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Barefoot Gen’s Nakazawa Wants to Present Manga to Obama [ANN Au]

Man Arrested for Bomb Threat on Lucky Star ‘Birthplace’ [ANN Au]

Get Translated Manga Officially and Online, Yep, It Will Soon be. in AkihabaraNews – Tokyo,Japan

Special garo strangeness – Stalin super team power.

some re-released gekiga manga (one of my favourite genres) here

Movie versions of Tezuka’s Buddha and Princess Knight

sequel to Star Blazers

new star trek manga fills in some holes in the canon.

new rumiko takahashi manga

Production IG and oasis clip

‘Matching Service’ for Japanese Otaku Seeking Friends

Winners of the Tezuka Prize

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Premiere report! [Madman]

Next MAD MAX will be a 3D anime! [Madman]

Say Hello to Black Jack’s Sato to Post Manga Online [ANN Au]

Woman Arrested for 800 Stolen Original Yaruki Manman Drawings [ANN Au]

Manga-led economy drive in Japan reported in the Guardian and the Telegraph

Leonardo DiCaprio To Cast Japanese Pop Group SMAP In ‘Ninja Scroll’? in MTV

Manga Makes Modest Showing in 2009 Eisner Award Nominations reported here