U.S.MangaBlog reports that while CPM announced no new licenses, they did announce the release dates of many of their titles. Manhwa publisher NETCOMICS has announced plans to publish Japanese manga and global manga. Also, Newtype USA announced the acquisition of CLAMP's Kobato, which will start serialization in Newtype USA later this year. More new titles announced at NYCC 07: Yen Press: Del Rey: Del Rey also announced a Complete Guide to Manga, a guide book to all the manga released in the U.S. CMX: Also, Bandai has announced that it will release its Witchblade manga in June 2007. From MangaCast and ANN comes more reports of new manga licenses announced at NYCC: Dark Horse Go! Comi Viz Media BLU Manga The winners of the first American Anime Awards has been announced at NYCC, and Fruits Basket won the award for best manga. Winners in other categories can be found here. From ANN comes the New York ComicCon 2007 Tokyopop Con Report, which mentions the release dates of some of TP's titles, as well as some new series: Several new titles were announced by VIZ Media at New York Comic-Con: - GYO Source: ANN New installments from fan favorite authors Kazuma Kodaka,Youka Nitta, and Ayano Yamane slated New York, NY (February 22, 2007) Be Beautiful, America's leading publisher of yaoi manga graphic novels, announced the release of the latest volumes of two of its best-selling series, KIZUNA: BONDS OF LOVE 7 and EMBRACING LOVE 4. In addition, the March release of the standalone historical romance, MIDARESOMENISHI ??? A LEGEND OF SAMURAI LOVE, and the April release of FINDER SERIES 3: ONE WING IN THE FINDER and EMBRACING LOVE 5 were also announced. All books are priced at $15.99 SRP. According to the ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference at this year's New York Comic-Con, graphic novels are outselling the traditional comic periodical format. "Based on our latest analysis, graphic novels passed comic periodicals in 2005 and held that lead in 2006," said ICv2 President Milton Griepp. Manga Jouhou has created a new Staff Blog section, where visitors can "Get the side dishes of manga and the behind the scene of MJ staffers." The beta version of animeOnline.com, a professional news and social networking centered around anime, manga and Japanese culture has been officially launched. Below is the full press release: |
Manga ZombieComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie. Finale: PanelosophyPanelosophy - Recession Special An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga RankingTop Manga Series and Volumes for March 2009 Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |