According to the Yaoi Press Blog, Yaoi Press will be at this weekend's Wizard World LA:

Crystal Blu and new staffer Ashley B. will be at Yaoi Press 1012 in the small press area.

From ANN's Taipei International Book Exhibition Con Report comes an interview with manga artist Yuzu Tsutae and her editor Ms. Kumagai. In the interview Yuzu Tsutae talks about how she became a manga artist, her opinion on the BL genre, and other fan-oriented tidbits.

Via: Icarus Blog

Manga Jouhou translates an article titled "Doujinshi Goes Mainstream!?" from Artscape. The article looks at the growing success of doujinshi in Japan, and focuses on two particular subjects, the comic convention Comic Market (Comiket) and the game company Type-Moon.

Short Song, Masuno Koichi's (poet/writer/etc.) first novel, will be adapted into a manga by Yua Kotegawa (Arcana, Anne Freaks). The new manga will begin serialization in Super Jump No. 8, on sale 3/28.

A special one-shot story from Gosho Aoyama, creator of Detective Conan (Case Closed), will appear in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday issue 16, on sale 3/22.

The one-shot, titled Tell Me A Lie -Lies being Attached to Me-, is said to be Gosho Aoyama's first new story after 13 years.

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Houbunsha will launch a new magazine titled Comic Yell on May 11th. The magazine will cost 580 yen, and is aimed at "boys of the next generation."

A new magazine titled Comic MoeMax will be launched by Moeru Publishing on April 24th. The new magazine is aimed at adults, and will be every month for 540 yen.

World Cosplay Summit 2005 winner Francesca Dani will participate in Brazilian WCS 2007 Final, according to JBC, the publishing company that organizes the event in Brazil.

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An anime adaptation of the seinen manga Shigurui, written by Norio Nanjo and drawn by Takayuki Yamaguchi, has been announced and is planned to be aired in September.

According to Broccoli Books Blog, a Japanese TV show is planning to interview American teenage girls who are shoujo manga fans during a shooting at The Third Planet store located in Torrance. Those interested needs to email Gloria (glokat[at]earthlink[dot]net), all participants will be paid $20 gas/mileage stipend:

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