San Francisco, CA - (August 29, 2007) – eigoMANGA is pleased to announce an all new full color manhwa (Korean comic book) 64 page publication, "PALBOT And Mr. Kim Come To America". This publication will be available on store shelves September 15, 2007.

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MangaLife is currently looking for new manga reviewers:

Our goals for 2008 and beyond are to be *the* major internet resource for manga reviews and to post them daily, and to achieve this we're looking for a couple of new reviewers to join our established team. You need to have an enthusiasm for manga and a clear writing style, able to communicate what's good and bad about each book you look at concisely and with clarity.

From now till November 2007, Viz will be giving away a Naruto prize pack once a week, with the grand prize being a trip for two to the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con.

Source: MangaBlog

theOtaku points out that in a recent article from Variety about new anime licenses, the writer refers to the anime as "manga" due to the fact Manga Entertainment has "manga" in its name, and owns the domain Manga.com.

From MangaCast comes the Diamond Previews for September 2007, which provides information on new U.S. releases for November/December 2007.

A round up of the new comic release list and views for August 29th 2007:

• MangaCast - New Manga List ~ August 29, 2007
• Weekly Recon, 8/29/07
• theOtaku - New Manga Releases
• Precocious Curmudgeon - Upcoming 8/29

In association with the New York Anime Festival and TheOtaku.com

LOS ANGELES, CA XX Aug 2007: Manga publisher Go! Comi in association with the New York Anime Festival and TheOtaku.com today announced the first contest devoted to manga fan-comics, known in Japan as doujinshi.

The contest is based on Go! Comi's best-selling manga series "Black Sun, Silver Moon," by Tomo Maeda. The series is the story of the complex relationship between the enigmatic zombie-hunting priest Shikimi and his apprentice Taki, who is destined to kill him.

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Film Presents A Poignant And Comedic Story About Friendship And Competition Set Against Backdrop Of Table Tennis

San Francisco, CA, August 22, 2007 - VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, debuts its latest DVD with the release of the critically acclaimed PING PONG from director Sori Fumihiko.

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A round up of the new comic release list and views for August 22nd 2007:

• ComicList for 08/22/2007 Plain Text
• Weekly Recon, 8/22/07
• Comicsnob - Watch List: Manga et al. for the week of August 19th
• Precocious Curmudgeon - Upcoming 8/22
• Newsarama Blog - Can’t Wait For Wednesday

From Icarus Publishing's blog comes a preview (NSFW) of the adult manga coming out in November 2007, based on Diamond Previews for September (Shipping in November 07).