Manga News and Information
BusinessDark Horse Comics Celebrating 20 years 1986 - 2006 Dark Horse Comics and ReelArt Studios have announced an agreement for Dark Horse to act as exclusive sales agent for Reel Art's upcoming program of licensed, limited-edition statues, busts and wall plaques. North American Distribution of Manga, Manhwa, and Yaoi to Commence June 1, 2006 New York, NY (May 18, 2006) - Leading U.S. independent graphic novel publisher Central Park Media (CPM) is proud to announce that it has contracted with Consortium Book Sales & Distribution (CBSD) for the sales and distribution of its books throughout the U.S. and Canada. CBSD will begin handling distribution of CPM titles as of June 1, 2006. New Original Title Recounts the Action that Placed U.S. National Team into the 2006 FIFA World Cup San Francisco, CA, MAY 12, 2006 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing and publishing companies, has announced that it will publish an original sports manga that commemorates one of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team's most notable victories. DENVER, COLORADO- May 10, 2006- The Anime Broadcasting Network (ABN), owner of Anime Web Turnpike (www.anipike.com), is proud to announce it's partnership with Juice Wireless, owner of JuiceCaster.
Anthologies and Magazines 2005. 2005 was a year of transition. Anime magazines changed formats, new anthologies were added to store shelves, and an old anthology called it quits. Publisher Poplar, mostly known for its childrens' publications, bought out fellow publisher Jive, a subisidary of major toy & game maker Takara dealing primarily in novels and manga, as part of its continuing efforts to expand the scope of its business. Free Action and Anime Broadband Service, Available at ToonamiJetstream.com Beginning July 17, to Offer 24/7 Streaming Episodes of Top-Rated Series Toonami Jetstream to be Exclusive U.S. Broadband Home to Series Naruto, Samurai Jack, Hikaru no Go, MAR, The Prince of Tennis and More San Francisco, CA, April 25, 2006 - Cartoon Network and VIZ Media announced a joint venture called Toonami Jetstream, a new broadband service that will provide on-demand, full-length streaming episodes of a number of hit anime and action series, including acclaimed hit series Naruto and Samurai Jack. In addition, users will also be able to watch full-length episodes of series like Hikaru No Go, MAR and The Prince of Tennis that are not currently offered on U.S. broadcast or basic cable television. In this joint venture, Cartoon Network and VIZ Media will jointly manage and administer acquisitions and programming. According to publishing-industry news source Shinbunka Online, Animate, a vendor dealing in anime-related merchandise, is set to purchase the B-Boy franchise from the publisher Biblos, which recently filed for bankruptcy. Hekitensha, a publishing company which dealt primarily with joint publications and self-financed works, had ceased operations around the middle of last month, and filed for bankruptcy on the 31st of March. This started off a chain reaction which resulted in two other publishers filing for bankruptcy protection effective April 5th in Tokyo District Court: Biblos, an affiliate company that handled Boy's Love publications and which Hiroaki Yamamoto, president of Hekitensha, was the CEO of, and Highland, a creditor company which also dealt with Boy's Love material. There is no word yet on what will happen to other affiliate companies of Hekitensha, such as the e-book publisher Bibloport. |
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From Isaac Alexander comes an article that looks at the Anime Magazines and Anthologies scene of 2005.
ComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie.
