Manga News and Information
November, 2006ANN reports that Natsuki Takaya, creator of Fruits Basket, will attend the Leipzig Book Fair, which takes place from March 22nd to 25th, 2007. Source: ANN German Online Magazine AnimeY has announced that it will host a live chat session with Dr. Joachim Kaps, the head of Tokyopop.de, on January 17th, 2007 from 6 to 8 pm (Central European Time). Joachim Kaps will be talking about Tokyopop Germany's future plans, as well as answer questions from the fans. Source: Deutsche Mangaka Two months ago Shogakukan, Yahoo! Japan, and TV Asahi announced the "Doraemon Magic Project," the largest Doraemon Tool Design Contest ever. In the past two months, Shogakukan received 26,611 letters, TV Asahi received 11,116 letters, and Yahoo! Japan received 3,382 letters, which amounts to a total of 41,109 letters. Judges were surprised by the number of entries. Also worth noting is that many people chose tools that Combining Moe and education is nothing new. After the success of Moetan (English), educational books featuring cute characters aimed at otaku have become increasingly popular, some examples include Moe Economics (Economics), Kabu de Ikou! (Stock Trading), and Tsundere Linux (Linux). English otaku blog Cardcaptor's Blog recently announced "Moeru Kakuritsu Moekaku," (Budding Probability Moekaku), a guide to probability theory taught by Nagato Yuki from the Suzumiya Haruhi universe: The 2006 Virtual Beauty Expo will be held in the Kyoto Saga University of Arts this month. The exhibition will feature over 113 3D bishojo CG artworks from a group of 57 CG artists under the name "Group C." JBC Publising recently released released Rurouni Kenshin - Chronicles of a Samurai in the Meiji Age Volume 2 (Samurai X – Crônicas de um Samurai na Era Meiji) in Brazil. The book will come with a special gift for the readers: an exclusive double poster of Kenshin. Source: Papo de Budega Monthly comics top 10 in the U.S. according to PWCW.
Q: Please introduce yourself, what do you do? A: I import Japanese anime and manga to the U.S, and publish my own manga. "TenBu" is a production project to create theme songs and cosplay of my manga. I'm an artist, at the same time I'm a businessman. Manga top 10 according to Tohan. Fans Have Opportunity to Assist Growing Company in Producing Convention Promotional Items For Hit Title! RICHMOND, CA November 7, 2006 "So, who is your favorite character from NOW?" Is it Ah-Rin or even B i-Ryu? Fans can now assist in creating the look and feel of an industry companies' booth and the swag that is provided at conventions. More information can be found on the company's website-www.infinitystudios.com. Jetix Channel will be airing the animation Oban Star Racers オーバン・スターレーサーズ in Brazil starting November 20th at 7:00 p.m. The anime consists of 26 episodes, whose story is about the adolescent Molly. ComiPress is pleased to announce the relaunch of its PreAnime project by NeoSam:
For more information or questions regarding PreAnime, please use PreAnime's contact form. Japanese blog Kuro Tenshi no Blog recently posted a review of the book"AERA COMIC - Nippon no Manga," which is the memorial mook for the 10th anniversary of the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award. The book contains summaries of works and topics related to past Tezuka award winners and most talked-about manga in the last ten years. The book contains many interesting reports on the consistency of Naoki Urasawa's short comic series "Comic Navi for Adults," which was created in an interval of twelve years. Kuro Tenshi no Blog has posted an excerpt of an interview found in the book: ICv2 interviews Rich Johnson of Yen Press, who talks about the new publishing enterprise, as well as how it will be handled by himself and Kurt Hassler. San Francisco, CA, November 6, 2006 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the long-awaited conclusion to the RANMA ½ manga series. The final edition, volume 36, will hit store shelves nationwide November 14 and will retail for $9.99. Yoshitaka Amano (天野喜孝) is one of the most well-known Japanese artist today, some of his works include character designs for Vampire Hunter D and the Final Fantasy series. From Papo de Budega comes an interview with Yoshitaka Amano, who talks about his life and various personal projects. Deutsche Mangaka has translated an interview from SplashComics with Mary Hildebrandt and David Boller, author/artist of Tokyopop Germany's Evergrey. In the interview David and Mary compares the Global manga scene in Germany with that of the U.S. and share their thoughts on Evergrey, as well as t With four more months left till the second New York Comic Con, Newsarama sits down with Comic Con Director Greg Topalian to talk about what happened during last year's Comic Con, and how things will change in the upcoming NYCC. Irresponsible Pictures looks at the artistic talents of "Japan in How to Draw: Pop Stars and Other Celebrities":
eBookJapan has announced a manga exam called "Mainichi Kentei." The exam is divided into three categories: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Questions range from manga history, terminologies, business, culture, and more. Winners will receive E-book gift certificates. Source: Manga Jouhou From ANS's new column "The Loot Report" comes an humorous report on "Japanese Engrish." Flyers of the anime Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge (The Wallflower) handed out during TIFFCOM, printed in English, reads:
Read more at "The Loot Report: Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge TV Flyer." MangaZenkan.com, an online manga shopping site selling only complete sets of old manga series, opened in August and instantly became famous. The online store's business experienced a great start, as the site has sold more than 20,000 manga in just one month. Recently another online manga store, ZenkanDokuha.com (全巻読破.COM), supported by Prima Project Corporation in Kawasaki city, opened on October 16th. Like MangaZenkanm, ZenkanDokuha focuses on selling complete sets of old manga. A "manga day" event, supported by Neo Magazine and Manga Entertainment, took place today from 11:00am to 6:00pm at London Graphics Centre's (an art supply retailer) Covent Garden store. The following groups attended the event: |
Manga Zombie
Finale: Panelosophy
An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga Ranking
Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |
Today, otaku culture like manga and cosplay are very popular in the West, and Japanese fans are interested in learning more about what the Western otaku scene. Mainichi Shimbun's anime/manga/game news site 
ComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie.
