Information on issue #1 of the anime/manga scholarly magazine Mechademia has been posted on the magazine's official site. Information on issue #1, #2 and #3 of the magazine can be found on the Mechademia news page.

Play magazine has announced a new magazine called Rocket, which will include information on anime/manga. More information is available on the Rocket homepage.

Ivrea Publishing has announced an event to commemorate the 40th edition of the magazine Lazer, one of the most well-known publications on anime and manga in Argentina. The event, called "Night Lazer," will take place in Buenos Aires on December 7th. The event will only open to people who are over 18 years old. The Ivrea website promises anime, music and cosplay at the event.

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Two new manga magazine released in November:

Akita Shoten:
- Nyan Tomo (にゃんとも)
Release Date: November 20th
Price: 390 Yen
Info: "Cute cat manga magazine."

Home-Sha:
- Sonotoki Rekishi ga Ugoita Comic han (その時歴史が動いた コミック版)
Release Date: November 17th
Price: 360 Yen
Info: Seinen; Comic Tokumori special issue. Jidaigeki manga magazine.

Anime media website .Anime has released the "Zero" pre-issue of its upcoming anime news and information webzine "Tornado Base." The pre-issue of the new web magazine comes with a special Gundam feature.

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

Journalista points to a post on Same Hat! Same Hat!!, which mentions that Creation Books will be releasing its new erotic-horror manga Beauty Labyrinth of Razors by Jun Hayami in e-book format because no printer was willing to produce the manga due to its extreme content.

New York Times interviews/profiles CLAMP in its article "Four Mothers of Manga Gain American Fans With Expertise in a Variety of Visual Styles."

Kadokawa Group Holdings has announced its plan to divide Kadokawa Shoten into three separate companies next January.

The three new companies are:

(New) Kadokawa Shoten - The "new" Kadokawa Shoten will take over the publishing and management of "cultural contents" from the "Old" Kadokawa Shoten.
Kadokawa Magazines - Kadokawa Magazines will handle magazine publishing.
Kadokawa Group Publishing - Kadokawa Group Publishing will become the support and supply side of publishing.

Kadokawa Herald Pictures will take over the management of the old Kadokawa's affiliate film business, and Kadokawa Group Holdings will take over Kadokawa's management section. According to Kadokawa Group Holdings, the split is a part of Kadokawa's strategy to specialize its publishing business.

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Arc System Works will release a digitilized version of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Romance of the Three Kingdoms manga Sangokushi (Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi) for the Nintendo DS in December. The manga will be released through the AS Networks, and will come with sound effects and mini games. This release is part of a series called "Gamics," which stands for "Game + Comic."

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MangaCast points out some new manga from Tokyopop and Vertical that have appeared on Amazon.com:

Tokyopop:
- Hyakuman Tsubu No Namida: Million Tears by Kazumi Yuana
- King of Thorn by Iwahara Yuji
- Missing -kamikakushi No Monogatari by Kouda Kakuto/Mutsuki Rei
- Mugen Spiral by Kusanagi Mizuho

Vertical:
- Apollo's Song by Osamu Tezuka