All the manga news you could ever hope for!
The list of Manga Releases for September 2008 include titles such as .Hack//G.U.+, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, Gothic & Lolita Bible, Loveless, Princess Ai: Encounters, Speed Grapher, Welcome to the NHK, Black Cat, High School Debut, Kabuki: Flower, The Girl Who Runs Through Time and a lot more!
Have you seen this yet? It’s a great ‘create your own self portrait in the manga style that’s currently popular‘ generator!!! I’m off to create my own ‘manga me’ and will post it tomorrow! In the meantime, go check it out, then come back here and post a link to your self-portrait!
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July 1
Del Rey
Dragon Eye, Vol. 5
TokyoPop
Bizenghast, Vol.5
Fruits Basket Sticker Collection, Vol. 1 (Art Book)
Rising Stars of Manga, Vol. 8 (Anthology)
Silver Diamond, Vol. 1
Star Trek: The Manga, Vol. 3
Tokko, Vol.1
Vassalord, Vol. 1
Viz Media
Black Cat, Vol. 15
Claymore, Vol. 12
COWA!
Gin Tama, Vol. 7
Gun Blaze West , Vol. 2
High School Debut , Vol. 4
Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 21
Kurohime, Vol. [...]
In early June, Tokyopop announced that they would be restructuring their company. Publishing operations would still be handled by Tokyopop, Inc. However, a new company called Tokyopop Media LLC would be created.
Leading things off this month are three contests:
Third International Manga Competition (MIMC)
First, Kodansha’s weekly manga magazine, Morning, is presenting its Third International Manga Competition (MIMC). The purpose of the competition is to find and develop new talent.
The grand prize is $5,000 (US) and there are two second prizes of $2,000 (US) each. The [...]
The consolidation of US anime distributors is continuing. On July 1, Bandai Namco Holdings will combine Bandai Entertainment and Bandai Visual USA. The latter will be liquidated by the end of September.
Bandai Visual USA has been shrinking. As of April, they had only two employees. The company head, Tatsunori Konno, moved [...]
June 1
TokyoPop
Avatar, Vol. 7
Battle Vixens, Vol. 13
Dragon Knights, Vol. 26
Faeries’ Landing, Vol. 19
Rising Stars of Manga – UK & Ireland Edition, Vol. 3
Utopia’s Avenger, Vol. 5
June 3
Del Rey
Negima! 18
Viz Media
Baby & Me, Vol. 8
Beauty Pop, Vol. 8
Bleach, Vol. 23
Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1 (VIZBIG Edition)
Dragon Ball, Vol. 1 (VIZBIG Edition)
Dragon Drive , Vol. 8
Eyeshield 21, [...]
Many apologies for the lack of updates recently; the past few months have been busy for me. Here are some sales and coupon offers for mid-May:
Rightstuf! has a pair of sales running. First, they have extended their current Spring T-Shirt Special. The sale also includes hats, wristbands, and headbands. From now [...]
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