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Finder (manga)

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Alternative title:
Finder no Cage (Japanese)
Finder no Hyouteki (Japanese)
Finder no Ryoshuu (Japanese)
Finder no Sekiyoku (Japanese)
Finder Series
Viewfinder Series - Akihito Takaba's Refined Summer Vacation
ファインダー (Japanese)
探索者系列 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: drama, romance
Themes: bishounen, yaoi
Objectionable content: Pornography
Plot Summary: During a routine journalism assignment, freelance photographer Akihito Takaba is captured by the mysterious Asami, a powerful leader in Japan's underworld society. Asami forces his captive to undergo a night of pleasure and pain never before imagined. Before long, the son of a powerful Chinese mafia boss also sets his sights upon Akihito, demanding the critical evidence he's photographed be turned over. The mafia boss though has other reason for taking Akihito.
User Ratings: 83 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 34 votes (Eng:19, sub:7, dub:4, ?:2, raw:1, others:1
1 German subtitled
)
 Excellent: 17 votes (Eng:10, sub:6, dub:1)
 Very good: 14 votes (Eng:10, sub:3, dub:1)
 Good: 9 votes (Eng:8, sub:1)
 Decent: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 So-so: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Bad: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 248 users, rank: #353 (of 6865)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.446 (Very good+), std. dev.: 2.0314, rank: #408 (of 7714)
Weighted mean: 8.311 (Very good+), rank: #619 (of 7714) (seen all: 8.72 / seen some: 8.26 / won't finish: 4.09)
Bayesian estimate: 8.282 (Very good+), rank: #154 (of 3518)
Number of pages: 192
Volumes:
#1. Target in the Finder
#2. Cage in the Finder
Vintage: 2002 (Japanese Publication)
Release dates: We have 23
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 1
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 9-15 (Jun 13, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 9-15 (Jul 11, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 7-13 (Feb 9, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 8-14 (Sep 10, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 8-14 (Oct 10, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 6-12 (Aug 9, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 11-17 (Jun 13, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 12-18 (Mar 14, 2017)
Viz's SuBLime License Rescues Finder Boys-Love Manga (Jul 7, 2016)
Libre Ends Publishing Agreement With Digital Manga, Inc. (Jun 18, 2016)
Digital Manga's Kickstarter Meets Stretch Goal to Reprint A Foreign Love Affair (Feb 13, 2015)
Digital Manga's Kickstarter to Restock Finder Boys-Love Manga Meets Goal (Feb 12, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 11-17 (Jan 23, 2015)
Digital Manga Launches Kickstarter to Restock Ayano Yamane's Boys-Love Works (Jan 7, 2015)
Digital Manga Adds Dance Blade of the Spirit Master, No Pants, No Problem (May 25, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12-18 (Aug 21, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 5-11 (Aug 14, 2013)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 22-28 (Aug 3, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 24-30 (Jun 26, 2012)
Animate USA Adds Kou Yoneda's NightS 1-Shot Manga To Kindle (Apr 27, 2012)
JManga Site Launches with Works Never Printed in U.S. (Aug 17, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 10-16 (Apr 22, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (Apr 20, 2011)
Ayano Yamane's Finder Series Boys-Love Manga Gets ANiMiX (Oct 30, 2010)
Little Butterfly's Hinako Takanaga to Attend Yaoi-Con (May 19, 2010)
Tokimeki Memorial 4 Dating Simulation Game Gets Manga (May 5, 2010)
Anime, Manga Industry Members Interviewed (May 3, 2010)
Libre Publishes Delivery Cupid Manga on Amazon Kindle (Mar 29, 2010)
DMP Adds Ayano Yamane's Finder, Kazuma Kodaka's Kizuna (Mar 11, 2010)
Yaoi-Con to Host Finder Series Creator Ayano Yamane (Mar 2, 2010)
Tokimeki Memorial 4 Game to Add Original Anime BD/DVD (Update 2) (Sep 24, 2009)
Germany Restricts Yamane's Finder Manga as "Harmful" (May 29, 2009)
801 Media Schedules New Boys-Love Titles for 2008 (Jul 19, 2007)
Ayano Yamane Pulls Tour Guide Duty (Sep 13, 2006)
New Releases (Dec 17, 2004)
Press Release:
Libre Publishing Ends Publishing Agreement With Digital Manga, Inc. (Jun 18, 2016)
Other article: Show:
Hey, Answerfans (Sep 12, 2008)
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Graphic novel
    Finder - Target in the Viewfinder (GN 1) 2010-08-25 (from $15.71)
    Finder - Target in Sight [Deluxe Edition] (GN 1) 2017-06-13 (from $12.80)
    Finder - Cage in the Viewfinder (GN 2) 2010-11-09 (from $33.95)
    Finder - Caught in a Cage [Deluxe Edition] (GN 2) 2017-08-08 (from $14.99)
    Finder - One Wing in the Viewfinder (GN 3) 2011-04-06 (from $11.16)
    Finder - On One Wing [Deluxe Edition] (GN 3) 2017-10-10 (from $10.75)
    Finder - Prisoner in the Viewfinder (GN 4) 2011-09-13 (from $2.05)
    Finder - In Captivity [Deluxe Edition] (GN 4) 2017-12-12 (from $13.82)
    Finder - Truth in the Viewfinder (GN 5) 2011-12-06 (from $3.34)
    Finder - The Naked Truth [Deluxe Edition] (GN 5) 2018-02-13 (from $14.99)
    Finder - Passion within the Viewfinder (GN 6) 2012-07-10 (from $43.10)
    Finder - You're My Desire [Deluxe Edition] (GN 6) 2018-04-10 (from $13.28)
    Finder - Desire In The Viewfinder (GN 7) 2015-07-07 (from $15.80)
    Finder - Secret Vow [Deluxe Edition] (GN 8) 2017-03-14 (from $12.67)
    Finder - Beating of My Heart [Deluxe Edition] (GN 9) 2019-09-10 (from $13.20)
    Finder - Honeymoon [Deluxe Edition] (GN 10) 2021-02-09 (from $10.81)
    Finder - To the Edge [Deluxe Edition] (GN 11) 2022-05-10 (from $12.32)
    Finder - Embrace [Deluxe Edition] (GN 12) 2023-07-11 (from $10.39)
    Finder Series - Target in the Finder (GN 1) 2005-08-08

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Story & Art: Ayano Yamane
Publisher:
Biblos (2002-5, volumes 1-3)
Libre Publishing (2007-)
Japanese cast
(none)
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Adrienne Beck (SuBLime)
Sachiko Satō (Juné)

Editing: Jennifer LeBlanc (SuBLime)
Graphic Design:
Matt Akuginow (Juné)
Michelle Mauk (Juné)
Senior Editor: Stephanie Donnelly (Juné)
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Mara Coman (SuBLime)
(none)
English companies
Imprint: Be Beautiful Manga
Lettering: Replibooks (Juné)
Licensed by:
Central Park Media
Digital Manga Publishing
SuBLime (2016)
Online Distribution: JManga (defunct)
French staff
French cast
Translation: Julie Gerriet
(none)
French companies
Publisher: KAZÉ
Italian staff
Italian companies
Translation:
Emilio Martini (Kappa Edizioni)
Massimiliano de Giovanni (Kappa Edizioni)
Publisher:
Kappa Edizioni
Kappalab (discontinued)
Magic Press
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German cast
(none)
German companies
Publisher: Tokyopop Germany
Polish staff
Polish cast
Translation: Tomasz Molski
(none)
Polish companies
Publisher: Kotori
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Sun Ho Culture
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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