The News Observer has an article on DC's newly announced Minx imprint, which is aimed at young adult female readers. The New York Times also ran an article on the topic not long ago.

From PW Comics Weekly comes an interview with BL manga artist Tina Anderson, who gives her view on the BL genre and why she likes it.

Information on issue #1 of the anime/manga scholarly magazine Mechademia has been posted on the magazine's official site. Information on issue #1, #2 and #3 of the magazine can be found on the Mechademia news page.

Play magazine has announced a new magazine called Rocket, which will include information on anime/manga. More information is available on the Rocket homepage.

(LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2006) - Seven Seas Entertainment announced today that two of its top original manga titles for teens will be sold through Scholastic Book Fairs beginning in January 2007. The two titles will be sold at 7,500 middle schools across the country.

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San Jose, CA – November, 2006 Available and now shipping from DrMaster Publications is the fourth installment of the cutesy fantasy epic – Stray Little Devil and the triumphant return of High School Girls with HSG #7. Here’s a tease:

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ALC Publishing, the world's only publisher of 100% yuri will be premiering yuri manga anthology, "Yuri Monogatari 4," at the world's largest comic market, Comiket in Tokyo on December 31, in West Hall, Row "Yo" Table 37a. This is ALC Publishing's fifth appearance at Comiket - the only American manga publishing company to have a table at this event.

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The new comic release list from ComicList, compiled by MangaCast.

Journalista points to a post on Same Hat! Same Hat!!, which mentions that Creation Books will be releasing its new erotic-horror manga Beauty Labyrinth of Razors by Jun Hayami in e-book format because no printer was willing to produce the manga due to its extreme content.

New York Times interviews/profiles CLAMP in its article "Four Mothers of Manga Gain American Fans With Expertise in a Variety of Visual Styles."

San Francisco, CA, November 28, 2006 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the highly anticipated DVD release of the newest sensation to captivate millions of anime fans nationwide – BLEACH.

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