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The Finder Series (ファインダーシリーズ, Faindā Shirīzu) is a manga written and illustrated by Yamane Ayano. It is a yaoi manga that focuses on action and drama, as well as explicit sexual relationships between male characters. The series currently has eight volumes, and several other related works have been released.

Manga

Publishers

The Finder Series was first published in 2002, serialized in the Be x Boy GOLD magazine. Individual chapters of the story were then collected into volumes and published. The original publisher of the story was Biblos, and it was later picked up by Libre. It was initially published in English under Central Park Media. Digital Manga Publishing acquired the English license to the Finder Series in 2010. The series was also licensed in Germany, and has also been released in several other languages.

Volumes

01. Target in the Finder (ファインダーの標的, Finder no Hyouteki) - You're my Loveprize in Viewfinder, Fixer, Embrace the Heat of the Night

02. Cage in the Finder (ファインダーの檻, Finder no Ori) - Flower in the High Loft, Body Chase

03. One Wing in the Finder (ファインダーの隻翼, Finder no Sekiyoku) - Naked Truth 1-5, Love Surprise

04. Prisoner in the Finder (ファインダーの虜囚, Finder no Ryoshuu) - Naked Truth 6-12, Takaba's Wonderful Day

05. Truth in the Finder (ファインダーの真実, Finder no Shinjitsu) - Takaba Akihito's Graceful Summer Holiday, Naked Truth 13-18, Naked Truth Zero, Temporary Paradise

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Other Adaptations

Anime

An original video animation of Finder no Hyouteki was created by ANiMix Project in 2012. It was released as one 38 minute episode. Animation is limited to only movement of the mouth and eyes of the characters, as well as a few body movements. The OVA stars Japanese voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara as Takaba Akihito, Takaya Kuroda as Asami Ryuichi, and Nobuo Tobita as Liu Fei Long.

Drama CDs

A two-disk CD of the Finder no Hyouteki was released in 2007 under Geneon Entertainment. It features ten audio tracks, with the three main characters being voiced by Akira Sasanuma, Takehito Koyasu, and Hideo Ishikawa. The second drama CD also has two discs, based on Finder no Sekiyoku. It features the same voice actors as in the original video animation.

Related Manga

A book about the characters in the Finder Series was released in 2007 by Yamane Ayano.

Characters

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Plot Summary

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 ==Other Adaptations==
 ===Anime===
-An original video animation of Finder no Hyouteki was created by ANiMix Project in 2012. It was released as one 38 minute episode. Animation was limited to only movement of the mouth and eyes of the characters, as well as a few body movements. The OVA starred Japanese voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara as [[Takaba Akihito]], Takaya Kuroda as [[Asami Ryuichi]], and Nobuo Tobita as [[Liu Fei Long]].
+An original video animation of Finder no Hyouteki was created by ANiMix Project in 2012. It was released as one 38 minute episode. Animation is limited to only movement of the mouth and eyes of the characters, as well as a few body movements. The OVA stars Japanese voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara as [[Takaba Akihito]], Takaya Kuroda as [[Asami Ryuichi]], and Nobuo Tobita as [[Liu Fei Long]].
 ===Drama CDs===
-A two-disk CD of the Finder no Hyouteki was released in 2007 under Geneon Entertainment. It featured ten audio tracks, with the three main characters being voiced by Akira Sasanuma, Takehito Koyasu, and Hideo Ishikawa. The second drama CD
+A two-disk CD of the Finder no Hyouteki was released in 2007 under Geneon Entertainment. It features ten audio tracks, with the three main characters being voiced by Akira Sasanuma, Takehito Koyasu, and Hideo Ishikawa. The second drama CD also has two discs, based on Finder no Sekiyoku. It features the same voice actors as in the original video animation.
 ===Related Manga===