http://www.otakunews.com/us/ Otaku News the news site that covers anime, manga and other things of interest to fans of Japan. Copyright: (C) Otaku News http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1885 Facts and figures for the the manga industry always make an interesting read. CNN's Geekout Blog has a good article about the European Manga Industry. Did yo... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:36:20 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1885 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1882 We got a chance to chat to well known voice actor Vic Mignogna at the last MCM London Expo. We discuss a range of topics from getting into voice acting, dubbing... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:59 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1882 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1879 S'more Entertainment, an speciality video label in the US, licences the TV series Galaxy Express 999 for release in 2012 along with Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo TV series.... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:10:25 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1879 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1878 Every otaku loves Japanese snacks and confectionery, what makes it more interesting is finding out how much some people like it. The owners of Candy Japan have... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:58:50 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1878 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1877 The good folks from GEN Manga have sent us details of their latest Issue GEN 8. It features a new story Let's Eat Ramen by Nagumo, the author of the seriesRa... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:12 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1877 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1876 Funimation sues ADV, Sentai and others for alleged debt arising from ARM/Sojitz deal.... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:01:57 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1876 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1870 The US anime releasing division of Bandai has announced that from February they will cease publication of both new anime titles and manga titles. The company's... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:34:52 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1870 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1865 Fans of seinen manga will be pleased to hear that GEN Manga have just released GEN 7. The on-line manga publisher distribute their monthly collection of dou... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:56:10 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1865 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1863 We've covered Bento Boxes and the fun designs you can make with the food called kyaraben before on Otaku News. BBC News have a video on bento boxes in Japan. It... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:58:28 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1863 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1861 We've received news from US Anime Distributor Sentai Filmworks that they've licensed Grave of the Fireflies. The Ghibli classic is emotional story of the cold r... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:54:44 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1861 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1860 The folks at FrontTowardsGamer.com have got in touch with us to spread the word about their charity auction. They've got a copy of the Cowboy Bebop Movie Script... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:50:26 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1860 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1858 We've received news from Beckii Cruel's team about her current chart success with the single You Can't Kiss Me. This week the single is number 2 in the Music... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:48:46 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1858 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1856 We're going all nostalgic here at Otaku News and have decided to dig up some old articles from our archive that are not published on-line, either because they w... Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:11:04 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1856 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1855 We've received some rather interesting news from Digital Manga Inc. They've just opened a new site Anime Cel Art, which like the name implies is dedicated to se... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:27:31 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1855 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1853 Independent Manga publisher GEN Manga have sent us news that they're now on Graphicly.com. Graphicly.com distribute comics on Apple, Android, PCs and Macs, a... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:45:53 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1853 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1850 Fans of the hugely popular band L'Arc-en-Ciel will probably already know all the details of their 2012 world tour. To warm up they'll be screening a special... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:51:41 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1850 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1849 Just a quick reminder for those in the US (or those who can buy DVDs and Blu-rays from the USA). Section 23 films have sent us details of the Blu-ray release of... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:40:19 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1849 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1846 All my life I've been drawing, and I've appreciated the manga style for most of my life. But I've always been adamant to delve into the world of screentone. I'v... Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:08:32 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1846 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1844 We've received details of a new manga title just out. Breath Deeply is a controversial medical thriller with a dash of romance. It's written by the husband and... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:11:04 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1844 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1842 The good folks at Viz have sent us details of the up coming US release of Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Bonds which is due out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday Octob... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:37:21 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1842 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1839 Fans of alternative manga will be pleased to hear that publisher GEN Manga Entertainment's latest release GEN 6 is out now priced $2.99 for the digital copy.... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:00:20 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1839 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1831 eBooks and eBook readers have taken off, with Amazon's Kindle, the Nook and iPad all popular must have gadgets for reading. Currently there's a lot of attention... Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:04:24 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1831 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1825 Fans of alternative manga will be pleased to hear about publisher GEN Manga Entertainment's latest release. GEN 5 is out now, priced $2.99, and available to dow... Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:01:10 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1825 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1821 The AM2 Convention in Anaheim in California is set to return in 2012 with more guests.... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:58:30 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1821 http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=1812 Organisers and performers for the Cosplay Ireland event in Dublin talk about the event.... Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:51:58 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1812