MangaBlog and Yaoi Suki both point to several new licenses from Aurora Publishing and its yaoi imprint Deux:

Aurora Publishing:

• Flock of Angels by Shoko Hamada
• Nightmares for Sale by Kaoru Ohashi

Deux:

• Hate To Love You
• I Shall Never Return by Kazuna Uchida
• Spring Fever by Yugi Yamada

ANN reports that DMP has announced a few new acquisitions at Anime Expo 2007:

• Family Complex by Mikiyo Tsuda
• Flamboyant (artbook) by Hakua Ugetsu

Also mentioned is that DMP plans to release a restored two-volume set of the Speed Racer manga.

Go! Comi has announced the following new licenses during today's Anime Expo:

• A Wise Man Sleeps by Mick Takeuchi
• A.I Revolution by Yuu Asami
• Angel's Coffin by You Higuri
• Cy-Believers
• Kamisama Kazoku (God Family) by Yoshikazu Kuwashima

It has also been revealed that Go! Comi's "Project X" will be something called O-Play.

From Advanced Media Network comes an in-depth report of Seven Seas at this year's Anim Expo, also included is a brief interview with Seven Seas' Adam Arnold and Jason D'Angeles.

Via: MangaBlog

Broccoli Books announced at Anime Expo 2007 that it will be releasing a new World of Disgaea artbook based on Disgaea 2.

Also confirmed is the release of the first Disgaea novel.

Source: MangaCast

Seven Seas has announced several new licenses at this year's Anime Expo:

• Dance in the Vampire Bund by Nozomu Tamaki
• In God's Arms (Kamisama no Ude no Naka), by Yonezo Yamada

Yuri manga:

• First Love Sisters
• Voiceful

New novel licenses were also announced:

• Kage Kara Mamoru
• Zero no Tsukaima
• Avalon
• The Pirate and the Princess

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Eichi Shuppan announced at this year's Anime Expo that it plans to bring the popular Japanese cosplay magazine Cosmode to the U.S. The distribution will be handled by Broccoli International USA. The first issue is planned to be released in October this year.

Source: ANN

According to Gaming Today, the second closed beta of the upcoming MMO third person shooter Manga Fighter is now available on FileFront. Users need to first register before downloading the closed beta client.

Manga Publisher Go! Comi has relaunched their website:

We loved our little website, but we knew it was time to "level up." We figured, "If we're going to do this anyway, why not go from a cozy little house -- to a great biiiiig mansion with room for all our fans?" And so the grand plan was born!

Via: MangaBlog

Long Awaited Debut Of Unique Action Crime Drama Will Delight Fans

San Francisco, CA, June 29, 2007 ??? VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced the highly anticipated DVD release of the anime series DEATH NOTE??? today at Anime Expo 2007. The latest addition to the SHONEN JUMP??? Home Video line is rated T+ for Older Teens and makes its debut in stores on November 20, 2007. The DVD features four original and uncut episodes with English dub and Japanese with English subtitles for $24.98.

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