YAOI GENERATION DEBUTS WITH A 5-VOLUME TITLE

Yaoi Generation, a new publisher joining the boys' love community, debuts this weekend at Yaoi-con by announcing the licensing of its first title, breath, from Kaiohsha Publishing Co., Ltd.

breath, by Chifumi Ochi, is a five-volume love story between a socially awkward businessman and a confident, attractive college student. Brought together by too much alcohol and a series of misunderstandings, these two opposites face difficult trials while learning just how much they need each other.

"I am really excited to be able to bring this Japanese series to English readers. Personally, it's one of my favorites. It's so well written and just the right length to allow readers to truly understand the characters and to fall in love with them just as they fall in love with each other," said Thuy Duong, president of Yaoi Generation.

The Fremont, CA-based company is planning to release the first volume this December and plans to make pre-orders available on its Web site in November. More details are available at Yaoi Generation's Web site, www.yaoigeneration.com.