Manga News and Information
U.S.WestBow Press has signed a deal with Realbuzz Studios to release the Christian manga Serenity in April 2007. A new title, Goofyfoot Gurl by Manga Punk, will also make its debut in September 2007. Source: MangaBlog Manga artist Queenie Chan, creator of Tokyopop's The Dreaming, talks about Japanese Pop Culture, female otaku, and the word Otome in "The Dreaming: Otome Culture?" According to a message from the Yaoi_in_English mailing list, Broccoli Books announced that the name of their new yaoi imprint is "a fruit. And apparently, it's something unheard of in Japan? but it's a commonplace fruit for Americans. Especially if you grew up in Southern California and went to a particular amusement park in Orange County that's not Disneyland." The name fruit? "Boysenberry" is the most likely candidate. Source: Yaoi Suki Manga Jouhou interviews Adam Arnold from Seven Seas Entertainment, who talks about their upcoming yuri imprint "Strawberry." MangaCast points out that Tokyopop will be releasing Kingdom Hearts II by Shiro Amano, sequal to its best-selling Kingdom Hearts manga, in July. Although the manga is present on Tokyopop's website, no official announcements has been made regarding the new license. Source: MangaCast On February 9th, 801 Media will begin sending their debut releases, Ichigenme and The Sky Over My Spectacles, to people who placed their orders through the 801 Media Store. source: Yaoi Suki Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Anime News Service has announced plan to offer its content in the form of a new pay-subscription based "Print Exclusive Newsletter," which will be released on a bi-weekly basis. Monthly comics top 10 in the U.S. according to PWCW.
The New York Comic Con has announced the finalists for its first-ever American Anime Awards. The finalists for the "Best Manga" category are:
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