"Moetan 3 ~Return of the Little Witch~" will be released on 7/27. Now you can once again enjoy moe while learning English at the same time.

The first issue (Summer 2006 issue) of Kadokawa Shoten's "Newtype Romance" (add-on to Newtype August issue) will be released on 7/10.

The Mainichi Daily News takes a look at Mitsubishi Pencil Co.'s new coloring pencils "designed for adults as a coloring boom among middle-aged and senior people continues across Japan."

Malaysian Star takes a look at how digital manga are becoming more and more popular, and asks the question "do we still need paper comics?"

CMX Director of Manga Asako Suzuki talks about Tenjho Tenge's editing on the AoD forum.

Controversy over Tokyopop's first U.K. RSOM competition. Dojo Dynasty by Patrick Warren is being accused of plagiarising Lore by Daniel Cross.

In order to promote the "Akihabara Parapara Manga Festa" contest taking place between 7/3 - 10/31, mangaka Yaku Mitsuru appeared at a public presentation with Aki Hoshino, who dressed up as a maid.

A "Parapara Manga" is a comic book where the reader flips through the pages rapidly so the pictures appear to be moving.

Serialization Update from Shoujo/Josei Anthologies.

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Over the last few years, the market for manga in Brazil has grown. There is now a much larger number of Japanese cartoons available at newsstands and bookshops for all tastes and in all formats.

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Kyodo Printing (based in Bunkyoku, Tokyo. President: Yamaguchi Masahiro) has released a "Digital Manga-Creation" line, which is based on their full digital manga-creation system "ComicPacker" and their moire reduction technology "ComicScreen."

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