Japan news and notes
NPR's On The Media looks at the cultural impact of manga:
Manga is Japan’s ubiquitous art form; a kind of comic book equivalent that illustrates...
Naruto Report Card
ICv2 wraps up the first month of NARUTO's assault on the graphic novel sales charts:
On the eve of the release of the second three-pronged...
DEATH NOTE: The Official PR
PR:
VIZ Media, one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has licensed the Shonen Jump DEATH NOTE anime...
New York Anime fest announces web guests
PR:
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced prominent online artists and performers Chris Hazelton, GeekNights, Juno Blair B, Lindsey Henninger, and Uncle Yo...
DEATH NOTE to Adult Swim
Anime News Networkreports that manga/anime sensation DEATH NOTE, will begin airing on Adult Swim beginning at midnight October 20th. The tale of a teen...
Viz gets right to live action DEATH NOTE film
PR:
VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced that it has licensed from Nippon Television...
PR: NY Anime Festival planning continues apace
PR:
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) is anticipating a significant launch when it opens its doors to the public on December 7th, 2007. ...
Viz’s Liza Coppola
ICv2 continues it's series of interviews with newsmakers with Viz Sr. VP Liza Coppola:
What are you looking at for 2008 in terms of...
More on otaku politician
The rumor that manga-lovin' Japanese pol Taro Aso (above, clothed) may be replacing Shinzo Abe as Prime MInister sent manga shares soaring believe it...
Interviews of note
§ Daily Cross Hatch continues chatting with Paul Gravett and Nick Bertozzi:
Gravett: Exactly. And the point is, these characters—there’s nothing in Japan that’s been...
Yaoi Magazine planned
For those who can't get enough boy's love, there will soon be Yaoi Magazine, a new publication which will feature non-Japanese yaoi artists. It's...
