Manga News and Information
China
On May 13th, an "One Day Maid Cafe" appeared in Beijing's Dashanzi Art District, where this year's Dashanzi International Art Festival was held. The Chinese and Japanese maids greeted costumers with: "Welcome back, Master" and served coffee while kneeling. From the ComicsFan Cultural Group comes the first Chinese-produced Tarot Cards, based on the story of Houshin Engi, the cards will be designed by the popular Chinese CG artist Weng Ziyang. According to an announcement made on its website, the popular bi-monthly Chinese Anime & Manga Digest XinGanXian: Comic & Ani Report will cease publication in May. While the website did not specify the reason behind the sudden cancellation, apparently the magazine can no longer use the name XinGanXian (means New Front in Chinese) due to some legal problems. |
Manga Zombie
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An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga Ranking
Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |
When you get past the advertisements and flash animations, what you will find on most Chinese manga portals are news, informations, discussions, and last but not least, a large amount of downloadable contents such as manga, anime, and more (some free, but most require a paid membership). This growing trend of offering downloadable contents without license has raised concerns within the Chinese manga community over the future and growth of the manga community in China as a whole. 
ComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie.
