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Bandai Namco Games Previews New Webcomics Venture, ShiftyLook

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:27:43 +0000

Bandai Namco Games (creators of hit games like Tekken, Pac-Man and more recently, the Naruto Shippuden games) recently announced that they would be delving into the world of webcomics with their new venture: ShiftyLook.

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NY Times Manga Bestsellers: Bleach, New VIZ Debuts Dominate

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:57:36 +0000

After a few weeks of Kodansha and Yen Press titles dominating the top 10, VIZ Media titles come back in a big way, with six new titles making their debut in this week's New York Times Graphic Books Manga Bestseller List. Topping the list is the latest volume of Bleach by Tite Kubo, which, at 38 volumes and counting, shows little sign of slowing down.

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Fan Fury Unleashed As Scan Site Pulls 7 Shonen Jump Manga

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:51:01 +0000

It's been almost three weeks since the the first issue of Shonen Jump Alpha, the VIZ Media's digital-only manga weekly version of Shonen Jump Magazine made its debut. Many North American readers greeted this new arrival warmly, while some were skeptical, and others were downright hostile. This was pretty much how any new product is greeted in anime / manga fandom. I've yet to see a single launch of a new title or publishing initiative that was met with 100% approval from fans.

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NY Times Manga Bestsellers: Fairy Tail, Negima Claim Top Spots

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000

Kodansha Comics enjoys a fourth week dominating the top of the New York Times Graphic Books Manga Bestseller List, with the arrival of the latest volumes of Fairy Tail and Negima! claiming the top spots, and nudging last week's number 1 title, Sailor Moon Volume 3 to the #3 slot.

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SuBLime Manga Releases First Digital-Only Yaoi Titles

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:09 +0000

After a few delays and a few technical hiccups, SuBLime Manga released their first four digital-only titles to readers via their website last week. Now boys love manga fans from all over the world (not just North America) can purchase and download the first volumes of Love Pistols by Tarako Kotobuki and Husband, Honeymoon by Haruka Minami, and two one-shots: The Bed of My Dear King by Sakae Kusama and Oku-San's Daily Fantasies by Noboru Takatsuki.

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NY Times Manga Bestsellers: Sailor Moon, Black Butler Rule Top 10

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:13:27 +0000

After debuting at #1 last week, the third volume of Sailor Moon hangs on for a second week at the top of the New York Times Graphic Books Manga Bestseller List. But coming in strong in the #2 slot is perennial NYT Top 10 fave, Black Butler by Yana Toboso.

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Digital-Only Manga Magazine Shonen Jump Alpha Debuts

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:15:29 +0000

The day that North American shonen manga fans have been waiting for has arrived: on Monday, January 30, 2012, the first full issue of Shonen Jump Alpha made its debut on VIZManga.com for viewing on the web, or via iOS devices like the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

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Dark Horse Digital Adds Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service + 6 More Manga/Manhwa

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:39:21 +0000

Now that Dark Horse has added right-to-left reading capabilities to their Dark Horse Digital website and apps for tablets and smart phones running Apple's iOS (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch) and Google's Android operating system, they're adding more and more titles from their extensive back catalog of manga from Japan and manhwa from Korea to their online offerings.

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JManga Launches Japanese/English Translation Contest on Facebook

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:47:59 +0000

So you say you can speak and read Japanese. Heck, you maybe even do a little manga translating on the side. Now here's your chance to put your nihongo -> eigo skillz to the test with JManga's First Translation Contest on Facebook.

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Saturday in L.A.: VIZ Media Hosts Shonen Jump Alpha Launch Party

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:55:48 +0000

The countdown has started: It's only a week until the first full issue of Shonen Jump Alpha, the new digital-only weekly edition of Shonen Jump Magazine makes its debut. But if you live in Southern California, you can get a sneak peek of this new manga magazine at the Shonen Jump Alpha Launch Party on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm at the West Hollywood Library in Los Angeles.

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