Manga News and Information
JapanSerialization update from Shoujo, Josei, and other Female oriented Anthologies. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its annual Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award event, and the many manga artist and judges involved, Asahi Shimbun will be hosting the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award 10th Anniversary event, "Manga Mirai Seiki " (Literally: Manga Future Century), on 9/10 at the Yurakucho Asahi Hall. Past award winners, nominees, judges, and other manga artists will take part in the event. The event has three sections, which will feature and discuss the history of the Tezuka award, the future and potential of manga, and an "art showdown" between artists. Yuki Urushibara's popular comic "Mushishi" (serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon Magazine, recently licensed in North American by Del Rey) will be adapted into a live-action film starring Jo Odagiri. The director will be Katsuhiro Otomo of AKIRA fame.
AnimeAnime recently started a series called "100 Questions About Anime & Manga Overseas", where Japanese fans send in their questions about the foreign Anime and Manga scene. One of the questions asked was "How is the Quality of a Fansub's Translation, and the Translator's Skill?". AnimeAnime has posted a special 2-part follow-up to that article, titled "????Fansubs and the Gloom of the Anime Industry????." In Part 1, Romi (the writer) talks about the history of fansubs, and how the growth of internet affected the fandom in general. In Part 2, Romi talks about how some fansubbers defend their actions. Serialization update from Shounen, Seinen, and other Male oriented Anthologies.
The 4 volume classic shoujo manga Hot Road by Taku Tsumugi will be revived this July, as Shueisha plans to release a 3 volume Perfect Edition version of the manga starting this month. The Perfect Edition version will be released once a month, and will come with never-before-seen artworks, as well as color drawings. Hot Road was said to be one of the "66 Most Outstanding Manga of t The Sakaiminatoshi city (Tottori Prefecture, Japan) police station in front of the JR Sakaiminato Station has been renamed to Kitaro Police Station in honor of Gegege no Kitaro's creator, Shigeru Mizuki (84), who was born in the same city. According to Weekly Shounen Jump's Early Sales Info, Takeshi Konomi is currently ill, and his popular series, "The Prince of Tennis," will be put on hiatus. |
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