February 9, 2005

... to the hip hip hop and you don't stop

Anime Expo, the premier anime convention on the West Coast, announces that they will have a 24-hour manga library during AX 2005. Over 2,000 volumes will be available, from all major publishers including Viz, Tokyopop, and other "companies to be announced." Great, now I'll have no reason at all to get a good night's sleep during the con ...

The Boston Globe takes a look at the interplay between hip-hop and manga, name-dropping titles like Tokyo Tribes, Worst, Blokhedz and @Large.

Through AoD (no permalink), a handful of new release dates from Viz. Notable titles include: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 1 on May 3rd -- it's an anime! It's a video game! It's a series of action figures! It's a bubble bath! And finally you can read the manga it's based on! More off the beaten track is Baron: The Cat Returns on March 1st, the basis for Studio Ghibli's lighthearted caper The Cat Returns, which Disney will be releasing on DVD on February 22nd. (Trust me on this one. As far as anthropomorphic characters go, Baron is about as suave as they get.)

The Manga Mover anthology is now discounted to £3 if you order from their website.

And finally, a scanlation I would actually recommend! Otenba releases the 6th chapter of Read or Dream.

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Anonymous said...

Boy that ad was lame.

But anyhoo, a manga cafe at AX? Great! Now American kids will know the joy of spending 18-hour straight in a manga cafe reading... It's the best time you can have with your self... in public!

9:19 AM  

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