According to Comics.212.net, it has been confirmed that Tokyopop's Dragon Head, Heaven, and King City have been completely removed from the online exclusive program.

Source: MangaBlog

Pop (artist of Moetan) will be releasing a new moe/fairy tale-themed calendar in October called "Pop World Calendar 2007", the calendar is being published by Poplar Publishing.

In its 2006 September Manga Newsletter, Del Rey announced that it plans to give away advance page proofs and copies of its upcoming manga Train Man (Densha Otoko, shoujo version) to 10 lucky people. To register, one must send an email to Del Rey with the necessary information, the deadline is Wednesday, September 27th. Below is details of the full contest:

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Panini Comics Brazil will be releasing the Crying Freeman (Story: Kazuo Koike; Art: Ryoichi Ikegami) manga in Brazil this September. The distribution of the manga will be divided into different phases, and during the initial phase the manga will be released in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo city. Crying Freeman is a manga originally serialized in Shogakukan's weekly magazine Big Comic Spirits.

According to Ultra Jump's website, Bastard!! by Kazushi Hagiwara may resume serialization in the October issue of Ultra Jump (9/19).

First serialized in Shonen Jump in 1988, Bastard!! was moved to Ultra Jump in 2001. Due to its history of irregular (and slow) serialization schedule, many fans dubbed Bastard!! as one of the four hiatus kings (the other three being Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter X Hunter, Yoshiki Takaya's Guyver, and Mamoru Nagano's Five Star Stories) of manga.

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The 2006 Guangdong Animation Art Fair (also called Art Fair of Animation or AFA) will be taking place in Guangzhou City Exhibition Center from October 1st - October 5th). Events include manga exhibitions, dance competitions, a Lolita Princess Contest, a "Culture and History of Cosplay" filming event, etc. Also planned for the Fair is the "Click Anime Web" service (powered by "DigiBook"), where fans will be able to read their favorite manga on computers located throughout the fair.

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According to Bang Zoom! Entertainment's latest job posting, the studio is "also launching a graphic novel division and will need this intern to provide assistance with coordinating, researching and marketing strategies to help kick off our first title."

Source: ANN

The Price of Tennis will resume serialization in Weekly Jump issue 42. The manga was put on hiatus after its mangaka became ill in July.

Also two new series will start in the upcoming issues of Weekly Shonen Jump:

Issue 43 (9/25)
- "P2! -let's Play Pingpong!-" by Ejiri Tatuma

Issue 44 (10/2)
- "Hand's" by Yuichiro Itakura

Takada Kyosuke's Kami to Sengoku Seitokai (Original Story: Akahori Satoru) will end in Weekly Shonen Magazine No.42, on sale 9/20.

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso made a speech on the streets of Akihabara after announcing his decision to participate in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election. A big fan of manga himself, Aso's speech at Akihibara received immense support from young anime/manga enthusiasts, with close to 10,000 people present toward the end of the speech. Video of the event can be found on YouTube.