After weeks of hinting, Icarus Publishing (NSFW) has finally announced three of its new licenses:

- "Elements" by Tanuki Kamogawa
- "Oneechan no Onegai/A Wish of My Sister" by Masahiro Itosugi
- "Onegai Yuri Sensei/Please Miss Yuri" by Syowmaru

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Manga Jouhou translates an article concerning sexually explicit content appearing in shojo manga. While parents are concerned, the publishers respond by saying: "Love is a big theme in shoujo manga. It is impossible to shut out sexual behaviors, as they are an extension of love." and that "in today's society, children understand that rape and perverts exist. Getting to know them from fictional works like manga will help them understand reality. There has yet to be any cases of crime committed because of manga. If parents feel that there is a problem, they should talk to their children about these manga."

While neither the manga or the anime version of Naruto has been released in the Portuguese language, the shonen series is still extemely popular in Brazil. A poster of Naruto appeared in Brazilian magazine Futuro Comunicação, the issue also contains an article with information and images of the popular anime/manga series.

Otaku News has a report on the International Manga and Anime Festival (IMAF), which is currently underway and will run from November 10th to November 14th at County Hall near the London Eye in Westminster.

Opening times vary each day, so be sure to check to avoid dissapointment before going. The event schedule can be found in a 132KB MS Word document (web usability experts scream as it should be in HTML for everyone to read). It includes panels and workshops by author Paul Gravett, artists Sweatdrop Studios, international comic book creator Ilya and expert on traditonal culture Akemi.

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PW Comics Week's Johanna Draper Carlson interviews Kelly Sue DeConnick, a manga adaptor who was in charge of th adaption series such as Sensual Phrase, Fruits Basket, and Sexy Voice and Robo.

The first-ever American Anime Awards will be held at the New Yorker Hotel on February 24, 2007, hosted by NYCC.

Categories for this event as seen in the press release:

- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Actor in a Comedy
- Best Actress in a Comedy
- Best Cast
- Best DVD Package Design
- Best Anime Theme Song
- Best Comedy Anime
- Best Anime Feature (OAV)
- Best Short Series (13 episodes or less)
- Best Long Series (over 13 episodes)
- Best Manga

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To celebrate their manga Dragon Head being listed on Publisher Weekly's 2006 Best Books of the Year list, Tokyopop is offering a special 3 for 2 deal through their store (TRSI). The limited offer only lasts until Sunday, November 12th.

Source: MangaBlog

A temporary Nodame Cantabile themed cafe has been opened in Harajuku, Tokyo to promote the Nodame Cantabile drama series currently aired by Fuji TV. The cafe will operate in its current form until December 25th.

source: MangaBlog

CMX Manga has updated its "Ask CMX" column. This time CMX answers the question of how they determine the age rating of a manga, and whether they are interested in pursuing older, shonen titles.

A Japanese blog has posted a leaked scan (currently unverified) of Weekly Shonen Jump, which reveals that Takeshi Obata, artist of Hikaru no Go and Death Note, will begin a new serialization titled "Rarugurado" in Weekly Shonen Jump No.1 (New Year's issue), on sale December 4th. The issue will also come with a pencil board with original artwork from Takeshi's. At this time there has been no official confirmation regarding the new series.

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