Manga News and Information
U.S.Renowned manga artist and Manga for Dummies author Kensuke Okabayashi presents a character-sketching lecture for all cartoon manga enthusiasts, meets visitors, and signs books. THE LEGEND OF NINJA KOTARO - is a ninja cosplay spectacle by the Spinnin Ronin Martial Arts Dance Theater. Martial arts, acrobatics, and hip-hop are used to tell a story of adventure and intrigue. A Japanese nature manga comics library offers families the chance to peruse hundreds of exquisitely illustrated nature-inspired comics provided by AnimeNEXT. Hilarious Look Into Japanese Culture And The Geisha World To Screen In Los Angeles, New York And Seattle San Francisco, CA, April 21, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced upcoming theatrical runs scheduled for New York, Los Angeles and Seattle of MAIKO HAAAAN!!!, a film directed by Nobuo Mizuta. From ITP AlumniBlender comes an article titled "Character facelifts," manga style, which looks at how DC Comics and other publishing companies are trying to create manga versions of their properties. Matt Thorn ponders why all manga characters look Caucasian in "The Face of the Other." OregonLive.com looks at the works of Yoshihiro Tatsumi in "Yoshihiro Tatsumi's Good-Bye." Date: 20th April 2008 --NEW PUBLISHER, DIMENSIONAL MANGA COMING TO ORBITAL MANGA IN LONDON, 1PM, SATURDAY 26TH APRIL'2008 TO PROMOTE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR FIRST SERIES –- PROVIDES FANS WITH NEW CONCEPTS AND CONTENT DEMON PRINCE: CHILDREN OF GAIA SATURDAY 26TH APRIL'2008, 1PM, AT ORBITAL MANGA EXCLUSIVE SIGNINGS AND LIVE WALL DRAWING FROM LEAD ARTIST!!!!! Date: April 26th 2008 A round-up of new acquisitions announced during this weekend's NYCC: Yen Press:
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A round-up of various new reports on the this year's NYCC (updated constantly): General:
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The following manga appeared on the USA Today Booklist Top 150 (PDF) for the week ending April 13th:
Also, Comicsnob posts the weekly online manga sales rankings: A round up of the new comic release list and views for the week of April 16th 2008: Company Will Welcome Comics Legend For A Special Press Event On Historic New Manga Collaboration As Well As Offer Attendees A Relaxing Manga Lounge And A Variety Of Screenings And Insightful Panel Discussions NEW YORK, NY, April 18, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced its plans to participate in a variety of exhibits, special events, programming, panels and related industry roundtable discussions at the 2008 New York Comic Con, taking place April 18-20 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. New York Comic Con has emerged as the East Coast's biggest and most popular pop culture convention covering the latest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. From Icarus Publishing's blog comes a preview (NSFW) of the adult manga that are shipping in May 2008 based on Diamond Previews. |
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.
