Three manga titles appeared in Da Vinci magazine’s 12th annual Book of the Year top 10.Eiichiro Oda’s “One Piece,” published by Shueisha Inc.,
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Angouleme comics festival nominates Japanese manga
Critically acclaimed manga “A Drifting Life” by Yoshihiro Tatsumi and “Saint Young Men” by Hikaru Nakamura are two of the many Japanese titles
‘Kinnikuman’ makes comeback with new series
the “Kinnikuman” wrestling manga series by manga duo Yudetamago is making a comeback,
Viz Media’s SuBlime line to focus on yaoi manga
VIZ Media, LLC, the largest Japanese manga and anime publisher and licensor in North America, has joined hands with anime shop operator Animate Ltd. and Libre Publishing Co.
北米マンガ事情第9回 北米でオリジナル作品を発表するMANGA家たち
＜comicsではない。mangaである。＞、＜OEL mangaというムーブメント＞、＜浸透と拡散＞。日本産でないmanga作品は「OEL manga (Original English Language manga)」「グローバル・マンガ(global manga)」などの呼称を与えられ、個別のジャンルとして扱おうとする動きもある。
ComiPo! 3D comic drawing software available in English
A full English version of the ComiPo! 3D comic drawing application is now available, its developer ComiPo LLP said.
Top-ranked Japanese manga in the U.S. for 2010 show changes in perception
Japanese manga have in the past decade been said to be “very popular outside Japan.” But what exactly does that mean?
‘Berserk’ feature film anime due out this year
An animated feature film based on the dark fantasy epic manga “Berserk” is destined to hit theaters this year, publisher Hakusensha Inc. said this month.
文化輸出品としてのマンガ-北米のマンガ事情- 第3回「2010年 北米マンガ業界10大ニュース」
1．manga売上3年連続の大幅減少／2．スキャンレーション対策で日米マンガ出版社共同声明発表／3．出版社4社がマンガ事業から撤退、1社が参入／4．北米最大手manga出版社VIZ Mediaが社員40％を解雇
First new ‘Cyborg 009’ episode in 18 years available online
After an 18-year hiatus, a new episode of “Cyborg 009” written by anime screenwriter Ryota Yamaguchi has been posted on comic magazine Club Sunday’s website.
文化輸出品としてのマンガ-北米のマンガ事情-第2回「北米でmangaは何を指しているのか」
「北米でmangaは何を指しているのか」アメリカでmangaという言葉が既に一般化し、外来語として辞書に掲載されるようになってきたことは知られているが、そもそも日本で言う「マンガ」とアメリカでの「manga」は同じものを指しているのだろうか。
Comic Zenon now an e-magazine, too
Monthly Comic Zenon magazine, which was launched on Oct. 25, is now available online.
World Mangazenkan.com launched to sell manga to overseas fans
Mangazenkan.com, a website that sells entire lineups of popular manga series, on Aug. 19 launched a new site aimed at international fans of Japanese manga.