Earn Some Points by Writing a Review, Get Free Products from DLSite.com!

HERNDON, VA - September 13, 2007 - DLSite.com announced their recently added User Review system. If your review is posted, you'll receive 50 points that can be used to purchase products from DLSite.com. To write a review, you just need to register (free) at DLSite.com.

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Special Cross-Promotion Will Coincide With DVD Release Of NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW

San Francisco, CA, September 12, 2007 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced a special cross-promotional partnership with the Langer Juice Company, a producer of a full range of top quality fruit juices, for a NARUTO THE MOVIE: Release Your Inner Ninja Online Sweepstakes. NARUTO is now one of the hottest manga and anime properties in North America and the campaign coincides with the DVD release of NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW on September 4. The Release Your Inner Ninja Online Sweepstakes launched September 3, 2007 on the www.langers.com website

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Anime! Anime! and PWCW report that Digital Manga Publishing has signed a new co-labeling contract with Japanese publishers Shinshokan, Oakla Shuppan and Taiyo Tosho:

All titles licensed by DMP from these publishers will carry the original Japanese publisher's logo as well as the DMP logo. "This has never been done within the manga industry [in the U.S.],” DMP president and CEO Hikaru Sasahara said.

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ANN reports that Scott McCloud's Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels has won the 2007 Quill Award in the Graphic Novel Category. A list of the winners can be found here.

Icarus Publishing has announced that in a few more days, it will become an official GS1 member:

In a couple of days, Icarus Publishing will become an official GS1 member. That means Comic AG will now carry a UPC code… yup, no weaksauce third party UPC numbers, but our very own unique company UPC prefix! And for this priviledge all we needed to do was pay a $750 membership fee, plus a yearly $150 renewal fee.

Shockpop World Manga Digest to debut in 2008

NOTTINGHAM, NH, USA - September 11, 2007 - Boombox Media is now accepting submissions for the premiere volume of Shockpop World Manga Digest. This unique anthology is a collection of genre-blending stories all united by one common theme---the style of writing and art have been influenced by Japanese manga (comics) and anime (animation). Some of the contributing artists have also mentioned the influences of manhwa (Korean comics) and manhua (Chinese comics, mainly produced in Hong Kong and Thailand).

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San Jose, CA, September 2007. DrMaster Publications Inc. has just announced the anticipated street date for Metro Survive, volume 1, a suspenseful tale that envisions the bleak future of Tokyo and its ten lone survivors after a catastrophic earthquake rocks the city.

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In its latest volume of Manga Curry no Maki, MangaCast's Jack interviews interviews Philip Brody, curator of the exhibition Tezuka: Marvel of Manga. The podcast also looks at Shueisha's new magazine Jump SQ, manga in the Philippines, manga cafe in Manila, and more.

According to The Beat, the winners of the 2007 Harvey Award were announced late last week. Yoshihiro Tatsumi's manga Abandon the Old in Tokyo tied with Moomin for "The Best American Edition of Foreign Material" Award. ICv2 also has a report.

In the latest issue of Flipped, David Welsh interviews Jason Thompson, manga editor for Otaku USA and the author of the upcoming book Manga: The Complete Guide.