Yaoi-Con 2008 | A Celebration of Male Beauty & Passion in Anime & Manga

2004 Guests

Guest of Honor:

Artist Guest: Jo Chen

Industry Representative: Lucina Project

Guest of Honor: Ayano Yamane

Yaoi-Con 2004's Guest of Honor was popular mangaka Yamane Ayano!

Yamane is best known for her illustrations in numerous BL (boys love) novels and has risen to star status with her premiere manga Finder no Hyouteki in BeBoy Gold, and Ikoku Irokoi Romantan, published by Drap.

BIO:

Yamane Illustration
image © ayano yamane/biblos

Occupation: Mangaka, Illustrator
Birthdate: Dec. 18
Blood type: A
Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture
Current Residence: Osaka
Family: Mom, Dad, Brother, Dog
Height: 161 cm
Shoe size: 25cm
Talent: Drawing Pictures
Hobbies: Pictures, Manga, Game, Travel
Favorite Foods: Karaage, Cheese, Chinese, Tempura
Disliked Foods: Cilantro, Sweets
Personality: Type with one drawer
Favorite Seme type: Likes Intelligent with glasses
Favorite Uke type: Rambunctious, or Likes oyaji
Likes: Somewhat shota
Pet: Female cat, Hikaru

PUBLISHED WORKS:

Illustration Book "AYA" - ISBN 4835215737
Includes over 100 gorgeous illustrations from her debut to the most current. Also with new illustrations drawn just for this book. Large size with very high quality printing and binding.

"Finder Series" (manga)
"Finder no Hyouteki"
"Finder no Ori"

Freelance photographer Akihito falls into the hands
of a handsome and powerful figure in the underground, Asami. Akihito is captured and confined by Asami, with both his body and heart taken by him.

Ikoku Irokoi Romantan

Ranmaru, a young yakuza boss, weds on a cruises ship, only to become involved with Al, the captain.

Novel Illustrations (small sample of her many works)

Kouman na Tenshi to Shinshi na Yabanjin (by Jinko Fuyuno)

Nikumi Kirenai Rokudnashi (by Jinko Fuyuno)

Katteni Shiyagare Rokudenashi (by Jinko Fuyuno)

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Jo Chen

Jo Chen, a professional comics/commercial artist (and yaoi fan) was on hand at the Yaoi-Con booth and around the convention during Yaoi-Con 2004. Jo's work has most recently been seen within the pages and on the covers of Street Fighter comics, Marvel Comics' Runaways and Thor: Son of Asgard; and the cover/box art for the Fable game for X-Box.

Jo is most known for bringing 'beautiful boy' art into a mostly male-dominated industry.

Jo's Playground

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Lucina Project

A Japanese Boys Love game production company, best known for releasing Shushushu Sakurai's Seikaihouretsuden game. They are interested in American fan opinions about the potential for translated BL games.

There will be no official Lucina Project panel.

Lucina Project

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