Back in October, I mentioned how ANN had given a heads up to the best news I heard all year. The only manga I actually faithfully follow, Gantz, was coming to the big screen as 2 live action films in the winter and spring of 2011. The features stars Kazunari Ninomiya (a member of the [...]

It seems MTV got the chance to sit and speak recently with James Cameron for their next Behind The Screen special (Wednesday, 4 PM EST). So aside from of course talking about Avatar, they got smart and decided to ask about the highly anticipated adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita. So what is the [...]

Oh yeah, best idea ever. It seems FINTECS, a Japanese firm that has been making manuals and documents for other companies has decided to launch a new service, a manga service to be exact. Started officially this past September 28th, the service offers to turn pamphlets, catalogs, flyers, websites, sales materials, and promotional materials into [...]

ANN has given us a heads up to the best news I have heard all day. The only manga I actually faithfully follow, Gantz, is coming to the big screen as 2 live action films in the winter and spring of 2011. The features will star Kazunari Ninomiya (a member of the Japanese boy band [...]

Gantz, the only manga I actually faithfully follow, is finally coming back after a 3 month hiatus. Hiroya Oku, the series creator, has finally returned to start the “Final Phase” of the awesome manga. The first story of this final chapter comes out this Thursday in Japan’s 44th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine. [...]

Viz Media has just posted an 85-second English-subtitled trailer for, the better late than never, Inuyasha: The Final Act, the continuation of the ever so popular first series titled simply Inuyasha. It adapts the story from the final 21 compiled book volumes of the original manga, and hopefully brings the series to a proper close [...]

Meltdown Comics is offering an insane sidewalk sale this weekend. This Saturday & Sunday (9/19 thru 9/20), they will be offering 2000+ manga for only a buck. Yes 100 pennies. A definite can’t miss for those in the Los Angeles Area. The address is:
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA, 90046

So what does the termination in the relationship between Tokyopop and Kodansha mean to you? Well if you are a big fan a Tokyopop’s Manga, then it means a whole lot of tamales. In a nutshell, all current titles in the agreement are on halt! Here is the statement formally released by Tokyopop:
“The Japanese publisher [...]

It seems that manga has gained a new life for itself, and that life revolves around the good old cell phone. As the headline reads, Japanese manga publishers raked in ¥32.9 billion (roughly $346 million US) by years end of March. Not a bad chump of change if you ask me. News comes via the [...]

Mandalay Pictures has just acquired the rights to bring Full Metal Panic to the masses, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. Full Metal Panic has been a successful Manga, Anime series, and novelization. The main story centers around Kaname Chidori, a high school student who is constantly the target of terrorism. Lucky for [...]