Manga News and Information
June, 2006- http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/comics/eizou/#drama "Viva! Yamada Barbara" by Yumiko Suzuki will be adapted into a special drama. - http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Tn200606200014.html "Yuunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni" by Fumiyo Kouno will be adapted into a movie. - http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/jp/p_catalog/book/2006/4-7577-2886-7.html "Rabudoru (Love Doll) - New Lyrics -"
Nobuyo Ohyama (69), who voiced Doraemon up until March last year, will start raising the "Second Doraemon." She will become the principal of Onkyo Technique Vocational College (will be renamed to Onkyo Art Vocational College) April next year. According to early sales information from Weekly Shounen Sunday, Kekkaishi will be made into an anime, and be directed by Kenji Kodama. A protest and request from the Japanese Anti-Smoking Association: In an effort to promote the relationship between China and Japan, a group of 30 manga artists will be visiting China from June 19th to June 24th under the name of "Japan China 21st Century Friendship Committee." The group will be visiting Chinese cities such as Shijiazhuang (Hebei Province) and Dalian (Liaoning Province), and will be demonstrating manga-drawing techniques at various universities. The otaku culture is becoming increasingly popular in France. Over 60,000 people are expected to attend this year's Japan Expo held in Paris from 7/7 to 7/9. Manga artists such as Morishige, Aki Shimizu, Hideki Owada, Kenjiro Katatsu, and Mamiya Takizaki, as well as animator Kizuhide Tomonaga, are will be attending the expo. A restaurant worker (34) was arrested on charge of possessing (on HDD) and selling (through his website) pirated anime DVDs. According to the story, ever since September 2005, the man has managed to sell pirated DVDs to over 300 people, and has made over 4,000,000 yen. Two Japanese men (29 and 25) were arrested for stealing 130 volumes of Dragon Ball. According to the report, the men visited their local bookstore between 5/10 to 5/15, each time leaving with the manga hidden in their shirt. According to the men, they did it so that they can sell the manga, and use the money to play. Currently they have already sold one set of Dragon Ball (1-34, Complete Edition). According to the report, after visiting the bookstore numerous times, the store staff b According to some early info, in Weekly Shounen Jump No. 31 (7/9), an announcement will be made regarding a D.Gray-man anime in Fall 2006. Two all new magazines specialized in cat manga: Neko no Akubi: Bunkasha, first issue to be releaesd on June 16 . The August issue of bishoujo game magazine "PUSH!!" went on sale on 6/21. As previously reported, the magazine has a special cover featuring Saber from Fate/stay night by Takeuchi Takashi and "Konomi" from ToHeart2 by Mitumi Misato. The special featured article is titled "The Law of Hit" (rules for succesful hits) and is about Type-Moon and Leaf. Below is a translation of the Akiba article on this feature: Together with Japan China New Century Association, the Beijing Films Academy has founded the China Japan Anime Manga Research Center in its school. The center will realize the school staff's wish - to increase the school's quality of the technical aspects of its anime and manga field with the help of Japan. According to the JCNCA's wish, the center will also help promote Japanese images in China through its anime and manga. The China Japan Anime Manga Research Center will not only promote the joint research of Japan and China, Nana anime's opening song, "ROSE" by ANNA inspi' NANA [BLACK STONES], and the ending song, "a little pain" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA (TRAPNET), will be released on June 28, 2006. There will be a CD + DVD version as well as a CD version. The anime Nana is is currently being aired on Nihon Terebi. MANGA MADNESS SUMMER READING CLUB Los Angeles, CA (June 21, 2006) - The Los Angeles Public Library and TOKYOPOP, the #1 publisher of global manga, proudly announce the all-new "Manga Madness Summer Reading Club," a first-of-its-kind collaboration designed to encourage teens to read. Details of CLAMP Autographing Sessions Announced New York, NY (June 21, 2006) - Manga superstars CLAMP announced last month that they would be making their first-ever U.S. public appearance at Anime Expo held in Anaheim, California, July 1 to July 4. For manga and anime fans in the United States and throughout the world, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this influential group. The visit is being co-sponsored by Anime Expo, Del Rey Manga and FUNimation Entertainment. Details on CLAMP's two autographing sessions at Anime Expo are as follows: The first issue of a new bishoujo battle magazine from Kill Time Communication will be released on 7/25. The magazine, Comic Valkyrie, is aimed at readers of all ages (while there might be questionable contents from time to time), and will be released every other month on the 25th, for 550 yen. On June 15th, popular manga podcasting site MangaCast and MangaBlog announced the launch of MangaBlogCast, a collaboration between Brigid Alverson of MangaBlog and MangaCast Reviewer/Host Jack Tse hosted by MangaCast. The new podcast will combine the enthusiastic voice of Jack Tse and the informative manga news from MangaBlog to provide fans with a refreshing way to experience their favorite manga news articles. In celebration of Mike Mignola's special three issue Conan story line, Dark Horse will be releasing three separate variant covers. In addition to the stunning covers drawn by artist Tony Harris, each issue will have one alternate cover drawn by Mignola himself. Breakthrough Application Brings Live Streaming Video of Event's Hottest Presentations to Internet Users LOS ANGELES, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Can't make it to Anime Expo(R) (AX) this year? For the first time ever, fans across the globe can experience the action live from the Main Events Hall with Stickam(TM), the Internet's most powerful video communications player. The live feed from Anime Expo(R) will be available completely free on www.AXBackstage.org and Stickam.com to fans everywhere -- all with nothing to download or configure. According to the preview of this month's Bessatsu Young Magazine, the popular Capcom game Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright) will be turned into a manga series. Kenji Kuroda will be in charge of the script, while Kazuo Maekawa will be the artist. |
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