MangaCast posts a press release from Broccoli Books, which states that the manga Coyote Ragtime Show from ufotable (story) and tartan check (art) will be released on June 27th:

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According to Monster.com, Digital Manga Inc. is currently looking for a new Licensing/Guest Relations Assistant and a new Production Associate.

MangaBlog reports that Yen Press has licensed Keiko Tobe's Hikari to Tomoni.... Hikari to Tomoni... is currently serialized in Akita Shoten's Missy magazine. In 2004 the work won the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize. Yen Press will release Hikari to Tomoni... in the U.S. under the title With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child.

About to start his 40th year as a mangaka, Go Nagai talks to Mainichi Daily in an article titled "40-year veteran of ecchi manga Go Nagai says brains more fun than boobs." Inthe article, Go Nagai talks about his past, how he became what he is today, and his views on ecchi manga.

Via: MangaBlog

Anime UK News reports that British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker was recently murdered by a Japanese hentai manga fan. According to investigators, the prime suspect, Tatsuya Ichihashi, may have murdered Lindsay while playing out a scene from one of his hentai manga, as Lindsay, whose naked body was found buried in a bath of sand, was strangled to death after her hands and feet were tied with plastic cords:

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Reuters.jp has published an article on the popularity of manga in the U.K. Following the success of manga in France, Germany and the U.S., more and more people in the U.K. are starting to have a better understanding of Japanese manga.

Manga such as Fruits Basket and Astro Boy are experiencing positive salesin the U.K., and works such as the Bible and Shakespearean plays are being adapted into manga.

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From MangaCast comes an article titled "Manga Magazines in Indonesia," which takes an in-depth look at the history of manga magazines in Indonesia, as well has descriptions of the various magazines and their respective publishers.

Takeshi Miyazawa, a Canadian born manga artist who is currently in Japan, writes about a meeting with the editors of Wani Book's Comic Gum. The discussion reveals the editors' view on overseas manga markets and their view of foreign artists working in Japan.

Via: MangaBlog

Panini Comics Brazil has announced that it plans to release Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto in Brazil. Also, according to issue 42 of the magazine Wizmania, Panini will finally release Samurai Executor in Brazil this May, and Astro Boy later this year.

Cartoon Network Latin America has recently acquired 52 episodes of the Naruto anime.

Source: Papo de Budega

Sometime between 7 - 11pm on March 20th, someone broke into Captain Tsubasa creator Yoichi Takahashi's office and walked away with 500,000 yen. The office is on the 2nd floor of a building in Katsushika, Tokyo. According to the report, when Yoichi Takahashi returned to his office at 11pm, he discovered the doors have been opened, and the 500,000 yen in his desk is no longer there. Fortunately no manga-related materials have been touched. Currently the police is investigating the theft.

Source: Nikkei