San Jose, CA, May 2007. DrMaster Publication, Inc. has just announced the publication of Iron Wok Jan, volume 24, the continuation of the popular series by author Shinji Saiyjo.

The ostrich competition is on! But Jan is in big trouble this time ... every time he gets near one of the ostriches, they run for their lives! Jan's bloodthirsty nature drives their adrenaline up, making for very poor ostrich meat... But never fear, for Jan has a trusted ally! He's small, cute, golden and he's going to make Jan win this competition!

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The new comic release list for May 9th 2007 from ComicList, compiled by MangaCast.

From The Toronto Stars comes an interview with Svetlana Chmakova, creator of Dramacon.

Also, David Welsh talks with Gonzalo Ferreyra, Viz's vice president of sales for home video, in his latest column of Flipped.

Via: MangaBlog

Celebrating its 3rd anniversary, anime news and review website Active Anime has announced a huge giveaway, the grand prize of which is worth over $500:

ACTIVE ANIME will be giving away prizes starting next week, and an official announcement will be made this coming Friday. The Grand Prize will have a value of over $500. Yes that is a value of over FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, and the value could just get even bigger! What to do for now? Register and post! That's all for now. Sorry US and Canadian resident only.

New York, NY -- April 15, 2007 -- Universal Animation, Inc is pleased to announce that MangaNEXT will be returning to the New York City metropolitan area for its second incarnation. MangaNEXT 2007 will begin on Friday October 5 and end on Sunday October 7, 2007, taking place at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands in Secaucus, New Jersey. The convention venue is just minutes away from the heart of New York City, and is conveniently located close to mass transportation and major highway routes.

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Free Comic Book Day, an annual promotional effort to promote lesser known comics to new readers, will take place on May 5th. 40 publishers will be participating in this year's event. Tokyopop, one of the participants, will be giving the Choose Your Weapon, a collection of Korean manhwa samples, for free.

San Francisco, CA & Centennial, CO - May 4, 2007 - VIZ Media, one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, and NCM FATHOM, the entertainment division of National CineMedia, have announced that tickets are now on sale for the special one-night-only event of the first NARUTO??? feature film - NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW.

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According to ICv2, VIZ Media has announced four new shounen manga for the fourth quarter of 2007:

• Tekkonkinkreet by Taiyo Matsumoto - September
• Kurohime by Masanori Katakura - September
• Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nichi - October
• Yu-Gi-Oh GX! by Kazuki Takahashi - November

San Francisco, CA, May 3, 2007 ??? VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the availability of DEATH NOTE??? anime series via digital download on Direct2Drive, IGN Entertainment's premiere digital retail store. The subtitled version of the series will debut May 10, 2007 and fans may go to www.direct2drive.com to download the first episode.

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According to a recent post on its blog, Newtype USA is currently looking for a freelance yaoi fangirl to write columns about yaoi/shonen-ai/boy-love:

You've gotta be over 18, know your stuff, and be able to write about it in an entertaining, coherent (and G-rated, if possible) way. Just testing the waters here, but if you think you might be the gal for the gig, drop a line to letters@newtype-usa.com. Don't forget to send us a writing sample or point us toward your work on the web. We gotta see if you're worthy, after all.