MangaNEXT is coming
Love Manga alerts us to MangaNEXT, billed as the first Manga Convention in the US:
Universal Animation, Inc is pleased to announce the formation of MangaNEXT, the first convention in the United States to...
Machiko Hasegawa, grandmother of manga
While we were researching Tagawa, we came across another early Japanese cartoonist we were unaware of, Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992), who was one of Tagawa's apprentices, one of the first female manga artists, and one...
Suiho Tagawa, grandfather of manga
Buenaventura Press sent out a huge, 58-page preview of KRAMERS ERGOT #6 the other day, and the new edition of this groundbreaking anthology looks just as mind boggling as the previous editions. We had...
Anime industry roundtable
AnimeOnDVD reports on an interesting anime/manga industry roundtable from AX 2006.
Charles Solomon quickly introduced the panelists and then quickly went into his first question / topic regarding the growth of the anime market....
Felipe Smith’s shoe quest
MBQ by Felipe Smith has been one of the most critically acclaimed of Tokyopop's OGM, or OEL or whatever they are calling them. A multi-culti look at life in Los Angeles, it's sharply observed,...
Vertical news, no PLUTO, but Takeshi on tap
Over the last few days, an exciting rumor, doubtless started at AX 2006, suggested that Vertical might be publishing an English version of PLUTO by Naoki Urasawa (MONSTER). Translation for non-manga readers: Urasawa is...
Let’s all learn new words
The AP reports on new words in the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and one of the most imporant ones has made the cut!
Manga: A Japanese comic book or graphic novel.
Sweet! "Ringtone" and...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits
Steven Grant has a very lucid view of Anime Expo:
I noted this when I last attended, a couple of years ago. It has only amplified. If one element overwhelms you at Anime Expo, it's...
AX ’06 new license round-up
Manganews.net has a complete list of new license announcements and we're shamelessly stealing it for your reading pleasure:
Viz Media
- "Gentlemanâs Alliance" by Tanemura Arina
- "Punch!"
- "Be With You (novel)"
Tokyopop
- "Wild Adapter" by Kazuya Minekura
-...
James Cameron talks BATTLE ANGEL
MTV caught up with James Cameron at the PIRATES 2 premiere; the reclusive helmer hasn't made a film in NINE years, but he seems to be ramping up for two including the manga adaptation...
Anime Expo this weekend
It's the biggest anime/manga fest of the year, highlighted by the epochal appearance of CLAMP! Pata has an entertaining run down of panels
1:00-2:00 pm CLAMP Panel Seating. Yes, the pre-event seating counts as something...
