Anime News Network has written on the new Ishinomori Shoutarou Manga Encyclopedia that will be published this coming winter:
The encyclopedia is a massive undertaking, cataloging and recording 790 titles and hundreds of tankoubon produced by the late Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of works such as Cyborg 009, Kikaider and Masked Rider.
Read the article here.
I was recently linked to a blog that contained reviews in Japanese of hundreds of Volume 1 mangas, with more being added each day!
The site contains reviews and ranking as well as links to buy from Amazon.co.jp. It’s a great resource and will surely help you in finding new favorites!
1.
のだめカンタービレ (volume #13)
Nodame Cantabile
PPublisher: Kodansha
Author: 二ノ宮 知子(Ninomiya Tomoko)
2.
エンジェル・ハート (volume #16)
Angel Heart
Publisher: Shinchosha
Author: 北条 司 (Houjou Tsukasa)
3.
きみはペット (volume #13)
Kimi wa Pet
Publisher: Kodansha
Author: 小川 彌生(Ogawa Yayoi)
4.
フルーツバスケット (volume #18)
Fruits Basket
Publisher: Hakusensha
Author: 高屋 奈月(Takaya Natsuki)
5.
DEATH NOTE (volume #8)
Publisher: Shueisha
Script: 大場つぐみ (Ooba Tsugumi)
Art: 小畑 健 （Obata Takeshi)
6.
School Rumble (volume #10)
Publisher: Kodansha
Author: 小林 尽(Kobayashi Jin)
7.
WORST (volume #12)
Publisher: Akita Shoten
Author: 高橋 ヒロシ(Takahashi Hiroshi)
8.
NANA (volume #13)
Publisher: Shueisha
Author: 矢沢あい (Yazawa Ai)
9.
僕と彼女の××× (volume #3)
Boku to Kanojo no xxx
Publisher: Mag Garden
Author: 森永 あい(Morinaga Ai)
10.
ARIA (volume #7)
Publisher: Mag Garden
Author: 天野 こずえ(Amano Kozue)
Source: Animania Blog
Del Rey Manga, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, announced today the launch of new title-specific websites, each of which will allow manga readers to preview thirty pages from the first volume of a new manga title—before the official publication date—in an innovative ‘page-a-day’ approach.
Read the rest of the article here!
And anime too, of course, but the manga section is lacking this week. :P
ANN reported on a press release regarding VIZs expansion - as VIZ Media B.V. - into the European relm in a partnership with Copyright Promotions Licensing Group, Ltd. It hasn’t been revealed what titles they may take on, but it’s sure to say that this is a big step in bringing manga and anime to fans worldwide!
Source: Anime News Network
Yahoo!Asia recently posted an article about the popularity of manga and anime among females in the U.S.:
“I think a lot more girls and women are realizing that manga and anime aren’t boys’ clubs like a lot of American comic publishers are. Manga publishers publish things by women all the time. They know we’re a valid crop of creators, not just a rare novelty.” –Christy Lijewski
MangaBlog recently reported on the inclusion of the manga Barefoot Gen in an exhibit to mark the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Want to own a piece of original art by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto? Wanna dress like a ninja? How about both? Well, here’s your chance!
Check out the Shounen Jump contest to win some nice Naruto merchandise, and one-of-a-kind Naruto art drawn by Kishimoto Masashi himself!
This single-tankubon story features art by Mori Shinnosuke and a storyline by Sasaki Mutsumi, and though the manga was incredibly short (and a little confusing) the series spawned several TV animes and OAVs.
Chitose, who is finally mature enough to leave the orphanage where he has lived all his life and moved into his own house finds himself the new adopted “son” of five schoolteachers. They must put their parenting skills to the test, while Chitose simply finds himself trying to pass! Of course, there is the usual possible romances, and an air of secrecy - what would happen if it were discovered that Chitose was living with five mature women?
Another good week for Shueisha, it seems.
1.
DEATH NOTE (volume #8)
Publisher: Shueisha
Script: 大場つぐみ (Ooba Tsugumi)
Art: 小畑 健 （Obata Takeshi)
2.
よつばと! (volume #4)
Yotsubato!
Publisher: Media Works
Author: あずま きよひこ(Azuma Kiyohiko)
3.
テニスの王子様 (volume #30)
The Prince of Tennis
Publisher: Shueisha
Author: 許斐 剛 (Konomi Takeshi)
4.
藍より青し (volume #16)
Ai Yori Aoshi
Publisher: Hakusensha
Author: 文月 晃(Fumizuki Kou)
5.
アイシールド21 (volume #15)
Eye Shield 21
Publisher: Shueisha
Script: 稲垣 理一郎 (Inagaki Riichirou)
Art: 村田 雄介（Murata Yuusuke)
6.
ふたりエッチ (volume #29)
Futari Ecchi
Publisher: Hakusensha
Author: 克・亜樹(Katsu Aki)
7.
ホムンクルス (volume #6)
Homunculus
Publisher: Shogakukan
Author: 山本 英夫(Yamamoto Hideo)
8.
美味しんぼ (volume #92)
Oishinbo
Publisher: Shogakukan
Script: 雁屋 哲(Kariya Tetsu)
Art: 花咲 アキラ（Hanasaki Akira）
9.
NANA (volume #13)
Publisher: Shueisha
Author: 矢沢あい (Yazawa Ai)
10.
僕は妹に恋をする (volume #10)
Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru
Publisher: Shogakukan
Author: 青木 琴美(Aoki Kotomi)
Source: Animania Blog
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