MangaBlog interviews Tokyopop's Web Community Content Producer, Matt Nixon, on TP's recent relaunch of its website.

E-book Japan will start carrying Shogakugan's long-running manga series in e-book format. The first series to be made available is "Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari," the first 10 volumes will be on sale July 28. There are also plans to finish the rest of the series (34 Volumes in total).

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Serialization update from Shoujo, Josei, and other Female oriented Anthologies.

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Love Manga takes a look at some of the new licenses from adult manga publisher Icarius Publishing:

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Recently a movie is becoming increasingly popular among the internet users in the South Korea. What movie? The live-action film of Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar), the hit shounen manga that has sold over 100 million copies around the world. There are many Hokuto no Ken fans in South Korea, and the anime version of Hokuto no Ken is very popular, but do how many fans knew that the live-action film of Hokuto no Ken was made in South Korea?

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Mainichi Shimbun has launched "Mantan Web," a news site that deals specifically with anime, manga, and game news.

Site: http://mantanweb.mainichi.co.jp/
Mobile: http://mantan-m.mainichi.co.jp/

Trial Readings added:

- "Higantou" by Kouji Matsumoto
- "Gatabihi Kuruma de Ikou!!" by Masahiki Yamamoto

Serialization update from Shounen, Seinen, and other Male oriented Anthologies.

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MangaCast has a list of new licenses that almost went unnoticed.

Tokyopop:
- "Little Queen" by Kim YeonJu
- "Utopia's Avenger" by Oh SeKwon

DrMaster:
- "Eternal Alice Rondo" by Kaishaku
- "Chinese Hero" by Wing Shing Ma

NETCOMICS:
- "Let's Be Perverts" by Lee YuJung

ICE Kunion:
- "Comic" by Ha SiHyun

Around 17,000 visitors are expected at this year's Arena Gamer Experience 2006 in Brazil. The Brazilian Trade fair will feature five major gaming competitions, including final qualifying rounds of a worldwide championship.