On January 10th it was revealed the drama Mukai Osamu is starring in, `Hungry‘ will be adapted into a manga form. More »

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From Ningin: With the coalition of U.S. and Japanese manga publishers trying to take down scanlation sites, many overseas fans are worried that they will soon be cut off from the world of manga. Viz Media is now making an attempt to bridge that gap by releasing their very own iPad app! More »

From Ningin: The highly popular manga by Tite Kubo, Bleach, has just released its 424th chapter in the series! After a two week hiatus, Bleach is finally making a return with a brand new story arc: the Lost Shinigami Representative Arc! More »

From Ningin: Earlier this year in June, the popular manga aggregation website Manga Fox announced that it would be removing over three hundred manga titles from its database. This action was in response to an international coalition that was formed in order to stunt the growth and eliminate the movement towards free online scanlations of mangas. Well, looks like Manga Fox is being slightly rebellious, because some licensed titles have recently made a return! More »

Mamora Goda’s “Mori no Asagao” Manga is soon to be adapted into Live-Action series and it is set to premiere this October on TV Tokyo network as announced on the recent issue of Manga Action. The cast, timeslot and other details are yet to be announced by Manga Action. Mori no Asagao’s story revolves around the secret friendship between a rookie prison guard and a death row felon. Goda has won the Grand Prize in the Manga Division of the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in the year 2007 for his portrayal of the modern Japanese capital punishment system. More »

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It’s time for New York Times’s best selling manga of the week ending July 17. Looks like last week’s number one was short-lived as Naruto has once again regained its rightful(?) spot at the top. More »

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It’s time…for New York Times’s best selling manga of the week (ending July 10). Without further ado, check out our top 10 sellers. More »

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From Wirebot:

In an interview with the Studio Ghibli owned magazine, Neppuu, renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki discussed his distaste towards, well, just about everything tech related. His newest device to hate on is the iPad, or as he call it, the “game machine-like thing.” More »

The New York Times recently came out with their list of Top 10 Best Selling Manga of the week (ending June 26), check it out!

1. Naruto, Vol. 48 2. Vampire Knight, Vol. 10 More »

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From Ningin: Shonen Gangan’s July issue sold out, thanks to the ending of a great manga/anime series Fullmetal Alchemist. However, this issue sold out so quickly that many FMA fans couldn’t get their hands on it which prompted Square Enix (the publisher of Shonen Gangan) to republish the last chapter in their September issue, coming out on August 12. More »