SDCC 2008 Manga License and News Round Up

A round of of all the new manga acquisitions and new releases announced at this year's SDCC. Data pulled from reports found on this page, updated constantly.

Bandai

  • Lucky Star by Kagami Yoshimizu

CMX/DC

  • Ghengis Khan by Nakaba Higurashi (adaptation of the live-action film from Funimation)
  • March on Earth by Mikase Hayashi

Dark Horse

  • World Embryo by Daisuke Moriyama

Del Rey Manga

  • CLAMP In America by Shaenon Garrity(history of CLAMP in NA)
  • Negima!? neo by Takuya Fujima
  • Orange Planet by Haruka Fukushima
  • Soryuden(novel, art by CLAMP)
  • Yokai Doctor

Viz Media

  • Dogs by Shirow Miwa
  • Ikigami by Motoro Mase
  • One Pound Gospel by Rumiko Takahashi (re-print)
  • Pluto by Naoki Urasawa
  • Tegami Bachi by Hiroyuki Asada
  • Waq Waq by Ryu Fujisaki

Viz Kids

  • BakeGyamon: Backward Game
  • Dinosaur Hour
  • Happy Happy Clover
  • Leave It To PET!
  • Pokemon - Diamond and Pearl Adventure
  • Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai

Yen Press

  • Cat Paradise by Yuji Iwahara
  • Cirque du Frea by Darren Shan (story) and Takahiro Arai (art)
  • GA Geijutsu Art Design Class by Satoko Kiyuduki (4koma)
  • Ichiroh! by Mikage (4koma)
  • Kieli by Yukako Kabei (novel)
  • One Fine Day by Sirial (manhwa)
  • Oninagi by Akira Ishida
  • Sarasah by Ryang Ruy (manhwa)
  • Step by Yanshu Yu (manhua, full-color)
  • Toxic Planet by David Ratte (European, webcomic)