Manga News and Information
U.S.Otaku blog ikimashou.net has announced the winners of its 1,000th post anime/manga/figurine contest. ICv2 has released its Top Ten Manga Properties for Q2 2007:
Also mentioned in the report was that 87 manga series are being released in September, October, and November. Also, the sales of yaoi manga is falling behind the number of yaoi manga being released. Hit TV Series Delivers Intense Swordfights in Video Game Debut in North America SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (July 6, 2007) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that Bleach™: Shattered Blade will be available on the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and Bleach™: The Blade of Fate on the Nintendo DS™ portable handheld system. According to AoD, several new manga are found listed under Viz on Simon & Schuster:
Note the titles have not been confirmed by Viz. Source: AoD NETCOMICS, the New Jersey-based offspring of Seoul's Ecomix, has earned a reputation for bringing high-quality Korean comics (manhwa) to the English-speaking market. This July, the publisher will release on their website cm0 and Three Times Before the Kiss, their first Japanese manga titles. Already catering to international consumers, NETCOMICS will now also be a vehicle for international authors. From MangaCast comes a round up of the new licenses announced during this year's Anime Expo. A few previously unmentioned license include: Tokyopop:
Also, MangaBlog points out a forum post from Dark Horse assistant editor Samantha Robertson, which states that Endo Hiroki's EDEN is not on the verge of being dropped. LOS ANGELES -- Manga publisher Go! Comi announced that the first installment of Wendy Pini's webcomic "The Masque of the Red Death" has gone live on its website, www.gocomi.com. Additionally, Go! Comi's website has been completely redesigned and enlarged, and now includes forums, a release calendar, and numerous other enhancements. June 30 2007 - Long Beach, CA - Go! Comi announced five major new manga licenses at its Anime Expo industry panel this weekend. Chief among these is KAMISAMA KAZOKU, the story of a high school student struggling to have an ordinary life and to romance the girl of his dreams, with one major problem: his interfering parents are gods! This shonen series is based on the highly popular anime from Toei, which aired last year in Japan. On the USA Today Booklist Top 150 (PDF) for the week ending July 1st, volume 15 of Viz's Naruto ranks at #107. Yen Press has launched a "temporary site" at: www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/features/yenpress/ Source: MangaBlog |
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