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Osamu Tezuka's The Crater goes live on Kickstarter
Date: Sunday May 19th 2013 [10:28] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks from the Kansai Club have sent us details of their Kickstarter to get Osamu Tezuka's The Crater published in English. They intend to publish it as a limited edition run of 2,000 high quality copies.
This is not the first of Tezuka's works to be crowd funded for an English release. Last year DMP ran a successful Kickstarter to get Unico funded.
A Quick Reminder About Pirate Goods
Date: Sunday May 12th 2013 [9:40] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
With convention season kicking off it's time to remind everyone to keep an eye out for pirate goods. Do you know if the event you are going to has a pirate goods policy? Do you know how to spot and avoid pirate goods? We find that pirate goods are still present at some events. If you haven't already, please read the Pirate Anime FAQ and learn how to avoid dodgy merchandise.
GEN Manga Announces the Release of Alive Collection 1
Date: Sunday May 5th 2013 [11:12] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks from GEN Manga have sent us details of their latest publication. They've just released their seinen title Alive into a single Tankobon - Alive - The Complete Series. Priced at $2.99 (USD) for a DRM free PDF download.
On-line Manga Site JManga to shut down it's retail and viewing services
Date: Thursday March 14th 2013 [17:57] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
On-line and legitimate manga streaming service JManga will be shutting down it's retail and viewing services on May 30th 2013. In other words it's shutting down in it's current form. The site started offering manga to view on-line from 27th December 2010. It was formed by an industry group of 39 Japanese publishers.
They launched in North America on August 17th 2011, and later expanded out globally in February 2012.
They worked on a subscription model, allowing readers to buy points in order to redeem manga.
All JManga Members will be issued Amazon Gift Cards for use on Amazon.com as a substitute the amount of unused JManga Paid Points (terms and conditions apply).
Manga Industry Pioneer Toren Smith Passes Away
Date: Friday March 8th 2013 [16:00] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Current Affairs
Readers will be sad to hear that manga industry pioneer Toren Smith passed away on Tuesday March 5th 2013.
We could write an obituary about the man who brought manga to the English speaking world, but we don't have the words. We suggest you read the one written by Jonathan Clements.
We've never had the privilege of meeting Toren. For many of us, ourselves included, his work were fundamental in discovering the world of anime and manga.
The news was first broken on Twitter and Anime News Network.
GEN Manga go Manhwa and Sorako release details
Date: Tuesday February 19th 2013 [15:44] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks Gen Manga have sent us details of their latest publication. The publisher bringing us Indie Manga from the Tokyo Underground has branched out to Korean Manhwa, releasing Gen Manhwa featuring a title called Stone Collector.
Gen also tell us they intend to branch out to monthly one shot tankobon type titles. That and they've just released Sorako as a complete digital collection and intend to publish it as a printed edition with some help from a Kick Starter campaign.
Play.com to end first party retail sales
Date: Thursday January 10th 2013 [16:58] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
We've just heard that popular on-line retailer Play.com will stop "first party retail sales" by the end of March 2013. They intend to focus on it's Marketplace business. Play.com were sold to the Rakuten Group in 2011 for £25m. With the price reflecting the close of the tax loophole that allowed them to sell their DVDs from the Channel Islands, without paying VAT.
This basically means they will not directly distribute goods, but instead act as a market place to allow third party companies to sell stuff.
Tentacular! An interview with Toshio Maeda
Date: Sunday December 9th 2012 [12:17] | Posted By: Priss
Category: > Features
October 2012's London MCM expo was the most successful ever. It included a stall by influential and controversial manga artists Toshio Maeda. Creator of the the renowned Urotsukidoji and La Blue Girl. We caught with the manga artist and were lucky enough to interview him at the Expo.
NSFW Content Warning. This article contains content that is not safe for work. This article contains an interview with the creator of a certain tentacle based genre of manga.
GEN Manga Issue 16 out now
Date: Tuesday November 27th 2012 [13:04] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks from GEN Manga have just release their latest Issue GEN 16.
This issue continues the instalments of Psycho, Android Angels, Stones of Power, Anomal and Alive.
Otaku News Podcast Episode 5
Date: Saturday November 10th 2012 [14:14] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Podcast
Episode 5 of the Otaku News Podcast is now live! On this episode of the Otaku News podcast we discuss recent licenses and news, Colin talks forever about some of the new shows in the Autumn 2012 season, the feature topic is shows that defy your expectations, Azumanga Daioh gets the Hall of Fame treatment and we answer some questions.
Please do download it and let us know what you think!
Download Otaku News Podcast Episode 5
MP3 File:
57.7 MB
1 hour 3 minutes
[Direct Download] [Torrent]
Contact the Podcast crew at:
podcast@otakunews.com
or reach us via Twitter at @OtakuNewsCast
Disagree with us? Suggestions? Ideas? Contact us!
Note general site enquiries should go as usual to Joe at webmaster@otakunews.com
You can also get the following episodes here -
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Pirate Anime FAQ Updated - November 2012
Date: Saturday November 3rd 2012 [16:21] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Websites
We've just updated The Pirate Anime FAQ with some more details. We've added details of bootleg bags, bootleg wallets / bill folds and finally included bootleg CD company Miya Records to the Audio CD section.
We've been running the Pirate Anime FAQ for over 12 years now, helping anime fans become aware of bootlegs. Many fans first discover that they've bought bootlegs by reading the FAQ.
As always we appreciate any feedback, so please feel free to get in touch.
We'd like to thank you for all your support over the last 12 years and look forward to the next 12 years! ^_^
Source: Otaku News
GEN Manga Issue 15 out now plus New York Comic Con 2012 appearance details
Date: Monday October 1st 2012 [16:09] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks at GEN Manga have sent us details of their latest Issue GEN 15, plus special appearances by Nagumo the author behind Let's Eat Ramen at New York Comic Con 2012.
Toshio Maeda at New York Comic Con
Date: Thursday September 27th 2012 [15:48] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Events
Fans of hentai at New York Comic Con have a rare opportunity to meet one of the most influential and controversial manga artists Toshio Maeda. Creator of the the renowned Urotsukidoji and La Blue Girl has his own stall at the hugely popular event. He'll be selling uncensored original artwork. We've been told by those who have seen this artwork that it is beautiful and photos / screen shots just don't do it justice. That and well, if you're going to buy hentai artwork, buy it from the most influential creators!
Even if you don't buy anything, if you go along to his table and say that you are "Otaku News Fans", Tosho Maeda will give you a small free present!
New York Comic Con runs from October 11th to 14th 2012.
Otaku News Podcast Episode 4
Date: Tuesday September 25th 2012 [16:17] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Podcast
Episode 4 of the Otaku News Podcast is now live! The fourth podcast sees our otaku views on some recent news and Amecon 2012. Reviews of Planzet, Yurei Attack and Ninja Attack and the first third of Dragon Ball Z Season 2. Overman King Gainer also goes into the Hall Of Fame.
Please do download it and let us know what you think!
Download Otaku News Podcast Episode 4
MP3 File:
42.8 MB
46 minutes 45 seconds
[Direct Download] [Torrent]
Contact the Podcast crew at:
podcast@otakunews.com
or reach us via Twitter at @OtakuNewsCast
Disagree with us? Suggestions? Ideas? Contact us!
Note general site enquiries should go as usual to Joe at webmaster@otakunews.com
You can get episode 1 here, episode 2 here and episode 3 here.
Otaku News Podcast Episode 3
Date: Tuesday July 31st 2012 [15:29] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Podcast
Episode 3 of the Otaku News Podcast is now live! This episode our podcasters cover the recent otaku influenced news stories, give a brief round up of some of the new summer 2012 anime, put Dragon Half and Megas XLR into the Hall Of Fame and answer some listener questions.
Please do download it and let us know what you think!
Download Otaku News Podcast Episode 3
MP3 File:
54.9 MB
50 minutes 52 seconds
[Direct Download] [Torrent]
Contact the Podcast crew at:
podcast@otakunews.com
or reach us via Twitter at @OtakuNewsCast
Disagree with us? Suggestions? Ideas? Contact us!
Note general site enquiries should go as usual to Joe at webmaster@otakunews.com
You can get episode 1 here and episode 2 here.
Otaku News Podcast Episode 2
Date: Friday July 20th 2012 [16:48] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Podcast
Episode 2 of the Otaku News Podcast is now live! Rebecca, Spike and Colin cast their eyes over some recent news, there are reviews of Steins;Gate, Haiyore Nyaruko-san and the Rampage/Wavering of Haruhi Suzumiya. Also Hare & Guu gets inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Please do download it and let us know what you think!
Download Otaku News Podcast Episode 2
MP3 File:
32.9 MB
35 minutes 57 seconds
[Direct Download] [Torrent]
Contact the Podcast crew at:
podcast@otakunews.com
or reach us via Twitter at @OtakuNewsCast
Disagree with us? Suggestions? Ideas? Contact us!
Note general site enquiries should go as usual to Joe at webmaster@otakunews.com
You can get episode 1 here.
GEN Manga Issue 13 out now
Date: Thursday July 19th 2012 [17:06] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks from GEN Manga have just release their latest Issue GEN 13.
They continue the titles Android Angels, One Is Enough, Stones Of Power, Anomal, and Alive, plus issue 13 introduces a new title - Psycho.
GEN will be giving away a short preview version of GEN 13 for free this month.
GEN have also just released Wolf as a single tankobon for $4.99 (USD).
VIZ Media to debut 13th volume of Evangelion manga same day/date as Japanese release
Date: Friday June 8th 2012 [12:10] | Posted By: Eeeper
Category: > Press Releases
US publisher VIZ Manga announces plans to simultaneously publish the 13th volume of the popular manga in English on November 2nd 2012.
GEN Manga Issue 11 out now
Date: Tuesday May 15th 2012 [16:03] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks from GEN Manga have just release their latest Issue GEN 11.
It features Six previously unpublished stories straight from the Tokyo underground. Android Angels, One is Enough, Stones of Power, Anomal, Alive and GB Geist. They've been running for a year now and are still going strong, which shows that there's a viable market in seinen manga, espically when it's not region locked or encumbered with DRM.
GEN will be giving away a short preview version of the GEN 11 for free this month. So any visitor to genmanga.com can download something for free, too.
GEN Manga Issue 10 out now
Date: Thursday April 19th 2012 [17:03] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks from GEN Manga have just release their latest Issue GEN 10.
It features Six previously unpublished stories straight from the Tokyo underground. Wolf, Kamen, Sorako, Alive and GB Geist.
The on-line manga publisher distribute their monthly collection of doujinshi using a subscription model. You get to download and keep the PDF file for each issue too.
JManga.com Extends Access Worldwide
Date: Thursday March 1st 2012 [16:32] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
Readers outside the US who have been longing to legally get their hands on some digital manga will be extremely pleased to hear that JManga.com have extended their access world wide.
The site allows you to get manga using a points based system. If you sign up by Sunday 4th March 2012, you'll get double the amount of points as a welcome. The subscription costs either $10 or $25 a month. They also have a free subscription.
France is the biggest manga market in Europe
Date: Thursday February 2nd 2012 [17:36] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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 you know that France accounts for 50% of VIZ Media Europe's manga sales? The article also highlights that combined Europe and the Middle East generates more manga sales than America -
"'In Europe, manga is most popular in France, then Italy and Spain,' said Hyoe Narita, president of VIZ Media Europe, which is headquartered in Paris. Annual manga sales in Japan are about $5 billion, he said, whereas American manga sales are $120 million and Europe and the Middle East combined make $250 million. This combined number given out is probably because VIZ Media Europe distributes to the Middle East as well. Japan is still the huge maker, but these numbers show that manga is moving well outside of Asia."
"The popularity does vary by country, but France is by far the leader in European otaku interest, as it brings in 50% of European manga sales. Narita said it’s the same size or a bit bigger than the market in the United States."
GEN Manga Issue 8 out now
Date: Saturday January 14th 2012 [15:41] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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 seriesRadio de Go!
The on-line manga publisher distribute their monthly collection of doujinshi using a subscription model. You get to download and keep the PDF file for each issue too.
Bandai US and UK shuts down DVD/BD/Manga production
Date: Thursday January 5th 2012 [13:34] | Posted By: Eeeper
Category: > Retail
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 UK and French sister divisions have also released similar statements.
GEN Manga Issue 7 out now
Date: Tuesday December 20th 2011 [13:56] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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 doujinshi using a subscription model. You get to download and keep the PDF file for each issue too.
GEN Manga on Graphicly.com
Date: Wednesday November 16th 2011 [6:45] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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, along with the Barnes & Noble Nook.
We caught up with GEN Manga in their New York offices earlier this year. One of the things they mentioned was their intention to expand from the main monthly volume. They've just done this releasing the first 6 volumes as a single anthology with over 900 pages of content in one file for $2.99.
They've also release the whole of the moe title VS Aliens as a complete standalone collection for $0.99.
Breathe Deeply - a new graphic novel from One Peace Books
Date: Wednesday October 26th 2011 [16:11] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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 wife team known as Doton Yamaaki. Published in English by One Peace Books the company suggest readers forget what they know about manga when approaching this title. It's out now from your favourite book sellers.
Buy from Amazon.com
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
Update: We've now have a reviewed Breathe Deeply.
GEN Manga Issue 6 out now
Date: Wednesday October 12th 2011 [2:00] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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.
If you're heading to New York Comic Con you can visit the GEN Manga at booth 2030.
We interviewed GEN Manga recently and asked them about their take on the manga publishing industry.
An Interview with GEN Manga
Date: Sunday September 25th 2011 [14:04] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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 on digital manga. Several companies have sprouted up offering legitimate manga to download and read. The two big boys are JManga and VizManga. They have been criticised for many reasons, including DRM, complex pricing models and region locking. JManga is run by a consortium of 39 manga publishers, so you can easily say they're the biggest digital manga distributor out there. A lot of people are complaining about these manga companies getting it wrong, but has anyone got it right?
GEN Manga Issue 5 out now
Date: Sunday September 18th 2011 [16:01] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
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 download on PDF. Issue 3 is now free to download.
Interview with manga translator William Flanagan
Date: Thursday August 25th 2011 [10:05] | Posted By: Eeeper
Category: > Features
Otaku News is happy to present our interview with manga translator William Flanagan in conjunction with the Fumi Yoshinaga month at the Moveable Manga Feast.
American Comic Companies battle for readers
Date: Monday August 22nd 2011 [4:47] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
BBC News are running an interesting story about Marvel and DC's current strategy of expansion into Asia.
"With sales in decline at home, US comic-book giants Marvel and its old rival DC Comics have been looking towards foreign markets to grow their businesses."
CB Cebulski at Marvel declares that "Sales are down and we've been losing market share to things like video games, social media, to film, to piracy."
The article highlights the difficulties DC and Marvel will have with manga and it's culture strong established in the Asian market. It also mentions that sales of manga are falling in Japan as well. The Japanese government are trying to fix this.
"The Japanese government has recently announced a new plan to aggressively further promote its pop culture and content, including manga, to international markets"
We've already seen this at events like the JETRO talk at Hyper Japan.
The article concludes with Marvel's current strategy of hiring local talent in Asia to draw comics and that they are given more creative control. It ends with an table of percentages of market share of Japanese manga versus American comics in Asia.
New Manga Portal Website JManga.com has Launched in North America
Date: Friday August 19th 2011 [4:33] | Posted By: Voxie
Category: > Manga
Announced at the recent Comic-Con International San Diego, the Digital Comic Association's Japanese manga portal website JManga.com has been launched in North America.
JManga.com provides online manga for sale by chapter and volume, made purchasable using a monthly point subscription system, free previews available to be read by all, as well as information regarding manga currently published in North America. JManga.com also offers special feature content regarding manga culture, such as manga artist interviews, hoping to close the gap between the manga fans, authors and publishers.
JManga.com launches with a couple hundred titles including such diverse titles as; NARUTO, Kekkaishi, Crayon Shinchan, Devil King, Cigarette Kisses, Dragon Girl, Tujiurauri, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, Young-kun, ADEKAN, Manga Science, and many more new to the North American market.
JManga plans to update their catalogue every Tuesday, increasing to a few thousand titles within the next year and onto 10,000 by 2013.
Digital Manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion launches on VizManga.com
Date: Tuesday August 16th 2011 [17:03] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks at Viz Media have sent us details of their latest title to appear on VIZManga. They've just launched Neon Genesis Evangelion with weekly digital chapters for $0.99. It's available on PC and Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android phones and tablets.
GEN Manga Issue 4 out now, plus download free indie manga
Date: Monday August 15th 2011 [15:55] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
GEN Manga the company bringing us indie manga from the Tokyo underground have sent us reminder that issue 4 is out today.
They've also released issue 2 for free. They're even extending their subscribers discount. What makes GEN Manga interesting is that each issue is published on PDF, so you can download it and read it on any device that'll handle PDF documents. There's no nasty DRM to worry about, or installing extra naggy software, just one file per issue.
Japanese Manga Portal Website JManga.com To Launch August 17th 2011 in North America
Date: Friday July 22nd 2011 [14:57] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
San Diego Comic Con is well under way. This is the event that lots of companies have been waiting for to announce their news.
The Digital Comic Association have just announced a promising new digital manga service JManga. It's set for launch on August 17th 2011.
We've been sent the press release, and others are tweeting live from SDCC.
JManga.com will launch as website first in August, then for mobile devices later.
Sam Yoshiba (Kodansha) "JManga.com will have well-known titles & also the not-so-well-known titles that aren't always available scanlated."
We've been told that the titles will be limited to North America, but they should roll it out to other countries in coming months.
Additional thanks goes to Deb Aoki for Tweeting at SDCC.
Gen Manga - new English manga magazine launches in US
Date: Friday June 24th 2011 [21:44] | Posted By: Eeeper
Category: > Manga
A new magazine, Gen Manga, for seinen and doujinshi works, launches with free first online issue with a monthly schedule to follow.
Spirit of Hope Charity Anthology for Japan and New Zealand Disaster Victims
Date: Sunday June 5th 2011 [16:34] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Current Affairs
The Comic Book Alliance have sent us details about their latest project Spirit of Hope. The comic anthology has been created to raise money for the the Japan and New Zealand disaster victims.
Tokyopop to Close at the end of May 2011
Date: Friday April 15th 2011 [15:07] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
Manga publisher Tokyopop are to close in the US as of May 31st 2011 . The company's film, TV, and European operations, including its Hamburg, Germany-based publishing and international rights sales will continue. ICv2 have more details along with Bleeding Cool News and The Beat which broke the news. As always Anime News Network has coverage of the story too.
Tokyopop's Founder Stu Levy has posted a personal statement.
As the details were announced today we have no idea what impact this will have on their release details, as well as what will happen to the rights of existing Japanese manga and original English language comics also published. Any artists who have worked with Tokyopop should read the small print of their contracts now.
An Interview with Figure Sculptor Momiji
Date: Sunday February 27th 2011 [14:00] | Posted By: Priss
Category: > Production
Last year, the second annual MCM London Expo returned to bring together a myriad of media and popular culture exhibitors and merchants. It is an exciting occasion for anime fans who attend to meet, mingle and fight their way through the melee of merchandisers and organisers.
Expo is an event that I attend on the front line behind the dealers' tables as an assistant for sales. I am predominantly positioned ready and waiting to serve customers who are on the hunt for anime, manga and figures from the store United Publications. It is an intense and demanding event and catering for the volume of visitors is often a challenge that affords little time to explore the wonders of the wider event. This time, however, I had to make the exception for a remarkable appearance amongst October's exhibitors.
Natsume Ono at The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2011
Date: Wednesday February 2nd 2011 [17:26] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Events
Manga fans in Toronto Canada are in for a treat on the first weekend in May, where Natsume Ono will be the featured guest at The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2011.
The event is set to run on Saturday May 7th 2011 and Sunday May 8th 2011 with free admission. This will be Natsume Ono first ever public appearance in North America.
You may know her from such works as not simple, Ristorante Paradiso, Gente, and House of Five Leaves.
Using eBook Readers for Manga
Date: Sunday October 24th 2010 [14:52] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
eReaders have started to move from that realm of expensive gadget, to a more affordable and practical solution to lugging books around. The benefit of such a tiny device able to hold thousands of books versus having to actually carry many books around is clear. They're great for printed text, but what about manga? Are eReaders suitable for reading manga on?
Vertical Publishing upcoming manga schedule
Date: Saturday October 16th 2010 [15:57] | Posted By: Eeeper
Category: > Manga
Vertical Inc. announces new titles for Autumn/Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.
Lucky Star Manga 6 out now and Bandai NYAF news roundup
Date: Tuesday October 12th 2010 [15:47] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Press Releases
Bandai Entertainment have sent us details fresh from NYAF including that Lucky Star Manga Volume 6 is out today. You can order it from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
The original Mobile Suit Gundam will be released as a two part DVD under the Anime Legend range.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is going to get a US blu-ray release, details and dates still to be confirmed.
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society is coming to blu-ray.
K-ON! Season 1 will be released on DVD and blu-ray, and will be released over 4 parts. Additionally they'll be releasing a standard and special addition which features a CD (with tracks to be confirmed).
Gundam 00 movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer has also got a North AMerican release, again details and release dates to be confirmed.
Schoolgirl Milky Crisis now on Kindle
Date: Wednesday September 15th 2010 [14:42] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
Anime expert and industry insider Jonathan Clements has just posted details on his blog about Schoolgirl Milky Crisis being released on Kindle.
It's available to buy from Amazon.com in the US and Amazon.co.uk in the UK.
Manga and comics what's the difference in a name?
Date: Monday September 6th 2010 [15:56] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
Last moth the results of the Morning International Comic Competition were announced.
Curiously enough they've discovered what the difference a name makes. The previous 3 competitions were called the Morning International Manga Competition. They discovered an issue with calling their competition a manga competition.
Manga Impact Book Details
Date: Monday August 30th 2010 [11:16] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Press Releases
The good folks at Phaidon have sent us the details of their up coming book Manga Impact.
The book has 500 colour illustrations, 300 illustrated entries, and contributions from anime and manga experts such as Jonathan Clements and Tsugata Nobuyuki.
The book is due out November 2010.
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Multi-National Manga Anti-Piracy Coalition Formed
Date: Tuesday June 8th 2010 [16:47] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
Multi-National Manga Anti-Piracy Coalition Formed
We've received some very interesting details from VIZ Media about the formation of a Multi-National Manga Anti-Piracy Coalition.It seems that the industry has grown tired of Scanlations - manga scanned into a digital format and distributed without the copyright holders consent. The coalition include the 36 members of Japan's Digital Comic Association, Square Enix, VIZ Media, TOKYOPOP and Yen Press.
Originally scanlations were manga translated by fans into their native language from Japanese. This can be seen as the manga equivalent of anime fansubs. Some scanlation sites branched out to scans of manga that was already official translated and licensed outside of Japan.
This has cost the manga publishing industry significant amounts of money, not just in lost book sales, but lost opportunities in the relatively new market of eBooks and mobile devices.
The coalition intend to target scanlation sites and aggregators of scanlation sites. They've drawn up a list of 30 sites to targeted for action. First they will ask the sites to cease distributing scanlations. If the sites fail to cease distributing further action will be taken depending on the jurisdiction of each site. Actions include legal injunctions against the sites, reporting the sites to governmental anti-piracy units of law enforcement, including the US Justice Department, local law enforcement agencies and the FBI.
Fans curious about piracy in the anime and manga industry should read the Pirate Anime FAQ.
This is not the first time the anime and manga industry has attempted to stop piracy in the industry, but this is the biggest and most coordinated international effort so far. With many companies in the industry forced to make cut backs, closing down offices, laying off staff, we wonder if this is the start of a new approach? Will more companies pursue legal options? Are fansubbers next?
Telling Tales - Sweatdrop Studios Anthology
Date: Friday May 21st 2010 [17:19] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The good folks from Sweatdrop Studios have sent us the details of their new anthology - Telling Tales. The collection of fables, fairy tales and other ripping yarns is bound to be of interest. The book is priced at £6.99 and is due to launch at the May London MCM Expo 2010.
Metropolis Interviews Helen McCarthy
Date: Friday May 14th 2010 [14:34] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
Tokyo based English Language Magazine Metropolis have just published an interview with Helen McCarthy. She talks about her Book The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga and it's recent Eisner Award Nomination.
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