drachenschnee – Franziska Steffen & Tina Lindhorst – ISBN: 978-3551660053 – €1.95
Box 1: Geeks – Michael “Mio” Rühle – ISBN: 978-3551660039 – €1.95
Box 1: Luxus – Judith Park – ISBN: 978-3551660015 – €1.95
Box 1: Raccoon – Melanie Schober – ISBN: 978-3551660046 – €1.95
Box 1: White Pearl – Nadine Büttner – ISBN: 978-3551660022 – €1.95
Box 2: E-Motional – Martina Peters – ISBN: 978-3551660107 – €1.95
Box 2: Im Namen des Sohnes – Zofia Garden – ISBN: 978-3-551-66009-1 – €1.95
Box 2: Kensei – Christian Pick – ISBN: 978-3-551-66008-4 – €1.95
Box 2: Make a Date – Alexandra Völker – ISBN: 978-3-551-66011-4 – €1.95
Box 2: Strike Back – Olga Rogalski – ISBN: 978-3-551-66006-0 – €1.95
Box 2: Twins Love Panic – Dörte Dettlaff – ISBN: 978-3551660060 – €1.95
Box 3: A Demon’s Kiss – Rebecca Jeltsch – ISBN: tba – €1.95
Box 3: Die Spur – Helen Aerni – ISBN: tba – €1.95
Box 3: Legacy of the Oceans – Marika Herzog – ISBN: tba – €1.95
Box 3: Masterminds – Jeffrey Gold – ISBN: tba – €1.95
Box 3: Turnover – Marika Paul – ISBN: tba – €1.95
Box 3: Umbra – Natalia Zaitseva – ISBN: tba – €1.95

Christian Solar Verlag

Melodie der Daemonen – Dominik Morie & Angelika Diem – ISBN: 978-3937922034 – €12.00
Naglayas Herz v2 – Sascha Nils Marx & Stefan Voß – ISBN: 978-3937922058 – €12.00
Pfad der Illusion – Lorenz H Ruwwe – ISBN: 978-3937922065 – €12.00

Eidalon

Katran v1 – JoKeR – ISBN: 3-936686-87-4 – €6.90
Katran v2 – JoKeR – ISBN: 3-936686-88-2 – €6.90
Katran v3 – JoKeR – ISBN: 3-936686-89-0 – €6.90
Tomoe v1 – Prin & Umi Konbu – ISBN: 3-936686-91-2 – €6.90
Tomoe v2 – Prin & Umi Konbu – ISBN: 3-936686-92-0 – €6.90
Tomoe v3 – Prin & Umi Konbu – ISBN: 3-936686-93-9 – €6.90
Tomoe v4 – Prin & Umi Konbu – ISBN: 3-936686-94-4 – €6.90

EMA

Catwalk v1 – Alexandra Völker – ISBN: 3-7704-6321-8 – €5.00
Catwalk v2 – Alexandra Völker – ISBN: 3-7704-6322-6 – €5.00
Catwalk Audio CD 1 – ISBN: 978-3770468621 – €6.95
Catwalk Audio CD 2 – ISBN: 978-3770468638 – €6.95
Fight – Kim Liersch & Roda Makmod (DiM€) – ISBN: 978-3-7704-6859-1 – €6.00
Freaky Angel v1 – Lenka Buschova – ISBN: 3-7704-6263-7 – €5.00
Freaky Angel v2 – Lenka Buschova – ISBN: 3-7704-6264-5 – €5.00
Gott Gauss v1 – Viviane and Bruno Cotting – ISBN: 3-7704-6664-0 – €6.50
Gott Gauss v2 – Viviane and Bruno Cotting – ISBN: 978-3770466658 – €6.50
Indépendent v1 – DuO – ISBN: 3-7704-6482-6 – €5.00
Indépendent v2 – DuO – ISBN: 3-7704-6650-0 – €5.00
Indépendent v3 – DuO – ISBN: 3-7704-6733-7 – €5.00
Mon-Star Attack v1 – DuO – ISBN: 3-7704-6164-9 – €5.00
Mon-Star Attack v2 – DuO – ISBN: 3-7704-6165-7 – €5.00
Mon-Star Attack Audio CD 1 – ISBN: 978-3770468645 – €6.95
Mon-Star Attack Audio CD 2 – ISBN: 978-3770468652 – €6.95
Musouka v1 – Diana Liesaus – ISBN: 3-7704-6668-3 – €6.50
Musouka v2 – Diana Liesaus – ISBN: 3-7704-6668-3 – €6.50
Naglayas Herz v1 – Sascha Nils Marx & Stefan Voß – ISBN: 978-3937922058 – €6.10
Orcus Star – Gina Wetzel – ISBN: 3-7704-6223-8 – €5.00
Paris – Alexandra Völker – ISBN: 978-3770469291 – €6.50
Pax Animae – Sascha Schätzchen – €19.90 (limited edition of 300)
Shanghai Passion – Ying Zhou Chang – ISBN: 3-7704-6351-x – €5.00
Subway to Sally Storybook – various artists – ISBN: tba – €10.00
Wilhelm Busch und die Folgen – DuO, Anike Hage, others – ISBN: 978-3770431731 – €15.00
Without Identity v1 – Sascha Schätzchen/Utopian Artists – ISBN: 3-89885-677-1 – €5.00
Without Identity v2 – Sascha Schätzchen/Utopian Artists – ISBN: 3-89885-678-X – €5.00
Without Identity v3 – Sascha Schätzchen/Utopian Artists – ISBN: 3-89885-679-8 – €5.00

Fireangels

Bi-Color – various artists – ISBN: 978-3-939309-09-3 – €18.00
Fireangels Boys’ Love 2008 Kalendar – various artists – ISBN: 978-3-939309-10-9 – €18.00
Lemon Law v1 – various artists – ISBN: – 978-3-939309-05-3 – €6.50
Lime Law v1 – various artists – ISBN : 3-939309-01-7 – €10.99
Lime Law v2 – various artists – ISBN: 3-939309-4-08 – €6.95
K-A-E 29th Secret v1 – Martina Peters – ISBN: 3-939309-00-1 – €8.49

Gloor Verlag

MANGA MEETS CLASSICS 1: The Magic Flute – various artists – ISBN: 978-3-938037-03-4 – €12.90

Manga Spot

Manga Spot 2005 – various artists – €8.00 *out of print*
Manga Spot 2006 – various artists – €8.00

Schwarzer Turm

200g Hack – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-32-2 – €6.50
Blütenträume v1 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3934167384 – €6.50
Es War Keinmal – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-30-6- €6.50
Hungry Hearts v1 – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-35-7 – €6.50
Hungry Hearts v2 – various artists – ISBN: tba – €6.50
Kappa Maki v1 – various artists – €6.50
Kappa Maki v2 – various artists – €6.50
Paper Theatre v1 – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-26-8 – €6.90
Paper Theatre v2 – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-29-2 – €6.90
Paper Theatre v3 – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-31-4 – €6.90
Paper Theatre v4 – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-33-0 – €6.90
Paper Theatre v5 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3934167346 – €6.90
Subway to Sally – Storybook – various artists – ISBN: 3-934167-39-X – €9.00

Tokyopop

Dämonenjunge Lain – Natalie Wormsbecher – ISBN: 978-3-86719-299-6 – €6.50
Evergrey v1 – Lime Manga – ISBN: 3-86580-347-4 – €6.50
Evergrey v2 – Lime Manga – ISBN: 978-3865803481 – €6.50
Gothic Sports v1 – Anike Hage – ISBN: 3-86580-194-3 – €6.50
Gothic Sports v2 – Anike Hage – ISBN: 3-865-80-195-1 – €6.50
Gothic Sports v3 – Anike Hage – ISBN: 978-3867191289 – €6.50
Gothic Sports 2008 Kalendar – ISBN: 978-3867192132 – €10.00
Gothic Sports Patch – €5.99
Gothic Sports Soft Soccer Ball – €6.99
Gothic Sports Wristband – €5.99
Grimms Manga – Keiko Ishiyama – ISBN: 3-86580-395-4 – €6.50
Grimms Manga – Perfect Edition – Keiko Ishiyama – ISBN: 978-3-86719-328-3 – €14.00
In the End – Pink Psycho – ISBN: 3-86580-448-9 – €6.50
Iscel v1 – Detta Zimmermann – ISBN: 3-86580-228-1 – €6.50
Iscel v2 – Detta Zimmermann – ISBN: 3-86580-229-X – €6.50
Iscel v3 – Detta Zimmermann – ISBN: 978-3865802309 – €6.50
Kleiner Thor v1 – Kim Schmidt & Patrick Wirbeleit – ISBN: 978-3867190299 – €6.50
Liberty – Raised out of Dirt – Nheira – ISBN: 978-3-86719-341-2 – €16.00
Manga Fieber v1 – various artists – ISBN: 3-86580-126-9 – €6.50
Manga Fieber v2 – various artists – ISBN: 3-86580-127-7 – €6.50
Manga Fieber v3 – various artists – ISBN: 978-3865801289 – €6.50
Sketchbook Berlin v1 – Marie Sann & Guido Neukamm – ISBN: 3-86580-400-4 – €6.50
Stupid Story v1 – Anna Hollmann – ISBN: 978-3- 86719-316-0 – €6.50
Summer Rain – Natalie Wormsbecher – ISBN: 978-3-86580-450-1 – €6.50
Triple Witching Hour – Olga Rogalski – ISBN: 3-86580-449-7 – €6.50
Tylsim v1 – Reyhan Yildirim – ISBN: 978-3-86719-215-6 – €6.50
Yaru v1 – Lime Manga – ISBN: 978-3-86719-013-8 – €6.50
Yonen Buzz v0 (Plastic Chew) – Christina Plaka – ISBN: 3-86580-125-0 – €6.50
Yonen Buzz v1 – Christina Plaka – ISBN: 3-86580-121-8 – €6.50
Yonen Buzz v2 – Christina Plaka – ISBN: 3-86580-122-6 – €6.50
Yonen Buzz v3 – Christina Plaka – ISBN: 978-3865801234 – €6.50
Yonen Buzz United – Christina Plaka – ISBN: 978-3-86719-350-4 – €6.50

Verlag Sonja Eckbauer

Fantastic Neo Mangas v1 – various artists – ISBN: 3-8311-4392-7 – €8.20
Fantastic Neo Mangas v2 – various artists – ISBN: 3-8311-4847-3 – €8.20 *out of print*
Fantastic Neo Mangas v3 – various artists – ISBN: 3-9809370-0-3 – €8.95 *out of print*

The Wild Side

Lost and Found – Zombiesmile – ISBN: 978-3-939484-04-2 – €10.90
Yaoi Newcomer – various artists – ISBN: 978-3-939484-05-9 – €10.90

‘ZEIT online’ article

The following is the translation of an article from ‘ZEIT online’.  Click for accompanying image.

No infringement is intended.

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06/16/2006 – German Manga Girls Conquer the Comic Market

The stories are called “Mon-Star Attack”, “Losing Neverland”, or “Orcus Star”, and are about the joys of living and loving- but also about serious topics like child prostitution: “Manga made in German” is the current trend in the comic market.

It’s especially artists like Anike Hage, Judith Park, and DuO, who are able to compete with the leading Japanese artists in the field.  At the 12th International Comic-Salon in Erlangen, they have their own show.

According to estimations, around 75-80% of the German language comic market consists of Japanese graphic novels.  Readers are mainly between 8 and 25.  “What is remarkable is that manga manages to spark an interest in comics in girls and women,” says the comic agent and field specialist Christina Walz.

After all, some of the female readers become artists themselves.  “The German female manga-artists are on the rise,” says Michael Groenewald of Carlsen Comics, one of the main publishers in the field.  A few German manga, like those by Anike Hage or Christina Plaka, are by now so successful that they’re also being published in other countries.

But German artists are also gaining in the “classic” comics field.  “After a long break, there’s finally a thriving German scene again- they’ve found their own visual language,” says Groenewald. “The potential is enormous,” field specialist Christina Walz confirms.  For a long time, the publishers mainly focused on licensing products from abroad.  They’ve started rethinking all of that.  Lately, several small publishing houses have been founded to provide opportunities for German artists.  Field-giants like Carlsen and Ehapa (EMA) recognize the trend as well.  An example is the novel series “The Chronical of the Undead”, written by the successful fantasy author Wolfgang Hohlbein, and which is now being adapted into a comic by the artist Thomas von Kummant.

The Erlangen Comic-Salon, with 300 artists and an expected 25,000 visitors, is the most important convention for the field in the German language area (Germany, Austria & Switzerland).  It impressively shows that comics are far more than just “Asterix” and “Mickey Mouse”, and doesn’t have to be comical at all.  An example is the project “Cargo”, by six young artists from Germany and Israel, which is a comic report, in which each artist writes about the other country.  Autobiographical comics are also playing a larger role- such is the case with the South African Karlien de Villiers, who, in her first volume, “My Mother is a Beautiful Woman” (which is being introduced at Erlangen), talks about her childhood and the political history of the republic at the cape.

The business aspect in regards to comics with serious subject matters remains difficult, according to the field experts.  A high number of sales isn’t common.  But there’s still the possibility of winning the Max and Moritz Prize, the most important award in the German language comic field.  The judges usually base their choice on literary power of the work, rather than on sales.

EMA & Butter & Cream – Events

EMA – Meet Your Mangaka!

10/07/2006 ~11:30am
Signing with Alexandra Völker (Cat Walk)
Buchhandlung Matthias
Bäckerstraße 56
31785 Hameln

10/14 and 10/15 /2006
Honored Guests at J-Con, with a signing
Alexandra Völker (Cat Walk) and Gina Wetzel (Orcus Star)
Stadthalle Merzig
An der Stadthalle
66663 Merzig

10/21/2006 12pm
Signing with Alexandra Völker (Cat Walk)
Buchhandlung Niehörster
Brackeler Hellweg 130a
44309 Dortmund

10/27/2006 3pm
Signing with Sascha Schätzchen (Without Identity)
Buchhandlung Grauert GmbH
Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 14
40210 Düsseldorf

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Butter and Cream – publisher of Fahr Sindram’s Losing Neverland (shota-esque BL)

On October 13th and 14th, there will be signing sessions by Fahr Sindram at Neo Tokyo Berlin (Schönhauser Allee 188). Fahr will be signing con books, posters, and autograph cards.
10/13/2006 – 12-7pm
10/14/2006 – 12-4pm

Matching this event, Gan-Shin (publisher of J-rock CDs in Germany) is hosting a Losing Neverland (Lolita) Cosplay Contest. To take part, you have to cosplay either influenced by LN, or depicts one of the characters. The contest starts on Saturday at 2pm. The judges will be Fahr Sindram and Werner Kolbeck.

Prizes:
First Place: A CD from Gan-Shin and a LN-Packet (signed manga, poster and autograph card)
Second and Third Places: A CD from Gan-Shin and an autograph card

On October 29th, 2006 (12-3pm), Fahr Sindram is having a signing on the Sammlerboerse NRW – UNNA.