Profession(September 10, 2007 - New York, NY) --David Hyde has been promoted to Vice President of Publicity, DC Comics, it was announced today by Paul Levitz, DC Comics President & Publisher. Hyde will continue to report directly to John Cunningham, VP of Marketing. The Japan Times has an article on Saki Matsuzawa, a 12-year-old girl whose work, Meron Pan no Ichi Nichi (A Day of the Melon Bread), is going to be released as a manga after serializing online as a interactive online storybook (available in Japanese, English or Korean):
Anime News Networking is currently looking for a new Assistant Programmer as well as an Ad Sales Person:
The Reason I Quit My Job as a Manga Editor Part IV If you don't try something for yourself, you won't be able to understand: that's how it is with everything. From PingMag comes an interview with Simona Pini, an Italian/English manga translator who translated titles such as Air Gear, Bleach, Steel Ball Run, Host Club and Nana. In the interview Simona shares her experience as a manga translator:
Via: Icarus Blog According to an e-mail announcement, Anne Ishii, Vertical's marketing manager, is leaving the manga publisher later this month, and will be replaced by Steve Vrattos. Source: The Comics Reporter From the Chronicle Herald comes an article on Svetlana Chmakova, creator of Dramacon. The article mentions the possibility of a show by Chmakova that may end up on Cartoon Network. Via: Giapet
Sato mentions that he wasn't surprised to see what happened with Bom Bom. Having been with Comic Bom Bom for over 20 years, Sato warned Bom Bom's editorial department multiple times that the magazine would go under if the magazine only published manga according to its like and dislikes, and did not look objectively at works that readers enjoy. However, his advice was ignored.
The Reason I Quit My Job as a Manga Editor Part III *For the sake of comparison, the bulk of this entry is about the work environment at my first publisher. Adult publisher Kitty Media is currently looking for an unpaid intern to help proofread uncensored yaoi and moe manga:
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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. |