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ICv2 has released the November top 100 graphic novel sales estimates based on estimates by Diamond. MangaBlog has posted a filtered version of the chart based on manga.

San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2006 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has art books, novels, manga and anime DVD's for the fans on your shopping list that still don't have a check next to their name. Be sure to grab these hot items from some of the most popular, loved, and sought after series.

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The 2006 ANF Yaoi/Yuri Awards is open for nominations, 3 votes can be submitted to each categories, the categories are:

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(LOS ANGELES, December 15, 2006) - Seven Seas Entertainment is proud to announce the latest must-have addition to its expanding manga line: Atsushi Suzumi's Venus Versus Virus manga, which is soon to become a full-length anime tv series in Japan.

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Anime News Network has announced its 2006 Holiday Logo Contest.

Anime News Network is proud to announce the 2006 Holiday Logo Contest. As with year's past, from December 20, until January 1, ANN will replace our usual logo with a more festive one, appropriate for the holiday season. And, as with past years, we're inviting our readers to submit the holiday logo.

MangaCast points out two new titles on Amazon.com that are listed under Tokyopop's BLU imprint:

- "Ai Toha Yoru Ni Ki Zuku Mono: Lovers in the Night" by Yoshinaga Fumi
- "Honto Ni Yasashii: Truly Kindly" by Yoshinaga Fumi

Two more new manga series have been found on Amazon.com listed under VIZ Media:

- "Yume Kira Dream Shoppe" by Aqua Mizuto
- "Kurohime" by Masanori Ookamigumi Katakura

Source: AoD

Prospero's Manga (http://prosperosmanga.blogspot.com/) offers reviews of U.S. releases of manga from all publishers, irrespective of their subject or rating. The reviews are based on the expectations of long-term fans of all graphic novels. After six months in preview, there are already over 100 live reviews on the blog.

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Yen Press, Hachette Book Group's new young men/adults oriented comic imprint, is looking for an Editorial Assistant:

Editorial Assistant -Japanese Translation Required

Hachette Book Group USA (HBG), a division of Hachette Livre, the third largest book publisher in the world, seeks to fill the position of Editorial Assistant. [...]

Source: MangaBlog