 In 2009, Germany saw a period of GloBL releases, with a handful of original German titles gaining popularity for being set in Asia.Some publishers of German GloBL were traditional manga publishers like Carlsen Manga, and small press publishers specializing in GloBL like The Wild Side and Fireangels Verlag.Other successful series in GloBL include web comics "Teahouse", "Starfighter", "Purpurea Noxa", and "In These Words" from artist Jo Chen's studio Guilt Pleasure, all three of which were also promoted by Digital Manga Publishing.