Tezuka Fans Talk Back About Digital Manga Kickstarter Campaign
Manga fans are balking at Digital Manga Kickstarter campaign to publish over 31 volumes of manga by Osamu Tezuka. Is it too ambitious to succeed?
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Coming Soon: New Tezuka Manga Kickstarter from Digital Manga
Digital Manga Publishing recently announced a new Kickstarter campaign to publish over 31 volumes of manga from six series by Osamu Tezuka, including Three-Eyed One and Alabaster.
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NYCC 2014: How To Write Believable Female Characters in Comics
It all started with a simple question asked at NY Comic-Con 2014: “How do you create believable female comics characters?” The responses from comics pros and fans was… fascinating to say the least.
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Interview: Kurt Hassler and JuYoun Lee on Yen On Light Novels
Has light novels’ time in the sun arrived? Kurt Hassler and JuYoun Lee from Yen Press talk about Yen On, their new imprint dedicated to publishing these popular illustrated novels from Japan in English.
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Yen Press Bets Big on Light Novels With 4 New Titles for 2015
Encouraged by strong sales of their recent releases, Yen Press has added four additional light novels to their 2015 lineup, including The Devil is a Part-Timer! and No Game No Life.
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Coming Soon: New Anime Based on ‘Parasyte’ Manga
Wow, very cool! A new anime adaptation of Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki is coming out in Japan this October! If you’re a long-time manga fan, you’re familiar with this horror manga series about a teen whose right hand becomes a host to an shape-shifting alien from outer space. Originally serialized in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine from 1990-1995, Parasyte was one of the first series serialized in TokyoPop’s oddly eclectic manga anthology magazine, MixxZine. Del Rey Manga later republished the series in double-sized omnibus editions from 2011-2012. Post by Parasyte. Check out the official website for a look at how the characters have gotten a slightly updated look, and more updates about this sure-to-be-fascinating Fall 2014 anime...
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