I got a press release from Digital Manga Publishing about two new title acquisitions, Princess Princess by Mikiyo Tsuda and Enchanter by Izumi Kawachi. This bit from the release’s intro caught my eye:
“‘DMP does more than just yaoi!’ exclaims Eric Rosenberger, Sales and Distribution Manager, ‘Look for more mainstream titles to be announced during the upcoming convention season.’”
Has DMP reached the point where it has to remind people that it’s more than just a yaoi imprint? They certainly do publish a lot of it, and most of their recent announcements have been in that category, so maybe it is time for a bit of a correction.
It’s just kind of funny to me to see a manga publisher feel like it has to highlight that a title is mainstream. Most of the big news lately has come from publishers announcing new niche efforts, like lines for mature readers, and here’s DMP so associated with a specific category that books for a more general audience are actually a big deal.
I’ve enjoyed a bunch of DMP’s non-yaoi titles (Bambi and Her Pink Gun, Café Kichijouji de, IWGP) and have appreciated their commitment to more experimental material, so I hope they don’t correct too far in the other direction. I mean, I never need to read another Sweet Revolution, but I’d hate to see DMP get too… normal.