From Newsarama comes an interview with Witchblade Takeru Artist Kazasa Sumita.

Source: Icarus Blog

Go! Comi has announced the opening of its online store. Also available is a trailer of Go! Comi's upcoming manga TRAIN + TRAIN by Hideyuki Kurata.

12/28 Update: The official website of Kara no Kyoukai has opened at www.karanokyoukai.com, and the new adaption will be a feature film (as oppposed to an ainme TV series) titled Kara no Kyoukai ~Garden of Sinners~.

According to rumors in Japan, Type-Moon's novel Kara no Kyoukai (空の境界) will be adapted into an anime TV series.

The rumor began earlier this month when Ryogi Shiki, the main character of Kara no Kyoukai, appeared in the 2007 Illustration Calendar of the anime magazine Newtype. It was also announced that a Kara no Kyoukai pin-up poster will appear in next month's issue of Newtype.

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A new film adaption of Akira Toriyama's Dr. Slump has been announced, more information will be available in the February issue of Monthly Shonen Jump, on sale 1/6.

In its latest article "La Nouvelle Manga," ICv2 takes a look at the Nouvelle Manga movement, and especially titles published by Fanfare/Ponent Mon.

On the 25th of December, a report from the child protection society (the same group mentioned in this article) concluded that "30% of seijin manga (adult manga) contain depiction of sexual intercourse involving children, and juveniles are able to purchase such manga via the internet."

The child protection group, which also serves as the personal advisory group of Metropolitan Police Life Safety Director Yutaka Takehana, points out that the current situation is hurting the "Harmful Book Act," and suggests that measures be taken to prevent the sales of adult manga to juveniles.

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Manga top 10 according to Tohan.

1. Yotsuba&! vol.6
2. Cross Game vol.6
3. V.B. Rose vol.8
4. Konjiki no Gash!! vol.27
5. Hayate the Combat Butler vol.9
6. Major vol.61
7. Gantz vol.20
8. Ahiru no Sora vol.14
9. Gakuen Alice vol.12
10. School Rumble vol.15

The winners of the 2006 IMAF Awards have been announced.

Source: MangaBlog

ICv2 reports that volume 15 of Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Baskets, currently being published by Tokyopop, made it to No.5 on last week's BookScan list. Four volumes of Naruto also made it to the top ten.

Atsushi Yamasaki (NSFW), whose works have appeared in magazines such as Comic Tenma (NSFW), passed away this month during a traffic accident.