Manga dance: Tokyopop loses Kodansha license, Del Rey gets distro, OEL in limbo
Likely top news if not for that other story yesterday, Brigid Alverson dropped the bombshell that manga giant Kodansha is letting its licenses with...
GUNDAM wedding
Previously only Tweeted, now blogged, Click through for bigger, even more astounding, photos. Link submitted by Isaac Alexander.
Shogakukan and Shueisha acquire Euro Japanime companies
Via PR:
The Japanese manga and animation powerhouses Shogakukan Inc., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (Shogakukan & Shueisha Group) announced today their joint...
Moyoco Anno does Shu Uemura
Chris Butcher runs down a truly awesome team-up between the great Moyoco Anno and Japanese cosmetics firm She Uemura.
If anyone has one of...
PONYO at the Box Office
Continuing coverage of all things Miyazaki at THE BEAT, let's look at the opening weekend in the United States for PONYO.The picture finished ninth...
Did Comic-Con spat break up Twilight duo?
Even as Twilight campers were cleaning up after two days in the wilderness, an attempt at a Comic-Con reunion between Twilight stars Kristen...
Not SD09: Miyazaki at Berkeley
Posted by Mark Coale
During our high-powered breakfast (maybe brunch by the time Ace and FMB got there), The Beat requested that I try and...
Dash Shaw looks at Groundwork of Evangelion
Today's must read: BODY WORLD's Dash Shaw joins the Comics Comics blog and in his first outing examinesGroundwork of Evangelion: 1.0 , a sketchbook...
SD09: Fanfare/Ponent Mon — #2102
Publisher Stephen Robson describes the doings of the literary manga publisher:
Showcasing will be this year's Eisner nominee The Quest For The Missing Girl by...
SD09: Marvel Anime toons preview with Warren Ellis
We'd heard rumors that Warren Ellis would be at San Diego, turns out he's there to host the presentation of Marvel's new anime Iron...
TWILIGHT graphic novel due from Yen Press
EW's new book blog, SHELF LIFE, has the news that TWILIGHT, the insanely popular vampire series, is being adapted into a graphic novel. The...
FREE: Honey and Clover
FREE cool things! FREE!
VIZ Media is offering the popular anime HONEY AND CLOVER on iTunes and until August 31, 2009 it's a free download....
