Manga News and Information
EventGardena, CA, June 28, 2006 - Borders Bookstores and Digital Manga Publishing, one of the industry's most innovative manga licensing and publishing companies, will be hosting an autograph session with Izumi Kawachi famed creator of Enchanter. This title will be released on July 1, 2006 and will be a Borders exclusive for six months. This year Go! Comi is making a major appearance at Anime Expo from July 1-4 in Anaheim, CA. We'll be hosting a panel, sponsoring several big events, handing out cool goodies, doing a special raffle, and Guest of Honor Mick Takeuchi will be paying a visit to our booth! The otaku culture is becoming increasingly popular in France. Over 60,000 people are expected to attend this year's Japan Expo held in Paris from 7/7 to 7/9. Manga artists such as Morishige, Aki Shimizu, Hideki Owada, Kenjiro Katatsu, and Mamiya Takizaki, as well as animator Kizuhide Tomonaga, are will be attending the expo. Details of CLAMP Autographing Sessions Announced New York, NY (June 21, 2006) - Manga superstars CLAMP announced last month that they would be making their first-ever U.S. public appearance at Anime Expo held in Anaheim, California, July 1 to July 4. For manga and anime fans in the United States and throughout the world, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this influential group. The visit is being co-sponsored by Anime Expo, Del Rey Manga and FUNimation Entertainment. Details on CLAMP's two autographing sessions at Anime Expo are as follows: Breakthrough Application Brings Live Streaming Video of Event's Hottest Presentations to Internet Users LOS ANGELES, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Can't make it to Anime Expo(R) (AX) this year? For the first time ever, fans across the globe can experience the action live from the Main Events Hall with Stickam(TM), the Internet's most powerful video communications player. The live feed from Anime Expo(R) will be available completely free on www.AXBackstage.org and Stickam.com to fans everywhere -- all with nothing to download or configure. Go! Comi will be holding a panel at Anime Expo on Sunday, July 2nd, at 5:00 PM in Live Programming Room #2. Mick Takeuchi, the creator of Go! Comi's best-selling series "Her Majesty's Dog" will be participating. At the panel Go! Comi will announce several new series. Go! Comi wi'll also do an extensive presentation, and discuss "Her Majesty's Dog" with Takeuchi-sensei. Expect a few surprises as well! Tsutomu Nihei will be attending the Phoenix Anime Festival this December event as a guest of honor, other guests include C.B. Cebulski, Scott Bennett, and Kate Higgins. HERNDON, VA - June 9, 2006 - CuriousFactory is celebrating 100,000 unique visitors to its Otaku and Doujin news information site Akiba Angels (www.akibaangels.com), with sweepstake, sponsored by various companies. Houston, Texas. - 9th June 2006. - DramaQueen announces all the conventions which they will be participating in. Greetings It's finally here: it's summer convention time !!!!!!!!! DQ begins our summer tour in Europe with a stop in The Netherlands and then over to England. Dark Horse Comics Celebrating 20 Years 1986 - 2006 Kazuo Koike, co-creator of such masterworks as Lone Wolf and Cub, Samurai Executioner, Lady Snowblood, Path of the Assassin, and Crying Freeman, will be appearing for the first time ever at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego. This will be Mr. Koike's first ever appearance at any US convention. |
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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. |
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