Manga News and Information
JapanGegege no Kitaro will be adapted into a live action movie. Wentz Eiji will be playing Kitaro, while Inoue Mao will play the heroin. A video on Youtube which takes a tour through Clamp's studio. Thought Death Note ended? Behold the 13th volume of Death Note, an official analysis manual - The last "piece" that will help readers discover all the mysteries of Death Note. Nihon Terebi will broadcast the first 12 minutes of the Death Note movie late in the night 6 days from June 26th. The first week box office sales for the first Death Note movie was more than 700,000. Opening in the midst of the World Cup, the movie still managed to show impressive sales, as well as topping the Da Vinci Code two weeks in a row. After much anticipation, Joie de Vivre (JdV) Hospitality unveiled their redesign plans today during a festive reception given to a group of Japantown residents and community leaders. The Miyako Hotel and Best Western Miyako Inn will epitomize one of America's most vibrant and historic Japantown communities. The two adjacent hotels will provide distinct interpretations of Japanese culture: from the sophisticated blend of tradition at the Miyako Hotel, to the vibrant energy of Japanese pop culture at the Best Western Miyako Inn. - http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/comics/eizou/#drama "Viva! Yamada Barbara" by Yumiko Suzuki will be adapted into a special drama. - http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Tn200606200014.html "Yuunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni" by Fumiyo Kouno will be adapted into a movie. - http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/jp/p_catalog/book/2006/4-7577-2886-7.html "Rabudoru (Love Doll) - New Lyrics -"
Nobuyo Ohyama (69), who voiced Doraemon up until March last year, will start raising the "Second Doraemon." She will become the principal of Onkyo Technique Vocational College (will be renamed to Onkyo Art Vocational College) April next year. |
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Finale: Panelosophy
An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga Ranking
Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |
Veteran writer/editor Kentaro Takekuma (Even A Monkey Can Draw Manga) 
ComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie.
