Manga with your Sunday Funnies?
In an effort to draw the attention of more young readers, starting in 2006 several major North American newspapers will be running manga-style comics (both by American artists and previously published by Tokyopop).
The U.S. newspaper debut is a bit of a landmark for manga – a product of Japanese pop culture that has never been quite mainstream in the United States, although it’s long been a hit with the younger generation that grew up on Pokemon, Hello Kitty and Japanese animation movies – or “anime” for short.
The two strips debuting are Van Von Hunter and Peach Fuzz. Both gained much fame through Tokyopop’s Rising Stars of Manga contest in recent years and are available for preview on Tokyopop’s site.
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