Manga News and Information
U.S.Torrance, CA (December 13, 2007) Aurora Publishing, Inc., the fully-owned U.S. subsidiary of Japan's manga powerhouse, Ohzora Publishing Co., launches three new websites for their three manga imprints Aurora, Luv Luv & Deux. Aurora ~ Experience the Allure of Manga Aurora, the Shojo/Josei Manga imprint of Aurora Publishing, Inc. premieres their colorful and exciting full-featured website at www.aurora-publishing.com. The newly launched site contains details about current and future manga title releases, as well as titillating manga page previews taken from the interiors of each of their current, new and upcoming manga. Visitors to the site also have the opportunity to sign up for Aurora's informative and entertaining monthly newsletter. From Newsarama comes two interviews, one with Ruwan Jayatilleke, Marvel's Vice President of Development, regarding the recent deal between Marvel and Del Rey to adapt the Wolverine and X-Men series into manga. The second interview is with manga historian Frederik L. Schodt, author of the book The Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution. Via: MangaBlog San Diego, California, Thursday, December 13, 2007 JAST USA affiliate brand G-Collections, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating-sim games in English, today announced the immediate availability of Snow Sakura, the latest adult PC game for Windows computers. Acclaimed Series About Football Is The Latest Addition To Popular Joint Cartoon Network/VIZ Media Broadband Streaming Site San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the launch of the EYESHIELD 21 animated series on Toonami Jetstream, the popular online destination developed jointly by Cartoon Network and VIZ Media. The first episode debuts on December 17th and will be available at http://ToonamiJetstream.com. The following manga appeared on the USA Today Booklist Top 150 (PDF) for the week ending December 9th: Forums And Registration Information Available Now And More Coming Soon! Anaheim, California (December 12, 2007) ‹ Anime Expo® 2008 kicks off the holiday season with the reveal of the new website. More information can be found on the website www.spja.org. Currently both forum, so attendees can begin their planning for the nation's largest anime/manga convention, and registration information are available for public view and usage. Coming soon will be additional features, videos, sign-ups, voting polls and much more! A round up of the new comic release list and views for the week of December 12th 2007: San Francisco, CA - eigoMANGA is pleased to announce a marketing relationship with WT.Cox Subscriptions, a leading magazine subscription agency, to provide magazine subscriptions to libraries and educational institutions. Under the arrangement, eigoMANGA will offer and circulate magazine subscriptions formatted exclusively for this market. The New York Magazine has announced the results of its 2007 Culture Awards. This year, two manga appeared in the "Best Comics of 2007" category, they are:
Via: ANN UDON announces new titles from their 2008 publishing line up Toronto, ON – Dec 10, 2007 – This past weekend at the 2007 New York Anime Festival UDON Entertainment unveiled a swath of exciting announcements to a room full of thrilled anime and comic book fans. Just in time for Street Fighter's 20th anniversary (highlighted by the all-new Street Fighter IV video game and the upcoming live action movie), UDON plans to release three pulse-pounding Street Fighter comic book series in 2008. |
Manga Zombie
Finale: Panelosophy
An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga Ranking
Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |
ComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie.
