leiji matsumoto’s manga meter watch is big, bad and awesome Technabob (blog)

Not Manga related, but a fun idea:
Pretend To Be A Time Traveller Day
“because obviously there aren’t enough time travellers”
What: Performance
Start Time: 08 December at 00:00
End Time: 08 December at 12:55
Where: Everywhere You Can Possibly Harass Citizens

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=133916279611&mid=17db0d5G3e34191fG11d2f8eG7

A sobering look at the threats facing the future of the anime industry here: Discontent Seeps Into Japan’s Anime Studios. Low Pay, Long Hours and Dwindling Demand Change the Plot for Animation Juggernaut

Westerner sets up host cafe for female otaku in Ikebukuro Manga fascination: An interview with translator Simona Stanzani

Japanese tourism to tample based on manga Japanese temple resorts to manga to woo visitors

I’ve been checking out some great trailers for the oddest Japanese video games like Metal wolf chaos and My Girlfriend Is the President which Escapist has an interesting article on.

Inazuma Eleven games and anime getting localised

Booze Tastes Better At Kobe’s Gundam Toy Bar

Astro Boy gets a wrap up in The Australia

And some new anime for review:
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Redux
Gunslinger Girl II Teatrino Season 2 Collection
Sword of theStrnger
Pet Shop of Horrors
Mahoromatic Season 2
Ponyo
Evangelion 1.0 You are (not) alone

A really interesting article on the impact of twitering on the manga/anime scene.

I recently watched a fund episode of the 1960s Astro Boy show entitled the artificial sun.

Some interesting posts about classification issues of manga.

A fan otaku id kit here.

the launch of the astro boy movie.

Famous Japanese manga artist falls to death in mountains

Tokyo Curry Mania: ‘Kanazawa Curry’ Takes Over Akihabara

Takashi Murakami: in the court of the king of cute

‘Barefoot Gen’ manga creator to retire Mainichi Daily News

POP JAPAN TRAVEL PRESENTS THE MIND OVER MANGA TOUR FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS & ART LOVERS

Special topic: our favourite east meets west moment in the mangaverse.