Thursday in Paris, a press conference was held announcing award candidates for next year’s Angoulême Comics Festival. ActuaBD (Google translation) has the report. The Angoulême Comics Festival, which takes place each year in the town of Angoulême, France, is Europe's biggest comics event, and its prizes are the most prestigious awards on offer in the continent.

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Anime News Network has announced its 2006 Holiday Logo Contest.

Anime News Network is proud to announce the 2006 Holiday Logo Contest. As with year's past, from December 20, until January 1, ANN will replace our usual logo with a more festive one, appropriate for the holiday season. And, as with past years, we're inviting our readers to submit the holiday logo.

MangaCast points out two new titles on Amazon.com that are listed under Tokyopop's BLU imprint:

- "Ai Toha Yoru Ni Ki Zuku Mono: Lovers in the Night" by Yoshinaga Fumi
- "Honto Ni Yasashii: Truly Kindly" by Yoshinaga Fumi

Manga top 10 according to Tohan.

1. One Piece vol.44
2. Bleach vol.25
3. Eyeshield 21 vol.22
4. 20th Century Boys vol.22
5. WORST vol.16
6. Red Diamonds Eleven
7. Rurouni Kenshin Perfect Edition vol.11+12
8. Bokura ga Ita vol.11
9. Fullmetal Alchemist vol.15
10. Initial D vol.34

Two more new manga series have been found on Amazon.com listed under VIZ Media:

- "Yume Kira Dream Shoppe" by Aqua Mizuto
- "Kurohime" by Masanori Ookamigumi Katakura

Source: AoD

The new comic release list from ComicList, compiled by MangaCast.

Yen Press, Hachette Book Group's new young men/adults oriented comic imprint, is looking for an Editorial Assistant:

Editorial Assistant -Japanese Translation Required

Hachette Book Group USA (HBG), a division of Hachette Livre, the third largest book publisher in the world, seeks to fill the position of Editorial Assistant. [...]

Source: MangaBlog

Amazon.co.jp has released a list of the top 10 best-selling manga in 2006:

1. Nodame Cantabile vol.14
2. Manga Ken Kan Ryu vol.2
3. Death Note vol.10
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion vol.10
5. The Five Star Stories vol.12
6. Yotsuba&! vol.5
7. Kyo no Nekomura-san vol.2
8. Shoujo Sect vol.2
9. Pluto vol.3
10. Nausica?? of the Valley of the Wind 7-Vol Box Set (Wideban)

Celebrate Takumi-kun Series' 15th anniversary, series author Shinobu Goto and artist Kazumi Ooya held an autograph session on December 3rd at Animate Yokohama.

Only those who bought or reserved both "Takumi-kun series Bara no Shita de - Natsu no Zanzou vol.3" (released on November 30th) and "Takumi-kun series Hana Chiru Yoru ni Kimi wo Omoeba" (released on December 1st) at Animate Ikebukuro or Animate Yokohama were allowed to attend on a first-come-first-ser

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Ichiko Ima's shojo manga Hyakki Yakou Shou, currently serialized in Asahi Sonorama's in Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi, will be adapted into a TV drama in February 2007.