Ahoy!
When we started this con, we only had a few goals in mind and most of them were securing sponsorships from some BL publishers. I don’t think in our wildest dreams we thought they’d want to bring BL mangaka as guest artists, but here we are!
Fujocon is over the moon to announce our first round of BL mangaka: Ayu Yamane, Hana, Kobuchi, Nacolat, and Tachibana. All are appearing courtesy of our sponsor, futekiya BL library, and will be participating in our Artist Alley. That’s right, you’ll be able to shop and buy directly from these amazing artists to support their work.
AYU YAMANE: Ayu Yamane is a yaoi / BL doujin comic artist living in Kanagawa prefecture (next to Tokyo) in Japan. Yamane-san loves cats, birds, and age-different couple’s stories. Ayu Yamane will be participating in our Artist Alley as well as participating in a panel courtesy of futekiya. Find out more about Ayu Yamane by checking out their official website. You can read their manga on futekiya. Follow their art on Twitter | Instagram | DeviantArt
HANA: “ＢＬ漫画描きです。エロが軽いものからディープなものまで自由気ままになんでも描きます。いつか生まれ変わりモノのＢＬを描いてみたいと最近思ってます＾＾I'm a BL manga artist. Erotic-wise, I draw anything I like from light to deep. I've been recently thinking about it wanting to draw a BL work on reincarnation someday.^^”You can follow Hana on Twitter as well as read their works on Futekiya.
KOBUCHI: “BLが好きで日本で同人活動しています。日本人です。創作メインですが二次も描きます。宜しくお願いします。I’m from Japan. I like BL and I'm working as an independent creator in Japan. I mainly create original works, but I also draw fan works. Looking forward to meeting you all!” You can follow Kobuchi on Twitter as well as read their works on Futekiya.
NACOLAT: “BLマンガを描いています。futekiyaさんで電子配信もしていますので、良かったら読んでください！I draw BL manga. My manga is also available digitally on futekiya, so please read it!” You can follow Nacolat on Twitter as well as read their works on Futekiya.
TACHIBANA: “創作BLを描いています。よろしくお願いいたします！I create original BL works. Looking forward to FujoCon!” You can follow Tachibana on Twitter as well as read their works on Futekiya.
Those of us running FujoCon might be based in little ol’ Dallas, Texas but this con is so much bigger than DFW or even America. We’re truly in awe of the international support everyone is giving to FujoCon and we are very thankful for futekiya for promoting these artists in their library and at FujoCon. Stay tuned for even more news~
