Nymphet (Kodomo no Jikan) creator Kaworu Watashiya has posted on her blog her thoughts on the recent cancellation of Nymphet in the U.S. japanator has a translation of the post:

There are differences in the border [between what's acceptable and not] for representations of young girls in each place, time, and culture, so if the people there have decided that it's unacceptable then that's that. To those commendable Americans who wanted to read it, I’ll say "There's always the original."

The official website of Otaku USA has been launched at www.otakuusamagazine.com.

According to Moon Phase, the light novel series Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu by Akiyama Mizuhito (author) and Komatsu Eiji (illustrator) will be adapted to a manga.

The manga is scheduled to start serialization this summer in the seinen magazine Dengeki Maoh, and will be drawn by Kanno Touko.

Source: LightNovel.org

From ICv2 comes a 2-part interview with VIZ Media's Vice President of Sales Gonzalo Ferreyra and Director of Retail Marketing David Rewalt, who talk about Viz's aggressive release schedule of Naruto, and its impact on the manga and anime markets.

Mainichi Daily reports that two of the three men arrested last month for illegally distributing manga on the P2P application Winny have been charged with with copyright law violations. The third person, a 17-year-old college student, could also face criminal charges as an adult.

Via: Journalista

Monthly comics top 10 in the U.S. according to PWCW.

1. Naruto, Volume 14
2. Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event
3. Fruits Basket, Volume 16
4. Death Note, Volume 11
5. Vampire Knight, Volume 2
6. Full Metal Alchemists, Volume 13
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
8. Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man
9. Naruto, Volume 13
10. The Road to Civil War

Ivrea Publishing will be releasing in Argentina two manga from Argentine artists. Automatik Kilombo by Sergio Colonel and Casa de Brujas (Witches' House) by Patricia Leonardo.

Source: Papo de Budega

Top 10 manga (6/06) according to Tohan.

1. 21st Century Boys 1
2. Kimi ni Todoke, Volume 4
3. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Volume 15
4. Ookiku Furikabutte, Volume 8
5. Clover, Volume 18
6. Saiyuki Reload, Volume 8
7. Naruto, Volume 38
8. Flower of Life, Volume 4
9. Bleach, Volume 28
10. Love Catalogue, Volume 33

Additional Rankings:
- Weekly Doujinshi Top 10 (6/02) from Toranoana

"I am the Death God, and I will curse you and watch you die, let's see if you still have the courage to confiscate Death Note." A telephone message received by an official at Lanzhou city, Gansu Province on May 31st. After some investigation, it was determined that the call was made by a middle school student using the school's public phone.

According to the officials at Lanzhou city, they received around 6 threatening phone calls from middle school students on May 30th (and many more throughout the month) in response to the recent confiscation of Death Note.

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PWCW's Kai-Ming Cha interviews Seven Seas's Jason DeAngelis, who talks about the recent controversy surrounding the cancellation of Nymphet.

Via: Icarus Blog