Naruto Vol. 11 placed #27, while volume 11 of Negima and DNAngel placed #134 and #137 respectively in the USA Booklist Top 150 for the week ending 9/10.

Sing "Yesterday" for Me (Yesterday wo Utatte) by Kei Toume ended in Business Jump No. 20, which was released on 9/15.

NETCOMICS is currently looking for a new Full-time Proofreader, as well as students interns fluent in Korean.

The first issue of a new monthly Light Novel magazine called Novel Japan was released by Hobby Japan on 9/9.

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Go! Comi has announced a Cantarella "Poison Poetry" Contest. To enter one must send in a poem written about character from You Higuri's Cantarella manga. According to the announcement, "The winning poem will be published in an upcoming volume of 'Cantarella,' accompanied by a drawing by Higuri-sensei herself based on the poem - and the winner will receive the original artwork."

What is podcasting? The word "podcast" came from Apple's "iPod" and the word "broadcasting." Like RSS, podcasting is a way of distributing multimedia files over the internet through syndication, listening to podcast is like reading news or articles, except you listen to an audio file in MP3 format. People can listen to the podcast online, or download it into their favorite MP3 player.

So what happens when we mix podcasting with manga? We get MangaCast of course! Created on July 21st, 2005, MangaCast has since become the premier manga podcasting site on the internet.

In this special issue, Backstage presents MangaCast in its fullest glory, exploring its history, features, a behind-the-scene talk with various 'Cast members, and even a how-to-make-your-own-podcast guide.

If you have any suggestions on what website you'd like to see featured on Backstage, or would like to apply to have your site featured, please send us a message.

TIME talks with Fruits Basket creator Natsuki Takaya about being a mangaka, manga in U.S. and Japan, and the status of her popular shoujo manga in "Something About Shojo."

Sweatdrop Studios has announced the release of two new How-to-Draw manga books - Draw Manga by Sweatdrop Studios and Drawing Manga by Selina Dean. According to the press release, "both books are aimed at beginners and offer practical, easy-to-follow guides to the various aspects of the manga art style."

Papo de Budega interviews Tetsuya Bessho, who was in Brazil this August for the 17th Sao Paulo International Short Films Festival. Tetsuya Bessho is one of the founding members of the Short Shorts Film Festival, he was born in Shizuoka, Japan on August 31, 1965. In the interview Tetsuya Bessho talks about his career and "Ultraman - the Next" movie, which was released on DVD in Brazil this year.

Popular manga podcast site MangaCast gets a makeover.