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Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It
Edited by Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins
Designed by Chip Kidd
Big, burly, lascivious, and soft around the edges: welcome to the hyper-masculine world of Japanese gay manga.
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It is the first English-language anthology of its kind: an in-depth introduction to nine of the most exciting comic artists making work for a gay male audience in Japan.
Jiraiya, Seizoh Ebisubashi and Kazuhide Ichikawa are three of the irresistibly seductive, internationally renowned artists featured in Massive, as well as Gengoroh Tagame, the subject of
The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga. Get to know each of these artists intimately, through candid interviews, photography, context-providing essays, illustrations and manga. Massive also includes the groundbreaking, titillating work of gay manga luminaries Takeshi Matsu, Fumi Miyabi, Inu Yoshi, Gai Mizuki and comic essayist Kumada Poohsuke.
Watch the
video from our Tokyo book launch!
Page Count: 280 pages
Dimensions: 7" x 10"
Language: English
Release Date: January 4th, 2015
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Adult Content 18+
Beautiful photorealistic figures by Jiraiya (児雷也) command attention against a stark white background on these greeting cards, made for Jiraiya's March 2015 U.S. Tour. Featuring two of Jiraiya's most iconic original illustrations for MASSIVE, Caveman Guu and The Best Couple.
Blank on the inside so you can inscribe your own message-- or leave it untouched and keep it as a collector's item! The back of the card simply states the name of the art piece. These cards come with an blank, pink envelope.
Archival-quality print archival-quality print of Jiraiya (児雷也)'s beloved prehistoric gay manga character, Caveman Guu.
8x12" Giclée print on Sunset Cotton Etching 285g paper. Produced for Jiraiya's "Larger than Life" March 2015 U.S. Tour. Unsigned edition of 100. Ships flat.
Archival-quality print by Jiraiya (児雷也) of Asakichi and Seiji, a gachimuchi pair of lovers Jiraiya has dubbed "The Best Couple." The couple originally appeared on a sweatshirt by MASSIVE in 2013.
8x12" Giclée print on Sunset Cotton Etching 285g paper. Produced for Jiraiya's "Larger than Life" March 2015 U.S. Tour. Unsigned edition of 150. Ships flat.
"Ostia" by Gengoroh Tagame is an illustration originally created in homage to Piero Paolo Pasolini, and recreated in a crisp risograph print (15 x 10.5 inches).
This is Master Tagame's interpretation of the death of the famous filmmaker/writer/poet Pasolini, and is titled after the site of his ultimate demise.
A black T-shirt emblazoned with the Jiraiya-drawn logo for MASSIVE in light pink!
Color: Black
100% Cotton short sleeve crew neck by Next Level Apparel.
Men's sizing S-XXXL.
For the first time in English, master Gengoroh Tagame's unique science fictive take on the myth of the Greek Minotaur, originally published in Nikutaiha magazine (2010).
When Theseus of Athens sets sail for Crete to defeat the legendary half-man, half-bull Minotaur, a creature who regularly feasts on the most beautiful Athenian youths, he has no idea what he's going up against. According to Greek legend, the Minotaur is the cross-bred offspring of Pasiphaë, queen of Crete, and a snow-white bull. In one of gay manga master Gengoroh Tagame's most sensational stories, Theseus learns the true origins of the Minotaur with unfathomable consequences.
Copyright Gengoroh Tagame 2015
Translation by Anne Ishii
Layout by Graham Kolbeins
Printed in the USA
18+ ADULT CONTENT
MASSIVE for Opening Ceremony is a capsule collection made in collaboration with the innovative boutique Opening Ceremony. The collection’s unisex muscle tees, shirts, shorts and towels all feature the iconic artwork of Jiraiya. #OCxMASSIVE
MASSIVE is a line of gay manga paraphernalia brought to you by Graham Kolbeins and Anne Ishii. T-Shirt Artwork by Gengoroh Tagame, from his classic manga "The Silver Flower" (Shirogane no Hana).
Color: RED
100% Cotton short sleeve crew neck by Next Level Apparel.
Men's sizing S-XXXL.
MASSIVE is a line of gay manga paraphernalia brought to you by Graham Kolbeins and Anne Ishii. T-Shirt Artwork by Gengoroh Tagame, from his classic manga "The Silver Flower" (Shirogane no Hana).
Color: WHITE
100% cotton shirt by Next Level Apparel.
Men's sizing S-XXL.
Gengoroh Tagame's "Fundoshi Day" (Feb 14) illustration for 2015.
Fundoshi Day is like a Valentine for traditional thong underwear. Say it with love. Say it with a fundoshi.
Risograph print, 6 x 10 inches.
Printed in Canada
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It
Edited by Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins
Designed by Chip Kidd
Big, burly, lascivious, and soft around the edges: welcome to the hyper-masculine world of Japanese gay manga. Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It is the first English-language anthology of its kind: an in-depth introduction to nine of the most exciting comic artists making work for a gay male audience in Japan.
Jiraiya, Seizoh Ebisubashi and Kazuhide Ichikawa are three of the irresistibly seductive, internationally renowned artists featured in Massive, as well as Gengoroh Tagame, the subject of The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga. Get to know each of these artists intimately, through candid interviews, photography, context-providing essays, illustrations and manga. Massive also includes the groundbreaking, titillating work of gay manga luminaries Takeshi Matsu, Fumi Miyabi, Inu Yoshi, Gai Mizuki and comic essayist Kumada Poohsuke.
Watch the 
MASSIVE for Opening Ceremony is a capsule collection made in collaboration with the innovative boutique Opening Ceremony. The collection’s unisex muscle tees, shirts, shorts and towels all feature the iconic artwork of Jiraiya. #OCxMASSIVE 
Design originally created by Gengoroh Tagame for Tokyo Pride 2014, now rendered in tank top for those hot summer nights.
100% Cotton Tank, multi-color ink print.
Men's Sizing S-XXXL
Design detail from the manga Pride Vol. 2 by Gengoroh Tagame.
100% Cotton Black Tee with White ink print.
Men's Sizing S-XXXL
Animal Synchronicity 4 (アニマル・シンクロニシティ 3)
by Kazuhide Ichikawa (市川和秀)
The latest in manga maestro Kaz Ichikawa's feral tome, "Animal Synchronicity" is finally out! Check out the latest in the hit Man versus Beast series by our favorite gachi-kemono auteur.
In Volume 4, the blissful post-experimentation lives of Akira and Shigeru are turned upside down with Akira shows strange signs of delirium. Why does he keep dreaming of this man Noboru? Who the heck is he? And why does this Noboru keep dreaming of Takumi? Where do these memories come from? Why do these unfamiliar people all converge in dream memories? Will these bewildering memories created by the Synchronicity Event manifest themselves...in reality?
Page Count: 30 pages
Dimensions: 7.17" x 10.12"
Language: Japanese
Release Date: May 2, 2015
Publisher: Ichikawado
Adult Content 18+
Imported directly from the author.
Animal Synchronicity 3 (アニマル・シンクロニシティ 3)
by Kazuhide Ichikawa (市川和秀)
The third installment of Kaz's human-kemono (furry) love story begins with Akira the tiger's reunion with his man Shigeru after suffering from amnesia in the previous issue. We also delve into Goro the bear's rowdy relationship with Takumi, and Kaz's Delivery Bears make a cameo.
Page Count: 24 pages
Dimensions: 7.17" x 10.12"
Language: Japanese
Release Date: August 16, 2014
Publisher: Ichikawado
Adult Content 18+
Imported directly from the author.
Animal Synchronicity #2 (アニマルシンクロニシティ01), 2013
Doujinshi by Kazuhide Ichikawa (市川和秀)
Akira the tiger loses his memory in an accident at the laboratory, much to Shigeru's chagrin.
Page Count: 32 pages
Dimensions: 7.17" x 10.12"
Language: Japanese
Release Date: December 30, 2013
Publisher: Ichikawado
Imported directly from the author.
Animal Synchronicity #1 (アニマルシンクロニシティ01), 2013
Doujinshi by Kazuhide Ichikawa (市川和秀)
From the author:
Finally, and without further ado, we have a tote bag!!!
The tote bags feature our logo, printed in two color ways:
White ink on silver bag
Pink ink on blue bag
Length: 15"
Width: 14"
Depth: 3"
*Silver tote comes free with purchase of the full MASSIVE TANK SUITE of 3 tank tops while supplies last!
Eat up! Jiraiya's (児雷也) gloriously hearty, robust male figure savors the first bite of a bowl of Mapo Tofu in this delicious original illustration. Mapo is the signature dish (and one of our personal favorites) of chef Danny Bowien's revered restaurant,