Manga News and Information
Japan- http://www.asahi.com/tezuka/ The winners of the 10th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award (sponsored by Asahi Shimbun) have been announced: According to "Seiyuu Animedia vol.11" (5/9), there will be a new Mahou Sensei Negima! anime series (Seiyuu: Kanda Akemi and Nonaka Ai).
From Nikkei PC Online Akiba Angels has an English article about the proposed law, which is being proposed due to a perceived (no statistical analysis to back the claim up) increase in crimes influenced by manga, anime and videogames and would make it illegal for creators to depict sexual acts involving characters perceived to be under the age of 18 (again no objective guideline, other than a few arbitrary items such as lack of underhair).
As part of its May advertising campaign, Super Jump is hosting the first chapters of select popular titles on their website for free viewing. The titles on display are - Akatsuki!! Otokojuku by Akira Miyashita To view the chapters, click on the titles (halfway down the page, will highlight red) and click the circular icon that says "1話まる{ Toy-and-figurine blog Syokugan Topics has posted reviews of the Death Note limited-edition artbook/box set Death Box in 2 segments; a rave review of the actual artbook and a decidedly luke-warm review of the bonus items (figurines, diorama, skull pendant etc). |
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World-renowned mangaka Leiji Matsumoto ("Galaxy Express 999," "Space Cruiser Yamato" etc) also chairs the Copyright Board of the 
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