AnimeOnDVD has announced a new MPD Psycho Contest:

The folks at Dark Horse have been very gracious by donating to us fifteen (15) copies of their June 6th release of MPD Psycho Vol. #1 for a contest!

San Francisco, CA -- eigoMANGA STUDIOS announces that it has reached an agreement to publish a new comic book series created and developed by Jinsoo Terry, CEO of Advanced Global Connections, LLC, a Korean-American entrepreneur and international cultural guru who is known for her unique and innovative business and multicultural education techniques.

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In his latest Flipped column, David Welsh interviews Simon Jones from Icarus Publishing. In the interview Simon talks about his experience with Icarus Publishing, the U.S. manga market, and the need for niche publishers.

Also, over at Comixpedia Brigid Alverson interviews Audra Furuichi and Scott Yoshinaga, creators of the webcomic Nemu-nemu.

The 184-page fantasy adventure available now and priced at $9.99 SRP.

NEW YORK, NY (May 15, 2007) - Central Park Media announced today that the PLATINA 1 graphic novel has been released. This fast paced journey into a fantasy realm beyond imagination was created by Yeon Joo Kim and is geared for a teenage audience. This book is priced at $9.99 SRP.

Platina 1
Story and Art by Yeon Joo Kim

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"Casino Lily" and "Kizuna: Bonds of Love 8" on shelves now.

New York, NY (May 15, 2007) – Be Beautiful, America's leading publisher of yaoi manga graphic novels, announced the release of CASINO LILY, a high-stakes tale of pleasure and passion from Youka Nitta (the creator of Embracing Love). In addition, the much anticipated release of KIZUNA: BONDS OF LOVE 8, the latest installment of Kazuma Kodaka's best-selling romantic epic was also announced. Both books are available now and priced at $15.99 SRP.

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The new comic release list for May 16th 2007 from ComicList, compiled by MangaCast.

In an article titled "Total Minx: 'The Plain Janes'", Express looks at DC Comics' new graphic novel imprint Minx and Cecil Castellucci, author of the line's first release "The Plain Janes":

For the line's first release, DC turned to popular novelist Cecil Castellucci, author of three young adult novels. (Her latest, a punk rock YA novel called "Beige," came out last week.)

The people behind the free anime newspaper Janime have started a new publication called POPJNEO, while the podcast Anime Today reports that Otaku USA issue 1 is in the process of hitting the presses.

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VIZ Media celebrates the second anniversary of SHOJO BEAT Magazine with a special summer issues and gala party. Special Issue to Feature Rare Excerpt from Osamu Tezuka Shojo Classic PRINCESS KNIGHT

San Francisco, CA, May 14, 2007 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, will mark the two year anniversary of SHOJO BEAT™ magazine with a special July 2007 issue containing an exclusive 23-page excerpt from manga titan Osamu Tezuka's groundbreaking series, PRINCESS KNIGHT!

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Tokyopop's Stu Levy has posted a sneak preview of Tokyopop.com's upcoming 2.0 design:

A few weeks from now we will go live with a 2.0 BETA for all of you to try. The profile section has a really cool design that I couldn't sneak out yet so waddle in anticipation for that one...