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by Kelly Soucie (-)
So.... it's been one helluva year hasn't it? When I look back on it, I get kind of nostalgic since my membership on the AoD forums is exactly as old at the manga forum. In some ways though, I'm a lot more shocked when I look back at what's changed in the ... Manga Giant TOKYOPOP Celebrates 10th Anniversary Key Milestone Coincides with Launch of the Most Thorough Ratings System Ever Developed by a Manga Publisher (Tue 02-20-2007)
Los Angeles, CA (February 20, 2007) - Hailed by the New York Times as "the American pioneer of manga," TOKYOPOP, the company responsible for igniting the worldwide manga boom, is proud to celebrate its ten-year anniversary in 2007. To kick off the festivi...MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE CREATIVE TEAM FOR NEW WOLVERINE MANGA (Mon 04-21-2008)
NEW YORK, NY - April 19, 2008 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today the creative team for a manga based on the popular X-Men character, Wolverine. The series will be ...
Manga Guide to Sudoku (Mon 06-05-2006)
TOKYO: In The Manga Guide to Sudoku, MG Press offers the first book of its kind to combine two of today"s hottest pop-culture exports from Japan: manga and sudoku. Written by sudoku enthusiast Jay Morrison and illustrated by award-winning artist Atsuhisa...Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Thu 01-29-2004)
2003 proved to be a banner year for manga releases in North America. Every week, manga enthusiasts could find a large variety of offerings from many of the mainstays in the industry as well as some hot titles from a few new upstarts. Fans of manga can a... ADV Manga sets street dates for two new manga releases (Sun 08-10-2003)
ADV MANGA SETS STREET DATES FOR TWO NEW MANGA RELEASES FULL METAL PANIC! MISSION 01 RELEASES SEPTEMBER 9, 2003; AZUMANGA DAIOH VOL. 1 TO APPEAR SEPTEMBER 16 HOUSTON, August 6, 2003-ADV Manga today formally announced street dates for the label's first ...Pride in Manga
by Matt Kamen (Fri 06-15-2007)
This week's Manga Jiman event, held at the Japanese Embassy in the UK, was an interesting affair from both a pop culture and a cross culture point of view.
From the pop culture side, guests were treated to an exhibition of both original Japanese ... Del Rey Manga Acquires Its First American Manga In COllaboration With Pop Superstar Avril Lavigne (Tue 01-30-2007)
NEW YORK, NY " January 30, 2007 " Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House Inc. and one of the premiere publishers of manga in the U.S., announced today the acquisition of MAKE 5 WISHES, created in collaboration with platinum-selling and Grammy Award-n...Del Rey Manga Announces Manga-Ka Hiro Mashima's Comic-Con International Schedule (Sat 06-28-2008)
New York, NY - June 27, 2008 - Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today plans for popular Fairy Tail manga creator Hiro Mashima's first-ever US convention appearance at Comic-Con International in ...NYCC 2006: Interview with Dallas Middaugh
by Ed Chavez (Mon 03-06-2006)
Ed Chavez: Well, thanks for joining me today, Dallas. I have to say, at least for Anime on DVD and for my own podcast, Mangacast, it’s just been the general consensus that, over the past year, Del Rey has basically been the best publisher for, rea... Manga: The Complete Guide Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Thu 12-06-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jason ThompsonTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayThis companion and handy reference guide to manga features extensive reviews and information on more than 900 different manga series, complete with background and stories, as... Planetwide Media and TOKYOPOP Announce TOKYOPOP Manga Creator(tm) (Tue 11-21-2006)
...he Global Manga Revolution, announced today the upcoming release of TOKYOPOP Manga Creator(tm) self-publishing software and TOKYOPOP packs of digital content. TOKYOPOP and Planetwide Media have signed a joint licensing agreement to create, market and ...VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES EXCITING AND DIVERSE ARRAY OF NEW MANGA SERIES FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 2007 (Sun 07-22-2007)
...f six new manga titles for the Third Quarter of 2007. The new releases are aimed at Teen and Older Teen readers and include TOGARI, GIN TAMA, LOVE*COM, PRETTY FACE, KUROHIME and the full-color Ani-Mangaâ„¢ for NARUTOâ„¢ THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LA...Tor Books partners with Seven Seas to form new manga imprint and announces publication of Afro Samurai, the basis for the hit Spike TV anime series! (Thu 12-06-2007)
New York, NY—Thursday, December 6, 2007: Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—has formed a new manga imprint with Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC. Seven Seas, founded i...Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-26-2003)
...n to like Manga. For many of the Anime series in existence, Manga is the origin. Often starting as a weekly serial in one of the major Japanese anthologies, a series garners attention, gains a fan base then hits the small screen as a weekly animated ... Viz Media to Publish Several Vividly Illustrated Hardcover Art Books Based on Popular Manga and Anime Series (Tue 09-12-2006)
New Editions Are Must-Haves for 2006 Holiday Season and Will Delight Manga and Anime Fans San Francisco, CA, September 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation an...VIZ MEDIA TO OFFER UNIQUE NEW MANGA AND FICTION TITLES AT 2007 BOOKEXPO AMERICA (Fri 06-01-2007)
Industry Leader in Manga Publishing To Have Notable Presence In Booth 3833 New York, NY June 1, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, brin...Viz Media and World Bank Partner to Develop New Manga Series (Tue 09-20-2005)
1 WORLD MANGA Series to Engage Young Readers On Key Global Development Issues San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2005 – VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing a...STARZ MEDIA’S MANGA ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF BROADBAND STREAMING VIDEO DESTINATION MANGA.COM (Tue 11-06-2007)
Top-selling Anime Brand launches new multi-faceted entertainment site with 100s of videos for free, ad-supported viewing Los Angeles and New York – Starz Media’s Manga Entertainment today announced the launch of its new streaming video ent...Right Stuf ™s ANIME TODAY Talks ASTRO BOY & Tezuka With Writer & Manga Historian Frederik L. Schodt Interview, reviews and more in Episode 45! (Sun 07-22-2007)
...m and the Manga/Anime Revolution. In this new interview, Mr. Schodt discusses the significance of Dr. Tezuka's works worldwide, his place in popular Japanese culture, the differences between the Astro Boy manga and its anime adaptations, Tezuka's ten...TOKYOPOP Launches Manga with a Novel Twist (Wed 03-03-2004)
Debut Manga Novel Line Includes Karma Club, Slayers, and CLAMP School Case Files: Paranormal Investigators Los Angeles, CA (March 3, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. is pleased to unveil the latest addition to its rapidly growing publishing family--an innovative new...Viz Media Teams with NBA Portland Trail Blazers Star Greg Oden to Intodocue New Manga Series - Slam Dunk
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-15-2008)
Star Athlete At 2008 Comic-Con International To Promote Riveting Basketball Manga Series And Help Children Develop A Lifelong Love Of Reading
San Francisco, CA, July 14, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainm... ALLURING, SEXY & FORBIDDEN - AURORA PUBLISHING, INC. LAUNCHES THREE NEW WEBSITES FEATURING THEIR THREE IMPRINTS - AURORA, LUV LUV & DEUX (Thu 12-13-2007)
Torrance, CA (December 13, 2007) - Aurora Publishing, Inc., the fully-owned U.S. subsidiary of Japan's manga powerhouse, Ohzora Publishing Co., launches three new websites for their three manga imprints - Aurora, Luv Luv & Deux. Aurora ~ Experience the A...Manga Review: Edu-manga (Wed 08-02-2006)
After her initial look at the Edu-manga released by Digital Manga Publishing earlier in the year, Sakura's back with a look at the May 2006 release of the Anne Frank Edu-manga.Viz Media Launches Naruto Nationâ„¢ Campaign to Dramatically Increase Release Rate of Hit Manga Series Narutoâ„¢ And ave the way for Part 2 (Thu 04-26-2007)
...NARUTOâ„¢ manga series. In order to catch up to the present Japanese release schedule and to prepare readers for upcoming notable changes in the main character and story arc, VIZ Media will offer three new volumes of NARUTO per-month from September thr...TOKYOPOP and GoComics Announce Exclusive Mobile Manga Partnership (-)
Los Angeles, CA and Kansas City, MO (April 17, 2008) - America's most prolific and fan-friendly manga publisher, TOKYOPOP, has announced an exclusive agreement with longtime mobile partner GoComics, a leader in digital entertainment. The new agreement, wh...VIZ PICTURES LICENSES FOUR LIVE ACTION FILMS BASED ON POPULAR SHOJO BEAT MANGA TITLES (Fri 11-02-2007)
...lar shôjo manga titles released under VIZ Media’s SHOJO BEAT imprint. These include HONEY AND CLOVER, LOVE*COM THE MOVIE, NANA and NANA 2. HONEY AND CLOVER will be released theatrically in select cities beginning in December. LOVE*COM THE MOVIE ...VIZ Media Announces the End of RUROUNI KENSHIN Manga Series (Thu 06-15-2006)
Voyage to the Moon World Follows the Conclusion of the 28-Volume Manga Series Presenting Original Adventures of Vagabond Swordsman San Francisco, CA, June 14, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and co...MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SERIES BASED ON X-MEN, WOLVERINE (Sun 12-09-2007)
NEW YORK, NY - December 9, 2007 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today plans to publish two new manga series based on Marvel Entertainment's highly popular X-Men serie...VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NARUTO MANGA SHADOW BOX LIMITED COLLECTOR SET (Wed 11-14-2007)
Most Elaborate Manga Box Set Ever Published In North America Bundles Host Of Extras With 27 Volumes Of Smash Hit Ninja Series San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative a...20 Questions with Manga Entertainment
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 08-24-1998)
Many thanks go out to the folks over at Manga who followed through with myself and the fans to try and answer some of the questions on the minds of DVD owners these days. The Q&A session took place with Mike Egan, the GM and Marketing Director in charge o... Manga Cafes in America
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 04-24-2008)
Anime and manga fans in San Francisco are excited about the impending birth of manga cafe.
“What's a manga cafe?”
A good manga cafe provides its customers with a great taste sensation. You haven't lived until you've tasted ham and butter san... ADV MANGA SETS STREET DATES FOR FOUR NEW MANGA RELEASES (Tue 09-02-2003)
SEVEN OF SEVEN: VOLUME 1 SET FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 14, 2003; FIRST VOLUMES OF DEMON CITY SHINJUKU, DEMON CITY HUNTER AND DEMON PALACE BABYLON DUE IN STORES OCTOBER 28 HOUSTON, September 2, 2003-ADV Manga today formally announced street dates for the releas...Manga is "Go!" this Fall (Sat 05-14-2005)
NEW MANGA PUBLISHER BLASTS OFF IN OCTOBER Go! Media Entertainment C.E.O. David Wise announced today the company's first initiative, Go! Comi, a publishing imprint dedicated to both importing manga from Japan and developing new international collaboratio...VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCED ARRAY OF UPCOMING ANIME AND MANGA TITLES AT 2007 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL (Thu 08-09-2007)
Premiere Event For North American Comic and Manga Fans Set The Stage For Announcements Of More Than Twenty New Titles For 2008 San Francisco, CA, August 8, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compre...TOKYOPOP® to Deliver Authentic Manga to Fans with Original Right-to-Left Format Launch (Mon 01-28-2002)
New Policy Maintains Artwork Integrity and Increases Release Volume LOS ANGELES - 1/28/02 - TOKYOPOP has made an unprecedented move to keep the English-language versions of manga (comic books and graphic novels) as close to their Japanese originals as po...Mumbling Kitsune: OEL Manga---Going New Places
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 05-01-2008)
The roots of Japanese manga can be found in American cartoons and comics. Pioneer manga-ka Osamu Tezuka got his start by emulating Disney, and from there the medium soared. Now that manga has found its niche in America, the roles have changed a little: Am... ADV Manga Sets Street Date for Azumanga Daioh Manga (Mon 09-08-2003)
VOLUME 2 OF HIT COMEDY TITLE DUE IN STORES NOVEMBER 18, 2003 HOUSTON, September 8, 2003-ADV Manga today formally announced a November 18, 2003 street date for Azumanga Daioh: Volume 2. This manga comedy, telling of the hilarious adventures of a group of...VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES SIX NEW MANGA SERIES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2008 (Tue 01-08-2008)
...pated new manga comic series for the First Quarter of 2008. The new releases are designed for Teen and Older Teen readers and include SAND CHRONICLES, HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT, HONEY AND CLOVER and MONKEY HIGH, to be published under the popular SHOJO BEAT im...Viz Media's Shonen Jump Welcomes Bleach Manga CREATOR TITE KUBO (Mon 05-26-2008)
Creator Of BLEACH And ZOMBIEPOWDER. Manga To Appear On Special Panel and For Signings At VIZ Media Booth #4113 San Francisco, CA, May 21, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing,...Anchor Bay Entertainment to Market and Distribute Manga Anime in Canada (-)
Effective Monday July 18, 2005 the entire MANGA Entertainment Inc. catalogue will be distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada. “Manga is a leader in the anime marketplace. The Manga brand is respected and valued and we are thrilled about the ...VIZ Announces New Magazine Aimed at Female Manga Fans (Tue 02-08-2005)
San Francisco, CA, February 8, 2005 – VIZ, LLC, which recently announced it’s upcoming merger with ShoPro Entertainment, Inc. to form one of the entertainment industry's most innovative, comprehensive manga and animation licensing and publishi...VIZ MEDIA BRINGS NEW PERSPECTIVE TO MANGA ARENA WITH DEBUT OF VIZBIG EDITION IMPRINT (Fri 01-04-2008)
New Imprint To Offer Omnibus Editions Of Popular Manga Series With New Cover Art, Color Pages And Bonus Content San Francisco, CA, January 3, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive p...Manga Review: Manga Sutra (Thu 04-03-2008)
Matthew is going for the gusto this morning by taking a look at the January 2008 release of Manga Sutra Vol. #1 (of 38) from TOKYOPOP. Manga Sutra is better known in a couple of ways; first by it's original title of Futari H but also by it's anime adaptat...TOKYOPOP Inks Third Major Book Deal With Rising Stars of Manga Winner (Tue 03-23-2004)
North America's #1 Manga Publisher to Release Pseudome Studio's Van Von Hunter Los Angeles, CA (March 23, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc.'s national manga talent search has led to the signing of Pseudome Studio-one of the prizewinners from its first Rising Stars of...Digital Manga New Manga Title Solicitation (Mon 07-10-2006)
Stocking up on their fall plans a bit more, Digital Manga has added this title to their ranks:Il Gato Sul G (aka: G-senjou no Neko) Vol. #02 - $12.95 - 10/04/2006VIZ MEDIA TEAMS WITH MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING HOT MANGA TITLES TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (Fri 02-22-2008)
... Shueisha manga (graphic novel) series to the burgeoning market in Australia and New Zealand. Shueisha Inc., is one of Japan’s largest publishers and is a parent company of VIZ Media. Some initial VIZ Media titles to be published will include...VIZ Announces New Manga for Q2 (Tue 07-13-2004)
New titles to include SAIKANO, CHEEKY ANGEL, IMADOKI and RED RIVER San Francisco, Calif, February 18, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release o...Comics vs. Manga: Let's Be Friends
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 04-17-2008)
...l selling manga, specific manga, to non-manga readers at [my] comics shop. Stuff that would otherwise fit their tastes of course… But I will never sell a manga to a “superhero” reader, because I don’t think they’re intere... Manga Burnout?
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 09-13-2007)
Will manga ever fall away from mainstream American culture? Elder members of the human race are fond of rattling off every fad that's come and gone throughout their lives; hula hoops, Slinkies, Cabbage Patch dolls. It's tempting to heap the likes of Pokem... Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Tue 06-24-2003)
...r blow to manga in North America. Gutsoon announced that Raijin Comics, their weekly anthology, will be switching to a monthly format. They also announced that the magazine will have a price increase of one dollar and that the content may increase by... VIZ MEDIA AND MANGA ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE DVD DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR THE UK AND IRELAND (Mon 04-14-2008)
Cannes, FRANCE, April 7, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies and Manga Entertainment Ltd., a division of Starz Media, LLC an entertainment c...VIZ Announces New Manga for Q2 (Wed 02-18-2004)
New titles to include SAIKANO, CHEEKY ANGEL, IMADOKI and RED RIVER San Francisco, Calif, February 18, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release o...Koi no Mon Special Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 05-02-2005)
...tto) is a manga-obsessed geek who creates his own manga by arranging colored stones in wooden boxes. Love literally strikes him when he meets Akashi Koino (Sakai Wakana of Kisarazu Cat's Eye and No Problem 2), an amateur manga artist and cosplay fanati... Blue Bombing the Manga Scene
by Janet Houck (Wed 04-11-2007)
The combination of a video game and a manga can be as delightful as the union of peanut butter and chocolate … but then again it can also akin to the union of a hot poker and an eyeball. The success of the transition depends on the game that&rsq... VIZ MEDIA TO DEBUT NINE NEW MANGA SERIES FOR SECOND QUARTER 2008 (Tue 03-11-2008)
...aited new manga (graphic novel) series in the Second Quarter of 2008. The new releases are aimed primarily at Teen and Older Teen readers, which form the core of the manga market, and encompass a unique selection of genres ranging from action/adventu...Anime Expo - Saturday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
... from the manga division. Bastard - which has been coming out in the larger monthly format, is about to start its graphic novel release (collecting the monthlies) - however the plan for this title is 1 GN every 3 months.
Wit... Viz Donates $100K in GN's to Libraries (Fri 06-16-2000)
VIZ DONATES $100,000 IN GRAPHIC NOVELS TO U.S. PUBLIC LIBRARIES MANGA OUTREACH TO NEW AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE San Francisco, CA (6/16/00)-Viz Comics, America's 5th-largest comics publisher and largest publisher of Japanese comics, has recently donated over...Super Awesome Manga of Power!!
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 02-07-2007)
Anime and manga can be confusing stuff. Confusing and scary. I know, because it sure used to overwhelm the hell out of me. Sometimes it still does. The Internet doesn't help; gathering an anime fandom online is like exposing Bru... Comic Party Vol.#05
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 01-25-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Inui SekihikoTranslated by:Mike KieflAdapted by:What They SayWhen the editor-in-chief of a monthly manga magazine offers Kazuki a chance to become a professional manga artist, a fierce competition ensues between him and Eimi t... Digital Manga Publishing Acquires More Manga (Fri 03-11-2005)
According to the press release that also talks about their website update, they've acquired seven new titles, including some new yaoi material for the older set that's continuing to prove they have a solid place in the market.Hayao Miyazaki and the Art of Anime
by Andrew Osmond (Fri 11-05-1999)
...e called `manga.` Like anime, the manga industry became a national phenomenon in the `50s and `60s, a fact often credited to Osamu Tezuka, a genius artist and storyteller reported to have created 150,000 manga pages in his lifetime. As well as manga, T... Your Saviour in Manga
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 11-25-2007)
...rawn in a manga style, albeit a little slowly.
It's not surprising, since anime and manga are enormously popular with kids today. Just as many children were no doubt suckered into buying Spire's Christian Comics because Archie Comics familiari... International Manga & Anime Fe - Full Coverage
by Paul Jacques (Tue 12-28-2004)
On cold Saturday, in late December I was invited down to the International Manga & Anime Festival, to look over their public exhibition. The IMAF is located in the very prestigious London County Hall building, which is located next to Westminster Bridge, ... Viz Media's Naruto Does it Again! Manga at Number 25 on USA Today's Top 150 Best Seller List (Mon 03-19-2007)
...NARUTOâ„¢ manga series (rated 'T' for Teens), which is published under the company's SHONEN JUMPâ„¢ imprint and also serialized in the monthly SHONEN JUMP magazine (also rated 'T' for teens), placed at Number 25 on the USA Today Top 150 Best Seller Lis...TOKYOPOP to Publish Macross 7 Trash Manga (Tue 07-22-2003)
TOKYOPOP® TO PUBLISH MACROSS 7 TRASH MANGA Highly Anticipated and Coveted Series will Debut in April 2004 Comic-Con, San Diego, CA (July 18, 2003)?Further solidifying its position as the leading U.S. manga publisher, TOKYOPOP Inc. is pleased to anno...Mumbling Kitsune: Who Wants To Be a Manga-ka?
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 06-01-2008)
Major manga publisher Tokyopop came under some pretty heavy fire this week for their recently launched “Manga Pilot Program.” Some of the Internet's veteran comic artists have sat down at their blogs to say their piece about unfair contracts, ... VIZ To Release Legendz and Dr. Slump Manga in 2005 (Fri 12-17-2004)
New fantasy role-play title and witty comedic manga will be offered in English for the first time in the U.S. San Francisco, CA, December 16, 2004 – VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audi...VIZ Announces new manga releases for Q1 (Tue 01-13-2004)
New titles include RAHXEPHON, MEGAMAN NT WARRIOR, B.B. EXPLOSION, and SENSUAL PHRASE San Francisco, Calif, January 13, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the ac...Viz Media Announces The Exciting Conclusion Of The Ranma ½ Manga Series (Mon 11-06-2006)
... RANMA ½ manga series. The final edition, volume 36, will hit store shelves nationwide November 14 and will retail for $9.99. Rumiko Takahashi's RANMA ½ series has been a staple of the VIZ Media catalog for over 14 years and remains one of the compa...2005 Manga Report Cards: ADV Manga (Tue 12-13-2005)
Following up on yesterday's report, Ed has added a new entry with his thoughts on how ADV Manga performed in 2005.Del Rey Manga - Career Panel at Kinokuniya NY on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 at 2 P.M. (Wed 10-31-2007)
NEW YORK, NY — October 31, 2007 — Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, will conduct a panel, Your Career in Manga, as part of Kinokuniya’s New York store opening celebration on Saturday, Nov...Viz Media Announces New Manga Series Debuts (Wed 01-24-2007)
San Francisco, CA, January 25, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the release of three new manga series for the first quart...TOKYOPOP Signs Korea's Top Female Manga Creator, Hee Jung Park, to Multi-Book Publishing Deal (Tue 03-04-2008)
Company Set to Release Four Titles in 2008: Fever, Hotel Africa, Martin and John, and Too Long Los Angeles, CA (March 5, 2008)―TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, is thrilled to announce a multi-book publishing deal with Korea's ho...TOKYOPOP and Spacedog Entertainment Join Forces to Develop Manga Entertainment Properties for Multi-Media Distribution (Thu 04-17-2008)
Debut Manga Series - eV - Available April, 2008 New York Comic-Con, New York (April 17, 2008)― TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution and leading entertainment brand, Spacedog Entertainment, are proud to announce a multi-project devel...Del Rey Manga Announcement (-)
In light of our incredible success and continued growth with Del Rey Manga, I am pleased to announced that Dallas Middaugh, Director of Manga for Del Rey, has been promoted to Associate Publisher of Del Rey Manga, and will be relocating from Los Angeles t...Pop Japan Travel Releases Mind Over Manga Dojinshi Printing Details (Thu 05-29-2008)
APPLY BY MONDAY, JUNE 2 FOR A $100 DISCOUNT! ------- Pop Japan Travel's Mind Over Manga tour this Aug. 21 to 27 offers guests the unprecendented chance to print their own comic in Japanese and sell it directly to Japanese customers at Comitia, one of Tok...TOKYOPOP's Best-Selling Manga Fruits Basket Reaches Two Million Books in Print with Latest Release (Wed 12-06-2006)
Los Angeles, CA (December 6, 2006) - TOKYOPOP, the leader of the Global Manga Revolution, is proud to announce that the company's hottest manga series, Fruits Basket, created by Natsuki Takaya, has reached two million books in print with the release of Fr...ADV Manga Announces The Ruler of the Land a Hit with Critics (Mon 06-14-2004)
HOUSTON, June 14, 2004?ADV Manga's first Korean manhwa, The Ruler of the Land, is a hit with critics of all stripes. From the nation's most respected publishing trade magazine to one of the most popular websites for anime fans, they all declare that The R...VIZ Media to Release ZATCH BELL! Manga and Anime Series (Mon 08-08-2005)
...rehensive manga and animation licensing and publishing companies, announced today the forthcoming releases of the manga and anime series for ZATCH BELL!. The first two volumes of the manga series will debut in August with a rating of “T” fo...VIZ Announces Five New Shojo Manga Titles for November (Wed 09-29-2004)
Captivating new titles to be in stores in November and will appeal to both female and male fans San Francisco, CA, September 29, 2004 – VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, has a...Japan's Hottest Shojo Manga Series Since Fruits Basket Hits U.S. Stores December 2007 (Fri 11-02-2007)
Los Angeles, CA (November 2, 2007)―TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, is thrilled to announce the release of Japan's hugely popular shojo manga series, Gakuen Alice. From the same Japanese publisher that originally released TOKYOP...Q&A With Jim Lee of CMX Manga
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 10-28-2005)
...re new to manga, so the classic material is new to them. We want to present a breadth of material, both old and new and are committed for the long haul.
3) CMX's bookstore penetration hasn't been very good compared to Del Rey, a company with compara... Del Rey Announces Manga Line-up (Wed 07-16-2003)
(New York, July 16, 2003)—Del Rey Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, announced today that it will launch a line of manga titles in conjunction with Kodansha, Japan's leading publisher of manga. This creative partnership is a direct re...A.D. Vision Announces Launch of ADV Manga (Thu 07-31-2003)
INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT POWERHOUSE A.D. VISION, INC. ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF ADV MANGA NEW DIVISION WILL PUBLISH MANGA (JAPANESE COMICS), ART BOOKS, ANIME TIE-IN BOOKS, NOVELS, MORE; FIRST RELEASES ANNOUNCED AT ANIME EXPO 2003, WITH MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS F...VIZ Partners with RIF to Use Manga to Promote Literacy (Wed 06-02-2004)
Company will provide anime and manga products to RIF to prepare and motivate school children to read. San Francisco, Calif, June 2, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime content for North American audiences,...Super Mario Manga
by Nadia Oxford (Fri 11-16-2007)
Happy Middle of November. Manga publishers are doling out heavy loads as Christmas creeps closer, including a couple of hardcover collections that will surely please the packrat in your family (or some otherwise familiar hanger-on you are obligated to tre... David Hine: Comics, Manga, & More!
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Fri 11-10-2006)
... Language manga series, Poison Candy to hit from TOKYOPOP. All in all, not bad for someone who left comics in 1995 and didn't think he'd return .... MANIA: For those of our readers who might not know much about Mr. David Hine, please tell us a ... TOKYOPOP Announces Winners of 2nd Rising Stars of Manga Contest (Wed 10-15-2003)
TOKYOPOP INC. ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS SECOND RISING STARS OF MANGA(tm) CONTEST Creators of 10 Winning Entries to Receive Cash Prizes and be Published in TOKYOPOP's Newest Anthology, in Stores December 9 LOS ANGELES (October 15, 2003)-All votes ar...ADV Manga Announces December Releases (Mon 11-03-2003)
ADV MANGA SETS STREET DATE FOR STEEL ANGEL KURUMI: VOLUME 1 FIRST VOLUME OF THIS ACTION-PACKED SCI-FI MANGA DUE IN STORES DECEMBER 16, 2003 HOUSTON, November 3, 2003-ADV Manga today formally announced a December 16, 2003 street date for the release of...Death Note: Manga versus Anime
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 04-10-2008)
...tion from manga can sometimes prove to be a rough and winding road. Anime, for example, is notorious for filler material: Mostly irrelevant episodes that feature events never seen in the manga. These can prove to be nightmares for canon-conscious fanfi... TOKYOPOP Talks Six New Manga Series (Tue 02-10-2004)
TOKYOPOP INC. WILL CURE THE SUMMERTIME BLUES WITH SIX SIZZLING MANGA DEBUTS! August's Premiere Lineup Includes Tramps Like Us, Abenobashi: Magical Shopping Arcade, Warriors of Tao, Et Cetera, Dream Saga and Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts Los Angeles, CA (F...Anime Expo - Press Panel with Koushi Rikudo
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-04-2003)
...) I did a manga series before Excel Saga, and I decided that I wanted to do something really different from it.
Q) What do you draw on as inspiration for the strange scenarios in Excel Saga?
A) When driving or walking around, I see things and get inspi... VIZ MEDIA MAKES 2008 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY A MANGA DAY WITH SPECIAL FREE ISSUE OF SHONEN JUMP MAGAZINE (Wed 03-26-2008)
Special 32-Page Sampler Edition of Nation's Most Popular Manga Anthology - SHONEN JUMP Magazine To Feature NARUTO, BLEACH and SLAM DUNK San Francisco, CA, March 26, 2008 â VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative ...Train Man: A Shojo Manga Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Tue 11-28-2006)
... "A Shojo Manga," in plain black letters just underneath it. Towards the bottom are mangaka and publishing credits. The top and bottom edges of the cover are decorated with cute blue little train cars.
The back cover is a bright blue. More cute lit... Del Rey Manga Announcement (-)
In light of our incredible success and continued growth with Del Rey Manga, I am pleased to announced that Dallas Middaugh, Director of Manga for Del Rey, has been promoted to Associate Publisher of Del Rey Manga, and will be relocating from Los Angeles t...Train Man: A Shojo Manga Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Tue 11-28-2006)
... "A Shojo Manga," in plain black letters just underneath it. Towards the bottom are mangaka and publishing credits. The top and bottom edges of the cover are decorated with cute blue little train cars.
The back cover is a bright blue. More cute lit... Viz Announces New Q3 Manga Titles (Wed 06-02-2004)
New titles to include CASE CLOSED, BEYBLADE and KARE FIRST LOVE San Francisco, Calif, June 1, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release of three ...Viz Media To Publish Three New Fiction Novels Based On Popular Manga And Anime (Fri 09-15-2006)
...anime and manga properties, RUROUNI KENSHIN and NARUTO and the best-selling novel from Japan, BE WITH YOU, all present inspired stories in a traditional novel format that feature familiar characters from popular VIZ Media properties, as well as new sto...Train Man: A Shojo Manga Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Tue 11-28-2006)
... "A Shojo Manga," in plain black letters just underneath it. Towards the bottom are mangaka and publishing credits. The top and bottom edges of the cover are decorated with cute blue little train cars.
The back cover is a bright blue. More cute lit... Viz Media Announces New Manga Debuts For Fourth Quarter That Will Captivate Fans (Thu 09-21-2006)
...e and new manga series. The upcoming releases will delight fans of every stripe with innovative characters and a wide array of subjects including adventure, fantasy, romantic comedy, mystery and science fiction. The first of the titles will debut in O...Train Man: A Shojo Manga Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Tue 11-28-2006)
... "A Shojo Manga," in plain black letters just underneath it. Towards the bottom are mangaka and publishing credits. The top and bottom edges of the cover are decorated with cute blue little train cars.
The back cover is a bright blue. More cute lit... Popular manga creator Hiro Mashima coming to the United States (Thu 05-29-2008)
New York, NY - May 28, 2008 - Hiro Mashima, the popular Japanese manga creator of Fairy Tail, will make his first-ever US convention appearance at Comic-Con International San Diego 2008, running Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, July 27. Manga and anime f...VIZ MEDIA WELCOMES SHOJO MANGA ARTIST ARINA TANEMURA AT 2007 COMIC-CON AND CELEBRATES HER WORK IN SHOJO BEATâ„¢ MAGAZINE (Mon 07-16-2007)
Creator Of FULL MOON To Meet Fans In VIZ Media Booth# 4113 And Participate In SHOJO BEAT Panel Discussion While Magazine Plans Interview And Rare Manga Short Story For August Issue San Francisco, JULY 13, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the en...Merchandising Manga 202: Stocking the Shelves
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
Maximize Merchandise and Sales
Last month, I covered how anime and manga publishers license items and why selling unlicensed products is problematic. Building on those fundamental issues, I will explain why your s... TOKYOPOP Adds Seven New Manga Titles to its Growing 2004 Lineup (Tue 07-22-2003)
TOKYOPOP® ADDS SEVEN NEW MANGA TITLES TO ITS GROWING 2004 LINEUP: Sgt. Frog, Ai Yori Aoshi, Faeries' Landing, Snow Drop, Kill Me Kiss Me, Les Bijoux and Ghost! Comic-Con, San Diego, CA (July 18, 2003)?Leading U.S. manga publisher TOKYOPOP Inc. has j...New Mgr Director of Manga Entertainment (Fri 10-14-2005)
CHICAGO, IL -- Anchor Bay Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment company, recently named Kaoru Mfaume as Managing Director for Manga Entertainment. He recently held the post of Vice President Acquisitions for the company. “Anchor Bay is proud to have...Viz Media Announces New Manga Series Debuts For Second Quarter 2007 (Mon 04-09-2007)
...ticipated manga series for the second quarter of 2007. The new releases include DRAGON DRIVE, MILLENNIUM SNOW, SHAKUGAN NO SHANA, HOSHIN ENGI and YURARA. These releases further expand VIZ Media's popular SHONEN JUMP and SHOJO BEAT imprints and offer ...UC Irvine Offers Manga/Anime Course (Wed 06-21-2006)
UC IRVINE EXTENSION OFFERS NEW COURSE ON MANGA & ANIME IN RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY'S BOOM IN THE MAINSTREAM Leading Expert Northrop Davis Offers Insider Information to Fans and Screenwriters Fascinated By The Unique Artistic Culture IRVINE, Calif. " June ...Anime, Ain’t It?
by Janet Houck (Thu 01-18-2007)
Besides the debate on the legality of fansubs and scanslations, the other question that will crop up in any anime Internet forum is the definition of anime and manga, and whether these terms include animation and comics originating from other countries... Juné Manga Presents: Satoru Kannagi, creator of Only the Ring Finger Knows (Fri 06-15-2007)
Gardena, CA, June 15, 2007 " Juné by Digital Manga Publishing, one of the industry's most innovative manga licensing and publishing companies, is pleased to present Satoru Kannagi as our industry guest for Anime Expo 2007 (www.anime-expo.org). Satoru K...Manga Goes Digital
by Oliver Chin (-)
...s Digital Manga. For many of you, its name may ring a bell but still you can't quite place what they do or stand for. Well, in this column, I will shed a little more light on this company and some of their plans for the near future.
Books from Nipp... Madman Entertainment now distributing Tokyopop manga! (Mon 07-23-2007)
MELBOURNE, Monday, 23 July 2007 " Madman Entertainment, in conjunction with Funtastic Publishing, have officially secured the distribution license for one of the world's biggest names in manga comics " Tokyopop. The Tokyopop catalogue includes a huge ...VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF MANGA INSPIRED FILM - NANA IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK (Tue 02-26-2008)
...ing shojo manga (graphic novel) series by Ai Yazawa. NANA will screen in Los Angeles, March 21-27 at the IMAGINASIAN CENTER and then in New York, April 4-10 at the IMAGINASIAN THEATRE. Press screenings for both locations are also planned and theater i...Cloverfield Manga: Last Minute Hype
by Nadia Oxford, Columnist (Thu 01-17-2008)
...overfield manga, now hosted online</a> by Kadokawa (publishers of popular series such as Sgt Frog and Cowboy Bebop). The manga is part of the viral marketing campaign that includes the movie trailer, "character blogs" and other small hi... Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Sun 06-15-2003)
...llment of Manga Mania. Yes, that's right; I still don't have a better name for this column yet. I've never been good with coming up with names, which is why any children I have will be faced with names such as Cliff, Pearl and Skye. (For the punch l... ADV Manga Announces July Titles (Sat 05-29-2004)
HOUSTON, May 28, 2004?ADV Manga today announced its July 2004 street dates. Included in the lineup are new titles: Apocalypse Meow, Jinki: Extend, Gadirok and The Boss. Apocalypse Meow, Volume 1 of 3 Yes, you read that right. Apocalypse Meow is a manga...Manga Sutra, Volume One
by Nadia Oxford, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)
Erotic manga and anime is not known for being gentle; it has inarguably earned its reputation for raunchiness. If you have a sexual fetish, Japan has no doubt animated it along with a few you didn't know existed. It might therefore surprise manga fans whe... Viz Media B.V. to Partner with Tokyopop GmbH (Wed 11-23-2005)
VIZ MEDIA B.V. TO PARTNER WITH TOKYOPOP GmbH GERMANY TO DELIVER MANGA TO GERMAN AUDIENCES First of its Kind Partnership Between Two Entertainment Powerhouses will Bring Latest Titles to Growing Legion of German Fans Amsterdam, Holland, NOVEMBER 22, 2...ADV Manga Announces 37 New Acquisitions! (Tue 03-30-2004)
ADV MANGA ANNOUNCES A WHOPPING 37 NEW ACQUISTIONS HOUSTON, March 30, 2004-ADV Manga today announced that it has acquired 37 new manga titles. With titles aimed at every age in many genres, this acquisition reflects ADV Manga's commitment to a diverse ...A-Kon - Manga Panel
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 06-02-2000)
....1 sound. Manga originally
ordered the English soundtrack in 5.1, but the company never told them until
after production that they took it upon themselves to change it. According to
Manga rep Keith, their explanation was "We thought it so... Del Rey Manga Acquisitions Announcement (Mon 10-09-2006)
(New York, NY; October 9, 2006) "Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House, is one of the premiere publishers of Japanese manga in the U.S. With a backlist diverse enough to appeal to anyone regardless of age or gender, Del Rey jumped headfirst into the l...Manga UK: The Legend Reborn (-)
As the pioneer of anime in the UK, Manga has always strived to offer fans the cutting edge of Japanese animation. Now with the growth of anime into mainstream entertainment Manga are once again at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry. THE HOME ...New CLAMP manga to debut in Newtype USA! (Wed 04-04-2007)
Kobato to be serialized in North America's top anime magazine HOUSTON, April 4, 2007 "Newtype USA, the leading anime magazine in North America, is pleased to announce a special agreement with manga powerhouse CLAMP (Chobits, Tsubasa) to exclusively seri...Anime Expo - Friday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
... than the manga!
Question:2. What character is Kenshin are you most attached to?
Answer:Yahiko, heh. Not strong but WANTS to be strong and be more manly. Watsuki would like to be someone like Kenshin, but his life style just doesn't match this.
Q... Here Come the Word Police
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 05-31-2007)
...anime and manga fandom to realise the truth, however. There are already a great deal of "veterans" who complain daily about the confusing state of the hobby. "Manga" just doesn't mean what it used to, no sir. Now there's all this he... TOKYOPOP INC. Announces 10 Newest Rising Stars Of Manga Winners As Former Finalist Signs Book Deal (Wed 10-06-2004)
Michael Vega's Dark Moon Diary to Become 5th Graphic Novel Series Generated by National Contest LOS ANGELES (October 4, 2004)--As TOKYOPOP Inc. proudly announces the winners of its fourth Rising Stars of Manga competition, one thing has become strikingly...Manga UK Talks London MCM Expo 2005 (-)
...n the UK, Manga has always strived to offer fans the cutting edge of Japanese animation. Now with the growth of anime into mainstream entertainment Manga are once again at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry. THE HOME OF THE LEGENDARY GHOST...UC IRVINE EXTENSION OFFERS THIRD COURSE IN ANIME, MANGA (Tue 11-27-2007)
...ts “Manga & Anime Explosion: What, Why, How & Wow!” series. The course is designed to give both those pursuing a career in the high-growth entertainment field and enthusiasts alike a better understanding of the creative and business process...Viz Celebrates 20th Anniversary (Mon 06-19-2006)
Company Remains a Dominant Force Behind the Tremendous Popularity of Manga and Anime in North America San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and anim...Manga Acquires Iron Kid (Thu 09-08-2005)
Chicago, IL – (September 8, 2005) Japanese Animation Distributor Manga Entertainment Inc. has partnered with character and animation holdings company, DAIWON (Korea), animation studio DesignStorm (Korea) and BRB Internacional (Spain) to produce and ...ADV Manga Announces July Titles (Sat 05-29-2004)
HOUSTON, May 28, 2004?ADV Manga today announced its July 2004 street dates. Included in the lineup are new titles: Apocalypse Meow, Jinki: Extend, Gadirok and The Boss. Apocalypse Meow, Volume 1 of 3 Yes, you read that right. Apocalypse Meow is a manga...TOKYOPOP INC. To Unleash Hard-Hitting Hip-Hop Manga Tokyo Tribes (Wed 04-21-2004)
...fusion of manga and hip-hop. The company also publishes Ahmed Hoke's award-nominated @Large, which has garnered critical acclaim by hip-hop and other national media. Manga-ka Santa Inoue's action-packed tale of street gangs battling it out in the con...VIZ MEDIA WELCOMES SHOJO MANGA ARTIST ARINA TANEMURA AT 2007 COMIC-CON AND CELEBRATES HER WORK IN SHOJO BEATâ„¢ MAGAZINE (Tue 07-17-2007)
Creator Of FULL MOON To Meet Fans In VIZ Media Booth# 4113 And Participate In SHOJO BEAT Panel Discussion While Magazine Plans Interview And Rare Manga Short Story For August Issue San Francisco, JULY 13, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the ...Digital Manga Inc. Announces Five New Yaoi Novels for Fall 2008! (Wed 03-19-2008)
Gardena, CA, March 19, 2008 - Digital Manga Publishing, one of the industry's most innovative manga licensing and publishing companies, has announced the debut of five new novels under its Juné imprint for Fall 2008! Passion - Forbidden Lovers by Shinobu...Psychic Academy Vol. #2 (W/Manga)
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 11-26-2005)
What They SayLimited Edition Bundle that includes volume 2 of the Psychic Academy Manga and volume 2 of the never-before-released anime on DVD.The Review!The second half of the series covers a bit of action, new characters and an idea of the bigger pictur... BEST MANGA AWARDS FOR 2005 ANNOUNCED (Mon 02-13-2006)
LANCASTER, MA, FEBRUARY 13, 2006: Readers at the website AnimeOnDVD.com were given the opportunity in late January to vote upon the numerous titles released during the calendar year of 2005 from all publishers of Japanese manga and Korean manhua in order...Manga Bible Vol.#01 - From Genesis to Revelation
by Ben Leary (Mon 01-14-2008)
... English "manga" of the most important book of all time.The ReviewThe first thing you need to know about The Manga Bible is that in the first place it isn't manga, and and the second, isn't the Bible either. I don't say this as an insult - both are fre... The Legend of Zelda's Manga
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 11-29-2006)
...eo games, manga and anime are considered something like tight-knit first cousins; a trio of friends who are not usually far from each other. A manga series will often spawn an anime, or a video game will inspire a manga series and so the Pape... Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Ani-Manga Box Set Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Wed 03-23-2005)
...OLUME ANI-MANGA BOX SET” in small black letters. The English Innocence logo is across the middle of the box over the top of the illustration. At the bottom is the text “BASED ON THE FILM BY MAMORU OSHII” along with the Viz logo. Th... Manga announces Canadian Distribution (Thu 08-10-2000)
Toronto, August 10 - SMV, a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. announced today the formation of a long-term strategic alliance to market and distribute the complete catalogue from Palm Pictures and Manga Entertainment in both video and DVD...Manga and Capcom coproduce Street Fighter (Wed 11-08-2000)
Chicago, IL (November 8, 2000), Manga Entertainment, in association with Capcom Co., LTD., is excited to announce the latest Street Fighter animated movie - Street Fighter 'Alpha' (aka 'Zero', in Japan). Following the successful line of US Street Fighter ...Viz Media Celebrates SHONEN JUMP With Collector's Edition (Thu 07-10-2008)
40th Anniversary Of Japan’s Weekly Shonen Jump And 5th Anniversary Of SHONEN JUMP Magazine Commemorated With Special Collector’s Edition Of Top Manga Anthology’s Articles And New Hardcover Presentations Of Several Most-Loved Manga Seri...Viz Media Showcases A Variety of New Titles at 2008 BookExpo America Show (Fri 05-30-2008)
Company To Offer A Dynamic Array Of Manga Titles For Children, Teens And Adults At Preeminent Publishing Event In Booth #1647 San Francisco, CA, May 30, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehens...TOKYOPOP INC. Kicks Off Third Rising Stars of Manga Competition January 1st (Wed 12-17-2003)
National Talent Search Launches as Past Winner Signs Multi-Volume Book Deal Los Angeles, CA (December 17, 2003)-As TOKYOPOP Inc. launches its Third Rising Stars of Manga competition (January 1 - March 15, 2004), aspiring creators have more incentive than...Harry Potter and the Japanese Experience
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 08-02-2007)
...w about a manga adaptation? Although adults enjoy Harry Potter, there's no denying the fanbase is made up mostly of children (which is surprising considering some of the darker moments in the later books). In fact, manga and Harry Potter came to age si... Lost in Translation
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-12-2003)
...slation ? Manga Style
When people gather to talk about Anime, the talk eventually turns towards the inspiration for many of the most current titles. While many titles begin life as pure animated projects there are many series that start in the pages ... TOKYOPOP to release Tokyo Babylon Manga in May 2004 (Tue 09-16-2003)
Los Angeles, CA (September 16, 2003)?Building upon its long-standing relationship with CLAMP, TOKYOPOP Inc. is pleased to announce the May 2004 debut of Tokyo Babylon, one of the famed manga team's most beloved titles. Each of the series' seven volumes wi...Manga Review: HEAVENSHIELD, Volume One
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 06-01-2008)
Fan opinions on Original English Language manga (OEL manga) vary. Some believe that manga output should belong to Japan alone, whereas others believe that story ideas from outside countries are of benefit to a medium that has a tendency for homogeneous co... Right Stuf’s ANIME TODAY Talks Manga With TOKYOPOP’s Stu Levy (Sat 03-01-2008)
...t-to-left manga format in North America, the effects of a saturated manga market, how TOKYOPOP differentiates itself from other publishers, social networking, his company’s film and television projects, his personal favorite titles and what TOKYO...Gloom Party (How to Read Manga series) Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 10-09-2006)
...fit on my manga shelves and is too small for my artbook stacks. There is no dust jacket and the cover is a little bland as it doesn't really show off the twisted nature of the series very well.
The print is clean but since this is a collection of stri... Merchandising Manga 101: Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
Cross marketing is essential to grow retail sales. You've already done so with the Man of Steel and the Webslinger, so it's time you consider doing the same with anime and manga characters.
Stock products for fans... VIZ Teams with Dr Pepper to Promote Manga (Tue 04-27-2004)
San Francisco, Calif, April 27, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime content for North American audiences, announced today the launch of a new advertising campaign with Dr Pepper. The first advertising will ap...Manga Lands At The London Expo: 28-29th October (Fri 10-27-2006)
MANGA ENTERTAINMENT UK know how they're going to spend their weekend " seeing you! Come visit the stand at the London Expo at the ExCel centre on 28th and 29th October and pick up lots of free goodies including a selection of Volume 1 DVD's for only a fi...The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya manga & novels coming to the US (Fri 04-18-2008)
Yen Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group USA, today announced that it will publish the first official English-language manga edition of Japan's hottest property - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Acquired from well-known Japanese publisher Kadokawa...Year in Review: Manga Entertainment in 2003
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 02-12-2004)
In 2003, Manga hit one or two high points but otherwise spent the bulk of the year under the radar of most fans. A good part of the year was spent with people waiting for releases that were announced but never came, only to be eventually canceled. Macro... Digital Manga Publishing Announces 2 New Websites & Three New Titles (-)
Los Angeles, California (February 18, 2005) For Immediate Release – Digital Manga Publishing Announces 2 New Websites & Three New Titles Digital Manga Publishing announces 2 highly anticipated websites – The re-launch of the Digital Manga Pu...TOKYOPOP INC. TEAMS UP WITH THE NBA TO DELIVER FULL-COURT ACTION TO READERS WITH FAST-BREAKING NBA SPORTS MANGA (Tue 04-27-2004)
...BA Sports Manga--the signature moves and greatest moments of basketball's top stars captured in an awesome visual format for readers. Using full-color digital images freeze-framed into action-packed spreads and peppered with manga-style word balloons a...Ten Viz Media Manga Titles Sweep Bookscan Top Ten (Tue 06-06-2006)
...en of its manga titles have again swept the top spots on Nielsen BookScan's Adult Fiction Overall Graphic Novel list for the week ending May 28, 2006. This is the second time in the past seven months VIZ Media took the entire Top Ten list - in Decembe...YOSEI Getting the Manga Treatment
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 05-19-2008)
Looks like the historical fantasy novels Hakushaku to Yosei will be heading the world of Manga very soon. The announcement came via Shueisha's Cobalt shojo magazine, which hit stores on May 17. The original Mizue Tani novels were illustrated by Asako Taka... London Expo - Complete Report
by Dani Moure (Mon 06-19-2006)
... terms of manga, TOKYOPOP also had a good presence with one of the biggest stands (a huge manga wall) where they were selling all their books and promoting some manga art contests and things. ADV, Beez, Manga and MVM " the aforementioned four " colle... VIZ Participates in Jump to Japan Exhibit (Thu 01-22-2004)
Dynamic, interactive exhibit on Japanese pop art and culture to tour children's museums and feature VIZ anime and manga content. San Francisco, Calif, January 22, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for Nort...Manga Review: STREET FIGHTER ALPHA, Volume 1
by Nadia Oxford (Mon 06-02-2008)
...ter Alpha manga leans a bit more towards the latter than the former, which is not surprising as its main focus is Ryu's attempt to overcome the darkness within himself. A loner dedicated solely to honing his fighting style, Ryu is slowly becoming overw...