Precocious Curmudgeon points out that ICE Kunion's website now redirects to www.freemanhwa.com, which says on its frontpage "Check back in October 2007 for the latest Manhwa and Manga-Shojo, Doujinshin and it's all Free!"

According to a Super Dash Bunko advertisement that appeared in Weekly Shounen Jump No. 32 (7/9), Katayama Kentarou (Author) and Yamamoto Yamato (Illustrator)'s light novel series Kure-nai will be adapted into a manga.

The new manga will start in the first issue Shueisha's new magazine Jump Square (11/2). A preview of the manga will appear in Akamaru Jump (on sale in August).

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ANN reports that Del Rey has announced at their AnimeNEXT panel two new acquisitions:

• Yozakura Quartet by Yasuda Suzuhito
• Minima! by Machiko Sakurai

From animeOnline comes an interview with Yohei Takami, editor of Monthly Shonen Magazine. The interview touches on the work of an editor, and provides an extensive look at the manga Beck.

According to Square-Enix's official site, an important announcement regarding Masahiro Totsuka and Aguri Igarashi's Bamboo Blade will be made in the upcoming issue of Young Gangan (7/20).

From PingMag posts an interview with the "wild" mangaka Jun Hanyunyuu, whose work Koi no Mon (directed by Suzuki Matsuo)was selected for the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. In the interview Jun Hanyunyuu talks about his past, his experience drawing manga, as well as his hobbies.

Otaku blog ikimashou.net has announced the winners of its 1,000th post anime/manga/figurine contest.

Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas is the newest manga to be published in Brazil by JBC Publishing. The first volume of the manga was released on the first day of AnimeCon, one
of the biggest conventions in Brazil.

The move was a great surprise for Brazilian Saint Seiya fans, because no one expected this manga so soon. Lost Canvas is drawn by by Shiori Teshirogi and written by Masami Kurumada, and was created to celebrate the original series' 20th anniversary.

Source: Anime Pro (Via Shoujo Cafe)

Reference: Papo de Budega

ICv2 has released its Top Ten Manga Properties for Q2 2007:

1. Naruto
2. Fruits Basket
3. Death Note
4. Bleach
5. Fullmetal Alchemist
6. Kingdom Hearts
7. Pokemon
8. The Gentleman's Alliance
9. Tsubasa
10. Negima

Also mentioned in the report was that 87 manga series are being released in September, October, and November. Also, the sales of yaoi manga is falling behind the number of yaoi manga being released.

According to AoD, several new manga are found listed under Viz on Simon & Schuster:

• Blue Dragon: Ral Grado by Tsuneo Takano and Takeshi Obata
• Fairy Cube by Kaori Yuki
• Gun Blaze West by Nobuhiro Watsuki
• Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time by Tohko Mizuno
• I-O-N by Arina Tanemura

Note the titles have not been confirmed by Viz.

Source: AoD