Comic1☆7 part 2: Clesta / Cle Masahiro / CL-orz 28

No oasis on the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

You can't deny love, and it can certainly be said that Cle Masahiro of Clesta loves him some Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere.  In addition to the previously announced tapestry, after a two-book betrayal, Clesta has returned to the halls of Musashi Ariadust Academy with Kimi Aoi regaining the cover of CL-orz 28, released today at Comic1☆7.  This now makes eight of the circle's past 11 ero doujin releases parodying Horizon.

Comic1☆7: Karory / Karomix

A victory lap for a circle that's come a long way in a short time

After more than two months of radio silence, signs of life have finally emerged from Karory in time for this weekend's Comic1☆7.  While the circle has some new artwork to show off, especially in tapestry form, it looks like the circle will be looking back into its catalog with the circle's first soushuuhen.  With Sena Kashiwazaki and Yozora Mikazuki Corrected 9:30 am 4/19 Kuroneko gracing the cover, it'd be fair to expect the Haganai parodies Karomix EX 4, 5, and 6 to appear, but those three books make up only about half of the advertised 149-page length.  The quality of Karory's artwork has improved by flying leaps and bounds in the past few years, and the circle deserves to take a moment to celebrate its progress with this release. 

Updated 9:30 am 4/29:  Karory's soushuuhen is now available for order from Toranoana, and the preview pages confirm that it's Kuroneko on the cover, rather than a long-haired Yozora Mikazuki as previously thought.  This also makes me believe that Karory's two previous OreImo books, Karorful Mix EX 2 and 3, are part of the soushuuhen.  The inclusion of those two would still come up short of the advertised 149-page length.

Comic1☆7 part 2: Alpha to Yukaina Nakamatachi / 有葉と愉快な仲間たち

Stark truth and another family-oriented release from Alpha

Alpha to Yukaina Nakamatachi has already shown off their newest dakimakura, of iM@S Cinderella Girl Kanako Mimura, and they've now publicized their printed offerings for this weekend's Comic1☆7.  It looks to be an original ero doujin in the same vein as their recent "Twin Sister of Cousin" series; I cannot read Japanese, but the English text under the Japanese title reads "Nasty Aunt Aya Natsuki," so read into it what you will.  By the always reliable Google Translate, Alpha writes, "I drew it because I wanted to write a big tits."  In addition to the ero doujin, there's another sweets-themed omake book, Pudding Position, following on the heels of the previously released Chocolate and Cream Puff Position books earlier this year.  Also, two file folders and a bag to carry it all in.  Regrettably, that bag is necessary, because the goods will be sold only as an all-or-nothing set, just like the circle has done in recent previous shows.  Hopefully Alpha will reach a distribution deal with Toranoana and/or Melonbooks soon...

Comic1☆7: Mugenkidou A / 無限軌道 A / Tomose Shunsaku

Neighbors, imoutos, cousins, monsters, and space rangers all under Shunsaku's roof this weekend

Tomose Shunsaku's Mugenkidou A has decided to tap into the reserves for this weekend's Comic1☆7, with the circle's second soushuuhen, their previous one coming at Comic1☆4 in April 2010.  The release collects Shunsaku's two Haganai books from 2011, December 2010's OreImo parody, 2011's Infinite Stratos parody, and more, but curiously does not collect either of the circle's 2012 SAO parody doujin.

Comic1☆7 part 2: Digital Lover / Yuka Nakajima / D.L. Action 76

Shocking return of Shocker Shocks!

Click here for information on D.L. Action 75

Once again Yuka Nakajima's formidable work ethic has been unleashed to the benefit of us all, with an second finished product at a doujin event.  In addition to the previously announced Kuroneko-centric D.L. Action 75, Digital Lover will have a second book at Comic1☆7, and it's a callback to former glory and a series that has met the circle's gaze more so than any other save OreImo—Mikoto Misaka of A Certain Scientific Railgun graces the cover of D.L. Action 76.  Digital Lover has previously set eight doujin in the Index/Railgun world, and BiriBiri has graced the cover of five previous books, but one has to go back to Comic Market 79 in December 2010 for the circle's last meaningful Railgun production.  In addition to the new full-length book, Index/Railgun's Misaki Shokuhou graces the cover of Rough Sketch 75. 

Updated 9:38 am 4/29 with image of cover, courtesy of Toranoana

Comic1☆7: TIES / Takei Ooki

Yami, Niko.  Yaminiko.  Yakiniku?  OM NOM NOM

TIES artist Takei Ooki gave a preview image of To Love-Ru's Golden Darkness all the way back in early February, and it seems that he's used every minute available since that reveal in the lead-up to this weekend's Comic1☆7.  The circle revealed a whopping 44-page release, still showcasing Yami on the cover, but one wouldn't be surprised to see some other representatives of Rito's harem in the mix.  In addition, Ooki seems to share the same idol affliction that his colleagues Oyari Ashito and Yusa Saikawa came down with this Spring, with a 16-page release featuring twin-tailed taruento Niko Yazawa of Love Live! School Idol Project for our perusal. 

When Tony Taka Wins, We All Win

Several updates from Tony Taka today, the first time we've heard from the artist since his mid-February announcement of his non-ero art and creation wing, Albion Works.   First, the artist will be the centerpiece of a traveling art exhibition by Art Jeuness featuring original works and concepts from the Shining series of video games, starting today.  With the announcement, a gorgeous new Swan Lake-inspired piece welcomes visitors to his site:

Thankfully, Tony has not abandoned his ero roots, and he revealed a new edition of his Fault!! tennis eroge franchise.  Fault!! Service Ace compiles Fault!! A and S, and a special edition will include a dakimakura featuring Ai Saeki and Mio Sugiyama on one side, and Reiko Date Wingfield and Maya Kamiwazumi on the other.

Also, here in the Third Dimension, an outstanding reveal from Kotobukiya courtesy of Plastikitty shows the planning stages of a figure of Tony Taka's cover girl from last year's mook Girls! Girls! Girls! vol. 9.

I'm a Cowboy, on a Body Pillow I Ride...

Chance for otaku to bunk down next to Ashito's gunslinger girl

 

To commemorate the release of moe strategy eroge Eiyuu*Senki on PS3, PS Vita, and for mobile devices, Oyari Ashito collected votes from fans on which of the game's historical-figures-cum-rail-thin-debutantes would receive dakimakura treatment.  It seems the votes are in, and it's Billy the Kid getting the grand reveal!

Ashito's website indicates that the voting was extremely close, enough to possibly warrant a second dakimakura of the runner-up...

Comic1☆7: Ajisai Denden / アジサイデンデン

After they finally finished up the achingly sweet Spice and Wolf parody Harvest at Comic Market 83 last December, I'd been anxiously awaiting more news from Ajisai Denden in anticipation of their next parody work.  The answer came in the middle of March, when the circle released a very simple black-and-white sketch of C.C. from Code Geass on to their site with a note saying there'd be more to see at Comic1☆7.  Finally, we have the cover and some preview pages, and it does seem that the circle is taking a slightly different approach to ero doujin this go-'round.  It seems to be an extremely text-heavy work, with the ero illustrations serving more as a background, rather than a typical comic layout.

 

Comic1☆7: Clesta / Cle Masahiro

No hope on the horizon...

No doujin news from Clesta yet, and it's been quite a long time since the circle has published a new book compared to their previous production rate.  The circle does show a flicker of life, however, at this weekend's Comic1☆7.  It is a tapestry of, naturally, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, the circle's latest and greatest obsession.  We can still hope that a full-length book from a different series is still in the cooker, somewhere...

Comitia104: Abgrund / Yusa Saikawa

No rest for the weary former Otokonoko Ace

While plenty of ero doujin artists have announced new books for next weekend's Comic1☆7, not many have shown any new goods for Comitia104 the following weekend.  Not so for Yusa Saikawa of that delightfully depraved Abgrund!  The preview pages, however, suggest a rather different approach for Saikawa--while I wait for further details to emerge, it looks like this might be a koma book, rather than anything ero...not sure if the circle has ever done a koma series before this, and details wait to be seen...

Comic1☆7: Afterschool of the 5th Year / 5年目の放課後 / Kantoku

Wool skirts relegated to secondary status by the Tartan Tsar

Kantoku's offering for this weekend's Comic1☆7 looks to be a simple one, with the 33rd edition of their Tachiyomi collection of genga, along with a rather gorgeous-looking file folder, perhaps inspired by Bioshock Infinite to stick a cute girl on a zeppelin.