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Renta! To Launch BL-related Merchandise & Home Goods Line

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Have you ever wanted to rep your BL fan community out in public, or from the comfort of your own home? Well, starting this spring, Renta! can help you out with that — with our very first line of official merchandise made to cater to the needs of all BL fans!

So, what’s all included in this initial batch of exclusive Renta! merch? Well, first up, we’ve got the oh-so-relatable “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my yaoi” mug — the idea for which was actually inspired by the groggy musings of a certain non-morning person on the BL team (read: me) here at Renta!

We took extra care to make the design simple enough that it’ll fit perfectly into your tableware collection whatever your tastes, yet stylish enough to catch the eye of whatever company you find yourself in and get that vital message across: NO conversation allowed unless we’re talkin’ boys’ love!!!

Also available to spice up your home decor is this lovely wooden-framed “Live Laugh Boys’ Love” sign. It’ll remind you of the TRULY important things in life, and please every suburban mom out there with good taste!

And, don’t worry — we’ve designed some wearable merch for you, too, so you can spread the love of yaoi wherever you go!

How about an “Omega in heat” shirt to show your omega pride AND deter passersby who might otherwise interrupt your neverending hunt for BL? Haters BEGONE! 👏

We’ve also got a version for all you alphas out there. You matter, and that knot deserves to make its presence KNOWN! 🥴

And, to carry around all those THICC BL manga and novels, we’ve got a self-explanatory tote bag. The era of feeling shame around our passions is OVER. We’re proudly announcing our love for yaoi, and everyone and their grandma is gonna know it! 😤

Are you excited yet?? 🤩 Keep on reading for even MORE merch, and details on how to get your hands on these prized items! But, hurry — this first run is available only for a limited time, and it’s all first-come, first-served!

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5 Reasons You Should Check Out “Redoing My Youth In Another World -The God Of Death Is My Fanboy-“

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Read on Renta!:
Redoing My Youth In Another World -The God Of Death Is My Fanboy-
by Taiyo no Taiyo & MANGA SHOKUNIN STUDIO; original story by Hare Takizawa

Japanese title:
青春のやり直しは異世界で～死神は俺のことが好きすぎる～
Seishun no Yarinaoshi ha Isekai de -Shinigami ha Ore no Koto ga Sukisugiru-

Links:
Hare Takizawa’s Twitter (original author)
DeNIMO’s Twitter (publisher)

When it was first announced at our weekly company-wide meeting that our content development team was working on a Renta! Original BL VertiComix, I was ecstatic. Of course, I’m always grateful to get to work with BL regardless of the publisher, and whether or not I personally have a hand in the localization process. But, there’s something especially exciting about being so closely associated (albeit with limited direct involvement) with an original creative work. Renta! already releases some original BL manga through our DeNIMO line, but this would be the very first BL series we’ve made in the form of a vertical-scrolling, full-color comic — which are generally quite different from traditional black and white manga — so I was excited to see what kind of vibe Renta! would bring to the world of BL color comics. After a few weeks of curious anticipation, bada-bing, “Redoing My Youth In Another World” was born, and soon after, the English version was already in the works.

So, what kind of story did we end up making? Initially given very little information besides the key visual, I wasn’t sure what to expect myself, but “RMYIAW” was quite the surprise nonetheless.

What this manga has to offer includes, but is not limited to, a guy in his mid-twenties rocking a school uniform (🥵)(←Ames and Yomogi have already kinkshamed me, so don’t come for me), a God of Death who’s more like the God of Gap Moe, and a plethora of demons and monsters — all of whom want a piece of our dear protagonist. “Literally,” you ask? Well, not exactly…

I don’t want to spoil too much of the story because it’s kind of a wild ride — so instead, I’ll lay out the top 5 reasons this fresh addition to the BL genre won me over, and why I think it’s worth giving it a read!

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Artist Spotlight: The Brilliant Eccentricity of Jake Akahoshi

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So adorbs I LOVE THIS STORY. It’s about a guy who grows apples in his ass りんご
青リンゴ

One of our favorite topics to talk (write?) about on this BLog is the discovery of series and artists that we first come into contact with through our job — whether it’s in the process of quality checking, advertisement creation, hearing our coworkers rave about something they’re working on, or sometimes just clicking around on our site and servers.

One such artist that’s made a big impact on me since I discovered their manga is none other than Jake Akahoshi.

Akahoshi-sensei’s been in the BL game for over a decade, and in that time they’ve earned quite the reputation for their outlandish plots, beautiful depictions of the male body, and moving romance writing.

For the uninitiated, I’ve picked out a handful of their manga currently available in English on Renta! that I believe encompass the spirit of Jake Akahoshi’s unique approach to BL manga, which I personally find utterly delightful.

I’ll also be assigning them ratings 1 thru 5 on each level of the “Jake Scale” — a system I made specifically for this article, since I really believe Jake Akahoshi is on a level of their own when it comes to these three aspects:

Spiciness: 唐辛子How much sexy action can we expect?唐辛子

Unhingedness: パーティの翌朝How “out there” is the setting/plot?パーティの翌朝

“Aww”-worthiness: 涙をこらえた顔Likeliness to hit you right in the feels?涙をこらえた顔

Hopefully this will help you find a title (or titles) most likely to match your personal tastes, so you too can start your journey into Jake Akahoshi’s whacky BL world. Now, without further ado, let’s get right into it!

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