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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Manga Jouhou - News Updates

Manga Jouhou - News Updates

Review of the Day: Ninja Baseball Kyuma! Volume One

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 01:01 AM PDT

Review of the Day


Check Out This Book!
  • Ninja Baseball Kyuma! Volume One
Mangaka: Shunshin Maeda
Genre: Kodomo, Sports
Licensed by: Udon
Reviewed by: Snow Wildsmith

Kaoru’s baseball team is in need of a miracle. They’re facing a rematch with a tough group of sixth graders, and if they don’t win this time, then they’ll forfeit their right to the practice field. Luckily, teammate Yohko’s crystal ball shows them that their savoir lives in the mountains that surround their town. When Kaoru makes the journey to the mountains, he discovers a young ninja named Kyuma, who lives alone and trains with his ninja dog, Inui. With Kyuma’s skills, the team might have a chance to win, but only if Kaoru can teach Kyuma the basics of baseball, and fast!

Go read the full review!

X-Men: Misfits authors to hold live chat Monday

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:42 AM PDT

The husband-and-wife writing team behind Del Ray's X-Men: Misfits will be holding a live chat Monday to answer fans' questions.

The chat will begin at 2 p.m. (EST) at www.suvudu.com as Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman answer your questions about what it took to write X-Men: Misfits, the new original English-language shôjo manga featuring Marvel's favorite mutants. The book debuted this week at number six on The New York Time's Paperback Graphic Books bestseller list.

Those who can’t make it for the live chat are asked to send their questions in advance to delreymanga@randomhouse.com.

In addition to the chat, the X-Men: Misfits authors will also be at the following events in the near future:

NYC Japan Street Fair
Signing
Sunday, Aug. 23 (Fair opens at 11 a.m.)
Madison Avenue between 43rd and 44th streets.
New York, N.Y.

X-Men: Misfits Launch Party
Talk & Signing
Friday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m.
Rocketship
208 Smith St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Brooklyn Book Festival
Panel & Signing (Raina Telgemeier)
Sunday, Sept. 13 (Festival begins at 10 a.m.)
Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201

VIZ takes 9 of 10 on NYT's Best Seller list

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:19 AM PDT

The New York Times has published its list of the top 10 selling manga books for the week.

The list includes:

1. Vampire Knight, Volume 7, by Matsuri Hino (VIZ Media)

2. Naruto, Volume 45, by Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ Media)

3. Rosario Vampire, Volume 8, by Akihisa Ikeda (VIZ Media)

4. Fruits Basket, Volume 23, by Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop)

5. D. N. Angel, Volume 12, by Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop)

6. Black Bird, Volume 1, by Kanoko Sakurakoji (VIZ Media)

7. D. Gray-Man, Volume 14, by Katsura Hoshino (VIZ Media)

8. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 19, by Hiromu Arakawa (VIZ Media)

9. Otomen 3, by Aya Kanno (VIZ Media)

10. Dogs: Bullets and Carnage, Volume 1, by Shirow Miw (VIZ Media)

In addition, Del Ray's X-Men: Misfits, Volume 1, the shojo retelling of the Marvel series, debuted on the Paperback Graphic Books list this week at number six.

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