Deutsche Mangaka has compiled a list of new Global Manga that has been licensed in Germany:

Tokyopop
- "@Large"
- "Dramacon"
- "I Luv Halloween"
- "Peach Fuzz"

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The AnikiCon is proud to present to announce that the Ali Project will held their first concert ouside of Japan on Eastern holiday 2007. It will be also the first AnikiCon, which is organized from the team behind FedCon and the RingCon, which are the biggest Star Trek convention's and Lord of the Ring convention's in Europe. Also involved are various experts from German Anime Conventions.

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MangaBlog points out an article from Deutsche Welle titled "Japanese Manga Made In Germany," which discuss the impact Japanese manga have on the German comic scene, as well as taking a look at various German artists and their works.

ANN reports that Natsuki Takaya, creator of Fruits Basket, will attend the Leipzig Book Fair, which takes place from March 22nd to 25th, 2007.

Source: ANN

German Online Magazine AnimeY has announced that it will host a live chat session with Dr. Joachim Kaps, the head of Tokyopop.de, on January 17th, 2007 from 6 to 8 pm (Central European Time). Joachim Kaps will be talking about Tokyopop Germany's future plans, as well as answer questions from the fans.

Source: Deutsche Mangaka

Deutsche Mangaka has translated an interview from SplashComics with Mary Hildebrandt and David Boller, author/artist of Tokyopop Germany's Evergrey. In the interview David and Mary compares the Global manga scene in Germany with that of the U.S. and share their thoughts on Evergrey, as well as t

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Deutsche Mangaka has translated an article from Sajonara titled "Mangaka made in Germany," which explores the German manga scene, and looks at a two-member mangaka team called DuO.

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From Same Hat! Same Hat! comes a report of the Frankfurt Book Fair, as well as a detailed look at Dark Horse and their upcoming titles.

Source: MangaBlog

MangaBlog points out that German manga blog Deutsche Mangaka has translated an article from ZEIT Online about the rise of German comic artists in Germany, and how they are able to compete with Japanese graphic novels, which takes up around 75-80% of the German language comic market.

JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) is currently conducting an ongoing series of investigations on manga markets in different parts of the world, including Japan, U.S., Europe, and more. Japanese news site AnimeAnime takes a look at JETRO's report on the German manga market, below is a translation of the report.

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